Lyrics for Here At The Western World as interpreted by AbFab

Here At The Western World Lyrics
Down at the Lido they welcome you
With sausage and beer
Klaus and The Rooster have been there too
But lately he spends his time here

Hangin' with the Mayor and all his friends
And nobody cares
Where the sailor shuts out the sunrise
Blacked out on the stairs

Knock twice, rap with your cane
Feels nice, you're out of the rain
We got your skinny girl
Here at the Western World

Ruthy, we'll give you the silver key
To open the red door
Lay down your Jackson and you will see
The sweetness you've been cryin' for

In the night you hide from the madman you're longin' to be
But it all comes out on the inside eventually

[chorus]

[solo]

In the night you hide from the madman you're longin' to be
But it all comes out on the inside eventually

[chorus]

[solo and fade]

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rikdad
10-30-2006

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Apparently, a description of a place where expats indulge in decadence: food, drink, and sex. It's hard to pin down where: the original Lido is in Venice, but there's a vague sense of a Third World setting.

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LucklessPedestrian
05-28-2007

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The lyrics "lately he spends his time here" suggests that this song isn't about the "Lido" anyway. It takes place in a place of prostitution, this is fairly obvious. However, there are some themes that are a bit more vague, but I'll take the first stab here. First off, the mayor and all his friends are here, but no one cares. No one questions the morality of the mayor of being in such a place. The part where it gets deep is the line "In the night you hide from the madman you're longin' to be. But it all comes out on the inside eventually." I believe it is a reference to the fact that many men don't like to face their more perverse sexual desires, but they will make themselves clear to yourself regardless. And you will be powerless of it. Not really suprising that this song doesn't have a whole lot of comments.... great song though.

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kamakiriad
02-15-2008

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I heard this song for the first time 3 years back. I was afraid to invest in the CD, because I didn't know if it was good or not. The song is an ode to a popular brothel....come on the mayor is even there.
Reminds me of that episode of the Simpsons where they are trying to tear down the local brothel & Mayor Quimby is shown walking out with a grin on his face

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taverner
06-25-2008

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Definitely seems like its talking about an expat bar/brothel in a third world country - but the title "Here in the Western World" makes me think its also a Communist one (this song came out during the Cold War) and all of the Western Expats and Party Officials come here for a night of decadence.

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salamander19
08-21-2008

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The Lido Shipyard Sausage Company is a restaurant in Newport Beach, CA.

I think Western World may be referring to the play "The Playboy of the Western World." It could be a loose metaphor for the Playboy mansion in LA, since for a while in the 70's there were two Playboy mansions, the original in Chicago and the one in L.A. called "Playboy Mansion West."

It's hard to imagine Donald Fagen and Walter Becker not going to the Playboy mansion, being huge rock stars in the 1970s.

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ratfinkabooboo
10-14-2009

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My humble opinion has always been this song is about former Nazis who fled to Argentina and found safe haven and welcome asylum there. Being Jewish, Donald Fagen saved his most potent vocal vitriol for this song and its lyrics. Good for him as it's needed.

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trocchi
10-26-2009

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I thought "The Lido" it referred to the restaurant in ciudad Guadalajara, Mexico but forget why I was convinced of that.

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