Lyrics for Everyone's Gone to the Movies as interpreted by qseep

Everyone's Gone to the Movies Lyrics
Kids if you want some fun
Mr. LaPage is your man
He's always laughing, having fun
Showing his films in the den
Come on, come on
Soon you will be eighteen
I think you know what I mean
Don't tell your mama
Your daddy or mama
They'll never know where you been
CHORUS:
Everyone's gone to the movies
Now we're alone at last

Listen to what I say
He wants to show you the way
Right down the hallway with open arms
To teach you a new game to play
Come on, come on
Soon it will be too late
Bobbing for apples can wait
We know you're used to sixteen or more
Sorry we only have eight

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law2468
02-24-2005

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Now this song is about a pervert! God love the sickies!

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snarkout21
06-13-2005

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Yes, this song does give off a lot of pervy vibes. God bless Becker and Fagen!

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snarkout21
06-13-2005

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Wait, the last verse is missing from the lyrics posted:

"Kids if you want some fun
See what you never have seen
Take off your cheaters and sit right down
Start the projection machine
CHORUS"

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AliceInWonderland
09-04-2005

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As near as i can tell, its about smokin dope. and im pretty sure its soon you will be a teen. I, myself, hate it when people say songs are just about drugs, but i think this one is kinda cool like that.

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satellite
12-07-2005

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Sounds to me like it's about child molestation.

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GreyBlueEyes
08-24-2006

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It's about pedophilia and Mr. LaPage is the purveyor of illicit young sex acts through pornographic movies and other wonderful recreational activities.

Sickos, indeed. But it's all tongue-in-cheek.

Can't believe they actually recorded a clean-sounding demo of this that was less smarmy than what they eventually released. I mean, what for?

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makebusy7
01-26-2007

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"Bobbing for apples can wait
We know you're used to sixteen or more
Sorry we only have eight"

What does this mean exactly??

I used to quote SD lyrics to a co-worker and this was one of our favorites. I'd say "everyone's gone to the movies" and she'd say back "now we're alone at last"
Duh

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rainwalk
03-21-2007

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It's about a dirty old man that would have kids over to watch dirty movies, so he could show them how to masturbate and/or have sex.
16/8 is a reference to the size of the film. At time 16mm film was new and big, and the theaters played 16mm films. But most home movies (and underground porn/snuff/kiddieporn) were on 8mm.

Also, that last verse says "Take off your chinos and set right down". Chinos are pants.

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rainwalk
03-21-2007

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Oh, and the refrain is from the point of view of the parents, who are under the impression that the kids have gone over the their friends to 'watch movies'.... but little do they know.... they're glad they finally have a chance to be alone.

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ProfessorKnowItAll
09-14-2007

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Was there an actual case of a perv showing dirty movies to kids/young teens? I've always wondered if this wasn't a "drawn-from-the-news" kind of thing.

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GaslitAbbie
10-07-2007

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The line is "cheaters" (i.e. glasses) not "chinos." I'm not sure of the significance, other than it would be strange to ask someone to remove their glasses if they were actually planning on having them watch a movie--someone who wore glasses would need them to see. Mr. LaPage obviously has other things in mind.

I want to know who Mr. LaPage's accomplice is who is actively encouraging these youths to join him in the den.

I love the creepy "Come on...come on..." refrain.

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Nightvoice
12-19-2007

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To me, this is one of the creepiest songs ever written. Not just for the subject matter, which is obviously a mass child molester doing his business, but for the pairing of this with seemingly light-hearted music. I'm always fascinated by songs that do that: mix lyrics with a music style that does not seem to match.

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PDnAZ
12-27-2007

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I looked up cheaters at dictionary.com and the second definition, after glasses is falsies. now it all makes sense. and I agree Nightvoice, the music combined with the story line is what really makes it so creepy. Gee that Mr. LaPage sure seems like a swell guy. Kinda like if Freddy or Jason moved in next door to Leave it to Beaver.

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shanef
02-07-2008

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There's a couple of other references in the song, I believe. When he says "I know you're used to 16 or more, sorry we only have 8", there might be some double intendre there, not just the literal size of the film, but to 8 year-olds versus 16 year-olds. In many states, 16 is legal age, although not necessarily an adult. A hidden reference to liking little kiddies?

Also, LaPage is the name of an old model airplane glue or something like that, that kids used to sniff. A double reference to a dirty old man and the glue he's sniffin with the kids...

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austinbarry
01-10-2009

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I think the whole song is mainly about sniffing glue. LePage is a brand of glue (mostly glue sticks) and might have been common enough to become somewhat generic (like Elmers). Perhaps not sniffable, but Lepage means glue. Perhaps if SD had used a known brand of airplane glue, the FCC would have figured it out.

In this case, the "films" are hallucinations caused by the glue, and the den (presumably where you'd normally build models) is as good a place as any to "watch" them. Since the rest of the family went to the "movies" (presumably the real movies), we (the singer and LePage glue) are alone and can "start the projection machine" and the family will be none the wiser.



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BigFire
03-23-2009

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Regarding the line "I know you're used to 16 or more, sorry we only have 8", that's kind of simple. This song took place during the 70s. Back then, home projector uses 16 or 32mm films. The kind of porno loops that Mr. LaPage shows is likely to be 8mm films. Just another hint of what kind of film he's showing.

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wally1047
07-21-2009

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That sniffing glue idea sucks. Mom and Dad are glad the kids are "at the movies" and have alone time but what movies exactly? Creepiest song ever. Bobbing for apples might be what got the kids attention in the first place (just dont tell daddy or momma...) The narrator is only telling the story and has no actual role in the setting other than telling the listener. No hes not the accomplice, its just Steely Dan's favorite thing to do, be ironic and confuse you.

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ratfinkabooboo
10-14-2009

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The final verse is "Take off your CHINOS and sit right down, and start the projection machine". Chinos are beige corduroy pants and they were popular in California during the 1970s and 1980s.

LaPaige is telling his little victims to take off their PANTS. Once they have, they will "see what [they] never have seen".

Chinos -- not "cheaters".

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ratfinkabooboo
10-15-2009

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BigFire is right about the 16mm and 8mm films but the lyric's also a sly double-entendre about the ages of LaPage's victims. "I know you're used to 16 or more, sorry, we only have 8."

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