Steely Dan rock out country-style better than anyone else! I love the "Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town" drum beats and the desperate lyrics. It's about outlaws on the run - but in a counter-cultural hippie context(?) juxtaposed to the typical/traditional Hollywood Western.
The "clinic in the hills" is one of those great cryptic lines that stick with you.
Could be a meth lab? I even imagine an abortion clinic sometimes.
@NomadMonad , agree with johnnyo that meth wasn't a thing at that time.
Still, there were plenty of clinics that overprescribed various prescription drugs for profit.
It might have been a totally legitimate clinic, with a crooked doctor who got caught skimming the till by his partner.
@NomadMonad , agree with johnnyo that meth wasn't a thing at that time.
Still, there were plenty of clinics that overprescribed various prescription drugs for profit.
It might have been a totally legitimate clinic, with a crooked doctor who got caught skimming the till by his partner.
Steely Dan rock out country-style better than anyone else! I love the "Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town" drum beats and the desperate lyrics. It's about outlaws on the run - but in a counter-cultural hippie context(?) juxtaposed to the typical/traditional Hollywood Western.
The "clinic in the hills" is one of those great cryptic lines that stick with you.
Could be a meth lab? I even imagine an abortion clinic sometimes.
this song was written long before any meth lab was in existance
this song was written long before any meth lab was in existance
@NomadMonad , agree with johnnyo that meth wasn't a thing at that time.
Still, there were plenty of clinics that overprescribed various prescription drugs for profit. It might have been a totally legitimate clinic, with a crooked doctor who got caught skimming the till by his partner.
@NomadMonad , agree with johnnyo that meth wasn't a thing at that time.
Still, there were plenty of clinics that overprescribed various prescription drugs for profit. It might have been a totally legitimate clinic, with a crooked doctor who got caught skimming the till by his partner.
@NomadMonad like that Beatles song "Dr. Roberts" about the clinic that injected celebs and rich socialites with pure speed in the 60's !
@NomadMonad like that Beatles song "Dr. Roberts" about the clinic that injected celebs and rich socialites with pure speed in the 60's !