GO READ YOUR STEELY DAN HISTORY. Gaucho is about Walter Becker’s heroin habit, and is written by Donald Fagen describing to his buddy Becker how tough it has been recording an LP with heavy roller session musicians laughing at Becker showing up high, sleeping on the floor, snapping his fingers like a fool, and having glassy eyes that matched the glass buttons on his Jean jacket for Gods sake while wearing his elevator shoes that Fagen poked fun about.
Steely Dan broke up for a long time after Gaucho was recorded as evidence. The song Black Cow on Aja LP is also written to Becker from Fagen about his drug habit. “Down to Greene Street. There you go. (where their recording studio was located…) Looking so outrageous. And they tell you so.”
They were lifelong friends, incredible musicians, but drugs got in the way. Read their history. It’s there. The song Two Against Nature is about their stint in rehab. It’s describing a rehab hospital and the patients they got to know while there. The song “Lunch With Gina” is about drugs and withdrawal. “Every time I walk out she’s right in my face…” Many of Fagen’s songs are about drugs. Time Out Of Mind.
@SteelyDeb STEELY DAN HISTORY : Becker played on one song on the Gaucho LP and was out of commission for the sessions. The song is about Walter and his heroin addiction.
@SteelyDeb STEELY DAN HISTORY : Becker played on one song on the Gaucho LP and was out of commission for the sessions. The song is about Walter and his heroin addiction.
@SteelyDeb It's one thing to put forth an interpretation of a song's lyrics, but quite another to stridently insist that you have the only correct interpretation and that anyone who disagrees is ignorant or stupid.
Do you have any concrete source for your factual claims about this song, e.g. that these lyrics are based in "Becker showing up high, sleeping on the floor, snapping his fingers like a fool, and having glassy eyes that matched the glass buttons on his Jean jacket for Gods sake while wearing his elevator shoes that Fagen poked fun about."?
I doubt you do. And in that...
@SteelyDeb It's one thing to put forth an interpretation of a song's lyrics, but quite another to stridently insist that you have the only correct interpretation and that anyone who disagrees is ignorant or stupid.
Do you have any concrete source for your factual claims about this song, e.g. that these lyrics are based in "Becker showing up high, sleeping on the floor, snapping his fingers like a fool, and having glassy eyes that matched the glass buttons on his Jean jacket for Gods sake while wearing his elevator shoes that Fagen poked fun about."?
I doubt you do. And in that case, consider not being arrogant about it.
@SteelyDeb It's one thing to put forth an interpretation of a song's lyrics, but quite another to stridently insist that you have the only correct interpretation and that anyone who disagrees is ignorant or stupid.
Do you have any concrete source for your factual claims about this song, e.g. that these lyrics are based in "Becker showing up high, sleeping on the floor, snapping his fingers like a fool, and having glassy eyes that matched the glass buttons on his Jean jacket for Gods sake while wearing his elevator shoes that Fagen poked fun about."?
I doubt you do. And in that...
@SteelyDeb It's one thing to put forth an interpretation of a song's lyrics, but quite another to stridently insist that you have the only correct interpretation and that anyone who disagrees is ignorant or stupid.
Do you have any concrete source for your factual claims about this song, e.g. that these lyrics are based in "Becker showing up high, sleeping on the floor, snapping his fingers like a fool, and having glassy eyes that matched the glass buttons on his Jean jacket for Gods sake while wearing his elevator shoes that Fagen poked fun about."?
I doubt you do. And in that case, consider not being arrogant about it.
GO READ YOUR STEELY DAN HISTORY. Gaucho is about Walter Becker’s heroin habit, and is written by Donald Fagen describing to his buddy Becker how tough it has been recording an LP with heavy roller session musicians laughing at Becker showing up high, sleeping on the floor, snapping his fingers like a fool, and having glassy eyes that matched the glass buttons on his Jean jacket for Gods sake while wearing his elevator shoes that Fagen poked fun about. Steely Dan broke up for a long time after Gaucho was recorded as evidence. The song Black Cow on Aja LP is also written to Becker from Fagen about his drug habit. “Down to Greene Street. There you go. (where their recording studio was located…) Looking so outrageous. And they tell you so.” They were lifelong friends, incredible musicians, but drugs got in the way. Read their history. It’s there. The song Two Against Nature is about their stint in rehab. It’s describing a rehab hospital and the patients they got to know while there. The song “Lunch With Gina” is about drugs and withdrawal. “Every time I walk out she’s right in my face…” Many of Fagen’s songs are about drugs. Time Out Of Mind.
@SteelyDeb STEELY DAN HISTORY : Becker played on one song on the Gaucho LP and was out of commission for the sessions. The song is about Walter and his heroin addiction.
@SteelyDeb STEELY DAN HISTORY : Becker played on one song on the Gaucho LP and was out of commission for the sessions. The song is about Walter and his heroin addiction.
@SteelyDeb It's one thing to put forth an interpretation of a song's lyrics, but quite another to stridently insist that you have the only correct interpretation and that anyone who disagrees is ignorant or stupid. Do you have any concrete source for your factual claims about this song, e.g. that these lyrics are based in "Becker showing up high, sleeping on the floor, snapping his fingers like a fool, and having glassy eyes that matched the glass buttons on his Jean jacket for Gods sake while wearing his elevator shoes that Fagen poked fun about."? I doubt you do. And in that...
@SteelyDeb It's one thing to put forth an interpretation of a song's lyrics, but quite another to stridently insist that you have the only correct interpretation and that anyone who disagrees is ignorant or stupid. Do you have any concrete source for your factual claims about this song, e.g. that these lyrics are based in "Becker showing up high, sleeping on the floor, snapping his fingers like a fool, and having glassy eyes that matched the glass buttons on his Jean jacket for Gods sake while wearing his elevator shoes that Fagen poked fun about."? I doubt you do. And in that case, consider not being arrogant about it.
@SteelyDeb It's one thing to put forth an interpretation of a song's lyrics, but quite another to stridently insist that you have the only correct interpretation and that anyone who disagrees is ignorant or stupid. Do you have any concrete source for your factual claims about this song, e.g. that these lyrics are based in "Becker showing up high, sleeping on the floor, snapping his fingers like a fool, and having glassy eyes that matched the glass buttons on his Jean jacket for Gods sake while wearing his elevator shoes that Fagen poked fun about."? I doubt you do. And in that...
@SteelyDeb It's one thing to put forth an interpretation of a song's lyrics, but quite another to stridently insist that you have the only correct interpretation and that anyone who disagrees is ignorant or stupid. Do you have any concrete source for your factual claims about this song, e.g. that these lyrics are based in "Becker showing up high, sleeping on the floor, snapping his fingers like a fool, and having glassy eyes that matched the glass buttons on his Jean jacket for Gods sake while wearing his elevator shoes that Fagen poked fun about."? I doubt you do. And in that case, consider not being arrogant about it.
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