"Lost Wages" or "Loves Wages"

[Jeannie Cicero]

Which one please anyone!!!

[wide...@my-deja.com]

In article <2GhH5.11586$oD.2...@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com>,
"Jeannie Cicero" <jeannie...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Which one please anyone!!!
>
>
According to Brian Sweet's biography of SD it is "Lost Wages" as a pun
on "Las Vegas".

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Before you buy.

[Jeannie Cicero]

Thanks to all for trying to solve ambiguity of "Lost Wages" or "Loves
Wages"

Jeannie

[Drums up]

it's definitely NOT 'love's wages'.

it's LOST WAGES.

[Jeannie Cicero]

Well I've changed my mind. After listening to it a few more times, I recon
they're definitely saying 'I Lost my Wages on the Way Home from Work' - you
listen and I know you'll agree.

[The March Hare]

www.steelydan.com/lyrics.html

Hardly authoritative, I know, but a good jumping off point.

Jeannie Cicero wrote in message ...

[DrJ]

The March Hare wrote:

> www.steelydan.com/lyrics.html
>
> Hardly authoritative, I know, but a good jumping off point.
>

now, now, Mr.Hare, slow down... the official lyrics do not contain the lines
sung by backup singers.
good rabbit.

>
> Jeannie Cicero wrote in message ...
> >Well I've changed my mind. After listening to it a few more times, I recon
> >they're definitely saying 'I Lost my Wages on the Way Home from Work' - you
> >listen and I know you'll agree.
> >
> >

Jeannie, welcome. Lyric interpretation is always great fun. If you aren't
aware- there is a site completely devoted to the process. it's the creation of
a danizen of the notorious Under the Banyan Tree guestbook, Oleander, and has
very much taken on a life of its own. You will find all sorts of interesting
theories- including Oleander's personal interp as to why "Lot's wages" works so
darn good. You must go lookit.

here is the link:
http://home.earthlink.net/~oleander1/Index.htm

It's called "Fever Dreams".

you gotta love that. enjoy.

warmly,
David

[Jeannie Cicero]

eh! am I missing something?

Jeannie

[Jon Stone]

Are you saying the authors themselves are "[h]ardly authoritative" or is am I
imagining?

Too much Lewis Carroll.

The March Hare wrote:

> www.steelydan.com/lyrics.html
>
> Hardly authoritative, I know, but a good jumping off point.
>

[jungl...@my-deja.com]

In article <2GhH5.11586$oD.2...@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com>,
"Jeannie Cicero" <jeannie...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Which one please anyone!!!
>

> well Jeannie, I bet you are really confused now. I think probably
Diane is correct, it must be "lost wages", but this has been mulled
over before in this N.G, and there is still no "p r o o f" as to the
backing singers lyrics, good eh!. so if it sounds like Las vagas or
lost wages, or even loves wages, just enjoy what you hear.the rest of
us seem to...well I have just had the "good bye look" AGAIN..best..jimx

[father_...@my-deja.com]

In article <39EFA8D3...@fmr.com>,

Jon Stone <jon....@fmr.com> wrote:
> Are you saying the authors themselves are "[h]ardly authoritative" or
is am I
> imagining?
>

Using the authors own words, they're "clowns and jokers".

> Too much Lewis Carroll.

Ha! Never enough Carroll.
father william

>
> The March Hare wrote:
>
> > www.steelydan.com/lyrics.html
> >
> > Hardly authoritative, I know, but a good jumping off point.
> >
> > Jeannie Cicero wrote in message ...
> > >Well I've changed my mind. After listening to it a few more
times, I recon
> > >they're definitely saying 'I Lost my Wages on the Way Home from
Work' - you
> > >listen and I know you'll agree.
> > >
> > >
>
>

[Jeannie Cicero]

Hi jimx

Resigned really. I doubt we'll every really find out. The backers were
probably singing 'Lost Wages, Loves Wages and Lot's Wages - the lot. (still
think it's Lot's Wages) I've decided to do what you've advised, enjoy the
music. I think SD likes to come over as mysterious/ambiguous like most
poets.

Jeannie C

[Bradly T. Bolin]

'You go to "Lot's Wages"'. Grammatically unsound. Inconsistent with a
readily apparent theme in song.

'You go to "Lost Wages"'. Grammatically sound. Consistent with a readily
apparent theme in song.

There's always uncertainty, even here, but not that much.

<jungl...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:8t17c5$oa2$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...

[Jeannie Cicero]

Good point and am inclined to agree.

Jeannie

[tones]

jungl...@my-deja.com wrote:

> well Jeannie, I bet you are really confused now. I think probably
> Diane is correct, it must be "lost wages", but this has been mulled
> over before in this N.G, and there is still no "p r o o f" as to the
> backing singers lyrics, good eh!. so if it sounds like Las vagas or
> lost wages, or even loves wages, just enjoy what you hear.the rest of
> us seem to...well I have just had the "good bye look" AGAIN..best..jimx

I dunno... sounds like "I buried David Palmer" to me...

t

[Jeannie Cicero]

David Palmer - love it!

[Mal Morrison]

"tones" <to...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:39F6BB55...@pacbell.net...

I can't understand this Newsgroup. People can spot the sound of a tape
machine starting at the beginning of Doctor Wu but can't discern the backing
lyrics of this song. Perhaps you've all got the remastered version of
Countdown and there is digital noise at 0:05, 0:08, 0:09, 0:13, 0:16, 0:19
etc. Well ... maybe not, but for the definitive answer to this question can
I refer you to the BBC online chat of earlier this year.

John Holland: Do the backing singers in Show Biz Kids sing both 'Go to Las
Vegas' AND 'Go to Lost Wages'?

Walter: Actually they are saying "Go to Las Vegas" but they are
mispronouncing it in the way that Lenny Bruce used to mispronounce on
purpose, saying "lost wages"

You see?

Mal

[jungl...@my-deja.com]

In article <8t78j7$7or$1...@uranium.btinternet.com>,

> Hi Mal. yes I think most of us came to that conclusion some time ago,
and I also saw that online chat thingy, on the B.B.C, but hey aint this
fun, we will still be discusing this next time around, you just wait
and see....regards....jimx

[Jeannie Cicero]

So my husband was right all along!

[jon phred]

"Jeannie Cicero" <jeannie...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:liXJ5.747$sE.1...@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com...

> So my husband was right all along!
>
>

So, no surprise there, then.

...Damn! How do I send this message anonymously?....

[John Duffy]

In article <8t78j7$7or$1...@uranium.btinternet.com>, Mal Morrison

<malcolm....@btinternet.com> writes

>Walter: Actually they are saying "Go to Las Vegas" but they are
>mispronouncing it in the way that Lenny Bruce used to mispronounce on
>purpose, saying "lost wages"
>
>You see?
>
>Mal
>

I didn't know that! You seem to think its common knowledge Mal? Maybe
I'm the (almost) last Steely Dan fan to find out the source of that
line!

Cheers Mal.

John
--
John Duffy

[Jeannie Cicero]

Last but one John! (almost)

Jeannie C

[Jeannie Cicero]

Don't know Jon - ask the group.

Jeannie C

[jungl...@my-deja.com]

In article <QW63yXBT...@cummings.demon.co.uk>,
Iain Cummings <Ia...@cummings.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Mal Morrison <malcolm....@btinternet.com> writes

> >
> >"tones" <to...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> >news:39F6BB55...@pacbell.net...
> >> jungl...@my-deja.com wrote:
> >>
> >> > well Jeannie, I bet you are really confused now. I think probably
> >> > Diane is correct, it must be "lost wages", but this has been
mulled
> >> > over before in this N.G, and there is still no "p r o o f" as to
the
> >> > backing singers lyrics, good eh!. so if it sounds like Las vagas
or
> >> > lost wages, or even loves wages, just enjoy what you hear.the
rest of
> >> > us seem to...well I have just had the "good bye look"
AGAIN..best..jimx
> >>
> >> I dunno... sounds like "I buried David Palmer" to me...
> >
> >I can't understand this Newsgroup. People can spot the sound of a
tape
> >machine starting at the beginning of Doctor Wu but can't discern the
backing
> >lyrics of this song. Perhaps you've all got the remastered version of
> >Countdown and there is digital noise at 0:05, 0:08, 0:09, 0:13,
0:16, 0:19
> >etc.
>

> It's not a newsgroup. It's a po-faced church.
>
> There's no noise at 0:08.
>
> It's at 0:08:37 (except on the Dobly remix when it's 0:08:37.2)
>
> For that inexactitude you must die.
>
> Ever wonder why Steely Dan don't hang out here?
>
> -- cos your here mayby...
> Iain Cummings ia...@cummings.demon.co.uk
> Jimmy McNulty's Bonnie Scotland http://www.jimmymcnulty.co.uk
> Frankie McNulty's Radio Show -
http://www.uploaded.com/site/monkey/frankie.html