Catalyst: Let Deacon George do it lyrics Blues?
Jackofdays
One for a long time, very satisfied with what was there--usually a lone piano
and Fagen singing poetic.
I thought I should listen more carefully to Disc Two, and what an eye-opener. I
wish everyone on this newsgroup had it and could chime in here. I really have a
lot of questions and comments, and would love a discussion of this early work.
"Let George do it," for instance, has an opening reminiscent (or more
accurately, presaging) "Deacon Blues." It's replete with tape hiss and lots of
distortion on the loud end, and almost impossible to hear the lyrics. So I'm
typing down what I THINK they're saying here, hoping someone who can un-mix
tracks better than I can will correct me (http://www.kissthisguy.com,
remember?) Anything in parentheses is something I'm stumped about.
Let George do it
What's this year's (this fierce) new change?
Has your juggernaut reached my door?
Am I out of range?
Think another thought before
babies are ground up
in the last big round-up
<Greek chorus: ease your head play it cool in a patio chair>
Try to design a postcard from your mind...
Piggy bank (Piggy and? no clue) ooooo-whee!
If it's (status) then you'll go far
Listen well to me
Smoke that 50 cent cigar
Can that rhumba (rumble? rumblers?)
that ever got those numbers
<Greek chorus: ease your head play it cool in a patio chair>
Try to design a postcard from your mind...
Polaroid galore
Snap my jelly roll
count your change
For your midnight chore
Play that "sell-your-soul" exchange
Men don't (fill) the (tip)
Danglin' from your nether lip
<Greek chorus: ease your head play it cool in a patio chair>
Try to design a postcard from your mind...
If John Doe writes another book
with words that just won't quit
why must I forge through it?
Let George do it.
It's a great song, though, along with a coupla others I'm gonna post now tout
suite...
diane
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The Mitochondrion
jacko...@aol.comgoofy (Jackofdays) writes:
> tracks better than I can will correct me (http://www.kissthisguy.com,
> remember?) Anything in parentheses is something I'm stumped about.
I will put in my 2 cents, though I must admit that I am the absolute
WORST at hearing lyrics. For example, the best I could figure out for
the chorus of "Let George Do It" was "Ease your hoo said ooo in the
body-go-sack". And I was quite sure for a while that "Old Regime" was
actually "Aubergine", and wondered why they were singing about a
falling eggplant.
That said,
> Let George do it
>
> What's this year's (this fierce) new change?
> Has your juggernaut reached my door?
> Am I out of range?
> Think another thought before
> babies are ground up
> in the last big round-up
> <Greek chorus: ease your head play it cool in a patio chair>
> Try to design a postcard from your mind...
>
> Piggy bank (Piggy and? no clue) ooooo-whee!
> If it's (status) then you'll go far
> Listen well to me
> Smoke that 50 cent cigar
> Can that rhumba (rumble? rumblers?)
> that ever got those numbers
"And Avogadro's Number"
> <Greek chorus: ease your head play it cool in a patio chair>
> Try to design a postcard from your mind...
>
> Polaroid galore
> Snap my jelly roll
> count your change
> For your midnight chore
> Play that "sell-your-soul" exchange
> Men don't (fill) the (tip)
"... filter tip"
> Danglin' from your nether lip
> <Greek chorus: ease your head play it cool in a patio chair>
> Try to design a postcard from your mind...
Sound right to you?
Greg
Jackofdays
>"Ease your hoo said ooo in the
>body-go-sack".
Yeah! Go! <--- foot tapping
and then I said and he said and I said:
>> Men don't (fill) the (tip)
>
>"... filter tip"
>
>> Danglin' from your nether lip
And thanks to Mito's "tip," I heard the line clearly this morning:
"Menthol filter-tip...."
But of course. A menthol ciggie-boo. Better image than I thought in the first
place, even. Probably a Salem... or maybe a Newport. Nah, we all know it's a
KOOL, don't we?
Thanks, Mito.
The Mitochondrion
jacko...@aol.comgoofy (Jackofdays) writes:
> The Mighty Mitochondrion said:
>
> >"Ease your hoo said ooo in the
> >body-go-sack".
>
> Yeah! Go! <--- foot tapping
Yes, I can see you understand.
No, it's true. Since childhood, I have consistently been more unable
to understand lyrics than anyone else I have met. I looked at that
book _Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy_ -- which has funny examples of
this -- and I thought, "well, at least they are coming up with actualy
English".
I spent most of my life singing along to music with nonsense. And
nowhere was this more true than with Steely Dan, where the references
are obscure and twisted enough that, as a pre-teen, there was no *way*
was I going to be able to figure out what they were saying.
When I finally got a copy of _SD Complete_ I was astounded to learn
the actual words. No wonder my Grandmother told me she didn't like
the lyrics!
I've been meaning to write down my version of all the lyrics some
time, just to see how far I was.
Brewman
wrote:
>Let George do it
>
>What's this year's (this fierce) new change?
>Has your juggernaut reached my door?
>Am I out of range?
>Think another thought before
> babies are ground up
> in the last big round-up
><Greek chorus: ease your head play it cool in a patio chair>
>Try to design a postcard from your mind...
>
>Piggy bank (Piggy and? no clue) ooooo-whee!
>If it's (status) then you'll go far
I think...
"If it's heaven sent, you'll go far
>Listen well to me
>Smoke that 50 cent cigar
> Can that rhumba (rumble? rumblers?)
> that ever got those numbers
And Avagadro's number (a really obscure chemistry reference, remember
6.022 X 10 ^23?)
><Greek chorus: ease your head play it cool in a patio chair>
>Try to design a postcard from your mind...
>
>Polaroid galore
>Snap my jelly roll
>count your change
>For your midnight chore
>Play that "sell-your-soul" exchange
> Men don't (fill) the (tip)
> Danglin' from your nether lip
Menthol filter tip
Danglin from your nether lip
><Greek chorus: ease your head play it cool in a patio chair>
>Try to design a postcard from your mind...
>
>If John Doe writes another book
>with words that just won't quit
>why must I forge through it?
>Let George do it.
>
>It's a great song, though, along with a coupla others I'm gonna post now tout
>suite...
>