I have loved Steely Dan ever since (yes!) my boyfriend got me into them in 1979. Love them SO MUCH. Now I guess I have to compare all the Taylor Swift songs and see if I agree with the rough equivalencies.
One thing I have learned over the years, as Fagen has been more open to interviews, is that any reference or phrase that I don't quite understand is about drugs. Things that I thought were about love are actually about drugs. Things that I thought were simple declarative sentences with clear meaning are actually about drugs. I hope Taylor doesn't live in such a drug-saturated universe.
This is why I try not to learn what thsir songs mean! I like that Taylor, for all her performative drinking, has been really effective at keeping drugs out of her scene (or at least out of the public eye, but I trust her on this one).
slow hanging pitch down the middle of my strike zone
I have loved Steely Dan ever since (yes!) my boyfriend got me into them in 1979. Love them SO MUCH. Now I guess I have to compare all the Taylor Swift songs and see if I agree with the rough equivalencies.
One thing I have learned over the years, as Fagen has been more open to interviews, is that any reference or phrase that I don't quite understand is about drugs. Things that I thought were about love are actually about drugs. Things that I thought were simple declarative sentences with clear meaning are actually about drugs. I hope Taylor doesn't live in such a drug-saturated universe.
This is why I try not to learn what thsir songs mean! I like that Taylor, for all her performative drinking, has been really effective at keeping drugs out of her scene (or at least out of the public eye, but I trust her on this one).
I adore that there are Taylor Swift equivalents. Like a cipher key! Delightful.
Sorry about the typos, but it was really just a long email. I'm allowed.