The night is the real thing. His first gig as a working musician, now that he has quit his job, severed many relationships, and perhaps has moved to a new town. Then he puts out the cig, goes up to the bandstand, and he is ready to start a new life. However, he wants us to know that he has finally "made it". He is free at last. His long solo will be a testament to his new self. Let's all wish him well. There was an error. Did you even do any research in this idiotic explanation.
You can easily read any interview about the song hell, or even look at the Wikipedia page and you would know that Deacon Blues was the name for the loser. Check your facks next time, buddy. KillTheCue on December 02, I already know this song is all about the true artist soul and the fuck all to everyone and everything else.
I've said this before but it bears repeating. The song is actually pretty straightforward. As humans, we search for greater meaning in mundane things. All good writers use allusions but when you overanalyze things, we come up with preposterous meanings.
Which is why Becker and Fagen love to make fun of the silly "meanings" people come up with. WesMitchel on March 06, Dude, it looks like you put a great deal of thought into this and I don't want to rain on your parade, but you are soooo wrong! I'm just glad that Fagen will probably never read this, because he's likely to have a stroke, right after he gets done laughing himself sick. The great opening line of the chorus, "Learn to work the saxophone," suggests that he doesn't even have his verbs straight yet!
The lines " drink Scotch whiskey all night long and die behind the wheel" is not a death wish or the ultimate end, it simply represents what this kid thinks this lifestyle is all about.
It has been suggested that the "languid and bittersweet" voice of Fagen in this song is so emotional because he is remembering the teenage Fagen and Becker. Oh, and the libation thing I was laughing fit to die up in here Please forgive the sarcasm but after 20 years of listening to Steely Dan, some of it has rather rubbed off. Blues33 on April 11, Well thought out and explained. Brother, I think you are on the right track.
A pretty good nickname especially for a loser. Apropos for a loser. Nicely said, Jake. I pretty much agree with everything you said! It's a fantastic song. I'm not sure what these other people are talking about. Although this point really has noting to do with the interpretation of the song. Blues33 , you're not quoting from Fagen, you're quoting from a guy interpreting a Fagen quote.
Much different. If you read the original quote, it pretty much applies to the above interpretation. You absolutely nailed it, or at least how I interpret the song as well. All those naysayers who replied to you can go suck a duck.
JustMe on September 15, General Comment It's about a guy who's been climbing up the corporate ladder "the expanding man" , only to realize that he doesn't respect this way of life. So he becomes a bluesman, and declares himself a "free" person, and tries to cope with his loneliness and misery by martyring himself possibly explaining the word "deacon," a church reference.
For the longest time I thought "They call Alabama the Crimson Tide" was the worst lyric I'd ever heard, until I discovered what it really meant.
Of course it's over the top, that's the whole point: Modern society, with its ridiculous values, defines a winner as a football team. The protagonist in this song mocks these ideals, yet he is unhappy because he feels he has no place in the world.
This song means more to me every time I hear it. The sax solo ain't bad, either. General Comment That song is pure genius! And the chorus is one of the most terrific I've ever heard! About the lyrics, I agree that this song is certainly autobiographical. I would just mention what a journalist called Stewart Mason wrote about it on allmusic.
And yet, even though there's certainly a level of mockery to the lyrics, Fagen's performance is so achingly sincere that one assumes that the middle-class kid in the song might be some combination of his and Becker's teenage selves.
The Dog That Ate No Replies Log in to reply. The song also was a hit single in early Fagen, Mr. Becker, guitarist Larry Carlton and saxophonists Tom Scott and Pete Christlieb recalled the writing, arranging and recording of the cult classic. Walter Becker: Donald had a house that sat on top of a sand dune with a small room with a piano.
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