I am new to the site,and already met Cinderella! Are there any TrevorRabin fans too??

[steelyDan]

I am new to this site,and I want to say hello to everyone ! A yes fan ? Yes I am ! Also a Trevor Rabin fan. The fact of the matter is that Trevor Rabin,although perhaps being a shy guy,but he was definitely a strong link in the Yes-chain. One thing is certain :Without him things would have never looked the same, and his contribution to the revival of Yes was enormous.
He was a needed fresh blood,something which nobody can deny.
:music-smi

[cinderella]

Hi and thanks again for your note.
I'm so happy to see another fan of Trevor's here.
Welcome to the site.

Cindy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Cinderella528/Dolls/YesDollyHeart.gif

[steelyDan]

Oh Hi Cindy. It's good to see you! Have you had a good night sleep? It's now 11.30 AM here!

[cinderella]

Oh Hi Cindy. It's good to see you! Have you had a good night sleep? It's now 11.30 AM here!


No as a matter of fact it's 5:32 AM here and I can't sleep!

[wolfhound]

Hi steelyDan, and welcome.

I love Trevor's work. 90125 is excellent. Changes is my favorite of that CD.
BG has great music on it. I saw Trevor 3 times with Yes in CA. During the Union Tour when they played the Forum in LA, Trevor showed himself a master of the guitar. The guitar work he added to Awaken I don't think could've been achieved by any other guitarist. A delicate frenzy.

[steelyDan]

Hi Wolf,

With regard to Awaken,which I didn't have the chance to hear it,everything else demonstrates ,time and again, that TrevorRabin has a true musical genius within him.You have mentioned Changes,but what about I'M RUNNING ,LOVE WILL FIND A WAY,FINAL EYES! It's just magical!

[steelyDan]

Although I have the UNION cd !

[wolfhound]

I'm Running knocks me every time I listen to it ! ! !
It is magic !

[wolfhound]

also, the lead work on Hold On, etc. I think the ideas must have been sent to him from the heavens.
I hope Yes will work with him some more.
When I saw Yes (west) at the Santa Barbara County Bowl, not only were they fantastic, but it seemed to me that Chris Squire looked as happy as Ive ever seen him. It was a great concert.

[wolfhound]

wow. It's almost 5:30AM !
steelyDan, I look forward to seeing more of your posts !
I'm off to dreamland :)

[ycantibu]

I lurve Trevor Rabin as well. Welcome to the site.

[steelyDan]

Hi Ycantibu,

Pretty stuff!

[Yes2Yes]

I'm afraid I can't see what Steely Dan has written. He's deleted his post.

[steelyDan]

Yes2Yes! Hi there,

You can read everything,except what you don't see !
What I have deleted,wasn't really of any importance,and it wasn't a secret neither.Are you satisfied with the answer? If you don't, just let me know.

[JaneEyre]

Me!
Me!
Me tooooooooo!

[cactus jon]

Welcome to the site !! I have observed that it runs about 80/20 in favor of Steve Howe here.

[steelyDan]

Jane,what can a man do to find out about your age,and not only about your birthday?

[Topographic][Sardaukar]

Some people will list their birth year and date in their profile, and some only the month. I love Trevor's work on I'm Running... brilliant throughout.

[Faceintheplace]

Great bass intro on that one too. The Japanese HDCD version really brings out the best in it.

[Timmo]

Welcome to the site!

I'm a HUGE Steely Dan fan! SD is up there with Yes and early Genesis with my music gods!

It doesn't get much better than "Your Gold Teeth 2" or "Katy Lied."

Although not a big fan of Trevors. However, you've already met Cindy, who helps (with Jane Eyre) keep the faith for the Trevor-lovers.

Plus, of course, he was hot. But if I'm gonna go there, I gotta get past Jane AND Cindy, both of whom I believe have restraining orders filed against them when it comes to Trevor.

HE HE HE.

I have a lot of respect for Trevor as a producer, as well as what he did for the band in the 80s.

That's as far as I'll go!

Welcome! Post early, and often!

[cinderella]

Although not a big fan of Trevors. However, you've already met Cindy, who helps (with Jane Eyre) keep the faith for the Trevor-lovers.

Plus, of course, he was hot. But if I'm gonna go there, I gotta get past Jane AND Cindy, both of whom I believe have restraining orders filed against them when it comes to Trevor.

HE HE HE.

I have a lot of respect for Trevor as a producer, as well as what he did for the band in the 80s.

That's as far as I'll go!

That's a lot coming from you Tim.

Yeah that darned restraining order was a problem, but I got around it. ;)

[steelyDan]

Well said about SD!You see?your taste isn't really bad at all . However,when it comes to Trevor,it seems that you don't fancy him,and that's also a matter of taste. Have you heard his early work,like PAINTED PICTURE,CANDY'S BAR,STAY WITH ME,FINDING ME A WAY BACK HOME,LOOKING FOR THE MAN...?
Besides,the reality tells us that Trevor was the reason why YES were kept together.
Not only he joined them, but he introduced a new music formula that they never tried before,and it worked. It really did, though that's what most people foget. Before Trevor's arrival, Steve Howe had already left for another band.Such a great guitarplayer,yet with a different play-style and a different approach than Trevor.
Perhaps it is the very reason why we should not "disqualify" one in favor of the other,because everyone of them gave his heart and soul to the music of YES !
__________________________________________________ __________________
Muscla , what else do you like about SD ?
Thanks for the comment.

[steelyDan]

Hi Cindy! Can you explain about the darned restraining order,concerning Trevor? Am I missing something?

[Ronboy]

Muscla,

I too am a huge Steely Dan fan (Aja my best CD) and also of early Genesis (Wind & Wuthering, Trick of The Tail, Selling England By The Pound, Foxtrot etc.)[/QUOTE]Much as I love Aja, I have to give my nod to "Katie Lied," "Gaucho" and "The Royal Scam" first and foremost in my SD pantheon.

Agreed, Aja was GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!

Particularly "Black Cow." WOW.

[Ronboy]

Welcome to OUR SITE (YES fans) Steely Dan (Great Name, Great Band).

Enjoy it and post often, there is a lot of information posted re. YES from fellow fans.

Ronbay

[cinderella]

Hi Cindy! Can you explain about the darned restraining order,concerning Trevor? Am I missing something?


Hee-hee. I'm only teasing, Dan. :lmao:

[steelyDan]

Hee-hee. I'm only teasing, Dan. :lmao:

That's reassuring !
I don't know why I have this tune in my head all day long. You certainly know it : Painted picture,Trevor's early work !It's such an intimate tune.

[yarstruly]

I'm one who loves it all! Rabin, Howe AND Banks!
Can't Look Away is easily one of my favorite Yes Solo albums....

[cinderella]

I don't know why I have this tune in my head all day long. You certainly know it : Painted picture,Trevor's early work! It's such an intimate tune.


Awwww I absolutely love that song. http://pages.prodigy.net/rogerlori1/emoticons/swoon.gif

painted picture bright and tender
right before my eyes
thinking of a color just to fade from here
makes me feel like flying through the echoes
beauty and the beast are growing tired
It seems that way all the time

painted picture seems to feature
tears and pretty smiles
years of aggravation seems to fade again
yearning for a stream with sparkling ripples
ripples fading peacefully to sleep
it's time to play holding hands

I've been a dreamer all my life
and what I see is real
the beauty of the dream I see
is gonna be shattered
if we take it all and throw it all away

[steelyDan]

Welcome to OUR SITE (YES fans) Steely Dan (Great Name, Great Band).

Enjoy it and post often, there is a lot of information posted re. YES from fellow fans.

Ronbay

Many thanks for welcoming me to the site,Ronbay!
Perhaps we'll meet more often here,in the future.

[steelyDan]

Awwww I absolutely love that song. http://pages.prodigy.net/rogerlori1/emoticons/swoon.gif

painted picture bright and tender
right before my eyes
thinking of a color just to fade from here
makes me feel like flying through the echoes
beauty and the beast are growing tired
It seems that way all the time

painted picture seems to feature
tears and pretty smiles
years of aggravation seems to fade again
yearning for a stream with sparkling ripples
ripples fading peacefully to sleep
it's time to play holding hands

I've been a dreamer all my life
and what I see is real
the beauty of the dream I see
is gonna be shattered
if we take it all and throw it all away

Oh,great!!! You wrote me the lyrics ! Cool,really !! I have the record,but there were no lyrics printed on the version I have. Truly many thanks,Cindy!You're outstanding.

[cinderella]

I have all of Trevor's solo albums on vinyl.

The words to all the songs are printed on the inner sleeve.

I've got all the albums on cd now too thanks to Voiceprint music.

[Jackaranda]

Hello Dan and welcome!

Yep..........I'm a Rabin supporter. I rate Talk as one of the 4 or 5 best Yes albums ever. And the rest of the West material ain't too shabby (well............most of it).

Hope you have lots of fun around here.

[steelyDan]

Hello Dan and welcome!

Yep..........I'm a Rabin supporter. I rate Talk as one of the 4 or 5 best Yes albums ever. And the rest of the West material ain't too shabby (well............most of it).

Hope you have lots of fun around here.

Thanks Jack,for the warm welcome that I am receiving since I came to this site. Talk is indeed another excellent piece.Trevor sounds great on the Calling,right after"there's a fire burning in my heart again",and the chromatic scales he uses there just knock me out ! Can't get enough of it.
I must add that today, Cinderella sent me the lyrics of Painted picture.Super!!
Jack,take care.

[steelyDan]

I have all of Trevor's solo albums on vinyl.

The words to all the songs are printed on the inner sleeve.

I've got all the albums on cd now too thanks to Voiceprint music.


I must say,it reads a lot easier when the lyrics come with the record or CD.
And if it is not the case, one can only interpret what one hears.
Of all the 5 records that I have,only CAN'T LOOK AWAY does have the words printed on the sleeve,so I have to figure out everything else!!!Nontheless,I'd love to have all lyrics,but it's an impossible task for you to communicate them to me through the site,like you did with PaintedPicture. The only way is maybe to find musicsheet for Trevor's songs,where the lyrics are automatically printed along with the music.But that's quite impossible,because I am not so sure if Trevor's songs were or will ever be published.
If he is reading this note,I would beg him to consider the matter : Please Trevor,publish your songs !

[Olias of Sunhillow]

When i bought my first YES album Trevor was the guitarplayer. I had no idea about different line ups. So when i bought my second one there was this guy Steve Howe on guitars and Trevor was nowhere around. At first i was kinda disapointed.
I love Trevor's work and what he did with YES. But i think he is more a solo artist or at least he must be the main person in the band. I was at the 90125 concert and it was great! I didn't knew any old YES songs at that time. If i watch the video tape now and i hear Trevor playing old songs like Starship Trooper, i think Steve is better. At the last concert (The open your eyes tour) I heared Steve playing Owner of a lonely heart and Rhytm of love and i think i like it better when Trevor plays it.
Does anybody knows some work he did with Rabit?

[cinderella]

Does anybody knows some work he did with Rabit?

I have 3 Rabbitt albums. I really enjoy them. On Trevor's solo album, Can't Look Away, he sings a song called Hold On To Me which is a remake of his Rabbitt song Hold On To Love. It's the same song, he just did it a little differently and changed the name.

Rabbitt's first #1 song in South Africa was a cover of Jethro Tull's Locomotive Breath. It was fun listening to their version.

I have a short clip of a news story done on Trevor and Rabbit from back in 1976. They were running from a group of screaming girls. Reminded me of the Beatles. :D

[Olias of Sunhillow]

I have a short clip of a news story done on Trevor and Rabbit from back in 1976. They were running from a group of screaming girls. Reminded me of the Beatles. :D

It reminds me of my own schooldays only the screaming girls were missing lol

[cinderella]

:lmao:

[steelyDan]

:lmao:
Hi Cindy,

Here is Trevor , back in 1979 !

[sherriff_johnbrown]

Steely Dan ROCKS.

:music-smi I live niggggghhhht by ni-ight! (yes I CAN sing over the internet!)

[cinderella]

Steely Dan ROCKS.

:music-smi I live niggggghhhht by ni-ight! (yes I CAN sing over the internet!)

Me too!!

Are you reelin' in the yeeeaarrrs, stowin' away the tiii-ime
Are you gatherin' up the teeeearrrrs, have you had enough of miii-ine


I love that song!

[sherriff_johnbrown]

Did the weekend at the college turn out like you planned?

[sherriff_johnbrown]

Me too!!

Are you reelin' in the yeeeaarrrs, stowin' away the tiii-ime
Are you gatherin' up the teeeearrrrs, have you had enough of miii-ine


I love that song!

My second favorite "rock" (not prog) album of all time is Pretzel Logic - one of the most perfect albums ever. In fact, a completely perfect album. Royal Scam is another favorite.

[Timmo]

Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water will change to cherry wine
And the silver will turn to gold
Time out of mind.

[Timmo]

My second favorite "rock" (not prog) album of all time is Pretzel Logic - one of the most perfect albums ever. In fact, a completely perfect album. Royal Scam is another favorite.True dat.

As any major dude will tell you. At least one with half a heart.

"I have never met napoleon
But I plan to find the time
I have never met napoleon
But I plan to find the time
’cause he looks so fine upon that hill
They tell me he was lonely, he’s lonely still
Those days are gone forever
Over a long time ago, oh yeah"

I never realized that "the Southland" is a reference to Southern California until I moved here.

[Thoughtbecontact]

OMG, Timmo, don't let Peter hear you doing that. You already think he's cute, LOOOOL. But you have to go on another site for that. Oh SLAP ME! But he's a Rabin fan, but he likes Patrick. Oh, the irony!

[sherriff_johnbrown]

True dat.

As any major dude will tell you. At least one with half a heart.

"I have never met napoleon
But I plan to find the time
I have never met napoleon
But I plan to find the time
’cause he looks so fine upon that hill
They tell me he was lonely, he’s lonely still
Those days are gone forever
Over a long time ago, oh yeah"

I never realized that "the Southland" is a reference to Southern California until I moved here.

Another thing about that record is that it is varied - and all the songs, or many of them actually mean something. Michael Omartian puts in some AWESOME piano work on Charlie Freak (one of my personal favs).

[steelyDan]

If THE ROYAL SCAM is one of your favotites, then what about the Caves Of Altamira ?

[steelyDan]

My second favorite "rock" (not prog) album of all time is Pretzel Logic - one of the most perfect albums ever. In fact, a completely perfect album. Royal Scam is another favorite.

I recall when I was small
How I spent my days alone
The busy world was not for me
So I went and find my own
I'd climb the garden wall
with a candle in my hand
I'd hide inside a hole of rock and sand.....

On a stone an ancient hand
In a faded yellow green
Made alive a worldly wonder
often told but never seen
Now and ever bound to labor
on the sea and in the sky
Every man in beast appeared
a friend as real as I.....

Can it be the sad design
could be the very same
A wooly man without a face
and a beast without a name
Nothing here but history
can you see what has been done
Memory rush over me
Now I step into the sun.

[steelyDan]

Another thing about that record is that it is varied - and all the songs, or many of them actually mean something. Michael Omartian puts in some AWESOME piano work on Charlie Freak (one of my personal favs).

Good to see Steely Dan fans in this YES-site!!!!!

[steelyDan]

True dat.

As any major dude will tell you. At least one with half a heart.

"I have never met napoleon
But I plan to find the time
I have never met napoleon
But I plan to find the time
’cause he looks so fine upon that hill
They tell me he was lonely, he’s lonely still
Those days are gone forever
Over a long time ago, oh yeah"

I never realized that "the Southland" is a reference to Southern California until I moved here.
This is also new to me,"the southland as being southern California !
I would love to tour the Southland
In a trav'ling minstrel show
Yes I'd love to tour the Southland
In a trav'ling minstrel show
Yes I'm dy'n' to be a star
and make them laugh
Sound just like a record
on the phonograph
Those days are gone forever
Over a long time ago.

[steelyDan]

Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water will change to cherry wine
And the silver will turn to gold
Time out of mind.
It's the light in my eyes
It's perfection and grace
It's the smile on my face
Tonight when I chase the dragon
The water may change to cherry wine
And the silver to gold.

[PO]

Children we have it right here. ;)

[cinderella]

Did the weekend at the college turn out like you planned?

The things that pass for knowledge
I can’t understand

I spend a lot of money
And I spent a lot of time
The trip we made in hollywood
Is etched upon my mind

[steelyDan]

When i bought my first YES album Trevor was the guitarplayer. I had no idea about different line ups. So when i bought my second one there was this guy Steve Howe on guitars and Trevor was nowhere around. At first i was kinda disapointed.
I love Trevor's work and what he did with YES. But i think he is more a solo artist or at least he must be the main person in the band. I was at the 90125 concert and it was great! I didn't knew any old YES songs at that time. If i watch the video tape now and i hear Trevor playing old songs like Starship Trooper, i think Steve is better. At the last concert (The open your eyes tour) I heared Steve playing Owner of a lonely heart and Rhytm of love and i think i like it better when Trevor plays it.
Does anybody knows some work he did with Rabit?


Hi Olias ,

Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin,are two monuments, each one of them has a different approach for playing the guitar, as an instrument,and a different philosophy vis-a-vis making music:That is, composing.
If you are a musician,you would have already found out that Steve's guitar technique cannot be emulated. It has rather something to do with his personal style,and not necessarily with anything else.
Trevor Rabin,on the other hand,has been into music since very early age,and therefore his influences were of a wide range.Consequently he is an "allrounder"per definition, and is able to play anything at any time.He has incorporated the art of composing,by relying constantly on his musical legacy.
He must be using a large number of music structures in his head,something that all great composers have to have access to,at any time.
In that regard,he doesn't necessarily have to be compared with other contemporary musicians. Because, if you do that,it would be like comparing Mozart with Beethoven,Bach with Rossini. That wouldn't make sense,I guess.

[Timmo]

If THE ROYAL SCAM is one of your favotites, then what about the Caves Of Altamira ?

"Before the fall, when I wrote it on the wall,
When there wasn't even any Hollywood."

Lyrical genius. We played that a lot my freshman year in college.

Although my favorite song on the album is "Don't Take Me Alive." What an amazing guitar sound.

As to the "tonight when I chase the dragon" lyric from "Time Out of Mind", for those who aren't in the know, "chasing the dragon" is a reference to smoking heroin on a piece of foil. It burns, and you suck up the smoke with a straw as it vaporizes, hence "chasing the dragon."

An ex-junkie friend told me this.

If I had to pick a favorite Steely Dan song, it would be Dr. Wu. Talk about lyrical genius.

Katie is obviously cocaine. And Dr. Wu is a dealer. But Katie is also a real woman in the song. And Dr. Wu is also a dispenser of Asian healing drugs, mostly aphrodiacs, as well as a buddy of the singer who's fallen victim to addiction. He is a "shadow of the man I once knew" on several levels.

I also think "Dr. Wu" is the psychic part of the singer who has become hopelessly lost in drugs, women, and forgotten his goal in life in the mindless pursuit of sex and drugs.

It's an amazing tableaux of addiction, both to love and drugs. Dense with images. Very much like James Joyce at his best, every word has several meanings. Most Steely Dan lyrics are this dense with meaning, but I think they hit the apogee with "Dr. Wu."

"Katy tried
I was halfway crucified
I was on the other side
Of no tomorrow
You walked in
And my life began again
Just when I'd spent the last piaster
I could borrow
All night long
We would sing that stupid song
And every word we sang
I knew was true
Are you with me Doctor Wu
Are you really just a shadow
Of the man that I once knew
Are you crazy are you high
Or just an ordinary guy
Have you done all you can do
Are you with me Doctor

Don't seem right
I've been strung out here all night
I've been waiting for the taste
You said you'd bring to me
Biscayne Bay
Where the Cuban gentlemen sleep all day
I went searching for the song
You used to sing to me
Katy lies
You could see it in her eyes
But imagine my surprise
When I saw you

Are you with me Doctor Wu
Are you really just a shadow
Of the man that I once knew
She is lovely yes she's sly
And you're an ordinary guy
Has she finally got to you
Can you hear me Doctor "

[steelyDan]

"Before the fall, when I wrote it on the wall,
When there wasn't even any Hollywood."

Lyrical genius. We played that a lot my freshman year in college.

Although my favorite song on the album is "Don't Take Me Alive." What an amazing guitar sound.

As to the "tonight when I chase the dragon" lyric from "Time Out of Mind", for those who aren't in the know, "chasing the dragon" is a reference to smoking heroin on a piece of foil. It burns, and you suck up the smoke with a straw as it vaporizes, hence "chasing the dragon."

An ex-junkie friend told me this.

If I had to pick a favorite Steely Dan song, it would be Dr. Wu. Talk about lyrical genius.

Katie is obviously cocaine. And Dr. Wu is a dealer. But Katie is also a real woman in the song. And Dr. Wu is also a dispenser of Asian healing drugs, mostly aphrodiacs, as well as a buddy of the singer who's fallen victim to addiction. He is a "shadow of the man I once knew" on several levels.

I also think "Dr. Wu" is the psychic part of the singer who has become hopelessly lost in drugs, women, and forgotten his goal in life in the mindless pursuit of sex and drugs.

It's an amazing tableaux of addiction, both to love and drugs. Dense with images. Very much like James Joyce at his best, every word has several meanings. Most Steely Dan lyrics are this dense with meaning, but I think they hit the apogee with "Dr. Wu."

"Katy tried
I was halfway crucified
I was on the other side
Of no tomorrow
You walked in
And my life began again
Just when I'd spent the last piaster
I could borrow
All night long
We would sing that stupid song
And every word we sang
I knew was true
Are you with me Doctor Wu
Are you really just a shadow
Of the man that I once knew
Are you crazy are you high
Or just an ordinary guy
Have you done all you can do
Are you with me Doctor

Don't seem right
I've been strung out here all night
I've been waiting for the taste
You said you'd bring to me
Biscayne Bay
Where the Cuban gentlemen sleep all day
I went searching for the song
You used to sing to me
Katy lies
You could see it in her eyes
But imagine my surprise
When I saw you

Are you with me Doctor Wu
Are you really just a shadow
Of the man that I once knew
She is lovely yes she's sly
And you're an ordinary guy
Has she finally got to you
Can you hear me Doctor "

Hi Timmo,

You know much about the lyrics of Steely Dan ! All I know is that Dr. Wu actually one of the songs that I enjoy playing on the guitar ,everytime. It took me long before I could figure out how to play every bit of it. It is for me still a great song. It has got both ,dramatic vibes and a certain amount of groove. Although I didn't know it's about sex and drugs.The intro prepares you already for the best. The chords used there are very harmonic!

[Flo]

Steely Dan is among my favourite groups of all time ! I'm quite happy to learn more about the meaning of their lyrics. Some of these drugs references totally escaped me.

[cinderella]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Cinderella528/SteelyDan.jpg

In the mornin you go gunnin’
For the man who stole your water
And you fire till he is done in
But they catch you at the border
And the mourners are all singin’
As they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn’t hangin’
And they put you on the street

You go back jack do it again
Wheel turnin’ ’round and ’round
You go back jack do it again

Their first hit. I do believe this one started it all. :D

[steelyDan]

"Before the fall, when I wrote it on the wall,
When there wasn't even any Hollywood."

Lyrical genius. We played that a lot my freshman year in college.

Although my favorite song on the album is "Don't Take Me Alive." What an amazing guitar sound.

As to the "tonight when I chase the dragon" lyric from "Time Out of Mind", for those who aren't in the know, "chasing the dragon" is a reference to smoking heroin on a piece of foil. It burns, and you suck up the smoke with a straw as it vaporizes, hence "chasing the dragon."

An ex-junkie friend told me this.

If I had to pick a favorite Steely Dan song, it would be Dr. Wu. Talk about lyrical genius.

Katie is obviously cocaine. And Dr. Wu is a dealer. But Katie is also a real woman in the song. And Dr. Wu is also a dispenser of Asian healing drugs, mostly aphrodiacs, as well as a buddy of the singer who's fallen victim to addiction. He is a "shadow of the man I once knew" on several levels.

I also think "Dr. Wu" is the psychic part of the singer who has become hopelessly lost in drugs, women, and forgotten his goal in life in the mindless pursuit of sex and drugs.

It's an amazing tableaux of addiction, both to love and drugs. Dense with images. Very much like James Joyce at his best, every word has several meanings. Most Steely Dan lyrics are this dense with meaning, but I think they hit the apogee with "Dr. Wu."

"Katy tried
I was halfway crucified
I was on the other side
Of no tomorrow
You walked in
And my life began again
Just when I'd spent the last piaster
I could borrow
All night long
We would sing that stupid song
And every word we sang
I knew was true
Are you with me Doctor Wu
Are you really just a shadow
Of the man that I once knew
Are you crazy are you high
Or just an ordinary guy
Have you done all you can do
Are you with me Doctor

Don't seem right
I've been strung out here all night
I've been waiting for the taste
You said you'd bring to me
Biscayne Bay
Where the Cuban gentlemen sleep all day
I went searching for the song
You used to sing to me
Katy lies
You could see it in her eyes
But imagine my surprise
When I saw you

Are you with me Doctor Wu
Are you really just a shadow
Of the man that I once knew
She is lovely yes she's sly
And you're an ordinary guy
Has she finally got to you
Can you hear me Doctor "

Muscla,
Your interpretation of "Dr.WU" 's lyrics is incredibly strong. That same applies for all their songs,as you put it, full of tableaux of addiction.But what will "Goucho" then be about? I am asking you this,because I love that song as much as Dr.WU,and you might know more about the background in that regard,than I do.
Playing GOUCHO on the guitar,means that you will be using a very large number of chords,and it is best played in the key of " F " major. But when you learn how to play it,it gives you a real "kick".
Just when I say boy we can't miss
You were golden then you do this,
You say this guy is so cool
snapping his fingers like a fool......

[Scaramouche]

Hi SteelyDan

I am Scaramouche, I have been a yes fan for many years now but only joined the site new year.

Hope you meet loads of great people like I have and enjoy posting your views here.

Live long and prosper

Scaramouche xx

[BCofOZ]

Hello to you all!
My name is Brent.
I've been here before as (bdyescall).
I've been in the self-exorcism business for many months relearning what living is like.
Quite satisfied with the homework!
I'm looking forward to talking YESstuff again with you all.
Also looking forward to Ohio in June.

Good day to you all!!!----Resp.---Brent

[cinderella]

Hey Brent! Welcome back! It's great to see you here.

[steelyDan]

Hi SteelyDan

I am Scaramouche, I have been a yes fan for many years now but only joined the site new year.

Hope you meet loads of great people like I have and enjoy posting your views here.

Live long and prosper

Scaramouche xx

Thank you Scaramouche ! Indeed, I am meeting only nice people in this site,which is great ! Thanks again for welcoming me here !

[Timmo]

Gaucho is about two friends, probably gay lovers, that work together at an exclusive club. The younger and less experienced of the two has hooked up with a homeless Hispanic gentleman and brought him to the club, where he is told in no uncertain terms that his "gaucho" does not fit in the atmosphere "High in the Custerdome" (whatever that is, and they've never explained the word.

Alternately, it could be an older gay man keeping a younger one, who brings home his latest trick right before a very exclusive party.

[steelyDan]

Gaucho is about two friends, probably gay lovers, that work together at an exclusive club. The younger and less experienced of the two has hooked up with a homeless Hispanic gentleman and brought him to the club, where he is told in no uncertain terms that his "gaucho" does not fit in the atmosphere "High in the Custerdome" (whatever that is, and they've never explained the word.

Alternately, it could be an older gay man keeping a younger one, who brings home his latest trick right before a very exclusive party.

That is probably why one of them keeps asking the other,that he should care to explain,why he was holding hands with the man from Rio !!
Musically, Goucho is a masterpiece,another side of Steely Dan's achievements.Think of the beautifuly performed saxophone work.Not to mention that chorus line!
Look forward to read more posts, Muscla~Take care !