Tried to find a thread about this band but couldn't, so here it goes.
Their music is as complex as anything in Pop music (they are unparalleled in my opinion), and the lyrics are well beyond the platitudes of most other bands. They usually tell stories in non-linear ways, and capture scenes and situations in poetic ways that portray some ugly realities.
I'll leave some here that are about women and the relationships between the sexes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATTU-g_hiNk
Haitian Divorce - about rushing to marriage on a whim, hypergamy. A tale we know all too well. The words are so well written it almost plays out like a movie (there is even a cinematic reference in there for this exact purpose).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhxiK4f-NPU
Everything you did - about a woman who cheats on her SO (and turns out she is quite kinky when it's not with him) and him being an AFC instead of nexting her becomes obsessed with what she did and wants to hear all about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1njBdAyNGI
Josie - about the crazy slut in your neighborhood that gets sent to a religious school only to come back the same or worse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAuPMJlK92s
Babylon Sisters - about an older guy still playing the field but now resorting to decadent chasing of younger girls who are essentially only with him for his money.
this is just a sample (and mostly about women/relationships), they touch many other topics and paint many different pictures of a degenerate culture. almost all of their songs are incredible (and Donald Fagen's solo albums as well), and are pretty fun to decipher as to their meaning.
if you don't know them, given them a try. if you do, share your favorites, interpretations, etc.
hope this is of value to some of you.
Their music is as complex as anything in Pop music (they are unparalleled in my opinion), and the lyrics are well beyond the platitudes of most other bands. They usually tell stories in non-linear ways, and capture scenes and situations in poetic ways that portray some ugly realities.
I'll leave some here that are about women and the relationships between the sexes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATTU-g_hiNk
Haitian Divorce - about rushing to marriage on a whim, hypergamy. A tale we know all too well. The words are so well written it almost plays out like a movie (there is even a cinematic reference in there for this exact purpose).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhxiK4f-NPU
Everything you did - about a woman who cheats on her SO (and turns out she is quite kinky when it's not with him) and him being an AFC instead of nexting her becomes obsessed with what she did and wants to hear all about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1njBdAyNGI
Josie - about the crazy slut in your neighborhood that gets sent to a religious school only to come back the same or worse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAuPMJlK92s
Babylon Sisters - about an older guy still playing the field but now resorting to decadent chasing of younger girls who are essentially only with him for his money.
this is just a sample (and mostly about women/relationships), they touch many other topics and paint many different pictures of a degenerate culture. almost all of their songs are incredible (and Donald Fagen's solo albums as well), and are pretty fun to decipher as to their meaning.
if you don't know them, given them a try. if you do, share your favorites, interpretations, etc.
hope this is of value to some of you.