God, the selection of detail in this song! I can almost see this middle-aged affluent ex-boho creep - graying but well-styled hair, cashmere sweater, sensitive watery eyes. All from "Let's grab some takeout from Dean and Deluca," and "Who makes me feel like painting again," and the part about Sinatra. Janie is easy to picture too - maybe 14, thin, too much makeup, "the wonderwaif of Grammercy Park,"
And the last verse gets downright disturbing - you can picture Janie already in the Blazer looking a little anxious as the speaker tells her his plan for the weekend.
It must have been my lucky ThursdayYour dad went on that spreeBefore the crew could put out the firesYou hopped a bus for NYCDown in Tampa the future looked desperate and darkNow you're the wonderwaif of Gramercy Park
(CHORUS:)Who makes the morning fabulousWho says today's a fun dayWhy do I feel like sailing againHoney it's you - Janie Runaway
Let's grab some takeout from Dean and DelucaA hearty gulping wineYou be the showgirl and I'll be SinatraWay back in '59Sweetness in heels - look at you - in long black glovesCome to old blue eyes tell me - who do you love
(CHORUS:)Who makes the traffic interestingRescues a dreary SundayWho makes me feel like painting againHoney it's you - Janie Runaway
Let's plan a weekend alone togetherDrive out to Binky's placeThe sugar shack in PennsylvaniaOr would that be a federal case?We'll take the Big Red - the Blazer - it's nice insideAnd guess who's coming along for the ride
(CHORUS:)Who has a friend named MelanieWho's not afraid to try new thingsWho gets to spend her birthday in SpainPossibly you - Janie Runaway
― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 10 November 2005 14:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 10 November 2005 15:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― matt d (matt d), Thursday, 10 November 2005 15:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― Criff (Criff), Thursday, 10 November 2005 19:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mrs. Genius McGuruchakra (and her secret knowledge) (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 10 November 2005 19:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 10 November 2005 19:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Thursday, 10 November 2005 19:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― Brakhage (brakhage), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mrs. Genius McGuruchakra (and her secret knowledge) (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:32 (eighteen years ago) link
hurting totally on the money on the whole "ex boho creep"...I kinda think about Tim Robbins the ponytail dude from High Fidelity, sorta...that type...
― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 10 November 2005 20:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 10 November 2005 21:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 10 November 2005 21:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― Mrs. Genius McGuruchakra (and her secret knowledge) (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 10 November 2005 22:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― Baaderonixx ménage ses forces dans l'attente du Grand Soir (baaderonixx), Friday, 11 November 2005 09:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― Brakhage (brakhage), Friday, 11 November 2005 12:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― veronica moser (veronica moser), Friday, 11 November 2005 13:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Friday, 11 November 2005 14:09 (eighteen years ago) link
- http://www.granatino.com/sdresource/010229%20jam.htm
― Brakhage (brakhage), Friday, 11 November 2005 15:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 11 November 2005 16:46 (eighteen years ago) link
AikoAiko76 (PRODIGY Member): Hey Nineteen, where did that song originate from
Donald Fagen (Speaker): Hey Nineteen is a song about the problem a 30-something guy has picking up near-jailbait.
Walter Becker (Speaker): Donald and I are no longer concerned with the problems of 30-something individuals... unfortunately. Jailbait, however, is a subject of enduring interest.
Donald Fagen (Speaker): If only in our minds.
- http://www.granatino.com/sdresource/prodigy.htm
peter asks: Donald, I remember reading in an interview 10 or 12 years ago that you said you wanted to be a "dirty old man" when you grew up? Still aspiring?
Steely Dan: DF - I am proud to say I have achieved my goal.
- http://www.granatino.com/sdresource/cis.htm
― Brakhage (brakhage), Friday, 11 November 2005 17:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 11 November 2005 21:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― nickn (nickn), Saturday, 12 November 2005 01:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― Brakhage (brakhage), Saturday, 12 November 2005 01:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Baaderonixx, born again in Xixax (baaderonixx), Thursday, 9 February 2006 11:35 (eighteen years ago) link
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― having fun with stockholm cindy on stage (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 9 February 2006 15:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― Baaderonixx, born again in Xixax (baaderonixx), Thursday, 9 February 2006 16:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― having fun with stockholm cindy on stage (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 9 February 2006 16:53 (eighteen years ago) link
-- Brakhage (cognitivebia...), November 11th, 2005.
Ho snap! I just got it!
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Thursday, 9 February 2006 17:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― Baaderonixx, born again in Xixax (baaderonixx), Thursday, 9 February 2006 20:18 (eighteen years ago) link
Katy Lied
― Cameron Octigan (Cameron Octigan), Thursday, 9 February 2006 20:51 (eighteen years ago) link
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― having fun with stockholm cindy on stage (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 9 February 2006 21:27 (eighteen years ago) link
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― Baaderonixx, born again in Xixax (baaderonixx), Thursday, 9 February 2006 22:18 (eighteen years ago) link
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― having fun with stockholm cindy on stage (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 9 February 2006 22:20 (eighteen years ago) link
― having fun with stockholm cindy on stage (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 9 February 2006 22:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― having fun with stockholm cindy on stage (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 9 February 2006 22:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― team jaxon (jaxon), Thursday, 9 February 2006 22:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― Baaderonixx, born again in Xixax (baaderonixx), Thursday, 9 February 2006 22:38 (eighteen years ago) link
possibly you
― cool app (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Thursday, 13 November 2008 16:46 (fifteen years ago) link
i just caught "the limey" on cable and i realized peter fonda in that movie is the classic steely dan archetype
― 'RAPPERS I WOULD NEVER DREAM OF PUNCHING IN THE FACE?' (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 13 November 2008 16:51 (fifteen years ago) link
'Who makes the traffic interesting' gives rise to certain speculation BONARZ― Brakhage (brakhage), Friday, November 11, 2005 8:47 PM (3 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
sorry
― the kid is crying because did sharks died? (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 04:24 (fourteen years ago) link
watchin' this on the youtubez
― jaymc, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 04:43 (fourteen years ago) link