Steely Dan - "Everyone's Gone to the Movies"

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Say something interesting about this.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 12:58 (twenty-three years ago)

Vibraphone classes up pretty much any rock song.

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 13:15 (twenty-three years ago)

not many songs about sickos who prey upon kids sound this pleasant.

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 13:38 (twenty-three years ago)

For some reason, I find this song difficult to sing.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 14:20 (twenty-three years ago)

"Everyone's Gone to the Movies" vs "Everyone's Gone to the Moon"

― dave q, Tuesday, 5 August 2003 14:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Everyone's Gone to the Movies" vs "Everyone's Gone to the Moon":

Donald Fagen: sings about pedophilia
Jonathan King: lives it

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 14:43 (twenty-three years ago)

the way the sax does the echoey thing it does right before the chorus MAKES the song

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 15:08 (twenty-three years ago)

What's the "bobbing for apples" part about?

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 20:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Pedophilia? Isn't the person being spoken to like 17 years old? "Soon you will be 18..."?

Do you tink this person is a boy or a girl?

― amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 20:43 (twenty-three years ago)

(I guess I was wondering more about the "I know you're used to sixteen or more/Sorry we only have eight" part.)

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 21:01 (twenty-three years ago)

"I know you're used to sixteen or more/Sorry we only have eight"

It refers to film reels. The porno movie Mr LaPaige is going to show the little boy is not very hi-tech.

― Evan (Evan), Tuesday, 5 August 2003 21:38 (twenty-three years ago)

So you think it's a boy then?

I like how wholesome this song sounds.

― amateurist (amateurist), Wednesday, 6 August 2003 04:36 (twenty-three years ago)

I think it's the *size* of the film: eight millimeters, 16, etc. 8 obv being cheapie 70s home projector-style.

― Sean (Sean), Wednesday, 6 August 2003 06:03 (twenty-three years ago)

That's what I meant.

― Evan (Evan), Wednesday, 6 August 2003 09:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Listening to this again this morning, it's just incredible this song came out when it did. It's really fucking creepy. And the way the chorus by itself would suggest it's about two kids just snuggling up...frightening.

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, 6 August 2003 18:57 (twenty-three years ago)

ten years pass...

http://www.criterion.com/explore/205-donald-fagen-s-top-10

― A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 26 September 2013 21:00 (thirteen years ago)

Fellini #1! Okay...

Anybody see 'em on tour lately? How were they?

― curmudgeon, Thursday, 26 September 2013 21:16 (thirteen years ago)

it's gonna be like $200+ for tickets here in nyc so no

― 乒乓, Thursday, 26 September 2013 21:17 (thirteen years ago)

I once suggested this as the title of a piece I wrote about pop music in movies; the editor went with my second choice, "Freeze Frame," instead.

― clemenza, Thursday, 26 September 2013 21:24 (thirteen years ago)

Where's Peter Wolf's CC Top 10?

― A Made Man In The Mellow Mafia (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 26 September 2013 21:30 (thirteen years ago)

I really wanted to go see them do Gaucho but the reasonably-priced tickets went fast, and now everything is like $200+ as said above

― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Thursday, 26 September 2013 21:48 (thirteen years ago)

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