rikki don't lose that number lyrics meaning

I digress the song was ridiculing another band. He also talked about Chase the Dragon being a smack song. Steely Dan's Rikki don't lose that number-Steely Dan + Lyrics music video in high definition. I think that the interview was in Musician; Listener and Player mag. Ricky don't lose that number It's the only one you'll want You might use it if you feel better When you get home (Home home, when you get home) I can tell you all I know The where to go, the what to do And you can try to run but you can't hide From what's inside of you You tell yourself you're not my kind But you don't even know your mind And you could have a change of heart Ricky don't lose that number A look at some very similar covers. Isn't that one way of copyrighting a written work - to mail it to yourself by registered mail and then leaving it unopened as evidence of the date of authorship? Now it would have to be "send it off in an e-mail to yourself." ― gaz (gaz), Monday, 24 November 2003 04:01 (seventeen years ago) link, ― gaz (gaz), Monday, 24 November 2003 04:05 (seventeen years ago) link, ― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Monday, 24 November 2003 04:10 (seventeen years ago) link, ― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 24 November 2003 04:24 (seventeen years ago) link, ― hstencil, Monday, 24 November 2003 04:26 (seventeen years ago) link, ― Al (sitcom), Monday, 24 November 2003 04:35 (seventeen years ago) link. No I mean before the piano kicks in there's this dull, faint marimba thing. could make sense in other contexts, but it fits this one well. We hear you're leaving, that's OK I thought our little wild time had just begun I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run But if you have a change of heart. Instead of being down/ jaded/limited. Who said that? T (President Keyes), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 20:35 (ten years ago) link. It was the most successful single of the group's career, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in … I remember hearing something about it being on sole ol' gay shit, but I'm not picking up on it. the house that Rikki lived in is still there on Annandale Road. You don't wanna call nobody else. I didn't say that "Rikki" is in the least "fluffy", just that it's not about drugs or anything grimier than a slightly creepy ex, and that it doesn't have to be to claim its place as a top shelf SD lyric. Fagan seems like the type of guy who would totally bullshit an interviewer. Now, how a father fits into the lyric is for better SD interpreters than I. Drastic measures! You don't wanna call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Rikki don't lose that number. ― Mormons come out of the sky and they stand there (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 00:49 (ten years ago) link. (He still is, as far as I know, I just don't buy any more. I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run. ― Olde Executioner 8hundo (Eazy), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 21:03 (ten years ago) link, ― incarcerated moonfaces (how's life), Thursday, 23 August 2018 12:51 (two years ago) link, ― droit au butt (Euler), Thursday, 23 August 2018 12:56 (two years ago) link, ― mark s, Thursday, 23 August 2018 13:26 (two years ago) link, ― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 23 August 2018 13:38 (two years ago) link. The line about playing games sounds to me as if he is trying to make it all sound innocuous, like "hey we could just play Scrabble, you know..." Not to be manipulative, but to actually try and convince HIMSELF, as well as her, that the relationship is innocent. yeah i don't get the speculation at all. My favorite fictional mongoose. The key dynamic being: A-symmetrical relationships with sexual undertones. John Mahoney sings part of this song in the movie, Steely Dan used elements of jazz in pop songs, More songs with girls' names in the title, More songs with marimbas or other mallet instruments. However, she has the thing he most wants, her sex. ― Green Manalishi (Viceroy), Wednesday, 15 September 2010 00:26 (ten years ago) link, ― Green Manalishi (Viceroy), Wednesday, September 15, 2010 12:26 AM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark. ), Yeah, I always assumed was about a guy who was only just beginning to come out of the closet in his mind...though now I'm sort of amazed that I just. ― roger adultery, Monday, 24 November 2003 03:39 (seventeen years ago) link, ― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 24 November 2003 03:46 (seventeen years ago) link, ― Rockist Scientist, Monday, 24 November 2003 03:48 (seventeen years ago) link, We hear you're leaving, that's OKI thought our little wild time had just begunI guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and runBut if you have a change of heart, CHORUS:Rikki don't lose that numberYou don't wanna call nobody elseSend it off in a letter to yourselfRikki don't lose that numberIt's the only one you ownYou might use it if you feel betterWhen you get home, I have a friend in town, he's heard your nameWe can go out driving on Slow Hand RowWe could stay inside and play games, I don't knowAnd you could have a change of heart, You tell yourself you're not my kindBut you don't even know your mindAnd you could have a change of heart, ― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 24 November 2003 03:49 (seventeen years ago) link, ― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 24 November 2003 03:54 (seventeen years ago) link. http://www.bigozine7.com/MP3/SDlondon/SDlondon106.mp3, http://www.insidesocal.com/outinhollywood/ricki-lake2.jpg, http://www.bombsite.com/images85/ducornet2.jpg, http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3204, Mormons come out of the sky and they stand there (Abbbottt), kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Fruitless and Pansy Free (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Zeppelin to Howlin Wolf: "Suck It" (Bill Magill), Ride decided to give birth to a giant poop log & disguise it as a CD (jamescobo), Drastic times require what? I don't think the "poor man's copyright" method holds up in court. It never, ever occurred to me that a man would spell his name "Rikki". It didn't used to be that way though. The 'official' explanation is similar to my impression of the subject matter. ― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 24 November 2003 14:16 (seventeen years ago) link, ― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 24 November 2003 14:31 (seventeen years ago) link, ― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 24 November 2003 14:36 (seventeen years ago) link, ― amateur!st (amateurist), Monday, 24 November 2003 14:52 (seventeen years ago) link. Thier services would become academic. Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server.The original song is hosted at www.guitaretab.com.Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Especially the intro and the delivery of the "stay inside and play games" line. I always assumed Rikki was a woman. He is in a dominate position and can easily manipulate her. We hear you're leaving, that's OK. sorry, I just think, especially from that recent SD-love thread, that people (here at least) grossly overestimate the black humor element in their lyrics. "I guess you kind of scared yourself. Lyrics are usually irrelevant to my listening enjoyment. When a waitress wouldn't take him home, Jack wrote what would become one of the Eagles most enduring hits. Rikki don't lose that number It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home I have a friend in town, he's heard your name We can go out driving on Slow Hand Row We could stay inside and play games, I don't know And you could have a change of heart Rikki don't lose that number You don't want to call nobody else What, this song isn't about Rickie Lee Jones? Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. In the 1999 Destiny's Child song "Bug A Boo," they complain about a guy who bugs them on MCI, AOL, and their pagers. No court has ever recognized one. Rikki don't lose that number! I don't know And you could have a change of heart Rikki don't lose that number. RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER - Steely Dan [RUN] e|-----| B|-----3-----| G|-----1-2---1-2---| D|---1-----2-| A|-2-----| E|-----| [Verse 1] E D A Music, Film, TV and Political News Coverage. It sounds kind of quaint but mysterious. "You tell yourself you're not my kind" takes on a lot of irony. It’s the only one you got!!! Thier services would become academic. Skipping 14 messages at this point... Click here if you want to load them all. ‘You might feel better when you come home’ Come home to your signature vibration. I read a Fagen interview years ago where he said that Rikki was Eric Clapton and the "number" was Clapton's and Becker's dealer. But you don't even know your mind. why? ― Mark G, Wednesday, 15 September 2010 08:16 (ten years ago) link, ― skip, Wednesday, September 15, 2010 2:33 AM (10 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink, ― Mark G, Wednesday, September 15, 2010 8:16 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink. 10, 1981). Money talks BS walks in America baby, if you ever in front of a judge better put up or shut up. Like don’t lose that vibration “number” of when you feel good/happy/wild/yourself. And do you mean that's not a smack song? I have a friend in town, he's heard your name. We hear you're leaving, that's okay I thought our little wild time had just begun I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run But if you have a change of heart Rikki don't lose that number You don't want to call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Rikki don't lose that number It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home I have a friend in town… I'm gay and like searching for gay subtexts in pop songs but never got that from this track at all. Rock dudes be hyper-sensitive about people not losing their numbers. I feel vindicated. Money talks BS walks in America baby, if you ever in front of a judge better put up or shut up. it's there, but it's not omnipresent. I guess this is another way of saying lyrics can sometimes be irrelevant to my listening enjoyment. “It’s the only one you got” ... your signature vibration! It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home. she was, i think, the child of a professor living on the campus of the university attended by members of the band. I think the line is actually "you don't even know you're mind", which is a bit less stalkerish. Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song? ― Drastic times require what? Rikki don't lose that number; You don't wanna call nobody else. because if they did thier useless copyright lawyers would be out of a great deal of money. But if you have a change of heart. Who said that? Exactly what is it that those girls chant incessantly? (sorry, it's just a pet peeve of mine that folks like Fagan or, say, Elvis Costello, seem to get caught in this trap where their praised more for the content of their lyrics more than their skillz, to the point that if it's not vengeful spiteful bile, it's either not their best work, or it's subversively insincere), ("their praised" = "they're praised", obv, and "it's either" was meant as "it is perceived as either not..." etc.). Could be male or female. I heard this song on the radio last night and liked it. Wasn't that guy who used to host Headbanger's Ball on MTV named Rikki Rachman? I'm starting to really love Skunk Baxter's guitar playing. T (President Keyes), lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre). Not that that is a bad thing. Go to your CD collection and get out, Speaking on the subject of playing their hit songs in concert, Donald Fagen told. Rikki don't lose that number; It's the only one you own. 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