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Thread started 10/18/18 11:40am

RodeoSchro

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

This is a song about a child molestor. A pervert. Yikes! Not the usual subject for a song, right?

But the reason for this thread is the demo of the song. I just heard it for the first time. It is COMPLETELY different from the released version. Musically, it sounds like the kind of demo Prince would have done back in the day.

Here is the demo, recorded in 1971:




And here is the version released on "Katy Lied" in 1975:

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Reply #1 posted 10/18/18 1:42pm

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Steely Dan songs are never what you expect them to be... lol

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #2 posted 10/18/18 3:59pm

luvsexy4all

their lyrics r so clever

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Reply #3 posted 10/21/18 9:35am

MotorBootyAffa
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The song was also used in movie theatre promos in the late 70s as well. The line, "Everyone's Gone To The Movieeeees.." line, and then the voiceover.

I'm sure they had no idea the real premise of the song.

Katie Kinisky: "So What Are The Latest Dances, Nell?"
Nell Carter: "Anything The Black Folks did Last Year"
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