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Steely Dan Black Friday Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 9/10 [2 votes]Album: Katy Lied / Original Release Date: 1975-03Genre: RockSong Duration: 3 min 41 sec
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- Black Friday Lyrics / with translationsWhen black Friday comes, I'll stand down by the door
And catch the gray men when they dive from the fourteenth floor
When black Friday comes, I'll collect everything I'm owed
And before my friends find out I'll be on the road
When black Friday falls you know it's got to be
Don't let it fall on me
When black Friday comes, I'll fly down to Muswellbrook
Gonna strike all the big red words from my little black book
I'm gonna do just what I please gonna wear no socks and shoes
With nothing to do but feed all the kangaroos
When black Friday comes I'll be on that hill
You know I will
When black Friday comes, I'm gonna dig myself a hole
Gonna lay down in it 'til I satisfy my soul
Gonna let the world pass by me, the Archbishop's gonna sanctify me
And if he don't come across I'm gonna let it roll
When black Friday comes, I'm gonna stake my claim
I'll guess I'll change my name
And catch the gray men when they dive from the fourteenth floor
When black Friday comes, I'll collect everything I'm owed
And before my friends find out I'll be on the road
When black Friday falls you know it's got to be
Don't let it fall on me
When black Friday comes, I'll fly down to Muswellbrook
Gonna strike all the big red words from my little black book
I'm gonna do just what I please gonna wear no socks and shoes
When black Friday comes I'll be on that hill
You know I will
When black Friday comes, I'm gonna dig myself a hole
Gonna lay down in it 'til I satisfy my soul
Gonna let the world pass by me, the Archbishop's gonna sanctify me
And if he don't come across I'm gonna let it roll
When black Friday comes, I'm gonna stake my claim
I'll guess I'll change my name
Facts about Black Friday
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Black Friday is written by Donald Jay Fagen, Walter Carl Becker.
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It is first released on March 01, 1975 as part of Steely Dan's album "Katy Lied" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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When we try to interpret the meaning, Steely Dan's 'Black Friday' to be a nightmare of a civilization forgoing its proper order by using 'Black Friday' as a metaphor for such calamity. The main character is going for an escape route, leaving the whole society with its bad rules and finding personal peace in the middle of the uproar. Black Friday lyrics spotlight the themes of empowerment, freedom, adventure, reflection, and solitude. Also, the song implies the necessity of escaping from society's demands, rebellion against the conformed ways, and the process of self-discovery through the means of solitude. The song's lyrics visualize some disturbing qualities like 'catching the gray men when they dive from the fourteenth floor' and one may consider them unsuitable for younger ones, while on the other hand, they point to the themes of escapism and unconventional behavior which might be considered as being uneasy for the young audiences. Furthermore, the striking of 'all the big red words from my little black book' might be taken as implying actions that are not appropriate for all ages, unless accompanied by clarification.
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Black Friday falls under the genre Rock.
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Black Friday song length is 3 minutes and 41 seconds.
Who wrote Black Friday lyrics?
Black Friday is written by Donald Jay Fagen, Walter Carl Becker.
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When was Black Friday released?
It is first released on March 01, 1975 as part of Steely Dan's album "Katy Lied" which includes 10 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Black Friday lyrics?
When we try to interpret the meaning, Steely Dan's 'Black Friday' to be a nightmare of a civilization forgoing its proper order by using 'Black Friday' as a metaphor for such calamity. The main character is going for an escape route, leaving the whole society with its bad rules and finding personal peace in the middle of the uproar. Black Friday lyrics spotlight the themes of empowerment, freedom, adventure, reflection, and solitude. Also, the song implies the necessity of escaping from society's demands, rebellion against the conformed ways, and the process of self-discovery through the means of solitude. The song's lyrics visualize some disturbing qualities like 'catching the gray men when they dive from the fourteenth floor' and one may consider them unsuitable for younger ones, while on the other hand, they point to the themes of escapism and unconventional behavior which might be considered as being uneasy for the young audiences. Furthermore, the striking of 'all the big red words from my little black book' might be taken as implying actions that are not appropriate for all ages, unless accompanied by clarification.
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Which genre is Black Friday?
Black Friday falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Black Friday?
Black Friday song length is 3 minutes and 41 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Donald Jay Fagen, Walter Carl BeckerRecord Label(s): 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc
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