http://georgetownradio.com/footnotes-musical-luddites?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=footnotes-musical-luddites Georgetown University Radio Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:17:38 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://georgetownradio.com/footnotes-musical-luddites#comment-10004 Martin Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:00:45 +0000 http://georgetownradio.com/?p=4770#comment-10004 I loved the whole Nightfly album. I wouldn't classify Fagen's lyrics as optimism per se. Much of the album is a reflection on his childhood in the '50's as you noted. In IGY the tone is one of nostalgia and irony, I think. The optimism of that time with its vision for a utopian future is portrayed as sweetly naive. I loved the whole Nightfly album.
I wouldn’t classify Fagen’s lyrics as optimism per se. Much of the album is a reflection on his childhood in the ’50′s as you noted. In IGY the tone is one of nostalgia and irony, I think. The optimism of that time with its vision for a utopian future is portrayed as sweetly naive.

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