Song Meanings and Facts

Song Meanings and Facts

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Josie

Steely Dan

“Josie” by Steely Dan

The Steely Dan gang was quite young, i.e. in their late twenties, when this song (“Josie”) came out. And they use the occasion to celebrate the subject, that being the titular Josie. It has been suggested, by one notable...

Time In A Bottle

Jim Croce

“Time In A Bottle” by Jim Croce

The lyrics of “Time In A Bottle” are very poetic and open-ended really. It is said that Croce wrote them upon discovering his wife, whom he had already been with for five years, was for...