The Boston Rag
Steely Dan * Track #3 On Countdown to Ecstasy
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The Boston Rag by Steely Dan
Release Date
Performed by
Steely DanProduced by
Gary KatzWrited by
Donald Fagen & Walter BeckerAbout
According to Stylus Magazine:
One the most opaque songs Becker and Fagen ever wrote, “The Boston Rag” refers not to a song or a newspaper, but to the old days, when the narrator’s gang of college buddies used to have fun (“back in 1965”), when his old flame was “Lady Bayside,” and their mutual frie...
The Boston Rag Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Any news was good news
And the feelin' was bad at home
I was out of my mind and you were on the phone
Lonnie was the kingpin
Back in nineteen sixty-five
I was singing this song when Lonnie came alive
[Chorus]
Bring back the Boston rag
Tell all your buddies that it ain't no drag
Bring back the Boston rag
[Verse 2]
You were Lady Bayside
There was nothing that I could do
So I pointed my car down Seventh Avenue
Lonnie swept the playroom
And he swallowed up all he found
It was forty-eight hours till Lonnie came around
[Chorus]
Bring back the Boston rag
Tell all your buddies that it ain't no drag
(You gotta bring it on home)
Bring back the Boston rag
[Instrumental Break]
[Outro]
Bring back the Boston rag
Tell all your buddies that it ain't no drag
Bring back the Boston rag
Tell all your buddies that it ain't no drag
(You gotta bring it on home)
Bring back the Boston rag
Tell all your buddies that it ain't no drag
(Bring it back, bring it back now)
Bring back the Boston rag
Tell all your buddies that it ain't no drag
(Been so long)
Bring back the Boston rag
The Boston Rag Q&A
Who wrote The Boston Rag's ?
The Boston Rag was written by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker.
Who produced The Boston Rag's ?
The Boston Rag was produced by Gary Katz.
When did Steely Dan release The Boston Rag?
Steely Dan released The Boston Rag on Sun Jul 01 1973.