Steely Dan/song meaning

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Expert: Mike McGibney - 10/13/2004


Question
is "peg" really about actress peg entwistle who jumped off the hollywood sign in the 30's? thanks

Answer
Hey ichi


That's a theory I havent heard, and I've heard a few. Sounds really interesting - but as far as I know Peg has never been open to deep interpretation, and is a fairly straight up track. Great tune - one of my favourites. I'll look into the Peg Entwistle idea though!


Kind regards



Mike

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I can answer questions about individual members of the band or their vast array of session musicians, or about ANY song, even the extremely rare/unpublished. I can help with musical aspects such as chords/instruments used or with style of playing or about the history behind the band and in particular, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the bands writers/arrangers.

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I am a huge Steely Dan fan, and have my own website on them. I also have a Steely Dan tribute band, and saw the real Steely Dan play at Wembley in 2000. I play all their music on bass and piano, and specialise in hard to get songs, mostly on mp3 format.

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