Steely Dan-Rikki Don't Lose That Number

"We hear you're leaving, that's OK/I thought our little wild time had just begun/I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run/But if you have a change of heart..."Information from the article "Back to Annandale" on EW.com:"One such unrequited crush might have been a professor's young wife named Rikki Ducornet, whose first name will be familiar to Steely Dan fans. Fagen won't admit it — he's always been extremely reluctant to explain his songs — but it's easy to imagine that Ducornet was the inspiration for one of his band's most famous tunes, ''Rikki Don't Lose That Number.'' ''I remember we had a great conversation and he did suggest I call him, which never happened,'' says Ducornet, now a well-regarded novelist and artist. ''But I know he thought I was cute. And I was cute,'' she laughs. ''I was very tempted to call him, but I thought it might be a bit risky. I was very enchanted with him and with the music. It was so evident from the get-go that he was wildly talented. Being a young faculty wife and, I believe, pregnant at the time, I behaved myself, let's say. Years later, I walked into a record store and heard his voice and thought, 'That's Fagen. And that's my name!''' (the article is 5 pages long - contains great information on DF's college experience)

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: Melegorm

Length: 04:10
Rating: 4.86
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Tags: Becker  Dan  Donald  Fagen  Steely  Walter  

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