Steely Dan: Haitian Divorce | Song-Factsheet

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Song «Haitian Divorce» von Steely Dan.

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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1976 05 (Album), 1976 11 (Single)
Label: ABC Records ABCD 931, ABC Records ABCL 5161
Songwriter Walter Becker & Donald Fagen
Produktion: Gary Katz
Genre: Rock - Corporate-Rock - Jazzrock

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Haiti war und ist bekannt für sehr liberale Scheidungsgesetze. Verheiratete können sich innerhalb kürzester Zeit, oft schon 12 Tage nach Einreichung des Scheidungsantrags, ohne Zustimmung des Ehepartners scheiden lassen – auch für Nicht-Haitianer. Das erklärt, worum es im Song geht.

Personen und Querverweise

Steely Dan
Walter Becker
Donald Fagen
Gary Katz

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Babs and Clean Willie were in love they said So in love the preacher's face turned red Soon everybody knew the thing was dead He shouts, she bites, they wrangle through the night, yeah She go crazy Got to make a getaway, Papa say [Chorus] Oh, no hesitation No tears and no hearts breakin' No remorse Oh, congratulations This is your Haitian divorce [Verse 2] She takes the taxi to the good hotel Bon marché as far as she can tell She drinks the zombie from the cocoa shell She feels alright, she get it on tonight, yeah Mister driver Take me where the music play, Papa say [Chorus] Oh, no hesitation No tears and no hearts breakin' No remorse Oh, congratulations This is your Haitian divorce [Bridge] At the Grotto In the greasy chair Sits the Charlie with the lotion and the kinky hair When she smiled, she said it all The band was hot so They danced the famous Merengue Now we dolly back Now we fade to black [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] Tearful reunion in the U.S.A. Day by day those memories fade away Some babies grow in a peculiar way It changed, it grew, and everybody knew, yeah Semi-mojo Who's this kinky so-and-so? Papa go [Chorus] Oh, no hesitation No tears and no hearts breakin' No remorse Oh, congratulations This is your Haitian divorce [Instrumental Outro]