What determines the meaning of a song? Is it always the lyrics? How do your feelings about a song change over time as your relationship to the words change? And what do you do when there aren’t any lyrics at all? This episode is about words and music, or just music. And it’s also about Steely Dan. To listen to all the songs discussed in this podcast, follow the official playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2mm77r5SvEeQ6eOlq5AHCy?si=W9RbpIvCS5qx0kHhB7eXBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices