Speaker 1: Today's topic Stilly Dad. Hello, everyone, slide on into your
Speaker 1: favorite recliners and let's groop to that smooth stilly Dan vibe.
Speaker 1: I'm talking about their classic tune Hey nineteen. They had
Speaker 1: that am sound on a lazy afternoon. You turn it
Speaker 1: on and you can hear that smooth, jazzy guitar riff.
Speaker 1: It's like the sun breaking through the clouds. Walter Becker
Speaker 1: and Donald Fagin, they knew how to create those lush arrangements,
Speaker 1: blending rock, jazz and pop into a delicious sonic tree.
Speaker 1: Hey nineteen has got that laid back groove, easy on
Speaker 1: the ears, with lyrics that spin a tale in youthful exhibitance.
Speaker 1: It was in those days before life got a little
Speaker 1: too serious. It pulls you in, makes you remember those
Speaker 1: golden moments of youth and brings all that sweet jazz
Speaker 1: influence to the forefront. And let's not forget about that
Speaker 1: irresistible chorus. When they sing Hey nineteen, it's like a
Speaker 1: magnet for your ears, inviting you to reminisce and relax.
Speaker 1: You can almost picture yourself lounging at a backyard barbecue,
Speaker 1: sipping on something cool while belaid back harmonies float the Air.
Speaker 1: Hey nineteen is a song by Stilly Dan from their
Speaker 1: nineteen eighty album Dal Show. The lyrics are about a
Speaker 1: man in his early thirties contemplating a romantic encounter with
Speaker 1: a nineteen year old with whom he has nothing in common.
Speaker 1: Hey nineteen peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot
Speaker 1: one hundred chart in early nineteen eighty one, number eleven
Speaker 1: on the Adult Contemporary chart, and number sixty eight on
Speaker 1: the R and B Singles Chart. With a chart run
Speaker 1: of nineteen weeks, Hey nineteen is tied with Peg and
Speaker 1: Ricky Don't lose that number for being there the longest
Speaker 1: running chart hit. I'm Gael Nobles and You're listening to
Speaker 1: the pod am Show on the cat Bear, a show
Speaker 1: about AM radio memories of music.