Lyrics to "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" by STEELY DAN: 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 / [Chorus:] / Rikki don't lose that number / You don't … artist: "Steely Dan", Now he has to figure out if he's gay and who he can talk to about it. Decades later learning they were so gay long ago. 4 in the U.S. in September 1985. Nameplayground.com counted people named Rikki at some point and there were more than 4000 of them. Learn the full song lyrics at MetroLyrics. Send it off in a letter to yourself. Don’t have an account? 'Rikki Don't Lose That Number' was off Pretzel Logic, and appears to be a favourite of Steely Dan fans. Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. Rikki from Santa Ana, Ca It's the only song I have ever seen or heard that uses my name, "Rikki". Correct spelling of the name is Rikki and it is the female verision of the name so I believe you are mistaken when you make the assumption that it is about a same sex relationship due to the name. Back in the 70's, when a friend asked me if I wanted to smoke a joint, he would say, "Hey, wanna smoke a number?" Song meanings ©2003-2020 lyricinterpretations.com, I Still Believe (Performed Live On A Holly Dolly Christmas TV Special). Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. I hear royalties in a good recording contract can go on forever. You don't wanna call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Rikki don't lose that number. Rikki don't lose that number You don't wanna call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Rikki don't lose that number It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home. You've got four girls and/or guys right there, who think the song was all about them. The B-side, "We Said Hello Goodbye" was released as a bonus track on the CD for No Jacket Required.In Australia, the single was released with the title "(Billy) Don't Lose My Number". I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run. It was released in 1974. It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home. adunit_id: 100001411, Thank you, Rikki! (function() { Steely Dan's Rikki don't lose that number-Steely Dan + Lyrics music video in high definition. Long ago. The single was not released in the UK, though it peaked at No. You tell yourself you're not my kind But you don't even know your mind And you could have a change of heart Rikki don't lose that number I read somewhere that this was about Rick Derringer who played on many middle period Dan albums. You might use it if you feel better, When you get home. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Rikki Don't Lose That Number that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started … I hope it has a more positive meaning than all of those I just read! In July 1979, while hitchhiking near Stafford, Arizona, I met an old man by the side of the road who tried to convince me that the "Rikki" of this song was Richard Nixon. The notion that the "number" Rikki shouldn't lose is a joint is also suggested by the next line, "Mail it in a letter to yourself", which was, supposedly (I wouldn't know) a way to get pot from Point A to Point B -- mail it general delivery to yourself, and go get it at the post office where you're going. Explain your version of song meaning, find more of Steely Dan lyrics. /* TFP - lyricinterpretations */ He knows your name." Rikki don't lose that number; It's the only one you own. RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER - Steely Dan [RUN] e|-----| B|-----3-----| G|-----1-2---1-2---| D|---1-----2-| A|-2-----| E|-----| [Verse 1] E D A It was the most successful single of the group's career, peaking at number 4 on … Does it *really* matter what the intention was, or just *who* inspired the lyrics? I have a friend in town, he's heard your name. I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run. My name is Ricki, I am a girl, well I was a younger girl, I 1974 and thought it was my song, even though I didn't know Steely Dan, but it was supposed to be about a friend of theirs, a girl from Bard college.. I was heavy metal/pop/grunge/punk. Rikki don't lose that number You don't wanna call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Rikki don't lose that number It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home I have a friend in town, he's heard your name We can go out driving on Slow Hand Row We could stay inside and play games, I don't know Important: The song above is NOT stored on the Chordie server.The original song is hosted at www.guitaretab.com.Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. This would be relevant in the secret society of gays at the time. The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years [Compilation], Steely Dan – Rikki Don't Lose That Number. "You might use if you get better, when you get home" rip co-founder, we will miss you. Thanks for playing, and er ah *paying*! I heard it was about while in college, he was balling a professor's wife, her name was Rikkie, I am a gay man who was in high school when the song came out in the 70's and I absolutely thought the lyrics were about a gay man coming to terms with himself. Rikki don't lose that number; You don't wanna call nobody else. I am so glad that someone else had my feelings for this song, having grown up on Long Island in the seventies and not being sure of my own sexuality, this errie melody and mysterious message only made my imagine that they must be talking about some first time experience that involved fear and longing, desire and trepidation, anyway it resonated through me at the time for that and still does. Original lyrics of Rikki Don't Lose That Number song by Steely Dan. Rikki Ducornet(female) was a NY writer and artist who Donald Fagen met while they were both students at Barth college in NY. (Lead break) You tell yourself you're not my kind But you don't even know your mind. So I thought it was about weed too. Long ago, men i knew were fans of Steely Dan. Like all the gays did. Rikki don't lose that number. Whether that was the meaning or the inspiration or not, it spoke to me in a way that no other pop song of that era did, so hats off to Steely Dan for helping many young gay men in an era of oppression whether they intended to or knew they were doing so or not. I never really cared for soft rock/jazz. Rikki don't lose that number. Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. Answer: "0.00%" and nameplayground has the remark "exclusively a girl's name". "I have a friend in town. About Rikki Don't Lose That Number "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" is a single released in 1974 by rock/jazz rock group Steely Dan and the opening track of their third album Pretzel Logic. "You're not my kind" for Rikki? Like don’t lose that vibration “number” of when you feel good/happy/wild/yourself. div_id: "cf_async_" + Math.floor((Math.random() * 999999999)) Rikki as a smoke misdirect for Ricky. document.write('');var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== 'undefined')c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement("script"),s=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];r.async=!0;r.src="//srv.clickfuse.com/showads/showad.js";r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if("loaded"==r.readyState||"complete"==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; Rikki Don't Lose That Number by Steely Dan - Karaoke Lyrics on Smule. Non-lyrical content copyright 1999-2020 SongMeanings, Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display, Rikki Don't Lose That Number song meanings. var opts = { Watch the video for Rikki Don't Lose That Number (live) by Steely Dan for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. ‘You might feel better when you come home’ Come home to your signature vibration. If there was anything greater than platinum classic, I would award it to Steely Dan. Still do not understand the Dan. "Donald Fagen" is openly gay.... listen to it again word for word he used to like this guy a lot that wasn't gay so he tries to convince him he might like it!! Personally, when the song debuted, I just figured it was for *anyone* named Riki or Rickie or Ricky or Rikki. F*ck what Wikipedia says I have seen many mistakes on there but Fagen does not and never did like women ... sorry! song: "Rikki Don't Lose That Number", Are they still alive? How many are males? }; Rikki, don't lose that number You don't wanna call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Rikki, don't lose that number It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home I have a friend in town, he's heard your name We can go out driving on Slow Hand Row We could stay inside and play games, I don't know Rikki, don't lose that number You don't wanna call nobody else Send it off in a letter to yourself Rikki, don't lose that number It's the only one you own You might use it if you feel better When you get home I have a friend in town, he's heard your name Just to clear up a generation's worth of rumors about the lyrics of "Rikki Don't Lose That … We hear you're leaving, that's okay. Lyrics to "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" by NEAL MORSE: We hear you're leaving, that's okay / I thought our little wild time had just begun / I guess you kinda scared yourself, you turned and ran / But if you have a change of heart / Rikki, don't lose that number / You don't … They met at a college party(she was married at the time) and Rikki was worried that she was becoming attracted to Donald and decided to leave before things went too far, but not before Donald gave her his phone #.This explains most but not all the lyrics. They met at a college party(she was married at the time) and Rikki was worried that she was becoming attracted to Donald and decided to leave before things went too far, but not before Donald gave her his phone #.This explains most but not all the lyrics. RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER. Rikki don't lose that number. Instead of being down/ jaded/limited. Steel Dan (Donald Fagen) performs Rikki Don't Lose That Number at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on July 14, 2018. But if you have a change of heart. Watch the video for Rikki Don't Lose That Number from Steely Dan's A Decade Of Steely Dan for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. That came straight from Walter Becker's ex-wife with whom I worked. 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. Great song whatever its meaning. Misheard Lyrics-> Song-> R-> Rikki Don't Lose That Number. Send it off in a letter to yourself. You don't want to call nobody else. This song is about a guy that just had his first gay experience and it scared him. I have an idea the name might have originally started as an affectionate name for Erica/Erika. Lyrics to Rikki Don't Lose That Number by Victor Feldman from the 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best of Steely Dan album - including … "Don't Lose My Number" is a song by Phil Collins from his third solo album No Jacket Required. I doubt it. I thought our little wild time had just begun. Rikki Don't Lose That Number We hear you're leaving, that's okay. And you could have a change of heart. I thought our little wild time had just begun. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. And for the record I have a daughter in law named Rikki so it is not as unheard of as many people may think, it is just more a regional name. Comment and share your favourite lyrics. Isn't that why popular songs are made popular, because they appeal to to a *very* broad range of inspired-and-album-buying listeners??? })(); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Rikki Ducornet(female) was a NY writer and artist who Donald Fagen met while they were both students at Barth college in NY. It’s super easy, we promise! FYI I happen to know for a fact that the "number" in Rikki Don't Lose that Number" is a joint. I also thought it could mean smoking cannabis. All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. “It’s the only one you got” ... your signature vibration! I remember something about them writing a song and before protecting it with a copywrite, the idea was used by someone else, thus the verse "send it off in a letter to yourself"...dont open it and the postmark date would be a way to prove your case. … Watch official video, print or download text in PDF. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only. 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