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"Kid Charlemagne" is a song by the rock group Steely Dan, which was released as a single from their 1976 album The Royal Scam as its opening track and reached number 82 in the Billboard charts. It is a fusion of a funk rhythm and jazz harmonies with rock and roll instrumentals and lyrical style.
- "Green Earrings"
- June 1976
- 4:38 (album version), 3:56 (single version)
Kid Charlemagne Lyrics: While the music played you worked by candlelight / Those San Francisco nights / You were the best in town / Just by chance you crossed the diamond with the pearl / You...
Oct 18, 2022 · The real story behind Steely Dan's Kid Charlemagne has to do with an underground icon who was behind much of the LSD that shaped the '60s counterculture.
- Wendy Mead
Dec 15, 2023 · But why did Steely Dan refer to this Stanley-inspired character as “Kid Charlemagne?” Comparing Stanley to the European emperor from the 800s gets across the scale of his dominance in his...
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