best steely dan moment of all time

For drums, the title track rules over this album. Really a beautifully written and performed piece of music overall and Steve Gadd just nails it home. The beat he goes into at the very end may be the best Steely Dan moment of all time.

― Moodles, Tuesday, September 1, 2009 4:10 AM (29 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

there is no way the best steely dan moment of all time is on this album, imo

― iatee, Tuesday, September 1, 2009 4:11 AM (28 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

So what's the best Steely Dan moment then?

― Moodles, Tuesday, September 1, 2009 4:32 AM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

when fagen sings 'Katy lies; you can see it in her eyes.'

This might work as 100 amazing Steely Dan moments or something because mine's pretty shallow.

I like the way he pronounces "singin'" in "And the mourners are all singin'" on Do It Again.

"sangin"

guadalajara won't do now

tried to warn you, about chino and daddy g
but i can't seem to get to you through the us mail

here come those Santa Ana winds again

'Gaucho', tomorrow night. stoked.

Semi mojo
Who's this kinky so-and-so?

Papa go

the one silent second after Fagen sings:
"Aja
When all my dime dancin is through
I run to you"

before the song resumes

Double helix in the sky tonight

In "Cousin Dupree" the way he delivers the, "but what is it exactly that turns you off?" line.

Or maybe the entirety of "Deacon Blues"

-when the vocals start in only a fool would say that. so fucking effortless and laid back and catchy

when fagen sings 'Katy lies; you can see it in her eyes.'

Yes, waaaay up there for me too.

Chronological order:

1. "Unhand that gun begone
There's no one to fire upon
If he's holding it high
He's telling a lie"
("Only A Fool Would Say That")

The precise moment when the 1960s died. Gawd that "holding it high" is truly devastating.

2. "Whoa but zombie see and zombie do/He's here with me and you"
("Turn That Heartbeat Over Again")

Communes 1970s-style.

3. The bad luck chimes at the end of "Turn That Heartbeat Over Again"

4. The 2nd "I guess only women in cages can..." in "Razor Boy"

5. "Even Cathy Berberian knows there's one roulade she can't sing" ("Your Gold Teeth")

6. "In the beginning we recall that the word was hurled
Barrytown people got to be from another world"

Probably their most gorgeous moment ever. "We." Ha! Such bitches!

7. The funeral gong at the end of "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"

8. When Michael McDonald kicks in during the 2nd pre-chorus of "Bad Sneakers"

9. "Is there gas in the car? Yes there's gas in the car!" ("Kid Charlemagne")

10. That little samba-esque move after "Or maybe you would like to see the show" in "Sign in Stranger"

11. "In the night you hide from the madman you're longing to be
But it all comes out on the inside eventually" ("Here At The Western World")

12. The "Broadway duchess" boogie in "I Got The News" (Michael McDonald again! Other voices were great for this band, e.g. the too hastily discarded David Palmer)

13. The morning drive opening of "FM"

14. "Somebody else's favorite song," and "as long as the mood is right" and "no static at all" ("FM")

15. The career-ending hook repeating in "Third World Man"

16. "Who has a friend named Melanie?" ("Janie Runaway")

myndbloom OTM re: "Cousin Dupree" but that entire verse is Pantheon material:

"She said maybe it's the skeevy look in your eyes
Or that your mind has turned to applesauce
The dreary architecture of your soul
I said - but what is it exactly turns you off?"

and that love's not a game for three

kjb's 6. is probably my #2

the cuervo gold, the fine columbian
make tonight a wonderful thing

a) the first snare crack as "Babylon Sisters" cruises forward

"It's your favourite foreign movie"

"use your knack, darlin'/take one step back, darlin'"

i like when the guitar solo comes back in at the end of "my old school"

The accumulation of wistful harmonies and smooth guitar licks that fall upon the subject of "Third World Man" as the song closes, like dirt on a fresh grave.

The guitar on My Old School and Black Friday. Was it the same guy? Ass-kicking

the delivery of the first line of "Rose Darling: exuberant, hopeful, confident, and hopelessly desperate

xp to bill: Jeff "Skunk" Baxter played guitar on "My Old School", but not on the Katy Lied album at all.

the delivery of the first line of "Rose Darling: exuberant, hopeful, confident, and hopelessly desperate

absolute top-5 SD moment for sure

xp to bill: Jeff "Skunk" Baxter played guitar on "My Old School", but not on the Katy Lied album at all.

― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, September 1, 2009 11:26 AM (25 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Thanks. Anybody know who tore it up on Black Friday? Liner notes are not helpful. That song is killer.

The singing on "Aja" on the line "Chinese music under banyan trees"; more precisely, on the word "Chinese"; more precisely yet, on the first syllable of "Chinese": its languorous ache says what cannot be said in words.

the synths on king of the world

wiki says that Becker took the solo on "Black Friday"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_Lied

Thanks. Fine work by Becker there.

Speaking of King of the World, i would vote for that song as a whole as one of their greatest moments.

TOTALLY. incredible song.

so Derringer only took lead on "Chain Lightning" huh? i was always under the impression he was all over this thing.

I wanted to watch that bit of video again where Becker and Fagen compare a bunch of competing "Peg" guitar solos, but it doesn't seem to be on youtube anymore. ;_;

Never mind, found it!

Becker-Fagen finally ordered the losers' execution, I read.

the guitars in "king of the world"

The clavinet break on "Night By Night"...

haha I like how they seem sorta disgusted at the rejected picks, when they're all pretty good guitar solors

xp

"there are no marigolds in the promised land/
there's a hole in the ground where they used to grow/
any man left on the rio grande/
he's the king of the world as far as i know"

Sax solo and the lead back into the third verse on 'Doctor Wu'.

so many great moments mentioned on this thead, but wanted add how Fagan lets a funny little bit of Bob Dylan style phrasing into the end of the last verse of "barrytown"

Its nothing you can do about
It was there where you came out
Its a special lack of graaaace
I can see it in YOUR faaaaace

The clavinet break on "Night By Night"...

― sonnyboy, Tuesday, September 1, 2009 12:33 PM (24 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

YES

I've been meaning to do a thread like this for a year, but it was gonna be more explicitly about instrumental performances than lyrics/vocals per se

i like the weird little space bongos that are very faint right at the beginning of "rikki don't lose that number"

the drums fading out on everyone's gone to the movies

For years, prior to heading out with a group of friends for an evening of fun and mischievousness, one person in the crew would call out 'Is there gas in the car?' - and we'd all respond 'Yes, there's gas in the car!' from Kid Charlamagne - that song still evokes some good memories ...

and every word we sang i knew was true....

with lots of moneeeyyyy in the bank

Only a foo-oo-oo-oo-ool

I like that whooshing synth pad that comes in underneath the chorus on Gaucho.

when fagen sings 'Katy lies; you can see it in her eyes.'

― iatee, Monday, August 31, 2009 11:44 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Definitely one of my favorites!

Michael McDonald's high note on "Peg"

My favorite is a little further into Dr. Wu, when "Has she finally got to you" is added to the chorus.

Michael McDonald on the chorus of "Rose Darling" -- this sweet burr between the speakers.

"You know that the coming is so close at hand; you feel all right."

So outrageous.

Denny Dias' electric sitar solo in "Do It Again" is a killer moment. It is one of those rare solos that gets stuck in my head.

"so outrageous" - as perfect as any of these

"we could stay inside and play games, I don't know"

Bozelka #9 probably right. Also love the tiny vocal "look out" thrown into "Bodhisattva" right after repeating the title eight times and right before the final solo which then turns into heavy metal apocalypse -- it's like HERE IT COMES BITCHES.

"no static at all" ("FM")

x2

'Gaucho' was great tonight. Weirdly, most enthusiastic response might have been for "Third World Man", and not just as anticipation of the close of the album -- people were wildly cheering every solo, and deservedly so. I have to say, after two nights now this Keith Carlock kid is pretty amazing. He's pretty nimble at credibly replicating all the various styles from the original LPs, the Gadd fills, the "Purdie shuffle", etc. great stuff

anyway, tonight I'm feeling:

CALIFORNIA, crumbles into the sea

'Royal Scam' on Thursday...

"But we know you're smoking wherever you are." - "Daddy Don't Live in That NYC No More"

and the closing harmony repeat of the title in "Turn That Heartbeat Over Again"

and Fagen's angry repeat of "and they wandered in from the City of St. John, without a DIME" in "The Royal Scam."

"we could stay inside and play games, I don't know"

this.

my favorite fagen vocals are the ones where he really lets the jersey accent shine through.

CALIFORNIA, crumbles into the sea

this is my #3

M@tt ("Barrytown") and KJB ("Kid Charlemagne") both pretty much nailed it as far as lyrics/vocals go. Instrumentally, I love how Elliott Randall apparently falls behind the beat, then catches up in a hurry in the closing bars of his "Reelin'" solo.

And of course there's a few dozen more I could cite.

then catches up in a hurry in the closing bars of his "Reelin'" solo.

^if you listen to this guy's guitar work during the fadeout (you have to listen pretty carefully) its off the fucking charts

It's longer than a moment but the instrumental breakdown in "Aja" is so so so great

When I rock out Bodhisattva on Rock Band. (I'm killer at it.)

WHAT?? Bodhisattva is on Rock Band?????

"Do It Again" is on Guitar Hero, too

honestly I'd rather play just about any SD song but those 2 on one of those games, though

WHAT?? Bodhisattva is on Rock Band?????

― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, September 2, 2009 9:54 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Why not?

bodacious cowboys
such as your friend
WILL NEVER BE WELCOME HERE

also, the evil, evil riff at the beginning of "josie".

Great article here:

http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/08/27/steely-dan-live-la-royal-scam/

yeah, i really liked that. also really jealous of anyone who got to see one of the Royal Scam shows.

for those who are interested there is a fantastic concert from the rainbow theatre london in 1974, downloadable via torrent. i am only on song two, a deliciously slowed down boston rag, wow!

ooh that show has "This All Too Mobile Home," possibly my favorite non-album SD song of all time

I've never heard it! Where can I find it?

the version I have is from a Memphis show that same year, but it looks like the show Iago's talking about is pretty google-able

I really like "All those Day-Glo freaks who used to paint the face/They've joined the human race". I don't know if it's the all-time best though.

"Royal Scam" with Larry Carlton was pretty hot last night. That dude's tone is ridiculous, and it was nice to also see him step back so much and cede the spotlight to Becker (no slouch either, he) and the other guy.

xp Best moment from "Kid Charlemagne" is surely "Is there gas in the car? Is there GAS in the CAR?"

I also love the drum fill that Kanye ended up looping on "Champion," great little phrase.

Oh, also, Keith Carlock, the Dan's drummer of choice lately, is such a monster he doesn't look like he's showing off even when he's actively showing off. Just nuts.

i m such a novice and can't believe i figured out how to do this torrent thingy. anyway, i recommend downloading this free application called vuze, then separately searching in google "steely dan rainbow 1974 torrent download". then figure out how to open that torrent in vuze which i dont know how i did it, but it worked..miraculous! it's very much better than "calling from rikki" or whatever that uc irvine show is, which is the only other 1974 bootleg i've ever heard. be warned, the first few songs cut right out right before the ends, but oh baby, it is worth it! good luck

also, i love when royce jones sings any major dude on both those 1974 shows--brings tears to my eyes. now i am listening to this great extended piano cocktail lounge intro to pretzel logic from the london show, whoa it is beautiful (you can hear them all cracking up in the backgroun)

I'd go for the wonderful chord sequences and vocal harmonies in the chorus of "Babylon Sisters"

man, that version of "boston rag" on the '74 show really is killer! the solos almost have an epic neil young thing going on! (just wish they went on LONGER)

thanks for the heads-up!

the guitar solo in the studio "Boston Rag" definitely deserves a mention on this thread, btw. probably one of my top 5 SD solos.

I sing along to it

or scat or whatever

when I'm in my car tho

Yeah, I was taking "moment" pretty literally but if we can count a whole solo then the "Boston Rag" solo is up there for me.

I was taking "moment" medievally, when it meant 1.5 minutes, and I'm pretty sure the solo lasts less than 90 seconds.

yeah, it's a little under a minute

The horns on "My Old School."

Populist, I know, but it always gets me:

After all the things we've done and seen, you find another man
The things you think are useless, I can't understand

Agents of the law
Luckless pedestrians . . .

The Royal Scam, as performed in Chicago, was truly resplendent.

And while it might not be my favorite SD moment of all time, the fact that they had a background singer approach a turntable and drop the needle on a record just before launching into Kid Charlemagne and again between sides of the Royal Scam was an admirable maneuver . . .

man, that version of "boston rag" on the '74 show really is killer! the solos almost have an epic neil young thing going on! (just wish they went on LONGER)

thanks for the heads-up!

― picture me lolin' (Alan N), Friday, September 4, 2009 6:13 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark

You're welcome!

maybe not the dan's best moment of ALL TIME but I love this:

Driving like a fool out to Hackensack
Drinking his dinner from a paper sack

yeah that's a goodie

great imagery. plus, it's really funny.

The horn section outro to Sign in Stranger.
Or Turn That Heartbeat Over Again...every second of it.

The moment when Rick Marotta switches from his hi-hat to his ride cymbal in the last set of choruses on "Peg." Just when you thought that song couldn't possibly get tighter or more exuberant, it does.

Multitracked Fagens mocking the title character in "Third World Man"'s last forty seconds, each perfectly played guitar and synth lick coming down like dirt on the guy's grave.

you know i'm through with buzz,yes i'm through with buzz ,all right , oh yeah,ah hahh!!
works every time!!

the outro to 'king of the world'

The accumulation of wistful harmonies and smooth guitar licks that fall upon the subject of "Third World Man" as the song closes, like dirt on a fresh grave.

― post-contrarian meta-challop 2009 (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, September 1, 2009 7:01 AM (11 months ago)

Multitracked Fagens mocking the title character in "Third World Man"'s last forty seconds, each perfectly played guitar and synth lick coming down like dirt on the guy's grave.

― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, August 22, 2010 7:26 PM (1 hour ago)

By which I mean: you are entirely right both times, Alfred.

I kind of second the Gadd drum breaks in Aja actually. Maybe those aren't actually the most Steely-Danish Steely Dan moments, but they were definitely what first got me interested in Steely Dan.

Haha – I should read the entire thread.

Which '74 show are you guys talking about - the Rainbow or the Record Plant?

I would probably say the end of Third World Man where the guitars sound like fresh dirt falling on a grave.

I love that part in "Third World Man" that sounds like a gravedigger tossing dirt on a fresh grave.

I'm partial to the 'and I almost got there' transition and the massive sax solo over the crazy arrangements of West of Hollywood

Unless befuddled by trying to speedread all the above responses, seems no one hit on my own :

I stepped up on the platform
The man gave me the news
He said, "You must be joking son,
Where did you get those shoes?"

Accent on "did"

harmonies on "Dirty Work"

Which '74 show are you guys talking about - the Rainbow or the Record Plant?

― calstars, Monday, August 23, 2010 2:09 PM

Rainbow Theatre

I was out of mind and you
were on the phone

I also submit the way Fagen sings:

I cried when I wrote this song
Sue me if I play too long

That's myyyyy claim to fame!

the double snare hit in the middle of the 2nd verse of barrytown

"Yes, there's gas in the carrrrrrrr" gets me every time!!! That and Michael McDonald's genetically enhanced harmonies on "Peg".

the whole guitar solo in "your gold teeth II"

California. Tumbles into the sea. Followed by crazy tight horn fill.

The bar of 5 in "Dirty Work" before the chorus

I'm partial to the 'and I almost got there' transition and the massive sax solo over the crazy arrangements of West of Hollywood

otm

XD

http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/04/15/steely-dan-confirm-north-american-fall-tour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svUI0GS0H48

5:27-6:04

So many, but for me it's the shift from "Rikki"'s weird opening into the Horace Silver part. I count that as one of the greatest moments of the decade. Not to over-dramatize--actually, I'm about to over-dramatize--but I wrote somewhere that that's where the '70s really begin. What I meant was that I honestly can't think of any antecedent in a pop song for that moment; it comes out of nowhere.

chorous of gaucho might be my second favorite

after that, probably the verse of royal scam -- the guitar lick and that brief groove under the vocal part

oh shit and the solo on royal scam too

don't mean to emphasize later dan songs so much but i'd also suggest the entire groove of "jack of speed" which seems to sum up their appeal in one song, both smooth and ominous,

and the horns just turn the whole thing out

The death tango at the start of the instrumental break in "The Boston Rag."

"A mix of elegance and function", followed by a guitar lick that is a mix of elegance and function. Starting think 2vN is their most underrated.

"I guess only women in cages..."

California. Tumbles into the sea. Followed by crazy tight horn fill.

― 29 facepalms, Monday, April 15, 2013 5:56 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^^^this is up there

"Come to old blue eyes tell me/ who do you love"

Always loved the hi-hat thing Purdie does right before the 1st solo in "Green Earrings"

it's a really warm night and there's a breeze coming in my window from the hills and i'm haunted by

I crawl like a viper
Through these suburban streets
Make love to these women
Languid and bittersweet

from 'deacon blues'

Sure he's a jolly roger
Until he answers for his crime
Yes I'll match him whim for whim now

otm

i remember the 35 sweet goodbyes

buncha my favorite lyrics itt rn

Brad, let's meet for a drink and discuss Gaucho.

done

drink kirschwasser from a shell imo

szechuan DUMPLINGS! at Mr. Chow's, Brad?

but i can't seem to get to you through the US mail

technicolor motorhome

the cuervo gold.
the fine colombian.

it's a really warm night and there's a breeze coming in my window from the hills and i'm haunted by

I crawl like a viper
Through these suburban streets
Make love to these women
Languid and bittersweet

from 'deacon blues'

― christmas candy bar (al leong), Sunday, May 12, 2013 2:05 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

These lyrics often go through my head as I cruise around westchester for milfs

is there gas is the caaaaar?
yes there's gas in the caaaaar!

and that love's not a game, for three

lol the "gas in the caaaar" is a running joke with me and a friend for being a particularly terrible lyric

wait what

and that love's not a game, for three

― 乒乓, Sunday, May 12, 2013 9:27 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

was just going to post the whole bit:

Well I should know by now that it's just a spasm
Like a Sunday in TJ
That it's cheap but it's not free
That I'm not what I used to be
And that love's not a game for three

these lyrics often go through my head when I shop at Trader Joe's

CARLIFORNIA

TUMBLES IN TO THE SEA

BADABADADADADADADUNNADABADUNNA

THAT'LL BE THE DAY I GO BACK TO ANNANDALE

illegal fuuuuun/under the suuuuuun boys

I NEVER SEEN YOU LOOKIN SO BAD MY FUNKY ONE

It was a cryyyyyin disgrace

Tell all your buddies that It ain't no drag (bring it back bring it back now)

lol the "gas in the caaaar" is a running joke with me and a friend for being a particularly terrible lyric

lol @ you and your friend for being wrong

i read a story somewhere about becker telling a cab driver he was in the band, and the driver saying that he thought that was the stupidest lyric he'd ever heard :D

lol awesome

maybe cab drivers in the late '70s had to deal with a lot of jokers asking "is there gas in the car"?

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsutx5JDe31qzol4do1_500.png

lol the "gas in the caaaar" is a running joke with me and a friend for being a particularly terrible lyric

not only is this line delivered perfectly but the way it's phrased makes it feel like the most paranoid question possible; tremendous lyric

i talked about "jack of speed" being the quintessential dan song musically but i'd like to also suggest that this

He's gone — he walks through the old routines
But he's gone — guaranteed

is the saddest lyric

the gas in the car line always struck me as being so beautifully urgent

I think it works on a story level I just don't like the way it's musically wedged into the song

love that "gas in the caaaar" bit like crazy.

anyway:

I'll be ready when my feet touch ground
Wherever I come down
And if the folks will have me
Then they'll have me

red beans and rice for a qwaatah

the deal with the "gas in the car" line is contextual. kid charlemagne's act is hot in the first verse and very together in the second, and then it collapses, and he's reduced to thinking about whether he's got enough fuel to get the hell out of town before the bust goes down. he's also not convinced that the situation's as urgent as it is - "'is there gas in the car?' '[Christ,]yes there's gas in the car/[you dumb shit,]I think the people down the hall know who you are'"

I hope Walter uses that line in the coming season of Breaking Bad.

'gas in the car' is hilarious for all the right reasons, this whole part

Clean this mess up else we'll all end up in jail
Those test tubes and the scale
Just get them all out of here
Is there gas in the car
Yes, there's gas in the car
I think the people down the hall
Know who you are

is like the last day of henry hill's freedom in 'goodfellas' in song, super paranoid and jittery.

That makes me wish that Breaking Bad was about LSD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx8egFhG8oE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fImhcehsQGU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8GwEX7nn6o

Everything Must Go is soooo good.

I've mentioned it before, but I wish I had access to the Tax Cab Confessions promo that came with it.

Any idea who the CNN anchor in the first fagen interview is (beginning of video)? ROWR

it's a really warm night and there's a breeze coming in my window from the hills and i'm haunted by

I crawl like a viper
Through these suburban streets
Make love to these women
Languid and bittersweet

from 'deacon blues'

― christmas candy bar (al leong), Sunday, May 12, 2013 1:05 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

that and also on a warm summer night i hear:

"Here comes those Santa Ana winds agaaaaaain" from Babylon Sisters but i don't even really know what Santa Ana winds are, some cali thing i bet

but they seem like sad winds or something

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Ana_winds#Santa_Ana_winds_in_popular_culture

they bring wildfires

posting this just to annoy aero

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjF8ZP3NIcU

wind makes me irrationally nervous, even thinking about it

babylon sisters is the ultimate sleazy malibu fuckpad tune

Speaking of sleazy fuckpad tunes, I always loved:
We could stay inside and play games, I don't know

the way he delivers that "I don't know" -- captures this certain kind of bullshitty fake shyness/innocence that a dude would put on while trying to coax a young woman into something sexually beyond her boundaries (I always thought a threesome, possibly MMF)

YES.

he doesn't pronounce the "t" -- the words slide together

I think some have also suggested the rikki is a guy (would fit with "you tell yourself you're not my kind") -- I can't really agree or disagree with that reading, but I heard it as a woman

captures this certain kind of bullshitty fake shyness/innocence that a dude would put on while trying to coax a young woman into something sexually beyond her boundaries

oddly what I've read of this song implies it's actually about an OLDER woman

wife of the dean at Bard or something iirc...?

they bring wildfires

four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier) wrote this at 2013-05-13 20:20:53.476

Desert allergens, mostly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikki_Don't_Lose_That_Number

Hmm, this story makes it sound much more innocent than my version. Unconfirmed, however.

and for the coup de graaaaaace

xp to bill: Jeff "Skunk" Baxter played guitar on "My Old School", but not on the Katy Lied album at all.

― kingkongvsgodzilla, Tuesday, September 1, 2009 8:26 AM (3 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

first guitar I bought was the epiphone Jeff Baxter model in the 8th grade bc the guitar in this song oh man

and for the coup de graaaaaace

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, May 31, 2013 11:04 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I think you mean "coupe-uh de graaaaace"

i mean yeah was having trouble articulating that exactly

also they got the STEELY. DAN. T. SHIRT.

i am overdue for some steely dan karaoke

I'd love to do Steely Dan karaoke. I've done Deacon Blues before, which is a good one except in the overlong instrumental break where I just stood around looking like a dumbass.

the dan is my karaoke specialty

oh i was also thinking about when michael mcdonald comes in on the second repetition of the bridge of "bad sneakers"

yes i'm (GOING INSANE)
you know i'm LAUGHING AT THE FROZEN RAAAIIIIN

and yeah I also look like a dumbass during the instrumental break on that, also during the guitar solo on Reelin' In The Years (once I was nailing it until I made the mistake of "singing" the guitar solo and kind of lost the crowd)

i always sing guitar solos.

I detect the el supremo

The key to the instrumental section is to have a tumbler of scotch on hand to sip discreetly while the saxophone wails

Scanned thread, can't believe nobody mentioned the snare hit and sustained bent note that bring us into "Hey Nineteen." What a tremendous moment of anticipation.

i think i did deacon blues when i did karaoke with j0rdan and deej

j0rdan did usher - climax iirc

i cant remember what deej did but he was butthurt that no one liked it :(

just had a flashback to when i was younger and didn't get that Hey Nineteen was a goof on the speaker more than on the 19-year-old

"MISTAH STEELY DAN AND WHATEVER!!"

I'd love to do Gaucho in karaoke, but it's doubtful many bars would have that one.

yeah

YEAH

NO STATIC AT ALL

Bwa Bwada Bwa Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaa

i think i did deacon blues when i did karaoke with j0rdan and deej

j0rdan did usher - climax iirc

i cant remember what deej did but he was butthurt that no one liked it :(

― ʎqןıs (gr8080), Friday, May 31, 2013 5:49 PM (57 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

haha karaoke vmic

i wish "my old school" was in more karaoke libraries

fagen tried to warn ohio state about gee in that song, but they wouldn't hear it

actually, i think that nite was the only time i found someone who had "my old school"

i remember getting ppl to sing along to the chorus, and jamming to the guitar solo on this toy guitar the karaoke emcee had

toy guitar just out of frame

The harmonics in the solo must've sounded awesome on that thing

"toy guitar" just out of frame

toy_guiter

fwiw I have heard the Rikki story referenced upthread from Rikki D herself--as I recall, in her telling Fagan admitted it--and as my own minor contribution to weigh the scales on the side of plausibility I will add that Rikki Ducornet is what you might call a stone fox.....

I cannot BELIEVE Fagen's written a memoir! (Eminent Hipsters, due in October) So psyched for this, what a great writer--anyone ever read the movie reviews he wrote for Entertainment Weekly under a pseudonym?

yeah, rikki ducornet is foine in a laura nyro kinda way.

If John goes and writes another book
With words that just won't quit
Why must I forge through it?
Let Geoooooooooooooooooorge do it.

"Jo would you love to scrapple, she'll never say no....(no!)"

nuthin' like a Snapple after a good scrapple, I always say