Belated RIP Walter Becker

[F4Gary]

One of the founders of Steely Dan.
One of my all time favorite bands.

 

[RunRonnieRun]

Top 5 Steely Dan songs?

Pretzel Logic
Bodhisattva (especially the live version from Santa Monica with Jerome Aniton's intro)
Black Friday
Bad Sneakers
Doctor Wu

 

[MIKE_G]

The Fez
My Old School
Peg
Green Earings
Josie

 

[seminoleed]

Do It Again
Aja

 

[RTM58]

RRR rec....
https://youtu.be/D-6Axpqeuik


Steely Dan: 10 Essential Songs
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/f...tial-songs-w500955/my-old-school-1973-w500957

 

[Nolomite]

All the songs listed are great...my favorites are Bad Sneakers and Showbiz Kids

 

[Funk#49]

Too many great songs to pick one or two. I will say one of my favorite intros to any song is Larry Carlton on "Don't take me alive". Man I love his tone on that. Saw them live once. Great, great music.

 

[billanole]

" ...and they wondered in from the city of St. John without a dime. See the glory, see the glory, of the Royal Scam!"

 

[Seminolejon78]

Your Gold Teeth
The Boston Rag
Night by Night
Through with Buzz

 

[cmanole]

This one hit close to home. Steely Dan is my dude...

 

[Nolomite]

This one hit close to home. Steely Dan is my dude...

That figures, C-Man

"Steely Dan" is a reference to William S. Burroughs' 1959 novel Naked Lunch, a book I'll admit to reading but not actually understanding. In Naked Lunch, "Steely Dan III from Yokohama" is a steam-powered dildo, which is not really something that comes to mind when listening to "Reelin' In The Years."



http://www.musictimes.com/articles/...-literature-steely-dan-the-doors-and-more.htm