Steely Dan kicks ass

[Eikon]

That is all. Man, how I miss the days of when real music was made. Any fellow fans out there?

[In_The_Wind]

1. Steely Dan is awesome!

Dirty Work ~

Times are hard
You’re afraid to pay the fee
So you find yourself somebody
Who can do the job for free
When you need a bit of lovin’
Cause your man is out of town
That’s the time you get me runnin’
And you know I’ll be around


I’m a fool to do your dirty work
Oh yeah
I don’t wanna do your dirty work
No more
I’m a fool to do your dirty work
Oh yeah

Light the candle
Put the lock upon the door
You have sent the maid home early
Like a thousand times before
Like the castle in it’s corner
In a medieval game
I foresee terrible trouble
And I stay here just the same

[Floogeldy]

2. They were great.

Very sophisticated. I'm not sure "kick ass" is the proper description, though.

I mean, MC5 kicked ass. :)

[Eikon]

3. OK, maybe kick ass isn't the best term for jazzy stuff.

I just put Dirty Work on, what a classic. Reminds me of Lindsey Buckingham's 'Trouble' for some reason...

Here's another fav

NIGHT BY NIGHT

It's a beggars life, said the Queen of Spain
But don't tell it to a poor man
'Cause he's got to kill for every thrill
The best he can
Everywhere around me
I see jealousy and mayhem
Because no men have all their peace of mind
To carry them

Well I don't really care
If it's wrong or if it's right
But until my ship comes in
I'll live night by night

When the joker tried to tell me
I could cut it in this rube town
When he tried to hang that sign on me
I said Take it down
When the dawn patrol got to tell you twice
They're gonna do it with a shotgun
Yes, I'm cashing in this ten-cent life
For another one

Well I ain't got the heart
To lose another fight
So until my ship comes in
I'll live night by night

Well I don't really care
If it's wrong or if it's right
But until my ship comes in
I'll live night by night

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

4. Here!

Love love love love Steely Dan.

[Eikon]

5. Unrelated fact

Reno 911 has had two Steely Dan references to date. Once where Clemey gets a "Steed" tattoo changed to Steely Dan. And also where she tries to become a Steely Dan groupie, or "Babylon Sister", after huffing hair spray. That show is pretty funny.

They also had a Rush reference in the same episode. Dangle offers to play some Rush after his Crystal Meth song is over. Rush is another of my favorite bands.

Anyone know any other Steely Dan references in TV/movies?

[SeattleGirl]

6. I love Steely Dan!

:headbang:

[EstimatedProphet]

7. Absolutely they do!

BABYLON SISTERS

Drive west on Sunset
To the sea
Turn that jungle music down
Just until we're out of town
This is no one night stand
It's a real occasion
Close your eyes and you'll be there
It's everything they say
The end of a perfect day
Distant lights from across the bay

Babylon sisters shake it
Babylon sisters shake it
So fine so young
Tell me I'm the only one

Here come those Santa Ana winds again

We'll jog with show folk on the sand
Drink kirschwasser from a shell
San Francisco show and tell
Well I should know by now
That it's just a spasm
Like a Sunday in T.J.
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

Babylon sisters shake it
Babylon sisters shake it
So fine so young
Tell me I'm the only one

My friends say no don't go
For that cotton candy
Son you're playing with fire
The kid will live and learn
As he watches his bridges burn
From the point of no return

Babylon sisters shake it
Babylon sisters shake it
So fine so young
Tell me I'm the only one

[EstimatedProphet]

8. And another one-the freepers wet dream

I.G.Y.

Standing tough under stars and stripes
We can tell
This dream's in sight
You've got to admit it
At this point in time that it's clear
The future looks bright
On that train all graphite and glitter
Undersea by rail
Ninety minutes from New York to Paris
Well by seventy-six we'll be A.O.K.

What a beautiful world this will be
What a glorious time to be free

Get your ticket to that wheel in space
While there's time
The fix is in
You'll be a witness to that game of chance in the sky
You know we've got to win
Here at home we'll play in the city
Powered by the sun
Perfect weather for a streamlined world
There'll be spandex jackets one for everyone

What a beautiful world this will be
What a glorious time to be free

On that train all graphite and glitter
Undersea by rail
Ninety minutes from New York to Paris
(More leisure time for artists everywhere)
A just machine to make big decisions
Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision
We'll be clean when their work is done
We'll be eternally free yes and eternally young

What a beautiful world this will be
What a glorious time to be free

[Queen Jane]

9. steely dan steely dan steely dan! :D

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 turned it on the world
That's when you turned the world around
Did you feel like Jesus
Did you realize
That you were a champion in their eyes

On the hill the stuff was laced with kerosene
But yours was kitchen clean
Everyone stopped to stare at your technicolor motor home
Every A-Frame had your number on the wall
You must have had it all
You'd go to L.A. on a dare
And you'd go it alone
Could you live forever
Could you see the day
Could you feel your whole world fall apart and fade away

Get along, get along Kid Charlemagne
Get along Kid Charlemagne

Now your patrons have all left you in the red
Your low rent friends are dead
This life can be very strange
All those dayglow freaks who used to paint the face
They've joined the human race
Some things will never change
Son you were mistaken
You are obsolete
Look at all the white men on the street

Get along, get along Kid Charlemagne
Get along Kid Charlemagne

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

Careful what you carry
'Cause the man is wise
You are still an outlaw in their eyes


Get along, get along Kid Charlemagne
Get along Kid Charlemagne

[JVS]

10. the dan rocks!

[jobycom]

11. Not me, I hated them. I listened to some Dan again recently to see if I

was wrong, and still hate them. Something about their lyrics seems banal and pop, to me. And I hate the vocals. The music at times is good--almost jazz. But even so, I never warmed to it.

But hey, that's me. My tastes are shallow and strange. I hate Rush, too.

[yellowdogintexas]

12. my very best road music !!!!!

Love the Dan