Favorite/Best Steely Dan Tune:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

[Birthmark]

1. The Royal Scam.

[CanuckAmok]

2. They're all great, but "Peg" is 3:58 of pop perfection.

Even with the annoying Michael MacDonald on backup vocals.

[dweller]

3. Any Major Dude

I never seen you looking so bad my funky one
You tell me that your superfine mind has come undone

Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you my friend
Any minor world that breaks apart falls together again
When the demon is at your door
In the morning it won't be there no more
Any major dude will tell you

Have you ever seen a squonk's tears? Well, look at mine
The people on the street have all seen better times

I can tell you all I know, the where to go, the what to do
You can try to run but you can't hide from what's inside of you

dp

[carpetbagger]

17. ...will tell you.

Then there's Doctor Wu and Pretzel Logic.

Those are my three favorites, none of 'em on this damn poll

That's it, I'm going to the Free Republic.

[Yogi]

4. Reeling in the Years

has got to be my favorite. Takes me back to high school.:puke:

[MrScorpio]

5. Black Cow

[CanuckAmok]

6. "I saw you at Rudi's, you were very high...YOU WERE HIGH!..."

That's what I love about Steely Dan; every song is about people going too far.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

7. It was a crying disgrace...

They saw your face.

[Bossy Monkey]

8. Fine job; here's mine from 2 weeks ago

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=778384
and the nominations thread I ran before it:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=777703

Edit: My reply is still "Any World (That I'm Welcome To)," my autobiography.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

10. Wow, wasn't aware of these threads. Kindred Steely Dan Souls

[priller]

9. Kid Charlemagne

I don't know if it's their best, but I always liked the guitar solo at the end.

[devilgrrl]

11. Babylon Sisters....

shake it!

[CanuckAmok]

12. Hatian Divorce, Only a Fool Would Say That, Aja...

So many, and all great.

[gkdmaths]

23. oh! my dad would love you!

i grew up listening to steely dan and totally dig don; dad listened to it non stop (when i was a kid, i'm 31 now). i picked up the appreciation and have to agree (as does he, im sure) that aja is simply one of the best! you have great steely taste!

:thumbsup:

[peekaloo]

31. second 'Haitian Divorce'

my picks change daily

[mac56]

13. "Here At The Western World"

"Bodhisattva"
"My Old School"
"Only A Fool Would Say That"
"Midnight Cruiser"
"Dirty Work"

[tigereye]

16. good picks - I love Bodhisattva

East St. Louis Toodeloo? (sp)

There aren't too many bad ones

[HydroAddict]

14. FM

...no static at all.

[loftycity]

15. Bodhisattva...and Do it Again

[Martin Eden]

19. Bodhisattva rocks!

And Do It Again is my 2nd choice!

[MrSlayer]

18. The Cuervo Gold, The Fine Columbian, Make tonight a wonderful thing.

Hey Nineteen.

[CanuckAmok]

20. "You don't remember the Queen of Soul?!"

[mitchum]

21. "Hey 19" for its devastating lyrics (some of the best ever written)

"Reeling in the Years" for Elliot Randall's crazed genius solo

[MercutioATC]

27. "Hey, nineteen" and "FM" are my favorites.

[elfwitch]

29. mine too...

n/t

[A HERETIC I AM]

22. I had the honor of being at the first concert they played in 19 years.....

at the Palace of Auburn hills, (Where the Detroit Pistons play, north of Detroit, south of Pontiac) ohhhh,,,,when was it? '92 or so?

35,000 40 year olds singing "My Old School"

Glorious.

Becker and Fagan are two musical geniuses.

Vote for their best song?
well, My old School, of course!
naaah...all of them.....i like them all, but i think the definitive Dan tune has GOT to be
"Chain Lightning"

[HamstersFromHell]

25. I was lucky enough to see them when that tour stopped in Nashville.

best.concert.ever

Can't pick a single favorite song, but I am partial to all of the album "Aja".

Fagen's "The Nightfly" was great as well...I still get "New Frontier" running through my head on occasion.

[GregW]

24. Your Gold Teeth

"Even Cathy Berberian knows, there's one roulade she can't sing ..."

[PurityOfEssence]

26. Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More, Show Business Kids

Pretzel Logic, Everything You Did, Fire In The Hole, Monkey In Your Soul, With A Gun...

so many...

Reeling In The Years...

best American band ever.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

28. I rise when the sun goes down, cover every game in town...

A world of my own. I'll make it my home sweet home...

[BigBigBear]

30. Deacon Blues or Dr Wu.

Any World That I'm Welcome To, Don't Take Me Alive, Third World Man.

[grannylib]

32. Too hard to choose...I like your selections and those mentioned by

others as well...great band!