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Steely Dan's lyrics contain subtle and encoded references, unusual (and sometimes original) slang expressions, a wide variety of "word games". The obscure and sometimes teasing lyrics have given rise to considerable efforts by fans to explain the "inner meaning" of certain songs.
[2] [3] The editors of Goldmine describe the refrain as beginning "with encouraging lyrics from one friend to another in a time of need, 'Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you my friend, any minor world that breaks apart falls together again.'" [4] Steely Dan biographer Brian Sweet describes this theme as one of "madness and ...
The album was Steely Dan's last to be made and released while the group was still an active touring band, as well as the final album to feature the band's full quintet-lineup of Becker, Fagen, Denny Dias, Jim Hodder, and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (who subsequently left to join the Doobie Brothers), though it also features significant contributions ...
In common with other Steely Dan albums, The Royal Scam is littered with cryptic allusions to people and events, both real and fictional. In a BBC interview in 2000, songwriters Walter Becker and Donald Fagen revealed that "Kid Charlemagne" is loosely based on Owsley Stanley, the notorious drug "chef" who was famous for manufacturing hallucinogenic compounds, and that "The Caves of Altamira" is ...
The compilation was the first release of the remastered versions of Steely Dan's albums until the remastered studio albums were issued in 1998. The first pressing features " Rikki Don't Lose That Number " using the single edit of the song.
on YouTube " My Old School " is a song by American rock band Steely Dan . It was released in October 1973, as the second single from their album Countdown to Ecstasy , and reached number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 .
Two Against Nature is the eighth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan.Their first studio album in 20 years, it was recorded from 1997 to 1999 [1] and released on February 29, 2000, by Giant Records.
Katy Lied is the fourth studio album by American rock band Steely Dan, released in March 1975, by ABC Records; reissues have since been released by MCA Records due to ABC's acquisition by the former in 1979.