I just want to say that it is a thrill to see younger people enjoying the music that I grew up listening to. I was in my teens when this song was a hit, and I've now reached retirement age and I'm enjoying remembering the truly good times I had back then with this kind of music to listen to. I didn't know it was good times back then, because I was 15 years old, and you know how difficult being that age could be. Thank you for what you do and keep on doing it!

@williamgreco3046

Жыл бұрын

You've been reported

@rk41gator

Жыл бұрын

@@williamgreco3046 ? More Russian/Chinese bots trying to get our info?

@danwilliams5867

Жыл бұрын

Loved Steely Dan, and Emerson Lake and Palmer. Such a depth into all of their music

@johnsmith-ub7vr

10 ай бұрын

They are listening to it because today's music is rubbish.

@bobthebear1246

5 ай бұрын

And you *Can't Buy A Thrill!!!!* 😁

"You have sent the maid home early..." is the most yacht-rock line ever.

@bobthebear1246

5 ай бұрын

Stuff it in yer britches.

This band is perfection. Never a mistake. You will hear elements of rock, blues and jazz in their song. Lots of brass. I love that! And great lyrics.

If you’re a Steely Dan fan like me you probably can’t think of a bad song from them.

@shirleyjones9460

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. 👍

@ingeborgsvensson4896

Жыл бұрын

True.

@trudieristich795

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree I love them and I saw them in concert and it was great and the funny part is I just heard this song yesterday and thought loud be great if they played this and then it was on tonight please play some pretzel logic

@xmathmanx

Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty you're a bot at this point

@RazorsEdge1810

Жыл бұрын

Not one bad song in their entire catalog!

No one has a bigger catalog then Steely Dan

I grew up in the 70s and Steely Dan was one of my favorite bands. They have so many good songs that you could do 3 a day for a week and not have a bad song. You have Peg, Hey Nineteen, Aja, Deacon Blues, Do it Again, Josie, Reeling in The Years, Ricky Don’t loose That Number and so many more. I think Donald Fagen is a musical genius and Jeff “Skunk” Baxter was one of the greatest guitarist of all time.

@aleatharhea

Жыл бұрын

They've done "Do It Again". They'd have to do "Do It Again" again. Seriously though, I agree with your choices 100%. I also added Bodhisattva in a different comment. I'd love them to react to "Hey Nineteen" next, if only for the Aretha Franklin reference, now that they know her a little bit.

@DFWTexan42

Жыл бұрын

Donald Fagens 1st solo album "The Nightfly" is a gem, not one bad cut. That said, "Green Flower Street" and "New Frontier" are my currant favs.

Try “My Old School”. Steely Dan is another iconic group from the 70s

@tanisdevelopment

Жыл бұрын

They've already done it. They just forgot.

"Riki Don't Lose That Number" is my favorite Steely Dan song, I know you'll love it. 🤔🥴✌️👍

"Don't take me alive" - has one of the tastiest guitar intros - Larry Carlton's influence is all over that era of Steely Dan,

Jay & Amber, you'll LOVE their "Aja", "Deacon Blues" and "Josie"!!!!!

@murraytown4

Жыл бұрын

And Peg

@Sportsref13

Жыл бұрын

I always enjoyed "Time out of Mind"

@shirleybuffington6420

Жыл бұрын

Yes Deacon Blue is a great song .

@stevejette2329

Жыл бұрын

sur - Oh YA !! Steely Dan is SO good stuff !! Thanks J & A !!

@TahoeNevada

Жыл бұрын

They just need to do a stream listening to the whole album of Aja!

SD is 🔥. So many more classics for you to dive into: Peg, Time Out of Mind, Josie, Kid Charlemagne, Aja, Black Cow, Deacon Blues, FM (No Static At All) and too many more to list. You could do one SD a week and go for months.

You can’t go wrong with ANY Steely Dan song. Walter & Donald were the ultimate musical geeks!

In case you haven't heard them yet, I think "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" and "Peg" were possibly their biggest hits -- and easily two of their greatest songs. Steely Dan has so many great tunes it's unfair really. And like with this one, while their music dazzles you their lyrics make you do a double take.

@danthomas3808

Жыл бұрын

Just an FYI: Riki was one of Fagans college proffesor's pregnat wife that he had the hots for. He sliped her his phone # at a party and she never called him. So he wrote her a song.

@ecclesrice9789

Жыл бұрын

Growing up in the 70's the music was the best

@richstrobel

Жыл бұрын

Do it Again has to be one of their most recognizable songs too.

@2869may

Жыл бұрын

@@danthomas3808 He was ready to do that "Dirty Work".... lol

@ednicholson7839

Жыл бұрын

@@richstrobel For sure but looks like they heard it already, along with "Reelin in the Years" and "My Old School"

Steely Dan is so good! So many great songs/hits. Black Cow is one of my favs!

Steely Dan's catalog is HUGE - and every single cut is a rocker! In their early period, "Brooklyn" is a rare, subtle, mellow track that is a charmer.

@shirleyjones9460

Жыл бұрын

Brooklyn is my most favorite of Steely Dan! 💯 the lyrics are so good!

@johnbrowne3950

Жыл бұрын

Very underrated. Great piano background.

"Bodhisattva" is a classic song of theirs that remains incredibly unique nearly 50 years later. "Peg" was a big hit in 1978. They also did instrumental rendition of Duke Ellington's "East St. Louis Toodle-oo"

@bradbiemesderfer36

Жыл бұрын

listen to "Bodhisattva" live! kzread.info/dash/bejne/mayDqY-kl8nco5s.html

@bradbiemesderfer36

Жыл бұрын

" If it's good to ya, it's gotta be good for ya!"

Steely Dan is among the gods of Rock n' Roll and definitely one of my all-time favorite Rock/Jazz/R & B bands!!! I request that you react to "Black Cow."

@suegreene7841

Жыл бұрын

That’s got my vote as well!

Crazy you've only done 3 Dan songs. Most reactors fall far into the rabbit hole, so deep, so good

I really like this song, but my favorite era of Steely Dan is the late 1970s. I highly recommend checking out “Kid Charlemagne”. It has one of the best guitar solos ever done on record and has a funky jazz vibe. Steely Dan’s album “Aja” is classic. And I used to not be a fan of their music years ago. I thought it was pretentious crap, but oh how I was wrong. So wrong. Give “Aja” a listen. The title track is amazing.

@jollyrodgers7272

Жыл бұрын

Dang right it is!

@davidboivin7996

Жыл бұрын

An amazing solo it is by the great Larry Carlton.

@denverexec2000

Жыл бұрын

Let's hear it for Kid Charlemagne!

@yogibarista2818

Жыл бұрын

Aja marked a change in their sound, as Donald Fagen decided to write and produce the sort of sophisticated music he'd always wanted to but wasn't willing to risk in their earlier career. The intro to Josie is a remarkable chord progression that just shouldn't work but does, exceptionally so... and then the bass comes in, kicking it into life.

@reportedstolen3603

Жыл бұрын

Did u mix the diamond with the pearl??

The thing about Steely Dan is that the more you listen to them, the more you hear! Unbelievably perfect music!

Love Steely Dan! Please do Peg next. It slaps!

@hikerdog8562

11 ай бұрын

Yes! The guitar solo!

Between 1972 and 1980, Steely Dan released seven perfectly-produced albums. Though some are better than others, there's not one bad song. Never off-key, not one missed note. These guys were perfectionists.

You haven't even scratched the surface of Steely Dan. It gets better and better the deeper you go.

"Deacon Blues" by Steely Dan--one of their biggest hits, and a sublime song.

They nearly stood alone when it came to the "type" of music they wrote and performed - I especially like their rendition of the Duke Ellington classic "East St. Louis Toodle Ooo. Can't Buy a Thrill was a great album.

@t.j.payeur5331

Жыл бұрын

I got a job at a radio station that I ended up working at for 10 years because I included that tune on my application demo tape...

Honestly when this song came out, I just really loved the beat, the bass, the vibe, I never really paid much attention to the lyrics😂😂

Steely Dan is known for their intricate and meaningful lyrics. Like this song with the verse, "Like the castle in its corner in a medieval game". Here, they are talking about the game of Chess. If yall know anything about Chess, there is a Chess piece called a Castle or a Rook. And the Rook or Castle always starts the game in the corners of the board and has only two types of moves, vertically or horizontally. They are comparing the man in the song to this chess piece, in which he feels cornered and only has limited moves available to him. Just brilliant! And the next line: "I foresee terrible trouble, And I stay here just the same". Is just as lucent in its meaning and you can feel his pain and confliction. Just brilliant again!

@dantallman5345

Жыл бұрын

I get the feeling the lady is setting a pick with this hapless guy and he can sense the coming jolt of trouble.

One of my favorites, love the harmony and horns in “Dirty Work” ! 🎺

@kellyhoward6941

Жыл бұрын

yeah, those HORNS!!

My favorite Steely Dan song is Haitan Divorce. It has such a great feel, and it's a real story song.

So much Dan to do! Insane songwriters - Aja, Kid Charlemagne, Boddhisatva, Green Earrings - and so many more. This rabbit hole would suit you guys perfectly ✌🏻

@Tessmage_Tessera

Жыл бұрын

Pretzel Logic is another great one.

@denverexec2000

Жыл бұрын

Good choices. So many to choose from.

@gj8683

Жыл бұрын

Just to add to the list: "Your Gold Teeth," "Your Gold Teeth 2" --both great and not similar at all. Shows again their versatility. And to see that look come over Rob and Amber's faces: "Everyone's Gone to the Movies"

@row4hb

11 ай бұрын

Let’s add Caves of Altimira

Cannot go wrong with SD. They only used the best musicians, producing unrivaled sound quality. Got to see them just b4 Walter Becker passed (RIP) and they were PHENOMINAL! A few suggestions: Babylon Sisters, Hey Nineteen, and Pretzel Logic. My favorite records by this group are Gauch and Aja. Thanks for reacting.

@dixiechatty958

Жыл бұрын

I, too, saw them before Walter Becker died and it was the best concert I had seen in a long, long time. Incredibly tight. It cost a lot to see them but it was well worth it. I think Don Fagen is still touring and I imagine the band is just as tight.

Steely Dan gave me so much ‘70’s satisfaction; their work incorporated jazz elements and most tunes had brass complement. They and the Doobie Brothers were wonderful.

This is their best song for me personally. 💞

@joebloggs8636

Жыл бұрын

Same here

@sheriherrington8239

Жыл бұрын

I agree!!

Funny thing about Steely Dan is that you can hear their songs without really paying attention and be all into the music and stuff, then when you start really listening to the lyrics, you'll often be like, "Hold up. _That's_ what this song is about?" 😂 This one's a lot more straightforward, though - a lot of their lyrics need a deep dive to figure out what they're really saying. Loved the look that Amber gave when she first realized what it was about, lol.

@mitchellbaxter6314

Жыл бұрын

For the first 30 years, I didn't know just how perverted so many of their songs were, not to mention their name. LOL

@melod7670

Жыл бұрын

Well, the band is named after a dildo....so it's not too surprising.

I was born in 1960, so these songs from Steely Dan were in my teenage years. And it’s amazing how listening to this music just put you right back there again. It wasn’t the greatest time in a lot of ways but the songs were just amazing.

@JK-ld8cd

Жыл бұрын

70s definitely the best era for Music

@suegreene7841

Жыл бұрын

The songs kinda made it all ok! I had a blast in the 70s.

@scot60

Жыл бұрын

Me too!

My favorite Steely Dan song, and an absolutely slept on classic.

You guys are set to hit 2000 videos on 2/23/23! Congratulations in advance!!!

This is one of my absolute favorite songs of all time.

So many great songs from this band. "Do it Again" is my favorite.

Steely Dan is one of the deepest rabbit holes you could go down for 70's music (way bigger than Steve Miller). Very difficult to name a bad song. Thus far, you guys have pretty much focused on their earlier works. Their music evolves over the course of their discography into a more up tempo sound that I think you both would really enjoy.

@flarrfan

Жыл бұрын

I have trouble thinking of one good Steve Miller song...

This also stands out from the rest of Steely Dan's musical catalog in that it's one of only a couple of songs that aren't sung by Donald Fagen. A man named David Palmer sings lead on this one - and apparently in some of their early live appearances, Palmer sang pretty much all of the songs that Fagen sang on recordings, due to the latter having some pretty intense stage fright in those days. Palmer was really only with them for 2 years, however, and eventually quit the music business altogether to pursue a career in digital photography.

@TahoeNevada

Жыл бұрын

Chevy Chase was their original drummer, back when they were a college/garage band.

@joebloggs8636

Жыл бұрын

@@TahoeNevada you are correct!!

@hartleycwhite

Жыл бұрын

A nice song, however I believe Fagen would have sung it better. Check out the Pointer Sisters version. I always looked forward to buying a new Steely Dan record when I was young. Still one of my favourites.

@donkick2622

Жыл бұрын

@@hartleycwhite I disagree, David Palmer leaves the snarkiness out that Fagen would've added and Palmer sounds more bemused than Fagen would have.

Steely Dan is a pretty deep rabbit hole. Lots of great music and each song unique. In your listening, don't forget Donald Fagen's solo albums post-SD. The Nightfly and Kamakiriad both have some amazing music!

Guys, you've barely begun to scratch the surface of this incredible band. So many tunes for you left to discover. Some suggestions: Midnite Cruiser Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me) Kings Changing of the Guard Pearl of the Quarter The Boston Rag Any Major Dude Will Tell You Night By Night Doctor Wu Bad Sneakers Peg Deacon Blues Steely Dan is a rabbit hole that goes very deep. The level of artistry across their entire catalog is insane. An all time Top Five band for me.

Good one!!!! You can never go wrong with Steely Dan 🤘🏽

@peterhineinlegen4672

Жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@europe7249

Жыл бұрын

Literally. You could get a list of all their songs, blindfold yourself, point and strike gold.

@sergiodavila5269

Жыл бұрын

@@europe7249 I concur!!! You hit the nail on the head with that one 👊🏽

@sergiodavila5269

Жыл бұрын

@@peterhineinlegen4672 totally 👊🏽

"Rikki Don't Lose That Number" is a great one from Steely Dan, and it was a bit hit for them in '74.

Steely Dan is not a 'he', it's a 'they'. Steely Dan is primarily two dudes, the two core members were Walter Becker and Donald Fagan. This song was with their first singer, later, Donald took over the vocals. I've always liked this track. There's so many good Dan songs I would have to list 40 songs or more, they're just that good. My favorite album from them is Aja(pronounced Asia), and the title track Aja is probably my favorite track by the Dan. They started out with a core band and moved on to using various studio musicians. They would use a lot of them, and swamp them out depending on who they thought would contribute the most to whatever particular track they were recording. They were perfectionist in the studio, and spent a lot of money and time to capture the best performance of a song, no matter what. Steely Dan, named after a prosthetic phallus in William S. Burroughs's novel Naked Lunch.

Steely Dan is my groove. They lean toward jazz. Studio perfectionists 😊 ☮❤🎶

Rikki Don't Lose That Number by Steely Dan, another great one!

Steely Dan is musical perfection!

Steely Dan is a fantastic group! You should listen to “Black Cow” off the Aja album. So jazzy and fun, with some killer sax work, Amber!

LOVE this band... you should definitely check out more by The Dan.. one of my favorites is Babylon Sister (shake it) and Janie Runaway.. along with Kid Charlemagne. A lot of their songs have veiled drug references due to Walter Becker's (one of the two founding members) struggle with heroin addiction. Their catalogue is extensive and spans decades.. you won't be disappointed! Love the channel guys.. keep up the good work. Stay safe everyone and peace out!

Tip of the iceberg guys. I recommend "Kid Charlemagne", "Babylon Sisters", "Black Cow", "Don't Take Me Alive", "Aja", "Show Biz Kids", "Peg", "Got the News", "Haitian Divorce", "Pretzel Logic", "Deacon Blues", much more..

"Rikki Don't Lose That Number", "Black Friday", "Doctor Wu", "The Fez", "Haitian Divorce", "Deacon Blues", "peg", "Josie", "Hey Nineteen"

Love Steely Dan. We have a running joke in my family if we don’t know who an artist is when a song comes on we say it’s Steely Dan. (Of course this was back before Google, if no one knew who it was, it stayed that way) 😂

@lynnhoffman247

Жыл бұрын

LOL 😂

Kid Charlemagne, Caves of Altamira, Your Gold Teeth, Rikki Don’t Lose That Number, Haitian Divorce, Don’t Take Me Alive, Pretzel Logic, Green Earrings, FM, Here at the Western World, Deacon Blues, Josie, Glamour Profession, Hey 19, Babylon Sisters. Truly an infinite rabbit hole.

This song was the second song after "Do It Again" off their debut album!! Talk about a 1-2 punch! The rabbit hole is deep and the numbers in the Dandom are plenty.

I was fortunate to see Steely Dan open for Elton John in '73. Went out and bought this album next day. It started my trip down the rabbit hole that is jazz.

Just want to say you guys have one of the better sounding audio playbacks compared to most other reaction channels. Keep up the good work ! And I just Subscribed :)

@teresajarrell452

Жыл бұрын

WELCOME TO THE FAM!! 👍😃👍😃👍

I was in my teens when this came out, I can't imagine how my mom didn't go nuts with me playing the album over & over & over & ...etc. I was always glad she didn't pay much attention to the words, like on this song. Great one to react to, great to see you young folks learning about some old school music! I sure have fun learning new music, it's fun both ways ;-)

Great song by a great band, I was fortunate enough to see them twice in concert and they sound just as good live as they do on CD.

This song was featured in the movie "American Hustle " (2013) of director David O. Russell.

Love their initially cryptic sounding lyrics that I tend to understand the more I listen to them

I've always believed that Steely Dan is the epitome of irony, in that no two of their songs sound alike, but when you hear one, you know it's Steely Dan. SD tops my stuck on a desert island band list. Please do more. Thank you for what you do. We enjoy you two very much. ✌️

What an infectious, groovy groove. Strange how they keep the Steely Dan 'sound' with so many changes to their musicians. Maybe getting the best is their secret. lol

Steely Dan, the band your favorite band listened to.

Steely Dan is your favorite Band's favorite Band !

My favorite Steely Dan song is probably "Deacon Blues". But they have so many great songs you really can't go wrong

You guys will love Steely Dan's FM. great song. Horns and great bass line.

Classic 70s, absolutely L-O-V-E it!!! ❤️👍 I was born in 71 so I grew up totally immersed in the music of that era. It's so ingrained that I know the lyrics to songs I didn't even realise I knew!

Amber can be very insightful. I’ve been listening to music since 1961 and she has opened my eyes to songs I’ve been listening to for a very long time.

This is the ultimate "friends zone" song. LOL

Yes!! More Steely Dan please!! Can't go wrong with any of their songs.

Steely Dan was a studio band. A good compilation of a group of very talented musicians that put out great material.

Can't believe you haven't ventured beyond their first album. Their 1977 album Aja is on a whole new level. One of those top 10 albums on most people's list.

I’m 62 and I never knew these guys recorded this song. Always heard it on the radio but never paid attention to who sang it. Learn something new everyday

I think you have just scratched the surface of this amazing band. ‘FM’, Black cow, Caves of Altimira, Don’t take me alive, Haitian Divorce, Peg, Hey Nineteen…..the list goes on. I envy you listening to songs by bands like this for the first time. Enjoy 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸

My all-time favorite tune by Steely Dan....just love the horn riff ...great music never dies

You have not even scratched the surface of Steely Dan. Josie, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Deacon Blues, Babylon Sisters, Black Friday, PEG, the list just goes on and on.

The first person that knows what the eponymous Steely Dan was named after wins their very own slightly used steely dan. Here's a hint the answer can be found in the pages of the book Naked Lunch by William S Burroughs

Their first 7 albums from 72 to 80 are filled with great songs

This is one of the best debut albums ever! The whole album is worth listening to.

Love the song, love the group, this is the music I grew up listening to as a teenager

thanks! I haven't listened to this in 50 years but I heard it on "Hacks" last night and remembered how classic it is. Thanks for sharing.

One of very few groups in history where if you asked what is your favorite Steely Dan Album , you will almost definitely get 4 or more different responses . They were just that good , and almost every album could be played straight thru without a bad tune .

You have opened up a can of worms with Steely Dan - so many great songs!! THANK YOU

"Peg" is the song you should do - killer bass, killer guitar - just a great song.

One of my favorites by them, in part because it wasn't overplayed on the radio. Two others are Midnight Cruiser and Change of the Guard. Great band.

Deacon Blues is rated by many to be their best song. Lyrics, vocals and harmonies and musicians are top notch. They have dozens of great songs.

A top 5 band of all time for me. There's no one else like them

There is so much great music from this band; DR. Wu, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Peg, Aja, FM, Black Friday, and much more.

Steely Dan, your favorite band's favorite band.

@lynnhoffman247

Жыл бұрын

👍🏼

One of the best bands! Sooooo many great songs by them. Peg, Aja, Hey Nineteen, etc. So many sounds from this group. And love this song!!! ❤️

The reason I keep coming back to this channel -- of all the reaction channels -- is because the two of you are just so damn likable. Sometimes you drift off into never-neverland with some of the songs you choose to listen to. (I'm a "play the hits" kinda guy.) But with this particular song -- one that was never released as a single -- it was one of those rare album cuts that everybody knew. (In this case, because Steely Dan's "Can't Buy A Thrill" album was just so popular.) FYI: Over the weekend, I watched two documentaries on HBO Max that I'm certain you would enjoy. One was on Dionne Warwick. A giant in the industry. And the other was on Linda Ronstadt. If there was a Mount Rushmore for female singers, it would be hard not to include Linda Ronstadt on it. I know how you enjoy listening to this old music, but if you actually learned about these artists (by watching these documentaries and so many others like them), I'm certain it would broaden your appreciation for their art.

Absolutely explore Steely Dan a lot MORE !!!! There is so much cool music there. You have simply scratched the surface.....

Can't go wrong with Steely Dan. All hits, for all reasons and all seasons.

You really should do something from their album "Aja", either the title track, or "Peg". You'll be shook!

Brooklyn Owes the Charmer Under Me and Any Major Dude are my favorite Steely Dan songs. I love when you guys listen to them. One of my favorite groups.

Steely Dan love'em Hat'em They are a unique group

More Steely Dan please! They don’t miss.🖖🏼

I can honestly say Steely Dan never made a bad song.