Steely Dan vs John Lennon: The Feud That Signified the End of The Beatles Era

Far Out Magazine ^ | SAT 21ST JAN 2023 | Tom Taylor

[Steely Tom]

Wow, never knew this about My Favorite Band.

[ClearCase_guy]

John Lennon was a jerk and I never liked him.

[blueunicorn6]

I don’t watch a lot of wrestling.

Was this a good bout?

[ifinnegan]

Thing about Steely Dan, they sucked.

[nickcarraway]

As musicians? As live performers?

[ifinnegan]

As boring music.

The hippie fashion aesthetic was yucky, but that was ubiquitous then.

[jdsteel]

Then there’s Steely Dan’s “What a Beautiful World” tune.

I’ve never heard that it was done ironically.

[bankwalker]

can this possibly be translated to english?

[Williams]

“Steely Dan’s bold response to Lennon’s all-white evangelism...”

He did all that with Yoko Ono.

?

[Howie66]

I never liked Steely Dan in the first place so I guess that’s why I had never heard about this.

[freedomjusticeruleoflaw]

Steely Dan… good band. The Beatles… quite a bit better.

[OwenKellogg]

can this possibly be translated to english?

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Goo Goo Ga Joob!

[nuconvert]

I’m a Lennon, Dylan & Steely Dan fan. The writer or anyone else can fault Lennon for his foolish notions, but they can’t diminish his huge talent or the that of the Beatles as a whole.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Their 1972 track, ‘Only a Fool Would Say That’ was written in response to Lennon’s parade of peace. It looks at idealism through the practical eyes of folks on the street.”

LOVE Steely Dan. I’d wish for THEIR music vs. Beatles if stranded on a desert island. ;)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[PhiloBedo]

Just get along, Kid Charlemagne.

[OKSooner]

They were different.

[Telepathic Intruder]

“I still believe that love is all you need,”

There is no love without truth, just like there is no peace without justice.

[DesertRhino]

Steely Dan had some enjoyable good music... in a Yacht Rock kinda way. But please.... spare me serious social critique from those clowns.