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Steely Dan - Dirty Work
Steely Dan ^ | 1972 | Steely Dan

Posted on 01/30/2023 7:31:45 PM PST by DallasBiff

Track 2 (side one) from the album, "Can't Buy a Thrill" (1972)

(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...


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The ultimate FM 70's band.
1 posted on 01/30/2023 7:31:45 PM PST by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

I decline to walk the line...


2 posted on 01/30/2023 7:33:41 PM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: DallasBiff

Donald Fagen hated this song. Felt the music company forced the song on them to be “commercial”. I believe they never played this song live after its initial release.


3 posted on 01/30/2023 7:34:11 PM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: DallasBiff

It’s on our songlist, great tune.


4 posted on 01/30/2023 7:35:01 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself. 111 is the key.)
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To: CatOwner

Never heard that. Purity against commercial concerns doesn’t go very far in music.

Nat “King” Cole said “I had the opportunity early in my career to stay with my jazz trio music that appealed to afficionados in small clubs or take the chance to make big commercial hits at Capitol. Had to take the chance.”


5 posted on 01/30/2023 7:40:57 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: DallasBiff

Steely Dan is one of my favorite bands, but none of my friends liked them so I listened to them when I was alone. Them and Chicago were my gateway bands into jazz. Josie and Black Cow are my favorites.


6 posted on 01/30/2023 7:41:14 PM PST by Gary from Dayton (Scary unvaccinated American )
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To: DallasBiff

This came out before that Interwebs thing and I was always puzzled how Fagen, who ordinarily sounded so much like Jerry Lewis, suddenly could sound so ... ‘normal.’

Come to find out, the vocalist is Weird Al look-alike, David Palmer.


7 posted on 01/30/2023 7:44:38 PM PST by Paal Gulli
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To: DallasBiff

Reputed to be one of the best break out albums ever, steely dan surely made a mark with this album. I must agree, it is a great album. The track you cite is poor. Only a fool would say that is the best song on the album. The singles off the album were meant for top 40 radio.


8 posted on 01/30/2023 7:45:31 PM PST by Fungi
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To: DallasBiff

I love their songs...Any Major Dude and Don’t take me Alive are great!

This one really helps me think...


9 posted on 01/30/2023 7:47:31 PM PST by ValleyofHope (Anti-marxist ally)
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To: DallasBiff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNpMC4FslNk

Freegards


10 posted on 01/30/2023 7:47:48 PM PST by Ransomed
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To: DallasBiff

bkmk


11 posted on 01/30/2023 7:49:30 PM PST by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: frank ballenger

My understanding is it took Fagen a long time before he would play the song live. I am not sure why. Fagen and Becker were the ones who brought in David Palmer to sing the song. I’ve heard this story a few times in recent years on various classic rock stations (SiriusXM channels).


12 posted on 01/30/2023 7:50:05 PM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: DallasBiff

I used to sing this around my boss back in the day.


13 posted on 01/30/2023 8:09:53 PM PST by Alas Babylon! (Gov't declaring misinformation is tyranny: “Who determines what false information is?” )
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To: Ransomed

What a find!


14 posted on 01/30/2023 8:11:43 PM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: Fungi

Turn That Heartbeat Over Again, is my favorite song on the album, a great way to close the record.


15 posted on 01/30/2023 8:15:52 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DallasBiff

FAR better than that insipid “Ricky Don’t Lose That Number”.


16 posted on 01/30/2023 8:31:15 PM PST by Don W (When blacks riot, neighborhoods and cities burnSeriouslyhites riot, nations and continents burn)
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To: moovova

Do you take me for a fool?
Do you think that I don’t see
That ditch out in the valley
That they’re digging just for me.


17 posted on 01/31/2023 12:13:51 AM PST by bakeneko
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To: Don W
"that insipid “Ricky Don’t Lose That Number”.

It's "Rikki Don't Lose That Number". If you had a real appreciation of their music you would have at least mentioned the guitar solo, and not botched the spelling of it's title! That song has been around for about 49 years now and you can't even get the spellings of the title and main character right?...Come on, man!
18 posted on 01/31/2023 2:00:59 AM PST by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: frank ballenger

You should check out Oscar Moore - Nat Cole Trio’s guitarist.


19 posted on 01/31/2023 3:19:50 AM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: Fungi
All these years later, I found out only recently that Only a Fool Would Say That was Fagan/Becker mocking John Lennon's commie manifesto Imagine.
20 posted on 01/31/2023 4:21:28 AM PST by Locomotive Breath
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