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FORMED: 1972, Los Angeles, CA DISBANDED: 1981 The seeds of this much-respected rock band were sewn at New York's Bard College where founder members Donald Fagen (b. 10 January 1948, Passaic, New Jersey, New York, USA; keyboards/vocals) and Walter Becker (b. 20 February 1950, Queens, New York, USA; bass/vocals) were students. They subsequently forged a songwriting team and their many demos were later collected on several exploitative compilations. Formative versions of 'Brooklyn', 'Barry Town' and 'Parker's Band' - each of which were re-recorded on official Steely Dan releases - were recorded during this period. The duo also enjoyed a contemporaneous association with pop/harmony act Jay And The Americans, for which they adopted the pseudonyms Gus Marker and Trist More... (Submit New Steely Dan Lyrics) (Submit New Steely Dan Lyrics) Review about Steely Dan Unreported lyric | Reviewer: John ------ About the song Kings performed by Steely Dan In the final chorus, 'raise up your glass' is repeated three times. The first and second time, the glass is raised to King 'John.' In the third repeat, the phrase changes to 'raise up your glass to good kings all.' Who's guitar solo is that?! | Reviewer: Adryan ------ About the song Snowbound performed by Steely Dan I've been a huge Steely Dan and Donald Fagen fan for decades. And they've always used the best guitar players/soloists in pop and rock music. But who in the F##K is the guitar player doing the solo on this song?! It's got to be the worst solo in recorded history. It literally sounds like they let a drunken high school student into the studio to record it for them. It's horrendous. But the MORE pressing question is, what producer would have allowed this guy's solo on a Steely Dan production?! I mean, how many people were asleep at the wheel on this one? I just can't figure out how in the world the same artists and production team that gave us Larry Carlton's brilliant solo on "Kid Charlemagne" and Jay Graydon's amazing solo in "Peg," would force us to hear a loser like this one, hacking around the fretboard like it was his first day holding a guitar! Great song | Reviewer: Alexander ------ About the song Babylon Sisters performed by Steely Dan I think this is one of the band's best songs. It combines elements of jazz, blues, and funk. The drumbeat is particularly nice, and I've been trying to learn it with a lot of success. All in all, this is a great song essential for any fan of Steely Dan, or anyone just getting into it. dirty work | Reviewer: kellie Greenwald ------ About the song Dirty Work performed by Steely Dan i would like to hear tommy rox music cause i love his music alot i adore the muisc i love the whole entire set the whole think i love it alot it means alot to him and to me i love to sing with him with tommy rox and also tj walker he is good and talented and famous and a contry singer too. kellie greenwald I love this song. | Reviewer: Oli ------ About the song Deacon Blues performed by Steely Dan I love this song a lot because the lyrics is very meaningful to me. I especially like the part in the chorus,"they got a name for the winners in the world I want a name when I lose." And also deacon meaning ,"a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest" blues. do it again and again and.... | Reviewer: RTZ ------ About the song Do It Again performed by Steely Dan Steely Dan should just keep doin it! They use subtle changes in their chord structure that keep a song interesting... under the table, so to speak.... while keeping a steady, very danceable foundation and telling a story that easily grabs everyone. Do It Again, like Peg, Riki Don't Lose That Number, Home At Last and several others, keeps the Steely Dan way of telling stories very alive. The more that things change the more they stay the same | Reviewer: Jon Clark ------ About the song Kings performed by Steely Dan The song is the hope of all the new, young, nubile generations that will bound into the world. All the youth bemoans the treachery of tradition and the politics of the past, but in the ending of youth they discover that things, kings, never really change; they advocate might to defeat evil. As naive youth we tend to advocate diplomacy but the harsh economic determinism that determines the rough shod course of history is inexorable and war is a perpetual reality on this plane of existence. This is a hippie song--a celebration with a satirical, biting message tucked into the middle of it. It is a timeless theme of civilization. Irony is the well-versed wisdom of the old. Another classic from Don 'n' Walt | Reviewer: Proglydite ------ About the song My Old School performed by Steely Dan I've always been a sucker for the way SD can take the most sordid subject matter (in this instance, a young man just off to college, is pulling bong hits with the frat rats when he hears of the girl he left behind getting picked up for prostitution) and generate such feel-good music to score it with! Great guitars from Danny Dias and Skunk Baxter, too. The States going down ? | Reviewer: Ruben ------ About the song Everything Must Go performed by Steely Dan I'm not saying I'm pretty sure about it , but , are they talking about "politic" , US go sliding down the ladder , we are not at the top anymore ? And they added "but keep in mind we got a lot" so don't be so sad . Is it September 11 th that time for us to reflex and walk on the real side ? Is it our self esteem shattered after that event ? What Walt and Donald regret about ? What was that decision that we did't made or that politic turn that we didn't take ? If anybody can give a clue it is more than welcome. Steely Dam Good | Reviewer: Steely Dude ------ About the song Do It Again performed by Steely Dan Steely D is easily one of the best Amerikan groups of all time. And Do It Again isn't even their best song - Rikki don't Lose That Hummer is. Too bad those under 30 today barely if at all have even heard of them. There isn't one person in our Galaxy who can correctly recite all the lyrics to "Tomorrow's Girls" the mid-90s hit, probably not even Fagan anymore. Oh well... awsome song:D:D | Reviewer: bum__L@hotmail.com ------ About the song Godwhacker performed by Steely Dan this is a real "feel good" song. i listen to this song and the feeling i gives me is very good. it is realy a songyou can enjoy no mather what:D steely dan is a realy good band, they have a very nice sound to their music. the solo part of the song is exeptionaly groowy and funky:D (somehow i cant stop thinking of cowboy beebop when i hear this song) Continued Perfection | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Snowbound performed by Steely Dan Steeley Dan does it again! Another masterpiece in a long line of groovacious bass deep tunes. Remmeber Hatian Divorce? great lyrics as usual. THis is the real thing I miss things too | Reviewer: Myche ------ About the song Things I Miss the Most performed by Steely Dan I know ...I broke the rules but thats what makes us individuals ...RIGHT ? Any Steely Fans hit me up !! :) Peace, Myche Donald Fagen has strange friends | Reviewer: Lynn B. Meyer ------ About the song Don't Take Me Alive performed by Steely Dan In 1979 a Portland, Oregon radio station did a show on Steely Dan and explained that the song "Don't Take Me Alive" was about a friend of Donald Fagen who had killed his parents in Eugene and refused to be arrested and holed up in his house with a gun. They didn't say whether or not he also had dynamite in that residence. I never read a story about it in the newspapers since I wasn't in Oregon at the time. Don't Take Me Alive | Reviewer: Lynn B. Meyer aka Ronald James Scheller ------ About the song Don't Take Me Alive performed by Steely Dan I am an accountant's son from Portland, Oregon. On February 13, 1973 I got in a police shootout in Seattle, WA. A search of my Ballard residence yielded a 68-stick dynamite bomb wired for detonation. Donald Fagen was from Seattle, WA. The case was highly publicized in the Seattle Times http://www.dynamitebomb.blogspot.com Is this all a coincidence? Perhaps Mr. Fagen had subconscious inspiration from the Seattle newspapers when he wrote Don't Take Me Alive. You could review the artist/band Steely Dan in Biography page You could review Steely Dan album by visiting Albums page and selecting an album You could review Steely Dan song by clicking the song which you like  Download "Steely Dan" Music | |
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