You can never go wrong with Steely Dan. These guys are in a class by themselves. Their production is exquisite and their songs are interesting in so many ways. This song is one of my favorites and doesn’t get the attention I feel it deserves. Thanks for choosing it. Great reaction. 🌺✌️
The guitar effect is done with a talk box (the best users in the past - Peter Frampton, David Gilmour, Joe Walsh). The recording was done by Dean Parks, with the effects added later by Walter Becker. This is one of my absolute SD favorites.
Dude you are going to love their catalog. Music, lyrics and composition. They have no genre. I guarantee you will become a Steely Dan fan for sure. You have heard many of their songs. Don't be hesitant,go down the rabbit hole,you will love it!!!❤😊
What I love about Steely Dan is all the different musical styles they incorporate in their sound. Just like all the great bands, you have to have your own sound. Great band, good reaction/analysis, peace.
He shouts She bites is my fav line in the song The fact that they get studio musicians on their albums give them an elite sound Cause if u get called to play with them you gonna give your best
You absolutely must do a deep dive on this album, SD's finest in my opinion. Every song unique, masterfully written and expertly performed. This song is a great example: funky, gritty groove with Fagen's perfect vocals and esoteric lyrics.
Your reaction method is really cool. I like the way you read the explanation of the song mixed with your comments. Most of the explanation is new to me, and interesting.
Only Steely Dan could come up with a song about drinking Zombies from a Coconut Shell and the travails of a spoiled young woman acting on her father's advice for a quick divorce in Haiti to end her unhappy, crazy marriage. Donald Fagen's lyrics are always a fever dream of images. Steely Dan is a genre of its own.
Dean Parks played lead guitar and Walter altered it with a talk box to create this humourous, reggae piece which to me is unlike anything the Dan had created to this point. My take on the song is the reference to Papa which I allude to Francois Duvalier, the president of Haiti who was also known as 'Papa Doc'. Quicky divorces could be obtained in Carribean countries, aka Haiti, and many people ventured there to do just that.
@@debbiechang5781 Thank you Debbie....it helps if you've been a Steely Dan fan from the start and seen them in concert. Enjoy your exploration of the Dan!
You can never go wrong with Steely Dan. These guys are in a class by themselves. Their production is exquisite and their songs are interesting in so many ways. This song is one of my favorites and doesn’t get the attention I feel it deserves. Thanks for choosing it. Great reaction. 🌺✌️
Steely Dan is great. They're so unique. Combination of Soul/Funk/ and Jazz. They were just different, and such great lyrics.
The guitar effect is done with a talk box (the best users in the past - Peter Frampton, David Gilmour, Joe Walsh). The recording was done by Dean Parks, with the effects added later by Walter Becker. This is one of my absolute SD favorites.
This one and Green Earrings- great stuff!
Dude you are going to love their catalog. Music, lyrics and composition. They have no genre. I guarantee you will become a Steely Dan fan for sure. You have heard many of their songs. Don't be hesitant,go down the rabbit hole,you will love it!!!❤😊
One of the reasons Steely Dan is in my top 5!
They are one of a kind! Always get the very best musicians to record the amazing music they write. There are no bad Steely Dan songs!!
What I love about Steely Dan is all the different musical styles they incorporate in their sound. Just like all the great bands, you have to have your own sound. Great band, good reaction/analysis, peace.
Great song, fantastic lyrics!
LOVE this song.
It also sure sounds to me like he's playing through a Wah pedal in addition to the talkbox. Totally funky song though, love it.
Steely Dan definitely had great music
Always one of my favorite songs from them. Thanks for sharing this!!
He shouts She bites is my fav line in the song The fact that they get studio musicians on their albums give them an elite sound Cause if u get called to play with them you gonna give your best
Really love Fagens vocals in this one, man he's belting it out for real.
Awesome as always. They just have that special sound that gives us images of the story !
You absolutely must do a deep dive on this album, SD's finest in my opinion. Every song unique, masterfully written and expertly performed. This song is a great example: funky, gritty groove with Fagen's perfect vocals and esoteric lyrics.
i bought this album on the basis of this song right after i heard it for the first time. lucky for me, the entire album was fantastic.
Yes, that was a guitar run through a voice box, made famous by Peter Frampton (Do You Feel Like We Do) and Joe Walsh (Rocky Mountain Way)
Also a real master of the voice-box - David Gilmour. Slightly less talented, but pretty good - Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi) and Mick Mars (Motley Crue).
A true jazz/Rock fusion bands! None better😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Really enjoy your SD reactions. So many great songs and music. Been a SD fan forever. #1 in my book, don't try to interpret, just enjoy the ride.
Roger Troutman with the funk group, Zapp, also used the talk box. Check out the classic song, More Bounce to the Ounce. Great stuff!
Your reaction method is really cool. I like the way you read the explanation of the song mixed with your comments. Most of the explanation is new to me, and interesting.
Never surprised by anything these guys do,everything is sheer genius!
That was 🔥🔥🔥
yes Larry Carlton was the Guitar Player on that, the Royal scam album still one of my Favorite albums.
actually, no. that solo was played by dean parks. larry carlton did play on that album tho.
@@realitybytez My bad, but Larry did play a lot on that album.
@@jewsbad no problem. and yes, larry carlton did play on that album. i love carlton and have a few of his solo abums. one heckuva guitar player.
Hay tee is how it’s pronounced
Peter Frampton and Joe Walsh used it, it's called a talk box.
Richie Sambora too
Only Steely Dan could come up with a song about drinking Zombies from a Coconut Shell and the travails of a spoiled young woman
acting on her father's advice for a quick divorce in Haiti to end her unhappy, crazy marriage. Donald Fagen's lyrics are always
a fever dream of images. Steely Dan is a genre of its own.
Interesting take, papa is usually taken to refer to Papa Doc Duvalier by a lot of commenters but I think yours is closer to the plot of the story.
Dean Parks played lead guitar and Walter altered it with a talk box to create this humourous, reggae piece which to me is unlike anything the Dan had created to this point. My take on the song is the reference to Papa which I allude to Francois Duvalier, the president of Haiti who was also known as 'Papa Doc'. Quicky divorces could be obtained in Carribean countries, aka Haiti, and many people ventured there to do just that.
Thanks for that bit of trivia. I love learning so many little details about the songs I love from people more knowledgeable than me. 😁
@@debbiechang5781 Thank you Debbie....it helps if you've been a Steely Dan fan from the start and seen them in concert. Enjoy your exploration of the Dan!
My second favorite band
....the guitar had an effect called a 'talk box'....
How did they get their name? Google the story behind Steely Dan's name
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That talk box sounds a lot like what my granddad used to play, he called it a Jew's harp, but that's not cool, the better term is a mouth organ.
Did you say "Haitia"? C'mon.