Rikki was a married woman Donald Fagan had a bit of a crush on - the wife of one of his teachers - Rikki Ducornet.. He gave her his phone number at a party they both attended. She never called. The guitar work was from Jeff "Skunk" Baxter right before he left to join The Doobie Brothers.
They admitted taking the beginning riff from Song For My Father by Horace Silver, so it's part jazz for sure. Be sure to listen to the rest of the song so you can hear Jeff Baxter's killer guitar solo. Fagen eventually revealed Rikki was Rikki Ducornet, his college crush and an award winning writer. He gave her his number even though she was married
Lots of folks think that song is about Homer. However in the first 2 lines they clearly say this is a story you thought you knew, but you are wrong. The tune is really about a person that will only find "his home" when he is dead. However he does not want to be the hand that causes it, so he waits and welcomes it when it comes. Much, much deeper than the original Homer, and very typical lyrics for steely Dan to have other secret meanings.
Steely Dan lyrics are cool, smart, sometimes snarky but ,for the most part, are open to interpretation. Don't assume that they are always sexual in nature because the vast majority of them are not . TO add to your lit to check out I offer these amazing songs ...King of the World, Third World Man, Any Major Dude, Pretzel Logic, Jack Of Speed, Your Gold Teeth 2, Black Friday, Home at Last, Bodhisattva, Glamour Profession, Night by Night, Cave of Altamira, Don;t Take me Alive. Thanks for your reactions!
A timeless classic.🤎 Please also react to Boz Scaggs. I think youd like his soulful and jazz-pop music. He was pretty big back in the day and right up there with Steely Dan, Bobby Caldwell and other super talented and soulfully unique musicians.👌
Rikki was a married woman Donald Fagan had a bit of a crush on - the wife of one of his teachers - Rikki Ducornet.. He gave her his phone number at a party they both attended. She never called.
The guitar work was from Jeff "Skunk" Baxter right before he left to join The Doobie Brothers.
They admitted taking the beginning riff from Song For My Father by Horace Silver, so it's part jazz for sure. Be sure to listen to the rest of the song so you can hear Jeff Baxter's killer guitar solo. Fagen eventually revealed Rikki was Rikki Ducornet, his college crush and an award winning writer. He gave her his number even though she was married
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You need to do Hey nineteen by Steely Dan next, you will love it.
I keep requesting HOME AT LAST !
Lots of folks think that song is about Homer. However in the first 2 lines they clearly say this is a story you thought you knew, but you are wrong. The tune is really about a person that will only find "his home" when he is dead. However he does not want to be the hand that causes it, so he waits and welcomes it when it comes. Much, much deeper than the original Homer, and very typical lyrics for steely Dan to have other secret meanings.
Steely Dan lyrics are cool, smart, sometimes snarky but ,for the most part, are open to interpretation. Don't assume that they are always sexual in nature because the vast majority of them are not . TO add to your lit to check out I offer these amazing songs ...King of the World, Third World Man, Any Major Dude, Pretzel Logic, Jack Of Speed, Your Gold Teeth 2, Black Friday, Home at Last, Bodhisattva, Glamour Profession, Night by Night, Cave of Altamira, Don;t Take me Alive. Thanks for your reactions!
Green Earings
I would consider this to be jazz pop
where's the 2nd half of the song?
You’re getting into some serious music with this one here
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Well, first of all, Rikki is not a "he." Love The Dan! Peace.
A timeless classic.🤎
Please also react to Boz Scaggs. I think youd like his soulful and jazz-pop music.
He was pretty big back in the day and right up there with Steely Dan, Bobby Caldwell and other super talented and soulfully unique musicians.👌
This was their biggest hit I believe but to me every song was a hit by steely Dan
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please re-load reaction if possible, thanks
Why do I get on RUclips everyday hoping tat you do another Steely Dan reaction?????
Jim Gordon on drums
Video ended at 4:51.
You know the reaction cuts off before the song is over?
You cut off before the solo?!?
You accidentally the upload my dude.
This isn't one of their "pervy" songs. It's pretty straightforward.
This song now sounds like it's sung by Linda Belcher to me. Too much Bob's Burgers.
YOU CUT OFF THE SECOND HALF OF THE SONG!!
Looks like you lost the number to this song😂. I hope you can fix it.😊
Thumbs down for me. The second half of the song is missing. Try again.
Is this song not about copyrighting....if you write a song and address it back to yourself by letter you can claim ownership of it????
Wtf?
I honestly always mix this up with a Phil Collins song.
Huh? Maybe you're thinking of Don't Lose My Number, which is lame compared to Rikki.