"But we know that you're smoking wherever you are" Daddy f**ked around and found out. 🤣 Classic Dan--talking all around the point, and leaving it to you to figure out the sad truth. 🙂 Please do more Dan. I love your insights.
This is one of my favourite Steely Dan songs! Daddy is either a gangster a pimp (or both) and was killed out in Hackensack (shot or crashed his car while drunk! ..who really knows for sure. Either way he is smokin in hell! I love the dark and funny lyrics by Steely Dan. This is the first Steely Dan song performed by the legendary session guitarist Larry Carlton. He is later known for his epic guitar work on Kid Charlemagne and Don't Take Me Alive (Royal Scam album). I also love his guitar work on Josie (Aja) with Walter Becker and the haunting solo in Third World Man (Gaucho).
Steely Dan's songs create a series of mental images. Both literal meaning with words and the feeling of the music combine to create these images and impressions. No one makes you think about the lyrics and music arrangement like this band. Airplay Beats is one of the few reaction/review channels that give us so many deep cool cuts from albums you don't usually find. Thanks, guys, for always taking us to the new frontier of different musical styles, and your intellectual points of view of music, production, and sound.
' That's Larry Carlton you're hearing on the lead guitar... Becker was rhythm guitar on this one. Jeff Porcaro on the drums RIP... (Toto)... a tremendously popular session guy, too. So many other great guitarists on Katy Lied: Denny Dias, Elliot Randall, Hugh McCracken & Rick Derringer! Skunk was not on this one, though....
My wife loves this song and it is one of my fav SD songs…great imagery, excellent musicianship…what you expect from the Dan! You guys nailed it! Thanks for the spin!
the thing about Steely Dan....their perfection tickles the pleasure center of your brain. it's like heroin without the messy drugs. you guys are as hooked as I am...Love it! 🤩
This was the first album I heard by Steely Dan and I was hooked. Especially when I heard Black Friday, that’s when I had to start really listening to these guys! They became one of my favorites! Not to dissimilar from you guys as reactors!
I think this song is their FUNKIEST tune by far, more than bluesy. That's pure funk. I picture Samuel L. Jackson in Jackie Brown driving that Eldorado drinking out of a paper sack in the 70s. And you got to admit, there's some funny lines in the tune even though "Daddy" is now dead. "He can't get tight every night, passed out on the barroom floor" "Lucy still loves her coke and rum, But she sits alone Cause her Daddy can't "come" (double entrende) Steely Dan pulled this song out live a few times I saw them. Walter Becker actually sang lead vocals on this one time, more like a talking rap cadence, and the backup girls sang lead another time. I remember looking around at the many middle aged white women who were at these SD shows, either divorcees in small groups together or wives with their hubbies, the types that were there to hear the more popular hits and to dance a bit, looking completely befuddled about the lyrics and what the song was about. I couldn't help but laugh out loud a few times. 😊 Becker btw didn't play lead guitar until the more later albums, in 74 he still was bass. I thought you guys would get more of a kick out of that one! But I thank you for the reaction to this because not many reactors would bother going this deep. 👍
Steely Dan. Always well produced, every note just right, an underlying hint of dirtiness in their lyrics, and always an amazing group of players with Becker and Fagan. Steely Dan is your favorite band’s favorite band. ✌️
The vinyl is cohesive from start to finish, i'd flip it over in the old days and enjoy immensely. A bit gritty, heading my personal favorite, The Royal Scam.You've still got dozens of classic tunes to go as you enjoy your Steely Dan journey, including some truly amazingly solo stuff. Continue to enjoy, you guys make an old man smile.😀
Skunk doesn't perform on this album, Larry Carlton makes one of his first appearances on this particular cut. But your right ,,Jeff Skunk Baxter was and still is amazing
Jeff Skunk Baxter has also been working as a Vertical Rocket Engineering Specialist for the U.S. Department of Defense for the past 20 years or so now. 🤔
@@mrnobody3161 He's been doing it longer than that... When I met him in '98 he had been doing it for years, but his connection to the Pentagon was increasing.
By now I know you guys are Steely Dan fans with the duo's pics behind you on some of your vids. It's always a more special kind of fun to watch your reaction to a song by a most esteemed artist. Love it!
Becker was cocomposer and bassist. Every song had it's own team of musicians for the perfect sound. The epitome being the recording of Aja. Gotta check album details every time to be sure. Wiki usually has good info on Steely Dan albums. Larry Carlton played guitar on this track. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_Lied
Okay, I just discovered you two tonight. I've only seen a couple of videos but you're already the best music reaction channel I've ever come across. No idea what your background is, but I can tell that you both have a great ear and are really interested in all the little techniques and intricacies of how the songs are put together. Awesome stuff guys.
Great SD album! Played it a 1000 times and it never tires. "Your Gold Teeth II" is a GREAT deep cut you could play in a Jazz bar on a Saturday night sipping your favorite bourbon neat.
I lived and sang with a musician in the 70s. I turned him onto Steely Dan. He used to do this at acoustic gigs. The first time I heard them I became a fan. I bought each album as they were released and saw them live in '93. Ever hear Stanley Clarke "School Days". Progressive jazz but I think you might like it. Love the reactions!
@@AirplayBeats It's all good! Yor channel really shows the power of music and how it enriches our lives. Hearing you guys break down the music from your points of view allows me to enjoy in new ways. You both point out things I hadn't noticed. Thanks again and keep it going!
"But we know you're smokin wherever you are" love that line.
Yessir. Sounds like Daddy fucked around and found out. 🤣
"But we know that you're smoking wherever you are"
Daddy f**ked around and found out. 🤣
Classic Dan--talking all around the point, and leaving it to you to figure out the sad truth. 🙂
Please do more Dan. I love your insights.
That piece he stole out on Avenue D!
Steely Dan one of those bands so talented that they really just don't miss. Singular. Epic.
Walter Becker played bass guitar and Larry Carlton played guitar on this track also. Larry is amazing to say the least. Take care.
That's probably Chuck Rainey on bass on Daddy.
@@jml-rj5re You may be correct. It lists both of them on bass. I honestly cannot tell just by listening.
Love Katy lied. This song had such a great groove to it.
This is one of my favourite Steely Dan songs! Daddy is either a gangster a pimp (or both) and was killed out in Hackensack (shot or crashed his car while drunk! ..who really knows for sure. Either way he is smokin in hell! I love the dark and funny lyrics by Steely Dan.
This is the first Steely Dan song performed by the legendary session guitarist Larry Carlton. He is later known for his epic guitar work on Kid Charlemagne and Don't Take Me Alive (Royal Scam album). I also love his guitar work on Josie (Aja) with Walter Becker and the haunting solo in Third World Man (Gaucho).
When I was a naive, pre-Internet young teen, I thought he just moved😂 I didn’t pick up on pimping and murder til later- lol
I always got a kinda Goodfellas vibe off it. He was told to go out to Hackensack and see a guy about business, but the business ended up being him.
@@submandave1125 he didn’t realize he got the goodbye look
@@rosemarypugliese2984 Unaware of the ditch out in the valley they were digging just for him.
Steely Dan's songs create a series of mental images. Both literal meaning with words and the feeling of the music combine to create these images and impressions. No one makes you think about the lyrics and music arrangement like this band. Airplay Beats is one of the few
reaction/review channels that give us so many deep cool cuts from albums you don't usually find. Thanks, guys, for always taking us to
the new frontier of different musical styles, and your intellectual points of view of music, production, and sound.
'
That's Larry Carlton you're hearing on the lead guitar... Becker was rhythm guitar on this one.
Jeff Porcaro on the drums RIP... (Toto)... a tremendously popular session guy, too.
So many other great guitarists on Katy Lied: Denny Dias, Elliot Randall, Hugh McCracken & Rick Derringer!
Skunk was not on this one, though....
My wife loves this song and it is one of my fav SD songs…great imagery, excellent musicianship…what you expect from the Dan! You guys nailed it! Thanks for the spin!
the thing about Steely Dan....their perfection tickles the pleasure center of your brain. it's like heroin without the messy drugs. you guys are as hooked as I am...Love it! 🤩
Anything Steely Dan! They are brilliant!
This was the first album I heard by Steely Dan and I was hooked. Especially when I heard Black Friday, that’s when I had to start really listening to these guys! They became one of my favorites! Not to dissimilar from you guys as reactors!
Rum and coke is one thing. Coke and rum is entirely something else. Gotta love SD.
I think this song is their FUNKIEST tune by far, more than bluesy. That's pure funk. I picture Samuel L. Jackson in Jackie Brown driving that Eldorado drinking out of a paper sack in the 70s.
And you got to admit, there's some funny lines in the tune even though "Daddy" is now dead.
"He can't get tight every night, passed out on the barroom floor"
"Lucy still loves her coke and rum,
But she sits alone
Cause her Daddy can't "come" (double entrende)
Steely Dan pulled this song out live a few times I saw them. Walter Becker actually sang lead vocals on this one time, more like a talking rap cadence, and the backup girls sang lead another time. I remember looking around at the many middle aged white women who were at these SD shows, either divorcees in small groups together or wives with their hubbies, the types that were there to hear the more popular hits and to dance a bit, looking completely befuddled about the lyrics and what the song was about. I couldn't help but laugh out loud a few times. 😊
Becker btw didn't play lead guitar until the more later albums, in 74 he still was bass.
I thought you guys would get more of a kick out of that one! But I thank you for the reaction to this because not many reactors would bother going this deep. 👍
I've been suggesting this one, too. Deep cut.
I can’t believe you’re covering this song! One of my FAVORITE Steely Dan songs. You’ve made my day. ❤
A song painting a picture. Magic.
Steely Dan. Always well produced, every note just right, an underlying hint of dirtiness in their lyrics, and always an amazing group of players with Becker and Fagan. Steely Dan is your favorite band’s favorite band. ✌️
Bad Sneakers! More Dan!
One of my favorite Steely Dan songs. Actually, it's my 9th favorite. And that's saying something.
“Night by night” off of Pretzel logic. It’s their most underrated song. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Guitar player on the right was Larry Carlton, the king of 70s and 80s session guitarists. Larry played the solo too.
Steely and the Stones on the same day! Love it!
One of Steely Dan's great songwriting tricks... Do a blues as funky as you can...
Are you with me Doctor, CAN you hear me Doctor
One of my favorite songs and albums. First thought when I hear it is Steely Dan gettin' 'funky'!
❤ One of my favorite songs ❤
No matter what kind of music is you're go to, you can't deny this is legit.
NOBODY doesn't like Steely Dan! Great song. Rock on.
One of my fav songs of theirs, play loud.
That boy on the axe 🎸 is pulling this record
Daddy don't need no lock and key, for the piece he stowed out on Avenue D.
Great guitar work by Skunk Baxter and Denny Dias.
The credits go to Carlton on this one. Though it does sound more like those guys.
Skunk was already working with the doobies when this came out..Larry Carlton and Walter on this one!!!
The vinyl is cohesive from start to finish, i'd flip it over in the old days and enjoy immensely. A bit gritty, heading my personal favorite, The Royal Scam.You've still got dozens of classic tunes to go as you enjoy your Steely Dan journey, including some truly amazingly solo stuff. Continue to enjoy, you guys make an old man smile.😀
Steely Dan never recorded a bad song in my books. And their guitars are always so damn tasty!
You guys got down so hard to our jam!! Love
You two have only gone up in my estimation for your choice of tracks you react too. Brilliant.
Daddy got whacked in Jersey!
Skunk Baxter, who was a member of the Doobie Brothers, is an amazing guitarist! He did a tremendous amount of work with SD
Skunk doesn't perform on this album, Larry Carlton makes one of his first appearances on this particular cut. But your right ,,Jeff Skunk Baxter was and still is amazing
Jeff Skunk Baxter has also been working as a Vertical Rocket Engineering Specialist for the U.S. Department of Defense for the past 20 years or so now. 🤔
@@mrnobody3161 He's been doing it longer than that... When I met him in '98 he had been doing it for years, but his connection to the Pentagon was increasing.
Jeff's solo on the Doobies how do those fools survive is fuckin phenomenal 😱
@@melvinwomack3717 I assume you mean "What a Fool Believes"?
BEST SONG of SD
By now I know you guys are Steely Dan fans with the duo's pics behind you on some of your vids. It's always a more special kind of fun to watch your reaction to a song by a most esteemed artist. Love it!
Such a groove. Forgot about this jam! Tx fellas
Becker was cocomposer and bassist. Every song had it's own team of musicians for the perfect sound. The epitome being the recording of Aja. Gotta check album details every time to be sure. Wiki usually has good info on Steely Dan albums. Larry Carlton played guitar on this track. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy_Lied
Walter Becker and Dean Parks on rhythm guitars. Larry Carlton on lead guitar.
Okay, I just discovered you two tonight. I've only seen a couple of videos but you're already the best music reaction channel I've ever come across. No idea what your background is, but I can tell that you both have a great ear and are really interested in all the little techniques and intricacies of how the songs are put together. Awesome stuff guys.
Jeff Porcaro on drums. You guys would really like even more acid blues of Black Friday!!! Scorching guitar played by Walter.
Beats & Dan, sounds like a plan! 👍
😂 “it was a guitar fight up in er “ !
Lol
Was sure you already did this one what a treat love you guys
Love it! Been like decades since I heard that.
That means you don't have the Katy Lied album!!😮 Shame on you.
@@kbrewski1 had, lost it. sad.
Larry Carlton played guitar
Walter Becker used to sing this live. I’ve always imagined there’s more of him in this song than DF.
Nice Walter altered blues.
I think Walter was more familiar with the drug scene and what came with it.
And that right there should be enough for people to realize a chunk of what WB brought to SD. I mean how many of their songs have drug references?
Great SD album! Played it a 1000 times and it never tires. "Your Gold Teeth II" is a GREAT deep cut you could play in a Jazz bar on a Saturday night sipping your favorite bourbon neat.
This song has strong "Josie" vibes. Very cool. Hope you guys have a wonderful day.
Waiting for "Everyone's Gone To The Movies" (Island Heaven), and "Chain Lightning (Blues Heaven)
Love Chain Lightning, I love it as loud as I can get it.
Everyone's gone to the movies is a very sketchy one 😅
@@melvinwomack3717 I just love the way it sounds.
@@katylied24 oh don't get me wrong I do too 😁 it's just a little dark 😏Mr. Lapage is a dirty Lil man
I want to hear what they think of "Mr. LaPage"......
Really enjoy you guys playing the Dan tunes!
I’ve been waiting for y’all to do this song. Knew y’all would dig that groove. 👍
I love seeing them live
Larry Carlton's little response licks, like at 1:05 .. elegantly simple. They didn't make a better guitar player.
My favorite cut off of Katy Lied. Bluesy feel to it.
The beat sounds like their Show Biz Kids song (Countdown to Extascy album)
Would like to see your reaction to "Everyone's Gone to the Movies".
La’s ears are trained…mark my words
Going back to the album cover, if you look closely the insect is "perched" on the head of Mr T of all people!!
On this one I always feel like in parts I am hearing some of the future Aja Lp sounds.
ha. Donald actually chose Walter because Becker had a "black sound" on guitar. That's how they originally meet. Donald just heard the soul playing.
I gotta see a Joker and I'll be right back😂
Fun Song
What happened to Black Friday? That’s the best song on the album, maybe tied with this one. Don’t miss it!
You’re right, it does have a BB King kinda feel. 🖖🏼
👏👏👏👏 damn it Yall killing it 😅
Chain Lightning 🔜🔝Night by Night 🔜🔜🔝🔝🔝🔝ciao 🇮🇹
Becker sang this live in later years.
I lived and sang with a musician in the 70s. I turned him onto Steely Dan. He used to do this at acoustic gigs. The first time I heard them I became a fan. I bought each album as they were released and saw them live in '93. Ever hear Stanley Clarke "School Days". Progressive jazz but I think you might like it. Love the reactions!
Wait til you get to pretzel logic! Boom
Check out Babylon Sister
These players are really in the pocket.
Thank you for reacting to this. I bugged you guys and you did it. Thank you again, I hope you enjoyed!
We definitely enjoyed it.
@@AirplayBeats It's all good! Yor channel really shows the power of music and how it enriches our lives. Hearing you guys break down the music from your points of view allows me to enjoy in new ways. You both point out things I hadn't noticed. Thanks again and keep it going!
@@davidthompson4869 thanks for rocking with us. Have a great weekend!!
Just put it on and drive
This about James Brown?