It has been ascertained that the singer of “Reelin’ in the Years” is addressing a romantic interest or more specifically his ex. This is especially discernible via the lyrical nature of the third verse and...
Steely Dan is a jazz rock band formed in 1972 in New York. It was formed by the following core members: The duo met while attending Bard College in New York. Donald and Walter...
“Dirty Work” is one of the songs to be found on “Can’t Buy a Thrill”, Steely Dan’s debut album, with the track having an official release date, through ABC Records, of 1 November 1972. This piece...
The Steely Dan gang was quite young, i.e. in their late twenties, when this song (“Josie”) came out. And they use the occasion to celebrate the subject, that being the titular Josie. It has been suggested, by one notable...
“The Horses” is an indisputable classic as far as Australians are concerned. Daryl Braithwaite has attributed that surprising phenomenon to the song “be(ing) liked by so many people for so many different reasons”. That’s another way of saying that the wording is poetic enough...
“Peg” is quite an unusual song, and it’s interesting that this particular piece stands as a Steely Dan fan favorite. As explained by Donald Fagen, what this narrative revolves around is the vocalist taking on the role of a...
It’s pretty much common knowledge that older men tend to be attracted to younger women. But what isn’t as widely acknowledged is the fact that said attraction tends to be solely of the physical variety....
There does not appear to be a true consensus concerning the meaning of Steely Dan’s “Third World Man” for a couple of reasons. First is that lyrically, there is scant direct information given concerning the...
Trying to understand Steely Dan’s “Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)” song can be just as mentally painstaking as attempting to make sense of its title. For instance, premise-wise, there’s two completely different directions an...
Apparently not all fiery, young musicians from the 1960s and 70s were hippyish. For here we have Steely Dan, who were in their early twenties at the time, criticizing the type of idealism that...
