OK..Steely Dan Fans...your top 5 Dan Tunes

[Taverner]

1 - Here at the Western World
2 - Dallas
3 - Aja
4 - Third World Man
5 - King of the World

[WritingIsMyReligion]

1. No! Don't make me choose!

I can't possibly order them. Here are five of my favs, though, in no particular order:

--"Deacon Blues"
--"Haitian Divorce"
--"Hey Nineteen"
--"Doctor Wu"
--"Your Gold Teeth"

:P

[Taverner]

2. Those are all awesome too

Gotta loves Deacon

[WritingIsMyReligion]

4. "Deacon Blues" was my first favorite 'Dan song.

It was the first song I consciously knew to be the 'Dan, even before "Reelin'" or "Do it Again."

[cwydro]

52. My first favorite too

and still is.:hi:

[tinfoil tiaras]

11. I knew you'd be in this thread

:hi:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

12. Uh, duh.

:eyes:

:P

:hi:

[tinfoil tiaras]

13. What it is?

Cuz I'm out of school biatch! :woohoo:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

16. Damn you. I go this entire week.

:grr:

[tinfoil tiaras]

17. The one good thing about living in the south

you gets out of school WAY earlier than the rest of the country :woohoo:

Don't mean to rub it in... ;)

[WritingIsMyReligion]

19. Yeah, and you start school for the new year in what, the beginning of August?

:P :P

[tinfoil tiaras]

24. yeah...waddaboutit?

:P

[JVS]

3. Ok

1. Deacon Blues
2. Dirty Work
3. Babylon Sisters
4. Kid Charlemagne
5. Hatian Divorce

[WritingIsMyReligion]

6. Oh, I forgot "Kid Charlemagne."

Definitely in my top 10.

:thumbsup:

[Guava Jelly]

5. okie

Deacon Blues
kid Charlemaigne (spelling)
my old school
FM
peg

[WritingIsMyReligion]

7. FM!

Worry the bottle, Mama, it's grapefruit wine.
Kick off your high-heeled sneakers, it's party time!

...Or something to that effect. :P

[SPKrazy]

14. Love That Song

but this is better:

DEACON BLUES

This is the day
Of the expanding man
That shape is my shade
There where I used to stand
It seems like only yesterday
I gazed through the glass
At ramblers
Wild gamblers
That's all in the past

You call me a fool
You say it's a crazy scheme
This one's for real
I already bought the dream
So useless to ask me why
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
I'll make it this time
I'm ready to cross that fine line

CHORUS:
I'll learn to work the saxophone
I'll play just what I feel
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
And die behind the wheel
They got a name for the winners in the world
I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues

My back to the wall
A victim of laughing chance
This is for me
The essence of true romance
Sharing the things we know and love
With those of my kind
Libations
Sensations
That stagger the mind

I crawl like a viper
Through these suburban streets
Make love to these women
Languid and bittersweet
I'll rise when the sun goes down
Cover every game in town
A world of my own
I'll make it my home sweet home

CHORUS

This is the night
Of the expanding the man
I take one last drag
As I approach the stand
I cried when I wrote this song
Sue me if I play too long
This brother is free
I'll be what I want to be

[OzarkDem]

8. Ok

Do It Again
My Old School
Reelin In the Years
Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Dirty Work

[WritingIsMyReligion]

9. All the singles, I see.

:P :P

Seriously, though, I love all those songs. "Dirty Work" is especially fine, and it's not even Fagen on vocals. :D

[OzarkDem]

10. Never bought the singles

just the albums. Its hard to narrow it down to 5. :P

[FredScuttle]

15. "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" has to be there

n/t

[WritingIsMyReligion]

18. I've never seen you lookin' so bad, my funky one.

You tell me your super fine mind has come undone.

Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you, my friend.
Any minor world that breaks apart falls together again.
When the demon is at your door
In the morning it won't be there no more.
Any major dude will tell you.

Have you ever seen a squonk's tears? Well, look at mine.
The people on the street have all seen better times.

Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you, my friend.
Any minor world that breaks apart falls together again.
When the demon is at your door,
In the morning it won't be there no more.
Any major dude will tell you.

I can tell you all I know, the where to go, the what to do
You cant ry to run but you can't hide from what's inside of you.

Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you, my friend.
Any minor world that breaks apart falls together again.
When the demon is at your door,
In the morning it won't be there no more.
Any major dude will tell you.

[Arugula Latte]

20. Okay. Mine, in no particular order

Peg
Reelin' in the Years
Deacon Blues
My Old School
And I can't decide between Kid Charlemagne and Rikki Don't Lose that Number

Favorite Fagen tune is probably New Frontier

[Arugula Latte]

21. Time Out of Mind has got to be in there, as well.

Damn. It's hard to choose!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

22. I love "New Frontier", and also "IGY."

The "Frontier" music video is awesome.

:thumbsup:

[Arugula Latte]

25. I know. I remember seeing that video a few times in the 80s and being blown away

That was before mid-century retro was being used much in pop culture. I recently saw it again on youtube and it holds up so well.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=G222IEgIGvU

[Mad_Dem_X]

53. IGY is one of my all-time faves

Deacon Blues is probably my favorite Steely Dan song.

[Montauk6]

23. Aja with Steve Gadd on drums rocks!

1. Aja
2. Black Cow
3. Deacon Blues
4. Peg
5. FM

[Generic Brad]

26. Here's mine

1 - Aja
2 - Peg
3 - My Old School
4 - FM
5 - Bhodisatva

Now those are some good tunes. So why am I listening to Timbuk3 right now instead of Steely Dan?

[bikebloke]

27. Dirty Work

The rest were radio played-out way back when. Give them more time before I can enjoy them again. With some groups, it happens. Too much radio play (back when I listened to radio), followed by some fallow years to refresh the sound.

[Va Lefty]

28. In no particular order...

My Old School
Haitian Divorce
Gaucho
Kid Charlemagne
Rikki Don't Lose That Number

[av8rdave]

29. Here are mine

1. Dr. Wu
2. Bad Sneakers
3. Deacon Blues
4. FM
5. Show Biz Kids

[WritingIsMyReligion]

38. Oh, "Bad Sneakers," another fav.

Bad sneakers and a pina colada...

[Floogeldy]

30. The guitar solo in "Reelin' In The Years."

Of course, a member of Steely Dan did not play that solo. Hmmm. ;)

Honorable mention: Denny's solo (Electric Sitar) in the long version of "Do It Again."

;)

[WritingIsMyReligion]

39. I love the album version of "Do It Again;" I can't undersand the radio edit.

I WANT TO HEAR FAGEN ABUSE A PLASTIC ORGAN, DAMMIT!

:grr:

:P

[Elidor]

31. .

Black Friday
Black Cow
Haitian Divorce
Aja
The Fez

If I had 6 spots, Reelin' in the Years would be next.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

40. Please understand.....

:P

[Zomby Woof]

32. When they aren't wanking cocktail jazz

They're okay sometimes... usually they just get on my nerves, like fuzak. Here are the few tolerable cuts:

1. The Caves of Altamira
2. Pretzel Logic
3. With A Gun
4. Black Friday
5. Home At Last

[WritingIsMyReligion]

42. "Pretzel Logic" is damn cool.

Mister, where'd you get those shoes?

[Zomby Woof]

50. That's my favorite album by them

I have never met Napoleon, but I plan to find the time. :P

[njdemocrat106]

33. My 5 favorites (in no particular order):

Kid Charlemagne
Don't Take Me Alive
My Old School
Time Out of Mind
Peg

Honorable Mention: Donald Fagen's "I.G.Y."

[yellowdogintexas]

34. this is a criminal thing to ask someone to do, you know!

1. Haitian Divorce
2. Aja
3. My Old School
4. Kid Charlemange
5. Pearl of the Quarter

now next week it may be a different 5

[WritingIsMyReligion]

43. "Pearl of the Quarter"!

Always underrated in my opinion. Great tune. :thumbsup:

[yellowdogintexas]

51. absloutely. Also "Altimira" how could I forget that one!!!

I love that one.

Having been to Altimira, it has special meaning also.

Steely Dan is my official long ride in the car companion.

[PassingFair]

35. Trying to pick 5 that haven't been picked....

In no particular order:

Brooklyn
Monkey In Your Soul
Don't Take Me Alive
Any World
Haitian Divorce

But I LOVE them ALL!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

44. Any world that I'm welcome to

Is beeeeter.....thaaaaan the ooooone...I coooome froooooooom.

:P

[donheld]

36. True Companion

Hey Nineteen
Chain Lightning
Do It Again
Babylon Sister

[begin_within]

37. I always liked "Midnight Cruiser"

[benny05]

41. Easy

Peg
Rikki, Don't Lose My Number
Do It Again
My Old School
FM

[SalmonChantedEvening]

45. Oh no, Guadalajara won't do

1. My Old School
2. Bodhisattva
3. Aja
4. Black Cow
5. Royal Scam

Honorable Mention - Kid Charlemagne

[WritingIsMyReligion]

55. Drink your big black cow

and get ouuuuutttttttttaaa heeeeerre!

:P

[SalmonChantedEvening]

65. I think the people down the hall know who I am...

:hi: :)

[HughBeaumont]

46. Uh huh.

1. Josie
2. Rikki Don't Lose That Number
3. Black Cow
4. Black Friday
5. (tie) Aja/Reelin in the Years

And I'd just like to say that Donald Fagen's solo work is exemplary as well.

On edit: I can't believe I'm the only one that picked "Josie" at all. That song has some of the best lyrics ever.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

56. When Josie comes home....

So good....
She's the pride of the neighborhood.
She's the raw flame
The live wire
She prays like a Roman with her eyes on fire!

[Richardo]

47. Bodhisattva, My Old School, Time Out of Mind, Your Gold Teeth II, Don't Take Me Alive

Skunk Baxter's guitar solo in Bodhisattva may be my favorite ever.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

57. "Bodhi" is impossible to NOT dance to.

And you just KNOW I'm just a damned bookkeeper's son! :P

[mikeytherat]

48. My five:

Charlie Freak
Fire in the Hole
Glamour Profession
Green Earrings
Haitian Divorce

mikey_the_rat

[WritingIsMyReligion]

58. Oh man, "Fire in the Hole" is practically my theme song some days.

'Cause you know there's
Fiiire in the hole
And nothing left to burn.
I'd love to run out now
There's nowhere left to turn.

[justice1]

49. Not one person said "Hey Nineteen".

[Richardo]

54. For me, there's a reason for that.

I don't like it. :D

[LynneSin]

59. The very first reply had "Hey Nineteen"

so there!

[WritingIsMyReligion]

60. I did! I love "Hey Nineteen."

That said, there are definitely better tracks than it. :P

[Patiod]

61. My Old School is my favorite

My Old School
The Royal Scam
Kid Charlemagne
Hey 19
The Goodbye Look (okay, that's only 1/2, but still...)

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

62. Here's a few..

Bodhisatva
Chain Lighting
Dirty Work
Not five, but I'm old.............. :)

[Schema Thing]

63. My Old School, times 5. Everything else sucked

:smoke:

[rhiannon55]

64. Deacon Blues by far

then:

Reelin' in the Years
Aja
Boddhisatva
Hey Nineteen

[taterguy]

68. Ya mean the one about Wake Forest University?

There's actually an article in today's paper about that song and the fact that Wake Forest now has a winning football team. Becker and Fagen didn't respond to interview requests to confirm it was written about Wake's football team.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

70. That's because it wasn't.

At least, everything I've ever read says that it's not about Wake Forest at all--it is about a jazzman, and is mildly autobiographical.

[carly denise pt deux]

66. heres 3

Do it again
hey nineteen
peg
I can't think of any others for 4 and 5
Carly

[AzDar]

67. Hmmm...

1) Time Out Of Mind
2) Peg
3)(Never Going Back To) My Old School
4) Josie
5) Deacon Blues

[tigereye]

69. Reelin in the Years (mostly since it was the first one I heard)

My Old School
Dirty Work
Pearl of the QUarter
Bodhisattva
With A Gun
Black Friday

actually it's very hard to pick, since I love pretty much everything from Pretzel Logic, Can't Buy A Thrill and Countdown to Ecstasy. I love their older stuff the best.

[NNadir]

71. 1) Gaucho.

2) Dr. Wu.

3) Kid Charlamagne.

Wait...why am I trying to do this. I love almost all Steely Dan songs.

[bertha katzenengel]

72. Aja, My Old School, IGY (or is that just Fagen?), Hey 19, Reelin' in the Years

I don't know their deep tracks. I like these ones a lot, though.