So Walter Becker's sad passing has me in full on SD mood. For other SD fans, what would be the one song you'd pick from each album.
Here's mine as a starter for 10:
Can't buy a thrill: Dirty Work
Countdown to Ecstacy: My Old School
Pretzel Logic: Ricky don't lose that number
!aty Lied: Your gold teeth part II
Royal Scam: Don't take me alive
Aja: Aja, tie with Black Cow
Gaucho: Gaucho
Feel free to do the same with Two Against Nature and Everything Must Go, unlike those above, which I know like the back of my hand, I just don't know them well enough - need to revisit.
Your turn...
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Here is my current selection, although ask me the same question next week and it could be completely different, so many fantastic songs to choose from on each album, and to pick just one is very difficult.
Can't buy a thrill - Reelin in the years
Countdown to ecstacy - Bodhisatva
Pretzel logic - Any major dude will tell you
Katy lied - Bad sneakers
Royal scam - Don't take me alive
Aja - Josie
Gaucho - Gaucho
Two Against nature - Jack of speed
Everything must go - Godwhacker
Countdown To Ecstacy: My Old School
Pretzel Logic: Pretzel Logic
Katy Lied: Black Friday
Royal Scam: Kid Charlemagne
Aja: Peg
The only solo I've never learned of those is My Old School, which I'd like to learn one day.
2. my old school
3. any major dude
4. Dr Wu
5. caves .. er no ..sign in ... er no er .. h er ...green ear .. er Everything you did ( deeply personal ) "i never knew you were a roller skater"
6. Black cow
7. fuck ! ... Gaucho
8. what a shame about me ...
9. things i miss the most ...
no ive completly changed my mind ... sigh ...
2 .Bodhisatva
3. Any major dude
4. Black Friday
5. Haitian Divorce
6. Peg
7. Hey Nineteen
well thats that's my list today...
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1. Reelin' In The Years
2. My Old School
3. Pretzel Logic
4. Doctor Wu
5. Kid Charlemagne
6. Home At Last
7. Babylon Sisters
8. Jack Of Speed
9. Slang Of Ages
It will be a while before I answer as I am Reelin' from the news.
Countdown to Ecstasy: Bodhisattva
Pretzel logic: Pretzel logic
Katie lied: Black Friday
The royal scam: Kid Charlemagne
Aja: Aja
Gaucho: Babylon sisters
Two against nature: Two against nature
Everything must go: Pixeleen
A decade of Steely Dan: FM
Alive in America: Josie
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Sticking to the studio albums:
Can't Buy A Thrill: Change of the Guard
Countdown to Ecstasy: Show Biz Kids
Pretzel Logic: Night By Night
Katy Lied: Black Friday
Royal Scam: The Fez
Aja: Aja
Gaucho: Babylon Sisters
Two Against Nature: Two Against Nature
Everything Must Go: Godwhacker
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Can't buy a Thrill: Reelin' in the years
Countdown to Ecstasy: My Old School
Pretzel Logic: Any Major Dude would tell you (for some reason it reminds me of Snoopy/Peanuts)
Katy Lied: Bad Sneakers
Royal Scam: Bollocks! Ok Kid Charlemagne but Haitian or Green Earrings and Don't take me alive could've made the running
Aja: Josie but Peg is in there, too...aarrrghh
Gaucho: Babylon Sisters
Two Against Nature: Cousin Dupree
Two more tracks that are worth a mention are "FM" and "Here at the Western World" (this featured on the Greatest Hits album and is an absolute corker)
Solo albums?
I'd pick "Lucky Henry" from 11 Tracks of Whack (Becker) and from Fagen, I'd pick "Walk between the raindrops" from The Nightfly.
"Tomorrow's Girls" from Kamakiriad.
Sadly, it ends there as whilst being a big, long-time fan, I'm not familiar with anything after these.
I was fortunate enough to play in a great band in the late 90s that played Doobies, Eagles, Toto and Steely Dan material. To date, the latter proved to be some of the most challenging and satisfying stuff I've ever played live.
i love FM .... Nothing but blues and Elvis
And somebody else's favorite song..... wkrp in cinncinati any one ?
also true companion worth a mention from the film Heavy metal not that keen on steve khans playing at the begining but that chord structure and melody ....
also someone very cool posted a pic on FB of donald and walter as peanuts characters ... i can only paste the link ....
if someone wants to post it properly
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/90/07/bf/9007bf374ef239000daa6896205f1934.jpg ....