The 1980 song that took Steely Dan 274 mixes to get right
When perfectionism goes overboard.
Donald Fagen
The musicians who made Steely Dan sound like no one else: “Most pop music, nothing much happens”
A perfect playlist too.
Steely Dan’s impossible song: “It’s very existence is a contradiction”
Beyond any guitarist’s capabilities.
The one person Donald Fagen called a musical alien: “A little guy from outer space”
An otherworldly influence.
The Steely Dan lyric Donald Fagen thought nobody understood: “Take the lyrics more literally”
Just a silly love song…with a twist.