Steely Dan - Rikki Don’t Lose That Number | REACTION

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  • @daveowens9849
    @daveowens9849 4 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    This is the song that hooked me on Steely Dan back in the seventies.

    • @Trapping_ackbar7
      @Trapping_ackbar7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      My Old School is what did it for me, I’ve only listened to them within the last year (wasn’t alive in the seventies lol)

    • @neiltaylor5588
      @neiltaylor5588 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Haitian divorce 1975 did it for me.

    • @kamatae4
      @kamatae4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      same for me

    • @neiltaylor5588
      @neiltaylor5588 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Queen_Of_Cups Yes check it out, you'll love it i'm sure.

    • @jaysonbiggs8979
      @jaysonbiggs8979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me, too!! This song did it for me.

  • @mikegerrish3459
    @mikegerrish3459 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    There's something otherworldly in Donald Fagen's voice - it's like a unique musical instrument, all of it's own. And the music of Steely Dan has a depth and beauty, unequalled I think, in the entire pop/rock pantheon.

    • @Stasiaflonase
      @Stasiaflonase 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Absolutely! I agree on all descriptions!!!!! I will never have a day I would pass on one of their songs.

    • @ARPSMUSIC
      @ARPSMUSIC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Right on!

    • @buttercupkong
      @buttercupkong 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree, and I always feel more elegant and sophisticated when I listen to them, loved them back then still like me them now😊- Amy

    • @onepissedoffbitch10
      @onepissedoffbitch10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Completely agree.

    • @premonitions1390
      @premonitions1390 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Perfectly described. I so agree.

  • @melissaradomile2448
    @melissaradomile2448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I was praying for some Steely Dan! They were way before their time and yet they are timeless.

    • @sampuatisamuel9785
      @sampuatisamuel9785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Absolutely spot on with that comment xoxo

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sampuatisamuel9785 man they were smoother than greased glass, if you put that on it’s usually a good party

  • @michaeldailey3219
    @michaeldailey3219 4 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Fagen is such a card, I remember hearing an interview he did on NPR in the 90's, probably 'Fresh Air' with Terry Gross, I don't remember, when they were discussing his (then) new album, 'Kamakiriad' and one cut in particular that had the lyrics 'She's a virus wearing pumps and pearls'.. the interviewer, who was a woman, asked Fagen .. 'those are some pretty misogynistic lyrics, don't you think?..' and without missing a beat, Fagen answered,.. 'Hey man, if you don't like it.. make your own album..' I almost had to pull over, I was laughing so hard.

    • @fredgerken8095
      @fredgerken8095 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That is the best post of all on this thread!!!! Make your own album!!

    • @cynthiajohnson9412
      @cynthiajohnson9412 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh I looked it up, the cousin turns him down saying maybe it's the skeevy look in his eyes. It's very funny.

    • @pbohearn
      @pbohearn 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cynthia Johnson cousin?!?!?!

    • @cynthiajohnson9412
      @cynthiajohnson9412 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pbohearn :I must have misdirected this post. I was talking about Cousin Dupree.

    • @flimnap4841
      @flimnap4841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cynthiajohnson9412 Or the dreary architecture of his soul.

  • @oldschool3484
    @oldschool3484 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Im not sure why, but steely Dan had that timeless feeling, almost Dejavu. like it always was.

  • @darkmagus64
    @darkmagus64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    This is one of the bands that got me interested in exploring jazz.

  • @kimfenlon5500
    @kimfenlon5500 4 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    The piano is so pretty in this song

    • @loriholman6125
      @loriholman6125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Well of course. Good taste😘

    • @Van1973Auken
      @Van1973Auken 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You can say that again!

    • @laquerisma
      @laquerisma 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's really what makes this song.

    • @oldwest517
      @oldwest517 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Michael Omartian actually played the piano part, not Donald Fagin. So tasteful and perfect. Omartian's piano is my favorite part of this great song.

    • @kimfenlon5500
      @kimfenlon5500 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I didnt realize that!

  • @crosscreekcooter3753
    @crosscreekcooter3753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    The lead guitarist, Jeffrey Allen "Skunk" Baxter is known for his stints in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers during the 1970s and Spirit in the 1980s. More recently, he has worked as a defense consultant and chaired a Congressional Advisory Board on missile defense. How about that.

    • @HisHowliness
      @HisHowliness 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Isn't that something

    • @steverodgers8425
      @steverodgers8425 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Hillary's emails to Lorne oh yes! Baxter's favorite song is Ramdy Newman's "Political Science "
      Check it out.

    • @greenhometony
      @greenhometony 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He is basically a pain in the ass, really.

    • @patriciamorgan6545
      @patriciamorgan6545 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Hillary's emails to Lorne More like antiterrorism.

    • @steverodgers8425
      @steverodgers8425 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@greenhometony really? How so?

  • @greghull3189
    @greghull3189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Truly one of the great songs of all-time. Donald Fagen always had amazing mixing, vocal and rhythm arrangement skills.

    • @vickimingus9281
      @vickimingus9281 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Most ppl don't even what's it's about

  • @knarf_on_a_bike
    @knarf_on_a_bike 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    That solo by Jeff "Skunk" Baxter: perfection!

    • @michaelrichard5920
      @michaelrichard5920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I know. Love him on Old School too.

    • @loilt5091
      @loilt5091 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      His touch...bends, vibrato and nuanced syncopation, the way it breathes and flows...man, what a master!

    • @tstoneami
      @tstoneami 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes, son

    • @rranger1014
      @rranger1014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mega

  • @wilburjunior9949
    @wilburjunior9949 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Frampton, Fleetwood Mac AND Fagan in one day. Come on Jamel your killing me 🤣 Loving it all!

  • @MarkTheLostTraveler
    @MarkTheLostTraveler 4 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    Steely Dan's Donald Fagen 'NEW FRONTIER" You will not be disappointed. I see people asking about it Just not everyday like me lol.Thank you.

    • @buckshotjenkins
      @buckshotjenkins 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hope this works and he sees this...I post this song too...it's a killer track!

    • @michaelmontalvo5757
      @michaelmontalvo5757 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes! Please react Fagen's first solo album. Wonderful album.

    • @MarkTheLostTraveler
      @MarkTheLostTraveler 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@buckshotjenkins lol I Have asked every day for 4 months to play new frontier but nothing ill keep trying.

    • @samanthanickson6478
      @samanthanickson6478 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      i'm in love with 'kamakiriad'. not one bad song in the whole lot - NOT ONE! 🎶...at the teahouse on the tracks...🎶

    • @RYANDEOROCK
      @RYANDEOROCK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Absolutely. Also 'I.G.Y.' & 'The Goodbye Look'.

  • @Darkkfated
    @Darkkfated 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "They met while both were at Bard College..."
    Yeah, it's in Annandale. You could probably take a Wolverine Train up there. But he's never going back to his old school.

  • @sewdesire
    @sewdesire 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I am so glad that you did this song! I remember laying in bed at night with my tiny transistor radio (AM only) at the age of around twelve years old and hearing this song. It really made an impression on me.

    • @sewdesire
      @sewdesire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@richardshort311 I really need to update my picture- ha ha!

    • @kellyhoward6941
      @kellyhoward6941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sounds like you & I are about the same age. My mother seriously regretted buying me this album when it came out b/c I nearly drove her nuts playing it over & over & over. I'm still playing over & over & ....

    • @sharileighretsof4790
      @sharileighretsof4790 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Me too. 8 track and big headphones! 😂❤❤❤

    • @sharileighretsof4790
      @sharileighretsof4790 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@kellyhoward6941I love it. Hell yea! I do the same

    • @vickimingus9281
      @vickimingus9281 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      me too 1973

  • @paulagiancana854
    @paulagiancana854 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The classic of ALL Steely Dan classics. Guitar solo is orgasmic

  • @mikemaggio4979
    @mikemaggio4979 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This band is so tight! Always have loved them! Every song is so technically instrumentally tight it's insane!

  • @ginnyboetel2891
    @ginnyboetel2891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the song that got me going on Steely Dan! Soooooo smooth!

  • @peg7981
    @peg7981 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My uncle had a band in the late 70's and he would sing lead to all the Steely Dan songs. It was great.

  • @hollyhernandez8970
    @hollyhernandez8970 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1970 I am 8 years old growing up in Ojai, Ca, listening to this song in the backseat of our car from the the car radio. Just loving it. I got 50 cents a week for doing chores and I spent every dime on 45s. I bought this 45 as soon as I could skate down to the record store. LOL

  • @LJW55
    @LJW55 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the song that broke the band onto Australian radio back in late '74/75 I was 19/20. Been a super fan ever since.

  • @xkrickett
    @xkrickett 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    my favorite Steely Dan song. i always go to this when I need to relax.

  • @Revelwoodie
    @Revelwoodie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Anytime you're doin' the Dan, you're winning in my book. Please do "Green Earrings"!

    • @lukesorensen9432
      @lukesorensen9432 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Such a funky tune

    • @jesmarluk6635
      @jesmarluk6635 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Especially the version on Live in America

    • @MissAstorDancer
      @MissAstorDancer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jesmarluk6635 Absolutely killer album!!!!!

    • @cactaceous
      @cactaceous 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Green Earrings is killer.

    • @michaelrichard5920
      @michaelrichard5920 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is the track I use to set up my sound system. So much dynamic range. Unbelievable studio work and the players...well you know. Jamel, get it done brother.

  • @desertbrewcrew1974
    @desertbrewcrew1974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Steely Dan had so many powerhouse musicians working in the studio. It seems like no matter who the drummer, lead guitar or piano/organ performer it seemed to magically meld together.

  • @jerrybourland3346
    @jerrybourland3346 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Steely Dan! Always enjoyed Rikki!

  • @EatTravelSteve
    @EatTravelSteve 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    David Bowie: 'Jean Genie' , 'Ziggy Stardust' , 'Suffragette City '

    • @lidlett9883
      @lidlett9883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Don't forget Changes
      Imo
      Bowie at his best was known as Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

    • @stevious7278
      @stevious7278 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "Rock And Roll Suicide" (if we're talking Ziggy album.)

    • @dogperday
      @dogperday 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Station to Station, Watch That Man, Starman

    • @rodneyprill4618
      @rodneyprill4618 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed

    • @killer-pothos
      @killer-pothos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      “Life on Mars?” And “Moonage Daydream” too!

  • @debbiechang5781
    @debbiechang5781 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I could watch you react to Steely Dan all day long. Same goes for Linda Ronstadt. Would like to see your reaction to her iconic song “Long Long Time” (and so many others). She had the sweetest voice on the planet. Happy Belated Birthday 🎂 🎁🍾

    • @corrystucki3874
      @corrystucki3874 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Long long time is one of my faves

  • @patrickmurchison9145
    @patrickmurchison9145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Donald Fagen has a DVD entitled "Concepts for Jazz / Rock Piano" in which he goes over the creative process (piano cords, etc.) behind Steely Dan's and his solo record hits!!! Even if you don't know much about playing the piano, it's still a joy to watch and listen to him talk about the creative process!!!

  • @stephenhelmes8106
    @stephenhelmes8106 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Funny! This song has been rolln' around in my head all afternoon. I came home from work and found that you reacted to it. Spooooky, and it's not even Halloween yet!

  • @michaelloveland1330
    @michaelloveland1330 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers, Dire Straits, Creedence Clearwater Revival and after that John Fogerty solo. Only a couple years' worth of reactions there!

    • @horsefootrot8044
      @horsefootrot8044 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not a bad choice among them👏👏👏

    • @michaelloveland1330
      @michaelloveland1330 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The school they cite was mentioned in "My Old School" and "Deacon Blues">

    • @freddbarragan9635
      @freddbarragan9635 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't forget E. L. O

  • @14gilbertst
    @14gilbertst 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    'The Royal Scam' would be timely. 'King of the World' tooo!! "Bad Sneakers', 'Black Friday'.....

    • @robinbeers6689
      @robinbeers6689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Bad Sneakers and a pina colada my friend, Stompin' on the avenue by Radio City, with a transistor and a large sum of money to spend...."

    • @iahelcathartesaura3887
      @iahelcathartesaura3887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      An amazing album that was!

    • @samgandler7165
      @samgandler7165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I found an original pressing of Katy lied in my dad's crates

    • @aerynsunx
      @aerynsunx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You should go through Jamel's list of Steely Dan reactions. I believe he's done at least one of those songs. ✌🏽

    • @samgandler7165
      @samgandler7165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@aerynsunx yeah im a big steely Dan fan i have a few comps that I bought for myself but I struggle to find an actual album

  • @davidshowmaker4408
    @davidshowmaker4408 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The 70s had some of the best guitar rips ever!

  • @ugacherokee
    @ugacherokee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You have to check out “Song For My Father” by jazz great Horace Silver, which “Rikki” directly references-the Dan were massively jazz-influenced, and it shows.

    • @bobrouse8634
      @bobrouse8634 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Steely Dan stated that they directly sampled the song.

    • @jeemjeem6190
      @jeemjeem6190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was thinking the same thing.

    • @ugacherokee
      @ugacherokee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don’t think that’s true-either that they sampled it (you can tell that by just listening to the two songs, or the fact that sampling wasn’t “a thing” in 1974), or that they claimed to. Happy to be proven wrong, though.

    • @jeemjeem6190
      @jeemjeem6190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bobrouse8634 Sampling wasn't really around when this song was recorded. That, and they had access to the best studio musicians. That bass line is great, but so easy to replicate. Donald Fagan was quoted “There was never a conscious thought about picking up Horace Silver’s intro."

    • @mesfromusa
      @mesfromusa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Whether Donald Fagan said there was no conscious thought about picking up Horace Silver's intro or not, it's absolutely what was done. The intros are exactly the same. This needn't take away from the Steely Dan song - it's one of my favorites - as artists have borrowed from each other, like, forever.

  • @yankeeboyno7
    @yankeeboyno7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brother Jamel - thank you for opening up to the music that many of us grew up with. I’m 69 years old so I can introduce you to many of the bands that were the foundation for the music of the late 60’s and 70’s. I also can answer many of the questions you raise and would welcome any contact you wish to make to answer your questions. If I don’t know the answer, I’ll tell you, but there are many bands that came from the 60’s which I think you’d find is another ride worth taking.
    Keep on truck in’!!

  • @peg7981
    @peg7981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love the song by Steely Dan...Peg.

  • @richb4099
    @richb4099 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of many recordings they made that are in a class by themselves.......They were fantastic....This album got me started and I never stop listening to all their music....With a good set of headphones it's heaven.......

  • @dianagerding8541
    @dianagerding8541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Memories 💖💖💖💖💖💖 Billy Idol...White Wedding... from the 80’s.

  • @mikeloomis687
    @mikeloomis687 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When I first heard this song as a teenager, it was Love at first hear. I could tell this band was musically superior to most of the (great) stuff out there already in the 70's. They are and will always be my deserted island choice.

  • @KayeWhye
    @KayeWhye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I'm bettin you still haven't heard "Bodhisattva." I really think you'll love the groove on that one.

    • @richarddexter7641
      @richarddexter7641 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'll take that bet. th-cam.com/video/qj5j_pp_238/w-d-xo.html

    • @Phoenix85006
      @Phoenix85006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's done it.

    • @KayeWhye
      @KayeWhye 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Phoenix85006 I surely missed that one! I'll have to see if I can find it.

    • @KayeWhye
      @KayeWhye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@richarddexter7641 lol, I didn't see your comment before I replied to the other one. Thanks for the link!

    • @Phoenix85006
      @Phoenix85006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@KayeWhye th-cam.com/video/qj5j_pp_238/w-d-xo.html

  • @kencooper2059
    @kencooper2059 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great song from a great band! It makes me happy that more people are discovering these wonderful older tunes.

  • @kingsethos5108
    @kingsethos5108 4 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    C'monnnn man! Time for The Brothers Johnson, Strawberry Letter 23.

    • @tigerback62
      @tigerback62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Don't forget I'll Be Good To You 😊

    • @MrDstyle09
      @MrDstyle09 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes Jamal it's for some Brothers Johnson "Strawberry Letter 23, Stomp & I'll Be Good To You! AWESOME songs Jamal you'll enjoy them!

    • @sallyphillips9175
      @sallyphillips9175 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@MrDstyle09 Yes please to all of those!

    • @kumanaz2765
      @kumanaz2765 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And the original version from Shuggie Otis.

    • @omnibus4157
      @omnibus4157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      STOMP!

  • @mypl510
    @mypl510 4 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    You have to do some of Fagen's solo work! Like "New Frontier" "IGY" and more off the Night Fly album!

    • @ricktassone6529
      @ricktassone6529 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes that is a must. 🎧🎶

    • @MichaelTrogdon1990
      @MichaelTrogdon1990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I wish more reactors would check those out. There is so much great music on the later Steely Dan albums and Donald Fagen solo albums, yet they go ignored.

    • @BuckForearm
      @BuckForearm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You forgot Morph the Cat. IMHO the best Donald Fagen album.

    • @jesmarluk6635
      @jesmarluk6635 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BuckForearm yes!

    • @michellesmith7323
      @michellesmith7323 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      True Companion!

  • @thomascanfield9165
    @thomascanfield9165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Walter Becker said people were always saying they “got it” about the “number” being about a joint. Wrong, man. BTW Jamal, you need to check out “King of the World” - another Dan banger.

    • @barryanderson3910
      @barryanderson3910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've been agreeing with that request for some time.

    • @jeffcampbell668
      @jeffcampbell668 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm 54 and I first heard "King..."' when I was in my late teens. Damn those overlaying guitar textures are just too good. Cheers from a fellow human that doesn't just listen to music but appreciates the talent it takes to make real music with real musicians.

    • @thomascanfield9165
      @thomascanfield9165 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jeff Campbell - Thanks for your comment. So much you can say about these guys- the greatness they achieved partly by moving to LA where so many great studio musicians were available. One aspect I really love is Fagen’s smart lyrics, which are often head scratchers. Leave it to an English major to go long on meaning and metaphor. Only found out today what “ King of the World” is about after a lookup on song meaning sites.

  • @Johnfreedom64
    @Johnfreedom64 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was 10 years old in 1974 and this song reminds me of heading north on I75 in Michigan up to our farm in Indian river in my dads cool custom van... It had a quadraphonic 8 track, I loving this song.....everytime i hear it im in that van with my family. RIP dad i miss ya and love ya

  • @RUman30
    @RUman30 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sign in Stranger, Royal Scam, and Everything you Did- have to be next!! Love your Steely Dan reviews!!!

  • @l_Live_In_Oregon
    @l_Live_In_Oregon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on that guitar riff! Also played with the Doobie Brothers

    • @glennb2227
      @glennb2227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "riff"

    • @l_Live_In_Oregon
      @l_Live_In_Oregon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@glennb2227 spellcheck thanks

    • @jeffmartin52
      @jeffmartin52 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also a congressional advisory expert on misses defense. No joke!

  • @darkmagus64
    @darkmagus64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    David Bowie Young American, Golden Years.

    • @Serai3
      @Serai3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YES YES YES Not enough Bowie goin' on here!

    • @darkmagus64
      @darkmagus64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Serai3 you know I’m with you. You can cover about twenty different genres by checking out Bowie.

    • @Serai3
      @Serai3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@darkmagus64 I think it'll be another rabbit hole for Jamel! Once he starts, he won't want to stop. :D

    • @darkmagus64
      @darkmagus64 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Serai3 it’s a good rabbit hole to slide down. There are so many Bowie songs I love that it’s painful to pick one.

    • @laurie5925
      @laurie5925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Golden Years is one of my favorites.

  • @clydeb7713
    @clydeb7713 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Steely Dan's music is timeless and great!

  • @Triggerhippie70
    @Triggerhippie70 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is my absolute favorite Steely Dan song I love this song so frigging much!!!

  • @Historian212
    @Historian212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love "Hey Nineteen" and "Aja," among many other Steely Dan songs.

  • @nastycanadian1975
    @nastycanadian1975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I am THRILLED you are reacting to this song! it's my favorite considering I didn't request this on instagram.. I DID however request it on a YT Steely Dan reaction video. THANK YOU. I LOVE this song.. and I am commenting before watching.. I hope you like it too. xD

    • @nastycanadian1975
      @nastycanadian1975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now all you have to do is *Everyone's Gone To The Movies*

  • @78zappaf
    @78zappaf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jamal, many thanks for just posting these videos! It's a pleasure to escape the problems in the world for a few minutes.

  • @jjmalaprop9968
    @jjmalaprop9968 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Band, Peter Frampton and Steely Dan ... one of your best days ever

  • @elainecanby412
    @elainecanby412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Might I suggest you listen to “Your Gold Teeth” & “Your Gold Teeth II”. Both are excellent listens.

  • @kickinvideo333
    @kickinvideo333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    J. Geils Band
    -Whammer Jammer
    -Love Stinks
    -No Anchovies Please
    -Flamethrower
    - Centerfold
    -Freeze Frame

  • @gregory46236
    @gregory46236 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my favorites. Love ❤️ Steely Dan

  • @kentnottingham9635
    @kentnottingham9635 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know why you love this band. They match your SMOOVE. Too smooth, not to move!

  • @joshuamantz3795
    @joshuamantz3795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Oh snap, I got here early! I've heard this is the quintessential Steely Dan song.

    • @pbohearn
      @pbohearn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Certainly one of the most accessible of the dan

    • @MichaelTrogdon1990
      @MichaelTrogdon1990 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      cosmicVox13 “Do It Again” was their first hit.

    • @laquerisma
      @laquerisma 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is. Great memories of it as a young girl.

  • @TheRealJohnSouth
    @TheRealJohnSouth 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've been waiting for you to react to this track --- AND *FINALLY* --- it's here. Thank you

  • @give_peas_a_chance
    @give_peas_a_chance 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my all time favourite songs. Thank you Jamal.

  • @kel5423
    @kel5423 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was 9 when this song came out. It became my very first favorite from any band played on the radio.

  • @EricJ2002
    @EricJ2002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The Stampeders: "Sweet City Woman".

  • @MichaelTrogdon1990
    @MichaelTrogdon1990 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Any Major Dude Will Tell You, King of the World, Your Gold Teeth II

  • @195511SM
    @195511SM 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I first started hearing it on the radio a lot, while stationed at Camp Pendleton, during the spring & summer of 1974. And some other song....'Midnight At the Oasis'. Those two always give me the flashbacks.

  • @julieosborne2948
    @julieosborne2948 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the music that you remind me of and most of all love watching your beautiful expressions of appreciation of the music. You have a lovely energy.

  • @CharCanuck14
    @CharCanuck14 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Annandale - Go back to Steely Dans song "My Old School" Jamel. Thing will click for you. Always a pleasure to visit your channel!

    • @robinbeers6689
      @robinbeers6689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, it talks about taking the train up to Annendale.

    • @brianpeck697
      @brianpeck697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes! My favorite Steely Dan track! Those horns!!!

    • @Yaktahbay
      @Yaktahbay 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Please do My Old School!

    • @ellavader4411
      @ellavader4411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There's no school like an old school ...

    • @robinbeers6689
      @robinbeers6689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Yaktahbay Not sure but I think he already did that one. May be one of the blocked ones.

  • @kulturedkat1429
    @kulturedkat1429 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Can you please react to The Who’s “A Quick One While He’s Away” from the Rolling Stones rock n roll circus event? It’s one of their best live performances ever!! It’s so entertaining, you won’t regret!!

    • @sukie584
      @sukie584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kultured Kat it is utterly amazing!

  • @judithwilber2540
    @judithwilber2540 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    brings me back..13 yrs old..liked a kid named ricky lol...this and reeling in the years were my first steely dan memories

  • @valdannfamr.2430
    @valdannfamr.2430 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Several years ago while driving and listening to kJazz, this catchy mid 60's tune came on called "Song for My Father" by Horace Silver Quintet. I recognized the beginning piano intro...thinking out loud..ahhh this is where Becker & Fagen got that piano hook for "Rikki don't Lose that Number". This song will always remind me of my uncle's wedding in 1974, I was a flower girl, riding in the car with the maid of honor & bestman, my cousin Bruce -a groomsmen chauffeured us from the church to this beautiful hill top park for pictures...while a Steely Dan 8 track tape was playing 😊💖
    Thank you Jamel for playing this song

  • @peterquinones3522
    @peterquinones3522 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    This song is about Rikki Ducornet, just Google her.

    • @allisonyoung4007
      @allisonyoung4007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bard must've been one HELL of a school! Lol!

    • @cactaceous
      @cactaceous 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A half Cuban, half Russian Jew. She must have been a very interesting looking woman.

    • @jodiemaxwell375
      @jodiemaxwell375 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who is she???

    • @cactaceous
      @cactaceous 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jodie Maxwell She’s a writer and poet that went to college with Donald Fagen at Bard in the late 60’s.

    • @Tuesdays_Gone
      @Tuesdays_Gone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Peter Quinones, wow. I just Googled her; what an absolute beauty.

  • @robertsaul234
    @robertsaul234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    How about their trailer park sequel to Hey Nineteen, "Cousin Dupree"?

  • @stoneblue1795
    @stoneblue1795 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was 1974. I recall when it came out.
    Was tired of hearing it for many years, but to hear it now sure brings me back.

  • @kenczerwinski6365
    @kenczerwinski6365 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My sister turned me on to Steely Dan, I now love classics jazz, miss my sister. Thanks!

  • @cygnusfloyd
    @cygnusfloyd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Go listen to Horace Silver's "Song For My Father" to instantly hear where they drew inspiration for that intro.

    • @Jerlwayne
      @Jerlwayne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Straight lifted! “Sampled.”

  • @aleinstein3223
    @aleinstein3223 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    You really have to check out James Taylor any of his songs

    • @shariwelch8760
      @shariwelch8760 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some excellent work there, especially from the 70's. I love him.

    • @laura-gt3zc
      @laura-gt3zc 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yes! So many stunningly beautiful songs.

    • @laquerisma
      @laquerisma 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Omgosh, yes.

    • @Raittway
      @Raittway 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've seen James Taylor 5 times. He's amazing

    • @thumpermcfar
      @thumpermcfar 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh god NO!!! Jamal has been introduced to such great music so far don't ruin it for him now...

  • @loki6253
    @loki6253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jamal you hit that number I won't listen to No one else 🎶🎶🎶
    Congrats 👏 Jamal on hitting your goal number on your bday weekend. It's because of great numbers like this, and being willing to listen to such a variety. ✌ and 💘

  • @markdunn1464
    @markdunn1464 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeah, smooth, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, college FM radio days, what a memory.

  • @tsdunn85
    @tsdunn85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hey Jamel! I think you would appreciate the "Ozark Mountain Daredevils" - If You Wanna Get To Heaven It is very much southern rock, and I know you love the harmonica...like me! :-) Have fun!

    • @cathyfisher7894
      @cathyfisher7894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jackie Blue was the song I loved from them.

  • @johnflynn7691
    @johnflynn7691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Please check out “Sign in Stranger” by Steely Dan. Some tasty piano on that one!

  • @rodfinlay333
    @rodfinlay333 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Steely dan is amazing. I have introduced my 18 year old son. He is amazed.

  • @jimmymelendez1836
    @jimmymelendez1836 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You just can't go wrong with Steely Dan. They're so good.

  • @rousse61
    @rousse61 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    1974. I was in Seventh Grade. Many memories

    • @davidhapka5483
      @davidhapka5483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes indeed...I was in the 8th grade.

    • @tinydancer62
      @tinydancer62 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was in 6th grade and loved this song.

  • @randypotter5160
    @randypotter5160 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Peter Paul and Mary ...... Puff the Magic Dragon

  • @jeffreyedwards609
    @jeffreyedwards609 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Used to play this in the working men's club's of South Wales in the 1970s, they were great times.

  • @charlesc7950
    @charlesc7950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You here it all the time, but Steely Dan truly is THE BAND that no other band sounds like. And the production value of their records is insane. They sound like they were recorded yesterday, not 50 years ago.

  • @lookfun7886
    @lookfun7886 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Another good song just like this is valerie by steve winwood.

    • @KayeWhye
      @KayeWhye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ANYTHING with Steve Winwood singing is awesome!

    • @daveowens9849
      @daveowens9849 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Our daughter, Valerie, is named after this song.

    • @ladyshar42
      @ladyshar42 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@KayeWhye Higher Love is still one of the songs I have to stop and sing along to if it comes on.

    • @KayeWhye
      @KayeWhye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ladyshar42 Arc Of A Diver as well. I love everything I've ever heard him sing on. All the way back to the Spencer Davis Group days!

  • @cochilocomax
    @cochilocomax 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Please react to "Harvest for the World", by The Isley Brothers, cheers.

    • @ragjamrock
      @ragjamrock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I second that!🎶❤

    • @IngoFr
      @IngoFr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Omg Yes Maaaan

    • @MsWhoDatFan
      @MsWhoDatFan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, the whole album!!

    • @CryssLuvsMuzik
      @CryssLuvsMuzik 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes! I've been asking for a long time.

  • @andyinoregon
    @andyinoregon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great concert memory hearing Jeff "Skunk" Baxter play this brilliant guitar solo live on April 21, 1974 at the U. of Toledo. Several months later the 45-single peaked at #4 on the Billboard Charts, their highest-charting single ever. Take note that the Central Park vendor on the "Pretzel Logic" album cover spelled pretzels wrong on the top sign, but correctly on the sign below.

  • @maggieg60
    @maggieg60 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Steely Dan has never been my favorite but they are a good band, and have worthy listening material.

  • @A-staticCal
    @A-staticCal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man, you could just do the whole album. It's a killer. I especially like Charlie Freak and Any Major Dude.

  • @outsideman1501
    @outsideman1501 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Jamel needs to react to GREEN EARRINGS from The Royal Scam.

  • @joeherrjr
    @joeherrjr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still get as excited to hear this song as I was back in the seventies when I heard it on the radio.

  • @JF-kv1gm
    @JF-kv1gm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So much nostalgia connected to this track and the whole album, Pretzel Logic. It was "the album" that accompanied the period of being about 13 or so and my brother listened to it often. Simply perfect. 👌🙏😊

  • @amrak5028
    @amrak5028 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Mott The Hoople
    "All The Young Dudes"
    "Once Bitten twice Shy"
    "All The way from Memphis"
    "Sweet Jane"

    • @christinevergona4524
      @christinevergona4524 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      . . . and Ian Hunter,
      “You’re Never Alone With A Schitzophrenic.”
      Best album title ever -
      😈🌹😈

    • @dunismith3045
      @dunismith3045 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes to Mott!! One of my favorite bands, I've seen them and Ian in concert numerous times.

  • @2869may
    @2869may 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Man...! What has to happen to get you to do "Any Major Dude Will Tell You".....?????

    • @frankrahm8041
      @frankrahm8041 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe it will take some controversy, so I'll create some: C'mon Man! Get off this. That song is awful! (Here's hoping.)

  • @LJW55
    @LJW55 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jamal_AKA_Jamal 65 yo geeza here... I've heard, watched & listened to this song since the begining... BUT to watch it with you again. It's a joy... thank YOU..!

  • @debratomplait9298
    @debratomplait9298 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my All Time Favorite bands & songs!!

  • @poogry745
    @poogry745 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    React to “Bennie & The Jets” by Elton John - one of the greatest soul songs of all time!

    • @rodneyprill4618
      @rodneyprill4618 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

    • @frankstevenson3864
      @frankstevenson3864 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Love to see jamels reaction to rockin’ Elton,”The Bitch Is Back” or “Saturday night’s Alright For Fighting”.

  • @maritimeexpat5023
    @maritimeexpat5023 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I’ve heard the this song is about Eric Clapton who was struggling with addiction at the time.

    • @terryconnelly484
      @terryconnelly484 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "Slowhand road"

    • @5yearsout
      @5yearsout 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They wrote it about a girl, "slowhand road" is about going to the local make out place and getting busy. But having said all that, the best thing about music is you can make about whatever you want and even though I've read about the meaning years ago every time I hear slowhand road I think of Eric Clapton.

  • @goldiekildea2924
    @goldiekildea2924 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jamel (Jamal) this song brings me back to 1977 when I was staying with my sister in Atlantic City! It was before the casinos were built there and the Old Steel Pier was thriving. Thanks for the memories.

  • @oldairyheir
    @oldairyheir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Steely Dan music is timeless! Thanks for keeping it going, Jamal!