Your Good Teeth...are your last possession of value, when you've blown through all your money and all your belongings, and you're still hoping to strike it big with one last gamble, you pull your gold teeth and roll them for one last desperate bet...
I've been listening to Steely Dan for 40 years and never cared too much about the lyrics. Even though I'm a writer by trade, I come to the music for the, yes, music, and Steely Dan is one of the greatest in that regard
5:05 I agree. I can listen to a pop/rock/latin/soul song for 30-35 years before paying attention to the lyrics. (Such as Steely Dan, Al Jarreau, Randy Crawford, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Sérgio Mendes, Sivuca, Airto Moreira/Flora Purim, Fanny, Sweet, Blondie, Abba, Sparks, and so on.) Being jazz oriented, you tend to focus on chords, scales, grooves.
An FYI on Steely Dan lyrics. I am a huge Dan fan. I've been listening to them for close to 50 years. I remember when their first album was released in 1972. I was 20 and I fell in love with them and have been in love with the Dan ever since. On their lyrics; sometimes; well, a lot of the time, they tell a story; usually about odd characters or the underside of life. But occasionally their lyrics are just nonsense lyrics. They're fun lyrics, but really are not deep but more nonsensical. Walter Becker was the main lyricist and could be very deep and tell marvelous stories filled with really interesting characters. But at times he had an odd sense of humor and it would come out in his nonsensical lyrics.
People that say the lyrics of Steely Dan are nonsense are people who don't get the meaning and so assume they are nomsense. Just because you don't understand them doesn't mean they are nonsense.
@@michaelblaydes6037 I didn't say that all Steely Dan lyrics are nonsense. If you actually read my comment you'll see that. What I said was the majority of their lyrics are stories, but there are some that are just nonsense lyrics. Walter Becker said that himself in an interview. I think YOU are the one who needs to look at things a little more closely and not be criticizing other people's comments when you don't know what you're talking about.
DramaSydETV...another great reaction video! The trip you’re undertaking has been shared by many; the road is long, the journey is not effortless, but worth EVERY second! Looking forward to much more, good sir...
Definitely. Nothing like the first one, which drives. The second one glides and dangles in a very pleasing way. Great drumming by Pocaro and guitar work by Denny Dias.
THANK YOU for reacting to this track!!! Excellent reaction! Much like you I prefer to hear the music before delving into the lyrics. Back in the day most of my friends would buy an album and immediately read the lyrics whilst the vinyl spun. I just prefer to close my eyes and be enveloped by the magical sounds. I appreciate what you do.
Music and the feeling first man, always. Well that’s what I do anyway. Analysing lyrics and music at the same time, especially with this caliber of musicianship, is too much on the first run through. This music reminds me of my old man cranking this stuff on the lounge room hifi system when I was kid. Good stuff that I have come to appreciate more and more. Love your vids.
These are some of their more obscure lyrics IMO. But I agree I'm also a player and I love Jazz, so I'm also instrumentally oriented and it's always the groove, chord changes, instrumentation, arrangement, solos, feel, melody, etc..that grab me before I pay any real attention to the lyrics.
Probably my fav tune off the stacked gem of Countdown. Fagens electric piano. The relentless drive of it. The cool first line referencing deja vu. Probably their most laid back tune on Countdown, but the jazziest. Hints of what's coming in Aja (tobacco they grow in Peking). I really didn't truly appreciate how good this tune was until they led off with this tune during the 2013 tour I I think when I saw them live 6 times! Hearing this gem in a live setting to start 6 concerts was ear opening and very cool. Its now one of my favorites. It takes its time. Not in a rush. It breathes. A lot of great jazzy soloing on this. This is a deep cut that the diehards love. Re the lyrics, I would resist bothering to get or analyze the lyrics on FIRST listen. I think you are doing it right just taking in the music and the vibe first on initial listen. Then you go back after a few listens and try to decipher the lyrics and song meaning. Fagen and Becker are purposely obscure and oblique in their lyrical references so that aspect takes years. This is a band named after a dildo in a Wliiam Burroughs novel, Naked Lunch for crying out loud. I've been listening to them for almost 50 years, and there are still songs I don't get or fully understand. And in many cases thats purposeful. So do the music first, worry about song meanings later. As others mention, F&B are sarcastic, jaded, and like to explore the edges of society, and like Dylan, they are purposely vague and obscure. They sing about a lot of nasty and controversial subjects, but rope you in with the smooth jazzy sheen, the pleasant vocal and musical veneer they put on the song to fool the listener as to what exactly is going on, what reallyis their intention. They grew up in the beatnik generation days, they idolized guys like Lenny Bruce, so this is their sophisticated version of being subversive. And they are masters at it.
Continue to default to the "Tool rules", music first, lyrics later...there's soooo much to digest musically I would totally enjoy a secondary or separate lyric review at a future point...carry on my man!
Been listening to SD for decades, and thankfully I was ignorant of this, my favorite SD album. Now at 53, discovering this is terrific! It took me a couple listens to grasp the genius of this unbelievable track. At times I think Zappa was in there. Nope it's better than Zappa👍
Yeah. I've always loved SD for their "music". The lyrics are always interesting, but I don't always get them. I figure they know what they mean and that's good enough for me. Now, I will say that when I've researched songs like Kid Charlemagne and Deacon Blues they make a lot more sense. Then there are songs like Dirty Work and Hey 19 which are pretty obvious.
Research the meanings to their songs and then the lyrics start to make sense. Not all of the lyrics, but most. One of my favorite things about SD is how many different lyrical interpretations people come up with for any given song.
I wish you all the best of luck in your quest to fully understand Steely Dan's lyrics. Some lyrics seem to be straightforward, while others are fuzzy in their meaning.
It’s time to go even further beyond my friend. Time to react to Susumu Hirasawa. If you want to keep listening to stuff that’s truly unique. Next level. I think Moon Time or Strange Night of Omnificence are good starting points.
Geez, he just started on their catalog, let him take his time to get to know the released discography before suggesting venturing off into unreleased songs.
One thing i've discovered listening to rock music for 40 years is that lyrics don't always make sense. And that's ok. SD lyrical content i have always found interesting, and there's usually some message or story there even tho it might not be apparent at first. And I love Fagen's non-rock-singer delivery... it just fits the music.
Hey. The complexities of the writing of Donald Fagen, lead singer of most Steely Dan songs is so obtuse that you'd get lost in the lyrics and varied subject matters. He has this off center sense of humor, so much so that there is almost a sub language forming. There is a Steely Dan dictionary, I suggest you Google it. Some of the words and phrases have a much deeper and robust interpretation. Itll blow your mind.
Funny how much creative ingenuity was put in this song, but I think the next song is Show Biz Kids. Though it is a catchy groove, it is one of their least creative.
Yes, mostly nonsense lyrics... except there was actually a Cathy Berberian, opera diva soprano (died 1983) who can and did sing just about anything, from opera to animation voices to The Beatles! I don't know the "one roulade (sp?) she can't sing", though.
Hi. I do reactions to reactions. THis guy, known as "Jellow Face", has done a very boring reaction to gold teeths…..he seems really into it. I think he probably smoked some hash, and maybe a blunt with some angel dust and kind bud mix.....I like that, I like that about him....I think he was probably use to heavy medal, like hawkwind, meggeadeath, pantera, etc. so this is very chill for jellowface…..please don't subscribe . you will just encourage him to continue.
Your Good Teeth...are your last possession of value, when you've blown through all your money and all your belongings, and you're still hoping to strike it big with one last gamble, you pull your gold teeth and roll them for one last desperate bet...
No band comes close to the quality of music at this magnitude.
I've been listening to Steely Dan for 40 years and never cared too much about the lyrics. Even though I'm a writer by trade, I come to the music for the, yes, music, and Steely Dan is one of the greatest in that regard
Research more into the song meanings and then most of the lyrics start to make sense. Not all of the lyrics, but most.
love is not music...music is the best
Hi from the U.K. Having listened to the Dan for over 40 years, it's like listening for the first time with you going through their catalogue.
5:05 I agree. I can listen to a pop/rock/latin/soul song for 30-35 years before paying attention to the lyrics. (Such as Steely Dan, Al Jarreau, Randy Crawford, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Sérgio Mendes, Sivuca, Airto Moreira/Flora Purim, Fanny, Sweet, Blondie, Abba, Sparks, and so on.) Being jazz oriented, you tend to focus on chords, scales, grooves.
That song is a perfect example of why people like me are so in love with SD. TY. 👏
So glad the journey continues with Steely Dan!
I love the groove of this song and the chord progressions they just roll through effortlessly. Lots of great soloing too.
Yes that’s Steely Dan at 17 I knew already that’s the best music their whole canon is flawless!
Donald Fagen The Nightfly is another one !
Find yourself walking through the Casino, listening to this play.
Your Gold teeth 2.
Best jazz/rock song ever.
Man, that busy backbeat while the electric piano goes off!
An FYI on Steely Dan lyrics. I am a huge Dan fan. I've been listening to them for close to 50 years. I remember when their first album was released in 1972. I was 20 and I fell in love with them and have been in love with the Dan ever since. On their lyrics; sometimes; well, a lot of the time, they tell a story; usually about odd characters or the underside of life. But occasionally their lyrics are just nonsense lyrics. They're fun lyrics, but really are not deep but more nonsensical. Walter Becker was the main lyricist and could be very deep and tell marvelous stories filled with really interesting characters. But at times he had an odd sense of humor and it would come out in his nonsensical lyrics.
Check out Larry Carlton I Apologize hr's the main guitarist for a lot of Steely Dan songs
I'm a huge Dan fan also. Thank you for that brilliant explanation. Kudos!
People that say the lyrics of Steely Dan are nonsense are people who don't get the meaning and so assume they are nomsense. Just because you don't understand them doesn't mean they are nonsense.
@@michaelblaydes6037 I didn't say that all Steely Dan lyrics are nonsense. If you actually read my comment you'll see that. What I said was the majority of their lyrics are stories, but there are some that are just nonsense lyrics. Walter Becker said that himself in an interview. I think YOU are the one who needs to look at things a little more closely and not be criticizing other people's comments when you don't know what you're talking about.
If you find anything in the world smother than this, it's probably another steely dan song.
Oh, and by the way. I am loving your journey through the Dan's catalog. It's an amazing one.
Yeah man,keep pumping them out.
DramaSydETV...another great reaction video! The trip you’re undertaking has been shared by many; the road is long, the journey is not effortless, but worth EVERY second!
Looking forward to much more, good sir...
One of my favorite songs... !
Great reaction! Check out "Your Gold Teeth 2"
Definitely. Nothing like the first one, which drives. The second one glides and dangles in a very pleasing way. Great drumming by Pocaro and guitar work by Denny Dias.
Love you man! You get it!
THANK YOU for reacting to this track!!! Excellent reaction! Much like you I prefer to hear the music before delving into the lyrics. Back in the day most of my friends would buy an album and immediately read the lyrics whilst the vinyl spun. I just prefer to close my eyes and be enveloped by the magical sounds. I appreciate what you do.
Music and the feeling first man, always. Well that’s what I do anyway. Analysing lyrics and music at the same time, especially with this caliber of musicianship, is too much on the first run through. This music reminds me of my old man cranking this stuff on the lounge room hifi system when I was kid. Good stuff that I have come to appreciate more and more. Love your vids.
Vibe Tribe here today..
These are some of their more obscure lyrics IMO. But I agree I'm also a player and I love Jazz, so I'm also instrumentally oriented and it's always the groove, chord changes, instrumentation, arrangement, solos, feel, melody, etc..that grab me before I pay any real attention to the lyrics.
Probably my fav tune off the stacked gem of Countdown. Fagens electric piano. The relentless drive of it. The cool first line referencing deja vu. Probably their most laid back tune on Countdown, but the jazziest. Hints of what's coming in Aja (tobacco they grow in Peking).
I really didn't truly appreciate how good this tune was until they led off with this tune during the 2013 tour I I think when I saw them live 6 times! Hearing this gem in a live setting to start 6 concerts was ear opening and very cool. Its now one of my favorites. It takes its time. Not in a rush. It breathes.
A lot of great jazzy soloing on this. This is a deep cut that the diehards love.
Re the lyrics, I would resist bothering to get or analyze the lyrics on FIRST listen. I think you are doing it right just taking in the music and the vibe first on initial listen. Then you go back after a few listens and try to decipher the lyrics and song meaning. Fagen and Becker are purposely obscure and oblique in their lyrical references so that aspect takes years. This is a band named after a dildo in a Wliiam Burroughs novel, Naked Lunch for crying out loud. I've been listening to them for almost 50 years, and there are still songs I don't get or fully understand. And in many cases thats purposeful. So do the music first, worry about song meanings later.
As others mention, F&B are sarcastic, jaded, and like to explore the edges of society, and like Dylan, they are purposely vague and obscure. They sing about a lot of nasty and controversial subjects, but rope you in with the smooth jazzy sheen, the pleasant vocal and musical veneer they put on the song to fool the listener as to what exactly is going on, what reallyis their intention. They grew up in the beatnik generation days, they idolized guys like Lenny Bruce, so this is their sophisticated version of being subversive. And they are masters at it.
What is funny is that you have started off with some of their more obscure songs.
He's doing the albums in order, and every track on the albums. He's not just cherry picking tunes.
Continue to default to the "Tool rules", music first, lyrics later...there's soooo much to digest musically I would totally enjoy a secondary or separate lyric review at a future point...carry on my man!
🎶 is universal and finding it is fun don't stop having fun
From Portugal ...✊🏻🥳
dude soak it all up and take as much time as nneeded as this will fill you up more n more
You Sir brought that heat
Proper and true reaction! Love it.
Any wonder why this is one of my top 10 records of all time, by anyone?
Thanks so much for your great SD reactions!
Been listening to SD for decades, and thankfully I was ignorant of this, my favorite SD album. Now at 53, discovering this is terrific! It took me a couple listens to grasp the genius of this unbelievable track. At times I think Zappa was in there. Nope it's better than Zappa👍
Admit not a song I would put on my personal playlist but still a thumbs up for your reaction.
Man, that was tight!
Roll out my bag..
Request... steely Dan - here at the western world and razor boy
Just do it how you want bro. It's good.
"Gold Teeth" is slang for "Brass Knuckles" on the street. It's about a girl into S & M.
Yeah. I've always loved SD for their "music". The lyrics are always interesting, but I don't always get them. I figure they know what they mean and that's good enough for me. Now, I will say that when I've researched songs like Kid Charlemagne and Deacon Blues they make a lot more sense. Then there are songs like Dirty Work and Hey 19 which are pretty obvious.
Research the meanings to their songs and then the lyrics start to make sense. Not all of the lyrics, but most. One of my favorite things about SD is how many different lyrical interpretations people come up with for any given song.
Can't wait for Aja.
You got a bus to catch?
I wish you all the best of luck in your quest to fully understand Steely Dan's lyrics. Some lyrics seem to be straightforward, while others are fuzzy in their meaning.
It’s time to go even further beyond my friend. Time to react to Susumu Hirasawa. If you want to keep listening to stuff that’s truly unique. Next level. I think Moon Time or Strange Night of Omnificence are good starting points.
Would love to see vision an video
Listen to “the bear” by The Dan
Geez, he just started on their catalog, let him take his time to get to know the released discography before suggesting venturing off into unreleased songs.
One thing i've discovered listening to rock music for 40 years is that lyrics don't always make sense. And that's ok. SD lyrical content i have always found interesting, and there's usually some message or story there even tho it might not be apparent at first. And I love Fagen's non-rock-singer delivery... it just fits the music.
It's like rolling bones fortune telling. Throw out your gold teeth, do you see how they roll?
AJA/GAUCHO PLS ;)
I can’t wait until you get to the Aja album.
You guys need a cab ride out of here?
For me, SD and Zappa is for MUSIC. Lyrics consist of sung words which are part of the music. Mostly skip the meaning.
What is your other channel?
Bypoeleur Entertainment
Hey. The complexities of the writing of Donald Fagen, lead singer of most Steely Dan songs is so obtuse that you'd get lost in the lyrics and varied subject matters. He has this off center sense of humor, so much so that there is almost a sub language forming. There is a Steely Dan dictionary, I suggest you Google it. Some of the words and phrases have a much deeper and robust interpretation. Itll blow your mind.
Please. lets not forget Walter Becker, none of this would be here if not for the both of them.
Who cares about the lyrics and what they mean. Such a cool song, just enjoy it.
CAN I get another helping of greatness please
do yourself a favor and react to Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein Live 1973
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Funny how much creative ingenuity was put in this song, but I think the next song is Show Biz Kids. Though it is a catchy groove, it is one of their least creative.
Lyrics all you need to know is casino and a gold digger
Yes, mostly nonsense lyrics... except there was actually a Cathy Berberian, opera diva soprano (died 1983) who can and did sing just about anything, from opera to animation voices to The Beatles! I don't know the "one roulade (sp?) she can't sing", though.
They aren't "nonsense lyrics", they are just sometimes purposely obscure or ambiguous. This isnt Romper Room.
Hi. I do reactions to reactions. THis guy, known as "Jellow Face", has done a very boring reaction to gold teeths…..he seems really into it. I think he probably smoked some hash, and maybe a blunt with some angel dust and kind bud mix.....I like that, I like that about him....I think he was probably use to heavy medal, like hawkwind, meggeadeath, pantera, etc. so this is very chill for jellowface…..please don't subscribe . you will just encourage him to continue.