Steely Dan is an American rock band; its core members are Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. The band's popularity peaked in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock rock and roll , funk, R&B rhythm and blues , and pop. Rolling Stone magazine has called them "the perfect musical antiheroes for the Seventies."

The band's music is characterized by complex jazz-influenced structures and harmonies played... [read more]

 


  • ON THE DUNES
    Drive along the sea Far from the city's twitch and smoke To a misty beach That's where my life became a joke On the dunes On the dunes (Became a joke on the dunes) Where rents are high And seabirds cry On the dunes As...

  • TEAHOUSE ON THE TRACKS
    Out on the fringe Where the shallows meet the scratchlands Out where hope and the highway ends You can park or cruise Both ways you lose This is Flytown now my friend You take a walk on Bleak Street Tonight could be...

  • Do It Again
    In the mornin' you go gunnin' for the man who stole your waterAnd you fire till he is done in but they catch you at the borderAnd the mourners are all singin' as they drag you by your feetBut the hangman isn't hangin'...

  • COUNTERMOON
    On a night like this You look up at your lover It's like you're in some old cartoon Then you detect The scent of faded roses Up in the sky There's that cruel countermoon Could that be murder you see in her eyes You...

  • MAXINE
    Some say that we're reckless They say we're much too young Tell us to stop before we've begun We've got to hold out till graduation Try to hang on Maxine While the world is sleeping We meet at Lincoln Mall Talk about...

  • A Little With Sugar
    I remember Christmas morning Back in 1954 When we moved up to Mount Savage As if it mattered anymore Mama always said How the air can clear her head We were colder and much higher Than we ever were before I recall her...

  • Reelin In The Years
    Your everlastin' summer, you can see it fadin' fastSo you grab a piece of somethin' that you think is gonna lastWell, you wouldn't even know a diamond if you held it in your handThe things you think are precious I...

  • SNOWBOUND
    At Nervous Time We roll downtown We've got scenes to crash We're gonna trick and trash We're gonna find some fun We hit the street With visors down With our thermasuits Sealed up tight We can beat the freeze And get...

  • Dirty Work
    Times are hard You're afraid to pay the fee So you find yourself somebody Who can do the job for free When you need a bit of lovin'...

  • NEW FRONTIER
    Yes we're gonna have a wingding A summer smoker underground It's just a dugout that my dad built In case the reds decide to push the button down We've got provisions and lots of beer The key word is survival on the...

  • I.G.Y.
    Standing tough under stars and stripes We can tell This dream's in sight You've got to admit it At this point in time that it's clear The future looks bright On that train all graphite and glitter Undersea by rail...

  • Fm No Static At All
    Hurry the bottle, mamaIt's grapefruit wineKick off your high heeled sneakersIt's party timeThe girls don't seem to care what's onAs long as they play till dawnNothing but blues and ElvisAnd somebody else's favorite...

  • RUBY BABY
    I got a girl and Ruby is her name She don't love me, but I love her just the same Ruby Baby how I want you Like a ghost I'm gonna haunt you Ruby Baby when will you be mine Each time I see you baby my heart cries I'm...

  • Peg
    I've seen your pictureYour name in lights above itThis is your big debutIt's like a dream come trueAnd when you smile for the cameraI know they're love itI got your pin shotI keep it with your letterDone up in...

  • SPRINGTIME
    Here at Laughing Pines Where the party never ends There's a spicy new attraction On the Funway You can scan yourself For traces of old heartaches The details of desire Shimmering - shimmering Yowie! - It's Connie Lee...

  • Rikki Dont Lose That Number
    We hear you're leaving, that's OKI thought our little wild time had just begun,I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and runBut if you have a change of heart.Rikki don't lose that number; You don't wanna call...

  • Time Out Of Mind
    Son you better be ready for loveOn this glory dayThis is your chance to believeWhat I've got to sayKeep your eyes on the skyPut a dollar in the kittyDon't the moon look prettyTonight when I chase the dragonThe water...

  • THE NIGHTFLY
    I'm Lester the Nightfly Hello Baton Rouge Won't you turn your radio down Respect the seven second delay we use So you say there's a race Of men in the trees You're for tough legislation Thanks for calling I wait all...

  • WALK BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS
    A shadow crossed the blue Miami sky As we hit the causeway by the big hotel We fought Now I can't remember why After all the words were said and tears were gone We vowed we'd never say goodbye When we kissed we could...

  • Josie
    We're gonna break out the hats and hootersWhen Josie comes homeWe're gonna rev up the motorscootersWhen Josie comes home to stayWe're gonna park in the streetSleep om the beach and make itThrow down the jam till the...

  • FLORIDA ROOM
    Start on Key Plantain Walk a tropical mile You'll see a house In the Spanish style There's a room in back With a view of the sea Where she sits and dreams Does she dream of me When summer's gone I get ready To make...

  • TRANS-ISLAND SKYWAY
    I was born yesterday When they brought my Kamakiri When they handed me the keys It's a steam-power 10 The frame is out of Glasgow The tech is Balinese It's not a freeway bullet Or a bug with monster wheels It's a...

  • Hey Nineteen
    Way back when in 67I was the dandyOf Gamma ChiSweet things from BostonSo young and willingMoved down to ScarsdaleAnd where the hell am IHey NineteenNo we can't dance togetherNo we can't talk at allPlease take me...

  • Deacon Blues
    This is the day of the expanding manThat shape is my shadeThere where I used to standIt seems like only yesterdayI gazed through the glassAt ramblers, wild gamblersThat's all in the pastYou call me a foolYou say it's...

  • THE GOODBYE LOOK
    The surf was easy on the day I came to stay On this quiet island in the bay I remember a line of women all in white The laughter and the steel bands at night Now the Americans are gone exept for two The embassy's been...

  • TOMORROW'S GIRLS
    Our town is just like any other Good citizens at work and play Normal folks doin' business in the normal way This morning was like any other Mommies kissing daddies goodbye Then the milkman screamed And pointed up at...


  • Negative Girl
    She's lost she's late She's zooming on a couch somewhere Or high or home I'm not supposed to call her there I wait I smoke I stare into my coke It's happening again I tell myself that it's over and done amen...

  • Two Against Nature
    Bad news breaking in 18A Missy's kitty turn inside out she say Spider queen demon and that whole crew Across the lobby the wicker wing chair flew All the nice people those goodly souls Quaking in their respective...

  • Janie Runaway
    It must have been my lucky Thursday Your dad went on that spree Before the crew could put out the fires You hopped a bus for NYC Down in Tampa the future looked desperate and dark Now you're the wonderwaif of...

  • What A Shame About Me
    I was grinding through my day gig Stackin' cutouts at the Strand When in walks Franny from NYU We were quite an item back then We talked about her films and shows and CDs And I don't know what else She said yeah...

  • Gaslighting Abbie
    One plush summer you come to me ripe and ready And bad through and through With that deep mystical soul synergy pumping steady Between me and you Lovin' all the beautiful work we've done cara mia And it's barely...

  • Cousin Dupree
    Well I've kicked around a lot since high school I've worked a lot of nowhere gigs From keyboard man in a rock'n ska band To haulin' boss crude in the big rigs Now I've come back home to plan my next move From the...

  • Almost Gothic
    I'm working on gospel time these days (The summer this could be the cool part of the summer) The sloe eyed creature in the reckless room she's so severe A wise child walks right out of here I'm so excited I can...

  • West Of Hollywood
    Brother in tears Look at this chain of sorrows Stretching all the way from here and now to hell and gone I was Kid Clean She was Anne de Siecle Just a thrill away from punching through to the cosmic wow It started...

  • Jack Of Speed
    Teddy's rolling now most every night Skatin' backwards at the speed of light He's changed in a thousand little ways He's changed yes indeed You know he's movin' on metal yes he's Hanging tight with the Jack of...


  • YOUR GOLD TEETH II
    Who are these childrenWho scheme and run wildWho speak with their wingsAnd the way that they smileWhat are the secretsThey trace in the skyAnd why do you trembleEach time they ride byCHORUS:Throw out your gold...

  • DADDY DON'T LIVE IN THAT NEW YORK CITY NO MORE
    Daddy don't live in that New York CityNo moreHe don't celebrate Sunday on a Saturday nightNo moreDaddy don't need no lock and keyFor the piece he stowedOut on Avenue DDaddy don't live in that New York CityNo moreDaddy...

  • THROW BACK THE LITTLE ONES
    Lost in the Barrio I walk like an InjunSo Carlo won't suspect something's wrong hereI dance in placeAnd paint my faceAnd act like I belong hereCHORUS:Throw back the little onesAnd pan-fry the big onesUse tact, poise...

  • ROSE DARLING
    Rose darling come to meSnake Mary's gone to bedAll our steaming sounds of loveCannot disturb her in her nightOr raise her sleeping headAll I ask of youIs make my wildest dreams come trueNo one sees and no one...

  • BLACK FRIDAY
    When Black Friday comesI'll stand down by the doorAnd catch the grey men when theyDive from the fourteenth floor When Black Friday comesI'll collect everything I'm owedAnd before my friends find out I'll be on the...

  • EVERYONE'S GONE TO THE MOVIES
    Kids if you want some funMr. LaPage is your manHe's always laughing, having funShowing his films in the denCome on, come onSoon you will be eighteenI think you know what I meanDon't tell your mamaYour daddy or...

  • CHAIN LIGHTNING
    Some turnout, a hundred grandGet with it we'll shake his handDon't bother to understandDon't question the little manBe part of the brotherhoodYes it's chain lightningIt feels so goodHush brother, we cross the...

  • ANY WORLD (THAT I'M WELCOME TO)
    If I had my wayI would move to another lifetimeI'd quit my jobRide the train through the misty nighttimeI'll be ready when my feet touch groundWherever I come downAnd if the folks will have meThen they'll have...

  • DR WU
    Katy triedI was halfway crucifiedI was on the other sideOf no tomorrowYou walked inAnd my life began againJust when I'd spent the last piasterI could borrowAll night longWe would sing that stupid songAnd every word we...

  • BAD SNEAKERS
    Five names that I can hardlyStand to hear Including yours and mineAnd one more chimp who isn't hereI can see the ladies talkingHow the times are getting hardAnd that fearsome excavationOn Magnolia BoulevardCHORUS:And...


  • BLACK COW
    In the corner Of my eye I saw you in Rudy's You were very high You were high It was a cryin' disgrace They saw your face On the counter By your keys Was a book of numbers And your remedies One of these Surely will...

  • I GOT THE NEWS
    You In your Lark You're a mark You're a screamer You know How to hustle DaddyIs a rare Millionaire I don't care Yeah you Got the muscle I got the news Yes dear How did you know Can't you see our love will growTake it...

  • HOME AT LAST
    I know this super highway This bright familiar sun I guess that I'm the lucky one Who wrote that tired sea song Set on this peaceful shore You think you've heard this one before Well the danger on the rocks is surely...

  • AJA
    Up on the hill People never stare They just don't care Chinese music under banyan trees Here at the dude ranch above the sea Aja When all my dime dancin' is through I run to you Up on the hill They've got time to burn...


  • KING OF THE WORLD
    Hello one and allWas it you I used to knowCan't you hear me callOn this old ham radioAll I got to sayI'm alive and feeling fineIf you come my wayYou can share my poison wineCHORUS:No marigolds in the promised...

  • RAZOR BOY
    I hear you are singing a song of the pastI see no tearsI know that you know it may be the lastFor many yearsYou'd gamble or give anythingTo be in with the better halfBut how many friends must I haveTo begin with to...

  • THE BOSTON RAG
    Any news was good newsAnd the feeling was bad at homeI was out of mind and youWere on the phoneLonnie was the kingpinBack in nineteen sixty-fiveI was singing this song When Lonnie came aliveCHORUS:Bring back the...

  • SHOW BIZ KIDS
    CHORUS:While the poor people sleepin'With the shade on the lightWhile the poor people sleepin'All the stars come out at nightAfter closing timeAt the Guernsey FairI detect the El SupremoFrom the room at the top of the...

  • BODHISATTVA
    BodhisattvaWould you take me by the handBodhisattvaWould you take me by the handCan you show meThe shine of your JapanThe sparkle of your chinaCan you show meBodhisattvaBodhisattvaI'm gonna sell my house in...

  • YOUR GOLD TEETH
    Got a feeling I've been here beforeWatching as you cross the killing floorYou know you'll have to pay it allYou'll pay today or pay tomorrowYou fasten up your beaded gownThen you try to tie me downDo you work it out...

  • MY OLD SCHOOL
    I remember the thirty-five sweet goodbyesWhen you put me on the WolverineUp to AnnandaleIt was still SeptemberWhen your daddy was quite surprisedTo find you with the working girlsIn the county jailI was smoking with...

  • PEARL OF THE QUARTER
    On the water down in New OrleansMy baby's the pearl of the quarterShe's a charmer like you never seen Singing voulez vousWhere the sailor spend his hard-earned payRed beans and rice for a quarterYou can see her almost...


  • NIGHT BY NIGHT
    It's a beggars life, said the Queen of Spain But don't tell it to a poor man'Cause he's got to kill for every thrill The best he canEverywhere around me I see jealousy and mayhem Because no men have all their peace of...

  • THROUGH WITH BUZZ
    He takes all my moneyYou know I'm through with Buzz Yes I'm through with Buzz, All right, oh yeah, uh huhHe's not very funny You know I'm through with Buzz Yes I'm through with Buzz, All right, oh yeah, uh huhI...

  • CHARLIE FREAK
    Charlie Freak had but one thing to call his own Three weight ounce pure golden ring no precious stone Five nights without a bite No place to lay his head And if nobody takes him in He'll soon be deadOn the street he...

  • PARKER'S BAND
    Savoy sides presents a new saxophone sensationIt's Parker's band with a smooth style of syncopationKansas City born and growing You won't believe what the boys are blowingYou got to come on man And take a piece of...

  • ANY MAJOR DUDE WILL TELL YOU
    I never seen you looking so bad my funky oneYou tell me that your superfine mind has come undoneCHORUS:Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you my friend Any minor world that breaks apart falls together...

  • PRETZEL LOGIC
    I would love to tour the Southland In a travelling minstrel show Yes I'd love to tour the Southland In a traveling minstrel show Yes I'm dying to be a star and make them laugh Sound just like a record on the...

  • BARRYTOWN
    I'm not one to look behind I know that times must changeBut over there in Barrytown they do things very strangeAnd though you're not my enemy I like things like they used to beAnd though you'd like some company I'm...

  • RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER
    We hear you're leaving, that's OKI thought our little wild time had just begunI guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and runBut if you have a change of heartCHORUS:Rikki don't lose that numberYou don't wanna...

  • WITH A GUN
    I could be wrong but I have seen your face before You were the man that I saw running from his door You owed him money but you gave him something moreWith a gunWith a gun You will be what you are just the same Did you...

  • MONKEY IN YOUR SOUL
    I got one and you want fourIt's so hard to help you I can't keep up with you no moreAnd you treat me like it's a sin But you can't lock me in You want me here with you right to the end No thank you my friendI fear the...


  • GREEN EARRINGS
    Cold, daring No flies on me Sorry, angel I must take what I see Green earrings I remember The rings of rare design I remember The look in your eyes I don't mind Greek medallion Sparkles when you smile Sorry, angel I...

  • THE ROYAL SCAM
    And they wandered in From the city of St. John Without a dime Wearing coats that shined Both red and greenColors from their sunny island From their boats of iron They looked upon the promised land Where surely life...

  • HAITIAN DIVORCE
    Babs and Clean Willie were in love they said So in love the preacher's face turned red Soon everybody knew the thing was dead He shouts, she bites, they wrangle through the nightShe go crazy Got to make a getaway Papa...

  • CAVES OF ALTAMIRA
    I recall when I was small How I spent my days alone The busy world was not for me So I went and found my own I would climb the garden wall With a candle in my hand I'd hide inside a hall of rock and sand On the stone...

  • DON'T TAKE ME ALIVE
    Agents of the law Luckless pedestrian I know you're out there With rage in your eyes and your megaphones Saying all is forgiven Mad Dog surrender How can I answer A man of my mind can do anything CHORUS:I'm a...

  • KID CHARLEMAGNE
    While the music played you worked by candlelight Those San Francisco nights You were the best in town Just by chance you crossed the diamond with the pearl You turned it on the world That's when you turned the world...

  • EVERYTHING YOU DID
    Where did the bastard run Is he still around Now you gotta tell me everything you did baby I'm gonna get a gun Shoot the lover down Are you gonna tell me everything you did baby Traces are everywhere In our happy home...

  • THE FEZ
    No I'm never gonna do it without the fez on Oh no No I'm never gonna do it without the fez onOh no That's what I am Please understand I wanna be your holy man No I'm never gonna do it without the fez on Oh no Ain't...

  • SIGN IN STRANGER
    Have you heard about the boom on Mizar Five People got to shout to stay alive They don't even have policeman one Doesn't matter where you been or what you've done Do you have a dark spot on your past Leave it to my...


  • Things I Miss The Most
    I don't mind the quiet Or the lonely nights I don't miss the funky attitudes And I don't miss the fights I lie on the couch 'till suppertime And hunker down and read the Post And that's when I remember the things I...

  • Slang Of Ages
    Let me put it this way doll And I know it's getting late I can tell from the planes of your face That you're from out of state But here in the Willows now here's the deal Tomorrow's for squares - tonight's for real...

  • Lunch With Gina
    That must be her again She's leaning on my bell That cold psychotic ring The one I know so well So I'm nailed to the floor in the no-option zone There's about zero chance she'll give up and go home This endless...

  • Everything Must Go
    It's high time for a walk on the real side Let's admit the bastards beat us I move to dissolve the corporation In a pool of margaritas So let's switch off all the lights And light up all the Luckies Crankin' up the...

  • Pixeleen
    Our man Abu squeezes off twenty tracer rounds And that's when she jumps the turnstile And as she clings to the roof of the speeding train The Double A down to Sheridan Square Her cell phone rings It's, like, her...

  • Green Book
    My coat is black and the moon is yellow Here is where I get off As you can see for yourself old girl in the Green Book I tango down to the smoky lobby My eyes adjust to the light The new cashier looks like Jill St....

  • Godw***er
    In the beginning We could hang with the dude But it's been too much of nothing Of that stank attitude Now they curse your name And there's a bounty on your face It's your own fault daddy GodW***er's on the case We...

  • The Last Mall
    Attention all shoppers It's Cancellation Day Yes the Big Adios Is just a few hours away It's last call To do your shopping At the Last Mall You'll need the tools for survival And the medicine for the blues Sweet...


  • MIDNIGHT CRUISER
    Felonius my old friend Step on in and let me shake your hand So glad that you're here again For one more time Let your madness run with mine Streets still unseen we'll find somehow No time is better than now CHORUS:...

  • CHANGE OF THE GUARD
    If you listen you can hear it It's the laughter in the street It's the motion in the music And the fire beneath your feet All the signs are right this time You don't have to try so very hard If you live in this world...

  • BROOKLYN (OWES THE CHARMER UNDER ME)
    A race of angels Bound with one another A dish of dollars Laid out for all to see A tower room at Eden Rock His golf at noon for free Brooklyn owes the charmer Under me His lady's aching To bring a body down She daily...

  • REELIN' IN THE YEARS
    Your everlasting summer You can see it fading fast So you grab a piece of something That you think is gonna last You wouldn't know a diamond If you held it in your hand The things you think are precious I can't...

  • FIRE IN THE HOLE
    I decline To walk the line They tell me that I'm lazy Worldly wise I realize That everybody's crazy A woman's voice reminds me To serve and not to speak Am I myself or just another freak Don't you know There's fire in...

  • KINGS
    Now they lay his body down Sad old men who run this town I still recall the way He led the charge and saved the day Blue blood and rain I can hear the bugle playin' CHORUS: We seen the last of Good King Richard Ring...

  • ONLY A FOOL WOULD SAY THAT
    A world become one Of salads and sun Only a fool would say that A boy with a plan A natural man Wearing a white stetson hat Unhand that gun begone There's no one to fire upon If he's holding it high He's telling a lie...

  • TURN THAT HEARTBEAT OVER AGAIN
    With stocking face I bought a gun The plan was set the plan was done Looked at my watch and started for the door Now the food here ain't so good no more And they closed the package store CHORUS: Love your mama, love...


  • BABYLON SISTERS
    Drive west on Sunset To the seaTurn that jungle music downJust until we're out of townThis is no one night standIt's a real occasionClose your eyes and you'll be thereIt's everything they sayThe end of a perfect...

  • GLAMOR PROFESSION
    6:05Outside the stadiumSpecial delivery For Hoops McCannBrut and charisma Poured from the shadow where he stoodLooking good He's a crowd pleasing manOne on one He's schoolyard supermanCrashing the backboard He's...

  • GAUCHO
    Just when I say"Boy we can't missYou are golden"Then you do thisYou say this guy is so coolSnapping his fingers like a foolOne more expensive kiss-offWho do you think I am Lord I know you're a special friendBut you...

  • THIRD WORLD MAN
    Johnny's playroomIs a bunker filled with sandHe's become a third world manSmoky SundayHe's been mobilized since dawnNow he's crouching on the lawnHe's a third world manSoon you'll throw down your disguiseWe'll see...

  • MY RIVAL
    The wind was driving in my faceThe smell of prickly pear[My rival - show me my rival]The milk truck eased into my spaceSomebody screamed somewhereI struck a match against the doorOf Anthony's Bar and Grill I was the...


  • Blues Beach
    I was scrapin' bottom Gropin' in the dark It takes a crusty punk to really beat The mean streets of Medicine Park So I shifted left for out of town Then I clicked my heels and I doubled down to Blues Beach I'm frying...


  • Here At The Western World
    Down at the Lido they welcome youWith sausage and beer,Klaus and the Rooster have been there too,But lately he spends his time here.Hanging with the mayor and all his friendsAnd nobody cares,Where the sailor shuts out...



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