I always thought it was "Lot's wages" but looking around I find... "The repeated refrain sung by the female backing singers says, "You go to Lost Wages, Lost Wages," sung to sound vaguely like "Las Vegas." It was inspired by a joke from comedian Lenny Bruce, who was a major influence on the band's lyrical outlook. "
Steely Dan is the epitome of intelligent insight and clever, cryptic stories, but sometimes you don't HAVE to figure them out. Just shut your eyes and listen to every instrument and voice in the song. Showbiz Kids is certainly one of those songs...One of the best EVER. 😎
Listen to the lyrics again. It’s obvious that Steely Dan traveled to the future and met the Kardashians. “Making movies about themselves you know they don’t give.......”
usually the lineup changes from song to song within an album, but "showbiz kids" is from countdown to ecstasy, the lone exception, which features the same lineup for every song on the album.
At the time of release, I was pleasantly surprised to hear Valerie Simpson and Patti Austin as background vocals on the Gaucho album...two of the best R&B artist of their era. I consider Gaucho to be one of the best recording quality albums I’ve ever heard
Many "Wrecking Crew" members playing supporting roles. You find some redundancies of background personnel on Steely Dan and Henry Mancini albums. The two big standouts are Victor Feldman and Plas Johnson.
The repeated refrain sung by the female backing singers says, "You go to Lost Wages, Lost Wages," sung to sound vaguely like "Las Vegas." It was inspired by a joke from comedian Lenny Bruce, who was a major influence on the band's lyrical outlook. Lenny evidently had a running joke of using the phrase Lost Wages for Las Vegas. Cute joke
My favorite Steely Dan song. I was fortunate enough to see the Dan live 4 times. The very last time I saw them play the Beacon, October 2016, they finally played it live. My wife was pregnant at the moment so we like to say all three of us were there. The next year, looking forward to another October Beacon residency, Walter died.
JAMAL, MAN THIS SONG WAS SO FUNKY MAN! I've never heard that one before Thanks for bringing us another "shoulder dancing song! I've never danced so much in my life! "🕺🕺🕺🕺🎶🎶🎶🗣"Whoooooooo! Great job once again Jamal!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
They're not making fun of people who lose money -- they're reminding us about the people who live in a world where they can just party and spend money and go clubbing all the time and not have to worry about getting to bed on time to go to work. For those of us in the "real world" with jobs, that other world is like another planet.
"Show Business kids, makin' movies of themselves, you know they don't give a f^ck about anybody else"~~~~~ And that was *before* utube, facebook, twitter, or "reality" TV .....
Notice when he sings “...they got the Steely Dan t-shirts” they do a quick ‘Reelin’ in the Years’ guitar riff ... jab at the popular success of their own hit from a year or so earlier?
As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I started smiling. You can't go wrong with Steely Dan, and I've seen enough of your Dan reactions to know you were gonna love it. I'm an amateur songwriter, and Steely Dan songs are worth serious study. Usually they write using really funky jazz chords that would almost never be in a pop and/or rock context, but this song is amazing because it starts off on a riff from a single chord (Dminor7), and never changes chords - an entire song with only one chord - and somehow it's awesome! I've looked through a lot of the other comments on which Steely Dan songs to react to next - they're all great (seriously)...just depends on what you're in the mood for. Try "Daddy don't Live in that New York City no More" for something funky or "The Caves of Altamira" for something a bit more melodic. But like I said, you can't go wrong. Enjoy!
The repeated refrain sung by the female backing singers says, "You go to Lost Wages, Lost Wages," sung to sound vaguely like "Las Vegas." It was inspired by a joke from comedian Lenny Bruce, who was a major influence on the band's lyrical outlook. Lenny evidently had a running joke of using the phrase Lost Wages for Las Vegas. Cute joke
Correct me if I am wrong, I thought I read somewhere that Steely Dan started as a studio band and used many different band players/singers each song, but all songs came out with that same tone and recognizable sound. That was the incredible thing about them. Look at the people who played with them over the years. Incredible!
THIS HERE!! Been waiting for this. Among the Dan-heads, this is on par with Amazing Grace: mandatory, timeless, and the key to heaven. You Go To Lost Wages Love your work 6'5"!
I never appreciated Steely Dan in their heyday. But in the last 20 years I have a newfound love for them. And this; this is one of their greatest songs. Love it! Love you Jamal. I love hearing all the greats for the first time through someone else’s reaction. Peace out. ✌️
I found this track by mistake a few years ago. Well, I just happen to be on CZcams. This is one of the few that I somehow missed. I am a huge Steely Dan Fan. Another Steely Dan Banger.
background vocals: Sherlie Matthews, Myrna Matthews, Patricia Hall, Royce Jones, James Rolleston Slide guitar: Rick Derringer (who made Hulk Hogan's theme song I am a Real American and Rock-n-Roll Hoochie Coo) Only the best get to play with Steely Dan.
These guys are master recorders. Recording vocals and instruments in various rooms in a studio and/or house then recording layers of sounds captured then splicing it all together to make their sound. This one of many approaches to make they sound.
Till 5 minutes ago i thought it was 'blown a life's wages.. a lifes wages.. You blown a life's wages'.. One of my favorite songs ever .. been listening to this song for over 40 years. Wow...
The repeated refrain sung by the female backing singers says, "You go to Lost Wages, Lost Wages," sung to sound vaguely like "Las Vegas." It was inspired by a joke from comedian Lenny Bruce, who was a major influence on the band's lyrical outlook. Lenny evidently had a running joke of using the phrase Lost Wages for Las Vegas. Cute joke
A Steely Dan song that often gets neglected would be: "Here in the Western World". Haven't seen too many requesting it, but it is one of their best songs. I think it is only available on greatest or best of compilations.
@@-davidolivares I had (think I still have it) it on my Steely Dan's Greatest hits LP. It is the only place I can recall the song being on.I have every one of their studio albums except for the very last one.
Jamel you made me laugh. at the end when you hear someone yelling you looked confused , like what was that. When I was a young kid I used to listen to this with my headphones on. The first time I heard that I swore my grandmother was yelling for me> I even went to look for her. She has long ago passed away, but every time I hear this song I think of her. Thanks for the memories Jamel
Love Steely Dan. Please listen to Jack of Speed. One of my absolute favorites! (ALSO: Snowbound off of Fagen's solo album Kamakiriad -- that song was written by Fagen and Becker so it's basically a Steely Dan song sort of)
I was told by the coke dealer Becker and I shared that caves of altira was written or inspired by the coffee table in the dealers house where everyone sat around doing coke and blaming about nothing for hours. Don't know if it's on spot or he was just blaming.Sqiggy used to hang out there and I'd see him drive up in his 911,Maria Muldaur,.and Others. We were all trapped and poisoned by our own govt. that knew it's addictive nature and just didn't care about the people of this country as they still don't and as Bush said he was going to Afghanistan to destroy the poppy fields and then we never heard another word but from guys coming back who said they often guarded poppy fields which means the opiate problem is likely not the Sackler families fault but the govt for an addicted people are people not paying attention to the hand in their pocket.
Whenever I listen to a DAN song I always think "This is the coolest song ever" no matter what the song is. WEST OF HOLLYWOOD is maybe the coolest song ever. Also check out HOLD YOUR HEAD UP by the Argents. (Good job Jamal)
Yes, Boston Rag is just a grand grinding rocker! Donald Fagan said he didn’t care for any of the bands early albums. So, there is no accounting for tastes! Countdown to Ecstasy is my favorite Dan of Steel album.
There will never be anything like "The Dan" again. Thank you VERY much for keeping them alive and relevant. And thanks for keeping alive all the music that I (and many of your commenters) grew up listening over and over again.
This song puts a smile on my face every time I hear it. Good song to listen to while driving into Las Vegas. Might even save a few bucks for funks sake!😎
check out Steely Dan in four decades from now. I first heard them as a child in the seventies and love their music. four decades later, I still find aspects to enjoy.
Steely Dan is an excellent band from New York. Great talent, a unique sound, great lyrics, excellent instrumentals. Kind of jazz-fusion, R & B, soft rock extravaganza. Love ya Jamel, check out the song that propelled them to stardom, "Reelin' in the Years" on the Can't Buy a Thrill album, early 70s.
I’m looking at and reading these comments ant it’s striking me that this is the stuff I was writing about the Don when I was in college. It’s so good to know that the insights I had when this stuff came out is and was real. Thank you, Steely Dan. The world has learned to appreciate the Dan.
Steely Dan made so many great, great tunes that it's virtually impossible to choose one, but I think Show Biz Kids is my favorite. The first few times I heard it on the car radio (without the benefit of printed lyrics), I was singing "While the car roof was leakin' with da shade on the right." Once I actually saw the words, they made a little more sense, but it still took me a while to get the gist of the whole song. But even without the words, the catchy melody, the instrumentation, the relentless beat and the sounds of the voices alone make this an utterly fantastic tune. In any event, I've loved SD from the very beginning. I think the first SD song I recall hearing was Dirty Work, which has always stuck with me since then along with "Do It Again".
Steely Dan's My Old School from that album is pretty awesome too. You know I'm gonna tell you to check out Too Rolling Stoned by Robin Trower again, BTW. Lots of Hendrix vibe with some SRV blended in, I think you'd love it!
Classic example of how the Dan inject humor into their music. Got to love the Dan! One of the greatest of all time. Great duo with so many different, great artists over the years.
As much as I know about Becker & Fagen all of it had a reason. The backup singers were carefully hand picked. Steely Dan is awesome brotha, thanks for sharing your reaction!
i think it's one of their best...and that's a hard thing to choose with this band. lol, had to laugh when you were trying to figure out what they were saying, then kinda gave up, surrendered to the groove and just let the shoulders do their thing. that's exactly what i did the first time i heard it! thanks, J!
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Even at 67 I still cannot resist dancing to this song. Thanks Jamal!
"Lost Wages" has always been a nickname for Vegas
Lost Wages is a play on Las Vegas because you go to Las Vegas to lose your wages.
I always thought it was "Lot's wages" but looking around I find...
"The repeated refrain sung by the female backing singers says, "You go to Lost Wages, Lost Wages," sung to sound vaguely like "Las Vegas." It was inspired by a joke from comedian Lenny Bruce, who was a major influence on the band's lyrical outlook. "
Exactly!
@@gregallan2842 I always thought it was "Life's wages" - go figure :)
Lost Wages was an early name for Las Vegas in the fifties
Jamel, this.
For me and the people I hung out with during college in the 70's, every new Steely Dan album release was an event.
One chord throughout the entire song.
Only Steely Dan could pull that off.
Aminor7th They usually have 15-30 chords!
Hey now... John Lennon might have something to say about that (Tomorrow Never Knows).
@@brandall101 and Paul McCartney (Helen Wheels)
Steely Dan is the epitome of intelligent insight and clever, cryptic stories, but sometimes you don't HAVE to figure them out. Just shut your eyes and listen to every instrument and voice in the song.
Showbiz Kids is certainly one of those songs...One of the best EVER.
😎
Listen to the lyrics again. It’s obvious that Steely Dan traveled to the future and met the Kardashians.
“Making movies about themselves you know they don’t give.......”
Right on Norseman, and I could give a laundry list of other brats who fit the description.
I immediately thought of Paris Hilton!
Rick Derringer playing slide guitar.
That explains it 👌
chrisdarkly
Very tasty
Thanks. I thought so.
Rick is a grossly underrated guitar player. Period.
Australian Rick derringer...
All Steely Dan musicians and back up singers are typically best in class. They change from album to album.
usually the lineup changes from song to song within an album, but "showbiz kids" is from countdown to ecstasy, the lone exception, which features the same lineup for every song on the album.
At the time of release, I was pleasantly surprised to hear Valerie Simpson and Patti Austin as background vocals on the Gaucho album...two of the best R&B artist of their era. I consider Gaucho to be one of the best recording quality albums I’ve ever heard
Bernard Purdie “Purdie shuffle”
Look for his CZcams video about playing for/with Steely Dan.🎶
Many "Wrecking Crew" members playing supporting roles. You find some redundancies of background personnel on Steely Dan and Henry Mancini albums.
The two big standouts are Victor Feldman and Plas Johnson.
King Of The World, Time Out Of Mind
Time Out of Mind ... featuring Double M.
Time out of mind is one of their slickest, funky melodies that needs the volume turnt. Mike McDonald hits the high notes.
King of the World is great, underrated SD song
Luke Thompson yes, king on the world 👍
Really, the Dan got too many great songs to miss....
"Lost Wages" is a euphemism for Las Vegas.
Dysphemism
Cockney rhyming slang. Steely Dan used great session musicians & singers Bernard Purdie, worlds most recorded drummer , Laney bass player ,
The repeated refrain sung by the female backing singers says, "You go to Lost Wages, Lost Wages," sung to sound vaguely like "Las Vegas." It was inspired by a joke from comedian Lenny Bruce, who was a major influence on the band's lyrical outlook. Lenny evidently had a running joke of using the phrase Lost Wages for Las Vegas. Cute joke
Thanks, Jamel...my favorite Steely Dan song, glad it's finally getting some love from the reaction channels.
My favorite Steely Dan song. I was fortunate enough to see the Dan live 4 times. The very last time I saw them play the Beacon, October 2016, they finally played it live. My wife was pregnant at the moment so we like to say all three of us were there. The next year, looking forward to another October Beacon residency, Walter died.
Right after the lyrics, "They got the Steely Dan t-shirts," Derringer plays a riff from Reelin' In The Years. So good.
Every single song of Steely Dan is so different. Love their writing and story telling. This is truly a jam!!! Your face Jamal....had me screaming....
JAMAL, MAN THIS SONG WAS SO FUNKY MAN! I've never heard that one before Thanks for bringing us another "shoulder dancing song! I've never danced so much in my life! "🕺🕺🕺🕺🎶🎶🎶🗣"Whoooooooo! Great job once again Jamal!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I got the 4 CD set as a free promotion about 20 years(! )ago, . Fell in love with Steely Dan even though had I liked a lot of their hit records
It’s fun to watch someone realize just how good their music is. Really enjoying. Tons of other Steely Dan songs to go, too 😁
They're not making fun of people who lose money -- they're reminding us about the people who live in a world where they can just party and spend money and go clubbing all the time and not have to worry about getting to bed on time to go to work. For those of us in the "real world" with jobs, that other world is like another planet.
"Show Business kids, makin' movies of themselves, you know they don't give a f^ck about anybody else"~~~~~
And that was *before* utube, facebook, twitter, or "reality" TV .....
@@jamespuleo3269 Yup, I find that line to be the key, not only to this song, but to Hollyweird in general.
Green Earrings, Any Major Dude, Your Gold Teeth, Sign In Stranger. and so many more.
'Brooklyn (Owes The Charmer Under Me)'
'The Caves Of Altamira'
'Daddy Dont Live In That New York City No More'
Great tunes for Jamel to do.
At the end of the song you hear the child calling for its mother, that has been left in the car or in the parking lot
This song and My Old School is what got me into Steely Dan!
Steely Dan Pearl of the Quarter is one of my favorites.
...and probably one of the only 'love songs' they've ever done!
@@martynridley3671 pearl of the quarter is my second favorite steely dan song, after aja, and slightly ahead of glamour profession.
One of the most outrageous guitar work .
You need to listen to Time Out of Mind by Steely Dan
Fagen Shanghai Confidential
Ya, that track is about things that most people don't know about. Smooth MF groove and that is what most people hear. WAY more to the lyrics.
This is one of my favorite Steely Dan songs! The line that is being repeated over and over is "Life's wages".
Gold Teeth!
Notice when he sings “...they got the Steely Dan t-shirts” they do a quick ‘Reelin’ in the Years’ guitar riff ... jab at the popular success of their own hit from a year or so earlier?
In the 1970's it was always a treat when one of those forbidden words got past the FCC and onto the air~~~
(usually buried in the third verse...)
As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I started smiling. You can't go wrong with Steely Dan, and I've seen enough of your Dan reactions to know you were gonna love it. I'm an amateur songwriter, and Steely Dan songs are worth serious study. Usually they write using really funky jazz chords that would almost never be in a pop and/or rock context, but this song is amazing because it starts off on a riff from a single chord (Dminor7), and never changes chords - an entire song with only one chord - and somehow it's awesome! I've looked through a lot of the other comments on which Steely Dan songs to react to next - they're all great (seriously)...just depends on what you're in the mood for. Try "Daddy don't Live in that New York City no More" for something funky or "The Caves of Altamira" for something a bit more melodic. But like I said, you can't go wrong. Enjoy!
How in the world have you not reacted to Green Earrings yet is beyond me. It's one of Steely Dan's funkier tunes.
Maybe the funkiest!
Especially the Alive In America version!
Chad Pollet Night By Night is the funkiest hands down
@@HyzersGR forgot about that one. You may be right! But funk is subjective.
Chris Hammac Yup; Green Earrings is a straight jam.
Steely Dan ; East St. Louis toodle oo.. you'll love it.
Indeed✨
@Nathan Logan thx
@Nathan Logan A cover of an Ellington classic.
@Nathan Logan a note for note cover at least that's what I've heard.
YES! Criminally underrated!!
I bought a Steely Dan t-shirt on the last UK tour. (mainly because of this lyric). It's the "Aja" album cover :)
I've got one which is a mashup of the Sonic Youth Goo album with Donald and Walter as the people.
Good for you guys! I just turned 65 and it’s about time I bought mine!
Lost Wages is a nickname for Las Vegas.
Check out Bad Sneakers and Time Out of Mind!
The repeated refrain sung by the female backing singers says, "You go to Lost Wages, Lost Wages," sung to sound vaguely like "Las Vegas." It was inspired by a joke from comedian Lenny Bruce, who was a major influence on the band's lyrical outlook. Lenny evidently had a running joke of using the phrase Lost Wages for Las Vegas. Cute joke
Correct me if I am wrong, I thought I read somewhere that Steely Dan started as a studio band and used many different band players/singers each song, but all songs came out with that same tone and recognizable sound. That was the incredible thing about them. Look at the people who played with them over the years. Incredible!
*Showbiz Kids* - Steely Dan ---- This was my quest for the last month. Thanks Jamel...
THIS HERE!!
Been waiting for this.
Among the Dan-heads, this is on par with Amazing Grace: mandatory, timeless, and the key to heaven.
You Go To Lost Wages
Love your work 6'5"!
I never appreciated Steely Dan in their heyday. But in the last 20 years I have a newfound love for them. And this; this is one of their greatest songs. Love it! Love you Jamal. I love hearing all the greats for the first time through someone else’s reaction. Peace out. ✌️
Would love to see Steely Dan Gaucho
I found this track by mistake a few years ago. Well, I just happen to be on CZcams. This is one of the few that I somehow missed. I am a huge Steely Dan Fan. Another Steely Dan Banger.
Jamel, you bring so much joy! Thanks for connecting to the divine with us! This is really what it's all about! Universal, archetypal, eternal!
background vocals: Sherlie Matthews, Myrna Matthews, Patricia Hall, Royce Jones, James Rolleston Slide guitar: Rick Derringer (who made Hulk Hogan's theme song I am a Real American and Rock-n-Roll Hoochie Coo) Only the best get to play with Steely Dan.
These guys are master recorders. Recording vocals and instruments in various rooms in a studio and/or house then recording layers of sounds captured then splicing it all together to make their sound. This one of many approaches to make they sound.
💕Deacon Blues is another gr8 one!
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@@jamelakajamal Thank you👍❤🙂
Steely Dan writing a song with the word "fuck" in 1973 and no one said a peep about it is a testament to their greatness.
This is a great song......their arrangements are very sophisticated.....one of their best songs
there is LITERALLY not a bad song by this band. i grew up w their music and have seen them twice. G.O.A.T. in mho.
More Steely Dan: "The Caves of Altamira", "Gaucho"!
I can think of no other band with a catalog as fast as Steely Dan's that I still listen to all these years later.
It's about the spoiled brat children of music and movie stars.
Correct.
Every time I hear this tune, I think of that punk Charlie Sheen.
I actually think it is about the music and movie stars themselves, not their children.
I think it is about the the musicians and movie stars themselves
Steely Dan - one of of my favorite bands! "King of the World" is my favorite song of theirs.
hey man, I love your Steely Dan reactions. Could you do The Royal Scam off the album titled the same thing? I think you'd be blown away
I’ve got Caves of Altamira playing right now... cueing up to Don’t Take Me Alive.
@@beachgirl4583 a great song off of a legendary album full of great songs...
For the longest time, I heard “Life’s wages” Then came the internet
Till 5 minutes ago i thought it was 'blown a life's wages.. a lifes wages.. You blown a life's wages'.. One of my favorite songs ever .. been listening to this song for over 40 years. Wow...
Ian Savage Funny... glad I’m not alone
Flip I've always thought it was Goldilocks wages lol
The repeated refrain sung by the female backing singers says, "You go to Lost Wages, Lost Wages," sung to sound vaguely like "Las Vegas." It was inspired by a joke from comedian Lenny Bruce, who was a major influence on the band's lyrical outlook. Lenny evidently had a running joke of using the phrase Lost Wages for Las Vegas. Cute joke
The song that got me into Steely Dan, been a fan ever since!
A Steely Dan song that often gets neglected would be: "Here in the Western World". Haven't seen too many requesting it, but it is one of their best songs. I think it is only available on greatest or best of compilations.
Robert Fitterman
I did not realize that, I bought Citizen for my sis and later for me. Very cool song, totally could’ve gone on Aja.
Rap with your cane 🎶
@@-davidolivares I had (think I still have it) it on my Steely Dan's Greatest hits LP. It is the only place I can recall the song being on.I have every one of their studio albums except for the very last one.
Jeremy Adams
Yeeah...
"Lost Wages" because that's what happens when you go there.
Love the way you do this ...steely dan is like one of the best bands ever 🥰
Jamel you made me laugh. at the end when you hear someone yelling you looked confused , like what was that. When I was a young kid I used to listen to this with my headphones on. The first time I heard that I swore my grandmother was yelling for me> I even went to look for her. She has long ago passed away, but every time I hear this song I think of her. Thanks for the memories Jamel
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He is such a naturally likable guy, isn’t he?
This song to me is a satire about the "stars" out at night with money to lose.
Lost Wages, thats what we were called the whole time i lived there.
Love Steely Dan. Please listen to Jack of Speed. One of my absolute favorites! (ALSO: Snowbound off of Fagen's solo album Kamakiriad -- that song was written by Fagen and Becker so it's basically a Steely Dan song sort of)
"Show Biz Kids" is one of my favorite Steely Dan songs. My top is still "Caves of Altamira."
I was told by the coke dealer Becker and I shared that caves of altira was written or inspired by the coffee table in the dealers house where everyone sat around doing coke and blaming about nothing for hours. Don't know if it's on spot or he was just blaming.Sqiggy used to hang out there and I'd see him drive up in his 911,Maria Muldaur,.and Others. We were all trapped and poisoned by our own govt. that knew it's addictive nature and just didn't care about the people of this country as they still don't and as Bush said he was going to Afghanistan to destroy the poppy fields and then we never heard another word but from guys coming back who said they often guarded poppy fields which means the opiate problem is likely not the Sackler families fault but the govt for an addicted people are people not paying attention to the hand in their pocket.
YES. Great song!!!
Just to reiterate "Do you feel like we do?" from Frampton Come Alive!!!
Whenever I listen to a DAN song I always think "This is the coolest song ever" no matter what the song is. WEST OF HOLLYWOOD is maybe the coolest song ever. Also check out HOLD YOUR HEAD UP by the Argents. (Good job Jamal)
That sax outro in West of Hollywood is a journey in and of itself 🤯
Yes, Hold Your Head Up is a must
My first time hearing this song. Brilliant. Lost wages love it. 🤣👏
The Boston Rag is also great on this record (Countdown to Ecstasy).
Truly underrated gem among the Dan’s deep cuts, along with Razor Boy.
@@andyscott5277 The list is LONG!!
Yes, Boston Rag is just a grand grinding rocker! Donald Fagan said he didn’t care for any of the bands early albums. So, there is no accounting for tastes! Countdown to Ecstasy is my favorite Dan of Steel album.
@@derfnoslein1178 Yes, love that crunchy guitar solo.
There will never be anything like "The Dan" again. Thank you VERY much for keeping them alive and relevant. And thanks for keeping alive all the music that I (and many of your commenters) grew up listening over and over again.
You've done a lot of Steely Dan, but I don't think you've done "Bodhisattva"
No, he hasn't yet. That needs to be rectified post haste.
Yes, still waiting for that one. Danny Diaz and Skunk Baxter battling guitars.
@@sinenominecc also Dias and Fagan trading guitar and organ licks. Doesn't get much better!
@@chadpollet7452 It's a real show off peace, and they show PLENTY.
And he hasn’t done GAUCHO!
Jamel please do Fez. Steely Ben has a lyric video. Don’t look up what it means or the lyrics. Would love to see you react to it. Recent subscriber.
Yeah, I think he’ll love it.
Did you check if he has done it already? He has a lot of steely Dan reactions
Jennifer Mirra he has not. At least his SD playlist
Then he can work out what it is.
Cousin Duprey
This has always been one of my favorite Steely Dan songs. Another great one you should check out is Pretzel Logic.
React to Bad Sneakers by Steely Dan. Got yer boy Michael on backing vocals!
The best,timeless listened to this since it first came out. Love Steely Dan.
I love watching these younger people reacting the same way we did when this song first came out.
This song puts a smile on my face every time I hear it. Good song to listen to while driving into Las Vegas. Might even save a few bucks for funks sake!😎
check out Steely Dan in four decades from now. I first heard them as a child in the seventies and love their music. four decades later, I still find aspects to enjoy.
Steely Dan is absolutely incredible!!!!!!!
You gotta hit 'King of the World'. The energy is lit!
my favorite SD song. I live in Las Vegas, also known as Lost Wages
Steely Dan is an excellent band from New York. Great talent, a unique sound, great lyrics, excellent instrumentals. Kind of jazz-fusion, R & B, soft rock extravaganza. Love ya Jamel, check out the song that propelled them to stardom, "Reelin' in the Years" on the Can't Buy a Thrill album, early 70s.
I’m looking at and reading these comments ant it’s striking me that this is the stuff I was writing about the Don when I was in college. It’s so good to know that the insights I had when this stuff came out is and was real. Thank you, Steely Dan. The world has learned to appreciate the Dan.
That’s what a lot of people call Las Vegas, “Lost Wages...” ☝🏼😬
Need to listen to the live versions of this song from recent years, they funk it up so hard.
Steely Dan made so many great, great tunes that it's virtually impossible to choose one, but I think Show Biz Kids is my favorite.
The first few times I heard it on the car radio (without the benefit of printed lyrics), I was singing "While the car roof was leakin' with da shade on the right."
Once I actually saw the words, they made a little more sense, but it still took me a while to get the gist of the whole song. But even without the words, the catchy melody, the instrumentation, the relentless beat and the sounds of the voices alone make this an utterly fantastic tune.
In any event, I've loved SD from the very beginning. I think the first SD song I recall hearing was Dirty Work, which has always stuck with me since then along with "Do It Again".
The song Aja has one of the best drum solos ever. Check that out next
Steve Gadd.
Saint Gadd
He reacted to it... if you go to his channel page look at his playlists he has a steely dan playlist 😉
@@erinc6997 Damn. I obviously didn't see that. Thanks for the heads up.
Also what might be the most criminal ending cut from the booth on that same drum solo. Right at the end.
Coup de grace. French expression. Means the crowning achievement.
How about the band Golden Earring: 'Radar Love' and "Twilight Zone'.
Yes, yes and yes!
They're singing "Las Vegas" and "Lost wages" simultaneously, since that's what Vegas usually amounts to. At least that's what it sounds like to me .
Steely Dan's My Old School from that album is pretty awesome too. You know I'm gonna tell you to check out Too Rolling Stoned by Robin Trower again, BTW. Lots of Hendrix vibe with some SRV blended in, I think you'd love it!
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@@Goatllama Excellent! Thanks, man!
Classic example of how the Dan inject humor into their music. Got to love the Dan! One of the greatest of all time. Great duo with so many different, great artists over the years.
That is a masterpiece, my brother. Las Vegas sometimes gets called Lost Wages.
The Dan are my music gods.
The guitar playing all through this song is fire.
Thank you Jamel, I was waiting for this one. Hope you will keep on reacting to more Steely Dan songs because they are all great.
As much as I know about Becker & Fagen all of it had a reason. The backup singers were carefully hand picked. Steely Dan is awesome brotha, thanks for sharing your reaction!
Living in Las Vegas in 1973 this song got the most airplay!!
i think it's one of their best...and that's a hard thing to choose with this band.
lol, had to laugh when you were trying to figure out what they were saying, then kinda gave up, surrendered to the groove and just let the shoulders do their thing. that's exactly what i did the first time i heard it! thanks, J!
Las Vegas, Lost Wages, same thing LOL!
You have to check out Badhisattva and Any major dude will tell you!
But yeah the slide blues stank on this song is real.
Steely Dan, always doing the unexpected. Love them. Give, The Royal Scam a listen, it's one of my favorites!.
The “coup de grâce,” pronounced /kōō di ‘grä/ , is an action or event that serves as the culmination of a bad or a deteriorating situation. It also is used as the final shot to insure a victim’s death, by a hit man (for example) or from a dictator’s ‘enforcer.”
Another great Steely Dan song keep them coming love you