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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs 18:44 - Oct 20 with 8199 viewsdmm

The best 20 Steely Dan songs rated 1 to 20.

I dunno you could rearrange those songs in any ranking you like and it would always be acceptable. An unsurpassable band for style, quality, musicianship, studio craft and songwriting.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/oct/20/steely-dans-20-greatest-songs-rank
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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 19:12 - Oct 20 with 4887 viewsMick_S

David, have you ever seen Nearly Dan? They are bloody marvellous. I’ve seen them twice ( hello Mel) once in London and again in Brighton.

I’d probably go with ‘Peg’ as my number one.

Sorry, forgot to add - what a band. They have the soul and melody.
[Post edited 20 Oct 2022 19:17]

Did I ever mention that I was in Minder?

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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 19:38 - Oct 20 with 4852 viewsDaBurgh

Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 19:12 - Oct 20 by Mick_S

David, have you ever seen Nearly Dan? They are bloody marvellous. I’ve seen them twice ( hello Mel) once in London and again in Brighton.

I’d probably go with ‘Peg’ as my number one.

Sorry, forgot to add - what a band. They have the soul and melody.
[Post edited 20 Oct 2022 19:17]


Pressed for time.. So my number one...

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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 19:47 - Oct 20 with 4828 viewsdmm

Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 19:12 - Oct 20 by Mick_S

David, have you ever seen Nearly Dan? They are bloody marvellous. I’ve seen them twice ( hello Mel) once in London and again in Brighton.

I’d probably go with ‘Peg’ as my number one.

Sorry, forgot to add - what a band. They have the soul and melody.
[Post edited 20 Oct 2022 19:17]


Thanks Mick. No never seen them so will look out for them.

Pegg certainly is a phenomenal song and recording.
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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 19:56 - Oct 20 with 4802 viewsMick_S

Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 19:47 - Oct 20 by dmm

Thanks Mick. No never seen them so will look out for them.

Pegg certainly is a phenomenal song and recording.


They really are that good, mate.

Did I ever mention that I was in Minder?

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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 20:03 - Oct 20 with 4772 viewsBlackCrowe

Oh gosh where do i start....certainly with those already mentioned but Dirty Work, Brooklyn's Got A Charmer Over Me, Black Cow, Hey Nineteen....I could go on for ever....

Last saw them at the Beacon Theatre in NY, where we had the worst seats, I chanced it and offered the security guy $30 to find us a better seat and he escorted us downstairs into the front row. And that's when i fell in love with one of the backing singers.

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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 20:05 - Oct 20 with 4762 viewsted_hendrix

*Reelin’ in the Years*

Contains one of the best guitar solo's In the World. (I like Rikki Don’t Lose That Number too)

Anyway back to *Reelin’ in the Years* did I mention that it contains one of the best guitar solo's In the World along with Wishbone Ash's *Blowin’ Free*

I saw Nearly Dan at Mels wedding thingy.

My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic.

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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 20:07 - Oct 20 with 4755 viewsMick_S

Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 20:05 - Oct 20 by ted_hendrix

*Reelin’ in the Years*

Contains one of the best guitar solo's In the World. (I like Rikki Don’t Lose That Number too)

Anyway back to *Reelin’ in the Years* did I mention that it contains one of the best guitar solo's In the World along with Wishbone Ash's *Blowin’ Free*

I saw Nearly Dan at Mels wedding thingy.


Same, Ted. Did you rate them? I thought they were blinding.

Did I ever mention that I was in Minder?

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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 20:08 - Oct 20 with 4750 viewsLogman

I love steely Dan. They really stand the test of time.

My all time favourite is Haitian Divorce. I've loved the riff from the day that I first heard it some 46 years ago and incredibly the lyrics are probably even more pertinent now than when they were written 46 years ago. Anyone who hasn't listened to it, listen to it as soon as you can, it's supreme, the guitar, the lyrics
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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 20:08 - Oct 20 with 4740 viewsted_hendrix

Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 20:07 - Oct 20 by Mick_S

Same, Ted. Did you rate them? I thought they were blinding.


They nailed It Mick, nailed It.

My Father had a profound influence on me, he was a lunatic.

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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 20:09 - Oct 20 with 4738 viewsMick_S

Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 20:08 - Oct 20 by ted_hendrix

They nailed It Mick, nailed It.


Good, ain’t they?

Did I ever mention that I was in Minder?

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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 20:10 - Oct 20 with 4736 viewscolinallcars

At last….!
Some great music. For me, more or less all the tracks on Aja and Two Against Nature qualify.
Likewise Pretzel Logic. Too lazy to do 20, but top 5:
1 What A Shame About Me
2 Two Against Nature
3 Cousin Dupree
4 West Of Hollywood
5 Aja
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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 20:16 - Oct 20 with 4695 viewsSonofpugwash

Love Dan and all the numbers.

Great covers.




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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 20:27 - Oct 20 with 4667 views222gers

You may remember, DM, we had a nice chat about jazzy stuff on .org.

Of course the Donald Fagin albums are wonderful too. I especially liked Nightfly and Morph the Cat.
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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 20:36 - Oct 20 with 4645 viewscolinallcars

If you are a Dan Fan….Monkey House are a wonderful band, unashamedly modelling themselves on the Dan.
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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs (n/t) on 21:16 - Oct 20 with 4597 viewsdezzar

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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 21:19 - Oct 20 with 4569 viewsBoston

Not my genre but...unbelievably talented both musically and lyrically. Clever buggers if you listen to the words.

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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs (n/t) on 21:30 - Oct 20 with 4530 viewsdezzar

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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 21:37 - Oct 20 with 4512 viewsB_Wad

Compositions that seem influenced by either New York or Los Angeles. Fairly unique sound.
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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 21:42 - Oct 20 with 4487 viewsdezzar

As you can tell I’m clueless at uploading stuff but Jeff Skunk Baxter s solo before Reeling in the years on the OGWT was class , also the horns on the caves of Altimira from the Royal Scam album rule , back to the Mc Ewan’s champion ale now , can’t wait till Saturday. Urrrsss
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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 22:20 - Oct 20 with 4432 viewscolinallcars

Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 21:42 - Oct 20 by dezzar

As you can tell I’m clueless at uploading stuff but Jeff Skunk Baxter s solo before Reeling in the years on the OGWT was class , also the horns on the caves of Altimira from the Royal Scam album rule , back to the Mc Ewan’s champion ale now , can’t wait till Saturday. Urrrsss


I'd forgotten about The Royal Scam.
They should have made an album for Chelsea called The Royal Scum.
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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 22:23 - Oct 20 with 4414 viewsPaddyhoops

Has any anybody mentioned Haitian divorce??
A classic.
“ so in love , the preachers faced turned red”
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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 23:10 - Oct 20 with 4351 viewslightwaterhoop

Not my cup of tea but if anyone is interested there is a Steely Dan tribute band playing tomorrow at the social club at Wealdstones ground in Ruislip.Pretty good as well so ive been told.
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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 23:45 - Oct 20 with 4316 viewsSonofpugwash

The drum work by Steve Gadd on the title track Aja was influential on a lot of drummers including my old mate(RIP) Jimmy Copley.


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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 02:21 - Oct 21 with 4226 viewsSonofNorfolt

Hmmm. The Dan. As good as you get.
Lists will always be controversial. Personally, I would have to include 'Dirty Work' and 'FM'.
Then more leftfield tunes, 'Midnite Cruiser', 'King of the World' 'Bad Sneakers' or 'Green Earrings'.
Larry MF Carlton, Phil effing Wood, Jeff 'weed killer' Porcaro and numerous other genius musos enhance their sound to the maximum.
For those of you at my wedding, sorry I murdered 'Kid Charlemagne'. Not really,
Nearly Dan are fantastic, friends of mine by proxy, but it's a labour of love. The tribute at Wealdstone FC are OK, but not as good.

Is there gas in the car?
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Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 06:52 - Oct 21 with 4137 viewsjohnhoop

Steely Dan’s 20 greatest songs on 20:08 - Oct 20 by ted_hendrix

They nailed It Mick, nailed It.


I’ve always loved the solo on Midnight Cruiser the most.
As a guitarist does that do it for you as well?
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