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- Origin: Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
- Debut album: Can't Buy A Thrill (1972)
- Band name is a reference to William S. Burroughs' novel Naked Lunch
- 4 Grammy awards for year 2000's "Two Against Nature"
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Steely Dan are a jazz-influenced rock band from New York State. The core members of the group, singer/keyboardist Donald Fagen and guitarist Walter Becker, have been making records since 1972. The pair split up in 1981, but reunited twelve years later and have been active ever since.
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Influence
Steely Dan's sophisticated mix of rock, pop, cool jazz and funk influenced many younger acts through the 1980s and beyond, including Sade and the Twilight Singers.Use of Irony
The lyrics to many of the Steely Dan's most popular songs may have been misinterpreted by mass audiences, due to Fagen's subtle and frequent use of irony. 1977's "Peg," for example, appears to be a love song, but closer examination reveals an account of exploitation and lechery. Likewise for "Bad Sneakers," which seems to celebrate the high life, but is actually a parody of disco-era decadence.
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This week we have Jenn Grant, Women's Blues Revue and Steely Dan. Find out what's happening on The Buzz...http://bit.ly/8bdncz
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This week we have Jenn Grant, Women's Blues Revue and Steely Dan. Find out what's happening on The Buzz...http://bit.ly/8bdncz
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In the office but still thinking about Steely Dan last night--I just loved "My Old School" live during the encore :-)
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Steely Dan was amazing last night, despite the fact that the accoustics at Constitution Hall still *suck*
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@angiechaplin Why is everyone tweeting about Steely Dan's song "Black Friday?"
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