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Steely Dan and the annual post…

by | Nov 25, 2021 | Steely Dan | 0 comments

So it’s been a less than hectic year here, but fear not I’m back…

I wrote a piece on Steely Dan for Americana UK which is part of a series on the music we like other than what it says on the tin.This coincided nicely with my usual grumpiness about Black Friday that surfaces around this time. So this year I’m offering a lyric video so that you can get a feel for the original meaning of ‘Black Friday’. It is in fact just an excuse to remind everyone of one of their finest songs.

My price on Steely Dan is here, and as you can see my view of the two recent live albums hasn’t been improved by actually listening to them. And here’s Black Friday…

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