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Steely Dan – Black Cow
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“Black Cow” opens Aja with, according to Donald Fagen, a man talking about his girlfriend’s “behavior and her habits and then out of that you begin to see her character and their
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Steely Dan – Black Cow Samples
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Steely Dan – Aja
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The title track on Steely Dan’s most successful LP (both critically and commercially), “Aja” is an 8-minute jazz fusion epic made up of a number of different pieces members Donald
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Steely Dan – Black Cow (Live From Mohegan Sun Arena)
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[Verse 1] / 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
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Steely Dan – Black Cow Samples
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Steely Dan – Aja (Live From The Orpheum Theatre)
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[Intro] / [Verse 1] / Up on the hill, people never stare / They just don't care / [Chorus] / Chinese music under banyan trees / Here at the dude ranch above the sea / Aja, when all
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O.S.T.R. – Synu Samples
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MF DOOM – Gas Drawls Samples
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Girl Talk – Minute By Minute
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* 0: 10 Ying Yang Twins ft. Mike Jones and Mr. Collipark - "Badd" / * 0: 28 LL Cool J - "Around the Way Girl" / * 0: 44 Michael McDonald - "I Keep Forgettin" / Warren G ft. Nate
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213 – Keep It Gangsta Samples
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Steely Dan – A Man Ain’t Supposed To Cry (Live From The Orpheum Theatre)
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[Instrumental]
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Steely Dan – Peg (Live From The Orpheum Theatre)
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[Verse 1] / I've seen your picture / Your name in lights above it / This is your big debut / It's like a dream come true / And when you smile for the camera / I know they're gonna
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Steely Dan – Bodhisattva (Live From The Beacon Theatre)
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[Verse 1] / Bodhisattva, would you take me by the hand? / Bodhisattva, would you take me by the hand? / [Chorus] / Could you show me the shine of your Japan? / The sparkle of your
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Steely Dan – Reelin’ In The Years (Live From Mohegan Sun Arena)
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[Verse 1] / Your everlasting summer and you can see it fading fast / So you grab a piece of something that you think is gonna last / Well, you wouldn't know a diamond if you held
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Steely Dan – Peg
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“Peg” is the tale of an aspiring actress with “starlet fever” as told by the boyfriend she ditched to chase that dream:
Imagine that “Peg” takes place at a seedy photo shoot in L.
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Steely Dan – Hey Nineteen (Live From The Met Philadelphia)
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[Verse 1] / Way back when, in '67 / I was a dandy of Gamma Chi / Sweet things from Boston / Young and willing / Moved down to Scarsdale / Where the hell am I? / [Chorus] / No, we
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Steely Dan – Kid Charlemagne (Live From The Orpheum Theatre)
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[Verse 1] / 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
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Steely Dan – Any Major Dude Will Tell You (Live From Mohegan Sun Arena)
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[Verse 1] / I never seen you lookin' so bad, my funky one / You tell me that your super fine mind has come undone / [Chorus] / Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you
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Steely Dan – Josie
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“Josie” is the third and final single from Aja, a top 30 hit in both the US and Canada.
In a 2007 Stylus Magazine article, “Top Ten Obscure Steely Dan Lyrics”, Patrick McKay
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Steely Dan – Things I Miss The Most (Live From The Beacon Theatre)
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1, 2, 3, 4 / [Verse 1] / 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 'til suppertime / I
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MF DOOM – Gas Drawls
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Just another dope track off MF DOOM’s debut album, it samples “Black Cow” by Steely Dan, a famous jazz-rock band. Also this song seems to be an homage to Zev Love X’s appearance on
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Steely Dan – Glamour Profession (Live at The Met Philadelphia)
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[Verse 1] / 6:05, outside the stadium / Special delivery for Hoops McCann / Brut and charisma / Poured from the shadow where he stood / Looking good / He's a crowd pleasing man / [
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Steely Dan – Rikki Don’t Lose That Number (Live From Mohegan Sun Arena)
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[Verse 1] / We hear you're leavin', that's okay / I thought our little wild time had just begun / Guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run / But if you have a change of
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MF DOOM – Calamus Root Samples
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Tone Lōc – Cutting Rhythms Samples
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Steely Dan – Home at Last
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Supposedly a homage to The Odyssey by Greek epic poet Homer.
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Steely Dan – Deacon Blues
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“Deacon Blues” is the narration of a rock-bottom suburbanite’s fantasy of becoming a romantic saxophonist. Donald Fagen explained:
Many people have assumed the song is about a guy
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Tone Lōc – Cutting Rhythms Samples
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Tatyana Ali – Daydreamin' Samples
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Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz – Deja Vu (Uptown Baby) Samples
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The Darcys – Black Cow
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(Unreleased). Credits. Release Date. January 24, 2012. Tags. Pop. The Darcys. 2.99K subscribers. THE DARCYS - BLACK COW (STEELY DAN). The Darcys. Search. Info.
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Steely Dan – I Got the News
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[Verse 1] / You, in your Lark / You're a mark / You're a screamer / You know how to hustle / Daddy is a rare millionaire / I don't care / Yeah, you got the muscle / I got the news
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