Music
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One of the instruments on this song is appropriately called “84 Retro Synth.” As you no doubt know by now, the other songs can be found here. I am amazed at the difference in sound quality after it went through the compression process. What do you think?
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That’s what the song says. Check these out: The rest of them can be found here.
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This is the first song I have done with a drum track that isn’t a loop made by someone else. It was actually transcribed from the songbook. I think it came out rather nice. This song needs no introduction. It can be found with the others here.
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I can’t think of any better way to start a day then listening to new music. Check this one out. The others can be found here. One of the instruments on the track is appropriately named “Digital Glitter.“ Here are some more from way back when…
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I am taking a break from Steely Dan so that I can remake some of these Beatles classics.
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Here is a song that never gets oldIt warms my heart when it feels coldIf you listen to it you can’t loseAnd the name of the song is Deacon Blues
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Last time I went to the gym I hopped on the treadmill. People started looking at me funny so I decided to run instead. But seriously folks. This song is a bit wild, so hold on to your hats. I give you Daddy Don’t Live in that New York City No More, from the Katy…
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Just exactly what is a spangled leather poncho? And why is the Gaucho wearing it? And what is a Custerdome? I have no idea. But I like this title song from the Steely Dan album Gaucho. It can be found, along with the other remakes, here. Here are the lyrics if you would like to…
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I recently bought a hearing aid that has a noise cancellation feature. So it basically doesn’t do anything. It’s kind of like the shampoo I use. It is for “dry, unmanageable hair,” which is exactly what it gives me. This song is from Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy a Thrill album, titled Only a Fool Would…
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This is the final song from the Steely Dan album Pretzel Logic, titled Monkey in Your Soul. It is quite different from the original version. The rest of the songs can be found here. And here is the opening song from the album The Royal Scam, titled Kid Charlemagne. At the 38 second mark you…
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What could be better than new music on a Monday? I can’t think of anything. Here are two more songs from the Pretzel Logic album. That album was released on February 20th, 1974, and I have been listening to it ever since. The rest of the songs can be found here. That is all.
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Today’s entry is the title song from Steely Dan’s Pretzel Logic, followed by With a Gun from the same album. The other versions can be found here.
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The last time a year was a perfect square was in 1936, which happens to be 44 x 44. Next year we will again be in a year that is a perfect square, because 45 x 45 = 2025. After that, it won’t happen again for another 91 years. Here are song numbers 32 and…
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So furthermore without discussion Here are two songsboth with percussion You may have heard this on the radio once or twice if you are over forty. It is song number 31 of 61 and can be found with the rest of them here. I also updated these three songs for all of you following at…
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A wife comes downstairs before a dinner date with her husband. “Do I look fat in this dress?” the wife asks.“Do I look dumb in this shirt?” the husband replies. Here is my version of “Black Cow” from Steely Dan’s Aja album. This song is a perfect example of the use of a parallel major…
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Tiny! And I admit it, I got that online. Here is Hey Nineteen from Steely Dan’s album titled Gaucho. It is number 28 on the list of 61 Steely Dan remakes.
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Song numbers 26 and 27 of the “Summer of Dan” continues with My Old School from the Countdown to Ecstasy album and Peg from the album Aja. It can be found along with all of the other Steely Dan remakes here. My Old School was written after an incident at Bard College in New York…
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My impression of what the background music might have been like 500 years ago during feasts. Picture this: You are in the woods on a winter evening and the moon is full. Smoke rises from the chimney of a cabin in the distance. As you get closer you hear this music coming from inside. Do…
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Here is another Version of a Steely Dan masterpiece. Why so much Steely Dan? I am not sure. I just really like their music.
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Here is something I call “Variations on a Moonlight Theme.” I took Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata and reversed it, sort of. I put the first measure at the end, and worked my way through until the last measure became the first. The notes in each measure did not change. One of the reasons it sounds strange is this: Some…
