I discovered Steely Dan when I was 17. I was working at Tower Records in New York City and I had a coworker named Fred who played The Royal Scam over and over. It didn’t take long for me to investigate further and fully enjoy the fruits of my investigations. Not only do Donald and Walter have a way with a sly lyric (when I can figure out what the hell they’re talking about in the first place,) but their [...]
The Singles Bar (Sort Of): The Darcys Cover Steely Dan’s “Josie”
If you’re gonna remake a song, you might as well make it enough of a departure from the original song that people find it interesting, right? Canadian band The Darcys didn’t have a problem making their cover of Steely Dan’s “Josie” interesting, that’s for sure. Their version, which is available for free download on their website right now, darkens the Dan’s original quite a bit. Of course, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker always had a sinister element to their songs, but the slowed down, mysterious [...]
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