I GOT THE NEWS SO TO REQUEST - CALL ME DEACON BLUES
“Deacon Blues” from their acclaimed 1977 studio album Aja. Written by Fagen and Becker, the lyrics tell a pseudo-autobiographical tale of the jazz musicians’ early struggles in finding success.
I still remember hearing “Deacon Blues” listening through a beat-up boom-box for the first time. I stopped and sat there with my jaw on the floor for the duration of the song. Just a kid realizing that rock n’ roll, and music in general, can be so much more. Another 15 years later, and I can thank that moment for bringing me into the larger world of jazz. Also, Larry Carlton is a god among men, and Steely Dan would have not had that extra to push them over the edge in some of their greatest tracks without him.
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