Polled At Last: STEELY DAN - ILM Artist poll #50

the only two songs i voted for in the top ten were #1 and #2, that turned out nicely

both songs perfect lyrically

1. Jack of Speed
2. Third World Man
3. King Of The World
4. The Boston Rag
5. Everything Must Go
6. My Rival
7. My Old School
8. West of Hollywood
9. Bad Sneakers
10. Josie
11. Don't Take Me Alive
12. Deacon Blues
13. Glamour Profession
14. Your Gold Teeth
15. Here In The Western World
16. Razor Boy
17. Time Out Of Mind
18. Charlie Freak
19. Pixeleen
20. Blues Beach

King Of The World
Haitian Divorce
Deacon Blues
Reelin' In The Years
Any World (That I'm Welcome To)
Babylon Sisters
Night By Night
Jack Of Speed
My Old School
The Caves of Altamira
The Second Arrangement
Home At Last
Pretzel Logic
The Boston Rag
Peg
Dirty Work
This All Too Mobile Home
Black Cow
Godwhacker
Your Gold Teeth II

My Old School
Deacon Blues
Rose Darling
Kid Charlemagne
Doctor Wu
Bad Sneakers
The Caves of Altamira
Pearl Of The Quarter
Any Major Dude Will Tell You
Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More
The Boston Rag
Peg
Hey Nineteen
Black Friday
Your Gold Teeth
Haitian Divorce
Night By Night
Reelin' In The Years
FM
Gaucho

1-4-3-2-1-4-4 other 1

Deacon Blues
Third World Man
Do It Again
Josie
Hey Nineteen
Razor Boy
My Old School
Babylon Sisters
Show Biz Kids
Doctor Wu
Any Major Dude Will Tell You
Peg
Your Gold Teeth
Gaucho
Aja
Don’t Take Me Alive
Bad Sneakers
Rikki Don’t Lose that Number
Night by Night
FM

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Gaucho
Aja
Countdown to Ecstasy
Can’t Buy A Thrill
Pretzel Logic
Katy Lied
The Royal Scam
The Nightfly

thank you bee ok and pplains, this didn't disappoint

1. Kid Charlemagne
2. My Old School
3. Dirty Work
4. Don't Take Me Alive
5. Show Biz Kids
6. FM
7. Deacon Blues
8. Doctor Wu
9. Midnight Cruiser
10. Change of the Guard
11. Black Friday
12. King of the World
13. Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)
14. Do It Again
15. Bodhisattva
16. Haitian Divorce
17. Peg
18. Pretzel Logic
19. Barrytown
20. Josie

and thank you so much Bee OK and pplains, what fun this was!

rikki don't lose that number
through with buzz
rose darling
any world (that i'm welcome to)
parker's band
show biz kids
dirty work
babylon sisters
only a fool would say that
pearl of the quarter
my old school
gaucho
barrytown
josie
any major dude will tell you
the boston rag
everyone's gone to the movies
fm (no static at all)
throw back the little ones
daddy don't live in that new york city no more

my list didn't seem OVERLY orthodox when i came up with it, but there's obviously plenty of overlap with the actual results.

Hmm Never would have predicted MOS for top ten

excellent poll, Bee OK and pplains. one of my favourites.

yes, thank you!

so much, uh, collegiate imagery in the Dan. from a couple of not-very-Joe College types.

becker and fagen were totally joe college types. the proto college rock band in many ways.

deacon blues
midnite cruiser
dr. wu
babylon sisters
kid charlemagne

rikki don't lose that number
dirty work
aja
any major dude will tell you
pearl of the quarter

your gold teeth
everyone's gone to the movies
3rd world man
gaucho
brooklyn (owes the charmer under me)

reelin in the years
my old school
black friday
here at the western world
your gold teeth 2

ah, we mean something different, cuz--no point in arguing with you...

fantastic poll, Bee ok!

1. Peg
2. Josie
3. King of the World
4. The Boston Rag
5. My Old School
6. Aja
7. Doctor Wu
8. Home at Last
9. Kid Charlemagne
10. Babylon Sisters
11. Gaucho
12. Hey Nineteen
13. Third World Man
14. Don't Take Me Alive
15. Dirty Work
16. Barrytown
17. Throw Back the Little Ones
18. Chain Lightning
19. Haitian Divorce
20. Your Gold Teeth II

Massive kudos to pplains for the outstanding imagery. (No slight intended to Bee OK, of course.)

(xp) fair enough, staleprince.

What got points from EMG?

were there any songs from the first 7 albums that got no votes? xp

yes i want to thanks pplans for helping me out on this poll. made it look so pretty.

were there any songs from the first 7 albums that got no votes?

the one song i can think of that i don't remember being mentioned in either the voting thread or the results thread is "turn that heartbeat over again."

*pplains

great job by bo and pp - fave images of any poll yet (not sure what the previous title holder was, i'm guessing sonic youth or madonna)

tracks

any major dude will tell you

hey nineteen

deacon blues

fm

time out of mind

any world (that i’m welcome to)

josie

pretzel logic

the royal scam

peg

bad sneakers

reelin’ in the years

aja

rikki don’t lose that number

haitian divorce

dirty work

black friday

babylon sisters

kid charlemagne

kings

albums

aja

katy lied

the nightfly

gaucho

pretzel logic

can’t buy a thrill

the royal scam

countdown to ecstasy

Cuz and soref - "Change of the Guard" also wasn't mentioned at all on this thread until Sandy revealed that s/he had voted for it.

Any of my top four tracks could've easily been my #1, but I ultimately went with the song that I first heard at age 18, but didn't really appreciate until I was well into my thirties.

1. My Old School
2. Any Major Dude Will Tell You
3. Deacon Blues
4. Rikki Don't Lose That Number
5. Babylon Sisters
6. Show Biz Kids
7. The Royal Scam
8. Midnight Cruiser
9. Everyone's Gone To The Movies
10. Aja
11. Dirty Work
12. Reeling In The Years
13. Pretzel Logic
14. Black Friday
15. Josie
16. Barrytown
17. Hey Nineteen
18. Doctor Wu
19. Bodhisattva
20. Night By Night

the one song i can think of that i don't remember being mentioned in either the voting thread or the results thread is "turn that heartbeat over again."

but it did get at least one vote

My Old School
Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Dirty Work
Kid Charlemagne
Josie
Deacon Blues
Show Biz Kids
Do It Again
Pretzel Logic
Bodhisattva
Reelin' in the Years
Peg
Any Major Dude Will Tell You
Doctor Wu
Any World (That I'm Welcome To)
Hey Nineteen
Black Friday
Turn That Heartbeat Over Again
Aja
Barrytown

Peg's at least abt a guy who doesn't feel any real affection for a woman he's involved w unless he's viewing her thru a camera lens/onscreen, so kinda hard not to see it as p dark/sad without any inferences involved

xpost had Turn That Heartbeat Over Again in my head all last night, great closer

full results:

12 Lyrics ballots
31 different submissions

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8 ballots
full results for 33 solo tracks
total points, song, number ones, total votes

262 I.G.Y. 4-7
157 The Nightfly 1-5
156 New Frontier 5
94 Maxine 1-3
82 The Goodbye Look 3
73 Morph the Cat 1-2
64 I'm Not the Same Without You 2
58 H Gang 2
50 Slinky Thing 2
45 Circus Money 2
40 Paging Audrey 1-1
36 This Moody Bastard 1

33 Downtown Canon 1
33 Tomorrow' s Girls 1
33 Brite Nitegown 1
30 Junkie Girl 1
30 Ruby Baby 1
30 Somebody’s Saturday Night 1
30 Magic Smile (Rosie Zaza) 1
30 Walk Between Raindrops 1
28 Countermoon 1
27 Mary Shut the Garden Door 1
26 Miss Marlene 1
26 Security Joan 1
26 Hard Up Case 1
25 Weather In My Head 1
24 Century’s End 1
24 Down In The Bottom 1
23 Book Of Liars 1
23 The New Breed 1
23 Lazy Nina (Greg Philliganes) 1
22 Snowbound 1
25 What I Do 1

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40 ballots
Full results for 16 Albums
Total points, album, number ones, total votes

1312 Aja 9-39
1198 Pretzel Logic 5-39
1191 Katie Lied 3-38
1180 Countdown to Ecstasy 7-35
1135 Gaucho 8-36
1096 The Royal Scam 5-38
1063 Can’t Buy a Trill 1-37
517 The Nightfly 2-18
223 Two Against Nature 9
166 Everything Must Go 7

89 Sunken Condos 4
45 11 Tracks of Whack 2
25 Circus Money 1
20 Alive In America 1
18 Morph The Cat 1
17 Kamakiriad 1

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77 Ballots recieved (2 unranked)
84 Tracks received votes
Total points, song, number ones, total votes

1600 Deacon Blues 6-59
1515 My Old School 10-54
1314 Peg 3-57
1252 Doctor Wu 7-44
1203 Kid Charlemagne 5-50
1158 Rikki Don't Lose That Number 4-46
1129 Babylon Sisters 4-44
1117 Black Cow 3-45
1036 Any Major Dude Will Tell You 3-41

885 Hey Nineteen 43
808 Do It Again 1-35
806 Dirty Work 1-36
767 Bad Sneakers 1-39
761 Show Biz Kids 2-32
732 Aja 3-30
722 FM (No Static At All) 34
699 King Of The World 2-28
686 Pretzel Logic 3-33
678 Josie 1-32
669 Gaucho 2-27

646 The Boston Rag 2-27
644 Reelin’ In The Years 32
628 Third World Man 1-26
627 The Caves Of Altamira 25
575 Black Friday 28
556 Barrytown 1-27
543 Only A Fool Would Say That 22
540 Time Out Of Mind 24
522 Night By Night 24
513 Razor Boy 22
492 Rose Darling 24
478 Your Gold Teeth II (2-23)
475 Haitian Divorce 23
468 Your Gold Teeth 1-23
433 Bodhisattva 1-20
427 Glamour Profession 21
418 Don’t Take Me Alive 1-20
408 Home At Last 1-19
402 Midnight Cruiser 18
374 Any World (That I'm Welcome To) 1-15

308 Pearl Of The Quarter 14
304 The Royal Scam 16
302 Everyone’s Gone To The Movies 17
268 Charlie Freak 1-12
264 The Fez 13
259 Green Earrings 1-13
244 Here At the Western World 13
227 Daddy Don’t Live In That New York City No More 13
189 Sign In Stranger 10
179 Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me) 9

176 Jack Of Speed 1-8
171 Kings 9
156 My Rival 7
143 Through With Buzz 7
132 Throw Back The Little Ones 7
101 Everything You Did 5
90 Second Arrangement 5
79 Parker's Band 4
76 Almost Gothic 4
72 Monkey In Your Soul 3
60 I Got the News 3
59 West Of Hollywood 3
59 Fire in the Hole 3
56 Turn That Heartbeat Over Again 4
49 Change Of The Guard 3
47 Godwhacker 3
45 Everything Must Go 2
42 Gaslighting Abbie 2
39 Cousin Dupree 2
37 Things I Miss The Most 2
36 Janie Runaway 2
30 Mr. Sam 1
43 With A Gun 3
42 You Got The Bear 2
24 Were You Blind That Day 1
22 The Mock Turtle Song 1
20 East St. Louis Toodle-Oo 1
20 Two Against Nature 1
15 This All Too Mobile Home 1
15 Kulee Baba 1
14 Chain Lightning 1
14 Dallas 1
13 Pixeleen 1
12 Blues Beach 1

a worthy number 1. it's such an immaculately paced song, fluid and constant like a moving spectacle. sits on a comfortable groove for seven-odd minutes, but it could go on longer and i wouldn't mind.

It's also the song where I miss Roger Nichols' participation on Aja the most.

ah, I Got the News just missed out

Dr Wu
Deacon Blues
FM
My Old School
Black Cow
Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Black Friday
Don't Take Me Alive
Bodhisattva
Do It Again
The Fez
Reelin' In The Years
Josie
Pretzel Logic
Bad Sneakers
Your Gold Teeth
Home At Last
Show Biz Kids
Time Out of Mind
Dirty Work

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The Royal Scam
Katy Lied
Aja
Countdown To Ecstasy
Gaucho
Can't Buy A Thrill
Pretzel Logic
Two Against Nature
Everything Must Go

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Semi-mojo
Who's this kinky so-and-so?

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Show biz kids making movies
Of themselves you know they
Don't give a fuck about anybody else

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Children we have it right here
It's the light in my eyes
It's perfection and grace
It's the smile on my face

thx 2 B OK & pp
and for the circus money video

No votes for What A Shame About Me, Negative Girl, The Last Mall, Slang Of Ages, Green Book, Lunch With Gina- I think that's all?

I came v close to voting for Slang Of Ages, feel bad it missed out now

Every track on the first seven albums got at least two votes, except for "East St. Louis Toodle-oo" and "Chain Lightning," which got one vote apiece.

So I have the distinction of being the strongest supporter of the least-liked track of the Steely Dan '70-'80s era. My vote was the lone one for "Chain Lightning."

(Remember, least-liked is not the same as most-disliked.)

SlimAndSlam, can you explain the appeal of Chain Lightning to the rest of us? (I like Chain Lightning but I guess it feels like one of their least essential tracks to me)

oh man i love lunch with gina, sorry lunch with gina

Home At Last
Third World Man
Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Aja
Pretzel Logic
My Old School
Babylon Sisters
Doctor Wu
Deacon Blues
The Boston Rag
Hey Nineteen
Razor Boy
Black Cow
Dirty Work
Peg
Rose Darling
Gaucho
Barrytown
Things I Miss The Most
Parker's Band

xpost it feels so good iirc

oh man i love lunch with gina, sorry lunch with gina

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, April 6, 2014 9:54 PM (

I usually imagine it as brunch over a crisp white wine

Re: Chain Lightning:

Two reasons:

1. I'm a sucker for variations on the twelve-bar blues, and that song has one of the most off-kilter takes on that particular form.

2. Those harmonies!

Sorry, East St. Louis Toodle-oo, see you in the Duke Ellington poll (if there is one)

Pplains this is hall of fame level work

1. Black Cow
2. Razor Boy
3. King of the World
4. Reelin’ In the Years
5. Rikki Don’t Lose That Number
6. Babylon Sisters
7. Doctor Wu
8. Josie
9. Show Biz Kids
10. Third World Man
11. Rose Darling
12. Aja
13. My Old School
14. Kid Charlemagne
15. Bad Sneakers
16. Peg
17. The Second Arrangement
18. Pretzel Logic
19. The Royal Scam
20. Time out of Mind

1. Peg
2. FM
3. Aja
4. Do It Again
5. Dirty Work
6. Your Gold Teeth II
7. Reelin’ in the Years
8. Pearl of the Quarter
9. Rikki Don’t Lose That Number
10. Deacon Blues
11. Don’t Take Me Alive
12. Time Out of Mind
13. Black Friday
14. Any Major Dude Will Tell You
15. Josie
16. The Fez
17. My Old School
18. Kid Charlemagne
19. Bad Sneakers
20. Everyone’s Gone to the Movies

Favorite discovery of the poll for me was "Your Gold Teeth II" -- if I was making out a ballot today it would probably jump to my #1.

Thanks Bee OK for polling and PPlains for images, both great.

I've never felt closer to ilm

yeah this was fun, my big discovery is "The Boston Rag", how did I miss that in my life?

you gotta bring it on home