Steely Dan: "Steely Dan's name has been popping up as a hip musical crush. Remember, this glossy bop-pop was the indifferent aristocracy to punk rock's stone-throwing in the late 70's. People fought

Poop, it will come back to you

What a beautiful world this could boop
What a glorious time to go poop

Poopy don't lost that numba

*lose

Arg

I'm never going back to my old poop

Why is he standing in your spangled leather poncho
and your elevator poops?

6:05 p.m., outside the stadium
Special delivery for Poops McCann

Winner ^

Steely Dan is trending pic.twitter.com/1pUxvsO0mR

— Sopranos Memes (@timeimmemorial_) February 6, 2023

Dirty work indeed

pic.twitter.com/Rib0R5N2UO

— People dancing to Steely Dan (@steelydance) April 3, 2020

(D)Anarchy In The UK: https://www.timeout.com/london/music/why-is-everyone-in-london-obsessed-with-steely-dan-right-now?

Rule, BritDannia

BritDannia rule the waves

Britons never never never shall lose that numba

"The Dan"

But
The Dan
Is way above shits

'My theory is that we've now reached a point in time and cultural history where anything that is of quality, or acclaimed in its time - and this goes for fashion as well - as long as you wear it or live it authentically and convincingly and cohesively, people don't look down their nose at you anymore'.

Gomori cites the popularity of a recent Pitchblack Playback session he hosted for 1996's 'Travelling Without Moving' by Jamiroquai - a band who have had their fair share of flak for being the antithesis of cool.

I was with him up to point he brought up Jamiroquai.

I was recently thinking about Jamiroquai as a band who would fit in fine with a lot of the now-celebrated 90s music—if you were too young to remember their videos or place in culture

jamiroquai rules, pretty sure a couple of my fave ILXors would agree w/me on that

In a few years, I suppose it will be Matisyahu's term to be reclaimed.

Heh, most of the Shibuya-Kei stuff on Cornelius's vanity labels sounded just like acid jazz.
xxp

I am okay with The Jamiroquai Redemption* but Matisyahu is a bridge too far.

* = worst Robert Ludlum novel

yah jamiroquai is great, i have no idea why anyone wouldn't like him tbh but people surprise me every day

it's the damn hat -- if you just listen to the tunes they're a band that was great way past their viral video moment.

In my college years it was the same fan base as Dave Matthews so maybe it's the fans, not the hat.

virtual fan infamy

what time is it? 4:30. it's not late, nah nah. 'space cowboy' came on next.

jamiroquai had some great singles and deep cuts both. for some, Jay Kay's hats maybe exacerbated the sense of affectation already potentially haunting the relentless strip-mining of 70s soul sounds, and the eventual dropping of their more political material. but it seems clear that they really did want to sound the way they did, with Exhibit A being the early albums' faithful inclusion of at least one dedicated showcase for their didgeridoo player ("Didgerama," "Didgin' Out"). say what you will but their retro-eco-gloss-bop came from the heart.

"The Didgeridoo Player from Jamiroquai":another timeline's "Drummer from Gay Dad"

DidgeriDON'T

Jammer for Gay Didgeridoo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66_--zvqGDw

jamiroquai is like weezer - first two albums only then tons of shit. also jk is supposed to be a huge dickhead which hasnt helped their rep.

O damn now I need to name my 90s cover band Jamiroqweezer

i actually just joined a 90s cover band called Geezer (we dress up as old men lol)

Damn you kurt schwitterz, just to one-up you I am going to form a 90s cover band that also plays the music of 60s/70s British rock band Free, and it will be called Freezer.

Freezer's signature song will be "Ice Ice Baby," of course.

Said one two, princes kneel before you
It's alllll riiiight noow

I’m a big fan of Stuart Zender / Toby Smith era Jamiroquai tbh.

As an early teen in the early 90’s, I had no idea that a lot of the same ground had been covered by Stevie Wonder / Roy Ayers decades earlier. I just thought ‘wow these guys have some *choooords*’.

Obviously years later when the internet arrived it was easy to dig in to the proper stuff, but these guys served as a gateway to some of my favourite 70’s jazz funk in the long run.

I always liked Jamiroquai

"Why thank you, tabes."

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Jamiroquai_2.jpg/800px-Jamiroquai_2.jpg

As much as I love Steely Dan, I love this more than any of their own records:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9jCsOCfUUg

yah jamiroquai is great, i have no idea why anyone wouldn't like him tbh but people surprise me every day

as ever with british pop culture, the worst thing about Jamiroquai in the eyes of the haters is their fans and their singer. tbh jay kay seemed like a cock. Too Young To Die is an excellent faux-Stevie jam though.

I'm generally quite forgiving of musicians' foibles, but Jay Kay really is an egregious arse and as a consequence I can't abide Jamiroquai. This is a guy who posed as an eco-warrior while amassing a collection of Lamborghinis. I also used to see him bragging about how many women he'd boned, which is similarly gross. Oh, and the cultural appropriation (e.g. the "war bonnet" in the picture above) is another marker of prickishness.

Yup, that's a pretty comprehensive summing-up of the many valid reasons why Jamiroquai are hated.

Lately have been feeling Simply Red get a short shrift.

def sympathetic to anyone who can abide Jay Kay, but tbh every time i randomly hear a jamiroquai song from even the more recent albums it's usually good. it is kinda funny how they were embraced by the jam band crowd but it also makes sense. feel like that also has more to do with their image than their actual music; back before i heard a note of them, pre-TWM/Virtual Insanity, i thought based on their aesthetic they were some kind of british widespread panic.

No we shall not reevaluate Simply Red

Just no

I just asked CharGPT to “Write a song about mick hucknall in the style of 1970s Steely Dan”

Verse 1:
Well, have you heard about the man named Mick Hucknall?
He's got a voice that'll make your heart skip a beat
He's got a way with words and a style all his own
He's a soulful cat who really knows how to groove

Chorus:
Oh, Mick Hucknall, you're a smooth operator
You've got us all hooked with your sweet, sweet sound
Your voice is like silk, and your lyrics are gold
Oh, Mick Hucknall, you've got us all sold

Verse 2:
He's got a style that's timeless, like a fine wine
And his band is always tight, never out of line
From "Holding Back The Years" to "Stars," he's got hits
And he's always got something new up his sleeve

Chorus:
Oh, Mick Hucknall, you're a smooth operator
You've got us all hooked with your sweet, sweet sound
Your voice is like silk, and your lyrics are gold
Oh, Mick Hucknall, you've got us all sold

Bridge:
He's a master of his craft, a true musician
And when he's on stage, he's in his own world
He's got a way of making us all feel alive
And we'll follow him wherever he goes

Chorus:
Oh, Mick Hucknall, you're a smooth operator
You've got us all hooked with your sweet, sweet sound
Your voice is like silk, and your lyrics are gold
Oh, Mick Hucknall, you've got us all sold

Outro:
So here's to Mick Hucknall, the man with the voice
May he keep on singing and making us rejoice
He's a legend in his own time, and we're all fans
And we'll keep on listening, as long as he stands.


I feel like that would be a lot more fun if the AI had been trained on old Popbitch newsletters.

*ChatGPT obvs

whats wrong with simply red

“holding back the years” is all time

and ILM has officially come full circle

“holding back the years” is all time

― not too strange just bad audio (brimstead),

*vomits*

The experience of Simply Red in UK wine bars vs Simply Red on American R&B radio

steve silk hurley remixing simply red [multiple fire emoji]