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  • Re: Steely Dan Mocked John Lennon

    From Norbert K@21:1/5 to Norbert K on Fri Mar 11 04:05:54 2022
    On Friday, March 11, 2022 at 7:02:07 AM UTC-5, Norbert K wrote:
    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/song-steely-dan-wrote-mock-john-lennon/

    I knew they were taking a gibe at somebody; I learned only now that that somebody was Lennon.

    SD took a swipe at the Eagles in a later song ("What You Did").

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  • From Norbert K@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 11 04:02:04 2022
    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/song-steely-dan-wrote-mock-john-lennon/

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  • From super70s@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 11 12:53:21 2022
    When I think of a Beatle who disparaged materialism it would be George
    before John.

    And can anyone produce a pic of John wearing a "white stetson hat"?

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to Norbert K on Sat Mar 12 13:46:45 2022
    On 12/03/2022 1:02 am, Norbert K wrote:
    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/song-steely-dan-wrote-mock-john-lennon/


    SD wrote and recorded some amazing music, but were always incredible
    musical snobs, and had their heads firmly wedged up their own (and each others') arses.

    geoff

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  • From Norbert K@21:1/5 to geoff on Sat Mar 12 05:13:00 2022
    On Friday, March 11, 2022 at 7:46:53 PM UTC-5, geoff wrote:
    On 12/03/2022 1:02 am, Norbert K wrote:
    https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/song-steely-dan-wrote-mock-john-lennon/

    SD wrote and recorded some amazing music, but were always incredible
    musical snobs, and had their heads firmly wedged up their own (and each others') arses.

    geoff

    I don't know about that. Becker & Fagen were both very funny and self-deprecating. Fagen appeared on Paul Shaffer's channel a few years back, running his keyboard through an MXR Phase 90 as always, and came across as surprisingly humble. They demanded
    high standards from their players, of course, and the results speak for themselves.

    In this particular case ("Only a Fool Would Say That") they were mocking Lennon's utopian vision in "Imagine." I'm cool with the mockery. We all know Lennon himself didn't aspire to any such dream.

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  • From super70s@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 13 12:13:05 2022
    I'm not convinced this song was written specifically about Lennon, first
    I've ever heard of it.

    "Unhand that gun begone" referring to John? Really?

    Sounds like this guy heard the first four words of the song, had an
    article idea then tried to fit a square block into circle.

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