Some hot guitar work here, at the very least........personally I love the track and the album.

Sublime!!!!!

Inamorato wrote:

It's a good album, if a bit too reliant on some lazy raggae stylings at times. Easier to get into than Eleven Tracks of Whack, though.

Take me back to "smokin' with the boys upstairs . . . "

ICK--this makes me think of my first ex-husband!
:puke:

Horribly overplayed in the early 70s. What is this track doing on RP's playlist?

Papernapkin wrote:

Is that why she's a former girlfriend?

After fourteen years, Walter Becker has another solo album. Click on graphic for info.

Quite simply one of the best songs ever!

My old girlfriend likes Steely Dans.

it's probably a mark of how long i've been listening to RP that as soon as "When I'm Up" was over, i completely expected the opening riff to this song...

This is the most acceptable of their tunes...

and it rates a 2.

billbangert wrote:

Did I miss something? Is there an unwritten rule that RP can not play great songs which also happened to be massively popular?

There's a reason songs like this one became so popular and overplayed: they're good songs.

If you had never heard this song before you'd think it was fantastic.

hope you arent paying royalties on this one Bill.

I'd be ok to never hear this particular cut again.

radiojunkie wrote:

Please pull off the road before you rock out in your sleep. Thanks!

radiojunkie wrote:
Me2!

This is one of those songs that takes me back to my first marriage--NOT a good thing!

Love it.

Bordering on timeless.

are you reelin' in the ears
stowin' away the time?
are you gatherin' up to tease
have you had enough of mine?

(misheard lyrics are always good for a laugh )

I just got a wiff of suntan oil when this song started! Days before SPF, for sure!

Subtlety personified. Most excellent from the Dan.

Not lame. Not overplayed. Not mainstream. Negativity negated. PLAY ON.

billbangert wrote:

these last few songs constitute a good run, keep it up!

musikalia wrote:

There, in one sentence, is the essence of SD appreciation.

Nothin wrong with mixin this in with all the others. it's why I listen here.

LOL!!! Damn straight!

I love the Dan, but this is nothing without the Elliot Randall guitar solos. Which at this point I can air guitar down to every last nuance, in my sleep, while driving.

harryone wrote:

I think I know what you're trying to say but maybe next time you could attempt it without alcohol and / or recreational chemicals.

rtkmusic wrote:

yes, somewhat curious.
However there's something I've always loved about Steely Dan: They are just about as mainstream as it gets (hell, I've even heard muzak versions of their songs!), yet they are so good. It's almost like there's a whole other layer there beneath the mainstream sound.