Xstar
(Florence, Kentucky) | | Posted: Aug 23, 2012 - 02:12 | |
Snazzzy man! Got me in a knot Brother! Like a wild hot thing on a cold day in the park!!!
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Lakeview
(Great White North) | | Posted: Jun 21, 2012 - 04:57 | |
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ziakut
(Albeit In The Meantime) | | Posted: May 20, 2012 - 09:45 | |
jhorton wrote:Could I give this a zero please?
Farging HORRIBLE!
Further proof that Steely Dan SUCKS! Ignorance at its absolute finest. |
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BowTieDad
(Stockholm, Sweden) | | Posted: Feb 15, 2012 - 05:18 | |
gekkosan wrote:Ah well - I liked it. Lots! |-) me2! |
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gekkosan
(Ithaca, NY) | | Posted: Feb 15, 2012 - 05:17 | |
Ah well - I liked it. Lots! |-)
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socalhol
(Seattle) | | Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 16:50 | |
Whoa! thought the Muppets band took over the airwaves......
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wycado
(Smoking cigarettes and plotting revenge) | | Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 16:48 | |
This is such a curveball from a band that likes to throw that pitch. Always liked that about these guys.
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neuticle
(fog fog fog) | | Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 16:48 | |
I can not put into words how much I can't stand this "band"
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EdmoJoe
| | Posted: Oct 11, 2011 - 10:31 | |
Been listening to RP for a long time and totally love the music. Great selections. UNtil this song: the first song ever played on RP that I absolutely did not like. A real clunker! Pure cheese.
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lshinkawa
(Berkeley, CA) | | Posted: Sep 09, 2011 - 23:39 | |
This track is a pleasant surprise on a great album.
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Cynaera
(Kenneth's Frequency) | | Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 15:12 | |
Bat wrote:Many years ago I had a superb collection from the Smithsonian of very early Duke Ellington recordings. According to the liner notes this song, which was recorded in the late '20s, was originally titled "East St. Louis Toad Low", named after an old man named "Toad" who was bent over so low by age that he walked as low as a toad. The name of the song morphed into Tootle-oo, slang for goodbye. This was the Duke Ellington Orchestra's signature/theme song in the early years before he wrote songs like "Take the A Train". What is wah-wah guitar in the Steely Dan version was Bubber Miley playing coronet muted with a toilet plunger wah-wah. Bat, what happened to that collection? And thank you for all this wonderful, valuable information regarding Duke Ellington and the song in question. I always appreciate the history behind a song or a remake. Um, and a coronet muted with a toilet plunger - I know I've seen that image before... |
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johnjconn
(chicago land) | | Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 15:03 | |
Haven't heard this for years and years.
Not my first thougth when I play SD, but it's got it's place.
( that place may be a bit strange for some)
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ckcotton
| | Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 15:02 | |
of all the AWESOME Steely songs....
This one? Really?.......
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Lrobby99
(Wisconsin, USA) | | Posted: Jun 07, 2011 - 14:56 | |
You do not say Toodle-Oo in East St. Louis. Maybe long ago, not now.
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Canlistener
(Ontario Canada) | | Posted: Jun 07, 2011 - 14:55 | |
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GirlFriday
(Head for the hills) | | Posted: Jun 07, 2011 - 14:53 | |
To me this sounds like a guitar imitating Tom Waits' voice.
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Bat
(Austin) | | Posted: Apr 05, 2011 - 09:45 | |
Many years ago I had a superb collection from the Smithsonian of very early Duke Ellington recordings. According to the liner notes this song, which was recorded in the late '20s, was originally titled "East St. Louis Toad Low", named after an old man named "Toad" who was bent over so low by age that he walked as low as a toad. The name of the song morphed into Tootle-oo, slang for goodbye. This was the Duke Ellington Orchestra's signature/theme song in the early years before he wrote songs like "Take the A Train". What is wah-wah guitar in the Steely Dan version was Bubber Miley playing coronet muted with a toilet plunger wah-wah. |
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hokiesfan93
| | Posted: Apr 05, 2011 - 09:07 | |
Completely concur. Everyone has those bands that invoke a gag response, Steely Dan does that for me. But this gets a 7 from me as well.
fredriley wrote:
I'm precisely the opposite. I'd never have guessed this as Steely Dan - I just wish they'd stuck to wah-wah and honky-tonk as more of this would have been nice. This sounds like it should be on the soundtrack to The Sting. 7 from the toe-tapping Nottingham jury.
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Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il) | | Posted: Apr 05, 2011 - 09:03 | |
This is lame. Unless it is 1920 and I somehow missed the memo.
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mgoldman
(Wherever you Go, There You Are) | | Posted: Mar 04, 2011 - 21:57 | |
Just a note for all of you haters. The tune was written by Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley and originally released in 1926.
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pinto
(west meade) | | Posted: Jan 02, 2011 - 19:31 | |
tapatia1072 wrote:I love Steely Dan, but I hate this song. IMO, It mucks up what is otherwise an outstanding album.
Trivia - Rolling Stone designated Pretzel Logic as one of the five best albums of the year when it was released in the early '70's. |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Dec 02, 2010 - 04:56 | |
tapatia1072 wrote:I love Steely Dan, but I hate this song. IMO, It mucks up what is otherwise an outstanding album.
I'm precisely the opposite. I'd never have guessed this as Steely Dan - I just wish they'd stuck to wah-wah and honky-tonk as more of this would have been nice. This sounds like it should be on the soundtrack to The Sting. 7 from the toe-tapping Nottingham jury. |
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jhorton
| | Posted: Sep 29, 2010 - 20:58 | |
Could I give this a zero please?
Farging HORRIBLE!
Further proof that Steely Dan SUCKS!
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robbeek
(the foothills above El Lay....) | | Posted: Jul 27, 2010 - 21:19 | |
tapatia1072 wrote:I love Steely Dan, but I hate this song. IMO, It mucks up what is otherwise an outstanding album.
My thoughts as well. Nice tune, but doesn't work with the rest . |
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tapatia1072
| | Posted: Apr 23, 2010 - 11:21 | |
I love Steely Dan, but I hate this song. IMO, It mucks up what is otherwise an outstanding album.
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catnip
(just about... there.) | | Posted: Apr 23, 2010 - 11:20 | |
I had come to the conclusion that there was some sort of law that prohibited the playing this sort of thing on the radio: dusting off an obscure album track by a rock band covering a Duke Ellington tune: 4 years' hard labour with Barbie Girl by Aqua played on constant repeat while you break rocks.
It seems not, and the world is a better place for it.
Bang on, Bill...
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juanrico
(Mexico city) | | Posted: Apr 23, 2010 - 11:16 | |
Reminded me of Pate de Fua
http://www.myspace.com/patedefua
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DoctorHooey
(/etc) | | Posted: Apr 23, 2010 - 11:15 | |
Last Played: Mar 22, 2010 - 20:30
And it's now 4/23, 2:15pm
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IH574
| | Posted: Feb 19, 2010 - 06:21 | |
Does Feb 19 at 6:18am PST count or does it have to be synced with the sun?
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hughtwg
(NoVA) | | Posted: Feb 19, 2010 - 06:20 | |
2/19 and it's comes back around on the guitar.
More Dan please.
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