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Words and Music © 1970 by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
Royalty Network Music Publishing Ltd.

The late composer and author, Nigey Lennon wanted to cover a Steely Dan song on an album I was producing for her back in 1998. Since we were both big "dan-heads" we were even enthralled by Becker and Fagen's early years songs. These song (basically demos) hardly ever made it to an official Steely Dan album. But that did not matter to us. We thought they were great. Given that this particular number prominently featured two distinct vocalists through out it seemed like the perfect vehicle for Nigey and I to do. We had also worked on an arrangement of another "early years" tune called "I Can't Function". Unfortunately, we never found time to record it but we did make a brave attempt at performing it live at a NYC's club called the "C-Note". That was in 2002. That gig also featured Candy Zappa on vocals.

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Take the worst of this quirky world
Roll it up in a ball
Add the hair of a go-go girl
Turn it into a dance that's called
The bloody...
Brain Tap Shuffle
Lose your mind
You'll see the oceans part
you'll think your goin' blind
You can talk about your daily grind
While she'll dish out the soft shoe
If makin' money doesn't suit your mind
We've got something here
Here for you
You can sit there and suck your thumb
Hear the rock and roll hum
But you're just a crazy wall flower
'Til you join all your friends on the floor
And do the...
Brain Tap Shuffle
Lose your mind
You'll see the oceans part
you'll think your goin' blind
Take your clothes off and start to shake
Shake rattle and roll
Watch the walls and the ceiling quake
Let it move your body and soul
And do the...
Brain Tap Shuffle
Lose your mind
You'll see the oceans part
you'll think your goin' blind.

credits

from The Second Arrangement (And Other Obscure Steely Dan Covers), released March 3, 2019
JT : Lead vocal, Drums, Keyboards, Engineer
Nigey Lennon : Vocals
Jim Dexter : Lead Guitar
Bob Ball : SA3 Mastering
Recorded and mixed at Sonic Underground Studios, Stony Brook, NY
in 1999.
This track is taken from the Nigey Lennon CD :
Reinventing The Wheel Reinvented

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John Tabacco is a composer, singer-songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and visual artist.

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