FIRST TIME HEARING Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number REACTION
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- Опубліковано 30 сер 2023
- FIRST TIME HEARING Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number REACTION
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We sure had the bestest music didn’t we guys?!?
Yes we sure did! I'm forever grateful that I got to experience 70's music firsthand!
We sure did!!
We did!
Amen.
And concert tickets were cheap.
Can you believe HIGH SCHOOL KIDS listened to sophisticated and elegant music like this in the 1970s??!!
I know right?? Crazy!!
whenever we woke up hungover on college weekends, Steely Dan was at the top of the play list. It was a subtle rock, helped to lift my foggy& groggy head off the pillow and start my day, even if it was noon. incidentally skip baxter lead guitarist in the Doobie Brothers was often featured on Steely Dan songs. check out Steely Dan LIVE on Midnight Special And you’ll see what I’m talking about
You don't need to understand Steely Dan, you just need to love their groove.
LOVE this one! There's a great story behind it...
In short, Donald Fagen befriended Rikki, the wife of one of his professors at Bard College. She was a writer who had grown up on the college’s campus and graduated from the university with a B.A. in Fine Arts a year before Fagen had enrolled there. The two found themselves at the same party, and despite Fagen’s knowledge that she was married - and the fact she was pregnant at the time - he gave Rikki his number.
She never called...
Thanks for that🤭
It was also know while in college Chevy Chase would play drums for the group as he was friends with the band.
@@stingray69691correct!!
Bass line from a horace silver song
NOOOOOOOOOOooooo! Ricky lost the number afterall!
In reality, Steely Dan are not a band… they are 2 guys who produced amazing music with an A list of session players.
Rikki was the wife of one of Donald Fagen's professors, who also happened to be pregnant. He met her at a party and wanted to date her so he gave her his number. Rikki ended up divorcing her husband and moved to France to study French poetry. She returned to the states and has written several books. Her name is Rikki Ducornet.
Back in the day when there were no cell phones so you had to write that number down and not lose it!!!
Steely Dan trying a Bossa Nova Esque Song. As a Brazilian , I love it
I was thinking bossa nova too.
@@someoneoncesaid6978 I grew up with this song and now I get why a bossa nova beat gets me going, along with a stand up bass,
I can love a bad song with a stand up bass in it!
Another vote for Black Cow, Deacon Blues, Peg, FM, Aja, Pretzel Logic (Michael McDonald is one of the background singers), Caves of Altamira, Royal Scam, The Fez, Hey Nineteen, Josie, etc. They had lots of great musicians and background singes on their stuff.
Glamour Profession…don’t forget Glamour Profession
No static at all!
Time out of Mind .
I would include "Babylon Sisters".
You can hit random on any Steely Dan album and play a hit. :)
The key board player is half the band. And the lead singer. Started as rock and became the pinnacle of jazz rock fusion. Best and most carefully produced records of all time.
The drummer, Jim Gordon, is absolutely magical, he throws down those tasty fills and then, smooth as silk, right back in the pocket.
I think you mean jim hodder
Back in the day, Steely Dan was said to be, "Your favorite band's favorite band."
"Peg" is the one song that most people are utterly flabbergasted by in the Steely Dan playbook. Highly recommended.
Steely Dan: Named after a prosthetic phallus in William S. Burroughs's novel Naked Lunch.
Y'all need to try some of their 1977 hits like "Peg" and "Josie."
Def! Love them both!
Correct!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊🎶🎶🎶🎶👍
Steely Dan is a crazy good band who utilized some of the best session players of the time period. You need to try Kid Charlemagne!
I agree that Kid Charlemagne is a banger, but you should check out the meaning of the song first
TOTALLY AGREE! GREAT TUNE!!! ❤❤❤❤❤ LYRICS!!!!
no
Is there gas in the car?
@@jimeiden2360Yes, there's GAS in the CAR!! 🤫
“You tell yourself you’re not my kind. But you don’t even know your mine. And you could have a change of heart. It’s to him
Rikki is the girl. The singer (Donald Fagen) met her at a party and wants to make sure she keeps his number so they don’t lose touch.
Ambers so deep, thoughtful and pays attention to all details of every song. She gets it. Adding her to this channel was the best idea ever 😸
100% yes yes yes agree. She absorbs….. knows……
She sure does her homework
100% It just wouldn’t be so great without her (no offense J)!
Jay & Amber, you'll absolutely LOVE their "Aja", "Deacon Blues" and "Josie"!!!!!
edit- Jeff Baxter (pre-Doobie Brothers) on electric guitar!! That's Jeff wearing the beret.
Its Rikki Ducornet. Ducornet said they met at a college party, and even though she was both pregnant and married at the time, he gave her his number, although not in the same context as the song. Ducornet was intrigued by Fagen and tempted to call him, but she decided against it.
I second these suggestions.
Yes 100%
Aja is my favorite album
And “Peg”
Yeah. Aja and Deacon Blues and Black Cow are all amazing
Teacher Tony here. I Love your reactions. When it comes to Steely Dan, you've just scratched the surface. Wait until you hear Aja, Kid Charlemagne, and Bodhisattva.
Phil Collins didn't want Billy to lose HIS number.
Wonder if Ricky and Billy went unlisted and they should have called Tommy Tutones.
He has Jenny's number.
Good one dude!😂
"Computer, in what single music genre does the catalog of Steely Dan belong?"
**computer begins to smoke**
Any Major Dude Will Tell You is a must do, for real, guys!
"Any Major Dude" and "Throw Back the Little Ones" are their best.
They are their own genre.
“Reeling in the Years” will always be my favorite Steely Dan song. Takes me back to my childhood in the glorious 70s.
You have to listen to Deacon Blues, it's 8 minutes long but it's worth it.
Love Steely Dan. They are in their own music genre ❤
that is so true. some people would like to put them in a category but they can't!
Perfectly put.
They were super cool and always will be😎👍
In this song, Rikki is a girl and the one the singer wants to keep. Sounds like she is leaving him and he wants her to hold onto his number so she can find her way back to him.
"You tell yourself your not my kind, but you don't even know your mind and you could have a change of heart."
Big Black Cow, The Royal Scam, Green Earrings and so many others! Awesomely Great Legends!
Their song Black Cow is a must!!!
Agree with this.
I only recently heard this song and agree 100%!!!
And Green Earing
To me, Steely Dan created perfect records. The writing, the arrangement, the execution, the layering, the production--all perfect. Think about when you sit down to write something or draw something or cook something. How many times do you say "that was exactly what I was trying to do?" With Steely Dan, they just "nailed it." Aja is a perfect example of a perfect album.
The Dan is its own genre. He gave his number to her.
It was his number he gave to a woman. True story. The “Rikki” in the title is thought to be Rikki Ducornet, a New York writer and artist. Steely Dan co-founder Donald Fagen met Ducornet while attending a small liberal arts school, Bard College. Rikki herself, however, commented in 1998 on the meaning behind the song and offered a more philosophical approach rather than assuming the single to be just an unrequited love song.
“Philosophically it’s an interesting song; I mean I think his ‘number’ is a cipher for the self,” she said.
My old school is the other song
So glad you’re doing Steely Dan! This is a deep and incredible catalog to dive into!
Amen to that!
Wikipedia has the story of "Rikki" she was, in fact, a real person.
Great instrumentation and vocals led by Donald Fagen! Steely Dan's sound is unique, fascinating, soulful, jazzy, bluesy, funky, fantastic!
Steely Dan will forever hold a special musical spot in my heart from my childhood
Me too I was starting kindergarten when Do it again was on the radio.We have these happy childhood memories forever!😎👍👍
I read a while back...... " Steely Dan is their own GENRE".
I'll be willing to bet that "Haitian Divorce" by Steely Dan would become one of your favorites .
Real music by real musicians. Thanks for this 😊
omg my most favourite steely dan song. i know it's considered their most commercial hit but i absolutely love how silky smooth and melodic this song is!
rikki is an actual woman whom songwriter donald fagen met at a party and was smitten. she was married and pregnant at the time so i love how it has a forlorn but yearning feel ❤
the intro is also an homage to the jazz classic "song for my father" by horace silver.
p.s. the "number" y'all are wondering about is donald's phone number, which he gave her in the hope she'd call. she did not.
"Homage" is a nice way to phrase that
there are no bands like this...one n only Steely Dan!! great reaction you two!!!
I wish everyone could know what it felt like for a bike-riding 13 year old - free and out of school - to hear this on the radio through the summer of 1974.
One thing I've noticed about you two is how Amber has really come a long way in how she can analyze a song and the different parts and different instruments while Jay just kinda flows along with "the groove' and giggles over the lyrics a bit! You two really play well off of each other and it's a lot of fun for us to watch. Keep it up. It's a great show. Deacon Blues and Black Cow. I'll patiently wait because there are a hundred other SD songs you could play as well. Cheers!
Steely Dan NEVER gets old. It's a joy every time.
What is the song about? Donald Fagen was at college and a professor, who was married, was flirting and expressing interest. Just as it was about to get going and take off she stopped calling and left the school. Thus... "I hear you're leavin', that's ok. Our little wild time had just begun." And ultimately... "Rikki don't lose that number"... his phone number. I love the solo in the middle. Epic.
The intro is lifted straight from Horace Silver's "Song For My Father."
One of if not the best jazz/rock fusion bands
Same era as Do It Again, 2 of their best
Some of the greatest guitar parts and leads...
OK - is there any BAD Steely Dan TUNE??? I'm gonna say: NAW!!! HUGS!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Exquisite song. Definition of "they don't make 'em like that no more". The backbone of American radio for decades.
The best and most successful jazz rock fusion to come out of that era, they evolved rapidly from Can't buy a thrill
The absolute masters at writing a catchy chorus.
"My Old School" next please?? Thank you guys for everything! Peace
Such a great vibe. This group was so strong in the 70s. Just plain awesome!
Before Steely Dan, these guys had a band in college and their drummer was Chevy Chase!
This song is about a girl he met in college. Rikki Ducornet
I could reel off 2 dozen Steely Dan songs you need to hear. Kid Charlemagne is an absolute must, but I suggest saving it until later. My first pick would be "My Old School". it is one of their earlier songs, but so much fun with a rockin' tempo, great guitar licks, and awesome horn parts. But whatever you choose you can't go wrong with the Dan! Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction to this one. Have a great weekend, RSR Fam!
they did My Old School a year ago.
You guys have got to hear “ you’re gold teeth” by SD
I really like any major dude will tell you
All SD tunes are worth a listen....
Nothin better than a song that reveals a story , it brings you into the music , Steely Dan is stamped in time as that band who did it best .
My college roommate used to call them "The Ultimate 70's stoner band".... 🙂
Your college roommate must have never heard of
Grateful Dead
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
Gong
Soft Machine
I was raised in the 70's. Love Steely Dan.
I've said it before, and always will, the 70's generation was the best ever! Jay and Amber would have been right there among us and fit right in. You guys do a great job with the homage for the actual musicianship of these guys that actually played and sang the music without all the electronics used now a days.
Top shelf band
It was his number he gave to the girl (Rikki) he had his eyes on. Based on a true story I believe at a frat party.
Rikki was Rikki Ducornet, a New York artist. Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen met Rikki while attending a small liberal arts school, Bard College. Rikki and Fagen found themselves at the same party, and Fagen gave Rikki his number, which later inspired the lyrics.
Not what I thought. Thanks for giving such interesting info!
Next time you're listening to the Dan check out Don't Take Me Alive. A bit more rockin and has one of the best intro guitar solos ever.
Agreed!
Steely Dan has so much variety, you would be wise to make sure you do them at least once a month.
"Peg" would be a great one to do next, but "Aja" would really wow you.
He’s telling Rikki, a girl, that she shouldn’t lose his buddy’s phone number. He’s trying to help her and his buddy to not let their relationship go.
This song came out in the spring-summer of 1974. It was a HUGE hit. Saving their career. It was almost banned from the radio. People thought the "number" was a joint. It wasn't. It was an actual telephone number. Investigate who/what the song is about. lol!
Wonderful song from the year I was born 1974
I really like Hey Nineteen.
Terrific band.
First Dan of Steel song I ever heard - never looked back from then, no regrets, not even a little.
The best thing is that you have been exposed to Steely Dan at a fairly young age, so you'll have many years to enjoy them. They are a band that you always come back to and never change the channel when they come on.
A masterpiece... as is the whole album.
Steely Dan is great, recommend Kid Charlemagne
This has been one of my favorite songs since I was 12 I'll be 62 in a couple weeks ! A lot of memories come along with this song !
A great Steely Dan song is “19”. Brings back great memories.
Such a great band, so many hits to listen too.😊
I'm a huge Steely Dan fan. It was so amazing growing up in the 70s and 80s and hearing awesome music like this on the radio. Great reaction Jay and Amber ❤❤❤❤❤
“they’re just cool…”. Yes. Yes, they are.
I love the fact that you guys are reacting to a Steely Dan song almost 50 years old and like it!
Sooo much good music - there’s not a bad song in their catalog ❤
Bad Sneakers, Don’t Take Me Alive, Black Cow to name just a few!!
"Pretzel Logic" is one of my all-time favorite songs.
Every Steely Dan album is a gem. Bad Sneakers is at the top of my list for favorite SD song.
Steely Dan were heavily influenced by Jazz music. That opening piano riff that you're grooving to is directly taken from a song called "Song For My Father" by Horace Silver, a pianist in the 50's and 60's.
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That's a great tune too!
@@steverobinson3900 oh yeah 😊
I just love The Dan. You never really know where the song is going to go. Wonderful.
The drummer is so, so tight and on point in this song. As for classification, this would be Yacht rock
I'm 60 and have lover Steely Dan since I was 14! Check out Hey 19, FM, Black Cow and anything from the Aja album.
CLASSIC STEELY DAN!! ❤
Most of Steely Dan could go on your Bourbon drinking, cigar smoking, hammock laying playlist!
FM( No Static at All) is also a good Steely Dan song. ❤
Loooooove this song since it’s release, guys!!!! ♥️✌️ Thanks!!!!
My bestie in 9th and 10th grade and I both had a crush on a boy named Ricky. Every time I hear this song I think of them. Sadly, both passed away from drugs. But the song still brings back memories of those special years before responsibilities and early adulthood.
I love this song, so much growing up, named my daughter after the lady. Same spelling, RIKKI.
Was a freshman in college when this song cane out. Good times that no longer exist.
“Peg”. You’ve got to do “Peg”!
A flawless discography. You just can't lose with the Dan. 🎵🎶 [edit] 7:50 Amber is right on the money here. SO much of the beauty of Steely Dan was in the "clever use of simplicity", of knowing when NOT to clutter things up. Simply flawless. RIP Mr Becker, you were part of something truly special. ☮