They added a ninth to virtually every chord they played. S is for steely dan, a type of fictional japanese dildo featured in william burroughs 1959 novel naked lunch. Steely dan the oldies and classic rock wiki fandom. Fans of beat generation literature, fagen and becker named the band after steely dan iii from yokohama, a strapon dildo mentioned in the william s. As it turns out, we know a fair amount about steely dan iii from yokohama. Steely dan originates from annandaleonhudson, new york. Jul 19, 2019 thats an easy question for any steely dan fan to answer and everyone has answered correctly.
The name was taken from a strapondildo, named steely dan iii from yokohama, that was mentioned in william s. It is a strapon dildo, whose full name is steely dan iii from yokohama. Steely dan play perfect vodka formerly coral sky on august. Steely dan is an american jazz rock band founded by core members walter becker guitars, bass, backing vocals and donald fagen keyboards, lead vocals in 1972. Steely dan is an american jazz rock band founded by core members walter becker guitars, backing vocals and donald fagen keyboards, lead vocals in 1972.
For starters, we know the untimely fate of steely dan i the victim of vaginal dentate and steely dan ii chewed to bits by famished candiru. In naked lunch, steely dan iii from yokohama is a steampowered dildo, which is not really something that comes to mind when listening to reelin in the years. Punk attitudes make steely dan and elvis costello logical. Hell, fagens been touring as steely dan since last fall. Dec 19, 20 steely dan, taken from the sex toy william s.
Steely dan iii from yokohama is the name of an oversized steampowered strap on dildo mentioned in william s. As fans of beat generation literature of fagen and becker named the band after steely dan iii from yokohama, a strapon dildo referred to in the william s. Acdc little realizing the bisexual connotation to their selection, angus and brother malcolm chose their name from a label on a sewing machine. Steely dan band name inspired from a strapon dildo in williams. The rock band steely dan used it as inspiration for their name. Steely dan will perform a sixnight residency at nycs beacon theater starting october 15, 2019. Steely dan is an american rock duo founded in 1972 by core members walter becker guitars, bass, backing vocals and donald fagen keyboards, lead vocals. Rolling stone has called them the perfect musical antiheroes for the seventies.
However, steely dan is not a character in that book. The part of the story where mary is strapping on a rubber penis, says. But you can still find them if you know where to look. Dont go giving me some kinda awful cow disease like anthrax or glanders or aftosa. Steely dan iii from yokohama, a strapon dildo referred to in the text. Steely dans new record, because cofounder walter becker and donald fagen had named themselves after steely dan iii from yokohama. So, just for the hell of it, here are a few other interesting facts about steely dan. Paul mccartney and ringo starr were the two lefthanded beatles. These people are too fancy, theyre too sophisticated, william s. Both becker and fagen were beatgeneration literature fans. Steely dan band name inspired from a strapon dildo in. Steely dan all the facts and hidden meanings from a band. Steely dan dirty work fagen and becker named the band after steely dan iii from yokohama, a strapon dildo referred to in the william burroughs novel the naked lunch posted by texlahoma at friday, december 11, 2009.
But lets consider how steely dan named itself after steely dan iii from yokohama, a dildo from william s. That isnt a jab at one of our favorite sardonic 1970s rock groups. Til the band steely dan was named after steely dan iii. Jun 03, 20 in 1972, after signing with abc records they came up with the name steely dan. For instance, steely dan is named after a dildo in naked lunch mary is strapping on a rubber penis.
The full name from the book is steely dan iii from yokohama. Steely dan iii from yokohama do yourself and your friends all a favor, you dont argue wih selfish gene i have a picture of the houston city skyline because its my favorite city. But in the steely dan passage its het sex, of the pegging variety. Its namesake wasnt just any dildo steely dan iii from yokohama appeared in william s.
Fagen and becker named the band after steely dan iii from yokohama, a strapon dildo referred to in the william s. Til that the band steely dan was named after the strapon. Thats an easy question for any steely dan fan to answer and everyone has answered correctly. Steely dan iii from yokohama, she says, caressing the shaft. Acdc little realizing the bisexual connotation to their selection, angus and brother malcolm chose their name from a. Donald fagen and walter becker were fans of beat generation literature. Boroughs described in his novel naked lunch, a steely dan iii from yokohama. Dont go giving me some kinda awful cow disease like anthrax or glanders or aftosa link. Burroughs 1959 novel naked lunch, a book ill admit to reading but not actually understanding.
And dildos are more likely to appear as jokes on latenight tv then respected literature. Burroughs novel naked lunch, and while yes thats true, many things in life overlap. Five unusually disconcerting things about steely dan. Heres the excerpt from the book that mentions steely dan. We asked him where they got the name from, and he told us a book. To anybody else wanting to comment on the answer to this, the answer from peepaw above is the right answer. The custerdome imagery has always struck me as a gathering of music or showbusiness hollywood elites, maybe up in bel air or the hollywo. Throughout their career, the duo recorded with a revolving cast of session musicians, and in 1974 retired from live performances to become a studioonly band after. As fans of beat generation literature of fagen and becker named the band after steely dan iii from yokohama, a strapon dildo referred to in. Steely dan is my dads favorite band, and i remember him telling my brothers and i when we were little that the name steely dan isnt any person in the band, just the name of the group. The singerprotagonist has entered, secretly, into a gay relationship.
Fagen and becker named the band after steely dan iii from yokohama, an oversized, steampowered strapon dildo mentioned in the william s. Founded by core members walter becker guitars, backing vocals and donald fagen keyboards, lead vocals in 1972, the band enjoyed critical and commercial success starting from the early 1970s until breaking up in 1981. Founded by core members walter becker and donald fagen in 1972, the band enjoyed great critical and commercial success in the late 1970s and early 1980s before breaking up in 1981. The bands name is in reference to the steampowered dildo, steely dan iii from yokohama, in william s. A steely dan is a type of fictional japanese dildo, taken from william burroughs infamous 1959 book naked lunch. Since you steely dan fans always bring it up in the comments anyway, yes, steely dan got its name from naked lunch, a novel by william s. Til that the band steely dan was named after the strapon dildo steely dan iii from yokohama which is from the book naked lunch by william s.
Jul 10, 2018 hell, fagens been touring as steely dan since last fall. The bands name was taken from steely dan iii from yokohama, a strapon dildo from william s. We also know that steely dan is rubber and, from context, we know that it. Burroughs wrote about a dildo nicknamed steely dan iii from yokohama in the naked lunch. When i was a transvestite liz in chi used to work as an exterminator. Fagen probably figures hell put more bums in seats under the steely dan moniker than by touring as the donald fagen band but as i mentioned in one of the other steely threads i have to wonder how much of a difference there is in ticket sales between a steely dan show and a fagen solo show. Steely dan refers to steely dan iii from yokohama, a strapon dildo from the novel the naked lunch by william burroughs. We also know that steely dan is rubber and, from context, we know that it is a strap on. Of course others, and rightly so, will tell you that the boys took their name from william burroughs fans of beat generation literature, fagen and becker named the band after steely dan iii from yokohama, a strapon dildo mentioned in the william s. You should never believe anything it ever says on a steely dan record, its mostly a bunch of lies and bullshit that we write just to confuse the listener. Steely dan on late show, 1995 and 2000 stereo duration. Cherrypicked from the 1959 novel naked lunch by williams s burroughs, the name comes from steely dan iii from yokohama, which is, as the novel has it, a large steampowered strapon dildo. Steely dan iii from yokohama is the name of an oversized steampowered strapon dildo mentioned in william s. American express cardmembers can purchase advance tickets beginning tues.
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