Polled At Last: STEELY DAN - ILM Artist poll #50

Oh yeah, thanks-I was thinking of "Summer Breeze" which I always thought went, "blowin' through the jazzman in my mind"

http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2014/03/tumblr_mmx080f1Kw1qgw79jo1_400.gif

thanks

fist, i want to say that i'm not sure how i missed some lyrics ballots, pretty sure that it really was only a couple. i can say that after tabulating all these ballots it sounds like i slipped a little bit. i'm almost 100% sure everything else is accurate.

second, i looked at a bunch of other polls and it seemed liked this one was the record. i thought i heard that Led Zeppelin had the most and therefore this poll was ahead of that one. i did look at the David Bowie poll but couldn't find the numbers.

While we're talking about misheard lyrics I've always thought "Well I never thought the girl could be so crueeeel" was actually "so ruuuuuuude" and I pretty much like my version better so take that SD

speaking of, i started to edit the lyrics but ran out of time. so as some others have explained their mistakes were transferred over.

starting with the solo stuff

I think the Bowie poll beat the Pavement one, but I forget the numbers

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Bowie got 80.

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77 is a good number of ballots :))

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12. This Moody Bastard
From: Walter Becker - 11 Tracks of Whack
Released: September 27, 1994
36 Points, 1 (2nd place) Vote

exciting!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mSk01tWzr0

11. Paging Audrey
From: Walter Becker - Circus Money
Released: 10 June 2008
40 Points, 1 Vote, 1 Number One

Since I don't see any Becker discussion, what are his solo records like, good?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysqdt7iEd4s

10. Circus Money
From: Walter Becker - Circus Money
Released: 10 June 2008
45 Points, 2 Votes

Those are both my votes. Circus Money is my favorite Dan project post-Aja. Xpost

does anyone know how many votes Pavement got?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xk8x4bV8Mc

9. Slinky Thing
From: Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos
Released: October 16, 2012
50 Points, 2 Votes

Almost voted for that one

Pavement got 57 ballots.

thanks William. so i looks like Bowie is King with Steely Dan being second, not bad.

ok, so i'm already screwing up as i started at 12 and didn't adjust:

12. This Moody Bastard
11. Paging Audrey
10. Circus Money
9. Slinky Thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4lCTVFTXCw

8. H Gang
From: Donald Fagen - Morph the Cat
Released: Released March 7, 2006
58 Points, 2 Votes

OH GREAT just as we're getting ready for bed

that was 58 points

xpost

I've not listened to any solo becker and those are great

the reason why i went for 12 was because number 11 got a number 1 vote...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMLDLRSzip8

7. I'm Not the Same Without You
From: Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos
Released: October 16, 2012
64 Points, 2 Votes

i like that song, first time hearing it

that Fagen song is marvelous: his best solo song since 192.

Really taken with Becker's "Circus Money" too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu2eoXzsCMw

6. Morph the Cat
From: Donald Fagen - Morph the Cat
Released: Released March 7, 2006
73 Points, 2 Votes, 1 Number One

yeah, these were great but the remaining 5 are all from the Nightfly right?

Haha I voted for exactly 5 tracks from the Nightfly

i will get the numbering corrected, really wish i had mod powers...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L6L1NbJuIo

5. The Goodbye Look
From Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
Released: October 29, 1982
82 Points, 3 Votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nomb3-hIWjA

4. Maxine
From: Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
Released: October 29, 1982
94 Points, 3 Votes, 1 Number One

Guess not all of my five are placing then

didn't vote in this subpoll but the nightfly was my number one album. goodbye look and maxine are major favorites as are the top 3 i'm sure.

we actually get a video next

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBruAooXPNU

3. New Frontier
From: Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
Released: October 29, 1982
156 Points, 5 Votes

Such a tremendous video. One of the all-time greatest.

^^Wasn't it (along with Springsteen's "Atlantic City" clip) the first major video wherein the artist didn't appear in person* ?

*Fagan is on a poster in his.

Probably, and "Atlantic City" came out around the same time (like, within a month of "New Frontier").

so this next song only beat "New Frontier" by one point, the only reason it did come out on top was because it had a number one vote.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cd9YJvoQIg

2. The Nightfly
From: Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
Released: October 29, 1982
157 Points, 5 Votes, 1 Number One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k1m9TevgJM

1. I.G.Y. (aka International Geophysical Year)
From: Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
Released: October 29, 1982
262 Points, 7 Votes, 4 Number Ones

According to Wikipedia, "the 'I.G.Y.' of the title refers to the 'International Geophysical Year', an event that ran from July 1957 to December 1958. The I.G.Y. was an international scientific project promoting collaboration among the world's scientists. Fagen's lyrics reference futuristic concepts such as solar-powered cities, a transatlantic tunnel, permanent space stations, and spandex jackets."

8 ballots
full results for 33 solo tracks
total points, song, number ones, total votes

262 I.G.Y. 4-7
157 The Nightfly 1-5
156 New Frontier 5
94 Maxine 1-3
82 The Goodbye Look 3
73 Morph the Cat 1-2
64 I'm Not the Same Without You 2
58 H Gang 2
50 Slinky Thing 2
45 Circus Money 2
40 Paging Audrey 1-1
36 This Moody Bastard 1

33 Downtown Canon 1
33 Tomorrow' s Girls 1
33 Brite Nitegown 1
30 Junkie Girl 1
30 Ruby Baby 1
30 Somebody’s Saturday Night 1
30 Magic Smile (Rosie Zaza) 1
30 Walk Between Raindrops 1
28 Countermoon 1
27 Mary Shut the Garden Door 1
26 Miss Marlene 1
26 Security Joan 1
26 Hard Up Case 1
25 Weather In My Head 1
24 Century’s End 1
24 Down In The Bottom 1
23 Book Of Liars 1
23 The New Breed 1
23 Lazy Nina (Greg Philliganes) 1
22 Snowbound 1
25 What I Do 1

really i'm the only asshole who voted for "snowbound"?

didn't have enough time to vote solo but totally would've voted for 'snowbound'

so my personal story, i bought The Nightfly last year and only opened it in January. just about a week ago i read the inside and found out that I.G.Y. has International Geophysical Year written below it. i didn't end up voting for this part of the poll as i figured 8 solo songs was just not quite enough.

i have a big surprise for tomorrow as pplains was able to come through.