Q: Who played guitar on Steely Dan’s “Bodhisattva”?

Primarily Denny Dias and Jeff “Skunk” Baxter , who trade the song’s signature lead breaks with surgical precision; their interplay is a calling card of this era’s sound.

Q: What is Steely Dan’s most popular song?

“Popularity” depends on the measure, but “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” is their highest-charting US single, while “Do It Again” and “Reelin’ in the Years” are perennial fan favourites in sets and streams.

Q: What song does Steely Dan reference the Eagles?

In “Everything You Did” they slip in “Turn up the Eagles, the neighbours are listening,” a playful jab that the Eagles later volleyed back with a “steely knives” nod in “Hotel California.”

Question 1

Who played guitar on Steely Dan’s “Bodhisattva”?

Accepted Answer

Primarily Denny Dias and Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, who trade the song’s signature lead breaks with surgical precision; their interplay is a calling card of this era’s sound.

Question 2

What is Steely Dan’s most popular song?

Accepted Answer

“Popularity” depends on the measure, but “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number” is their highest-charting US single, while “Do It Again” and “Reelin’ in the Years” are perennial fan favourites in sets and streams.

Question 3

What does “The Fez” mean in Steely Dan?

Accepted Answer

In the 1976 track “The Fez,” the repeated line about not doing it without “the fez” is widely read as a wry safe-sex metaphor — the fez standing in for protection — delivered with the band’s trademark deadpan.

Question 4

What song does Steely Dan reference the Eagles?

Accepted Answer

In “Everything You Did” they slip in “Turn up the Eagles, the neighbours are listening,” a playful jab that the Eagles later volleyed back with a “steely knives” nod in “Hotel California.”