I’m sad now 🙁

“Have you ever seen a squonks tears? then look at mine…”

My tribute may have had a slightly overly vague title……

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/all-aboard-the-good-ship-smoooooooth-yachtrock

Certainly a sad day, but produced some life growing up music memories.. and a prolific producer too.. whoda thunk he produced China Crisis in the 80’s too.

He was one hell of a dude. Semi-inheritance stuff for me in that it was my buddy’s quite older brother who used to play Steely Dan LPs on their Technics HiFi separates system – which was one of the goddamn coolest things in the neighbourhood. So, yeah, only something I appreciated properly years later.

Anyone that can come up with the song title Any Major Dude Will Tell You deserves our respect. 🙂

Oh and Haitian Divorce is a work of genius. As are many more of their songs.

Oh damn, first I’ve heard of this. 🙁
One of the most intelligent bands ever, in terms of their lyrical as well as musical complexity. Aja has been one of my all-time favourite albums since it was released, but I’ve never grown tired of listening to the Dan.
RIP Walter, you were a major dude.

A lovely tribute from Ricky Lee Jones, I hadn’t realised Walter had produced her album Flying Cowboys, and she supported Steely Dan as well.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/read-rickie-lee-jones-poignant-tribute-to-walter-becker-w501078

Very sad, Steely Dan are a band I have come to really appreciate as I have got old.

Are with me, Dr Wu?