My Old School - Steely Dan | The Midnight Special

Steely Dan performed on The Midnight Special August 31, 1973

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[fitzp]

These Steely Dan clips are a godsend as the band made very few live televised appearances - this clip is 50 years old and it's great to see Fagen, Becker, Skunk, et al tearing it up.... cheers Midnight Special.

[miketuttle]

There is nothing more early seventies than those two backup singers, they are awesome.

[kualua]

How many are here because of Rick’s Skunk Baxter interview?

[paulluskknives]

Steely Dan isn’t just a band, it’s more like a Hall of Fame for musicians.

[Rockzilla]

Skunk Baxter makes us forget that the studio version of this song had horns.. Awesome!

[franklopez]

Back in 1974, if you went on a date and she was wearing a tube top you felt so blessed.

[lizardBait-nr]

Man, the girls of the 70's were great.

[PureNRG]

Steely Dan is one of those bands you can not listen to for years, hear one of their songs, and you go right back to listening and enjoying like it was the first time.

[GlennTillema]

One million views for a 50 year old song, not bad!

I think I count for at least one hundred of those.

[RogerKnull-dn]

Everybody looks like they're having so such fun. You never see this kind of thing anymore.

[josephgutkowski]

This is by far one of the finest and most original rock bands in music history. Steely Dan was basically two unbelievable geniuses. Donald Fagan and Walter becker.the duo was incredible. From king of the World to the caves of altamira, one great song after another, wonderful.

[Jim_L]

If Mick Jagger and Freddie Mercury had a child, I think he'd look like this young Donald Fagen. (Love this old clip!) 😄

[bryannelson]

I love this! Real music, no phony backing tracks or lip syncing. Steely Dan was so good.

[mktgp]

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
Love from Italy.

[inthepit]

How are you not grinning ear to ear watching this? Absolutely fantastic.

[philbrown]

This is Steely Dan at their best! Thank you, Midnight Special!

[Phan]

My God this is such a fierce band. These guys are on fire.

[rexbowlin]

I think the girls are almost a separate show within the show. So much talent on one stage. No exaggeration

[Sigma-INFJ.]

This video has just reached 1 million views. It just goes to show not only the importance of Steely Dan as a group, but also of The Midnight Special as an archive of unique and historical performances.

[foto]

Fagen is a pure savant of a songwriter. He just knows how to tell a story, and to pace it perfectly, while he's naturally coming up with great melodies. He's got IT.