Their Black Cow is a Must!

The entire Aja album is gold. This has Michael McDonald singing backup vocals so it’s got a smooth jazzy harmony. One of my all-time favorites.

Jay & Amber, you'll absolutely LOVE their "Aja", "Deacon Blues" and "Josie"!!!!! That's Michael McDonald with backing vocals!

One of the best recorded and mixed albums in history.

Not only is Michael McDonald on the backing vocals, he is harmonizing with himself. He was recorded in three parts. He's said it was one of the hardest things he ever did.

Steely Dan is a cross fusion of Rock and Jazz. Nobody else like them. I love these guys. So many hits over the last 50 plus years.

Steely Dan is pretty sophisticated, so it sometimes takes a few listens to really resonate with it. But once you lock in, it's some of the best music you'll ever hear. Of course, Jay and Amber are seasoned listeners at this point, so they get it.

This is one of the best produced albums of all time. My all time favorite album. You can’t go wrong with.

Peg (Aja) was my introduction to Steely Dan back in ‘79 in grade 9. Michael MacDonald’s vocals are highlighted. The title track, Aja, is a vibe, but it is a long song at 7:56 but so worth the listen. It’s smoky, jazzy and very loungy sounding. You should listen to it as well. Don’t let the length put you off. It’s nothing like any Dan you have reacted to previously. It’s cigar and whisky worthy.

It is Michael McDonald. They went through several guitar players until finally they used Jay Graydon to play the solo. He wasn’t sure if they actually used his takes or not but a few months later he was driving and the song came on the radio. It must have been a nice surprise. 🕊❤️🎼

Can't go wrong with Steely Dan. So many great tunes.

Finally the classic! Gotta love those Michael McDonald backing vocals! Musicianship at its finest!! Gotta react to Donald Fagan's "Walk Between The Raindrops."

Michael Mac did all the background vocals harmonizing with himself in three parts. He said the three parts were so close to each other in pitch that he had a hard time getting it down. Steely was interesting cause besides Becker and Fagen, the two leaders and main songwriters, they alternated different bands and band members throughout albums and songs. Rick, jazz, funk, R and B. They did it all👍👍🙏

Young People listening to real Music. I love it!

Mr. Michael McDonald on backing vocals, dude must have been in so many recording studios at the time, it was like, "Hey, Michael is over in studio C, go ask him if he wants to do some backing vocals", he was always down with that, apparently, love some Steely Dan

Yeah I too was a kid of the 70’s….my cousin was a pilot and came to visit. My Meatloaf and Styx wasn’t enough, he left this album on my pillow when he left and opened me up to so much!❤

"Hey Nineteen" Steely Dan We all love the lyrics: "The Cuervo Gold The fine Colombian Make tonight a wonderful thing"

Iconic, incredible Steely Dan music: Can't name their genre, cause their music are multiple genre's! Appeal to anybody's taste! "Aja, Deacon blues, Ricky, don't lose that number" Are other Steely Dan songs to definitely check out!

The bass in this song is amazing!

I am and always been a STEELY DAN fanatic. The background vocals were performed by none other than Michael McDonald from Doobie Brothers. He has such a wonderful, unique voice. There is an amazing documentary on KZfaq on them recording this entire Aja album where Peg is featured. Great job.

My Okie Babies! I'm so proud of you both. Peg is an old favorite! Steely Dan so distinct and sophisticated!

Your next Steely Dan song should definitely be the legendary “Aja”, a plethora of mesmerising jazz chord progressions, and ear candy of the finest sort.

Steely Dan never disappoints, they have their own sound, just great to listen too. 😎🍺

The man himself, Michael McDonald on backup vocals! Deacon Blues is another great song off this impeccable record.

Thank you to hip hop group DeLa Soul for using the intro as a sample: I know I love you better. That's how I discovered Steely Dan. Shows how rappers used to have a wide variety of sounds to find inspiration.

Steely Dan is such unique band. "Don't Take Me Alive " is a must. Just a killer guitar intro by the great Larry Carlton, and as others have stated "Deacon Blues", Aja,

Steely Dan's music is not Rock. It's Rock Jazz fusion. Easily one of my favorite bands of all time.

"Bodhisattva" (pronounced Bo-dee-sot-vaa) is definitely a different SD vibe and is a great song.

the whole album AJA is a masterpiece and a must listen

Some of their other great songs are “Deacon Blues, FM, Hey Nineteen, and Josie.” Donald Fagen also did another great song called “I.G.Y. you should check out!

I was just listening to this/my Steely Dan playlist at the gym this very morning. KZfaq always knows! This song is just so smooth and so catchy, I can't get enough of it. Steely Dan is fantastic.

I love Steely Dan!

I was introduced to this song through my dad. He had Steely Dan's "Aja" album back in the 1970s. "Peg" was one of the singles from that album, along with the songs, "Deacon Blues" and "Josie," which are great songs that you should hear sometime. And yes, that is indeed Michael McDonald on the backing vocals on "Peg." It's one of the reasons why I love this particular track. Michael McDonald is one of my all-time favorite singers. Before Mike joined the Doobie Brothers, he played with Steely Dan as a member of their touring band. I would say Steely Dan's style was more of a fusion of jazz and rock.

Steely is so well produced...top notch studio work! Flawless.

I came of age in the ‘70’s. Nuf sed. The “Dan” was played at every party. Accompanied by a number of at that time illegal substances…

This is the legendary song where Donald Fagen and Walter Becker went through half-a-dozen to a dozen (I can't remember how many) lead guitarists who submitted solos for the break in the middle. Becker may even have been one, but the honors finally went to Jay Graydon, whose work you may want to check out. Vintage West Coast rocker. There's a spot where McDonald is singing a harmony part that's a half tone separate from the lead. That's a really really hard thing to do because when you're that close you tend to want to double the lead instead. That entire Aja album is loaded with top notch performances by some of the greatest session and jazz musicians of the time. I'd recommend "Deacon Blues" next.

Full envelope of music from this amazing group... Jazz, blues, with a touch rock and soul, what more could as for.. they are the total package of sound of good vibes.

Peg in my all time Top 25..Steely Dan never misses

Other than the whole Aja album, "Don't take me alive" has always been on of my favorite Steely Dan songs.

Absolutely love Steely Dan! Not a bad song on this album. I love the integration of jazz to the style, and horns to that killer guitar.

Back in the day, this was the first Steely Dan song I ever heard. I absolutely love it and love the band! Thank you!

Peg is one of my favorite songs ever. I start my day with this song everyday.

Gotta say it again...soo smooth. One of the best bands of the 70's.

One of my all time favs and in my opinion one of the best albums ever made. Everytime I listen to it I'm just amazed how perfect it is

Phenomenal Band and Song... This is my very favorite song of their's!!!!

This is in my top 10 favorite songs -- instant mood lifter!

One of the few bands where if you ask their fans what their best album is , you will get get at least 5 different answers !

The musicianship of their songs is second to none. Jazz-Rock? That's how I always classified them.

A junior in college in ‘77 when the album AJA was released on vinyl. I would drop the needle on the Onkyo turntable, don a set of Sennheiser headphones, stretch out on the couch and just listen in wonder to the magic of Steely Dan.

OMG! This was a Radio Staple in my Freshman year of Highschool! You could plan on hearing this at least 3, to 4 Times a day on the Radio.

Loved me a lady named Peg back in the day. Always give her a loving thought when this tune comes on. Thanks. It wasn't a foreign movie she loved, it was "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". Now there's a movie to react to. Thank you.

Total NY vibe. That guitar solo is a masterpiece. There's much debate about the meaning of this song. "It's your favorite foreign movie...."

I love the saying that "Steely Dan is your favorite band's favorite band." Masters of detail, musicianship, arrangement, production. That drum groove is one of my favorites.

Amber you hit the nail on the literal head. The sound Steely Dan definitely encompassed the feel of New York back then for sure. Which is what made Peg and all their songs even smoother cuz New York was so cool. Back then, music reflected the sound of where it came from so we all got to experience so much of America without even having to travel. Beautiful times.

There’s a documentary on the tube about the recording of this song. They were perfectionists.

I like Amber's comments about the song. She give a great description of Steely Dan's sound.

Chuck Rainey on bass. He's the man!! He was one of their favorite bassists, having been on manyvof their records.

I’ve heard this song and every Steely Dan song a million times but when I hear it and watch y’all digging it I start bebopping with you guys.

If you don't groove to this, you need to check your pulse! Steely Dan is FIRE!

Don’t Take Me Alive great Steely Dan song. Phenomenal guitar work. This song has the great Bernard Purdie on drums. This beat because known as the Purdie Shuffle

One of all-time great bassist Chuck Rainey's most legendary bass lines - every aspect of the production of this song is fantastic, but he's the straw that stirs the drink.

I grew up in the late 1970s/early 1980s, and this tune was EVERYWHERE, on EVERY different radio station genre, from Top 40 to AM Oldies to Easy Listening to Classic Rock. I even heard instrumental versions of it on those cable TV info channels that only had text going across the screen! It has got to be one of the most-played songs ever on the radio!

The world's greatest band to many fellow musicians. A fantastic worm hole to travel down 🤘

ROB SQUAD JORDAN I KNOW YOU GOT TO APPRECIATE THE BASS LINE IN THIS SONG MY MAN!!! EXCELLENT GROOVE!!!❤

Something I just picked up on my millionth listen to Peg. "I know they're gonna love ya" -- "I know I love you better" i think is a lyrical nod to the trick the Beatles did in In My Life -- "In my life i've loved them all" -- "in my life I love you more". In both cases it's generalized in the first iteration and then direct to the target in every iteration after that.

*"Babylon Sisters"* is a sit back with your fave drink and a cigar kinda song! Steely Dan is a total vibe band! Saw them live back in 1993, Dave Matthews Band opened for them. Probably best behaved crowd I have ever experienced in a large venue... of course that might have been due to all the "smoke" going on...LOL!

Michael McDonald on backing vocals. This is the song is awesome. You’ll hear the bits hip hop artists sampled . The Dan are alt rock , jazz, electric.

This amazing song has so much SOUL to it. It’s really a great, almost iconic song from the 70s. Love it! ❤

"Hey 19" is a great Steely Dan song to check out.

Loved the band for over 50 years now. Pretzel Logic was my first album, and still my favourite.

I remember when Circuit Citys still existed, they would use Peg as a speaker demo song. Excellent choice in my opinion because of the dynamics of the track.

The fabulous Chuck Rainey on bass.

Absolutely fantastic band. I’ve always loved the music.

I remember in the seventies when you went to the music store to test the various pre amps, amps, speakers and turntables the representative would always put Steely Dan on the turntable because of their sound quality.

Peg ! The incredible talent of Walter Becker, Donald Fagen and Jeff Porcaro, why not throw Michael McDonald ( Doobie Brothers ) singing backing vocals as well ! My Old School, Haitian Divorce..the list goes on and on ..and on...thank you to you both for what you do and how you do it . and a big hello from us here in New Zealand .

I love Steely Dan. This is my favorite song from them. Aja is a phenomenal album. Michael McDonald is on background vocals.

EVERY song on Aja is a MASTERPIECE! Deacon Blues, Black Cow, Aja, Joise, Home at Last, I've Got the News -- Must listen from start to finish

I can't help but think to go cruise Coast Hiway in Cali, at sunset, whenever I hear some Steely Dan!!! One of the best bands ever!!!!

That's the magnificent Jay Graydon on guitar. Great choice.

You guys do a great job at this! Your style and skill is developing to a higher level.

This song is what turned me on to Steely Dan back in Jr High. Just saw them with the Eagles this year and they still sounded amazing.

This track is basically perfectly made. It's acoustically perfect, and is used by studio professionals to test their equipment and make sure everything is correct.

Steely Dan stopped touring in 1973 and concentrated on composing innovative songs and perfecting their sound in the studio. Peg was on the Aja album that came out in 1977. Legend has it is that they brought up to 10 different ace studio guitarists to find the right solo section. My friends and I became huge Steely Dan fans during the late 70’s but of course we never saw them perform live. When out of nowhere they started touring in the 90’s it was the closest thing to a miracle that I have witnessed in my lifetime 😅. I saw them live twice in Philly and once in Atlanta while Walter Becker was still with us.

Always the best drumming. Next: Hey Nineteen!

If you wanna see how brilliant Michael McDonald is find the making of ‘Aja’ and specifically “Peg” and learn about his background track on this song. Remarkable when they isolate his vocals!

Steely Dan the consummate “ ear candy “ band . So much happening, the sound is definitely Steely Dan - guitar solo unbelievable.

It’s so cool that you all love some Steely Dan but who doesn’t love them?? Amber hit it right on the nose as Peg is chill to the freezing point! I just love the fact that you all also love some Steely Dan! 💞. Such a classy band.

They have such a unique sound. After the first few notes play you know who you’re listening too. Excellent group. Fan frickin tastic!

My all-time favorite SD song!! Another example of a song that will alter you if you hear it while you're driving! Thanks!!👍🏾

My favorite will always be "FM, no static at all". Great bass line and cool sax solo.

The guy who played the solo is Jay Graydon; he also co-wrote one of Earth Wind & Fire's biggest hits, After The Love Is Gone.

Time out of mind is a good Dan song.

The best Steely Dan song, ever. With a touch of Michael McDonald magic! 🌟

Solo gets me everytime. Bass hanging back in the pocket. Fn great.

Great song by them! Now "FM", "Deacon Blues", or "Josie" please!

The bass work is just insane.

When this came out in the late 70’s and then in the early 80’s this song could be heard on loop in the skating rinks.

Steely was one of my favorite in HS late 70's cool music base, drums, piano everything!

Just love when youngins finally hear our music....

I'll recommend both HOME AT LAST or I GOT THE NEWS by Steely Dan from the same album. Great reaction, BJ & Amber 👍