STEELY DAN - BLACK COW

STEELY DAN - BLACK COW | REACTION

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Jamel_AKA_Jamal

Күн бұрын

Please Tell Me What Hip Hop Song Sampled this🤦🏾‍♂️
Here’s the video link • Steely Dan - Black Cow

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@alvinburrell 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a 56 year old brother who has been into the Dan since the 70's - my all time favourite band. I'm so glad when another brother discovers just how damn good they are..

@theshrubberer 4 жыл бұрын

3 years older than you. Had a black friend at university that loved the Dan. Many an afternoon we used to hang out in his dorm room, do bongs and watch Tom and Jerry with the tv sound off and the Dan turned up , good times

@thoomolong 4 жыл бұрын

why is all of this surprising. Steely Dan plays genres of music that black people are known for creating and innovating. So of course black people are going to like it.

@alanparsonsfan 4 жыл бұрын

And how about those Doobie Bxrothers? Only band with 2 members considered good enough to work with Steely Dan...

@SeahawkScott 4 жыл бұрын

@@thoomolong Thank you for bringing your bullshit virtue-signaling into what was an enjoyable vid and comment section. God I miss the '70's...and '80's...and 90's.

@thoomolong 4 жыл бұрын

@@SeahawkScott it's not virtue signalling. It's the truth. And it was the truth in the 70s and 80s, and long before that. It was just easier for someone like yourself to dismiss with no rebuttal.

@tcpUtube1 4 жыл бұрын

Seeing someone’s first listen reaction to Steely Dan brings tears to my eyes. Makes me remember how I felt when I first heard these songs.

@deborahchesser7375 4 жыл бұрын

tcpUtube1 same here, almost like your first time hearing it

@s.r.9320 4 жыл бұрын

Me too! I've loved SD forever, it's so great to see others discover it. Thanks for this channel, Jamel!!! It's making my days!

@stevestokes8072 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Just my reaction to him reacting to Aja. Loved it!

@johnfisher8348 4 жыл бұрын

Ain't it the truth! Takes me back to OH SO LONG AGO

@deborahchesser7375 4 жыл бұрын

Cogito Ergo Something too good to ever be considered stale or outdated

@Slivings911 4 жыл бұрын

“Those damn thievin’ ass rappers!” 😄 I love you. 💕

@alonzomelchor2150 3 жыл бұрын

Love this guy, he has good taste in music 🎶

@Slivings911 3 жыл бұрын

@@alonzomelchor2150 Yes, he does. And a very charming gentleman as well.

@gj8683 3 жыл бұрын

Aww, it's an homage, not theft ...

@juiceplanet147 3 жыл бұрын

Wasnt rappers...it was music creators like Marly Mal,Rick Ruben, etc...

@chrishutt6650 3 жыл бұрын

Don't worry the sued em! 😉

@paulseminara2483 3 жыл бұрын

Bottom line, Steely Dan was one of the tightest bands EVER.

@mixer6166 3 жыл бұрын

I saw them in Ottawa a few years back and Fagen did the "uptown baby" rap during the intro to this song. Pretty funny.

@111seed2 3 жыл бұрын

So true. Fuckings facts right here.

@drohegda 3 жыл бұрын

Paul are you from the burgh.

@paulseminara2483 3 жыл бұрын

@@drohegda no.

@drohegda 3 жыл бұрын

@@paulseminara2483 Thank You for the reply.

@StationaryWilburys 4 жыл бұрын

“Thievin’-ass rappers” hahaha 😂

@ortizmo 4 жыл бұрын

Wurd.

@s1d299 4 жыл бұрын

They done took EVERYTHING!!! *wiped out laughing*

@blackcougar1959 4 жыл бұрын

@@s1d299 and other's. They also get the youngon's to get to know who the original artist's are.

@andrewmair7371 4 жыл бұрын

blackcougar1959 - Not if they can help it 🤫

@emrsdca 4 жыл бұрын

had me cracking up! Ain't nothing sacred!

@MikeStarr1000 4 жыл бұрын

It's been said before... "your favorite bands favorite band!"

@michaelwise4986 4 жыл бұрын

Mike Starr...love that saying Man!

@budmaynard5952 4 жыл бұрын

"These damn thieving-ass rappers, they done took everything! Dayum!" That's gold right there! Hey YT, can I hit the like button more than once, please?

@diamondgeezer1665 4 жыл бұрын

Lazzy ars bastards is more the mark....

@juiceplanet147 3 жыл бұрын

Also Steely Dan used a Michael McDonald sample just like hip hop does.

@rachel-in-the-208 3 жыл бұрын

@@juiceplanet147 Michael McDonald sang back up for them in the studio on more than one occasion and toured with them ... so I am not sure what you mean by “sampling” 🤔

@Nanika285 3 жыл бұрын

I soooooo wish we could hit the dayum like button more than once 😂

@jirimondo 3 жыл бұрын

@@rachel-in-the-208 When reality gets scrambled and creating is confused with sampling...

@MaggieF59 3 жыл бұрын

Here's the recipe for the alcoholic black cow: Combine 1/2 cup of evaporated milk with 2 cups of root beer (your choice on the brand but we used A&W Root Beer for this particular one) and 2 ounces of your favorite bourbon. Mix then split between two tall cocktail glasses.

@davidalston3626 4 жыл бұрын

Famously, Steely Dan weren’t asked permission to sample for Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz. They said, “sure but you have to give us credit for the whole song because we don’t really see what you changed.” Haha.

@richardw2107 2 жыл бұрын

And they tried to dog them because he wouldn't appear in video

@OlYables 2 жыл бұрын

"Now if it wasn't for Steely Dan/ this whole song probably wouldn't be going on / so tell me where you from?"

@Truthbtold2no Жыл бұрын

@@OlYables Your statement probably flew over a lot of people heads. They didn't catch the punchline.

@bartdogggy 4 жыл бұрын

When you do a Steely Dan song, I hit like before I even see it

@andrewtrotter9023 4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@jesmarluk6635 4 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@patrick3926 4 жыл бұрын

He is entertaining. So good and this track amazing

@AaronPedersen73 4 жыл бұрын

Yep.

@Quarrymen69 4 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@jazzman859 3 жыл бұрын

Steely is and has always been one of the greatest bands ever. Their body of work is immense

@ROSTAFA 2 жыл бұрын

More than immense. Intelligent, thought provoking, most of all, important.

@jameswilhoite8150 2 жыл бұрын

Number one Got me through teen years 😇

@sidneygwaltney9931 2 жыл бұрын

yes there music like fresh air

@kimwilliamson389 4 жыл бұрын

Does anyone else find themselves answering Jamel's questions out loud, or is that just me?

@Dornie51 4 жыл бұрын

I do as well 😁

@huertagreene 4 жыл бұрын

every time!! lol...

@TheClaytonlust 3 жыл бұрын

Always.

@just_Janet 3 жыл бұрын

all the time!!

@jimhisler5483 3 жыл бұрын

Jamel...I’m writing you in for President! I believe what you do reaches out in so many intangible ways through your reactions. You are fun, smart and honest; you promote pease and love. And, brother, you make me smile. Thank you. Jim H.

@davidabbett7011 3 жыл бұрын

I can just put Steely Dan on a loop all day long.

@frankmoscarelljr4624 Жыл бұрын

It’s my go-to for work when I’m working on a project 😎

@DUGGER1947 6 ай бұрын

I too can put Steely Dan on the loop all day long... and die behind the wheel!

@edelcioalonso5573 4 жыл бұрын

Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz, later the music "New York (Uptown Baby)" was disputed by Steely Dan that keeps it until this day as 100% of copyrights

@jeffshaw3466 3 жыл бұрын

"Is that a Big Black Cow? It looks like a damn root beer float!". Epic.

@nickidgal 3 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@wands2457 2 жыл бұрын

same as a white russian. without the heavy cream shaken into it which was my drink when released and still is. (It was the Bill Labowskis drink, also --AKA a Caucasion.)

@ROSTAFA 2 жыл бұрын

3:15

@stewartdouglass2774 Жыл бұрын

If ever you need cheering up just watch Jamal's reaction. Guaranteed to bring a smile to anyone.

@donaldleider7382 4 жыл бұрын

Steely Dan, Sophisticated music for discerning adults, enjoy!!

@gageslate6529 4 жыл бұрын

Loved "Hey 19" since the 8th grade, before I even understood what it meant. Best band ever.

@michaelwise4986 4 жыл бұрын

@Donald Leider Well put...the term acquired taste simply doesn’t apply...once heard, the connection is instant!

@michaelfleming9903 4 жыл бұрын

Steely Dan and Jamal: What a good combination. Rock on, Groove on fellas.

@stephenord3403 3 жыл бұрын

The two most technically gifted songwriters ever 😋. Love from England 🇬🇧

@michaelkittler9104 Жыл бұрын

We love you too

@karenscales5077 3 жыл бұрын

In the corner of my eye, I saw you in Rudy's. You were very high. You were high, it was a crying disgrace. The best opening lyrics to a song that ever existed. IJS

@DavidCKendall 4 жыл бұрын

And this is the OPENING track.... A home run, right out of the chute.

@Live2swim 4 жыл бұрын

Here is a first class on mixing, which used Black Cow. Start at 14:30. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptl1eaRknMXNo3k.html

@lepoetress 3 жыл бұрын

Yes Lord, it sure was a home run!!

@dougdrazga4461 4 ай бұрын

And the epic title track is second. It's a classic album on those two songs alone.

@paulschirf9259 4 жыл бұрын

"Josie" is a must - the bass line in Josie is so sexy it comes with a warning label to see a doctor if it stays on repeat for more than four hours.

@itsme_mandyp 4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@davidnorman4923 4 жыл бұрын

Chuck rainey!

@laurieh985 3 жыл бұрын

Steely Dan has something for everyone.... rock, R&B, jazz, blues... they are the full package.

@tonycisco5252 3 жыл бұрын

Black Cow has a crystal clear recording quality, as do many of their later albums.

@guitarhawg 4 жыл бұрын

Your enthusiasm is infectious! Seeing you "getting it" and loving music that I've loved for years is a joy! Lovers of great music unite!

@adrian_de_graaf 4 жыл бұрын

If you really want a sonic eargasm, you gotta listen to Steely Dan's "Babylon Sisters". I always tune my stereo/ speakers to that song for as long as I can remember.

@mlinder2000 4 жыл бұрын

Adrian de Graaf...I've always tuned my new stereos to Babylon too, love the base line and the hi hat

@anneaires3984 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!!!💃💃

@sunnyday_lemonbars 2 жыл бұрын

shake it!

@gymeni 4 жыл бұрын

I gave my then 15 year old daughter this on CD as one of her Christmas stocking stuffers in 2002. She’s been hooked every since.

@THCgoodness 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo!

@tonyfleck3029 Жыл бұрын

Well done 👌 Man, it's really Good to give your kids a rewarding Musical direction , or they'll miss out on so much Good Stuff!!!!..

@TheTruckDoesntRun 3 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest collaborations ever. One of the greatest albums ever written. RIP Mr. Becker and thank you all for sharing your incredible talent with us.

@baconation3771 4 жыл бұрын

brings tears to my eyes to have someone else discover this treasure, good for you brother. " That moment when you discover that all of the best of your rap/hiphop came from the Dan..."

@benjamincox4211 4 жыл бұрын

De La Soul “Eye Know” has a great sample from “Peg”

@lesking9972 4 жыл бұрын

I love this man's reactions. I may be older but I thought everybody knew these Steely Dan tracks. I take for granted that I'm a crate digger LOL. Listen to all their stuff. You can't go wrong.

@DaveM-FFB 3 жыл бұрын

Steely Dan is the best jam band ever! I probably bought every cut they ever recorded.

@CHRISRepAZ 2 жыл бұрын

My oldest brother Terry was 17 years older than me. He loved this band. I didn't understand it then because I was too young to appreciate this band. Terry passed away from a brain tumor in the mid 1980s.

@marymargaretmoore9034 4 жыл бұрын

Those damn rappers, lol! The original black cow has Coca Cola, chocolate ice cream and chocolate syrup in it. Then there's the other kind with bourbon in it.

@MargaretLeber 4 жыл бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cow

@skips_museum 4 жыл бұрын

It's generally made with Kahlua. It's also a lot better with root beer as opposed to Coke. Try it with a splash of Baileys if you like the version with Coke.

@magnificentfailure2390 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Root Beer float with choco syrup and coffee. I used to sell 'em for a living.

@timsullivan67 4 жыл бұрын

As a bartender, you couldn't be more wrong....its kahlua, cream and coke

@UnionAlley 4 жыл бұрын

Mate, your enthusiasm is so infectious. I'm currently rediscovering my love for Steely Dan and it's great seeing your reactions as you hear these great tracks for the first time. The beauty of it is, they never lose their magic. Every track is like an old friend. Home at Last or Josie next then you've done the whole of AJA :-)

@rebeccajones6720 3 жыл бұрын

Fagan on the keyboards, vocals and swag...love him!!!

@forkintherode8236 3 жыл бұрын

There will never be another Steely Dan. There's talent and then there's gifted talent; they were incredibly unified in their process as well as patient until they achieved exactly what they wanted.

@garytorborg8200 4 жыл бұрын

Just imagine popping in the Aja CD, especially in light of your reactions so far - and you're NOT EVEN DONE YET: Side One (on the original vinyl) 1. Black Cow 2. Aja 3. Deacon Blues Side Two (on the original vinyl) 4. Peg 5. Home At Last (the only Steely Dan song my band in college played) 6. I Got The News 7. Josie The album produced 4 singles (Black Cow, Deacon Blues, Peg, Josie) and the title track got airplay too. At least 4 songs feature background vocals by Michael McDonald who you've reacted to as a solo artist and in the Doobie Brothers. Yes, this album is an absolute masterpiece, their magnum opus.

@steveahonen7108 4 жыл бұрын

Gary, not a bad note. A perfect album, IMO. Bought "Can't Buy a Thrill" when it came out. I was 11!

@MrFloydChannelings 3 жыл бұрын

Saw Steely Dan play Aja fome end to end in 2013. Second row center! Phenomenal show!

@jamesreding6336 3 жыл бұрын

I have the original vinyl

@nashburnette7247 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but incorrect ..... "Black Cow" was not a single, except for being a B-side. There was THREE singles from the album, not four. "Peg" was the first single and it charted at #11. It's B-side was "I Got the News". "Deacon Blues" was the second single and it charted at #19. It's B-side was "Home At Last". "Josie" was the third single and it charted at #26. It's B-side was "Black Cow". The song "AJA" is the only song on AJA that wasn't released as either the A-side or the B-side of a vinyl single. I should mention that their #22 hit "FM (No Static At All)", from the movie FM, was released in between "Deacon Blues" and "Josie". And a bit of trivia, AJA is the only Steely Dan album that released three singles from the album. All of their other albums, from CAN'T BUY A THRILL to GAUCHO all had two singles each. Here's the singles from each album and their peak chart positions ..... From CAN'T BUY A THRILL, "Do It Again" (#6) "Reeling In the Years" (#11) From COUNTDOWN TO ECSTASY, "Show Biz Kids" (#61) "My Old School" (#63) From PRETZEL LOGIC, "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" (#4) "Pretzel Logic" (#57) From KATY LIED, "Black Friday" (#37) "Bad Sneakers" (#103) From THE ROYAL SCAM, "Kid Charlemagne" (#82) "The Fez" (#59) From AJA, "Peg" (#11) "Deacon Blues" (#19) "Josie" (#26) (( Again, and even though it got some FM airplay, "Black Cow" was only the B-side of "Josie". It was NOT a 4th released single )). From GAUCHO, "Hey Nineteen" (#10) "Time Out of Mind" (#22) (( The popular song, "Babylon Sisters", was never released as a single )). There were two other Steely Dan singles released during the 70s ..... "Dallas" b/w "Sail the Waterway" was actually Steely Dan's debut single, released in 1972. Both songs were non-LP, 45-only tracks ..... "Dallas" failed to chart. Poco later included their cover of "Dallas" as an album track on their 1975 album, HEAD OVER HEELS. "FM (No Static At All)", from the FM soundtrack album, was a 1978 single that reached #22.

@scottsummers1440 Жыл бұрын

Aja is in my top 2 albums ever. Once started, one has to listen to it all.

@52ndWarhawkGerbil 4 жыл бұрын

Green Earrings has one of my favorite drum breaks of all time. Its got such a nasty groove.

@joeday4293 4 жыл бұрын

Bernard Purdie, again. Modern Drummer magazine said of this song, "Purdie's slippery, slam-dunk funk is a pure joy." True statement.

@hansvandermeulen5515 4 жыл бұрын

Great guitar solos too!

@christopherhoblak1679 4 жыл бұрын

Love the Steely Dan reactions! When I was a little boy, I was introduced to them by my Dad when we would be in the car and he would play them. I’ve been listening to them ever since. RIP Dad. I play them everyday and think of you.

@delilahfleharty8393 Жыл бұрын

So very sweet. Cherish that.

@jirimondo 3 жыл бұрын

A group, an album that I never tire of hearing. 40+ years of listening - a soundtrack for life.

@rockybalboa9980 2 жыл бұрын

Damn right. I’m going to my first Dan concert tonight. Can’t wait!

@patriciawright8786 2 жыл бұрын

@@rockybalboa9980 How was the concert? I saw The Dan 28 years ago. It was fabulous.

@olsenightchris4024 4 жыл бұрын

"Black Cow" Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz - "Deja Vu" MF Doom - "Gas Drawlz" Porn Theatre Ushers - "Me & Him" Tatyana Ali - "Daydreamin'"

@kwdenman 4 жыл бұрын

Can't like this comment enough

@stevethordarson5198 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this!!

@tdawson572 4 жыл бұрын

doom was my first thought for sure

@Cool7Songs 4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA nice

@chadlyblomme 4 жыл бұрын

Its the transition in the electric piaono solo thats used by doom

@Canastria 4 жыл бұрын

2:55 man it's the truth, Aja is probably one of the greatest albums ever recorded.

@designbydaneinstallations2194 3 жыл бұрын

There are very few perfect albums... front to back... Aja is for sure one of them. 👍

@christianwagenseil9621 3 жыл бұрын

not probably...definitely! 🙂🙏

@michaelroberts6192 3 жыл бұрын

Their lyrics are out of this World.

@michaelgeiger4043 3 жыл бұрын

I've been a backup singer my whole life. RESPECT to you for taking notice!!!!!!

@robinbeers6689 4 жыл бұрын

I have loved this music for 45 years. It is so beautiful to see you discovering it. Thank you. No, a Black Cow is just a sticky sweet fountain drink with milk plus either cola or root beer. "On the counter by your keys was a book of numbers and your remedies. One of these surely will screen out the sorrow but where are you tomorrow?" You know how people who are addicts are also often sugar fiends? I think that is what they are talking about here. The "book of numbers" could be either a betting book or a list of people to call for a fast hook up. Compulsive addictive behaviors are a theme in Steely Dan songs. See "Do It Again".

@Margar02 4 жыл бұрын

Two songs from each album you should do: 1. From Can't Buy a Thrill- "Reelin' in the Years" and "Only a Fool Would Say That" 2. From Countdown to Ecstacy- "Bodhisattva" and "King of the world" 3. From Pretzel Logic- "Night by Night" and "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" 4. From Katy Lied- "Black Friday" and "Bad Sneakers" 5. From Royal Scam- "Caves of Altamira" and "Green Earrings" 6. (Enough of Aja, give it a rest, lol) 7. From Gaucho- "Babylon Sisters" and "Glamour Profession" 8. From Two Against Nature- "Jack of Speed" and "West of Hollywood" 9. From Everything must Go- "Pixeleen" and "Slang of Ages" (The other main guy, Alter Becker sings that one, it's a trip!)

@omundointerno 4 жыл бұрын

I've said it before and I say it again: "Glamour Profession". One of the coolest Steely Dan songs.

@laurieh985 3 жыл бұрын

AJA is one of my many favorites. I love EVERY song on the CD. This band is off the charts crazy great.

@thevinylgeezer 4 жыл бұрын

I normally don't like reaction channels/videos, but dude I'm loving your energy, and subbed.

@roberterdman7268 4 жыл бұрын

By the release of Aja, Steely Dan was just two guys with musical ideas, and the best session musicians that money could buy. Be sure to listen to the Royal Scam, their demented masterpiece. My pick - 'Don't Take Me Alive'. Or the title Track - The Royal Scam. btw, Aja won a Grammy for engineering. There's a documentary on how Peg was engineered. One thing about Walter and Donald - what you heard was exactly what they wanted you to hear in the recording. Their lyrics dealt with the seedy side of nightlife in the city - the pimps, dealers, hustlers, musicians, etc. Kid Charlemagne is written about an LSD cook, I think......

@deantait8326 4 жыл бұрын

Yes a San Francisco LSD chemist. "Kid...."

@chrisl68 4 жыл бұрын

Owsley Stanley

@ralph0901 4 жыл бұрын

also my two favorite songs from my favorite album

@noshjix2163 4 жыл бұрын

Caves of Alta Mira goes hard

@Joes0s 4 жыл бұрын

Great song.

@scoonman 4 жыл бұрын

We tried to tell you dude that every cut on the Aja album will have you listening with the stink face. Every cut. #NoFiller

@joeday4293 4 жыл бұрын

EVERY. Cut.

@DalonCole 4 жыл бұрын

scoonman Every. Damn. Cut.

@joshuahershberger4120 4 жыл бұрын

Aja is probably one of my favorite albums of all time. Of any band.

@reedcapshaw5108 4 жыл бұрын

You make the stink face on every track, then flip the record, and again on every track, then you flip the record AGAIN and do it all over again... EVERY TIME. The Dan.

@JakeHawken 4 жыл бұрын

So true

@dinkinflicka7953 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites by far. So funky on point and quintessential Steely Dan lyrics. Such a delicious groove.

@peeringatu 3 жыл бұрын

Jamal, you are a brother like no other! I'm 68 and love listening to your reactions. Well done sir, well done.

@Every-picture-tells-a-story 4 жыл бұрын

Rikki don’t loose that Number. Or Hey Nineteen. All great Steely Dan Music..

@mperez2345 4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@michaeldubya 4 жыл бұрын

Stank face over the keyboard, dayum. The “Dan” is one of the best ever.

@artnunymiss2530 3 жыл бұрын

Omg someone discovering Steely Dan ❤️

@dennislyons9708 4 жыл бұрын

Jamel? SD is so rhythm inventive and thoughtful that your hands, feet and body know what to do immediately. Great song.

@keithbaker8198 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, J!!! I am 58 years old. The reactions to this genre gives me a renewed hope

@davidaustin5928 4 жыл бұрын

Steely Dan- FM (No Static At All), Dirty Work, Nikki Don't Lose That Number, Pretzel Logic

@lesking9972 4 жыл бұрын

Ricki not Nicki but it's all good and you're right

@theCelticDragon1 4 жыл бұрын

@@lesking9972 close but no cigar, it's Rikki.

@godbluffvdgg 4 жыл бұрын

All good popular choices except for the Pretzel Logic Album with: Charley Freak, Any Major Dude, Barrytown...Those are the suggestions to make..:)...

@lesking9972 4 жыл бұрын

@@theCelticDragon1 auto correct, you know what I meant

@jeffheim8588 Жыл бұрын

Steely Dan's WHOLE catalog of music is superb and unequaled!!

@photo161 3 жыл бұрын

I come back to Steely Dan now only to discover that they were even greater than I had ever realized...And until I make my way out of this life I'll always be grateful that I was fortunate enough to have had SD be so invaluable a part of it.

@c4lderone649 4 жыл бұрын

Smooth like butter on ya breakfast toast.

@23skidoo46 4 жыл бұрын

Boz Scaggs "Lowdown" "Lido Shuffle"

@ralphfiligenzi8714 4 жыл бұрын

Lowdown? That's a great one too. Brings back a lot of good memories from the 70's. GOD THE MUSIC FROM THE 70's WAS AWESOME!

@dayokefentse8228 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The sound is all in the same family. I predict Jamel will love it too!! /d

@ortizmo 4 жыл бұрын

YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!

@joeday4293 4 жыл бұрын

Boz Scaggs is the goods. That dude is smoooooov. Throw in "Jojo" for a very sophisticated song about a flashy pimp. And if you want to hear Boz taking your girl's panties off, "We're All Alone" or "Look What You've Done To Me."

@Mona.555 4 жыл бұрын

Joe Day Remember, Look What You’ve Done was in the movie Urban Cowboy. The hi rise apartment scene.

@aldolagana7126 3 жыл бұрын

"This band, damn...you know what?" That says it all, bro. The exact same thing all us white dudes said when we first heard anything from the 'Dan'. Truly the most polished, and difficult to work with team for the musicians..and yet they would find Jazz greats and the BEST studio musicians and sequester them for MONTHS in a studio to do 1 song. It is no coincidence that when you add passion to your love, it creates a beautiful thing.

@treasurewashington8519 3 жыл бұрын

Wow the artists were kidnapped😄😄😄they weren't playing, Well worth it

@normawinton6832 3 жыл бұрын

Steely dan and boz sqaggs were my favorites back in the mid 70's. Ty!

@williamflinchum-qo6ch 5 ай бұрын

And Chicago and Tower of Power and Little Feat😊😊

@dcaseng 4 жыл бұрын

A Black Cow contains Kahlúa, half-and-half, and Coca-Cola.

@redarmysoja 4 жыл бұрын

This reaction channel is not only fun, it's also educational.

@bigjay123 4 жыл бұрын

Imma try that. Sounds good.

@Metal_Auditor 4 жыл бұрын

It was originally a nickname for a root beer float, but the cocktail you described was named the black cow because it tastes like a root beer float.

@Theamazingburiedhead 4 жыл бұрын

Wow was it called that? I had always heard those called Colorado Bulldogs. But those have Vodka as well I suppose.

@reaganl.5113 4 жыл бұрын

Really? I remember them as a Coke float with Rum so it was a Rum and Coke with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Probably several versions around though.

@Coolrockndad 4 жыл бұрын

"FM (no static at all)" is a must for us Steely Dan fans. :-)

@Boddissatva 21 күн бұрын

So lucky to have been around to hear this absolutely brilliant riff. Changed my life. “You were high”! Doesn’t get any better than that.

@jesmarluk6635 4 жыл бұрын

I remember coming back to college after Christmas 1977 with this album in tow! My friends and I danced to the whole album in my tiny dorm room that first night back. Silly freshmen girls, having a blast, thanks to Steely Dan.

@andrewniethe4644 4 жыл бұрын

Do “Home at Last” next, the best Purdie Shuffle ever.

@clinthildebrand8684 4 жыл бұрын

in an album full of "favorite songs", Home at Last might be the favoritist!!

@joeday4293 4 жыл бұрын

Or is it "Babylon Sisters"?

@ucdbnxt7318 4 жыл бұрын

Purdie is awesome...

@kenwilliams3208 4 жыл бұрын

Home at Last is a killer tune....as is Black Cow......well, the list actually goes on ...and on...and on....

@alfredhead2546 4 жыл бұрын

My DUDE, back in the day - and even now, here in Cleveland, on the North Coast, this is an automatic GET UP AND HAND DANCE SONG. THIS IS REQUIRED LISTENING!! HOLLA!

@designbydaneinstallations2194 3 жыл бұрын

Canton, Ohio here... 👍

@vickihines-martin6058 4 жыл бұрын

My late husband worked for an FM radio station...loved Steely Dan. I'm 69 years old and the music was rockin then and rockin now.

@carlosalbertoparchmentthom6954 Ай бұрын

First time I heard Steely Dan was in my sixteenth, we use to dial banned US radio stations in Cuba, like WQAM and KA W at the corner of a police station to defy dictatorship. We all got hooked up to Steely Dan songs like Josie, Peg and many more. When I first saw a video concert recently I weep while watching it. I'm a 60 yo guy and still like his music.

@stretchgilbert 4 жыл бұрын

The whole album Aja is a masterpiece but Black Cow is my favorite.

@kevinpauley-dadbodstyle2935 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%!

@BayouMaccabee 4 жыл бұрын

Although, as a drummer, that damn Steve Gadd drum solo in "Aja" will ALWAYS hold a special place in my heart...It's just ridiculously special!

@DalonCole 4 жыл бұрын

Deacon Blues

@raymondmorgan7589 4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!

@jimmiesmith5811 4 жыл бұрын

deacon blues black cow peg

@robertashmen9321 4 жыл бұрын

"Don't Take Me Alive" and "Pretzel Logic"! Two great Steely Dan tracks!!

@dopeymark 3 жыл бұрын

As close to a perfect album as you will ever hear.

@kevinhall4182 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Jamal, I haven’t seen or heard you before but, I really appreciate your fresh take and reaction to a truly timeless classic! I see you as an innovator who can take credit for bringing great classics to this generation and also for helping to destroy the imposed ethnic barriers that sometimes take place nowadays between music genres and closed-minded people. Also love your sweatshirt message!! Well done!!

@roberth2227 4 жыл бұрын

"Home at Last" is a must as Andrew said below.. Bernhard Purdie doing the Purdie Shuffle. His drumming in that song influenced Jeff Porcaro developing the beat for "Rosanna" by Toto.

@denisefiorelli5702 4 жыл бұрын

Also Babylon Sisters

@whitneygibson3431 4 жыл бұрын

Home at Last is my favorite song by them, it stirs something in my soul

@roberth2227 4 жыл бұрын

@@whitneygibson3431 Then you have excellent taste in music.

@roberth2227 4 жыл бұрын

@@denisefiorelli5702 Indeed, an awesome California tune!

@michaelwise4986 4 жыл бұрын

Once you hear Pretty Purdie, you’ll definitely understand his stratospheric confidence...never to be mistaken as arrogance! “You done it...you done hired the hit maker!”

@mikebetts2046 4 жыл бұрын

Reelin in the Years was one of their biggest hits, and for good reason.

@arribaficationwineho32 4 жыл бұрын

Fagan didn't sing that and didn't want a singer. Label didn't like his voice so made them have a frontman. That lasted until they got recognized

@dwgale01 4 жыл бұрын

@@arribaficationwineho32 Actually, Donald Fagen DID sing on that track. There were two other artists who sang lead on "Can't Buy a Thrill": David Palmer on "Dirty Work" and "Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)", and Jim Hodder on "Midnite Cruiser"

@CarolinaGirl6919 Жыл бұрын

Steely Dan is another one of those really rare bands who just SOUNDS LIKE NO ONE ELSE. Or, rather--no one else sounds like they. And, Jamel--I totally love your reaction to them and others! So glad you appreciate them. You really do rock, yourself!

@redrzr56 3 жыл бұрын

Jamel, you got it figured out! Adding your emotions to these decades old songs is a really refreshing touch in these tough times! Keep up the good work!

@gregoryvincent3291 4 жыл бұрын

"Babylon Sisters" off the Gaucho album is another must hear!!!

@kroft6799 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe not their best from a lyrical / substance standpoint, but yeah just talking about grooves yeah Babylon Sisters is fire.

@mr.h.36 4 жыл бұрын

my favorite!!!

@joeday4293 4 жыл бұрын

Yougottoshakeitbabyyougottoshakeitbabyyougottoshakeit

@beantowne617 4 жыл бұрын

Glamour Profession is one of my faves from that album

@mr.h.36 4 жыл бұрын

@@beantowne617 I like all of hat they do, just jazz and dash of funk,,, so smooth

@battleborn4132 4 жыл бұрын

the rap group that sampled this song, or many parts is: Lord Tariq & Peter Guns - "Deja Vu" (uptown baby)

@3redstreeter256 3 жыл бұрын

Also MF Doom used the opening line is (I’m 99%) Gas Drawls

@philippebruno4991 4 жыл бұрын

hey Jamal, very moving to see someone going thru the emotionnal responses I had when I was 35 y younger... I positively loved the Pink Floyd serie you've done... don't miss the opportunity to listen to Donald Fagen's first solo album, The Nightfly... it's a master piece... New frontier is a marvelous song...

@JasonAtherton-yd3kv Жыл бұрын

I saw Steely Dan in the Hunter Valley NSW Australia around 2003. They played outdoors at a Vineyard. We sat and enjoyed a meal and then watched their performance. Unbelievable. Unbelievable..

@anz2441 4 жыл бұрын

Kahlúa, half-and-half, and Coca-Cola. "Black Cow", a song on Steely Dan's 1977 album Aja. A chocolate-covered caramel confection, Sugar Mama ..Hey Bro...keep up the great vids..new subscriber here Man ! God Bless !!

@missadams1330 4 жыл бұрын

Law Dawg wished I had one right now 🧉

@erinc6997 4 жыл бұрын

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cow

@duaneehmen4133 4 жыл бұрын

Watch documentary on making of Aja on Netflix. You get the answer, there.

@notajp 4 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid, my dad made what he called a black cow, a float using Coke and chocolate ice cream.

@michaelbaucom4019 3 жыл бұрын

The alcohol drink is correct, but I recall an ice cream sundae called a " black cow", all vanilla/chocolate ice cream/syrup

@bazjackson2935 4 жыл бұрын

'Josie' and 'Home At Last' from the same album are also killer!

@dougefresh7765 4 жыл бұрын

Baz Jackson the whole album is killer 😎

@bazjackson2935 4 жыл бұрын

@@dougefresh7765 with you on that! 🙂🔥

@jeffdell9472 4 жыл бұрын

SD said in interviews their songs were not overly serious, they wrote the lyrics for a laugh.

@BillyBob-ld5nv 2 жыл бұрын

I remember listening to this in junior high. I was so sophisticated back then.

@dreamweaver8913 4 жыл бұрын

Steely Dan, Dirty Work, another one of their best!

@tigerback62 4 жыл бұрын

YES!

@kentmains7763 4 жыл бұрын

Time out of Mind off of their Gaucho album is fantastic.

@SolitaireZeta 4 жыл бұрын

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^A thousand times this. Also, after Aja, move on to Gaucho. Definitely one of their more underrated/underappreciated albums (and my personal favorite.)

@garylindsey5174 4 жыл бұрын

Digggit

@rogernilsson8571 4 жыл бұрын

"Time Out Of Mind" is Steely Dan's best song.

@missbelled6700 4 жыл бұрын

@@SolitaireZeta Becker was living in the deepest pocket in the world on the bass line to 'Gaucho' itself, required listening for any dan fan

@bearman6567 4 жыл бұрын

Time Out of Mind and Glamour Profession back to back....straight fire

@richardremick1639 Жыл бұрын

Scary part that’s just one song one album. So talented hearts 💕 Steely Dan

@tekknow-9419 3 жыл бұрын

Black Cow is either a coke float or root beer float. But in the song he's just using it as a general reference to a 'kiddy drink'.

@ryancox5097 4 жыл бұрын

Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz, homie. "Uptown Baby."

@michaelwise4986 4 жыл бұрын

😁

@fasteddie777666 4 жыл бұрын

Steely Dan surely fucked them Cat's....that's too bad....fucking greedy...I feel bad for them !!!!

@TheDeadlyDan 4 жыл бұрын

yup, was just going to post this. :)

@johncampbell756 4 жыл бұрын

Apparently Beyonce also did and dome other people as well.

@Saltspicious 4 жыл бұрын

fasteddie777666 Lessons to be learned, don’t sample a song and not credit the original artist(s) 🤷‍♀️

@jmfloyd23 4 жыл бұрын

“It is a damn root beer float” about fell out of my chair on that one 🤣😂 You have definitely seen the light!

@Slivings911 4 жыл бұрын

“It is a damn root beer float!!” 😂 💖💖💖

@TG-ue1mr 3 жыл бұрын

What a great reaction, puts a smile on my face to see someone enjoy Steely Dan as much as I do.

@tinypurplefishesrunlaughin8052 4 жыл бұрын

“Humble Thyself “. Your shirt compelled me to subscribe. Oh yeah, I also like these recent choices, intelligent music is a richer experience for your soul to feed on.

@marshallronin2594 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Jamel: Your expressiveness puts a perfect, filled-with-awe 'visual face' onto all of these great songs. A very appropriate reaction to this music that so many of us folks -- who are maybe 20-25 years older -- are so passionate about. I was fortunate enough to have actually 'been there' when all of this amazing music was originally released. We are all the better for it. One suggestion: That great Producer for Atlantic Records, Thom Bell, wrote a one-off for a group named New York City, titled 'I'm Doin' Fine Now.' This song, with its' galloping drum and bass lines, really synthesizes and captures that certain feeling and soul, of the soul sound of the 1970's.

@RonSafreed 9 ай бұрын

This song came out in 1978!! Steely Dan was a "studio band" only for many , many years, but eventually they stared to tour but were so popular that they really never had to tour, this is rare with music groups!!