Steely Dan may be sick of those songs but we’re not 🤷‍♂️ Watch the full performance of “Reelin’ In The Years” on our YouTube channel - https://youtu.be/5b6fPnBtUqw?si=Vhc-b7uWqShof2Aq #themidnightspecial #steelydan #musictrivia #70smusic | Burt Sugarman’s The Midnight Special

Steely Dan lights up The Midnight Special stage with their tightly wound hit “Reelin’ In the Years,” aired August 31, 1973. Donald Fagen’s sardonic phrasing and razor-sharp guitar licks (special hat tip to Elliott Randall’s iconic solo) turn the tune into a spotlit, punchy highlight of 70s jazz-rock fusion. First released as the second single from their debut album Can’t Buy a Thrill in March 1973, the song rocketed up the charts and became a snapshot of the band's early brilliance. On The Midni