Signature
key confidence medium · relative E minor · tempo confidence medium · half-time 58.7 · low end 29% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- CoveredBob Nannasource
- CoveredCryptacizesource
- Sampled byDe La Soul feat. Otis Redding, Eye Knowsource
- CoveredDoc Powellsource
- CoveredDoc Severinsensource
- Written byDonald Fagensource
- CoveredDonald Fagen, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggssource
- CoveredGarden Party featuring Doc Powellsource
- Coveredheartscore feat. James Rivassource
- CoveredLaurence Jubersource
- CoveredMatthew Anniss Musicsource
- CoveredNerina Pallotsource
- CoveredRobben Fordsource
- CoveredThe Darcyssource
- Written byWalter Beckersource
Why it is here
- Seven top studio session guitarists, including Robben Ford and Larry Carlton, attempted the guitar solo before Jay Graydon's take became the keeper, after Fagen redirected him from a jazz-pop approach toward a blues feel over the changing chords. source
- The track features Michael McDonald's multi-tracked backup vocals in the choruses and Paul Griffin's improvised talking and background vocals in the final chorus and fadeout. source
- The song was heavily sampled on De La Soul's 1989 track "Eye Know." source
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