Dirty Work

Steely Dan Sunday: "Dirty Work" (1972)

Source: Something Else!
April 3, 2011

Since Walter Becker and Donald Fagen first wrote songs with the idea that someone else would sing them and only started a band when they found limited success peddling their songs, some of the earlier Steely Dan tunes sound a little like they were meant for a different act. “Dirty Work" is like that. Then again, I think what really makes this song sound so un-Steely Dan-like might be because of who is singing it. David Palmer was allegedly foisted ...
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