Lost Treasure

Steely Dan were a fussy couple of maestros named Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. I posted a series of entries about their career trajectory some time back (part of the stalled "Wiseacre Duos" series, which, btw, will resume soon) and you can read 'em to learn about their fascinating journey. You'll also see the common thread of their perfectionism. Many songs were recorded and then discarded, often for reasons known only to the composers. One of them, "I Got the Bear", an outtake from their 1980 album Gaucho, is so good I just can't understand its exclusion. It is a funky, dark tale reminiscent of so much of their best work. Really unique piano bridge and bass, too.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtkHAdOZSaQ&fmt=18