In The Wall Street Journal this week, my "Anatomy of a Song" column for April was on Steely Dan's Peg, from their 1977 Aja album, arguably their best (go here). I spent 45 minutes interviewing Donald Fagen, who talked about co-writer Walter Becker as well as the analysis behind all of their lyrics and their instrumental and arrangement choices.
I also in…
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