Lost/Forgotten Album #102

[Jon]

 

I'm not bitter or anything, but attempt #2 at bringing class to this joint was yet another complete and abject failure. If this continues, I'll just have to rethink what the billions and billions of listeners really want.

 

Maybe it's something like this. "Sweet Evil", the 1977 release fro Derringer. It does have the word "evil" in the title and since evil isn't always classy, maybe that's what people are looking for. 

 

Rick Derringer is such a cool name for a geetarist. Just sayin'.

 

Did you know that he sang lead on "Hang On Sloopy" by the McCoys? Now you do.     

 

Guess I could write more about this album, but what's the point? If I write a couple hundred words about this album, that might come across as "classy" and golly gee no, that's not something we want to do. 

 

At least you have this going for you: if you had such a bad taste in your mouth from last week's attempt at classiness, this should wipe that taste right out of your mouth. That and the cheap wine you're drinking. 

 

 

Sweet Evil

1. Don't Stop Living Me

2. Sittin' By The Pool

3. Keep On Makin' Love

4. one-Eyed Jack

5. Let's Make It

6. Sweet Evil

7. Driving Sideways

8. Didn't Ask To Be Born

 

 

Availability:Not available as a single CD, but you can get this on a two-fer with the first Derringer album for around $13. On a single CD. So I guess it IS available on a single CD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Scott]

I'd heard it was about Warren Beatty, but Carly's not sayin'

[Scott]

So..  this is clearly another Your So Vain.  And Fagen would be smart to leave it alone!

There's tons of things "out there" about what this song is suppose to refer to, among them are..

- Rikki Ducornet, and erotic writer, claims to have been given Fagens number in college, etc etc...

- Its about Rick Derringer who played with the band, left the band, and this is a plea for him to come back

- That the "number" being referred to is actually a veiled marijuana cigarette reference

- And lastly, that this is about a homosexual encounter, presumably with Rick Derringer.

As a Steely Dan fan, I'd say the most logical explanation is the Rikki Ducornet option.  Thats my two cents

[Mike Mills]

You're right, Warren Beatty! I got my Hollywood Heart Throbs mixed up. How embarrassing!

[Scott]

By the way, Im a Carly fan...  She was very hot back in the day!!!

[Jon]

or this:

[Scott]

That's a good one too!