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"Show Biz Kids" is a song composed by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen and performed by Steely Dan with Rick Derringer on slide guitar. It was the first single from Steely Dan's 1973 album Countdown to Ecstasy, and reached number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] It was edited for the single release.
Cash Box said that the song has "an infectious chorus delivered a la Nilsson's "Coconut" hit."[3]
Personnel
- Donald Fagen – piano, lead vocals, backing vocals
- Walter Becker – electric bass, harmonica, background vocals
- Jim Hodder – drums, percussion, background vocals
- Rick Derringer – slide guitar (recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado, courtesy of Columbia Records)
- Victor Feldman – marimba, percussion
- Sherlie Matthews, Myrna Matthews, Patricia Hall, Royce Jones, James Rolleston – background vocals
References
- ^ "Steely Dan singles".
- ^ Steely Dan USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 21, 1973. p. 21. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
External links
- Full lyrics for the song at Steely Dan's official website (Archived December 9, 2015)
- Song Review by AllMusic
- "Show Biz Kids" live performance on The Midnight Special, August 31, 1973
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