Lyric discussion by NJJ 

I heard that the bass player they used for this tune was into the "slap" style of bass playing at the time. becker & fagan were having none of it though. If you listen to the bass in the chorus section thouhg, the bass player has managed to sneak a slight "slap" in a couple of times though..!

You heard ? Where did you hear this ? Ha ha believe nothing you hear and FYI ''That bass player ''THEY USED'' LOL ... Was some guy named TIMOTHY B SCHMIDT of some band ''THE EAGLES'' ... wow how did you end up on this site I mean it's about music and you don't even know the basics an FYI Timothy did the song ''I CAN'T TELL YOU WHY' for THE EAGLES he didn't slap his bass at all LOL

@NJJ you "heard" right, the fool below puntang is dead wrong, go to youtube and search for "Peg Steely Dan the making of". Timothy B Schmidt was not the bass player, it was Chuck Rainey, check it out: youtube.com/watch

@NJJ I'll second the "pumag13 is an idiot" comment. Chuck Rainey played the bass on that track and talks all about the slap technique controversy. Classic Albums, Aja episode

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