I recall that story. Watching EC sit there and praise John   
   Mellencamp's writing a few weeks back left me sort of speechless.   
      
   John Mellencamp?   
      
   But the difference between Elvis and Steely Dan is that the Dan is   
   still putting out vital music.   
      
   Noam   
      
   On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:12:04 -0000, "IanKR"    
   wrote:   
      
   >> ...on his "Spectacle" interview show. Anybody catch it? It was pretty   
   >> terrible. Not the best interpreter, Elvis. But he gave it a shot.   
   >>   
   >> I'm not sure why he played it (a quite short version, but with the   
   >> F-bomb line) to open the show, as the Dan were nowhere to be found   
   >> interview-wise. Guests were She & Him, I believe, among others I'd   
   >> never heard of.   
   >   
   >That generated a wry smile. I remember reading that when EC was auditioning   
   >musos for The Attractions, he asked Steve Nieve what sort of music he was   
   >listening to. Nieve mentioned Steely Dan, upon which the air was allegedly   
   >blue with EC's expletives. What goes around...   
      
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