Show Biz Kids
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Show Biz Kids is a song composed by Walter Becker
and Donald Fagen
and performed by Steely Dan
. It was the first single from Steely Dan's 1973 album Countdown to Ecstasy
.
The song features a slide guitar solo by guest Rick Derringer
and biting lyrics commenting that its subjects "got the booze they need / All that money can buy" and that they "don't give a fuck about anybody else".
The song was sampled by Super Furry Animals
on their 1996 single The Man Don't Give a Fuck
.
Walter Becker
Walter Carl Becker is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist and a co-writer of Steely Dan.-Career:...
and Donald Fagen
Donald Fagen
Donald Jay Fagen is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, lead singer, and the principal songwriter of the rock band Steely Dan ....
and performed by Steely Dan
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American rock band; its core members are Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. The band's popularity peaked in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop...
. It was the first single from Steely Dan's 1973 album Countdown to Ecstasy
Countdown to Ecstasy
Countdown to Ecstasy is the second album by rock group Steely Dan, released in July 1973. The album was written and recorded in rushed sessions between live concerts and produced two Billboard Hot 100 hits, "Show Biz Kids" and "My Old School".-History:...
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The song features a slide guitar solo by guest Rick Derringer
Rick Derringer
Rick Derringer is an American guitarist, vocalist, and entertainer.-1960s:When he was seventeen years old, his band The McCoys recorded "Hang on Sloopy" in the summer of 1965, which became the number one song in America before "Yesterday" by The Beatles knocked it out of the top spot. The song was...
and biting lyrics commenting that its subjects "got the booze they need / All that money can buy" and that they "don't give a fuck about anybody else".
The song was sampled by Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals are a Welsh rock band that lean towards psychedelic rock and electronic experimentation. Since their formation in Cardiff, Wales in 1993, the band has consisted of Gruff Rhys , Huw Bunford , Guto Pryce , Cian Ciaran and Dafydd Ieuan Super Furry Animals are a Welsh rock band...
on their 1996 single The Man Don't Give a Fuck
The Man Don't Give a Fuck
"The Man Don't Give a Fuck" is a song by Super Furry Animals, twice released as a single by the group.It is based round a sample from the Steely Dan song "Show Biz Kids" - "You know they don't give a fuck about anybody else"...
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