Steely Dan - The Fez

[rajajweinat]

this is the video game version of this song /watch?v=M_8cv9Fi8K0

[blackandtanful]

凝リに凝った強力曲ｵﾝ･ﾊﾟﾚｰﾄﾞ"幻想の摩天楼”ｽﾃｨｰ­ﾘｰ･ﾀﾞﾝ､ﾊﾟｰﾃﾞｨのﾄﾞﾗﾐﾝｸﾞ､緻密なｶｰﾙﾄﾝ­のｷﾞﾀｰ､ｼﾝｾｱﾚﾝｼﾞの妙"ﾄﾙｺ帽もないのに”（Th­eFez)



[aknowneemus]

donald fagan told my grandma at the new york state fair in 1962.that this song is about a 77 ford granada.

Burgundy in color!

[DJTRANCENDENCE]

@aknowneemus SHE MET DONALD FAGEN?!?!?! YOU LUCKY SON OF A BITCH!!! coolest cat ever to walk the earth.....

[JesusTittyFuck]

@aknowneemus that makes complete sense

[Itakeonlinesurveys8]

catchy-ass tune.

[TheMrCompletely]

lol Miles Davis wat?

hm photoshops time

[hork111]

It's about a condom.

[drunkdrum87]

is that ovechkin??

[UMAMIMAMU]

@defense0477 Show me one picture of Miles Davis with a fez hat on and I'll believe it. I personally listen to him and study him religiously and not only can I not picture him wearing one but I've never seen a picture of him with one on. I'm not doubting you, I'm merely challanging you.

[defense0477]

@UMAMIMAMU i read it or heard it somewhere. must have been a mistake

[Dactuck]

@defense0477 Mistake? That a pretty fucked up mistake. Shut it down, kid.

[Dactuck]

@defense0477 HA. No. Its not Just because you read it in a supermarket check-out counter, or watched it on TV, don't make it true. Imagine that? The Fez, a tribute to Miles Davis?!? HA!HA! Who told you that? HaHAA! Dude, learn the musical histories of both musicians. Sorry. Only a fool would say that. Put your FEZ on, before you procreate, sir. Absurd. Comparing Miles Davis to Steely Dan is like comparing Etta James to Rihanna. There is no comparison.

[defense0477]

@Dactuck ive seen Steely Dan live and Ive seen Rihanna. Shes a singer, S. Dan are highly talented musicians and Donald Faigen plays several instruments. You cant compare the two. I know who Etta James is as well.

Im sure you have not seen Steely Dan and Rihanna old timer.

[Dactuck]

@defense0477 So..I'm conversing with a 12-year old about music. Damn. Never saw that coming.

[smoothvirus]

This was on of the very first .mp3 files I ever downloaded. In fact this was in the days before Napster.. got it off of Usenet!

[kevinearllynch]

a song about a guy insisting that he must wear a condom, believe it

[xraytech2011]

Dude,....aint neva gona do it with out the fez on.." Enough of that discussion. This was such a cool groove, too bad it is so short, I could listen to this groove "long term". Second to "Peg" it was a favorite in that era.

Donald and Walter ROCK !

[mb19512002]

The "original" Fez was red, symbolizing conquset ,and the blood of the massacre

[dougfresh68]

jimmy hat!

[745092295]

Ice Cube's version is better

[musing1]

I just saw them LiVe on 7/6/11, and it was an amazing performance !!! Wow, the multiple layers of rhythms and beats: a rocking- bluesy-funk symphony !! That was 3 days ago. A friend who "played all of their records backwards and forwards..." invited me, and so of course, I went. I, unike my excited friend, hadn't bought a single stick of their music, however, I am a convert! Thank you, Mr. Steely Dan and Co !! I may even go over to Amazon and order some of your stuff. Have A Happy tour :-D YUM!

[MichaElyason]

'Well,watch y'r Hard-on...you never can do it without y'r Fez on Glans!Red German Helmet..

[mastersw999]

i have sex to this song. in a fez of course :D

[GoGoGadgetBeer]

Practice safe sex. Wear a fez when you do it.

[dragoncharm1]

Fezzes are cool :D

[alexmortland]

Donald Fagen is Dr Dre's real dad, and Walter Becker was once his stepdad. This song is all the proof you need.

[JANXDPDX]

i dont appreciate the mormon commercial that played before this. mormondotcom? cut the crap

[OlymPigs2010]

....and Fascist_CorpoRat America could never do it without the (willing) Peasants!

[tonesbe]

@OlymPigs2010 -If it wasn't for America all you europeeons would be speaking german and japanese and russian and all the other fucked up nonsense you seem to believe

[colorado5a2]

I am a DAN fan.

Best everything in the world.

[vonvoltairekyo]

@colorado5a2 Couldn't agree more. Character-forming suss delivered via irony and superlative music. I am what I am thanks to the Dan.

[jgpification]

The only person that will wear a Fez these days are devout muslims, and that's a fact jack!!!

[Franniban]

@jgpification And your problem is?????

[MrChalinho]

fuck it man, what is this shit? want to see the beasts playing man!

[deweydell]

Theres not many words in this song but damn its good

[jettt111]

THAT DUDE LOOKS LIKE MICHAEL PHELPS AFTER HE HITS HIS BONG !

[amg123191]

Love the song but the pic is creeping me out

[ePhilosopher9]

In a minute? Wow how fast time flies.

the farhad grotto i bet, those little minature cars people in the parades, global fezzing their warmth and square headed round brained obscurities on us, little fezzed midgets at mardi gras, i hear the carnival tone of that hammond organismic holy lamb of goodness, slap me happy, what a great chord progression!

just some stuff to think about

[SoyAussie]

notkmad, fuck you for putting that picture for the whole video, that gross thing, which is probably you, is not what i want to be looking at while watching the video, so now i watch other peoples' videos of the fez instead. you are messed up. Don't bother replying cause im not gonna read it. P.S. fuck you, you smear.

[MonkeyMike1234]

@SoyAussie Lol... Gross thing? Alright supermodel.. No need to be a complete fucking dick.. But i guess it comes natural for you

[SoyAussie]

notkmad, fuck you for putting that picture for the whole video, that gross thing, which is probably you, is not what i want to be looking at while watching the video, so now i watch other peoples' videos of the fez instead. you are messed up. Don't bother replying cause im not gonna read it.

[jacklosman]

i've always thought that the first 22 seconds until they start to sing wouldn't sound out of place in a porno :)

great song too, and i'm 15 and obsessed with Crookers/Bloody Beetroots :)

[youlino]

can't definitely do it without a FEZ on that FACE !

[emjr65]

great jam - thanks bro !!!

[Dangturtle]

Legs? Check. Bowtie? Cool. *pats head* I can buy a fez.

[bulletcookiegirl]

FEZZES ARE COOL!

"before we do anything, what in the name of sanity have you got on yout head?"

"its a fez, i war a fez now. fezzes are cool" :L

[StelyDn]

@bulletcookiegirl A Steely Dan fan, and a Doctor Who Fan...

Nice!

[mastersw999]

@bulletcookiegirl i fucking LOVE THAT SHOW!!!

[DJTRANCENDENCE]

@bulletcookiegirl I wear a fez now.......and I'LL NEVER EVER DO IT WITHOUT THE FEZ ON!!! I don't exacly know what to put the fez on....or what it is I'm doing that I can't do it without.....BUT STILL!!!! :D LOL!!!

[Braincleaner]

It's a Fez. I wear fezs now. Fezs are cool.

[GeriatricFan1963]

@Braincleaner "Just one question Doctor: What in christ's name is that on your head?" (Throws into air and then shoots with lazer gun.)

[Wodanaz]

@GeriatricFan1963 Wow, who would have thought that Doctor Who would have brought people to this place. Welcome aboard and don't mind the angular banjos!

[GeriatricFan1963]

@Wodanaz I was timing with my stopwatch... The Fez lasts about 5 minutes and 13.5 seconds on screen before River Song destroys it... I heard this song on Doctor Who Confidential. (Behind the scenes program that plays on BBC3 just after each episode of the show.)

[ripporter]

@GeriatricFan1963 I thought the fez was a tribute to the Welsh Comedian Tommy Cooper, born near where the series is filmed, who always wore one in his act.

[ScottPhillips55]

love it, played it. Still love it!

[xrayjeff69]

bad ass tune!!!!!!!

[Mackdaddy901]

I did it without the fez on. Liked it, but now I do wanna be a holy man.

[ricwilster]

sample of all saints

[jlong4u]

For some reason this tune reminds me of the tune the monkey and organ grinder played in The Razors' Edge with Belushi. Wish I could hear it again!

[ranxer0x]

The dude in this pic doesn't have a fez on.

[paladinryan]

Actually, the Fez is an euphemism for a condom. I believe there's an interview where Fagen says this, or it might be in the book Reeling in the Years.

[teslafire]

LOL, its about masonic ritual sex.

seriously..

[jgarcouda]

MUST DO IT WITH THE FEZ ON!!

[jgarcouda]

NO FEZ= NO DOIN!!!!

[haruspisces3]

@jgarcouda SERIOUSLY!!

[emjr65]

i'm not do'n it with out my FEZ on!!!

[thenemo56]

Fez, is a city in Morocco. Awesome song for sure! Also, it's a hat. Take your pick, as far as what the song is about.

[nybornFunk]

I walk around with my FEZ on

I stay with my FEZ on there are crabs out there......!!! Oh No .......!!!

[MrGoonerforlife]

without the fez on yeah no way baby

[powda4thahoes]

We don't want no 8 ball!!

[dfowler1976]

who is the ugly zit faced preppy looking douche?

[brendan1long]

Gary Lineker ? :)

[frant9000]

This female has loved SD for as long as they've been around! Love 'em, love 'em, love 'em. THIS IS MUSIC!!! Grab a bottle of vino, sit back, decompress...chill....

[ChicqueSheeer]

Very good cut

[sully0633]

Right On trudillia......she knows good music!

[TheDreamboatannie]

As far as female fans go .... I have been a fan of SD and know every word to every song - my kids all have a SD song in their name somewhere - they are as awesome in concert as on CD - I appreciate this band so much!

[xmedical420Marijuana]

THIS IS DONALD'S BEST WRITTEN SONG...

[persiano13]

Beautiful this music!!

[trudillia]

black chick from way back when saw the FAISON back in "74" live at the sports arena then in 2006 in the bay area

I wanna do it with donald faison so HOTTT!

[chillywoo]

No I'm never gonna do it with donald faison

[ButtersShadow]

Rockin'.

[kitakashiwa]

Steely Dan 6- Alexander Ovechkin 5 ( OT )

[emjr65]

thanx again  broham!!!

[emjr65]

thAx dude!

[DancingSpiderman]

Borat and Pam Anderson come to mind...

[wjdsmith]

it looks like Alex Ovechikin......

[doxiehouse]

couldentya tell us that its a condom without sayin jackass. okay try again. I remember bein a sixteen year old girl and the only other big steely fan i could find was the "chef""" at the nursing home where i worked., he had a drinking problem,drank at work and was 4 times my age so im ready for some new dan friends

[SonOfAsaph5]

I'm a huge steely dan fan!

[TheLeastDiseased]

Same here, Doxie. I don't know any female SD fans either.

Welcome to my world.

Now try finding a female Frank Zappa fan.

Your story made me laugh, btw.

[ButtersShadow]

I like Zappa too. I'm a lady.

When I was a teenager buying SD cds the male clerks would look at me like they were confused. I was always so proud to buy them the cds.

[whatiamdoingnow]

@TheLeastDiseased... ummm, I've been a SD fan for nearly 30 years. What makes you think only dudes like their music? Give women some credit -great music is great music... no? Peace and enjoy the music.

[TheLeastDiseased]

whatamidoingnow, keep your fez on. I said 'welcome to my world' meaning in my world female Dan fans are few and far between and that I don't know any not that they don't exist.

ButtersShadow, you have impeccable taste ; ).

[greywolfe9111]

Im a chef who works at a nursing home. I drink too much, drink at work and am possibly 4 times older than you....but I love SD and have for a lot longer than you have. Now stand back while I whip up this green jello soup.

[ryanmichaelmarine]

"Fez" refers to a condom.

Jack ass.

[PROGEFAS]

Who are the Fez original personel?

[thedongleurfamily]

LUV STEELY DAN AND THIS IS A CLASSIC!

[kitakashiwa]

Disco Dan!

[RatTailMongo2]

I hope none of u think "Aint never gonna do it without the Fez on" actually relates to real Fez's.....

[username14657]

weird buggy eyed dude

awesome song

[rachelsontherun]

this is kinda insulting to islamic people

[tonymontana1229]

What's your point? If they don't like it, don't listten to the song!!! We must get away from political correctness!!

[DSVOP]

The song is good, fair play 'tonymontana1229'..if folks wish to 'close the tune down' its more their fascist mentality problem than ours. Turn off.

Steely Dan at their most polished.

[MegaFishergirl]

I love this song - thanks so much for adding it to youtube (new youtube user vintage 1959)

[txeire]

makes me wanta shake and shimmy!

[SabbraCadabra]

groovy song.

[Trontom]

That's crazy, it's about sex.

"No I'm never gonna do it without the fez on!"

[dallaskenn]

In the Fez, Morocco massacre of 1033, the arabs dipped their cone-shaped hats in the blood of the jewish people they'd murdered. thus coining the phrase "Fez" from the name of the town and the "tradition" of most fez hats to this day being "blood-red"

[dallaskenn]

Rumour has it that this song was written in reference to either the 1033 masacre of 6000 Jews in the town Fez, Morocco or the 1915 Armenian genocide in which 1.5 million Armenians and 500,000 Jews were murdered.

[pbonney]

Why did people jump your ass for making this comment. Doesn't sound threatening to me or negative either.

[BAMAVADER]

Should have been a #1 song in '76...

If the US radio stations would have played it as much as crap like "disco lady", it would have been.

[ricktepas]

ahhh yes great number dont do it without the fez on

[MRMITCHELLZ]

fagan has been known to admit he was talkin about a condom when he says FEZ hahahahaaa

[mrmanrules]

the fez was written as a tribute to miles davis who was to have said that he only plays his music when he wear his fez hat. donald and walter o with their sardonic ,clever humour in this song are playing with words as usual , associating a fez with a condom.

[zilzalmajor]

nicely stated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Albertarecords7ny]

@mrmanrules, what year was this cut written...was it before or after Miles passed?

[mrmanrules]

@the fez was cut on their royal scam album released in 1976. long before miles davis died Albertarecords7ny

[Albertarecords7ny]

Thanx @mrmanrules! I had done some research and satisfied my curiosities; but I appreciate your response nevertheless. Thank you again.

[Jack697]

@mrmanrules Don't recall seeing Miles with a fez.

Saw Miles live, he turned his back to crowd, but no fez.

[LerafoLuap]

@mrmanrules Was it not Dizzy Gillespie who wore a fez? I've never known Miles Davis to wear one.

[ipsofacto13]

Great Musci! Hilarious picture, I laughed my ass off!

[AnnihilatingAngel]

What great musicians those 2 (and all their collaborators) are. They've provided a treasure trove of superb tunes that I've enjoyed immensely from more than 25 years. When it comes to jazz-influenced rock & pop executed with great style & sophistication, they've set the bar.

[02Stratus]

@AnnihilatingAngel True indeed! It's great music for the SD fans that really needs no classification. How they've traipsed so smoothly into other genres has been part of their appeal for me. Also, Steely Dan's lyrics are the stuff of an interpretational wet dream. They are one of the bands with simple punch, and the fans can fill in the blanks in their own way as far as what the lyrics actually mean. It's fun to go on forums and on here to hear people's analysis of their songs.

[6gpower]

I can understand change and modern tech but not of that has anything to do with substance and these guy really hit the mark with composition, groove, satire and above all, musicality. Dan Forever, man.

[beeb1421]

this is the guy we all know.

he never gets the girls,but his fridge and his basement are always open to friends.

[MRMITCHELLZ]

Hahahaaa i think the dan cater to him lol

[bigblueragtop]

This song came out at the height of the disco era - repetitive lyrics, danceable rhythm - and I got such a kick out of the satire.

[treezrok]

dan

[steelyd1972]

classic dan, timeless! Thanks for posting, they'r the reason of my "user name"

[cruxto]

I thought it was cause of your steely eyed stare.

[Paulieford]

Classic Dan. A fetish acted out to the taste of jazz, nobody does it better.

[ishredu]

the pic cracks me right the fuck up lol it NEVER goes away! lol

[wellisaythat]

just lmao, ... best picute ever, trippy.

[txeire]

this song is infectious

[54spiritedwill54]

this is fricken weird. good song.

[vegasrealtor1]

weird Al should do a parody of this and call it " THE PREZ"

[lakai974]

haha thats not funny either

nice try though

[lagunabeachlad]

Never gonna do it like Sheffield Wed.

[kitakashiwa]

weird Al should do a parody of this and call it Pez

[speier]

why?

how would that be funny?

this song is about condoms

[kitakashiwa]

Do they play this at home games after Alexander Ovechan scores? LOL

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Yeah, lol. Funny picture.

They used to play this in the NBA after Shawn Kemp would dunk.

[SelenaWebDotOrg]

Nice Song But Whats With The Picture

[19kenny49]

i read that the fez is a metaphor for a condom

[ishredu]

yep

[varishnakov]

I really like this song.

[wildnites558]

"Pretty" Prurdie on drums make this a funky near-disco classic. Prudie is also heard on the famous "Do The Hustle" tune from '75.

[wildnites558]

I remember reading a way-long time ago that Fagen wrote the song as a kind of comical tribute to Miles Davis who would commonly wear a fez and dashiki whenever he performed in those days. A reporter asked Miles why he wore a fez all the time and Miles supposedly said something like ' I don't do anything without the fez on'. Knowing Fagen's admiration for Miles Davis combined with his sarcastic, off-beat wit, it became the perfect subject for a Steely Dan tune.

[ishredu]

Not sure if your story is the reason they penned this tune or not, but I like it better than the universally accepted "condom" theory

[wildnites558]

disco DAN!!!!

[themusicknowitall]

In my personal top three of favorite Steely Dan songs, I love this so much

[DancingSpiderman]

"No... neva gonna do it, without the Fez on... oh no...

That's what I am

please understand

I wanna be - your - holy man"

Damn, I wish I could come up with ORIGINAL lyrics like this

[steely061]

One of my fave "Dan" songs! Gonna wear a FEZ if they come in concert again!

[jimsimac]

ok, nvmnd. The Royal Scam.

[emjr65]

thanx again notkmad had to listen again!

[emjr65]

thanks dude great clear cut of fogotten song ---rock on bro!!!

[DaveEnsor]

The Dan never cease to amaze me with there quality

[JohnnyTrotz]

nice one. Respekt ! and thnx for posting this.

[cosmic53933]

i like this jam

[terp1960]

I Aint Never Gonna Do It With-out My FEZ On

[fundy76]

bobbynaked, you should be a failed radio dj you useless twat.

great song!

[bobbynaked]

little bloody babies in a glad bag nigga

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