I Can't Stop Playing This Song

So many great cuts on this CD. Things I Miss the Most is a sly breakup song.

The talk
The sex
Somebody to trust
The comfy Eames chair
The good copper pans
The 54 Strat
These are the things I miss the most

How poignant. Reminds me of a rather well represented demographic on Audiogon!

Steely Dan has the rare ability to create hypnotic, catchy, rythmic grooves that invite repeated listening, listening, listening..............................................!!

As a point of reference, here's a link to the lyrics and another link to a tabbed guitar version.

To Rx8man's point, Steely Dan got that cool psychotic thing, the one you know so well.

When I grow up I want the superb cynicism and mensa level sarcasm of Donald Fagen. For 30 years I've laughed at or with his lyrics. Due to this thread I have Two Against Nature rotating.
Any favorite lyrics from the old days? When I'm down I put on Black Friday maybe it's just the absurdness that I enjoy.

Oh, EMG is a great LP. I have my ideas, but I'd like to here some interpretations of the lyrics in Pixeleen (female background lyrics, too!).