What does IGY Fagen mean?

International Geophysical Year
Title and lyrics The “I.G.Y.” of the title refers to the “International Geophysical Year”, an event that ran from July 1957 to December 1958. The I.G.Y. was an international scientific project promoting collaboration among the world’s scientists.

What a Shame About Me meaning?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishit’s a shame/what a shame etcit’s a shame/what a shame etcspoken used when you wish a situation was different, and you feel sad or disappointed ‘She’s failed her test again. ‘ ‘What a shame! ‘ It’s a shame that you have to leave so soon. That’s such a shame.

Did Walter Becker play on the Nightfly?

The Nightfly is the debut solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Donald Fagen. Although The Nightfly includes a number of production staff and musicians who had played on Steely Dan records, it was Fagen’s first release without longtime collaborator Walter Becker.

What genre is The Nightfly?

Rock
Pop
The Nightfly/Genres

Who played bass on IGY?

Donald Fagen chose Anthony Jackson to play the bass for I.G.Y–his 1982 solo classic.

What instrument does Steely Dan play?

Steely Dan is an American rock band founded in 1971 at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York by core members Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals)….

Steely Dan
Labels	ABC MCA Giant Reprise Warner Bros.

What does it’s a pity mean?

used for saying that you are disappointed about something. it’s a pity (that): It’s a pity we couldn’t stay longer in Boston. it’s a pity to do something: It’s a pity to waste this food.

What is Steely Dan named after?

Working with ABC producer Gary Katz, they secretly assembled Steely Dan (named after a prosthetic phallus in William S. Burroughs’s novel Naked Lunch) with other young musicians, notably guitarists Jeff (“Skunk”) Baxter and Denny Dias, emerging in 1972 with Can’t Buy a Thrill.