Very few songs have struck as much at first listen as The Royal Scam. This is a song I cannot ever get enough of, especially cranked up! I have been listening to Steely Dan for over 40 years, but only a few years ago actually heard The Royal Scam for the first time...Something about the drums and that beat man, very different and WILDLY addictive!
If Steely Dan had a different vocalist
they'd be Monkey House.
I cannot believe I'd not heard of this band until discovering them just today.
If you like Dan (and who doesn't, really!) and haven't heard of MH, check them out.