He Had Some Qualities

David Crosby “Rodriguez for a Night”

David Crosby has been extremely successful as a musician for well over 50 years now but here he is, truly living his dream as one of the most supremely Danpilled humans on the planet by recording a song with lyrics written by his hero Donald Fagen. Fagen only contributed lyrics to “Rodriguez for a Night,” the composition itself is Crosby and his son James Raymond doing their best to emulate a Steely Dan vibe. I think they were probably aiming for a Gaucho feel but actually landed a little closer to the airtight funk of Two Against Nature, but that works out just fine as Fagen’s lyrics about a guy fantasizing about being the guy who stole his girlfriend feels closer to the hapless post-midlife crisis caricatures on that record. The song works very well, particularly as a showcase for the more soulful end of Crosby’s silky vocal style, but also serves as proof that Fagen’s lyrical aesthetic is unmistakably recognizable even outside the context of his own songwriting.

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