Friday, April 19, 2024

An overlooked cover tune CXLI

Even without any understanding of "Kid Charlemagne"'s lyrics, Steely Dan plays and sings it so impeccably that it's difficult not to admire how rhythmically compelling the tune is.  Rachel Z covered the tune impressively on piano, keeping its strong rhythm chugging along.  Any hotel playing her rendition in its elevators would convey, "We have a sense of decorum here, but we're not uptight about it."