`Black Cow` by Steely Dan is a great pop track

Play: Black Cow

Plenty of melody and emotion to hang your hat on in this tune. I opt for a nice clean 'American' sound to get my Ovation Breadwinner over. Another from the Aja album.

The Steelys are nothing, if not commercial. "Black Cow" was written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the co-front, core members of the band Steely Dan. It was released as the B-side of the single version of "Josie," which reached #26 on the US Hot 100. Two other singles released from the same album charted even better.

Note the deceptively simple disco-era instrumental starting out with a bass line and drums, then sneaking in layers of complexity with saxophone accompaniment and an electric piano solo. Steely Dan made a name for themselves for having highly polished productions.

"Black Cow" is an cover instrumental track. This instrumental is in the pop genre and also has a jazz rock feel.

Author

It is a composition by Steely Dan .

The track was first made available here in 2024, though copyright precedes that, as can be fully ascertained from registration with The Performing Rights Society in the United Kingdom.

Credits

1. Benny plays all instruments on "Black Cow," with emphasis on guitar and keyboards (unless otherwise noted).
2. All other instruments are virtual (VST) and either played directly as MIDI from a MIDI keyboard or sequenced directly into a MIDI editor.
3. Benny also does all arrangements, produces, and engineers all recordings in his home studio using Cubase as his DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).

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