Just Fake It (Good As It Gets)
by @andyt13
Liner Notes
#SteelyDan #DonaldFagen I wanted to use 3 interlocking guitar and getting the harmony vocals right was...difficult. No autotune/melodyne. The intro/bridge is a series of minor chords descending by half step. Getting out of my functional/modal harmony head and going for pure sonic whateverness. Lily Rose Depp says (in French) "There are eels under the rocks" which is like "There is something fishy here" I'm pretty damn happy with the lyrics, which is rare. I love love love the double verse and the stuff at the very end.
Lyrics
Let's have some more of that Silent treatment Careful you might go and Get indecent
I think you should This could be as good as it gets
I'm halfway to hell and I'm Feeling frisky Bring me some whisky And let's get risky
It won't break my heart if you end up naked If you can't make it real love just fake it
I hear it's a steal It's a deal so come on take it Tell me about it yeah Twist, shout and shake it
I think you should This could be as good as it gets
Il y a anguilles sous ces roches (Lily Rose Depp)
Give it away so you can Save all your secrets If I can just have it then You can just keep it They say if you got it well Go on and flaunt it If I can just have it then I don't much want it
It won't break my heart if you end up naked If you can't make it real love just fake it
Comments
Thanks y'all! Everyone loves the eels LOL
That intro captures the Dan vibe perfectly. But the rest sounds like you, which is just how it should be, of course.
(Indiana Jones voice:) Eels. Why'd it have to be eels?
I didn't know what to put in the break so I googled "girl speaking French" and found Lily Rose Depp on the Tonight show. It seemed so perfect. Eel pie as it were
Yeah, a bit of the Dan in here, but more like a Zappa interpretation of the Dan. Love the vocal lines over that needle guitar. The dissonance really scratches that itch for me. Lovely vocal melodies, nicely done. So good.
Thanks! High praise indeed!
Sick tune, love the tongue in cheek vibe, and that intro/outro is so pretty. I want more of the eels!