The Royal Scam (song)

The Royal Scam is the title track from the 1976 Steely Dan album, The Royal Scam. The song was written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, and the song itself seems to be about Puerto Rican immigrants who come to New York City to build a life, but only to be misled into the dingier side of life there. It consists of lyrics sung by Fagen, guitar work from Larry Carlton, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie on drums, and a host of session musicians. Running time is six minutes 31 seconds.[1]

References

  1. ^ Royal Scam album at Discogs
Steely Dan
Studio albums
Can't Buy a Thrill (1972) · Countdown to Ecstasy (1973) · Pretzel Logic (1974) · Katy Lied (1975) · The Royal Scam (1976) · Aja (1977) · Gaucho (1980) · Two Against Nature (2000) · Everything Must Go (2003)
EPs
Four Tracks from Steely Dan (1977)
Live albums
Singles
"Dallas" · "Do It Again" · "Reelin' In the Years" · "Show Biz Kids" · "My Old School" · "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" · "Pretzel Logic" · "Black Friday" · "Bad Sneakers" · "Kid Charlemagne" · "The Fez" · "Haitian Divorce" · "Peg" · "Deacon Blues" · "FM (No Static at All)" · "Josie" · "Hey Nineteen" · "Babylon Sisters" · "Time Out of Mind" · "Reelin' In the Years" (Live) · "Cousin Dupree" · "What a Shame About Me" · "Jack of Speed" · "Janie Runaway" · "The Last Mall" · "Blues Beach" · "Things I Miss the Most"
Compilations
Greatest Hits (1978) · Steely Dan (1978) · Gold (1982/91) · A Decade of Steely Dan (1985) · Reelin' In the Years (1987) · Do It Again (1987) · Citizen Steely Dan (1993) · Then and Now (1993) · Showbiz Kids (2000) · The Definitive Collection (2006) · The Very Best of Steely Dan (2009)
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