Show Biz Kids

Show Biz Kids is a song composed by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen and performed by Steely Dan. It was the first single from Steely Dan's 1973 album Countdown to Ecstasy, and reached number 61 in the Billboard charts.^[1]

The song features a slide guitar solo by Rick Derringer.

Credits

Donald Fagen- Piano and Vocals
Walter Becker- Bass Guitar and Harmonica
Denny Dias- Rhythm Guitar
Jim Hodder- Drums
Victor Feldman- Marimba and Percussion
Rick Derringer- Slide Guitar
Sherlie Matthews, Myrna Matthews, Patricia Hall, James Rolleston, Michael Fenelly- Backup Vocals

The song was sampled by Super Furry Animals on their 1996 single "The Man Don't Give a Fuck".

The song was also covered by Ricki Lee Jones on her 2000 album It's Like This.

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Walter Becker Donald Fagen Denny Dias Michael McDonald Jeff Porcaro Royce Jones Jeff "Skunk" Baxter Jim Hodder David Palmer

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)

Live albums	Alive in America (1995) Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party (2000)

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)

Related articles	Discography Gary Katz Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Steely Dan Roger Nichols

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