Steely Dan - Home at Last / Drum Covered by YOYOKA

※This was shot with one take and no edit!
Recording, mixing, videography by ‪@soulmarkifme‬
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[@punkinhaidmartin]

The fact that Yoyoka is systematically performing all of my favorite songs makes me feel vindicated in my personal musical tastes.

[@Richard.Cabeza]

she's not only performed most of my musical tastes, she's also introduced me to new tastes.

[@KimMoonbmwmoonie]

me too. LOL

[@robsou64]

😅me three

[@Aclimade]

Make that four. The video of her covering, Anderson .Paak - Put me thru, is insanely good.

[@Big_Bag_of_Pus]

My favorite Steely Dan song. Somewhere, Bernard Purdie is smiling.

[@emanuelmota7217]

Same here!

[@panorama4526]

Isn’t that the guy who did all the drumming for the Beatles, or so he thinks?!

[@mr.kilpatrick2991]

and dats the purdie shuffle folks!

[@dominadorconquestapuyan7538]

I am 70 years old enjoying her very relaxing way of drumming. She brilliant drummer one of the best not only here in Asia but also in south, west and east. hope you all agree.

[@340rps]

........... the world!

[@MrFranganito]

Agreed 👍🏻

[@markdecker6190]

Couldn't agree more. She makes it looks effortless, and though while she nails all the important parts she's not afraid to make it her own as either. On top of it all, she delights in what she's doing, and her joy is infectious.

[@ARDG89]

amazing she's so young wait til she's in her prime at 30-40

[@user-gh2nh7sl7n]

У Йен Пейс и YOYOKA много общего!

[@doh4828]

She nails the shuffle, the relaxed yet supertight playing and most importantly: The feel. You can’t play this as it should if you’re not feeling it.

[@VesaGuardian]

That groove is worth a million dollars.

[@darylharvey2865]

... And hopefully her agent will make all artists who want to hire her dig deep into their pockets for her talent.

[@moreld1]

The Purdie Shuffle

[@andrewowler1522]

This lady is growing up. Showing a more sophisticated style.

[@peechford3796]

This young lady is a freaking genius

[@malthuswasright]

Genius is such an overused word. Beethoven was a genius. Leonardo was a genius. Don't get me wrong - Yoyoka is clearly a really good drummer. And this is a fantastic cover of one of my favourite bands. But genius it isn't.

[@andraskovacs8562]

I thought he was a dude...

[@gregorytrotter6657]

"Genius" applies to creativity itself, rather than to the execution of someone else's work. Yoyoka may well be a genius. But that will be seen in the creation of her own music. What sets Yoyoka apart from so many others is her absolute capture of a musical piece. She gets to a song's soul and exposes it in the best light. Maybe there IS a spark of genius in that! After all, "genius" is inate, too.

[@jeffcrocker1078]

Except not playing the track exactly adding a little extra

[@gregorytrotter6657]

@jeffcrocker1078 That's by design. She typically sprinkles a little glitter on a piece

[@solazoth6661]

I’m glad you have added Steely Dan to your repertoire. Excellent choice and superb cover. 🎉

[@J3unG]

Please do AJA next!!!

[@pyroboobysmith359]

45 years on and Steely D still very much relevant.

[@paulvon2378]

Yoyo can drum anything.

[@ceycomaz]

いえーーい keep on groove

[@benshafer5198]

Absolutely brilliant and totally subservient to the sound and the groove. Bernard would be proud (& perhaps he is lol). BTW, AJA would be tough for her to do because of all the extended fills, unless she could use a drumless version

[@NonEuclideanTacoCannon]

Seen this one a couple of times now. You know, people post their drum covers of crazy metalcore and prog songs and such all the time. Sure, It's its own special kind of hard to do. Crazy time signatures, fast rolls, all very cool. But the *real* flex is keeping up that half-time shuffle for 6 minutes. That's what separates the good from the great. This is like a video resume for session work anywhere in the world.

[@stantomas]

agree on the 6 minute shuffle pulling it off perfectly, not easy, she is perfectly in the pocket, catches a lot of the tiny nuances on the hi hat, accents, opens, snare ghost notes,etc. and she plays the song like the original which is nice to see.

[@richardbrown400]

I am 63, been drumming since the age of 8, I am not sure if I am loosing my my mind but I have been thru all of the NEXT PHENOM stuff including the Roysters etc . . The NAMM PRODIGIES, however this is by far the BEST that I have EVER had the pleasure of watching and listening to. [FULL STOP]

[@skylark183]

Dude you read my mind. Her drumming just flows so perfectly.

[@johnrelich4785]

Wow, I to am 63 drumming since around 8 also. This one has a Supreme gift and groove!

[@gregorytrotter6657]

@@johnrelich4785 I'm nowhere near 63. (I'll be 74 next week). And I've never touched a drum. But I fully appreciate YOYOKA.

[@sandybritton9284]

She doesn't PLAY the rhythm, she IS the rhythm. Must be the magic socks!

[@ericx777]

Wow! NAILED IT!!! It's the subtleties and "soft touch" in this song that make it more complex than most drummers perceive. When I did the music thing for 30 years of my life, I found the rarest of commodities was a drummer with finesse who could lay down a texture that flowed withing the music, not over it. There's "playing it" and "playing it right"... a lot of drummers don't realize this; few do (Matt Cameron, Stewart Copeland, Neil Peart, Buddy Rich, etc). YOYOKA gets it! I've watched her go from a child prodigy kicking Bonham/Zep as a 6-year-old to developing into this musical Godzilla who can play stupid pop songs to ass-kicking rock/metal to complex progressive and jazz... ALL with both authority and skills of someone two or four times her age!

[@user-wx6uy1qq2t]

この曲本当に大好きで、発売当時からずっと聞き続けていますが、いつまでも色褪せません。このバーナード・パーディが叩いたドラムスを聴いたジェフ・ポーカロが、「このような演奏ができたら死んでも良い」言わしめた程のドラムの神曲です。よよかちゃんはハードロックの人のイメージがあったのですが、このようなソウルフルなドラムを叩ける事に驚きます。いつかはカバーだけではなく自らの演奏が名曲と呼ばれるようなドラマーに成ることを願っています。

[@TheEricBooth]

This is excellent. Steely Dan, IMO, is one of the tightest, in the pocket bands ever and Yoyoka was right in that pocket.

[@ahmednaim1017]

Waooooooooo ! I am a fan of steely dan 😊. This young girl is mindblowing !

[@Peter-se4kf]

Yoyoka “Pretty” Soma!

[@KimMoonbmwmoonie]

I have listened to this song countless times in my 67 years and honestly, it sounds just like the original.... beat for beat, cymbal strike to cymabl strike. She is the best....

[@timmccullough409]

YOYOKA Is a modern maestro, this girl has a great "Ear for Music" she can replicate any song if she chooses. I Love Yoyoka

[@darylclifford]

IVE LISTENED TO THIS FOR 45+ YEARS - GREAT DRUMMING !!

[@semprini77]

Nailed it! Would love to hear Bernard Purdie’s reaction to this. He is not known for sugar-coating his opinions😁

[@genesmith4019]

Sounds like AI. Purdee sounds like Heaven.

[@timothypennington2000]

I stumbled upon the cover of Good Times Bad Times sometime yesterday evening. I watched it almost in disbelief at how well Yoyoka played and at only 8 years old! C'mon man can this even be real? I sat up until 4:30 am watching and listening to every video I could find of this amazing young drummer. What a talented young lady. Today I started texting and calling my musician friends and family telling them all to get online and check out her videos. I am a fan!

[@andrewplumb6544]

We've all been there. Welcome.

[@Rob-Yule]

The YOYOKA rabbit hole is well worth the time - again and again. Welcome!

[@wayne7725]

I confess the very same gravity well pulled me in as well and I've loved every moment 😂 ❤❤❤❤.

[@kurtschmidt9760]

You are very correct. I am just mesmerized by her talent. I would argue she is one of the best drummers alive today. Still have bonzo on top.

[@DavidJohnson-zj1fj]

Same.

[@johnarrington6292]

The articulation of the groove was perfect. Bernard Purdie would certainly approve of the way you swung that spare shuffle with ease, grace and confidence. Killer job tuning the drums as usual.

[@mrmusic248]

The Purdie shuffle is one of greatest grooves, ever. In the Classic Albums documentary regarding "AJA", Bernard Purdie demonstrates how he developed this shuffle. What a groove master !!! Yoyoka nails this groove with all the precision of her other drum covers.

[@moshudoduwade219]

Very good 👍 👍👍👍👍

[@stuartpattison3741]

It’s nice to see Yoyoka enjoying the groove of Steely Dan. She continues to impress with her diverse choices of music.

[@adamkane9340]

Purdie is smiling. I’m convinced.

[@matt82654]

You've got Bernard Purdie down right! He did this recording in one take as well. In the control room Donald Fagan said after one take, "Sounds good, now let's go lay it down." Purdie said, "I did" and when they went back and listened, sure enough his take was perfect! FABULOUS!!! YOYOKA

[@RogerSanGabriel]

Nice shuffle.

[@kdevinturner8778]

Thank you for inviting me YOYOKA. Good with me. Meaning I think YOYOKA is a good human human.

[@thomascollette6322]

Watching her talent grow has been such a joy.

[@andrewjones2898]

Has she ever played live with a real band and not just in the bedroom learning drum patterns from a record ? That is not a drummer. There are Millions of bedroom musicians who just can't play live or with a band ..

[@squirrely8418]

@@andrewjones2898 kzbin.info/aero/PLdRIgHiqkWWZJ9p-RhPH3dj1L0ew044mH&si=wkJId_Nw74kbSRLx

[@paulblart6411]

@@andrewjones2898incredible how people can find a way to spin a young girl showing us her cool talent into a negative

[@boonco]

You’d only need to take 30 seconds looking through some of her videos on here to know she plays live all the time.. She’s been playing live since she was 4/5 years old.

[@janbleeker]

@@booncoAndrew always writes the same nonsense … 😢

[@MrHillbillyfromhell]

I listened to 3 of your videos this week without looking at the computer. I was making lunch. Each time I stopped to look I was expecting to see a drummer who is concentrating with their eyebrows stuck together a bit, but I only saw fluid and smooth movements with zero signs of stress. You really capture the groove of whatever you play effortlessly. That is a very rare talent. 🦄

[@josephsuzuki7763]

Yoyoka's groove is really exceptional. And I think her groove comes from her huge love of music.

[@socrateos]

My taste in music has been expanding as I've been listening to Yoyoka over the years since she was 8.

[@mikebozik]

Jim Gordon, Jim Keltner, Rick Marotta, Steve Gadd, Bernard Purdie, Jeff Porcaro... and Yoyoka!😊

[@plaubelmakina8916]

Let's hope Aja gets covered eventually.Steve Gadd played one of the most famous drum solo's in rock history on that one.

[@j.w.matney8390]

I hope she can get with a band that has members as talented as she has become.

[@andrewplumb6544]

I'm not sure she'll need a band. She is creating her first album at the moment. She is a multi instrumentalist, arranger, engineer and understands close harmony. Her creativity is in no doubt either. She loves to perform that is true too. An interesting place to be.

[@j.w.matney8390]

@@andrewplumb6544 She could be like Buddy Rich or Louis Bellson, drummers that formed their own bands.

[@markdecker6190]

She's done several discs with the Ken Okada jazz fusion group, and like everything else she's done, she's amazing.

[@sasha6009]

Fun stuff. I think Bernard Purdie would be proud

[@agalleyne]

Someone should show this to Donald Fagen; how amazing would it be for Yoyoka to go on tour with Steely Dan to play this in front of huge and adoring audiences around the world? Make it happen, people!!

[@thisisnotforalltosee1875]

Well, if Nandi can do it with the Foo's..... 😉

[@williamquittman2745]

I am SURE he’s seen it

[@LerockJohn]

At 14, she's done most of the works. Now it's up to us to support her career. From Canada, Peace out!!

[@user-qh7dw2ho6x]

Agreed!!

[@SimonLopezPsymon]

Very good !!!

[@TheMolacho1]

Anyone else get teary-eyed?

[@pauls4742]

The Purdie shuffle !

[@wayne7725]

I have many favorite Yoyoka covers but this is one of my top three. ❤

[@gearguitarguy]

Love that Purdy shuffle. Excellent groove Yoyoka.

[@daveyewart4289]

outstanding

[@tudanski]

ALWAYS in the pocket this girl

[@tonyroo11]

Very tight shuffle, one of my fav SD songs...

[@DeliRevv]

Yoyoka is living proof that you can swing and rock at the same time. Well done!

[@miguimau]

Whhaaaaaat? Steeely Dan. So good!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jarrahdrum]

what a groove

[@RR-pw5nb]

So much fun watching her play that if I weren't 69 years old, almost makes me want to start playing the drums.

[@chrisross-fd3fo]

Dude,,just fricken start playing, you will not regret it..I said i was to old to start at 35..ill be 60..i cant play this but i can around the kit a little...get a set and start hitting it...hard ..watch the best..at this point stay away from the tedium of boring instruction..be like a 6yr old who walked into a room with drums..that kid after 5 yrs will be vetter than any 35yr old after 5 yrs..Believe me i know i taught golf..which is akin to teaching walking and talking to adults. instructors in any discipline rarely if ever beat natural development..if you get frustrated a little..good..if you get stuck try ..again...if you feel like your wasting your time go to comments section of you tube and some dude like me will be happy to drone on forever about how you should stick it out

[@adrianvega2349]

I’m a Steely Dan freak. And this is one of my all time favorite songs of theirs. Yoyoka, you do an amazing job on it! Thanks for posting 😊

[@megshimatsu8615]

I played Aja to death.

[@eileendobbs8009]

I love this song and she nails the Purdie shuffle. SD freak here as well. 😊

[@scotthartman6440]

Great!

[@deansaba1362]

Nice groove. Right in the pocket

[@jurjenvanderhoek316]

For me it is still a mystery how such a young girl can have such a deep understanding of the songs she covers. Of course i am also impressed by her physical skill of playing the drums, but to actually play like she does requires a real "understanding" of the music. And she does both with an amazing ease ... a true miracle!

[@andrewplumb6544]

I agree, it is her deep understanding of the music which gives her so much headroom.

[@kdevinturner8778]

A true gift and not a regift. Hope you realize that.

[@user-ev2qo1hj1g]

Same deal as Mozart being a prodigy when he was a few years old

[@TheAnimeist]

That she plays Ian Paice, and he approves says enough.

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

It comes from within, she doesn't even have to think about it

[@DennisJohnsonDrummer]

Steely Dan is timeless. Great job!

[@340rps]

Perfect sound level on the ghost notes. The ease that she can play. She just a step above.

[@allankelly2500]

Yoyoka drumming as smooth as Maxwell House

[@freddyvlachos9732]

Yoyoka is having so much fun, which makes her performance that much sweeter. She handles Steely Dan masterfully, there's not a rough spot on her. I love her getting into it, got her shoulders in gear. What extraordinary rhythm, timing, power and accuracy under control! Yaaaaayyy Yoyoka! She's the best! More Yoyoka! I love her more! Home at Last! 😂 ❤

[@happydayz7857]

She’ll be playing on many recordings in the future!

[@Richard.Cabeza]

about the time she's 20 she'll be playing multi instruments on numerous recordings... she might even be producing.

[@emanuelmota7217]

Yoyoka - your progress as a drummer - and your incredibly mature appreciation of quality music - moves me greatly. Steely Dan is one of THE greatest artists of the last 60 years, and this - to me - is one of their best songs. You played the Purdie Shuffle with aplomb, even adding your own little fills (which fit, of course!). I continue to be amazed by you and am eagerly looking forward to following your musical career.

[@Robindalmiras]

Fantastic

[@chrisose]

Nailing the Purdie Shuffle.

[@M1Anut]

Most people have no idea what we know.

[@jonathanolds813]

Best cover of the shuffle I've ever heard. She plays it so natural and with a swing. Most drummers make it sound too stiff and forced. It's supposed to just flow, nice and breezy--like this!

[@1320pass]

Channeling Bernard in many ways. Such groove. So relaxed.

[@chriswenzel1970]

Yoyoka, I’m amazed with your playing over the years! Not only do you have on-the-spot rudiments, you match it with dynamics, complexity, and emotion to every song you play… love it! You are such an inspiration to drummers young and old!

[@jayblair4344]

Perdie Shuffle .......very good job indeed

[@twitterjesus]

Well done, excellent feel.

[@musiconlyplease98]

any friend of Steely Dan is a friend of mine.... 🔥💯💖👍👍

[@davidperry3257]

Yoyoka giving us “The Purdie Shuffle”

[@tguevara5]

Bravo, Yoyoka!!!

[@srinip]

I am very, very impressed! I was hard pressed to tell the difference between this and Bernard!

[@racebiketuner]

They were famous for picking exceptional session musicians - and you fit right in! 😉

[@imagrasshopper9510]

..got the Purdie Shuffle going smooth like butter

[@405Lenny]

You got it! 🙏👍👍👍

[@DeelyStanimals]

Thank you Yoyoka. This is my favorite song of all times and Bernard would be proud.

[@squirrely8418]

So many forgotten songs that deserve to be given a new life by Yoyoka. Carry on with your mission.❤

[@derekfaughn4982]

So effortless!

[@janbleeker]

Keep those muscles flexible 💪!

[@LetsGetHighOnMorris]

1000th comment for this perfect performance!!!

[@wayne7725]

Oh my god steely dan love it 😊❤❤❤. THANKS

[@richardcarlos1234]

SHE IS AMAZING!!!

[@marksowers5041]

Rock solid, young Lady. Bless you for putting in the effort to learning a great song and for all the others you have covered.

[@larry77grant43]

Aja On demand !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ChrisRubeo]

Thanks, Yoyoka.

[@TommyGallagher]

Someone taught you Heart, Passion, selfless, such Incredible qualities and so young, so wonderful to see, the drumming is Superb too. 😎.

[@jamesbrown6841]

Rock to jazzy grove just tight

[@sirdudeness1386]

Nice work Yoyoka!

[@sxhyh919]

ハーフ・シャッフルをここまで正確にグルーブ感増々で叩くとは～～～素晴らしい！！！

[@eileendobbs8009]

One of my favorite Steely Dan songs and her drumming is spot on. She can do the Bernard Purdie shuffle.

[@ta_ma_tu4722]

バーディーシャッフルの美しい曲ですね。すでにYOYOKAシャッフルと命名したいくらいの完璧な演奏でした！オリジナルを凌駕するテクニックとセンス！

[@semprini77]

Yoyoka, your accomplishments just continue to amaze me. Rock, pop, funk, metal, fusion, you play them all like a pro. Sitting in with experienced professional musicians, playing with no rehearsal or sound check. Improvising unique and technical solos on the spot. Leading live performances with your atomic clock level time-keeping. And busting out note-perfect drum covers of the most challenging drum tracks ever, even though I don’t think you’ve had a home studio since you moved to SoCal. I’m so excited to watch it happen for you, thanks again for sharing your journey!❤

[@9tailedfox660]

Perfectly executed Purdie Shuffle! ❤

[@user-dy6hh3ey8p]

You're the best!! Yoyoka!!!

[@deedgrabber]

I am very picky with attempts at Steely Dan covers...flawless!!!

[@Peter-tm7zp]

I remember 8 year old Yoyoka smashing Led Zep, what a lovely young lady you've grown up to! Always love your stuff - and your talented family too!

[@me-yy9zz]

All I can say is "amazing" ....

[@mikefoo6842]

Nice playing and mixing was very good

[@shanenichols1052]

Such a natural. The body language… she’s always had great hands . Enjoys her music

[@petershim5900]

YES! Baby Girl! 🤩❤🤩❤🤩🙏🏼

[@waltercalvey8965]

AWESOMENESS ! !