Steely Dan - I Can't Write Home About You (Jive Miguel Mix)

[@antonionicosia4961]

The Lost Gaucho sessions need to be revived and released. Donald needs to hear this

[@steelyman08]

I'll bet he's heard it. He just seems the sort to keep tabs on how people are faring with his material. I'd love to hear his thoughts on it.

[@Jude1957]

of course the guys heard these out takes and Demo"s ,they obviously rejected them for any of their albums... I think they are fantastic and I wish all of them would get the true Hi-Fi treatment and then a much earned re-release. @@steelyman08

[@waynepearson5415]

I've tried to contact the various records companies about many of the unreleased songs but they refuse the Snail mail. This version is very nice.

[@mark_lhr3]

I’ve passed this on to the band. I’m sure DF will hear this. It’s beautiful.

[@paljardine1538]

who r u

[@mark_lhr3]

Someone who knows people. They think it’s “pretty wild”. That’s their words.

[@steelyd2]

@@mark_lhr3this is cool and all but why so secretive? Why can’t you tell us who you are and what your connection is to the band?

[@headhazed7479]

​@@steelyd2do you go around telling the people you're talking about that you're talking about them? no, because then they'd know you can't keep your big yapper shut. I bet you're horrible with secrets

[@thecaptainplus]

⁠@@steelyd2 cause maybe he’s under an NDA?

[@raycewilliams3300]

I love "The Second Arrangement" and "The Bear" but this is my favorite of the mixes. It is not nearly as complex as some of Steely Dan's works but I love it just the same. Take care..

[@JiveMiguel]

Thanks a lot!

[@redmicrecords9331]

It's perfect, We grow closer to getting a full lost gaucho album. I can't wait for more

[@fredsbloggs656]

It seems like my whole life I've been bathing in those Donald Fagen creations ..... and these lost treasures still keep popping up ... keep on keeping on digging them out .. I've yet to be disappointed ......

[@gregfulton2539]

Nice. As a Dan fan since the '70s I vote yes.

[@steelyd2]

This has always been one of my favorite unreleased tunes from them and it woulda been cool to hear it on gaucho

[@JazzDig]

This is amazing. Sounds just like the Gaucho era.

[@mbtv4771]

This is absolutely amazing! It doesn’t sound like a fan-made song. It sounds like a song that was produced, mixed, and arranged by Fagen & Becker at the height of their collaboration. The orchestration and musical fills, not to mention the straight up groove is just insane. I loved every measure, every beat! Just perfect! DF could and should release this masterpiece! Bravo - whoever you are. Maybe someone connected with SD itself!

[@JiveMiguel]

Thanks, I'm just a fan!

[@hdofu]

@@JiveMiguel Don't knock yourself, you're at least an ultra mega fan with an ear for arrangements.

[@ronrobbins2737]

or maybe just maybe . . . . DF himself?@@JiveMiguel

[@mark_lhr3]

@@ronrobbins2737that’s one theory! When I send it to a longtime member of the band the reply was, to quote, “that’s wild!’

[@martinbryant8493]

Love this

[@WSS_the_OG]

Unbelievable. I mean this in the strongest sense. How does a song like this not make it onto a Steely Dan album? (Yes, I know, fat finger tech, erased tracks, etc., but come on. This is fantastic!).

[@paljardine1538]

Just one track was erased. This one was left off intentionally

[@jml-rj5re]

@@paljardine1538 Too bad CDs and CD length weren't around.

[@nigelpisswater484]

@@paljardine1538 what about the bear?

[@danielmasonmusic2353]

Can't stop listening. my god Fagen's voice is so good on this.

[@pabloandresalcayaga]

The way this song is composed reminds me of West of Hollywood. You think there is something related to harmony that you hear and it resolves into something completely different, unexpected.

[@mkcool18]

Full Band Official Demo Recording: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6qbk6ebrJWcm7c

[@NickA-xd5bw]

that's really cool but I still prefer JIve's version

[@noaharkadedelgado]

@@NickA-xd5bwfax, but very surprising to hear it so different haha

[@Jumpingbadger913]

the organ solo goes so hard in that version

[@settummanque]

I love love love this song! Wrote a short story based on the song. Play it in my personal rotation on a regular basis. Keep it up, Miguel!! I would love to hear an extended version!!

[@steelydan3263]

This is seriously the best thing you've produced yet, great work.

[@halflip876]

Fantastic, amazing that what started as a shitty piano/vocal demo turned into this with no reference. Major props!!

[@enviroevnyor9526]

Thank you so much for making this. Absolutely love this track and have been waiting forever to hear it in good quality. This goes above and beyond, sounds amazing and genuinely feels like it could have been on the album. You're a legend, Jive, keep up the great work!

[@JiveMiguel]

🙏🙏

[@irineucavassani7406]

Amazing, fantastic ❤ do ir again

[@PeterF.Connolly]

Go back, Jack.

[@powerofpop8747]

How does a song this good remain unreleased?

[@paljardine1538]

okay this is epic

[@JiveMiguel]

Thanks man, I like your mixes too

[@jastacio1]

This is the best restoration I've heard so far. Great job!

[@back2me225]

Why this sound 's so good i love it❤.

[@commador3986]

Great stuff jive miguel. Another one to download

[@vincentparlante6274]

Steely Dan may not appeal to some but hey thats fine with me huh? They are a unique and incredible band and i personally have liked these guys for decades. Im a 66 year old native born New Yorker Italian guy and when i play my mix of tunes be it jazz ? Or a certain mix of house tunes? These guys and their cool and smooth sound blends very well believe it or not. Salute to SD ? And the journey of some incredible music . Ciao 😊

[@acimbobby]

VERY VERY good. Thanks Jive

[@JiveMiguel]

Many thanks

[@mark_lhr3]

Please do enlighten us as to how you made this utterly fantastic restoration.

[@hdofu]

I really really need to redo the steely dan cd for the car

[@jml-rj5re]

Very cool. Thanks for doing this. Love the Latin accents.

[@EddieG1888]

Absolutely brilliant. Can't say thanks enough for these.

[@BEARELECTRICS.DCSPARKS]

Yes just yes! I was born in the 90s and love 70s jazz from Walter B and Donald F and this is the best iv heard In ages just listen to that jazz bass! Is this done with a 5 string or 4 either way it's fantastic

[@JiveMiguel]

Thanks, 4 string P-bass with rounds

[@BEARELECTRICS.DCSPARKS]

Wow that's an awesome sound from a 4 string P Bass which make is that one its that a fender by chance?

[@JiveMiguel]

@@BEARELECTRICS.DCSPARKSit’s a 60s reissue Mexican made Fender, “Vintera” I think it’s called

[@BEARELECTRICS.DCSPARKS]

Wow that's a very nice bass! Bit too much for me. Iv been Learning with a sire Street Marcus Miller M2 5-string Transparent Blue Gloss generation 2 bass. And for life of me can't stop that after ringing lol kinda ruins the songs for me. The rich quality of your P Bass is something to be admired. Thankyou for this lovely work you have done on this great bands track this music has been missed.

[@JiveMiguel]

@@BEARELECTRICS.DCSPARKSGet some fret wraps on it, I won’t record without them

[@EdwardGrady-o9z]

I Love That Song

[@TrevorJudge49]

Stunning SD sound!

[@gregrosen9616]

There is almost any track by Fagen w/Walter or solo that I don’t like. It is genius in all and lyrics that always suit me in their humor, darkness,irony…. Each song is like a novel.

[@brianolmsted133]

Thank you for this jewel.

[@philclose2860]

JUST LOVE IT.XX

[@deacongrooves]

Grand slam, Jive!

[@wilbertplijnaar3992]

Soooo Gooooood!

[@claudejrclay2037]

Hello, I've been a SD fan since the late 70s This track here is the business. It's a LA perception local boy spends a QTR ...Da Da Da Nah Da Da Nah..living hard will take its toll illegal fun under the sun boy!

[@alexisgonzalezroma1800]

This is asbolutely fantastic! I love It soo much! Thank you!!!

[@brett73317]

Wow!

[@brianbongert6632]

This is great! I really wish this and The Second Arrangement had made it onto the Gaucho album.

[@Awesomsimity]

Thanks for your gr8 work, it's beautiful0

[@flyingtonefish]

wow! real great work, Miguel, it is amazing to hear this track in such quality

[@xebio6]

Wow. Congrats and thx for sharing!

[@celluloidcowboy]

You’re incredible, this is everything I’ve ever wanted. Thank you!

[@brianfiori4086]

Very impressive.

[@not_paige_FR]

I LOVE THESE REVIVE-TYPE TRACKS OMGGG LOST GAUCHO MENTION!!!

[@lewisofthehoood]

Real

[@jakecampbell2374]

This is incredible

[@steelyman08]

Very classy & nicely done. Remarkable really. Can't really enjoy the muffled, remastered demos for obvious reasons. 👍

[@likewiselikeyou104]

Dude, bless your ever loving heart and soul -- this is so awesome man.

[@JiveMiguel]

I appreciate that!

[@daniel0-01]

Great mix miguel!!

[@pabloandresalcayaga]

I didn't know about this song until yesterday, when I stumbled upon your channel. I thought for a moment that it was about Artificial Intelligence, hehe. Only 7 videos. You should upload more. Your channel is fantastic.

[@lewisofthehoood]

Thank you

[@SteelAtomic]

PIPEDREAMMMMMM

[@FactorManTCE]

thank you for this. i love it!

[@jeffmartinez6757]

Superb!

[@mark_lhr3]

Really really really good!

[@zukomae]

awesome

[@deptofdesign]

Amazing work. 🎶

[@CosmicColour]

This might be one of the best things I’ve ever heard! This track is now one of my favorite SD songs! Incredible work done here Jive. I am a Guitarist/Pianist myself and still having trouble working out some of the chords, any insight would be greatly appreciated!

[@Franco-83]

Sounds amazing!

[@steelydan69]

Superb... keep the good work buddy.

[@rbiamerica2437]

Awesome

[@paulmoran3482]

🎼👌

[@don7680]

I think Fagen would find this amazing.

[@drkopkaish2617]

I enjoy Steely Dan's demos more than Two Against Nature album

[@daniel0-01]

how am I just finding out about this????????????

[@martinbryant8493]

How the hell was this left off ANY ALBUM??????

[@Iraquoispliskin]

Hi there, i would love to learn this on piano. Did you figure out the chords by ear, or do you have software that can do that much. I ask because you seem to have nailed them with perfect accuracy

[@AdmiralMcFish]

Phenomenal. Love the demo but it's a bit harsh on the ears given how lo-fi it is, so this is just incredible.

[@zt6585]

Did you produce this whole thing??

[@JiveMiguel]

I played all except for most of the guitars which the excellant Roy Smith played. Check his soundcloud for more great songs of his

[@jml-rj5re]

@@JiveMiguel Is that your horn chart? It's perfect - reminds me of the SD horn charts reimagined for the early 90s live shows.

[@JiveMiguel]

It’s my chart, thanks!

[@noaharkadedelgado]

Any lossless download? 😢

[@JiveMiguel]

Message me on Soundcloud

[@Shamboozie-hy5cy]

Great work but what happened to the Hammond?

[@JiveMiguel]

You must have listened to the version on Soundcloud, the Hammond was only in that mix and is still up on there

[@andbensch]

This is a great mix! I heard it before the full band version was released and it is very close to it. With the release of that full band version, do you have any plans to do a new mix of yours? Also, do you by chance have a download link to a higher quality version of your mix? Keep up the great work!

[@JiveMiguel]

Thanks, I don’t plan on recreating the full band version as yet. If you message me on Soundcloud I can send you a link

[@bingus3671]

Where did you get the drums and other instrumentation from? Cause I only knew this demo as piano bass vocals?

[@JiveMiguel]

It's all newly recorded

[@bingus3671]

@@JiveMiguelawesome, it sounds great!

[@paljardine1538]

The piano stabs in the chorus sound great. Any plans to release the instrumental?

[@JiveMiguel]

Thanks, I don’t plan putting out other mixes of this. There’s an earlier version on my Soundcloud mixed slightly different, I didn’t even run off an instrumental of this

[@KereBuchanan]

Hi there.. Any chance of buying an MP3 of this? Best, K.

[@JiveMiguel]

I can’t sell or make anything from this as it’s not my song, if you message me on Soundcloud I’m happy to give you a link though

[@KereBuchanan]

@@JiveMiguel... Sure thing. Totally understand, K.

[@monke7177]

This is a stretch but if someone with the capabilities could make a AI render of Heartbreak Souvenir just to see what it comes up with? Be quite cool

[@NickA-xd5bw]

Is there an email you can be contacted on?

[@JiveMiguel]

Message me on Soundcloud

[@kubrickrules]

Is this actually a real Steely Dan song? Like, not created by AI or something? How could a song this good be left off any album?

[@JiveMiguel]

It’s embellished from a vocal, piano and bass demo recorded during the Gaucho sessions that didn’t make the final cut.

[@kubrickrules]

​@@JiveMiguelWho are the musicians who added parts? This is amazing.

[@JiveMiguel]

@@kubrickrulesI played all the extra stuff except some guitars and background vocals, details are in the description

[@kubrickrules]

​@@JiveMiguelIf you can swear up and down that absolutely no AI was involved in restoring this, I can safely listen to this forever.

[@JiveMiguel]

@@kubrickrulesAI was used to replace Don’s vocal, only because the existing demo is such bad audio quality. All the music from the demo was faithfully replayed.

[@noahdelacruz4051]

this guy has got to be from bogota

[@xxczerxx]

Imagine being in a band where you discard this. It's ridiculous. Interestingly, this song is FAR closer to something from CBaT - Pretzel Logic, with a Bob Dylan style of songwriting that is a bit more sincere/heartfelt than most of their songs which are either aloof or sneering lyrically.

[@JasonHawkins-o7c]

If this was left off the album then it's for a reason. Donald Fagen must not have liked it enough to include it. This actually sounds like it would have fit in better on an earlier record like Katie Lied. In the vain of Bad Sneakers, Just would not have fit on Gaucho at all. Plus, compared to other SD stuff it's a little cliche and the keyboard solo section sounds like a million other smooth jazz records. Don't get me wrong, it's a decent tune but not up the standards of SD.

[@steelydan3263]

So Skibidi Gyat Ohio lvl 10 Rizzler

[@JiveMiguel]

thanks. I think!

[@sampowellmusic]

i like it but the bass sounds too synthy

[@dgstrat]

😮

[@tylerpalmer8722]

This is incredible