# Cover of Steely Dan, "Do It Again" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 20, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-of-steely-dan-do-it-again/468693 "2008-10-20T01:59:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-of-steely-dan-do-it-again/468693/1 "2008-10-20T01:59:11Z")
I heard a jazz cover today, sounded really nice. I don’t have a clue who did it. Do any Dopers know of it? Thanks, CP ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-of-steely-dan-do-it-again/468693/2 "2008-10-20T02:30:58Z")
Was it vocal or instrumental? If instrumental, what instrument was featured? If it featured electric piano, it could have been Deodato. If it featured flute, it was probably Herbie Mann. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-of-steely-dan-do-it-again/468693/3 "2008-10-20T02:42:10Z")
It was instrumental, and I just heard a bit of it, enough to recognize the tune. No flute. Both possibilities sound good, though. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-of-steely-dan-do-it-again/468693/4 "2008-10-20T02:53:26Z")
It might be Maynard Ferguson. ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-of-steely-dan-do-it-again/468693/5 "2008-10-20T12:51:47Z")
The soundtrack from the Jim Carrey movie **Me, Myself & Irene** features covers from Steely Dan’s oeuvre. _Do It Again_ is listed and it’s performed by _ **Smash Mouth** _. I couldn’t get a clip but you might have heard the solo. I imagine if you had heard the vocals you would have been able to identify Smash Mouth. ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-of-steely-dan-do-it-again/468693/6 "2008-10-20T13:07:36Z")
It might be [Steely Dan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EWIn-GFOto) in '06 or even [Steely Dan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns58ird_Vgc&feature=related) in '96 or else [The JuJu Orchestra](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZHMMIiHPHU) but surely not [Eumir Deodata](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV9ZRDJM5dI) (sorry for the poor live arrangement) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-of-steely-dan-do-it-again/468693/7 "2008-10-21T00:26:24Z")
None of the above, but JuJu sounds good. I’ll look them up. The arrangement reminded me of Cannonball Adderly doing Fiddler on the Roof: "What the hell…is that _Tradition?_ 🙂