Bonus Studio on what seems to be turning into J-Pop night. Sort of.

From The Weekly Constitutional –

 If you are anything like me, you have more than once found yourself sitting alone in your room listening to Steely Dan cover bands while lamenting:

“If only a group of chinamen would form a group devoted to doing spot on covers (except for the accent) of the Steely Dan classics…”

Well friends, your wait is over… Coming at you from Japan, here’s Steely Shodan…

Rather surreal hearing him sing “the shine in your Japan, the sparkle in your China.”

Here’s their version of “Kid Charlemagne” –

Donald Fagen of Steely Dan hears them for the first time –

And here’s some balls-out awesome –

No flies on them.

The band is a near perfect replica with a slight Japanese twist, and the singer looks like a streets-of-Chiba pimp or one of the gangsters in Black Rain, making him perfect for the, uh, less than cheery lyrics that Walt and Don  are notorious for. It’s like Steely Dan crossed with Blade Runner.