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    • Source: Only a Fool Would Say That

      • "Only a Fool Would Say That" is a song by the American rock band Steely Dan from their 1972 debut album Can't Buy a Thrill, written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.


      Background


      "Only a Fool Would Say That" is a song with lyrics aimed at Beatles musician John Lennon. In 2024 American Songwriter said that the lyrics were chiding Lennon for "being out of touch with reality."
      The track ends with the phrase "Solamente un tonto diría eso", Spanish for "only a fool would say that", spoken by Jeff "Skunk" Baxter.


      Release


      "Only a Fool Would Say That" was released in March 1973 as the B-side to the single "Reelin' In the Years".


      Reception


      Mojo magazine ranked it number 25 in their list of Steely Dan's 30 Greatest Songs.


      Personnel




      = Steely Dan

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      Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – guitar, pedal steel guitar, spoken Spanish
      Walter Becker – electric bass guitar, backing vocals
      Denny Dias – guitar
      Donald Fagen – piano, electric piano, lead vocals
      Jim Hodder – drums, percussion, backing vocals
      David Palmer – co-lead vocals, backing vocals


      = Production

      =
      Gary Katz – producer
      Roger Nichols – engineer
      Tim Weston – assistant engineer
      Doug Sax – mastering engineer


      References

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