The Dopest Cut
© 1992 Zeon Music
Vocal: Walter Becker
Drums: John Keane
Bass: Neil Stubenhaus
Guitar: Dean Parks
Keyboards: John Beasley
Saxophone: Bob Sheppard
Engineer: Roger Nichols
Recorded at Signet Studios, Los Angeles, 1992
In case you're wondering it's alive and well
That little habit that you left with me
Here in the suburbs where it's hard to tell
If I got the bear or if the bear got me
How did you know that it would take me down
Down to the bottom of the wine dark sea
Where you were waiting there to bring me 'round
Where you knew all the dopest cuts to be
Drowned at the bottom of your mystery
Down in the bottom of the wine dark sea
Saw your old lady in the park today
The legendary smile is wearing thin
Behind that guessing game you make her play
Now that she knows that she could never win
I guess you're never gonna take her down
Down to the bottom of your little black heart
Lay with her naked on the cold hard ground
To watch the sunrise in the dopest part
Down in the bottom where your lifeline shows
Down in the bottom where nobody goes
I like the feathers and I love the hat
I like that little gypsy tune you're humming
I guess I'm happy now we've had this chat
Oh yeah I'm really glad I saw you coming
There in the corner of the eastern sky
The tortured angel of your rising sign
Darkens the evening with his one good eye
An evil omen of the dopest kind
Down in the bottom where your demons fly
Down in the bottom of the eastern sky
Down in the bottom where your lifeline shows
Down in the bottom where nobody goes
Drowned at the bottom of your mystery
Down in the bottom of the wine dark sea
The production on the actual Tracks of Whack makes sense to me. As I said before, it was a bit more grunge in spirit. A bit more rough cut than Aja and more fitting for the times. But honestly, I enjoy this "Steely Dan" take on Down At The Bottom too. Either would have been fine for me. It's the melody and the lyrics (aka the spirit) that matters most to me and Down At The Bottom is one of his best