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60. It's a funny reference

Sat Sep 6, 2025, 02:57 AM

Sep 6

It’s from the William Burroughs novel “Naked Lunch”.

“With the core band recruited, Donald and Walter need a name for their group. Since both of them were avid readers of 1950's "Beat" literature, they decided to name the band "Steely Dan" after a dildo in William Burroughs' "Naked Lunch."”

https://web.archive.org/web/20111227080833/http://steelydan.com/faq.html

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