steely

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Could two songs be more different than Steely Dan’s “Home at Last” and the Soggy Bottom Boys’ “I am a Man of Constant Sorrow”? Yet both are inspired by the “Odyssey” of Homer.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Rodriguez, who works in real-estate marketing, thought back to the smooth sounds of Steely Dan, the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac from the 1970s and 1980s that had been in heavy rotation for her this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The band formed in the summer of 1985 - when Ross moved from Dundee to Glasgow - taking their name from the 1977 Steely Dan song Deacon Blues.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

This year’s Songwriters Hall of Fame class was previously announced as Steely Dan, R.E.M.,

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

Steely stars glittered and magnified their light through the lens of the eager, frosty air, and old landmarks were hidden, and roads familiar to the wayfarer no longer discovered their trend.

From Lancashire Idylls (1898) by Mather, Marshall