from what novel and thing did Steely Dan get their name?

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from what novel and thing did Steely Dan get their name?

2007-01-13 12:22:29 · 4 answers · asked by jrantexas 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music

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Fagen and Becker named the band for a steam-powered dildo in the William Burroughs novel Naked Lunch.

2007-01-13 12:27:43 · answer #1 · answered by iroc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Steely Dan is a steam powered dildo, from William Burroughs' Naked Lunch.

2007-01-13 20:27:25 · answer #2 · answered by Lene H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Fagen and Becker named the band for a steam-powered dildo in the William Burroughs novel Naked Lunch.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steely_dan

2007-01-13 20:29:07 · answer #3 · answered by Jasminey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The Soft Machine by William Burroughs ... or is it Naked Lunch?

I'm almost positive it's the Soft Machine (incidentally, the name of another prog rock band).

2007-01-13 20:27:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋