The title track on Steely Dan’s most successful LP (both critically and commercially), “Aja” is an 8-minute jazz fusion epic made up of a number of different pieces members Donald Fagen and Walter Becker had been working on. The result — a pinnacle of composition, production, and performance featuri...
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Up on the hill, people never stare
They just don't care
[Chorus]
Chinese music under banyan trees
Here at the dude ranch above the sea
Aja, when all my dime dancin' is through
I run to you
[Verse 2]
Up on the hill, they've got time to burn
There's no return
[Chorus]
Double helix in the sky tonight
Throw out the hardware, let's do it right
Aja, when all my dime dancin' is through
I run to you
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Up on the hill, they think I'm okay
Or so they say
[Chorus]
Chinese music always sets me free
Angular banjos sound good to me
Aja, when all my dime dancin' is through
I run to you
[Instrumental Outro]
Aja was written by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen.
Aja was produced by Gary Katz.
Steely Dan released Aja on Fri Sep 23 1977.