īillboard described "Pretzel Logic" as a "bluesy rock hit" and praised the vocals, production, and the "catchy instrumental refrain." Cash Box said that "the accent here is on a funkier jazzy melody than ' Rikki.'" Rolling Stone critic Bud Scoppa describes "Pretzel Logic" as one of the album's most conventional songs, calling it a "modified blues." Aaron regards it as Steely Dan's song that remains most faithful to the blues, but acknowledges that a few non-blues chords are incorporated into the refrain. The Brownsville Herald writer Bobby Alvarez felt the song was about Steely Dan's "quest for stardom" and represented their philosophy about themselves-that whatever they have not done or experienced in the past doesn't matter anymore since the past is gone. Steely Dan biographer Brian Sweet hypothesizes that the first verse was inspired by the band's distaste for touring, particularly the tours of the American South on which their record label had sent them the previous year. But Something Else! critic Victor Aaron describes the lines "I stepped out on the platform, the man gave me the news/He said, 'You must be joking son, where did you get those shoes?'” as a memorable putdown line. According to Robustelli, the "platform" referred to in the song's bridge is the time travel machine. Fagen has stated that the lyrics, including anachronistic references to Napoleon and minstrel shows, are about time travel. Steely Dan FAQ author Anthony Robustelli describes "Pretzel Logic" as a bluesy shuffle about time travel. It reached number 57 in the Billboard charts. If you believe that any review contained on our site infringes upon your copyright, please email us." Pretzel Logic" is a song written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, released as a single by Steely Dan from their album Pretzel Logic, originally in 1974 by ABC Records.
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