This track remained on the cutting-room floor during sessions for 1976’s The Royal Scam and then was passed over again on Steely Dan’s signature 1977 album Aja. "Here at the Western World," Steely Dan (from 1978's Greatest Hits) "I learned my greatest lesson ever in songwriting from him – which was never let the lyric get in the way of the groove." (DeRiso) "He essentially said, 'Who the fuck cares?'" added Willis, who went on to co-write "Boogie Wonderland" for the group. "She perceived it as a slight to her lyric-writing abilities." White's instincts were correct, as the multi-million-selling "September" soared into the Top 10 on multiple charts. "It took me about a month to calm Allee down," White later wrote in his memoir. Willis assumed the words would eventually be replaced. ![]() ![]() ![]() Vocalist Maurice White was singing this nonsense phrase over and over as Earth Wind and Fire constructed the song atop a chord progression from guitarist Al McKay. New Earth Wind and Fire collaborator Allee Willis had the same question many fans did upon hearing "September" for the first time: "I just said, 'What the fuck does 'ba-dee-ya' mean?'" she told NPR in 2014. "September," Earth, Wind & Fire (from 1978's The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol.
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