In 1971, a year before forming Steely Dan and releasing Can't Buy A Thrill, the two principal members did a soundtrack for for a Richard Pryor movie called You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It… Or You’ll Lose That Beat. This is one of the better tracks from the album and you can hear the Steely style already in place. By the way, where does that name come from? Steely Dan, I mean. It's not a trick question, I actually don't know.

Donald Fagen & Walter Becker - Roll Back The Meaning