They call Alabama The Crimson Tide, Call me Deacon Blues

They call Alabama The Crimson Tide, Call me Deacon Blues

– “They got a name for the winners in the world / I want a name when I lose / They call Alabama the Crimson Tide / Call me Deacon Blues.’’
– Chorus to the midlife-crisis song about a man with dreams of being a jazz saxophonist, written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan. Becker, 67, passed on Sept. 3. Rest in peace, Sir.