Track 7 from their seventh album, “Gaucho” released in 1980 copyright MCA Records. Recorded from the special edition original vinyl mastered at half-speed. The album achieved Platinum status within a year. “Hey Nineteen” was a very successful single, peaking at 10 in the U.S. and becoming a number 1 hit in Canada. Taking more than a year to record, it continued the high production values of “Aja”, also winning the Grammy for Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording. Multiple session musicians, many of whom they’d worked with on previous albums, were again brought in to contribute their best. Written by Walter Becker & Donald Fagen and produced by Gary Katz. RIP Walter Becker. Featuring:
Donald Fagen – Lead vocals, synthesizer, electric piano & organ
Walter Becker – Bass & guitars
Special guests:
Rob Mounsey – Piano & synthesizer
Don Grolnick – Electric piano & Hohner clavinet
Pat Rebillot – Electric piano
Joe Sample – Electric piano
Steve Khan – Guitars
Mark Knopfler – Guitars
Larry Carlton – Guitars
Hugh McCracken – Guitars
Hiram Bullock – Guitars
Rick Derringer – Guitars
Chuck Rainey – Bass
Anthony Jackson - Bass
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie – Drums
Rick Marotta – Drums
Steve Gadd – Drums
Jeff Porcaro – Drums
Crusher Bennett –Percussion
Victor Feldman – Percussion
Ralph McDonald – Percussion
Nicholas Marrero – Percussion
George Marge – Clarinet
Walter Kane – Clarinet
Tom Scott – Tenor and alto sax, clarinet & lyricon
David Sanborn – Alto sax
Michael Brecker – Tenor sax
Dave Tofani – Tenor sax
Ronnie Cuber – Baritone sax
Randy Brecker – Trumpet & flugelhorn
Wayne Andre – Trombone
Michael McDonald – Background vocals
Patti Austin – Background vocals
Valerie Simpson – Background vocals
Frank Floyd – Background vocals
Diva Gray – Background vocals
Gordon Grody – Background vocals
Lani Groves – Background vocals
Leslie Miller – Background vocals
Zachary Sanders – Background vocals
Toni Wine – Background vocals
Johnny's playroom is a bunker filled with sand
He's become a third world man
Smoky Sunday, he's been mobilized since dawn
Now he's crouching on the lawn
He's a third world man
Soon you'll throw down your disguise
We'll see behind those bright eyes
By and by, when the sidewalks are safe
For the little guy
I saw the fireworks, I believed that I was dreaming
Till the neighbors came out screaming
He's a third world man
Soon you'll throw down your disguise
We'll see behind those bright eyes
By and by, when the sidewalks are safe
For the little guy
When he's crying out I just sing that Ghana Rondo
E l'era del terzo mondo
He's a third world man
