Some artists’ repertoire is better left untouched. Steely Dan is one of them. Their music is perfect, so why bother trying to make it even better?

However, no rules without exceptions. Enter American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist King Princess (real name: Mikaela Mullaney Straus). She just released her own, show-stopping version of The Dan’s Dirty Work. It stays pretty true to the original, but her voice sounds a bit more tragic than David Palmer’s. All in all, it does full justice to the legacy of the song that was one of the highlights op Steely Dan’s 1972 album Can’t Buy A Thrill. A classic long-player, which also features their hits Reelin’ In The Years and Do It Again.

King Princess recorded her version for Season 3 of TV series ‘Hacks’. Hannah Einbinder, who stars in the series, is a good friend of Straus’ and asked her to record the track. It appears at the end of Episode 2, which was aired only last week. Being all about toxic relationships, Dirty Work goes well with the theme of the series.

While working on her third studio album, King Princess is also about to make her acting debut. She’s set to play in Season 2 of ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’, alongside Nicole Kidman, Christine Baranski, Dolly De Leon, Murray Bartlett, and Annie Murphy.

Dirty Work by King Princess is the new Carte Blanche Music Wildcard. This implies that it will be prominently displayed at the top of the blog for an entire week.

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In the Wildcards 2024 playlist you’ll find all of this year’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcards so far.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.