Cousin Dupree

"Cousin Dupree"
Single by Steely Dan
from the album Two Against Nature
Released	1999
Format	CD
Recorded	1998
Genre	Rock
Length	5:28
Label	Giant
Writer(s)	Walter Becker Donald Fagen
Producer	Walter Becker Donald Fagen
Steely Dan singles chronology
"Time Out of Mind (1981) "Cousin Dupree" (1999) "What a Shame About Me" (2000)

"Cousin Dupree" is the first single from Steely Dan's 2000 album Two Against Nature. The song describes the desire a young man (Dupree) has for his attractive cousin. In 2001 the song won a Grammy Award for best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal.

In July 2006, Steely Dan posted a humorous letter on their website, saying that the title of Owen Wilson's film You, Me, and Dupree, is stolen from their song.^[1] The film is about a house guest who overstays his welcome. Owen Wilson defended himself in similarly deadpan comic fashion, stating "I have never heard the song 'Cousin Dupree' and I don't even know who this gentleman, Mr. Steely Dan, is. I hope this helps to clear things up and I can get back to concentrating on my new movie, 'HEY 19.'"^[2]

External links

• Lyrics from Steely Dan website
• YouTube clip from Letterman

References

1. ^ Becker and Fagen. Open Letter to the Great Comic Actor, Luke Wilson (July 17, 2006). Accessed October 3, 2006.
2. ^ AP Owen Wilson Says 'Dupree' Is No Rip-Off (July 28, 2006). Accessed October 3, 2006