Members of Steely Dan demand apology from Owen Wilson

[LynneSin]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060722/en_celeb_eo/19565

You, Me, Dupree & Steely Dan's Wrath

Something "kind of uncool" has come to Steely Dan's attention.

Band members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen are requesting an in-person apology from
Owen Wilson for playing the annoying titular character in You, Me and Dupree, which, the musicians point out, happens to share the name found in the Steely Dan song "Cousin Dupree." The duo won a Grammy with that tune in 2001 for Best Pop Performance.

In a profanity-laced mock-angry letter posted on the band's Website, Becker and Fagen suggest that the film character of Dupree rips off their song, which tells the tale of a slacker--named Dupree, of course--who is staying on his aunt's couch and starts lusting after his cousin.

"When it came time to change the character's name or whatever so people wouldn't know what a rip the whole thing was, THEY DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO THINK UP A NEW F---ING NAME FOR THE GUY!" the rockers wrote.

[RedStateShame]

1. You, Me, and 2 whiny old men who haven't been interesting since quaaludes?

[RebelOne]

2. That's utterly ridiculous

I live on Dupree Rd. I doubt the city stole that name from Steely Dan.

[Bombtrack]

3. that's what you get for sucking and getting grammies because of douchey

critics.

Somehow I don't think Owen Wilson is going to pull himself away from the torrential downpoor of groupie ass he's getting to meet with old lame musicians.

[LynneSin]

4. Hey, I love Steely Dan

so there!