A Complete 180
The song ended up hitting no.1 in January of 1974. For their existing fans, the song and the album as a whole were a complete 180 from their earlier sound. By the early ‘70s, the Steve Miller Band basically rebranded themselves.
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The Joker replaced their experimental psychedelic sound with new, fresh, laid-back, even melancholy music. This smoother style proved to be much more pleasing to listeners’ ears. Along with the go-with-the-flow vibe of the song The Joker relies on Miller’s lyrics and portrays the fun he had writing it. He pretty much became a character…