RIP Gerry Rafferty We love You and We miss You and RIP you too Raphael Ravenscroft the man on the saxophone. The city desert makes you feel so cold; it's got so many people but it's got no soul.
These lyrics hit hard when you're an adult. But it's always been the kind of song that gets you through the rough times. That saxophone lick is arguably the most iconic sax riff in the world. And that guitar solo is just perfection!
Love this song. Especially the sax solo. In 1972 Gerry Rafferty was in the Scottish folk rock band Stealers Wheel & had a big hit with "Stuck In The Middle With You". Later on, he went out on his own & then had the big hits "Baker's Street", "Right Down The Line" & "Night Owl".
Baker Street is about the Street in London famous for Sherlock Holmes. Ive been there in Baker Street many times with my mates before we go to watch my team Chelsea fc a Football club in London for a couple of pints in one of my favourite pubs CFC 56 💙💙⚽️⚽️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦
The wonderful saxophone riff is played by the late Raphael Ravenscroft. As well as a superb musician, he was also a composer and author. He played on albums by Kim Carnes, Marvin Gaye, Robert Plant and Roger Waters as well as Gerry Rafferty. He died in October 2014 from a heart attack. Another great musician sadly gone.
This was the 7" single / radio edit. The album version of the song is longer, so if you want to hear a longer version of the song, look up the album version. The song is from the Gerry Rafferty album "City to City".
Great song. I remember it very well. "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty went to #2 on the pop charts in 1978 (one of my favorite music years). It has one of the best saxophone solos. Another good song from him is "Right Down The Line".
It reached No 1 on Cash box and no 2 on billboard Andy Gibb was no 1 a total joke but what can you do with daft teenagers they would not know a great singer if he was standing in front of them singing 😂😂😂
Thanks, ladies! this has been a long-time favorite of mine... I'll always remember driving home along the Milwaukee lakefront on a beautiful Friday afternoon.. paycheck cashed, my weekend (and my whole life - I was 18) ahead of me... windows down, blasting the music.. it sounded like Freedom!
One of the greatest singers and songwriters ever. Pick any song and you can't go wrong. Not too many videos around unfortunately, as he hated the limelight, but lots of album tracks. Days Gone Down next as has another great video with it.
This song took Brazil by storm back in the day and it's still played on the radios to this day. I'd really be surprised if you two stated you'd never heard it.
This is widely considered the best sax solo of all time. Total genius by the sax player. Gerry is a genius as well. Listen to Right Down the Line, a beautiful love letter to his wife.
I am instantly back in the apartment complex I grew up in. There are speakers in someone's window, and we are at the pool. There are many songs from that time frame that make me get that feeling. Oh to be that young and at the pool every day again. Life's Been Good, Love is Like Oxygen, Hot Blooded, Hollywood Nights. All great songs from that era. I was 10 lol. Damn I am old now.
This has been a favorite of mine since I first heard it in 1978. It was a departure from the 1970's styles and attitudes in music. This was one of the songs that showed that the 80's music scene was going to be so much better than the burned out, blasé 70's.
This song is very nostalgic for me, because when it came out I was on a student trip to London, and we were staying at the Sherlock Holmes Hotel on Baker Street. About 50 years ago.
First heard Gerry Rafferty in the late 1960s while he was in The Humblebums with a little known comedian called Billy Connolly ( who played a mean banjo ) - happy days !
Gerry Rafferty has such a unique voice, which is amazing . Stuck in the middle with you ( Steelers wheel ) i just can't imagine sung without Gerry's vocal. Another great reaction ladies. Peace n love from down under 😎🤘
Its the best song ever that doesn't have a chorus! The instruments are the chorus Still gives me goose bumps after all these years City to City has a longer version, its a great album
Love your reaction. Great comments - the iconic sax riff and guitar solo, and their tremendous contrast with the soothing vocals. Fascinating to hear Mom’s story of feeling similar to the main character in the song by having moved so often. And yes, I wish it were longer! Thanks!
Gerry Rafferty was a great guy and a great friend of Billy Connolly. This song is really about being in a band in Glasgow, Scotland and booze. He died because of it.
An interesting and a very heartfelt review, you have my attention. Plus you reviewed one of the most iconic rock songs. The sax solo is so famous, it spawned folk stories. Cheers from Canada
I remember this song well. It was playing on the radio every time I turned around. Another great song with some great saxophone in it is Us and Them by Pink Floyd. It’s from their hugely successful 1973 album, Dark Side of the Moon. Ninety miles to work! My goodness. That’s dedication. Kudos ton you for starting your own business after that, MG.👏 BG, as a fellow only child, I probably would have said I would just go home too.🙂
evening ladies .its probably the most iconic sax solo going for me another onsax solo is hazel oconner " will you" gerry was also a member of stealers wheel " stuck in the middle with you" on a difernt tangent completly just how many pendants does momma gap own .......😃
@@generationgapreacts I strongly support the recommendation for Hazel O'Connor's "Will You" .. She made her big break in the UK with her appearance in the 1980 movie "Breaking Glass', the soundtrack of which contained many great songs .. None greater than "Will You", which is very intense and moody, and has one of the best sax solos you will ever hear ! .. Wayne
Way back when this song was first released, I told people it would be a classic, that people would still be listening to this song decades from now. It's nice being right.😁
The star of the this song for me is the Sax played by Raph Ravenscroft , if any fans haven`t heard "Island" by the pair of them you just have to give it a go. One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever.
This song is from his album, _City To City_ . This song, and _Right Down The Line_ , are probably the most well known. I'd heard both countless times since they came out in 1978, but about four years ago heard another from the album called _Home And Dry_ . I listened to the rest of the album and was stunned how excellent it was. He was such a brilliant lyricist. Please check this album out - it's a very emotionally powerful tour de force.
I had Jerry Rafferty's LP also...there were two really good songs...this one and the title of the second one, the title escapes me...but...that was almost 50 years ago!
My great fellow countryman Gerry Rafferty. Such a fantastic singer, songwriter & musician. So much of Gerry's own life experiences went into his lyrics, including his own battle with alcohol. His voice is wonderful. I urge you to listen to : It's Easy To Talk, Right Down The Line, The Royal Mile, Whatevers Written In Your Heart, Don't Speak Of My Heart, Light of Love, Winters Come.....but a few. All truly wonderful songs with beautiful lyrics & beautifully sung. Gerry was a genius. RIP Sir.
Fantastic song.Gerry Raffertey had a lifelong struggle with drink and was in a group called the Humblebums with Billy Connolly. I love you two Ladies, keep up the good work.❤️
I learned a life lesson from this song. When it was a hit I was boozing and having one night stands. Now I have settled down in a small town and given up the booze and the one night stands.
when a younger person half my age gets my music like this, it validates my love for the music. Meaning .......... if it sounds good to someone younger thats use to todays music, it must be good. This song just gets better each year imo
This is the first vinyl my brother ever bought when we were kids, i used to hear this being played all the time. When i hear it now it reminds my of my brother who i haven't seen for a number of years.
Listening to your mom talking about her commute, and how we realize that "life's too short," so we all have decisions to make, has a TON to do with the lyrics of this song. For me, it's about trying to find the balance between seeking your dream--likely in somewhere that's not idea (ala the big city) by working away, and actually surrendering to living in the moment, and appreciating what's really important. "Just one more year and then we'll be happy..." Just my two cents. I love how much you guys love an old fave.
Great reaction to an amazing song! Granted, the sax, played masterfully by Raphael Ravenscroft, is iconic, but let's not forget about that killer guitar solo! 🔥 Iconic sax, killer guitar and great lyrics sung by the wonderfully smooth voice of Gerry Rafferty all combine to make this song a musical masterpiece! Thanks and keep up the good work!
Iconic song at all! Was always a must to enter the dancefloor those days together with the love of my life and she's still with me now. Check out Bee Gees with a track, called 'Stop (Think Again)', out of their Spirits Having Flown-album in 1979. Here, Gary Brown is in the end kinda duellin' with his sax against Barry's instrumental voice-abilities.
The great British Novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created his greatest and well-known character private detective 'Sherlock Holmes.' In the novel and the movie and television series. Sherlock Holmes resides at 221B Baker Street. I just thought I put out this little bit of trivia to one of the greatest composed songs 'Baker Street (1978)' ever. Awesome Mr. Gerry Rafferty.
And not to forget that 221b Baker Street is where Sherlock Holmes lived, I just thought I'd throw that in, although he didn't play the sax but apparently the violin.... again keep up the good work ladies x
Those were the days ladies, a unique sound that will live on forever. thank you for sharing and I am looking forward to joining you on Thursday night for your livestream and more great music; x
I played sax in high school at the same time this came out! I learned the part as fast as I could and subsequently annoyed my band friends by playing it over and over.
I believe Gerry was singing about London, England & how unhappy he was living there at the time. Great reaction! (You guys are so cute bc you sway in perfect unison! Lol)
The saxophonist was a British session musician, Raphael Ravenscroft, who worked with a number of artists including Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Daft Punk, Kim Carnes, and ABBA to name a few. And yes, this is considered the most famous sax solo of all time. He said he got paid only $27.50 pounds for the job, while Rafferty got paid $80,000 pounds annually in royalties for the hit song.
Gerry was in a group called “ Stealers wheel” they had a hit with “ Stuck in the middle with you “ . In the film “Reservoir Dogs” the song is playing in the background when Micheal Madsen is cutting the policeman’s ear off.🤓
In the late 1980s, I was on vacation camping near a quiet little town, in a sleepy part of southern England. I went into the local liqour/beer store to take some beers back to the camp site for that evening. The owner said "Gerry Rafferty was in earlier, he lives close to here". Gerry, from Scotland, did indeed live close by this small town, in a country house. He was a brilliant talent but alas was disappointed by the fame and trappings of the music business, and had been (or became) a heavy user of alcohol. Sadly I never met him in that little beer store, in that little town, or anywhere else. But it struck me years later, that this song was probably partly/semi-autobiographical: "he'll give up the booze, and the one night stands, then he'll settle down, in a quiet little town, and forget about everything". Gerry never did settle in that quiet little town, he moved again, he certainly was the rolling stone at times. Anyway that's my Gerry Rafferty story! Brilliant song, and a brilliant album. He was great.
Absolutely love this song!! The sax riff is iconic and the guitar riff at the end is amazing as well! The album version of this song is about 7 minutes long (gotta check that out). “Right Down The Line” is another good one by him! 🤟🤟🤟
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One of the rare songs where the chorus is a saxophone. How marvellous! This song will continue to be played long after we are all gone!
Baker Street still earns Gerry's daughter around £75k a year in royalties......over 40 years since the track was released.....
RIP Gerry Rafferty We love You and We miss You and RIP you too Raphael Ravenscroft the man on the saxophone.
The city desert makes you feel so cold;
it's got so many people but it's got no soul.
This song was played on the movie "Good Will Hunting".
I'm really enjoying your choice of music as well as your reactions! Keep up the good work ladies. I look forward to more of your videos!
These lyrics hit hard when you're an adult. But it's always been the kind of song that gets you through the rough times. That saxophone lick is arguably the most iconic sax riff in the world. And that guitar solo is just perfection!
I remember when this song first came out. It’s good to share this with the younger generation, save their ears from today’s trash.
Love this song. Especially the sax solo. In 1972 Gerry Rafferty was in the Scottish folk rock band Stealers Wheel & had a big hit with "Stuck In The Middle With You". Later on, he went out on his own & then had the big hits "Baker's Street", "Right Down The Line" & "Night Owl".
Echoing the rec of Right Down the Line. It's a song that I closely associate with my relationship with my wife. So great. As is this song.
Before that, he was in a folk rock band called 'The Humblebums' - which also included a certain Billy Connolly...!
Don't forget " Get It Right Next Time "
You forgot he was with Billy Connolly in the Humblebums before stealers wheel .
Baker Street came out in 1978 on the City to City Album I have in my collection
Baker Street is about the Street in London famous for Sherlock Holmes. Ive been there in Baker Street many times with my mates before we go to watch my team Chelsea fc a Football club in London for a couple of pints in one of my favourite pubs CFC 56 💙💙⚽️⚽️💂♂️💂♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴🏴💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦
The wonderful saxophone riff is played by the late Raphael Ravenscroft. As well as a superb musician, he was also a composer and author. He played on albums by Kim Carnes, Marvin Gaye, Robert Plant and Roger Waters as well as Gerry Rafferty. He died in October 2014 from a heart attack. Another great musician sadly gone.
baker street is in central LONDON
MASTERPIECE!
This was the 7" single / radio edit. The album version of the song is longer, so if you want to hear a longer version of the song, look up the album version. The song is from the Gerry Rafferty album "City to City".
Brilliant album mate
Great song. I remember it very well. "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty went to #2 on the pop charts in 1978 (one of my favorite music years). It has one of the best saxophone solos. Another good song from him is "Right Down The Line".
It reached No 1 on Cash box and no 2 on billboard Andy Gibb was no 1 a total joke but what can you do with daft teenagers they would not know a great singer if he was standing in front of them singing 😂😂😂
Thanks, ladies! this has been a long-time favorite of mine... I'll always remember driving home along the Milwaukee lakefront on a beautiful Friday afternoon.. paycheck cashed, my weekend (and my whole life - I was 18) ahead of me... windows down, blasting the music.. it sounded like Freedom!
one of my alltime top 20 songs..
1:28: The sax intro is a great way to kick off this song. This is a great example of music that never gets old.
This song always gives me goosebumps when I listen to it , I just think this song is the sound of the 70's
Two Beautiful Lady's listening to Great Music, Love it
Great song. Fantastic sax.
Can you believe "Baker Street" never made it to number 1. It's true. Andy Gibb's "Shadow Dancing" kept Gerry Rafferty and this fabulous song at bay.
One of the best sax riffs ever!!!!!!!
The power of Rafferty's base is amazing
One of the greatest singers and songwriters ever.
Pick any song and you can't go wrong.
Not too many videos around unfortunately, as he hated the limelight, but lots of album tracks.
Days Gone Down next as has another great video with it.
This song took Brazil by storm back in the day and it's still played on the radios to this day. I'd really be surprised if you two stated you'd never heard it.
This is widely considered the best sax solo of all time. Total genius by the sax player. Gerry is a genius as well. Listen to Right Down the Line, a beautiful love letter to his wife.
The saxophone part was written by Gerry Rafferty as well.
Just a fantastic song.🙏👍🏴🏴
I am instantly back in the apartment complex I grew up in. There are speakers in someone's window, and we are at the pool. There are many songs from that time frame that make me get that feeling. Oh to be that young and at the pool every day again. Life's Been Good, Love is Like Oxygen, Hot Blooded, Hollywood Nights. All great songs from that era. I was 10 lol. Damn I am old now.
A little jazz, with that sax, love it
This has been a favorite of mine since I first heard it in 1978. It was a departure from the 1970's styles and attitudes in music.
This was one of the songs that showed that the 80's music scene was going to be so much better than the burned out, blasé 70's.
This is probably one of my most favorites from back in the day!
One of the greatest saxophone songs,along with Year of the Cat.This song just has so much soul and Gerry's smooth voice adds to it.
Dynamite reaction U2!
Wonderful to share this beautiful music with you both.
City to city is a great album. Great video ladies.
This song is very nostalgic for me, because when it came out I was on a student trip to London, and we were staying at the Sherlock Holmes Hotel on Baker Street. About 50 years ago.
Classic song, always loved this song since it came out in the 70s 😊
The lyrics of this song reflect Gerry's life.
I am Class of ‘78 Warwick High School Lititz PA. The seventies were TREMENDOUS for great music 🎼🎵🎶🎼🎵🎶
Hello Ladies, Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty is a total "VIBE!!!" Thanks for this reaction...Well done!!!
Saxophones in songs are the best they just add that something!!!
iconic says it all!
all time classic! Great sax in this! ♥
Try (Stuck in the Middle With You ) also written and performed by Gerry .who is Scottish BTW .
Masterpiece !!!
First heard Gerry Rafferty in the late 1960s while he was in The Humblebums with a little known comedian called Billy Connolly ( who played a mean banjo ) - happy days !
Gerry Rafferty has such a unique voice, which is amazing . Stuck in the middle with you ( Steelers wheel ) i just can't imagine sung without Gerry's vocal.
Another great reaction ladies.
Peace n love from down under 😎🤘
Glad you picked up on the guitar solo which is frequently overlooked in this classic song.
Its the best song ever that doesn't have a chorus!
The instruments are the chorus
Still gives me goose bumps after all these years
City to City has a longer version, its a great album
Love this song.
Love your reaction. Great comments - the iconic sax riff and guitar solo, and their tremendous contrast with the soothing vocals. Fascinating to hear Mom’s story of feeling similar to the main character in the song by having moved so often. And yes, I wish it were longer! Thanks!
A big thanks to those who recommended this fabulous song💥
Gerry Rafferty was a great guy and a great friend of Billy Connolly. This song is really about being in a band in Glasgow, Scotland and booze. He died because of it.
They used to play it on the radio all the time
An interesting and a very heartfelt review, you have my attention. Plus you reviewed one of the most iconic rock songs. The sax solo is so famous, it spawned folk stories. Cheers from Canada
Gerry was as smooth as the cold side of the pillow.... totally understated and uber cool!
Love the contrast of the soft voice and then the sax comes in so hard! The guitar solo is very complimentary to the sax solo. Great reaction
I remember this song well. It was playing on the radio every time I turned around. Another great song with some great saxophone in it is Us and Them by Pink Floyd. It’s from their hugely successful 1973 album, Dark Side of the Moon. Ninety miles to work! My goodness. That’s dedication. Kudos ton you for starting your own business after that, MG.👏 BG, as a fellow only child, I probably would have said I would just go home too.🙂
Gerry Rafferty, a superbly talented man. Try get it right next time, another great song. Love your reactions.
evening ladies .its probably the most iconic sax solo going for me another onsax solo is hazel oconner " will you" gerry was also a member of stealers wheel " stuck in the middle with you" on a difernt tangent completly just how many pendants does momma gap own .......😃
Ohhh great suggestion, we’ll have to check out Hazel O’Conner. Mom has too many necklaces to count 😁
@@generationgapreacts I strongly support the recommendation for Hazel O'Connor's "Will You" .. She made her big break in the UK with her appearance in the 1980 movie "Breaking Glass', the soundtrack of which contained many great songs .. None greater than "Will You", which is very intense and moody, and has one of the best sax solos you will ever hear ! .. Wayne
@@generationgapreacts, that INXS song is Never Tear Us Apart
I love that most of 1978 was disco, punk, and hard rock, only to have this song sneak up on us and blow us away
Way back when this song was first released, I told people it would be a classic, that people would still be listening to this song decades from now.
It's nice being right.😁
The star of the this song for me is the Sax played by Raph Ravenscroft , if any fans haven`t heard "Island" by the pair of them you just have to give it a go. One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever.
I read that Baker Street is still generating around £90k per year in royalties! Oh to be a great songwriter!
Have always loved this song and the sexy sax is unbeatable. Just can't believe you don't know this one.
This one and "right down the line" are two greats of theirs
This song is from his album, _City To City_ . This song, and _Right Down The Line_ , are probably the most well known. I'd heard both countless times since they came out in 1978, but about four years ago heard another from the album called _Home And Dry_ . I listened to the rest of the album and was stunned how excellent it was. He was such a brilliant lyricist. Please check this album out - it's a very emotionally powerful tour de force.
I had Jerry Rafferty's LP also...there were two really good songs...this one and the title of the second one, the title escapes me...but...that was almost 50 years ago!
My great fellow countryman Gerry Rafferty. Such a fantastic singer, songwriter & musician. So much of Gerry's own life experiences went into his lyrics, including his own battle with alcohol. His voice is wonderful. I urge you to listen to : It's Easy To Talk, Right Down The Line, The Royal Mile, Whatevers Written In Your Heart, Don't Speak Of My Heart, Light of Love, Winters Come.....but a few. All truly wonderful songs with beautiful lyrics & beautifully sung. Gerry was a genius. RIP Sir.
Fantastic song.Gerry Raffertey had a lifelong struggle with drink and was in a group called the Humblebums with Billy Connolly. I love you two Ladies, keep up the good work.❤️
So glad you did this reaction. 😊 The song’s one of my favorites, love your reactions, great job as always. 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I learned a life lesson from this song. When it was a hit I was boozing and having one night stands. Now I have settled down in a small town and given up the booze and the one night stands.
when a younger person half my age gets my music like this, it validates my love for the music. Meaning .......... if it sounds good to someone younger thats use to todays music, it must be good. This song just gets better each year imo
This is the first vinyl my brother ever bought when we were kids, i used to hear this being played all the time. When i hear it now it reminds my of my brother who i haven't seen for a number of years.
Listening to your mom talking about her commute, and how we realize that "life's too short," so we all have decisions to make, has a TON to do with the lyrics of this song. For me, it's about trying to find the balance between seeking your dream--likely in somewhere that's not idea (ala the big city) by working away, and actually surrendering to living in the moment, and appreciating what's really important. "Just one more year and then we'll be happy..." Just my two cents. I love how much you guys love an old fave.
Mom really connected to that song for this reason! Sooo many years in the corporate world and always hoping the next year would be better.
His song "Right Down the Line" is a MUST! Many men, myself included have a woman like the one in the song!
This song is in my top 10 favorites!
Jerry Rafferty was cool as and made some great songs
Great reaction to an amazing song! Granted, the sax, played masterfully by Raphael Ravenscroft, is iconic, but let's not forget about that killer guitar solo! 🔥
Iconic sax, killer guitar and great lyrics sung by the wonderfully smooth voice of Gerry Rafferty all combine to make this song a musical masterpiece! Thanks and keep up the good work!
It became an urban myth that Bob Holness played the sax on this after Mark Maconie made it up.
Iconic song at all! Was always a must to enter the dancefloor those days together with the love of my life and she's still with me now. Check out Bee Gees with a track, called 'Stop (Think Again)', out of their Spirits Having Flown-album in 1979. Here, Gary Brown is in the end kinda duellin' with his sax against Barry's instrumental voice-abilities.
A great song from the 70’s 👍, you ladies need to do a reaction to Billy Vera “At This Moment” it’s one of the best 80’s songs ever.
,yes ladies and gentlemen that's the late great Raphael ravenscroft on sax
The great British Novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created his greatest and well-known character private detective 'Sherlock Holmes.' In the novel and the movie and television series. Sherlock Holmes resides at 221B Baker Street. I just thought I put out this little bit of trivia to one of the greatest composed songs 'Baker Street (1978)' ever. Awesome Mr. Gerry Rafferty.
Ohhhhhhhhhhh that sax solo always sends me to a good place.
RIP Gerry Raffertty, he came out of the Scottish Folk Scene!
He was part of a folk rock band called 'the Humblebums' (1965-71) which also included Billy Connolly...!
I know this song is longer, not sure why it was cut so short.Great song !
Great song, tragic life. RIP Mr. Rafferty.
And not to forget that 221b Baker Street is where Sherlock Holmes lived, I just thought I'd throw that in, although he didn't play the sax but apparently the violin.... again keep up the good work ladies x
Those were the days ladies, a unique sound that will live on forever. thank you for sharing and I am looking forward to joining you on Thursday night for your livestream and more great music; x
Can't wait to see you (virtually) there!
Cool! Great.pick!
I played sax in high school at the same time this came out! I learned the part as fast as I could and subsequently annoyed my band friends by playing it over and over.
😂
Lol...a friend of mine in band played trombone. He did the same thing with the trombone solo from Paul McCartney's "Let Em In".
Unforgettable
I believe Gerry was singing about London, England & how unhappy he was living there at the time. Great reaction! (You guys are so cute bc you sway in perfect unison! Lol)
Another great song from a couple of years earlier is Year of The Cat by Al Stewart, well worth a listen!
You've definitely heard this on the radio as I believe they're under contract to play this every 90 minutes.
One of the UK's finest singer/songwriters.
This brought back memories…he had another great song called Right Down the Line that’s worth checking out, too. ☮️
The saxophonist was a British session musician, Raphael Ravenscroft, who worked with a number of artists including Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Daft Punk, Kim Carnes, and ABBA to name a few. And yes, this is considered the most famous sax solo of all time. He said he got paid only $27.50 pounds for the job, while Rafferty got paid $80,000 pounds annually in royalties for the hit song.
Gerry was in a group called “ Stealers wheel” they had a hit with “ Stuck in the middle with you “ . In the film “Reservoir Dogs” the song is playing in the background when Micheal Madsen is cutting the policeman’s ear off.🤓
In the late 1980s, I was on vacation camping near a quiet little town, in a sleepy part of southern England. I went into the local liqour/beer store to take some beers back to the camp site for that evening. The owner said "Gerry Rafferty was in earlier, he lives close to here". Gerry, from Scotland, did indeed live close by this small town, in a country house. He was a brilliant talent but alas was disappointed by the fame and trappings of the music business, and had been (or became) a heavy user of alcohol. Sadly I never met him in that little beer store, in that little town, or anywhere else. But it struck me years later, that this song was probably partly/semi-autobiographical: "he'll give up the booze, and the one night stands, then he'll settle down, in a quiet little town, and forget about everything". Gerry never did settle in that quiet little town, he moved again, he certainly was the rolling stone at times. Anyway that's my Gerry Rafferty story! Brilliant song, and a brilliant album. He was great.
Absolutely love this song!! The sax riff is iconic and the guitar riff at the end is amazing as well! The album version of this song is about 7 minutes long (gotta check that out). “Right Down The Line” is another good one by him! 🤟🤟🤟
Famously also sang Stealer’s wheel’s “Stuck in the middle with you”