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  • @pauldocmusic2411
    @pauldocmusic2411 3 года назад +485

    My aunt was engaged to Gerry Rafferty in Paisley Scotland in their teens. He was also in a folk band called the humblebums with legendary comedian Billy Connolly. Also wrote 'stuck in the middle with you' while part of Stealers Wheel , made famous when used in the Reservoir Dogs movie. Cool reaction

    • @pbrucpaul
      @pbrucpaul 3 года назад +15

      Oh yeah 'Stuck in the Middle with You" was Cool; Dynamite Bass Line!

    • @zoeystar4668
      @zoeystar4668 3 года назад +20

      Interesting story with your aunt and the fact for the song "Stuck In the Middle With You", which is a great tune. I also always loved the song "Right Down the Line" and another called "Can I Have My Money Back". I think Rafferty genre was soft rock but also very folky as well..

    • @jayarr961
      @jayarr961 3 года назад +18

      This is why I read comments. Glad you shared.

    • @DavidSingerSongwtr
      @DavidSingerSongwtr 3 года назад +7

      Thanks for sharing

    • @pauldocmusic2411
      @pauldocmusic2411 3 года назад +18

      @@zoeystar4668 Right Down The Line is brilliant , also Get It Right Next Time

  • @RETNASCANZ
    @RETNASCANZ 3 года назад +102

    It's kind of jazz/pop/soft rock just like "Steely Dan", another great band.

    • @targhee159
      @targhee159 2 года назад +1

      @REGGIE JOHNSON I could not agree more. You listen to it now and there’s still no one with the depth of arrangement that’s so impeccably engineered and produced.

    • @MoMoMyPup10
      @MoMoMyPup10 2 года назад +1

      @REGGIE JOHNSON they generally do that with every great band - they play a couple or a few hits (depending on just how big their catalogue of charted songs is) and ignore the rest. Drives me nuts.

  • @garyowens7454
    @garyowens7454 2 года назад +88

    That sax is one of the most haunting riffs ever. I have heard it so often it has become a part of my "inner soundtrack", and it still gives me chills just like when I first heard it in the 70s. It's become a memory of places I've never been, with people I've never met, in a life I've never lived. never . It's powerful.

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 Год назад +3

      Other songs from 1978 Besides Baker Street Were Totos Hold the line, And Dire Straits Sultans of swing Among many others .. The late 70s were WAY MORE than just Disco

    • @eddiebirdie1545
      @eddiebirdie1545 Год назад +3

      Hiya Gary, i get it, it's like passing someone in a car and thinking "I wonder who they are and what their life is like" but knowing that you will never know that person, but then i am quite a melancholy bloke, but it's cool.

    • @ermannosorricchiodivalfort4905
      @ermannosorricchiodivalfort4905 8 месяцев назад +2

      yes, beautifully haunting

    • @BobCrabtree-ev4rz
      @BobCrabtree-ev4rz 2 месяца назад

      @eddiebirdie1545 I get that very same feeling sometimes just passing people on the street..and they might be thinking the same thing about me.I saw Gerry Rafferty in concert in the '70s,and when he played Baker Street,Raphael Ravenscroft(coolest name ever)was up in a scaffold..it was an outdoor performance..amazing.

  • @bigmike2464
    @bigmike2464 Год назад +55

    This is called Soft Rock actually. This song is more than just Iconic Saxophone by Raphael Ravenscroft(( coolest name ever)). The lyrics are intense and haunting

  • @nickpoe3782
    @nickpoe3782 3 года назад +88

    The 70's had absolutely the best "Soft Rock" music....Has a jazzy feel, but is classified soft rock

  • @rosswatson5996
    @rosswatson5996 3 года назад +88

    Gerry was a troubled guy with alcohol issues. His song here is really about him living in London, England.

    • @freda9809
      @freda9809 3 года назад +8

      I used to read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "Sherlock Holmes' books, and would always think of Sherlock Holmes when I heard this song (when it came out).

    • @Mickkie
      @Mickkie 2 года назад

      Ross Watson:😔Yes😔
      He had his fair share of struggles.

    • @kasperkjrsgaard1447
      @kasperkjrsgaard1447 Год назад +2

      Actually he was living in Scotland but were having some legal difficulties from the Stealer Wheels break up, and the song “Baker Street” is about his trips from his home in Scotland to the lawyors in London, where he used to stay at a friends flat on Baker Street, where they used to write music and get pissed. That is also the explenation of the album title “City to City”.

    • @utoobia
      @utoobia Год назад +1

      @@freda9809 221-B

  • @johnharrison6207
    @johnharrison6207 3 года назад +64

    Raphael Ravenscroft great sax player. He was almost unknown when he took this gig. He was paid just £27.50 the union rate for session players. This song made him, and he went on to play with Marvin Gaye Pink Floyd , ABBA and many more and was paid £ 8,000 a session

  • @ronbecker7939
    @ronbecker7939 3 года назад +110

    Baker Street? How you guys finding all the best stuff??? Nailing it!!

    • @Frostrazor
      @Frostrazor 3 года назад +3

      its cuz our boy Brewster keeps donating to have them play. I should be donating to Brewster cuz he's stealing my playlists to share!!!

    • @Isleofskye
      @Isleofskye 3 года назад +5

      Whatever next? YEAR OF THE CAT-Al Stewart...:)

  • @corawheeler9355
    @corawheeler9355 3 года назад +55

    One of the sweetest love songs is by Gerry Rafferty ... "Right Down The Line"

  • @donboyer1320
    @donboyer1320 2 года назад +62

    This song is ALL about regret, without question. The lyrics, the sax and guitar solos. Broken promises, delusions, youthful ignorance that turn us jaded as we get older. There is absolutely nothing but heartbreak in “Baker Street.”

    • @johnlewandowski8624
      @johnlewandowski8624 Год назад +1

      So true! That saxophone solo just drives it home! So melancholic and so beautiful! I became familiar with this song in 1982 around the time I tragically lost an uncle and this song was medicine for my wounded soul!

    • @christopherone1
      @christopherone1 6 месяцев назад +2

      disagree...it's about being hopeful...but things never change...he's trying to look forward, hoping for change...but it doesn't come...things just stay the same. Take away, the grass isn't always greener on the other side.

    • @jaysnana2879
      @jaysnana2879 5 месяцев назад +1

      Absolutely!!!!!!!

  • @scottmatzeder9162
    @scottmatzeder9162 3 года назад +140

    This is my all time favorite song, ever. So smooth, sweet and gentle. The Sax is haunting to the bottom of the soul!

    • @StaciaAmnaber
      @StaciaAmnaber 3 года назад +7

      It really does something to your soul.

    • @1980dannya
      @1980dannya 2 года назад +2

      Mine too. 💖

    • @johnlewandowski8624
      @johnlewandowski8624 Год назад +1

      INDEED it DOES go to your soul! I became familliar with this song around the time when I tragically lost an uncle and that saxophone solo and the way the song was sung were medicine for my wounded soul!

    • @stevencardenas6094
      @stevencardenas6094 Год назад +1

      Same here.... this is one of several songs I want played as I'm lowered into my resting place.

  • @maineman9447
    @maineman9447 3 года назад +25

    Summer of '78. This was EVERYWHERE. Great song. Great memories. Thanks.

    • @intravenusdemilo974
      @intravenusdemilo974 Год назад

      I'm with you.Grauated high school and flew off to Florida 1st time on my own .

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 Год назад +1

      Came out in Jan 1978 ,Totos Hold the line was a nother huge hit in 78 Among countless others

  • @Tessmage_Tessera
    @Tessmage_Tessera Год назад +16

    Boomer here. I was 18 years old when this song hit the radio. It's a very heavy number and at the time, I don't think any of us realized just how heavy it was. This could almost be regarded as Jerry Rafferty's cry for help. The man suffered from serious alcoholism at the time and in fact, that's was finally killed him about 10 years ago. Baker Street is his masterpiece.

  • @ldybozz
    @ldybozz 3 года назад +17

    I love this song.
    Rafferty wrote the song during a period when he was trying to extricate himself from his Stealers Wheel contracts. A one hit wonder band with a huge hit STUCK IN THE MIDDLE. I looooove that song too. You should react to it. You're somewhat right on the homeless dude vibe to the song. Rafferty was regularly travelling between his family home in Paisley and a friend's place in London. His friend's flat was on "Baker Street". They'd hang out. Play guitar. With all the legal issues. That came from the break up of Stealers Wheel. Rafferty also spent a lot of time drinking. Which is where the lyrics, "Light in your head and dead on your feet / Well, another crazy day / You'll drink the night away / And forget about everything." Comes from. The resolution of Rafferty's legal and financial frustrations accounted for the exhilaration of the song's last verse: "When you wake up it's a new morning/The sun is shining, it's a new morning/You're going, you're going home."
    Your summary was very good 👍
    Headphones are the best way to hear this song. You get to hear all the instruments.

  • @trevorholden7423
    @trevorholden7423 2 года назад +14

    The Sax and Guitar solos definitely elevate this song to a high standard. It was released in 1978 and reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 2 for six consecutive weeks in the US. Gerry put out some top-notch albums including 'City to City' 'Night Owl' and 'Snakes and Ladders'. He began his musical career with comedian/musician Billy Connolly in Humblebums and they remained great friends until Gerry's death in 2011. RIP Gerry

  • @ericmorgan204
    @ericmorgan204 3 года назад +35

    “Get it Right next Time”, is one of my favs, but Gerry RIP, is one of the the most underrated singer songwriters of the 20th Century.

    • @keithjones6023
      @keithjones6023 3 года назад +3

      That's one of my favourites too 👍

    • @keithjones6023
      @keithjones6023 3 года назад

      @@hangxiaohuz748 I think you're right, I've seen many different artists in the comments being described as underrated, but I didn't think they were.

    • @christopherone1
      @christopherone1 6 месяцев назад

      how is he underrated. OMG, can't find one person who thinks Gerry was underrated...he IS AMAZING!

  • @richardcramer1604
    @richardcramer1604 Год назад +6

    The album is called City to City (Scottish city and London). At this time in his life he was embroiled in a lawsuit with his old record company for Stealers Wheel. As such he had to frequently travel to London to speak with his lawyers, while in London he would visit a friend (also a musician) who lived on Baker Street they would drink and jam the night away and in the morning he would catch the train back to Scotland. Bakers street is a very famous street in London (the fictional Sherlock Homes lived at 221b Bakers St.) It's his friend that probably will not give up the booze and one night stands bc he is a rolling stone. However, Gerry also had a drinking problem, he would die from a bad liver. I've always considered this song to be jazz fusion (a fusion between rock and jazz, which became popular in the late 1970s).

  • @gregj1295
    @gregj1295 3 года назад +43

    I would just call it soft Rock. Just love the Sax in this and then when the guitar comes in to cover that fill-Wow!

    • @LesterMoore
      @LesterMoore 2 года назад

      Exactly Greg. Back in the day that's what we called it.

    • @rubbersole79
      @rubbersole79 2 года назад

      Most lyrics ever in jazz! LOL........

  • @rubbersole79
    @rubbersole79 3 года назад +44

    "He's got this dream about buyin' some land, give up the booze and the one night stands." - For some reason that nearly always brings me to tears. BTW, once again BJ is spot on the analysis.

    • @Mickkie
      @Mickkie 2 года назад +1

      rubbersole:I always shed tears, when i listen to this song. Soooo sad.😔😔

  • @johnnyrvf
    @johnnyrvf 3 года назад +9

    Being born in London U.K. I know Baker Street very well. I also remember driving down Baker street with this playing on the radio.

  • @formerIWUcoachDDD
    @formerIWUcoachDDD Год назад +7

    One of the most iconic pop songs ever written and recorded....

  • @sealdrup
    @sealdrup Год назад +13

    BJ is correct as it being classic. Such a GREAT song! One of my favorites ever, I remember cranking up the car stereo when this song came on as a teenager. It is transcendental.

  • @frankmisaege3520
    @frankmisaege3520 11 месяцев назад +4

    This is just one of those songs once it gets in your head, you'll never forget it. Love Gerry
    Rafferty.

  • @scottmatzeder9162
    @scottmatzeder9162 3 года назад +46

    Just think about this: The sax wasnt originally Gerry`s plan for the song. It was going to be guitar. The guitarist was unable to make it and another musician stepped in and asked to fill it with the sax...and BAM..here we go!

    • @johncbt6246
      @johncbt6246 3 года назад +4

      All written by Gerry, which he proved later on after the sax player claimed he wrote the sax part, and Gerry refuted it

    • @mutt3135
      @mutt3135 3 года назад +7

      Wouldn't be the same without the sax for sure -- it really is the hook of the song. But then, you get the guitar solo and it's absolutely scorching too!

    • @handsome-brute2666
      @handsome-brute2666 3 года назад +4

      I always SAID the 🎷 sax was created for this track and George Michaels Careless Whisper

    • @jayritchie851
      @jayritchie851 3 года назад +5

      Hopd the guy blowin on the sax got paid a huge bonus.......

    • @kasperkjrsgaard1447
      @kasperkjrsgaard1447 Год назад

      @@jayritchie851
      £ 27,50. According to the tariff of the musicians union.

  • @davidhohn9106
    @davidhohn9106 3 года назад +13

    Rafferty was also in a band called Stealer's Wheel, who did a song called 'Stuck in the Middle With You', that is worth a listen.
    Sadly, Rafferty drank himself to death at 64.

  • @glassontherocks
    @glassontherocks 3 года назад +23

    Rafferty's soft soothing voice was what you heard in Reservoir Dogs "Stuck in the middle with you" as he tortured the cop in the chair.

    • @Frostrazor
      @Frostrazor 3 года назад +3

      so iconic scene. that song will forever be cemented in my mind associated with that scene. That was gerry with his band Steeler's Wheel.

  • @mattmaloney2445
    @mattmaloney2445 3 года назад +14

    'Whatever's written in your heart' is imo his greatest song. Check out the video. Very emotional. It was sung by his family at his funeral. RIP to a great man.

  • @V01t2
    @V01t2 2 года назад +7

    I always get the cheek tingles with the screaming guitar.

  • @dylan42207
    @dylan42207 2 года назад +11

    This was played so heavily in the 70s and still played on classic rock and 70s channels today. Can’t beat the
    Musicality of this era. Great reaction!

  • @justme2
    @justme2 3 года назад +17

    This is one of those rare 'unique' songs that has a strong vibe of its own & takes the listener with him. (Al Stewart - Year of the cat) is another one like this.
    Asia & BJ. The guy in the song is searching for his own personal happiness....That he can never seem to find.

  • @scottmatzeder9162
    @scottmatzeder9162 3 года назад +43

    Another great one from Gerry is "Straight Down the Line".

  • @user-jy4fn8hv6v
    @user-jy4fn8hv6v Год назад +3

    Hey Asia and BJ! Love what you 2 do. I am a recovering alcoholic that has been sober for many years but Gerry didn’t make it. He died a alcoholic death and my theory is that he knew he wasn’t going to quit. It is amazing that you 2 figured out some that. Thanks again!

  • @joea7293
    @joea7293 3 года назад +8

    Gerry was such a good artist and musician. He was also in a band called Stealers Wheel that had a hit called "Stick in the Middle with you" Great reaction guys and as always stay safe much love and blessings!

  • @kenkonwick6660
    @kenkonwick6660 3 года назад +12

    Lol it's universal. The look on your faces when that guitar solo busts out does the same to every human with ears. I've always considered this song to be about a search fir happiness

  • @davidphillips4476
    @davidphillips4476 3 года назад +9

    When you just want to chill, Rafferty, Steely Dan, Little River Band, Air Supply, all those bands to just relax. Nice u2!...again.

  • @TheCornishCockney
    @TheCornishCockney 3 года назад +7

    HUGE hit in the UK at the time and that sax lick is now legendary.

  • @zoeystar4668
    @zoeystar4668 3 года назад +10

    This is such a great song. Used to listen to ithis album back in the day a lot.. Gerry's music is very mellow. Soft Rock radio played his songs all the time. Great reaction..

  • @posterestantejames
    @posterestantejames 2 года назад +5

    this song is one of many during an era where excellence in arranging, mastering and overall sound engineering was at a real highpoint. There are artists and albums originally cut on vinyl that no one, and I mean no one today can touch. Alan Parsons had his signature sound stamped all over it.

  • @1903Zippy
    @1903Zippy 2 года назад +5

    Gerry Rafferty. A fantastic musician, singer and songwriter. He wrote a lot about his own issues & life in his songs. Gerry is so much more than just Baker Street, a classic though it is. The Royal Mile, Easy To Talk, Don't Speak of My Heart, Winters Come, Right Down The Line, Night Owl.......and so many more.
    Gone from this earth far too early. RIP Gerry.

  • @pffp6246
    @pffp6246 3 года назад +10

    Love this song , awww you look pretty asia😍, so many memories to this song…. Enjoy Asia & BJ, love waking up to your reactions,

  • @ZXEB
    @ZXEB 3 года назад +2

    Fun fact, the saxophone parts were supposed to be electric guitar but on the day they were scheduled to record the track, the guitarist forgot his guitar lol and they had to improvise so they used the saxophone

  • @joymoore1904
    @joymoore1904 5 месяцев назад +2

    Gerry was definitely underrated but a consummate performer and prolific songwriter. RIP

  • @carcarjinks1430
    @carcarjinks1430 2 года назад +1

    this song actually set off a spike in saxophone sales at music stores. it was called "the 'Baker Street' phenomenon."
    every kid wanted to play DUH DAT-DAT DUH-DUH DUUUUUHHHH

  • @biffmalibu9488
    @biffmalibu9488 3 года назад +17

    Damn!!!! Asia, that's such a great take on this song!! I never would have thought that the sax was the hook but it definitely is!! (and the solo!!)

    • @kasperkjrsgaard1447
      @kasperkjrsgaard1447 Год назад

      In my opinion, the saxophone is the chorus of the song.

    • @biffmalibu9488
      @biffmalibu9488 Год назад +1

      @@kasperkjrsgaard1447 Yes, it definitely is the chorus. Can the hook be the chrous too??

  • @petermorgan5303
    @petermorgan5303 3 года назад +4

    Sitting on the back porch, sun goin' down, light breeze, sippin on a cocktail end of the day song

  • @CaptainBakerJason
    @CaptainBakerJason 3 года назад +16

    Back in the day, this was called Soft Rock in its day. Closer to the Millennium, soft rock was merged with other chilled vibes into what they described as “Yacht Rock.”
    Definitely not jazz. In fact the majority of jazz does not include saxophone in the orchestration. Soft Rock had a variety of softer tones including Van Morrison, Christopher Cross, Steely Dan, Bread, Cat Stevens, America, and many more. You’ll find elements of rock influenced by folk, jazz, soul, and funk across the wide breadth of Soft Rock which was a bucket for artists music that didn’t fit categories / genres with more strict traditional identification such as Rock, R&B, Soul, Country, Folk, Gospel, Jazz, Easy Listening or Adult Contemporary.

    • @Russ_Keith
      @Russ_Keith 2 года назад

      "the majority of jazz does not include saxophone in the orchestration"? What jazz are you listening to? Really, I'm curious.

    • @CaptainBakerJason
      @CaptainBakerJason 2 года назад

      @@Russ_Keith - Naturally, there are different types of jazz orchestration, but in my day, jazz trios were the most common orchestration and consisted of piano, bass, and percussion. The number of these live shows dwarfed those available for more extensive orchestration that would consist of horns & strings.
      Trios would sometimes feature a jazz guitar in place of drums, bass or piano as well. For many years, guitar gigs were more readily available in jazz than popular music.
      The point is that many types of jazz orchestration will not include a saxophone, many others will and therefore a sax in a musical number does not indicate that it is jazz or jazz-influenced which is what the reactor implied. It may or may not be, that has to do with the style, phrasing and structure of the piece, not the presence of a sax. If you’ve only listened to jazz featuring sax, as fabulous as sax can be, you are missing out on a great deal of jazz. Vive la différence.

    • @Russ_Keith
      @Russ_Keith 2 года назад +1

      @@CaptainBakerJason I actually agree with everything you've said. I think your initial comment reflected your experience of jazz and it's true that much of any live jazz I've experienced has been from small combos often with the lineup you described.
      My perspective is different in that although I've listened to jazz for about 50 years, the bulk of it has been recorded and includes just about everything from big band through ecstatic jazz of the late 60s, jazz-funk and post-bop, electric to acoustic renaissance etc. and most of it includes horns of one sort or another. But then that's probably down to where my taste has led me. Oddly, my favourite jazz (or any genre) musician is Herbie Hancock, a pianist.
      Thank you for answering my question. I was genuinely curious. As you said, Vive la difference. There's something for everyone in jazz.

  • @happymethehappyone8300
    @happymethehappyone8300 3 года назад +6

    Earlier In Gerry's Career He Was With The Band,, STEALERS WHEEL "STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU" & "STAR"..BOTH ABSOLUTE MUST HEAR CLASSICS..TRUTH!!

  • @andreadeamon6419
    @andreadeamon6419 2 года назад +6

    Born in 67 so we would consider this soft rock or easy listening.
    Love every note to this song

  • @carlgibbons5777
    @carlgibbons5777 2 года назад +4

    Sax gives you goosebumps in this song and then when that guitar kicks in it's goosebumps upon goosebumps.

  • @darkmatter6714
    @darkmatter6714 3 года назад +36

    British musicians don’t do genres. They like to blend mix and explore. Their music is less segregated by style and genre

    • @tomh5006
      @tomh5006 2 года назад +1

      Well said.

  • @kevincaulder9001
    @kevincaulder9001 3 года назад +3

    It's part of what was become known as Soft Rock. It came into being g following the singer-songwriter period of the early 7o's.

  • @MattKrogmeier
    @MattKrogmeier 3 года назад +10

    Foo Fighters did a KILLER cover of this tune! As others have said, “classic soft rock” is probably what you’d categorize this one. Definitely not jazz, per se…but some jazzy vibes. Horns don’t always equal jazz 😉

  • @bmoak
    @bmoak 3 года назад +2

    Gerry Rafferty's prior band was Stealer's Wheel of "Stuck In the Middle With You" fame. When they broke up, Gerry tried going solo, but because Stealer's Wheel still owed some albums on their contract, he was legally forbidden from releasing a record until the situation was straightened out. "Just one more year and then you'd be happy, but you're crying, you're crying now". is a reference to that.

  • @julienielsen4462
    @julienielsen4462 3 года назад +9

    This song always reminds me of visiting my grandmother back in early 80s before they built the subway line called Cote Vertu here in Montreal. I went to elementary school beside there and my grandmother lived there too. I feel sad listening to the song cause many family members have passed since then. Music is so powerful.

    • @johnlewandowski8624
      @johnlewandowski8624 Год назад

      Music IS powerful! I became familliar with this song when I tragically lost an uncle and this was like medicine for my wounded soul!

  • @keithknox5829
    @keithknox5829 Год назад +3

    Gerry comes out of that vein of hauntingly gifted exceptional story tellers. Harry Chapin. Gordon Lightfoot. Paul Simon. Love this stuff!

  • @brianberthiaume7930
    @brianberthiaume7930 2 года назад +3

    Very cool reaction ,this song is very deep and beautiful, I HAVE NEVER CHANGED THE CHANNEL WHEN THIS TUNE CAME ON THE RADIO, I ALWAYS TURNED IT UP, NUFF SAID

  • @stevemccormack9948
    @stevemccormack9948 2 года назад +2

    This is a Rock song through and through. Plenty of Rock artists used Saxophones. Especially in the 70s.

  • @Dodger0103
    @Dodger0103 2 года назад +2

    Yes yes yes, your first reaction people who really understand the music 👏 And yes lady the sax is the hook 👍. And you sir are right in don’t read to much into the song , just sit back and soak it in. I actually like to listen while in my car driving 🙏
    Thank you

  • @keithjones6023
    @keithjones6023 3 года назад +5

    I remember hearing this song for the very first time thinking Wow who the hell is this? That sax just hits you every time!

  • @CCDzine
    @CCDzine 2 года назад +3

    Yes, the sax lick is the hook. For a great, short guitar lick as the hook listen to Every 1s a Winner by Hot Chocolate, 1970s.

  • @impishsongster333
    @impishsongster333 3 года назад +3

    I remember hearing this on the radio when I was 4 yrs old. My mom was dating my soon to be stepdad/sister's daddy, and that meant a 2 hr drive, one way. Logged lots of hrs on the interstate, back in '77, with this song as part of the soundtrack. I remember THIS song, and many others. But this one stood out, bc of the sax & the guitar solo. I never forgot it.
    Gerry Rafferty is so talented, & so underrated.
    You really need to check out his song, Right Down The Line. It's different, but also better, imo. It's one of the best love songs out there. Truly.
    Great reaction. Enjoyed watching you both. Much love. Take care. xo

  • @simple1me302
    @simple1me302 3 года назад +10

    okay,
    classic rock,,
    yall stepping into a whole new rabbit hole, lol,

  • @deathtotyrants3242
    @deathtotyrants3242 2 года назад +4

    This song was considered a Pop song in it's time. The lyrics seem to have more meaning every time I hear it.

  • @standupp2885
    @standupp2885 3 года назад +1

    The thing is that rock borrows from its siblings, jazz, R&B, country and soul. You'll find, if you haven't already, that rock is a big tent. so many styles and types and we loved it all.

  • @jackchallis9456
    @jackchallis9456 2 года назад +3

    You'll have that saxophone riff in your heads for years. I think it falls on the rock side of music more than jazz, but it definitely has a jazz influence

  • @Wolverines77
    @Wolverines77 2 года назад +3

    I LOVE the saxophone solo's, but that guitar solo at the end of the song HOOKED me to this song for life. I listen to this song a minimum of once a day and have for the last 43 years. This song is a permanent fixture in my Top 5 songs since I was 10 years old. Take a listen to "Right Down the Line", also performed by my favorite Scottish rocker of all time.

  • @markdraine3571
    @markdraine3571 3 года назад +23

    Gerry really is voicing his own demons ..Big problem with drinking ,which really killed him .

  • @troynov1965
    @troynov1965 2 месяца назад +1

    One of the best songs ever recorded.....you can listen to this on repeat forever and never get tired of it.

  • @nowhereman5119
    @nowhereman5119 2 года назад +3

    Whenever I get to the part where the guitar solo transitions into the saxophone solo - the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Its just THAT good.

  • @rockrelic333
    @rockrelic333 3 года назад +2

    This is definitely rock music. Rock has many different faces. Pretty much any song from a "rock" band, regardless of style or instruments used, is considered a rock song by those of us who grew up with this music.

  • @charlesfitzgerald9631
    @charlesfitzgerald9631 3 года назад +6

    Great to see you react to this !…….There’s a 70’s hit out there that’s been called a “masterpiece” by critics & fans & new reactors alike……It’s Al Stewart’s “Year of the Cat”……..just oratory GOLD !!!!

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 Год назад

      From 1976 So many great songs from 1976 till 1979 The so called disco Area

  • @perryedwards4746
    @perryedwards4746 3 года назад +3

    Winding my way down on Baker Street...

  • @justingutube
    @justingutube 2 года назад +6

    This just might be the best song I've ever heard. NICELY DONE

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 Год назад

      ASIA Didnt think it was that great of a song . But who likes rap that HAS To use cuss words and other crap from todays so called music

  • @historyguy5942
    @historyguy5942 2 года назад +3

    This was a HUGE hit when it came out in the late 70s and put Gerry Rafferty in the spot light. I would categorize this song as Pop/Top 40 more than any other genre.

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 Год назад

      This was in the top 10 songs from the 70s EASY . And there were 1000s

  • @dcb1969
    @dcb1969 3 года назад +5

    My favourite Gerry Rafferty song is Night owl, describing his alcohol addiction

  • @Clutching.My.Pearls
    @Clutching.My.Pearls 2 года назад +2

    You've both have the right vibe on this amazing song! I loved this song in my youth and it still makes me feel amazing.

  • @andyjames2082
    @andyjames2082 2 года назад +2

    Contemporary rock, full of musical surprises

  • @ModelA
    @ModelA 2 года назад +2

    This is one of those songs where you cant keep stopping it because you lose the vibe. It's just so perfect and pleasing, it has to be experienced all the way through, just like Pink Floyd "Comfortably Numb".

  • @neakapla
    @neakapla 10 месяцев назад +1

    That song is like a balmy, summer night at the beach and the sax riff is the refreshing cool breeze. Timeless classic

  • @SIXX2772
    @SIXX2772 3 года назад +1

    Ahhh...did not realize it was this song till I gave video a chance, good one guys, all these years hearing this song Asia I never actually noticed the sax is the actual hook. One thing for certain that sax always stays with you and sometimes it will pop up and stay with you even when you aint heard the song in a while. lol

  • @xaviergarcia6065
    @xaviergarcia6065 3 года назад +4

    Right down the line is another great song .Another similar artist is Al Stewart Year of the cat

  • @Renkk17
    @Renkk17 2 года назад +1

    Rock had a lot of different styles and influences in the 60's, 70's and 80's.....Rock n Roll, Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Soft Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, Grunge, New Wave, Country Rock, Southern Rock......etc..

  • @clintjo2377
    @clintjo2377 3 года назад +3

    Jazz musicians are so perfect they can seem boring. I had a jazz drummer friend that died a few years back when I seen him play wow ! Let me say they are the best musicians In the world !!!!

  • @mikewood6071
    @mikewood6071 2 года назад +1

    I played alto saxophone in junior high, I listened to this song over and over.
    I thought I was SOOOO cool when I figured out how to play this riff
    life is so simple when you’re 12 LOL

  • @mikeesain234
    @mikeesain234 3 года назад +3

    Great smooth song thank you for reacting to it. BJ you obviously love great guitar music based on previous reactions. I’m 62 and was blessed to grow up with the music 🎵 that is now being reacted to. A suggestion for awesome guitar work would be the guitar army better known as Lynyrd Skynyrd. The live performance of Freebird Oakland 1977 is one of the best guitar performances of all time. Although any of their songs are awesome. Would love to see you react to them. ✌️😎

  • @DanoSeer
    @DanoSeer Год назад +1

    One of the most successful radio plays of all time. Killer sax.

  • @ivankaleoniefuchs333
    @ivankaleoniefuchs333 3 года назад +1

    It ist often difficult to define specific Rock songs. Rock music has so many evolution.
    It has always used most every known musical instrument, every known chord,
    playing technique & singing style, wonderful story-telling, und has always included
    all other genre of music. :-) Rock music continues to become worthy example of
    complete musical composition while all others are still limited by their own ancestry.
    Good reaction you always chalice us. Auf Wiedersehen aus Wiesbaden :-)

  • @pbrucpaul
    @pbrucpaul 3 года назад +5

    Cool group! Gerry Rafferty was a great performer/singer.

  • @jeffcamp481
    @jeffcamp481 2 года назад +1

    The old recovery statement, “ it doesn’t matter if you change jobs , houses or where you live, the problem is you bring yourself with you until you are fixed nothing will change”! In the song he sings about buying some land settling down and then sings he won’t stop moving. He sings about making changes to settle down, but didn’t make positive changes in himself and knows nothing will change!

  • @erict956
    @erict956 2 года назад +1

    Gerry hated having to go to London to play/record music. So the song is about his relationship with the music industry, London and his life at that time. He was a drinker and it did hurt him health wise but was a troubled soul without it as well. He came from the 60's folk scene and was once in a band with the legendary comic Billy Connelly called the Humblebums then moved on to the band Stealers Wheel (Stuck in the Middle with you) before making a name as a solo artist. He is sadly no longer with us but what a play list he left us.

  • @gtrsean2429
    @gtrsean2429 3 года назад +5

    All us guitar players crank it up when the guitar solo hits! 🤘

  • @johnnie3Chords
    @johnnie3Chords 2 года назад +2

    I'm so glad you reacted to this song , it's very special to me . I'm glad you both appreciate a great guitar solo ,its known for the solo , and I would definitely consider this smooth jazz ! 😉

  • @neilcarpenter2669
    @neilcarpenter2669 3 года назад +3

    If you have ever watched Reservoir Dogs then you would have heard Gerry Rafferty's voice when they play Stuck in the middle with you, during the famous torture scene, this track is one of my favourites as I never tire of hearing it and I've heard it a lot over the last 40 years.

  • @mccproc
    @mccproc 2 года назад +1

    I’m just an old Irish guy that loves your channel. Baker Street is a true classic. Thanks for the reaction. I love that you post the lyrics, but
    Am disappointed the actual videos are not displayed. Perhaps you could figure a way to make this possible. Keep up the great music!

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 Год назад

      I dont care if Asia dint like this song AS HERE GO TO SONG ,Or her play list I hate 99 percent of todays so called music, Baker Street is STILL A MASTERPIECE from the 70s

  • @joesmo9671
    @joesmo9671 3 года назад +6

    Right Down the Line is also a great one by Gerry.

  • @annmarieinthehouse
    @annmarieinthehouse 2 года назад +1

    You guys did a great review on this song... it is such a good feel song! It is the jam... even all these years later.

  • @jamesbatten8659
    @jamesbatten8659 Год назад +1

    The Sax is amazing then that guitar comes in , takes me into space. 😁🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸

  • @jaimevillarreal8834
    @jaimevillarreal8834 3 года назад +5

    Right Down The Line another great song by him.

  • @mijmijrm
    @mijmijrm Год назад +1

    What's left after your dreams and ambitions drift and fade away? ... for me that's the feeling of the song.

  • @howardcroft3748
    @howardcroft3748 Год назад +1

    The song was about a musician who never actually made it .... he's still hoping for that success that will finally let him be happy and retire. But the life of a musician was hard.... be you know he's never going to stop because he just can't. And yes, it had a blues background and Scottish folk too