Best line of all time! "She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running Like a watercolor in the rain." Your musical and cinematic knowledge runs deeper than your years. I know "0" people your age that know who Peter Lorre is let alone Humphrey Bogart. I'm impressed young man and we could be friends! You're one of the few real-deal reactors and I enjoy your channel immensely. Keep it up...
This song brings back so many memories. For me it has the feeling of SE Asia. I met my wife in a small town in the Philippines, and I can remember strolling with her thru the open air markets, everything so exotic and new. And I always feel like Peter Lorre as the only Westerner walking thru that town. Wonderful.
A lot of the credit for arrangement of Year Of The Cat goes to producer Alan Parsons, who started as an assistant engineer at Abbey Road Studios when he was just 18 years old. He was the sound engineer on the Beatles Abbey Road and Let It Be sessions, as well as on Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon album. In addition to a very successful career as a producer and sound engineer, he also had a tremendous amount of success with his own music via The Alan Parsons Project.
"...so you take her, to find what's waiting inside. . .the year of the Cat" followed by the classical guitar solo which symbolizes a lovemaking interlude, which is then followed by two distinct climaxes : an implosive, cat-like, electric guitar solo, and an explosive saxophone solo. This song paints in both words and music. The classical guitar, and the saxophone were last minute additions, Parsons had to talk Stewart into putting sax on the record. Good thing he prevailed!
In my imagination the musical bridge covers the whole night, from the foreplay of strings, to the romantic love making of the acoustic, the passionate push of the electric leading to the climax of the held note, finally giving way to the sensual afterglow of sax.
One of my all-time favorite songs. It paints such an amazing mental picture. You can see and feel the entire scene- I always picture Morocco. Add to that the instrumental elements- piano, guitar and sax. And Al's voice is great!
I love how you can visualize these lyrics, just like we can, those of us who grew up listening to this. Al Stewart was such a great artist. Thank you for all the appreciation you show with these songs.❤😊
@capt.k6554 Bogart and Lorre also starred together in "The Maltese Falcon" - but since that was set in San Francisco, which is not nearly as exotic as "Casablanca", I think process of elimination leads us to the latter...
Absolutely the very best reaction to this incredible song. Alan Parsons produced this and really flexed his muscles with it. Stunning lyrics, stunning arrangement and just beautifully executed. An absolute gem. Nice job - you absolutely got it.
Stewart was part of the British folk-rock revival in the 1970s and mingled with many current and future stars; he even shared a flat with Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel. This was his biggest hit, from the 1976 album of the same name, and he had another hit in 1978 with Time Passages. After that, he wasn't as commercially successful, but he outlasted many of his folk-rock peers and is still touring and recording today. He seems to be constantly on tour; I saw him once in New Orleans in the 80s and years later in Houston. I hear he has announced his retirement tour in 2025 when he turns 80.
Excellent review! Absolutely my 55 year old daughter's all time favorite. Something very mysterious about this song that I can't quite put my finger on.
Peter Lorre was in Casablanca, along with Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. He stole papers of transit, and was trying to sell them, but the police caught up with him.
Not enough words in my vocabulary to appreciate this song adequately except everything in this works! His voice reaches into my innermost self like very few ever! "ALONG THE BORDER"; "TIME PASSAGES".
saw him do the whole Past Present Future album when he opened for Fairport Convention back in 73. just him and a 12 string guitar on a stool. magical!!
This song takes you on a magical journey! A sonic masterpiece from the mysterious lyrics to the wonder music. The quality and variety of these songs from the 70s we took for granted that songs should sound like this forever but alas this was not to be.
One of the all time great songs ever. There was a time that music like this was played on top 40 radio. I'm so glad I was around then; they were pretty exciting days.
In my all time top 5 absolutely gorgeous. Al is a huge talent and brilliant storyteller. Please check out Modern times and time passages you will love them!
Thanks, Saeed - what a beautiful song.. Scottish singer/songwriter Al Stewart is amazing (hope you have time for more by him) .. but also note that this is produced by genius Alan Parsons... can't go wrong... appreciate your listen...
One of my all time favorites - I’m glad the lyrics weren’t totally lost on you (most people don’t get the movie references) but it’s still quite cryptic. Some great lines there. Back in the day when you’d go into a stereo store looking for new speakers or a turntable, this is one of the definitive songs you wanted to hear before buying.
Al is a big history fan so he has written many songs about historical figures and periods of history. Had the pleasure of seeing & meeting Al earlier this year. He is still sharp and had mamy amusing stories of how he wrote some of his songs.
Saeed, you are really becoming my favorite reactor...mainly because of your command of the meaning of the lyrics. I think I know a song and you introduce concepts I miss. Great work.
That is a humbling statement. Thank you so much. Very grateful for the people that tune into my video's and join me on this journey of discovery. Have a great weekend!
Al Stewart said that he wanted to write a song about nostalgia and the past since nobody was writing songs much about that , so one time he heard his pianist playing that riff and said wow i like that , from there he wrote the music and the lyrics but he had a different song title so when he sent it to the record producers they told him to find a new song title. So one day Al was at his girlfriends house and she had the vietnemese astrology book open to the "year of the cat". Al saw that and thought to himself thats the title he had been looking for thus completing the song
Saeed, your right the Album art is outstanding, makes me sad that this art form no longer exixts, there are so many great examples of it and if you have the LP you get to enjoy it so much.
This and other songs from that era always bring back so many great memories simply because they were constantly on the radio for so many years. They couldn't help but be a part of my life.
Thank you so much for reviewing this! I always thought the introductory piano in the left channel is the loneliest piano I ever heard. This song is absolutely spectacular- one of my favorites. There’s so much to say. Saeed, your in-depth interpretation is spot on. I have been there- not in some foreign country but locally in that great city of New York.
At the age of 79 he is still touring he is making his last ever tour of the U.K. next year. I am lucky enough to be seeing him twice then including his final U.K. gig in London
This is a masterpiece. You picked a great song to do a reaction to. Al Stewart was a great song writer. Time passages is a great song too. Great reaction man. ❤
Thanks for bringing out the mystical aspects of the song and especially the point of no return. I’ve loved this song since I first heard it on my flip-clock radio, but now I know its meaning and love it even more. I’ve seen others react, but like me, they tend to get lost in the music.
I absolutely love Al Stewart and this song! I was 11 when this dropped and loved it then and love it now. Al Stewart is still out there performing and I would love to see him live! Thanks Saeed!
This song is a classic from the super 70's. it offers, great vocals, piano, guitars, violin, drums and the sax, plus a story. This song did very well on the charts and was followed by another hit by Al Stewart TIME PASSAGES. Thanks for your input on the song.
The orchestration is lush and complex; there's a lot going on in the music's background. One of the most beautiful songs of all time, and one of my top 10 favorite songs of the twenty-year period from 1960 to 1980. Why can't current musicians write music like this?
I LOVE this song! It's so rich with its instrumentation and arrangement! Talk about sucking you into a story about that sense of wonder that comes with travel to exotic locations. So good!
For someone like you who likes to dig into the words and their meaning this Al Stewart album is incredible. His lyrics are laced with references or are based on historical facts. On this album is a song called One Stage Before which is an observation of Stewart that on every stage he has played on countless others have gone before him and some of their essence is still roaming around. Musically it is my favourite song on this album which is an impeccable production by Alan Parsons.
It was a late in the evening to a rainy night riding in the car song for me ,it just had that surreal sound that made it just right for that moment in time .\
Gracias, Saeed, for another awesome and enjoyable reaction. I just seem to get more out of certain songs that I love - after your reactions. - Also, gotta say, that 'piano-guitar-sax' signature in Al Stewart songs is truly sometin beautiful. I think you'd agree. 👍
I love watching people react to this song for the first time. You didn't disappoint! It was so very close to my first time hearing it on the radio back in '76. I was at work and couldn't wait to get off my shift and go buy this album. Took it home and played this song over and over again. Great reaction.
I didn't know about Al Stewart until around 1980, when I was bored enough to rummage through my brother's record collection and found the Year of the Cat album. I loved it on the first listen, ALL the songs -- besides YotC, there was "Lord Grenville", "On the Border", "Midas Shadow", "Sand in Your Shoes", "If It Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It", "Flying Sorcery", "Broadway Hotel", "One Stage Before". I played the album obsessively for weeks and eventually bought it from him.
Don't forget Andrew Powell who did the orchestration, and also went on to do a lot of work with the Alan Parsons Project.(who was the sound engineer on this song)
Piano to violin. Violin to six string guitar. Six string guitar to electric guitar. Electric guitar to saxophone. Just brilliant. Saxophone carrying the outro.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A GR88888 THANKSGIVING SAEED😊, ENJOY ALLLLLLL THE WONDERFUL TRADITIONS & THINGS, MANYYYY BLESSINGS, ALL THE BEST! 💯👍A COUPLE MORE OF AL'S HITS WERE : TIME PASSAGES & ON THE BORDER
The setting is French Morrocco Africa where the club there was known as Casa Blanca aka the (White House). It was used as a gateway and an escape to America by the proprietor known as Mr. Rick. The year of the Cat is a Vietnamese Calendar year. This is one of the greatest music compositions ever! It is a musical masterpiece. Was voted by Billboard as one of the greatest 500 songs in music history. Brilliant!
So happy to have someone react with some kind of historical reference. When other reactions are missing so much of the incredible structure and lyrical beauty of the song... it just makes me feel old and frustrated. I know it isn't their fault, but I want them to truly experience the genius of the music I grew up with. Nowadays lyrics are very hollow and meaningless. When you happen upon something with substance... the artistry or musicality is absent. It's difficult to find truly deep, meaningful, artistic songs these days. This is why most older folks are stuck in our own world when it comes to music. Thank you for your reaction. It was quite refreshing to find a young person who really gets it😊
Love this album, I bought it when it came out and still have it. The best story telling song on this is 'Roads To Moscow' IMHO. True story as well. Cheers.
After more than 6 decades of listening to rock music, I have heard a ton of astoundingly great music-music that makes me sit in awe and wonder at how that band or this artist was able to conceive of and compose it. In the end I think, perhaps, this is my number one all-time favorite song. The lyrics are the most poetic, mysterious, and descriptive I can think of. The melody is beautiful and the orchestration as good as anything George Martin, or Alan Parsons could have done. Dare I say, the perfect song, to me.
This is a masterpiece of writing, performing, production, and engineering. A vivid short story set to music.
Well said
The sound engineer on this song was Alan Parsons that also did Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.
@@RMForbes505 don't forget Andrew Powell who did the orchestration,
and also went on to do a lot of work with the Alan Parsons Project.
Best line of all time! "She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running
Like a watercolor in the rain." Your musical and cinematic knowledge runs deeper than your years. I know "0" people your age that know who Peter Lorre is let alone Humphrey Bogart. I'm impressed young man and we could be friends! You're one of the few real-deal reactors and I enjoy your channel immensely. Keep it up...
I was surprised he got the reference too.
The mention of those two really sets up the mood of the song.
i wish I could 'like' this a million times!
"You really despise me, don't you, Rick?"
"I don't know. I suppose I would, if I thought about you that much..."
😉
This song brings back so many memories. For me it has the feeling of SE Asia. I met my wife in a small town in the Philippines, and I can remember strolling with her thru the open air markets, everything so exotic and new.
And I always feel like Peter Lorre as the only Westerner walking thru that town. Wonderful.
A lot of the credit for arrangement of Year Of The Cat goes to producer Alan Parsons, who started as an assistant engineer at Abbey Road Studios when he was just 18 years old. He was the sound engineer on the Beatles Abbey Road and Let It Be sessions, as well as on Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon album. In addition to a very successful career as a producer and sound engineer, he also had a tremendous amount of success with his own music via The Alan Parsons Project.
Yes - Alan Parsons! what an amazing arranger, producer, and musician! I love his work!
Alan Parsons = genius
@@GinMae I agree, but don't forget Andrew Powell who did the orchestration,
and also went on to do a lot of work with the Alan Parsons Project.
@@BusstterNutt Thanks, Busstter - I did not know about Andrew... !!
"...so you take her, to find what's waiting inside. . .the year of the Cat" followed by the classical guitar solo which symbolizes a lovemaking interlude, which is then followed by two distinct climaxes : an implosive, cat-like, electric guitar solo, and an explosive saxophone solo. This song paints in both words and music. The classical guitar, and the saxophone were last minute additions, Parsons had to talk Stewart into putting sax on the record. Good thing he prevailed!
In my imagination the musical bridge covers the whole night, from the foreplay of strings, to the romantic love making of the acoustic, the passionate push of the electric leading to the climax of the held note, finally giving way to the sensual afterglow of sax.
Time Passages is another banger from Al Stewart
One of my all-time favorite songs. It paints such an amazing mental picture. You can see and feel the entire scene- I always picture Morocco. Add to that the instrumental elements- piano, guitar and sax. And Al's voice is great!
Powerful storytelling. Amazing vocals and music too. Great song. Thanks for watching.
Maybe you picture Morocco because the lyrics mention a Bogart movie and actor Peter Lorre? (Movie "Casablanca") The movie is set in Morocco.
@@capt.k6554 For sure. Having been to Cairo, I can picture the markets like I saw there. It's just such a visual song.
I love how you can visualize these lyrics, just like we can, those of us who grew up listening to this. Al Stewart was such a great artist. Thank you for all the appreciation you show with these songs.❤😊
@capt.k6554
Bogart and Lorre also starred together in "The Maltese Falcon" - but since that was set in San Francisco, which is not nearly as exotic as "Casablanca", I think process of elimination leads us to the latter...
Absolutely the very best reaction to this incredible song. Alan Parsons produced this and really flexed his muscles with it. Stunning lyrics, stunning arrangement and just beautifully executed. An absolute gem. Nice job - you absolutely got it.
Truly an incredible song! Thanks so much for watching and the kind words.
I've been waiting for a reactor who knows who Peter Lorre is, great
Crime and Punishment “contemplating a crime”
Honestly, I can't imagine a more beautiful song than this. The instrumentation just spectacular.
It really is a fantastic song.
Peter Lorre was in Casablanca as well.
Right. I've always assumed that was the 'contemplating a crime' reference.
Impeccable arrangement
By Alan Parsons
All of my best friends have been cats!!! 🐈⬛🐈
THIS is a GORGEOUS song!
Stewart was part of the British folk-rock revival in the 1970s and mingled with many current and future stars; he even shared a flat with Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel. This was his biggest hit, from the 1976 album of the same name, and he had another hit in 1978 with Time Passages. After that, he wasn't as commercially successful, but he outlasted many of his folk-rock peers and is still touring and recording today. He seems to be constantly on tour; I saw him once in New Orleans in the 80s and years later in Houston. I hear he has announced his retirement tour in 2025 when he turns 80.
Excellent review! Absolutely my 55 year old daughter's all time favorite. Something very mysterious about this song that I can't quite put my finger on.
Exactly, there is a mysterious element to this song that is really interesting. Great song. Thanks for watching.
An absolute masterpiece!!
One of my favorite songs ❤
Great album! Still have it. 'Time Passages' (his next album), also.
Some songs reach time machine status. This one has that power.
Such a great album, produced by Alan Parsons. Year of the Cat refers to Vietnamese astrology, and is also inspired by the movie Casablanca.
Never heard of this artist. Pleasantly surprised. Great instrumentals. Appreciate you as always. Greetings from South Africa
Check out his songs Time Passages and On the Border.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FRIENDS. Love this song. Pretty piano, but amazing all the instruments added in!
Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🫶🇺🇸🌴🎧🎶
One of my all time favorites!! Thanks for the reaction ❤
Amazing song! Thanks for watching!
Peter Lorre was in Casablanca, along with Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. He stole papers of transit, and was trying to sell them, but the police caught up with him.
Riiight! Thanks for reminding me.
And he was also in Crime and Punishment.
Next Al Stewart is Time Passages. Your lyric insights are right on.
Not enough words in my vocabulary to appreciate this song adequately except everything in this works!
His voice reaches into my innermost self like very few ever!
"ALONG THE BORDER";
"TIME PASSAGES".
"Roads to Moscow " is a vivid story in song. I think you will love it. By Al Stewart. I enjoy your reactions.
saw him do the whole Past Present Future album when he opened for Fairport Convention back in 73. just him and a 12 string guitar on a stool. magical!!
@@karenmandeville7116 I'm so jealous!
I love this song and the solo sections are absolutely amazing. A masterpiece!
Masterpiece indeed! Thanks for watching.
This song takes you on a magical journey! A sonic masterpiece from the mysterious lyrics to the wonder music. The quality and variety of these songs from the 70s we took for granted that songs should sound like this forever but alas this was not to be.
One of the all time great songs ever. There was a time that music like this was played on top 40 radio. I'm so glad I was around then; they were pretty exciting days.
In my all time top 5 absolutely gorgeous. Al is a huge talent and brilliant storyteller. Please check out Modern times and time passages you will love them!
When asked what is a perfect song. I say this one.
Thanks, Saeed - what a beautiful song.. Scottish singer/songwriter Al Stewart is amazing (hope you have time for more by him) .. but also note that this is produced by genius Alan Parsons... can't go wrong... appreciate your listen...
I always thought Morocco.
Casablanca is a large city on the coast of Morocco.
Pretty much a perfect song, perfect arrangement, perfect engineering. Very few live up to this gold standard.
A real thing of beauty.❤
I could listen this song everyday for the rest of my life and not once would I get bored ….. it is a masterpiece !!! A defo desert island disk.
One of my all time favorites - I’m glad the lyrics weren’t totally lost on you (most people don’t get the movie references) but it’s still quite cryptic. Some great lines there.
Back in the day when you’d go into a stereo store looking for new speakers or a turntable, this is one of the definitive songs you wanted to hear before buying.
Great reaction to a classic song.
Such a great song! Thanks for watching.
If My Memory is correct, Al Stewart "Year of the Cat" Won a Grammy for Song of The Year! If not, it should have.
Al is a big history fan so he has written many songs about historical figures and periods of history. Had the pleasure of seeing & meeting Al earlier this year. He is still sharp and had mamy amusing stories of how he wrote some of his songs.
Stewart is an amateur historian who is a great lyricist like many you’ve discovered. He’s vastly underrated. This song is a masterpiece.
Saeed, you are really becoming my favorite reactor...mainly because of your command of the meaning of the lyrics. I think I know a song and you introduce concepts I miss. Great work.
That is a humbling statement. Thank you so much. Very grateful for the people that tune into my video's and join me on this journey of discovery. Have a great weekend!
Al Stewart said that he wanted to write a song about nostalgia and the past since nobody was writing songs much about that , so one time he heard his pianist playing that riff and said wow i like that , from there he wrote the music and the lyrics but he had a different song title so when he sent it to the record producers they told him to find a new song title. So one day Al was at his girlfriends house and she had the vietnemese astrology book open to the "year of the cat". Al saw that and thought to himself thats the title he had been looking for thus completing the song
Thanks for taking the time to share this. Very interesting!
Nostalgic! Another epic Scotsman is Gerry Rafferty. Unless you already reacted to (couldn't find) Baker Street.
@@WeightlessBallast Alan Parsons produced his albums too
@@stevematthews641 Thanks, I did not know that.
The live version is just amazing.
Saeed, your right the Album art is outstanding, makes me sad that this art form no longer exixts, there are so many great examples of it and if you have the LP you get to enjoy it so much.
This song takes you on a musical journey. Soooo smooth and seductive. Love it more and more every time I hear it!!!!!
Humphrey Bogart + Peter Lorre = Casablanca!
Right! Totally forgot! Thanks for reminding me
Peter Lorre also played a murderer in Fritz Lang's 1931 film "M" and also a creepy guy in "Arsenic & Old Lace".
He was quite a pro at playing creepy 😱
This and other songs from that era always bring back so many great memories simply because they were constantly on the radio for so many years. They couldn't help but be a part of my life.
Listening to this timeless song sends your mind to a whole new level of enjoyment no matter how many times you hear it.
Thank you so much for reviewing this! I always thought the introductory piano in the left channel is the loneliest piano I ever heard. This song is absolutely spectacular- one of my favorites. There’s so much to say. Saeed, your in-depth interpretation is spot on. I have been there- not in some foreign country but locally in that great city of New York.
At the age of 79 he is still touring he is making his last ever tour of the U.K. next year. I am lucky enough to be seeing him twice then including his final U.K. gig in London
I saw him earlier this year - very good show..he's funny as hell
This is a masterpiece. You picked a great song to do a reaction to. Al Stewart was a great song writer. Time passages is a great song too. Great reaction man. ❤
Thanks for bringing out the mystical aspects of the song and especially the point of no return. I’ve loved this song since I first heard it on my flip-clock radio, but now I know its meaning and love it even more. I’ve seen others react, but like me, they tend to get lost in the music.
I absolutely love Al Stewart and this song! I was 11 when this dropped and loved it then and love it now. Al Stewart is still out there performing and I would love to see him live! Thanks Saeed!
Such a great song. Amazing writing. Thanks for watching.
This song is a classic from the super 70's. it offers, great vocals, piano, guitars, violin, drums and the sax, plus a story. This song did very well on the charts and was followed by another hit by Al Stewart TIME PASSAGES. Thanks for your input on the song.
The orchestration is lush and complex; there's a lot going on in the music's background. One of the most beautiful songs of all time, and one of my top 10 favorite songs of the twenty-year period from 1960 to 1980. Why can't current musicians write music like this?
I LOVE this song! It's so rich with its instrumentation and arrangement! Talk about sucking you into a story about that sense of wonder that comes with travel to exotic locations. So good!
This is the best analysis of this great song of any YT reaction I've seen. Fantastic!
Thanks so much!
For someone like you who likes to dig into the words and their meaning this Al Stewart album is incredible. His lyrics are laced with references or are based on historical facts. On this album is a song called One Stage Before which is an observation of Stewart that on every stage he has played on countless others have gone before him and some of their essence is still roaming around. Musically it is my favourite song on this album which is an impeccable production by Alan Parsons.
Definitely want to explore more. Always great to discover a great lyricist.
Oh, you can't go wrong with certain Al Stewart songs, I like many of them 🤗
This album was produced by Alan Parsons whose idea was at Stewart"s reluctance to add the saxophone
A true masterpiece that transcends time! ❤
Great reaction Road to Moscow will blow you away 😊
A masterpiece.
It was a late in the evening to a rainy night riding in the car song for me ,it just had that surreal sound that made it just right for that moment in time .\
Love this song.
Such a great song. Have always loved this one
This one definitely made an impact. Great song. Thanks for watching.
Thoughtful reaction to a compelling song. Subscribed.
I've always loved this song, being a cat lady and all. I love that line, "running like a watercolor in the rain"
beautiful journey
yes, the intro is fire, i'll start it and restart it ten times before i let it play on!! GREAT REACTION (... and thank you for the trivia) 👍🏽
Gracias, Saeed, for another awesome and enjoyable reaction. I just seem to get more out of certain songs that I love - after your reactions. - Also, gotta say, that 'piano-guitar-sax' signature in Al Stewart songs is truly sometin beautiful. I think you'd agree. 👍
Thanks! That is nice to hear.
Yes, the transition between those instruments is so good. And so seamless!
This song always makes me feel good 😊
Amazing song!
Great tune and great reaction. Thanks for sharing.
unreal song work; like an amasing relay of instruments making hand offs
"The Year of the Cat" is a musical journey into a time and place you never knew existed.
Blockbuster song when going to college. Late 70's.
I love watching people react to this song for the first time. You didn't disappoint! It was so very close to my first time hearing it on the radio back in '76. I was at work and couldn't wait to get off my shift and go buy this album. Took it home and played this song over and over again. Great reaction.
Welcome to the Al Stewart world. Its a rabbit hole once entered you'll want more and more. He's a top wordsmith.
Thanks! Looking forward to discover more.
I didn't know about Al Stewart until around 1980, when I was bored enough to rummage through my brother's record collection and found the Year of the Cat album. I loved it on the first listen, ALL the songs -- besides YotC, there was "Lord Grenville", "On the Border", "Midas Shadow", "Sand in Your Shoes", "If It Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It", "Flying Sorcery", "Broadway Hotel", "One Stage Before". I played the album obsessively for weeks and eventually bought it from him.
Don't forget Andrew Powell who did the orchestration,
and also went on to do a lot of work with the Alan Parsons Project.(who was the sound engineer on this song)
"Roads to Moscow " is a must listen, a masterpiece! ❤
Hear, hear. It's the song that made me fall in love with Al Stewart.
It's also unusual that it's written in the second person.
Piano to violin. Violin to six string guitar. Six string guitar to electric guitar. Electric guitar to saxophone. Just brilliant. Saxophone carrying the outro.
I HOPE YOU HAVE A GR88888 THANKSGIVING SAEED😊, ENJOY ALLLLLLL THE WONDERFUL TRADITIONS & THINGS, MANYYYY BLESSINGS, ALL THE BEST! 💯👍A COUPLE MORE OF AL'S HITS WERE : TIME PASSAGES & ON THE BORDER
Happy Thanksgiving, Bob!
The setting is French Morrocco Africa where the club there was known as Casa Blanca aka the (White House). It was used as a gateway and an escape to America by the proprietor known as Mr. Rick. The year of the Cat is a Vietnamese Calendar year. This is one of the greatest music compositions ever! It is a musical masterpiece. Was voted by Billboard as one of the greatest 500 songs in music history. Brilliant!
So happy to have someone react with some kind of historical reference. When other reactions are missing so much of the incredible structure and lyrical beauty of the song... it just makes me feel old and frustrated. I know it isn't their fault, but I want them to truly experience the genius of the music I grew up with. Nowadays lyrics are very hollow and meaningless. When you happen upon something with substance... the artistry or musicality is absent. It's difficult to find truly deep, meaningful, artistic songs these days. This is why most older folks are stuck in our own world when it comes to music. Thank you for your reaction. It was quite refreshing to find a young person who really gets it😊
Love this album, I bought it when it came out and still have it. The best story telling song on this is 'Roads To Moscow' IMHO. True story as well. Cheers.
On the border by Al Stewart will not disappoint- it’s just beautiful 🤩
Standout song of my mid teens. OGWT has a superb live version, superb. It will knock your socks off.
Al Stewart doesn't write songs, he writes stories.
Incredible storyteller!
After more than 6 decades of listening to rock music, I have heard a ton of astoundingly great music-music that makes me sit in awe and wonder at how that band or this artist was able to conceive of and compose it. In the end I think, perhaps, this is my number one all-time favorite song. The lyrics are the most poetic, mysterious, and descriptive I can think of. The melody is beautiful and the orchestration as good as anything George Martin, or Alan Parsons could have done. Dare I say, the perfect song, to me.
Came out in a time when stuff like this was ten a penny. The 20th century absolutely ruled.
These lyrics are poetry. I "knew" a girl once and I always think of her when I hear this.
'"running like watercolor in the rain"
Thank you for a great reaction and breakdown of this fantastic track.
Great reaction. I knew you would enjoy this one. The whole album was great !!
Magnificent song! Thanks for watching.
I thought you would love it.
Besides the lyrics, isn't that "switch of solos" something else?
That seamless transition is so good! Smooth!
Great reaction, my friend you totally get it.