Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty! An Amazing Song with Gnarly Horns!!!

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  • "Baker Street" is a popular song written and performed by Gerry Rafferty, a Scottish singer-songwriter. It was released in 1978 as a single and later included on Rafferty's album, "City to City."
    "Baker Street" became Rafferty's signature song and remains one of his most recognized and enduring hits. It features a memorable saxophone riff played by Raphael Ravenscroft, which has become iconic in its own right. The song's lyrics tell a story of loneliness and longing, with the titular Baker Street serving as a metaphorical backdrop.
    The track was a commercial success, reaching the top of the charts in multiple countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. It also reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. Rafferty's distinctive vocals and the memorable saxophone melody contributed to the song's popularity.
    "Baker Street" continues to be celebrated as one of the standout songs of the late 1970s, showcasing Rafferty's songwriting prowess and musical talent. The song's enduring appeal has made it a classic in the realm of pop and rock music.
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  • @cmholmes1067
    @cmholmes1067 Рік тому +89

    This song is amazing, never heard of anyone not love this song?!

    • @KevinPierce-pu4bd
      @KevinPierce-pu4bd Рік тому +3

      It is probably the worst possible recording of it they could have chosen. The horns here sounded dead not the way it usually pierces the soul. The guy playing the sax even thought so himself , saying he fukked it up.

    • @lovestreet2675
      @lovestreet2675 9 місяців тому +3

      Right?! I'm so disappointed....not the reaction I was expecting 😢

  • @ostumbling
    @ostumbling Рік тому +56

    Sometimes to experience the full gravity of a song you have to pay attention to the lyrics as well and then understand why it was so popular.

  • @williamoneill5498
    @williamoneill5498 Рік тому +46

    You have to listen to Baker Street a few times, then you will appreciate it, and listen to it often, because it's one of those rare songs that imprints on your soul.

    • @KevinPierce-pu4bd
      @KevinPierce-pu4bd Рік тому +2

      This also is probably the worst possible recording they could have chosen for this great classic!

    • @lovestreet2675
      @lovestreet2675 9 місяців тому

      Well said 👏🏽👏🏽

  • @tconnolly9820
    @tconnolly9820 Рік тому +83

    I can't believe you guys collective indifference to this all time classic song!
    I was just a little bit too young to be aware of this when it came out in the late 70's but ever since then to this day it's still a staple on classic rock radio worldwide.

    • @ruff500
      @ruff500 Рік тому

      dudes just love gansta rap not the music palefaces

    • @lynnhoffman247
      @lynnhoffman247 Рік тому +3

      🎯

    • @oliphauntsneverlie6227
      @oliphauntsneverlie6227 Рік тому

      They're fucking clueless.

    • @KevinPierce-pu4bd
      @KevinPierce-pu4bd Рік тому +5

      It is probably the worst possible recording of this song. The centerpiece is the sax and instead of piercing the soul it fell so flat that these guys were laughing at it. They need a re do with a better video.

    • @tconnolly9820
      @tconnolly9820 Рік тому +6

      @@KevinPierce-pu4bd This song is 45 years old. Nearly everyone in that video is dead. Nobody there is going to be re-recording anything.
      I have to disagree wholeheartedly with you.
      For all of those years this song with it's understated vocals and downbeat story and outstanding centrepiece sax riff has been a firm classic and the one track the vast majority of people will remember Gerry Rafferty for.
      And it's going to remain so.
      Personally I think when that unmistakable, powerful and instantly recognisable sax riff kicks in for the first time and grabs the listener by the scruff of your neck it stands side by side with any of the greatest guitar riffs ever.
      Magnificent.
      Probably this wasn't a great video or great sound quality but these "promotional films" as they were before even the term "video" became commonplace were often considered an afterthought and an expense if at all, to have physical copies of film on reels distributed physically to television stations around the world.
      But Baker Street is a classic that will endure.

  • @jacksquat4140
    @jacksquat4140 Рік тому +24

    I can't believe it didn't hit # 1

    • @type4647
      @type4647 5 місяців тому +2

      The album ("City to City") did. And it knocked off the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack from its 6 month run at the top of the chart.

    • @jacksquat4140
      @jacksquat4140 5 місяців тому +1

      @@type4647: Thanks, mate, I didn't know that, but I am certainly glad it did. City to City is my favorite album of all time. It means a lot to me.

  • @Sportsref13
    @Sportsref13 Рік тому +35

    That Horn intro... still send me to euphoric heights

  • @Rockgirl-fq1gc
    @Rockgirl-fq1gc 7 місяців тому +6

    I was raised on this song. I was born in 1974, my dad played this a lot when I was little. I don't know anyone that was alive when this song came out that doesn't love it.

  • @garyclark9618
    @garyclark9618 Рік тому +19

    His song Right down the line is pretty smooth.

  • @Frostrazor
    @Frostrazor Рік тому +24

    This IMO is recording perfection. This is one of the single greatest songs ever recorded - so much music packed into one track. It's a gorgeous song and composed so immaculately. There's a lot of great instrumentation.
    Not judging - but being honest, you guys are the first people I've ever known did not truly love this song - it's legendary .
    The video is about 90 seconds shorter than the studio recording, too. You lost out on some more sax and guitar. if you didn't care much for it, you didn't miss out on anything.
    For me this song has a special place in my heart - it was popular on the radio when my dad was taking me to the race track every weekend - I was 10. So every time i hear it I remember those days of he and me in his car on the freeway going to the races on Saturday night.

  • @garyjohnson7133
    @garyjohnson7133 Рік тому +10

    That song is a musical work of art!!

  • @jbinpo
    @jbinpo Рік тому +23

    Baker Street is My all time favorite song, Sultans of swing comes in second...and I'm a metalhead

  • @lovestreet2675
    @lovestreet2675 9 місяців тому +10

    Omg this was my favorite song!! Everyone loved this!! The song is 🔥🔥🔥 😭 It's total playlist material! Listen to it without the video. We didn't have videos so we just experienced the magic! The smooth voice contrast with the hard hitting instruments. Magical!!

  • @jessicaleblanc-nh1yl
    @jessicaleblanc-nh1yl Рік тому +32

    He used be part of the band Stealers Wheel with 'Stuck in the Middle with You', etc. Gerry Rafferty offered much on his own. With 'Right Down the Line', too. Thank you for sharing this one.

  • @dab_family9405
    @dab_family9405 Рік тому +12

    Hands down, best sax in pop/rock music.

    • @neuvocastezero1838
      @neuvocastezero1838 Рік тому +1

      Check that, Foreigner- "Urgent"- Junior Walker.

    • @isgrimner
      @isgrimner Рік тому

      Another one that comes to mind is Money by Pink Floyd. They had a few more songs that had a sax as well.

  • @christinewaide5249
    @christinewaide5249 Рік тому +25

    It’s the same guy that sings lead vocals on “Stuck in the middle with you”. ❤

  • @yolandabrooksqueenofsevens
    @yolandabrooksqueenofsevens Рік тому +10

    This was the jam rest in peace Gerry Rafferty and Andy Gibb

  • @rdrrios
    @rdrrios Рік тому +13

    Audio version is longer the video is an edited version if I’m thinking correctly?

  • @marybill1429
    @marybill1429 6 місяців тому +4

    Oh my god I’m really surprised this is like one of my favorite songs I thought you knew good music. Oh well I thought you would love it

  • @Maria-ef5gq
    @Maria-ef5gq 4 місяці тому +5

    GERRY RAFFERTY A GREAT SCOTTISH MUSICIAN R.I.P. ❤

    • @MikePhillips-pl6ov
      @MikePhillips-pl6ov 27 днів тому

      Thank you Scotland for giving us this fantastic musician. From an English fan.

  • @jacqueline4514
    @jacqueline4514 Рік тому +14

    YES!!!! One of the definitive Yacht Rock songs 🛥️🛥️🛥️Got to do Gerry Rafferty’s “Right Down The Line” next!!

  • @renlessard
    @renlessard Рік тому +6

    This song screams 70's FM radio

  • @kathyrizzi8754
    @kathyrizzi8754 5 місяців тому +3

    I love this song with the beautiful Saxophone!👍💙💙💙

  • @tweetiepooh2001
    @tweetiepooh2001 Рік тому +8

    Some of the sexiest sax there ever was.

  • @Sage2628
    @Sage2628 Рік тому +19

    I think Baker Street is a great classic. The 70's was such a eclectic time for music. You have folk, singer song writer, rock, disco etc. and they all shared the charts. I was a good harmony, till people turned on disco. I think you would like "Get it Right Next Time" better by Gerry, try that out.

  • @revjim123
    @revjim123 Рік тому +3

    I can just feel the loneliness and big plans that are never followed through in every note of this song, It just epitomizes that person trying to fill that hole in their soul with meaningless things and wishing for a better life

  • @jamesdrynan
    @jamesdrynan Рік тому +5

    A great arrangement, a helluva sax hook, dangerous guitar solo and topped off with fantastic introspective lyrics. A winner!

  • @ItsTimeToSaveAmerica
    @ItsTimeToSaveAmerica Рік тому +7

    This song is 🔥🔥🔥

  • @brigid4815
    @brigid4815 Рік тому +6

    Great song yall. Next Year of the cat by Al Stewart ❤️🎶🔥

  • @donaldduck2139
    @donaldduck2139 Рік тому +11

    I remember playing my ol Gerry Rafferty cassette 50,000 times a day over the holidays years back around 77 78, him and Graham Bonnet. . .couldn't get enough. . .

  • @gregoryh9048
    @gregoryh9048 Рік тому +8

    You got to try "Right down the line" by Mr. Rafferty

  • @cynthiaschultheis1660
    @cynthiaschultheis1660 19 днів тому

    SAX ALWAYS ENHANCING MUSIC!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @davidj9163
    @davidj9163 Рік тому +4

    If i remember correctly, it won a grammy award.

  • @user-en9gd9dg1q
    @user-en9gd9dg1q 5 днів тому

    One of my favorite songs ❤

  • @pennymcneela7095
    @pennymcneela7095 Рік тому +7

    What a Classic this tune is.. ❤

  • @terrisue4059
    @terrisue4059 2 місяці тому +2

    That's my junior/senior year of high school. Dang, the old, old days for me.

  • @njchas
    @njchas Рік тому +6

    it came out during a lot of the drug culture and it’s bodacious sax, overall echo and the rock guitar blew away everything else of the time.

  • @bbox5938
    @bbox5938 Рік тому +7

    Yes, I was 20 when this song came out. Instantly liked it. It got tons of radio play as I remember and it was always a welcome change to the radio mix, it never got old. Good song, great musicianship. I love your channel. Thank you

    • @maire0808
      @maire0808 Рік тому

      I was 12 think, brill song, great music, not like crap out today

  • @bennettmusiccollective3218
    @bennettmusiccollective3218 Рік тому +4

    Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not there.

  • @xoxxobob61
    @xoxxobob61 Рік тому +5

    CASHBOX was older than the Billboard and relied more on Radio Airplay than actual Sales for its Chart Performance.

  • @marylreddick
    @marylreddick 7 місяців тому +1

    Love this song. Reminds me of high school and the people I lose contact with

  • @paullynn473
    @paullynn473 Рік тому +7

    A huge radio hit at the time, Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes Place of residence

  • @EarthWalker2023
    @EarthWalker2023 Рік тому +3

    Awesome song 🎵

  • @robynhurley5119
    @robynhurley5119 Рік тому +1

    Loved gerry in my youth. Love right down the line still listening at 55

  • @joepimentel306
    @joepimentel306 Рік тому +2

    Billboard Top 100 was the barometer to go by with songs

  • @alex-E7WHU
    @alex-E7WHU День тому

    Electric light orchestra did some fantastic stuff in the 70's, as did 10cc. Worth checking out both.👍

  • @tdonger
    @tdonger Рік тому +3

    That was a shortened version. The full version rocks out a bit more

  • @tannonwraith4692
    @tannonwraith4692 Рік тому +4

    Great song, great memories.
    At least you got to hear something you've never heard before.

  • @thomasp.3796
    @thomasp.3796 Рік тому +4

    This was a shortened "radio" version of the song. There is a longer version with more music that is better. But all the lyrics are in both versions.

  • @joshhencik1849
    @joshhencik1849 Рік тому +1

    As I get older, this song hits harder.

  • @moniqueleroux2198
    @moniqueleroux2198 Рік тому +1

    Fusion my brothers! Play iit loud and proud!

  • @genebaughbba3479
    @genebaughbba3479 Рік тому

    Thanks for reminding me of this groove.

  • @Kathiebaxter
    @Kathiebaxter Рік тому +1

    I can’t take the emotional contrast between the outrageously beautiful sax riff and the tone of the vocals.I listen waiting for the sax to come back..... it doesn’t hold together.

  • @Dan-dg9pi
    @Dan-dg9pi 7 місяців тому +6

    You might like it better if you actually listened to it rather than joke about.

  • @ezza9578
    @ezza9578 Рік тому +3

    There are still clubs just like the blue oyster if you fancy it Roy 😉 👍❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @josephkellard6432
    @josephkellard6432 Рік тому +1

    Truly an epic performance!

  • @joepimentel306
    @joepimentel306 Рік тому

    The Blue Oyster......LMAOOOOO..Legendary!!!

  • @BardOfAndromeda
    @BardOfAndromeda Рік тому +7

    One of the most iconic sax riffs of the 20th century and you ask how it could have been such a big hit? Tsk. Tacky.

  • @bossfan49
    @bossfan49 Рік тому +5

    Cashbox was a trade magazine in competition with Billboard that published their own weekly charts. It ran from the mid 1940s to the '90s. Gerry Rafferty was a member of Steeler's Wheel who had a hit with "Stuck In The Middle", used famously in Reservoir Dogs. Gerry also had another solo hit with "Right Down The Line".

  • @TheCornishCockney
    @TheCornishCockney Рік тому +6

    Opinions,like arseholes,everyone’s got one.

  • @jskit92380
    @jskit92380 Рік тому +2

    The studio version is 1000 % times better. Thanks guys ☮🖤🤘

  • @jasonwales6502
    @jasonwales6502 Рік тому +1

    This tops the list of best British songs in polls fairly often..given the competition that’s some high praise…

  • @michaelwallace777
    @michaelwallace777 5 місяців тому +1

    I do like the fact you guys' express honest opinions. No BS.

  • @jgilbertify
    @jgilbertify 9 місяців тому +1

    Uber cool........................

  • @Kathiebaxter
    @Kathiebaxter Рік тому +3

    “Alright Now” by Free is something you guys might like.

    • @Kathiebaxter
      @Kathiebaxter Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/x6rliRtir6A/v-deo.html !!!!! Years later, even better

  • @cadymauro5792
    @cadymauro5792 Місяць тому

    All my kids and grandson knows this song. They were in jr high in late 2000s

  • @mary.e645
    @mary.e645 6 місяців тому +1

    Of course we know this amazing song, where have you been under a rock?

  • @newfiemom8696
    @newfiemom8696 Місяць тому

    Grew up listening to this song 🎵 so thankful my parents had eclectic taste in music

  • @AP-gb3eh
    @AP-gb3eh Рік тому +5

    The sound is off . It’s wrong to not have good sound. This is a wonderful song and the musicianship is astounding

  • @jasonwales6502
    @jasonwales6502 Рік тому

    That was very new reaction..

  • @davidsweat8623
    @davidsweat8623 Місяць тому

    It is 💯% 1

  • @GinMae
    @GinMae Рік тому +3

    Thanks for listening to Gerry - did you know he was also the lead singer in "Steelers Wheel"? song you would know is "Stuck in the Middle with You"...

  • @xanajak
    @xanajak Рік тому

    Puts you in an exact time and place ... SoCal in the late '70s ... Saturday mornings driving to soccer games.

  • @cellyblank9919
    @cellyblank9919 11 місяців тому

    I respect the honest opinions, that's what reactions should be. Myself I didn't think much of this song growing up but in the last 4 years I've listened to it many times. Now, I can hear the genius, but it's subtle, very subtle.

  • @jonnno243
    @jonnno243 Рік тому

    Class

  • @nicholascannon5001
    @nicholascannon5001 9 місяців тому +4

    We don’t want to know about police academy just listen !🤫

  • @mikepetrimoulx933
    @mikepetrimoulx933 Рік тому +5

    Dude, Dude, you just ruined 45 years of loving this song, 😂😂😂😂

    • @kierstenridgway4634
      @kierstenridgway4634 Рік тому +1

      Oh nooo. I don't know if I should continue. 😆
      I didn't get the reference, so I'm cool. ❤😄

    • @iamthecaptainofmysoul2293
      @iamthecaptainofmysoul2293 Рік тому

      They’re not wrong though. This is proto jazz lift music 80s shiiiiit.

  • @fidgetyram9222
    @fidgetyram9222 Рік тому +1

    i am really enjoying the three way reactions .all y 'all are fricken cool ,keep going ,lots of love from Florida

  • @briannichols4856
    @briannichols4856 9 місяців тому

    have to listen to full version of it

  • @ricelaker
    @ricelaker Рік тому

    I love this song when I first heard it and still do. My daughter hates it but she is not a fan of the sax. I loved Rafferty with Stealers Wheel and the Humblebums which included Billy Connelly. Yes that Billy Connelly

  • @RoninNZ
    @RoninNZ Рік тому

    Thanks guys. Now I'll be thinking about the Blue Oyster whenever I hear this song too! LoL.

  • @michaelzion2022
    @michaelzion2022 3 місяці тому

    you listened to the short version, the release original had a long ending of that sax and that guitar...just beautiful that version

  • @Wise-Lady-La-Aura
    @Wise-Lady-La-Aura 11 місяців тому +2

    You guys talked over the lyrics and made fun of it! I never saw this video before, but that lead singer had a handsome face. It’s a deep , emotional song. The lyrics , man , you didn’t listen to it! It was awesome. That’s why it went to number 1!

  • @brandonhall3353
    @brandonhall3353 Рік тому

    You guys are reacting to some great freaken songs!

  • @user-en9gd9dg1q
    @user-en9gd9dg1q 5 днів тому

    When music had real meaning

  • @abmqa
    @abmqa Рік тому +3

    Who lives at 221B Baker Street in London? 😮

  • @RaynorBear
    @RaynorBear Рік тому +1

    At the time, there were 3 main magazines for broadcasting and song charts... Billboard, Cashbox, and Record World. Billboard was the most trusted source for broadcast news and information and accurate charts, but Cashbox was a close second. You didn't hear too much about Record World, but they were there.

  • @jimamos7984
    @jimamos7984 11 місяців тому

    This song is at the intersection of chill and Hype.

  • @moanahughes3593
    @moanahughes3593 Рік тому +1

    Musicians ❤🎉

  • @luckyirvin
    @luckyirvin Рік тому

    drop in to music
    o hell yes

  • @maire0808
    @maire0808 Рік тому +2

    I was born 64, this was best music ever

  • @tonyhaynes9080
    @tonyhaynes9080 8 місяців тому

    Blue Oyster Club? Giggling insanely at that.

  • @michaelwallace777
    @michaelwallace777 5 місяців тому

    I have to tell you guys, this was huge back then. You have to been alive in 1978. I loved Andy Gibb, but liked this better.

  • @Neonbob
    @Neonbob Рік тому

    My NJ Shore Song. Sand between the toes song. Walking the Beach 🍻

  • @siemonebeach4083
    @siemonebeach4083 Рік тому +2

    I know many people who love this song…I’m not one of them.

    • @sweetkiss119
      @sweetkiss119 Рік тому

      To each his own. My entire family loves this song. Don’t know anyone who doesn’t love this song.

  • @joecampbell2496
    @joecampbell2496 2 місяці тому

    C’mon, fellas, the dadgomn Sax is the best rip in history!
    It literally CRUSHES all of your contemporaries, ALL OF THE MORE $$$$UCCESSFULLY!
    Be disrespectful to those whom the artists of the time already knew were genius

  • @BlackMasakari
    @BlackMasakari 11 місяців тому +1

    one of my most favorite songs.
    Not the reaction - i mean, i don't care about no blue oysters...."sorry"

  • @neuvocastezero1838
    @neuvocastezero1838 Рік тому +1

    This song gives me flashbacks of getting beat up by Matt Damon.

  • @waltercatharina9625
    @waltercatharina9625 3 місяці тому

    Não entendo por que rir de uma super música ???

  • @chuckrowland8362
    @chuckrowland8362 Рік тому

    thanks you guys

  • @Duane-kr2mt
    @Duane-kr2mt 2 місяці тому +1

    Best melo music ever.