Al Stewart - Year of the Cat (Official Audio)
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I am 65. This is my favourite song ever.
Indeed. I play it over and over
you are special.
I'm 57 and love this song so much and Jackson Brown🤎
It is a very good song. I love it too very unique, very different
Definitely one of my favorites.
I'm 81 and a has been musician...the memories that come with this song are precious and priceless...love this and so many more from a time when music was and is not now...days on the road with a lot of side trips...these days what they call music is plastic...just plastic...
@@glendaamour1840 I think the difference between music back then and today transcends mere "taste". It's like comparing real food to synthetic or genetically altered "food". It really does have a tangible difference IMO
@@joepoppy3264 it hits different-had 2 be there
Ms.Glenda... NEVER put yourself down!!! NO musician is EVER A HAS-BEEN!!!!
i’m 17 years old, my dad played this for me a couple of months ago and i’ve been listening to it off and on, but jeez what a master piece. Al Stewart and Jeff Lynne are the most underrated musicians of all time.
Stewart, Lynne, Gerry Rafferty, Kate Bush, Heart, Redbone, James Gang, Billy Preston, Lol Creme, Stevie Nicks, Gene Pitney, Journey, Bessie Smith, Carole King, music is a web and you just landed on one of the millions of intersections. Never stop exploring.
@@carlcrossgrove9009 Wow, someone else that has heard of Bessie Smith and appreciates her talent.
I don’t think they are underrated. Many people rate them very highly indeed. Pleased you are enjoying it mind. 🙂
@platinumpete5160. I'm 69 yrs young and I remember this song, it sounds like if it just hit the airwaves, not much teenager's appreciate song's like this.
Search Al Stewart for more of his songs.
You, like many other UA-cam commentators, are confusing underrated with underexposed.
This takes me back to high-school, class of '78. My friend used to sing and play this for me, we married 21 years later, had a beautiful son. I loved this then and love it even more now, absolutely Brilliant ❤❤❤
I love this song...that baseline! My dad was a big, burly man with a soft heart and a love for 60s and 70s rock. I have him to thank for my love for diverse music.
Your dad's a legend
@anthonyhoey6394 thank you. I lost him almost 3 decades ago.
bassline is classic as piano and guitar
I can't believe as a 47 year old classic rock enthusiast that I've only just clocked this masterpiece in the last month...beautiful
I bet you’re loving it now!😃🩷
Where'd you hear it? Yacht Rock radio has been playing it and I've been lucky enough to catch multiple times in the past few days!
Better late than never
This is " one of them songs , like , I'm not inlove by 10cc , " just captures a time , and I'm a Rusted on Zappa fanatic, music , what a gift Music is the best , love on - yah
I’m 44 and I concur.
Yep. Back in the 70s. Cassette playing. Driving my 5 speed manual, Toyota Celica with my girlfriend. On the highway. Free Spirits. Blessed times.
Weren’t they ♥
Definitely
Ouah !!! 5 vitesses dans les années 70, c'était rare...😮
Masterpiece.
I am 60. Believe me, I listen to this song almost every day. And I think there's no need to explain why...
Idem para mim muito matcante
Eu digo o mesmo, deve ser a mesma idade as mesmas emoções
I am 67, this came out in 76 like it was Yesterday. love it. Take care. D
Me too !!!!
You don't have to explain it's just a complete classic the sax is immense.
Politics and wars rip us apart, but music brings us together, which is the more powerful?
The creator of music.
That's easy..music! But only those that are aware
Amen to that, things are escalating all over, pray for Peace, WTF man!!!
We aged but this song didn’t.
Exactly my bro/ sis
You did aged, not me !
Not all of us
Just great music. There is NOT one negative comment or thumbs down on this thread. That gives me hope. Thank you all.
and it gives me *JOY*
19 years old living in Scarborough in 1985 and introduced to this by Marie, the most incredible woman I have ever met. Said goodbye later that year and never saw her again. Hope life was good to her.
What a great line "She comes out of the sun in a silk dress, running, like a watercolour in the rain". Absolute genius!!
When I hear this song I'm transported back to Siagon 1967...the Vietnam experience wasn't all bad.
So glad I wasn't there with you Leon!@@leonwhittington1773
@@leonwhittington1773 Saïgon. If you were REALLY there, at least try to spell it correctly, you American.
Yes I have always thought what a beautiful simile and up there with TS Eliot
The imagery in the lyrics of this song is what makes me love it so; specifically the lines you quoted. Absolute genius, indeed.
Incredible, I can breath my sixteens... My sister loved this song, so my mother went to the record shop trying to get it and surprise her. But mother, she was always confused about names, so kept asking the guy at the shop the song "The day of the dog". Fortunately the man could meet the dots and my sister got the record. I dont have my sister nor my mother anymore, but from time to time I can "visit" them playing this beatifull song
Hold on today's memories, it's okay, bless you
Hold on to those memories. It's okay may you be blessed
Stories that didn't happen for 200 Alex.
That story is so precious. God bless.
@@tracywebber145 shame it's fabricated.
I was 19, a wine waitress in Renfrew..... The year of the heatwave, i went to Ireland......i was young and invinsible.........i am now 67 and disabled......this song brings back happy memories 😊 x
Bless you
❤
I hope you’re doing good 😊
Hello from Los Angeles. My name is Gordon and I was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire. I came across your comments regarding year of the cat, I couldn't help but say hello, and tell yae yer taste in music is brilliant. Cheers, Gordon Lever. Hope I'm not coming off weird. All the best 😊😊
May God bless you
The lyrics alone are pure poetry and the music is a modern symphony - a timeless work of art
70 year old here. I remember hearing this on CHOM-FM in Montreal back in the 70s. I was so blessed to be a young man living in the greatest city on Earth.
what utter garbage. go and live in yank land. They will luv your grossly overstated crap
78 years young. Still listening August 2024. Never grows old..
100% with you I am 64
@@abyios I'm 71 in 3 months and love this song in college days. Still a wonderful song to this day. :)
😊😅@@abyiosoy😊😊iii😊😊😊😊
Al Stewart is performing locally on Aug 31. I think I'm gonna go.
Wish I could crawl inside this song!
There is absolutely nothing not to love about this song.
This song is perfect.
There is one thing I don't like about this song............ It ends.
Yes. The whole album and every song Al Stewart does is magic.
True, but perhaps a tad bit too excessive, and redundant.
😐
❤
Hey, when I was little (maybe in 2014, I don't remember) I listened to my uncle play that song on the piano, I loved it because it made the piano magical. Now college is approaching and I asked him to teach me this song and hearing him play the piano again was very emotional. Now, it's my turn to play this masterpiece ✨😎
Perhaps the most elegant and esoteric pop song ever written. Bravo Al!
PERHAPS 🔥
I normally find superlatives in yt comment sections really annoying but this time it's the truth
Agreed..and I love the stuff by Stewart's roommate, Paul Simon, and of course Dylan, Neil Young, and Gordon Lightfoot...but this...this is majestic and lovely...brilliant.
+2
@@bennyhath1789 Excellent way with words.
This song never ages it makes me smile and weep at the same time, an absolute masterpiece
Here’s looking at you, kid..
the perfect analogy for this song....
Tom Ackroyd, EXACTLY!! YOU NAILED IT! ❤
I echo your sentiments ❤
same here
'She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a watercolour in the rain".......SWOOOOON
This song is a symphony, I was only 10 when it was released. I’ve stayed a fan as I grew up. Subscribe to his newsletter! Saw him perform in Northampton MA, he’s still got it
"The Year of the Cat" is a mystical sojourn of mind and music. Words don't do it justice. Bravo, Al Stewart.
Memories never fade.. they don't make music like this anymore. Beautiful lyrics
I have no idea what he is talking about.
I second that emotion ❤️
Still loving this song in 2024, along with Time Passages. Both are great driving songs and take me back to my younger years. Anyone else?
i love it too. a masterpiece. and don't forget "on the border". greetings from germany.
Me too
I have the album
Makes me think of my mom and dad. Momma passed away 2 years ago. But this song always brings her back.
Great opening piano arrangement with Peter Wood.
This song oddly popped up in my feed while sitting outside with my old black cat. What a magical song. ✨ It reminded me of my youth. Now it will remind me of my cat. 😻
We lift the glass and wave the flag for those who have left us way too early but we plod along while still listening to the Year Of The Cat....
Right on brotha
Our freak flag
Nobody produces music like this. The 70's can't be matched.
Mark Passe annihilated by the 80’s. But it’s a brilliant song.
@@MrKarloz97
#4 80s. Pretty good due to great 70s artists like Hall and Oates, Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Van Halen etc. 80s mostly known for Murray Head, Taco C-rap hiphoppers and hair bands.
#3 90s. Complete flip-flop from anything before it and had good creativity at it's higher level.
#2 60s the only reason it doesn't tie or nose ahead of the 70s is the Vietnam War. It poisoned everything. There was a lot of great music in the 60s but so much of it dragged you down like the war did.
#1 70s After Nixon finally got us out of Kennedy and Johnson's war, we could finally relax and breathe again and the music reflected it.Instead of lyrics tainted with war, it was peace, love, fun and MORE LOVE! New technology boosted the sound quality to great levels and for the first since about 1908, we weren't staring a bloody war in the face.
Class of '77 kid here. Magical years with real musicians and lyricists writing and playing with passion flowing out over the AM airwaves. Kids laying out on their rooftops looking up at the stars while haunting saxophone's wailed in so many hit songs taking us to distant places in our dreams. At 65, I ask myself why wouldn't people want that again? 😞
Are you reading my mind?
@@eleonoradini2371 😉
Wonderful image.
Something about this song at 57 yrs aged that never allows me to tire listening, sometimes several times per week.
Al Stewart performed in Buffalo last year, and I regret not going to see him.
I was 14 in 77. We really did have the best music didn’t we?
In
@@Gramsgirl-ie8fb
With such songs can't help but reflect, reminisce and ponder what regrets ya may have, I'm not gonna sugar coat it I have plenty, and so goes it.
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I still enjoy this classic song by Al Stewart, it brings back a lot of good memories.
I'M 71 Year old and still listening this performance of Al Stewart
I’m 20 years old. Al Stewart will live on!
Me too. I was born a Cat Girl 70 years ago. Al Stewart really put depth into his song 🎵 and I love it ❤ Makes me teary eyed with Joy.
The arrangement is stunning in its effect: dynamic, subtle, and moving. Most records are lucky to lay claim to one of these qualities.
Man, I miss the music & the life that was then. Things have changed so very much since then. My grandkids listen to the music with me & we have a blast together. I lost my precious husband to covid 12 31 20 - we loved listening to music from our generation together, how I miss that....
The incredible thing about this beautiful masterpiece is that it pulls you into another world, and when it ends you fell like you've been on a long mysterious journey,
That ended way too soon!
The whole album is like that, a massive journey you don't want to end!
An absolutely beautiful and mesmerizing masterpiece! Pop music of today doesn't even come close.
"Music" of today isn't music. It's pre-packaged junk to satisfy the masses.
Sadly just hasn't for over 5 decades. This is so beautiful.
You are very right. Nothing comes even close. Those seventies ballads still mesmerize us after all this time. That's what masterpiece are made of.
It's folk
@@SimonTimoney-74 Folklore, pop, ballads, disco, rock, doesn't matter which. Fifty years later still keep sounding good and we still sing and dance to those marvelous tunes cause is make us happy to remember and era (with no many technology as today) when music was simple but mighty. I'm not saying today's music is bad, I like it too, but music from the eighties, the seventies and back, were the golden era of music. The best of the best. Can't be denied.
This song transports me to 1977. I had just graduated from high school and moved to NYC to attend college. I moved into a studio apartment on East End Avenue across the street from Carl Schurz Park. My downstairs neighbor came upstairs to my apartment at 2AM and knocked on my door to complain about the volume of my music ... although she complimented me on my taste. I was playing this album. We later became friend's and I learned she was dating Randy Newman (and she had a dog named Bowser).
You lived in NYC when it was good.
This song takes me straight back to winter 1977, I’m laying on my brother’s bed listening to this album on his stereo (he’s not home, of course). I’m 12 at the time (I’ll be 60 next month).
I'm an old timer. I still love this song.
"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running
Like a watercolor in the rain"
Wow! that's one hell of a line.
That's really awesome
👍
My favourite line, too.
Yeah.. I always loved that line.. and 'incense and patchouli..' 🐾
Stunningly gorgeous and an aura of compassion and warmth to my soul. May god reward you in heaven. Big Lenny.
This is timeless. It has aged wonderfully. Music from my teenage years. The memories.
Agree Wyatt,, You and me both , still lovin it in my future years .... classic ... cheers mate ...
I’m up here in northern Arkansas with a lot of retirees do you know what music they’re playing? Oh no not the 40s and 50s they’re playing the 70s it’s amazing it’s like Time stood still catering to their audience.
One of my ten favorite songs of all time. The music is incredibly mellow and lush.
love how the classical,guitar and the electric guitar compliment each other and the Sax solo wow
And the violins...
This is a masterpiece.
@@SisterGenX :')
@@SisterGenX And the voice so subtil !!
its seamless and my fav part as well....
Alan Parsons made a lot tweaks to make this song a true gem
Songs like this never fade away. They will always be a part of the sweet history of true music lovers...the ones who appreciate the sounds the emotions
I read this comment as the song was fading out...
The song is a bit before my generation, but how in the world did it fly beneath my radar all these years? Amazing!
Profoundly beautiful. I can hardly keep my eyes dry come the end.
The entire album is wonderful. One Stage Before, On The Border and of course this masterpiece
The most brilliant use of instrumentals. Each piece is a masterpiece on its own. It’s like eating the best piece of perfectly seasoned and cooked steak.
I’m extremely racist
Daina. As a drummer my ears feast on all the other savory instrumental delights of this masterpiece, as you point out. Great compliment and comment. Lyrics anyone? She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a watercolor in the rain. Don't bother asking for explanations, she'll just tell you that she came. Power of mystique. Great things ahead Ma'am.
Favourite song of all time
The mid section is a masterpiece, starting with classical strings, then acoustic guitar solo, then electric solo, then saxophone. CMON NOW!
C'mon now I be jammin to that now!!!
I once knew a man with a magnificently large mid section who sang this song beautifully.
"It's the year of the cat
Doodaloo doodaloo!!"
Sounds like a Martin and Les Paul or Telecaster
The song was on the radio on my first day of primary school back in the 70s loved it then still love it now pure class
I'm 25 now but throughout high school i'd hang with my dad out on the deck and listen to this and other classics under the moonlight. Great memories.
That is so kewl you shared that! I’m an old man (now) and recall when Al first released (and wrote) this tune. Al’s words, your memories, and mine will last forever hearing this tune.
@Jonathan Hartman >>> It was GOOD MUSIC, and it ALWAYS WILL BE...👍👍
This its a Masterpiece. Great piano. Great guitar solo and best saxophone solo.
One the best song on 20 century.
Thanks God foe be part of. This era. . Seventies. Best decade for music
@@juancarlosmaguina4531 totally agree! I'm lucky to have a dad who introduced me to his generation of music.
I like that brother. Love from London England UK 🏴🇬🇧👍
I'm in my early sixties this Era of music has passed the test of time...great lyrics...driving along a coastal road at sunset..perfect song...
The acoustic guitar solo that leads into the electric guitar solo followed by the sax is BRILLIANT
And real strings in the background. Amazing.
It's awesome. Love your perception and critique.
MASTERPIECE
and the amazing piano intro, the whole song culminating in a ridiculous saxophone dazzler! It truly is a master work...
It was furry
This song has more hooks in it than a fishing boat. Unforgettable, timeless, classic.
What a beautiful way to put it.
So it does…gets me every time!
I love this song
thats not what that word means
i'm Hooked 😁
Such a gorgeous song. One of few that really move me and send a chill up my spine with the guitar and sax solos. The cellos and violins really fill it out. Thank you Al ♥️
Started listening to this song recently and it is pure class. Music of 70s and 80s was amazing
Perfectly written and performed.
I always thought Al Stewart should have been the third Beatle! All his music is phenomenal!
Al is a unique singer and this song is undoubtedly one of his best . Wonderful lyrics, fabulous music and mesmerising voice. This immortal song will certainly entertain music lovers around the world generation after generation.
Im 70 now… hubbys gone to heaven and i still have this classic to serranade me each day💕💕💕💕🙏🏻
I'm right here with you. He didn't love much popular music if it was recorded after about '74 or so, but didn't we all have a time? Never imagining that we would get old and die. I especially never dreamed he would go before me bc both his parents are still living, in great health, and self-sufficient. I miss EVERYTHING about him not being here. Well, I don't miss him fussing at the newspaper every morning. Life is just too short.
How sweet ❤
I’m so sorry you lost your husband your love and the music that reminds you of the time you were together hopefully comforts you ♥
Masterpiece....
Definitely the most beautiful song I've ever heard.
Me too so many good memories
This goes out to my beautiful feline family members who have passed away after 22 years with us
Our beautiful Silver passed on December 2, 2019 and our beautiful Magic passed last night January 19, 2020 ,
God bless you always and thank you 😊 we love you!!!!
God bless you all as well
You were lucky to have them so long my longest feline was in his 15th yr
I am so sorry for your loss, I cried harder when I read that you lost a baby the night before you posted this.
1976 was "The Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart! An absolute masterpiece that takes you back to the time and place where you first heard it.
For me, it was Hong Kong in the 1980s
No it doesn't
What are you doing putting that kind of thing out?
A nother place in my life
@@backfru Yes it does shut up
I first heard it one year ago at The Strokes concert, Barclays Center, Brooklyn. I Shazammed it and been listening to it non stop since then. It’s a perfect song.
This song is nothing but perfected layers of genius, first a piano that starts off the song, the piano pretty much leads the way in the entire song, then we get a layer of strings, a brilliant acoustic guitar and then a great electric solo, then a perfect sax solo! Nothing but pure GENIUS, a singer/songwriter who knew how to arrange each layer of instrument!
that Genius has a name: Alan Parsons
All of the elements of this song just create a sublime adventure for mind and spirit. It truly transports the listener like very few other songs I’ve ever heard.
Hands down one of my ultimate favorite songs❤❤❤❤
I'm brought to tears when I hear this, always.
This one and Music by John Miles are my 2 favorites
V.c.tem.bom.gosto..Parabéns..
just a terrific classic tune i love it so smooth and mellow timeless gem
👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
When it comes to 🎶 music 🎶, for me it's always the Year of the 🐯Cat🐯. 💖 This 🎶 melody 🎶 is Pure Magic❣️ 💖
2020 probably the Year of the Bat now.
Greetings from El Paso Tx. I'm 68yrs old still listening to this beautiful music ❤loved it then love it still 🌹class of '73
The way the acoustic guitar and piano meld is absolutely fabulous. One of the many reasons why this is arguably the best song to come out of the 70's imho.
2024 The year of VintageAppreciation😼
Well said😊
Who’s listening to this in 2024？
Me
Same
Classic music. Timeless.
Me
Me😂
I want this to be played at my funeral
When is your funeral scheduled?it will be for me an opportunity to hear it once more
why?
@@motnosniv Because it's a pretty song, celebration of life. And I'd like people to walk away at least with a bit less grief
I close my eyes, my mind is transported to a special time.
I was young, vibrant and looking forward.
This song makes it all possible again.
In loving memory of Jeff, the biggest Al Stewart fan I ever knew.
BLESSING'S!!
@@marlenetrimnal4368 Thank you! We had a great Native American send-off for Jeff a week ago.
@@tinkaluisa8540 you're welcome Lot's of true blessing's in loving memory's of you're loved one Jeff!! Wonderful song year of the cat! An lovely AI STEWART!
who cares
Big Lenny is bigger. 700 pounds ripped.
I don't think I'll ever fall out of love with this song. It always takes me to another time.
That's the best thing about music, it's like taking a vacation without leaving home. 🌴🥳🔆✌️
I think the same. I don't think I'll ever get tired of listening to it. It seems "deep" to me. It ain't no pop bubblegum song.
@@phillipsprague8409 Right.. from the first notes of the piano, it takes you away.
This is a good thing.
As a piano teacher, I always place a quote at the bottom of the program of our annual recital. This is a fantastic quote and will be the quote for our June 2022 recital. Thank you Melanie!
@@Classic.Hits-335.artists Aaawe.. that's very cool! ♡
Im 67 and this song still gives me a chilling rush....omg i love it
Me too
This tune is something of a romantic anthem for my generation. The lyrics, the arrangement, and just the incredible atmosphere it invokes take me back to a happier time in life when all I cared about was my next liberty. Man, to live those days again! That's okay, though, because this tune helps me remember...
Bittersweet to hear this. One of my all time favorite songs, great lyrics but makes me very sad thinking of good times gone by and how fast we grow old.
Yes, the times went by but we are still here. Celebrate!
@@chrisper94 What else are we gonna do??!
Cynthia Earl this song reminds me of something that I don’t even known on t describe. I left school lady year but I wasn’t really a fan back then, so I don’t know. But I know that this song makes me feel sad but in a good way which doesn’t make sense. It’s also my all time favourite song
Sad but true Cynthia, and how fortunate we are to have lived it!
Our bodies and skin grow old but we find bygone youth and passion in songs like this. Boston's More than a feeling is another one that does it for me.
How many Old-Timers are listening to this song and realizing we did not know or appreciate what we had back then.....
Perhaps, but there are still good souls listening To good music
A lot
I loved it back in the day, I was 13. Takes me back
No we didn’t
yep.
Very evocative, the vocal and instrumentals are perfectly balanced, a truly uplifting song
This is an all time classis. Al Stewart was much underrated but anyone who knows anything about music loves his stuff. Seventies music gets overlooked sometimes because of the Beatles ,Stones etc in the sixties. Saxophone solo at the end rounds off this all time classic.
Love this stuff ❤
" She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a watercolor in the rain" What could ever pique your imagination better?
indeed
I think it might be the dress that is running like a watercolor in the rain--you know, like colors run. (The image of the girl running doesn't seem to fit, for me.)
@@rodneyrawlings7100 its both at the same time, thats how art works
@@rodneyrawlings7100 I always likened the girl to the watercolour. The colours running in the rain.
We are in the Year of the Cat, the Water Rabbit, 2023...same dif...the music still resonates! Thank you RHINO for sharing.
Beautiful music ♥️
music is the soft fabric against our face and the boiling water that burns our hearts
This was my father's favourite song. He passed 4 months ago at 65. Dad, I will listen to this song until my last days to remember you.
@@adriancornejo1398 Sorry for your loss. You dad had great taste in music.
Beautiful.
Sorry for your loss.... he had great taste in music 😢
So sorry......remember the time!
God Bless ya man...
La mejor canción compuesta de todos los tiempos!!!
Quién escuchándola en 2021? Es una obra maestra!!!
De las mejores canciones que he escuchado en mi vida, solo gente de cultura la conoce
Yes
Estoy totalmente de acuerdo camarada!! Yo la escuche por primera vez en 1977 cursaba el tercero de secundaria , tenia quizás de 15 para 16 años , hoy en 2021 tengo ya 59 años ya un sus misterios y elegancia me fascinan. Gracias por tu comentario. Saludos desde MEXICO.. y Arriba Al STEWART!!
Apenitas la voy descubriendo gracias a un amiguito que conocí en Roblox. "Aunque usted no lo crea." 😊
Yo tengo 17, uno se encuentra maravillas viajando por UA-cam.
i remember in the early 70s i brought my first stereo components all Pioneer including my turn table i brought this LP from Al Stewart great memories.
Juan Coronado Like you, this LP was the first one I listened with my Pioneer stereo gift of my parents for my 14 YO
I had a Pioneer player in my 77 Mustang. Pioneer speakers were awesome !
Still got my Pioneer amp and Goldring deck with Wharfdale speakers -)
Just bought this on record. I can't wait to listen to it when I get home.
On an oil rig, North Sea in the 70's, that was the album that was put on my portable cassette player (pre Walkman days) when I was ready to sleep after a 12 hour shift. Each night for two weeks on the rig. This went on for a few months. Today I still enjoy that great album one for chilling to.
Sony Walkman was as cool as it gets then I has soundtrack to apocalypse now... Treasure finder 2 helipad in rent field...
While the singing is great, to me what makes it beautiful is the music.
You got it!
Agree 💯 the guitar the piano and to top it all the sax it's my favorite song of all time up there with the Logical Song by Super Tramp
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For me it's a Gestalt situation. The whole package is greater than the sum of the parts, but that being said the music is Sublime. Among the many beautiful touches to the music is the way the solo instruments hand off the solo to the next instrument in such a masterful mellifluous way.
Me , good music is never out of place, rock on !!!
How many songs have 3 instruments for the solo--first an acoustic guitar, then electric guitar, then sax?! Just incredible instrumentation and production!
Don't forget the cello!
It begins with violin.
And the piano intro!
These days? None.
@Richard Cray He produced & engineered "Dark Side of the Moon," as well!
This has always been my favorite recording of all time. Al Stewart is definitely a unique song writer that moves your imagination with fantasy (Real and Unreal), historical precedent (Roads to Moscow), romantic (Year of the Cat), political statement (Russians and Americans), stories of life's ups and downs (Almost Lucy, News From Spain), critical (Carol, Angel of Mercy, Three Mules, License to Steal), or just plain fun (Genie on A Table Top, Song on the Radio, Antarctica). Al Stewart is my favorite male recording artist, Kate Bush would be my favorite female, would be interesting if they got together and recorded some music.
I dont know but everytime I hear this song, I feel a "wonder".
I hear u I wonder what happened to Gina Lopez😎
I get transported to a better, gentler place!
I was a student in the UK in 76-78, and this LP was on my Pioneer TT v often.. Together with Gerry Raferty's Baker Street .. these are my 2 jazz infused 'Symphonic' style Folk Rock Anthems on my generation
To me this song never gets old. I liked it back then, I like it even more now. Best music.