Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat (HD)

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  • @zeuschowie7473
    @zeuschowie7473 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +397

    Who still loves this song!

    • @stevenm1054
      @stevenm1054 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fucking everybody

    • @jomercurio1520
      @jomercurio1520 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Me! So many years later...

    • @MarkWG
      @MarkWG 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Been lovin' this song since '75.

    • @briank3461
      @briank3461 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Such a classic masterpiece. Still listening in June 2024.

    • @stk6mkt
      @stk6mkt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I know it's a cliche, but this is a timeless classic.

  • @rodmoore1577
    @rodmoore1577 2 ปีที่แล้ว +758

    True story. This happened this past Monday. A customer came up to my seafood counter. She had on this dress that was kinda flowing in the air and I said "You make me think of a line from a song." She said what song and said year of the cat. She had never heard of it and asked what line was it and I said " She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like the water running in the rain." She said "Oh my God that's so beautiful! Then I just recited the entire first lyrics and she asked me the name of the song again and who sung it. She immediately goggled it and started listening to it. She loved it and thanked me for telling her about it. Im 65 she was probably 32-34. I said no problem and said you missed alot of great music!

    • @curtismckee8438
      @curtismckee8438 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      She was Vexed by 70s music. I am almost 62 and I get that completely.

    • @sushanart
      @sushanart ปีที่แล้ว +10

      💖👍

    • @barbaracartwright298
      @barbaracartwright298 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You wanted some. ..so

    • @markweber4854
      @markweber4854 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Not to be a stickler but it's "She comes out of the sun in a silk dress runnin' like a watercolor in the rain..." Love this song too!

    • @louisethomson7553
      @louisethomson7553 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Beautiful song.🌹🌹❤️

  • @Windsor40
    @Windsor40 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1062

    The best thing in my 65 years of life is that I was so fortunate to be alive in the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s to hear classics like this. Memories ...

    • @fiorellapedota838
      @fiorellapedota838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      😍❤️

    • @appalachiangunman9589
      @appalachiangunman9589 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      I bet it was sweet hearing them when they were brand new!

    • @lorenzod.1937
      @lorenzod.1937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      same age, same thoughts... 🙂😊🙏
      Greetings from Milan!

    • @TheBertieW
      @TheBertieW 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@appalachiangunman9589 It was.

    • @sscoyote
      @sscoyote 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      hear hear

  • @Jocantral
    @Jocantral หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    Yes - almost 50 years ago. Listening in Sept 2024

    • @JoyPaul-pe7ij
      @JoyPaul-pe7ij หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I'm here Saturday morning 24

    • @joaomaria9995
      @joaomaria9995 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Linda. Saudade...

    • @jimpage9739
      @jimpage9739 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Stunning...

    • @johnwright7895
      @johnwright7895 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Brilliant.Take care.

    • @jewelhennessey2383
      @jewelhennessey2383 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      October 21st 2024

  • @belza206
    @belza206 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    No wonder it's a good song. It belongs to the era of true music.

  • @Ixos1965
    @Ixos1965 3 ปีที่แล้ว +597

    One of most beautiful songs ever written. Period

    • @antonyvillena6881
      @antonyvillena6881 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      And musical composition

    • @winter20112
      @winter20112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You so right

    • @kenwatson5562
      @kenwatson5562 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No it's not. Period!
      Me thinks a stay on the farm a little longer might mitigate your beautifulness.

    • @beatorres6871
      @beatorres6871 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ❤️

    • @juniorrobinson4678
      @juniorrobinson4678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      A true gem just when your thinking it can't get any better it does

  • @NewFalconerRecords
    @NewFalconerRecords 4 ปีที่แล้ว +529

    This, and 'Baker Street' by Gerry Rafferty define a certain excellence in atmosphere and a certain sense of a snapshot of time during the mid to late 1970s.

    • @xeokym223
      @xeokym223 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Yeah it's weird that songs do that. But everyone's "atmosphere" that they relate to the song must be different, yet somehow somewhat the same, too. I wonder if more recent eras, people will look back on with less yearning and nostalgia because so much of it has been recorded because of the internet & cell phones? The 70s, 80s and 90s have a kind of veiled nostalgia because we didn't have as many ways of preserving events & moments so well...we have to rely on our own memories. What do you think?

    • @kimberlyisherwood4564
      @kimberlyisherwood4564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      They make me think of a rainy 🌙 night. Where the lights from the headlights and traffic signals, reflect their warm street colors into the streets, on a summer night. 🌟 🐅

    • @MarcosReis18
      @MarcosReis18 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Exactly, I would still dare to add Your Latest Trick

    • @naughtmoses
      @naughtmoses 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same producer? No, but Hugh Murphy and Alan Parsons had a very similar style.

    • @landofsuchbeauty
      @landofsuchbeauty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I would add Rod Stewart's "Killing of Georgie (pts. 1 and 2)" to make it a trifecta :)

  • @juliesiller5937
    @juliesiller5937 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

    My late husband and I used to love to listen to this song cuddled in bed. We enjoyed listing to music together and remembering the old days. His favorite cologne was Patchouli too. Smelled so nice on him. Such beautiful memories. Still can’t believe we won’t have those nights again 😢

    • @pedrolane8058
      @pedrolane8058 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      So thought provoking.Wish you well for the future.

    • @barbarasisk-r8x
      @barbarasisk-r8x 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Hugs and love sent your way. Hope things get better.

    • @LVSCT
      @LVSCT หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    • @dennysmith7862
      @dennysmith7862 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Sweet peep - great resurrection on the future cards for all dead loved ones... We're all going to meet up again...
      Eternity was put into our hearts... We'll welcome them back...
      Account of Lazarus convinced me...

    • @natasakaleskovic1690
      @natasakaleskovic1690 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Maybe the other world exists for the people who miss each other.

  • @Maximus12384
    @Maximus12384 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +475

    someone listening to this masterpiece in 2024

    • @pampurr1
      @pampurr1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      May 24

    • @TheSulross
      @TheSulross 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      When a teenager (started between junior and senior year in high school) I worked in dangerous oil field as a rough neck (and did so in summers between college years) - because it paid very well. And used the money to buy audiophile grade equipment. This song has always been a pleasure to listen to on such gear.

    • @Xlaminator
      @Xlaminator 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TheSulross tbh a song like this one is a pleasure on ANY gear ;)

    • @thierrygillard2336
      @thierrygillard2336 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Un délice de pop !

    • @Katznbearz
      @Katznbearz 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yes!! June 2024

  • @djamelkhemmari1009
    @djamelkhemmari1009 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +128

    What has changed that we aren't doing the same stuff today.. something has gone wrong with the new generations.. why? i am 64 and i am so lucky to have lived thru all these classics..

    • @johnglasgow8826
      @johnglasgow8826 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Snap, just remembered the name of this artist while searching for a song by the other Al, Al Green that is and yes the music of yesteryear was way better than the crap we hear today.

    • @kimberlysollenberger1552
      @kimberlysollenberger1552 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Mark Foster comes up with songs like this FTP

    • @JPL-md
      @JPL-md 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I’m 37 and I agree, I fell in love with this song in 2016 mist a twist if you know what I mean. Mums the word and what not. I hope you are confused cause I am.

    • @JESUS-SAVES_1975.
      @JESUS-SAVES_1975. 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I feel the same as you. I'll be 64 in about 3 months and I feel so lucky to have this song as part of my high school days. This song and Time Passages are just beautiful masterpieces!

    • @DM-ye9mm
      @DM-ye9mm 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      not just in music but life in general. sometimes feels like our world is crumbling down around us.

  • @RedtheCat2014
    @RedtheCat2014 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +115

    Takes me back to a time that's gone forever.
    I was young, vibrant, looking forward to life and all it's possibilities and wonder.

    • @sandralovely7535
      @sandralovely7535 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Well said, you couldn't have said it any better.

    • @hilarioanzar8662
      @hilarioanzar8662 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      may not be young anymore, but life is still full of possibilities and wonder. just how you look at it. life is such a precious thing and should never be taken for granite, always cherish every moment. those are the greatest wonders in the world

    • @barbarasisk-r8x
      @barbarasisk-r8x หลายเดือนก่อน

      Indeed! Thankfully I was able to see a lot of places, love a lot of people and experience nearly everything that I wanted to. Even now though, there's more I want to do.

    • @rockchalk9078
      @rockchalk9078 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too brother

  • @janetaldrich7747
    @janetaldrich7747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +424

    There are times when I can hardly bear to listen to this ... the memories are so intense.

    • @lowrispooner2279
      @lowrispooner2279 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Same here ....I feel like crying but what for I have no idea ! ♡

    • @nitro9778
      @nitro9778 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      im crying right now

    • @pattyhaley9594
      @pattyhaley9594 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I can relate

    • @luisllorens70
      @luisllorens70 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      It's nostalgia. A powerful drug with serious side effects.

    • @Ziraffe2
      @Ziraffe2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Best thoughts to you all ^

  • @franvanderham4762
    @franvanderham4762 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Going back to the 70’s when I was young and the music was great.

  • @Chris-c9l6p
    @Chris-c9l6p 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    I'm 70 and I'm so glad I lived during this period some fantastic singer song writer's

  • @mozartbabe
    @mozartbabe 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    2024 - and still one of my favorite songs ever. I was a lil kid when I first heard this, and it remains one of the most lovely orchestrated songs I've ever heard.💯🕊️💯

    • @raymonddon8875
      @raymonddon8875 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      im 88 and i still love this song. however, only one ear works.

  • @chuck-jy7mz
    @chuck-jy7mz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    she comes out of the sun in a silk dress on running like a watercolor in the rain . . Amazing

    • @timothyfitz1010
      @timothyfitz1010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Great lyrics!

    • @NickNicometi
      @NickNicometi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      One of my favorite lines in popular music.

    • @anastasiaerbe1826
      @anastasiaerbe1826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YES! I was just thinking the same thing. One of the best lines I’ve ever heard that painted pictures in my mind! 😗

    • @anastasiaerbe1826
      @anastasiaerbe1826 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      NickyBuff I totally agree with you on that!

    • @sactiger2817
      @sactiger2817 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That lyric evokes such a vivid mind-picture...

  • @cynthiaontiveros9401
    @cynthiaontiveros9401 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Smooth 🎶
    great music sounds

  • @umcafeumafotoealgumaspalavras
    @umcafeumafotoealgumaspalavras ปีที่แล้ว +67

    This song makes me want to put a headphone and walk through the park on a rainy day, aimlessly... One of the best songs ever written. Thanks, Al Stewart. From Brazil.

    • @LynnTharp1971
      @LynnTharp1971 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      feels like a calm rainy day. beautiful, calm vibe. And darn good musicians!

    • @lindatx38garcia62
      @lindatx38garcia62 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Amen brother 🌹

  • @joeltyler9774
    @joeltyler9774 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    One of the best instrumental sections of a song ever! the writer of that instrumental section where it goes from guitar to electric guitar to saxophone is absolutely brilliant. that transfer to the saxophone takes my breath away every time I hear it.

    • @andreatouhig2816
      @andreatouhig2816 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Intoxicating 😍👏👏

    • @timfinn8832
      @timfinn8832 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Totally agree, something you would like is Pink Floyd "Final Cut" . Transition from Roger's voice to saxophone.

    • @salamanca1954
      @salamanca1954 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That sucker was COMPOSED. We took artistry for granted so often then, because it kept coming every single day. And now it's a kind of wasteland.

    • @notgivinup
      @notgivinup ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Still gives me goosebumps after all these years!

    • @jeorgewatson
      @jeorgewatson 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’ve always said this as well. It’s simply beautiful.

  • @psysurfermind
    @psysurfermind 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    I'm 62 y.o. and this music brings me to ancient and good days, where every problem seemed easy to face. Now, they are only good memories.

    • @barbarasisk-r8x
      @barbarasisk-r8x 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Indeed!

    • @narrowboatphotography2615
      @narrowboatphotography2615 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Same age as you... And 76 was a fantastic year to be alive. Now distant memories... But never forgotten.

  • @arseniolupin8851
    @arseniolupin8851 4 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    one of the best things about 50 years old,is the fact that i lived my teenage years in the 80's that is priceless and i am grateful !!!

    • @syedjavediqbal1963
      @syedjavediqbal1963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Couldn't agree more.

    • @유도마-v2r
      @유도마-v2r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      One of the best songs of the 70's and that's saying a lot.

    • @stevebeyer3674
      @stevebeyer3674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen, Bro.

    • @christopherstory2136
      @christopherstory2136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Grateful too growing up in the 70s and college in the 80s; certainly a time with its challenges-but we approached it with optimis, hope and some feeling of togetherness.. unlike today's despair and selfishness.

    • @Mk101T
      @Mk101T 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I guess the question is ... will any generation stop feeling that which is "Nostalgia" ?

  • @vviv7230
    @vviv7230 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Al Stewart composed a beautiful arrangement of instrumentals piano, solo guitar and saxophone, wonderfully crafted musicians, even in 2022 this song is a standout.

  • @xXFriagneXx
    @xXFriagneXx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I'm 31 and it's 2022 I'm lucky I even found a masterpiece like this.

    • @jomercurio1520
      @jomercurio1520 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You are truly an old soul

    • @philipsears8154
      @philipsears8154 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m 72 and would like to welcome you to the world of classic rock.Check out his other classic called Time Passages.

    • @michelle-pt2vk
      @michelle-pt2vk 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I'm not much older than you, and Gees, seriously?

  • @omarrichardson446
    @omarrichardson446 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I'm a Musician's son and this instrumental is soft sweet and deep all at once ........................

  • @philipgennuso5866
    @philipgennuso5866 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This song landed from nowhere and caught the public in the US by surprise. A true masterpiece that cannot be duplicated and will last forever.

  • @egnod
    @egnod 5 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    God... they just don't do it like that anymore. Music now is so... empty, but that song is just, well... full. There's so much there and it all comes together to make one of my most treasured musical memories.

    • @64fairlane305
      @64fairlane305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Music & art reflects our civilization

    • @residual_soap
      @residual_soap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Music is subjective, what sounds empty to you may sound extremely fruitful to someone else. Music being empty today is a bad take because there are artists who dump their soul into their music, but there are some who don't. There are empty songs out there but lets not generalize.

    • @franvanderham4762
      @franvanderham4762 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Going back to the 70’s when we were young and the music was great

    • @jeffreymcintire8273
      @jeffreymcintire8273 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@residual_soap meh. What she said was spot on.

    • @ScorthyBoiish
      @ScorthyBoiish 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Empty. Yes. This is bursting with richness

  • @carlamoll9012
    @carlamoll9012 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I am 65 this song came out when I was about 19 and I still listen to it to this day it takes me bk to the year of the cat when time was much simpler

    • @AlStewart-1
      @AlStewart-1 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hello I really do appreciate you for being a big fan thank you for your wonderful comments on my post it really means a lot to me.I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music…..❤️❤️

    • @joegreatmusicfirstweir9646
      @joegreatmusicfirstweir9646 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You are great life was simpler then the Year of the Cat

    • @joegreatmusicfirstweir9646
      @joegreatmusicfirstweir9646 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The Year of the Cat Al Stewart Al Stewart is phenomenal rock on Al Stewart 🎶🎸🎵🎸🎶🎵🎶🌄🎶🎶🎵🐕

    • @joegreatmusicfirstweir9646
      @joegreatmusicfirstweir9646 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The year of the.Cat. AL. Steart yea black one life was simpler

    • @MarkWG
      @MarkWG 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm 63! I can relate all too well. Life was good then. Music was some of the best and memorable.

  • @jaytodd5809
    @jaytodd5809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    So glad I was a youngin then...God bless that generation! !

  • @yodservant
    @yodservant 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Met Peter White at Villa Montalvo in Saratoga CA where I was living back in the late 90s ....he signed my CD and drew me a pic of his guitar...those were the days 🦁💖

  • @t64j
    @t64j 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Man. 1983, headed back to school on a Sunday night about a 6 hr drive..I made a cassette tape …just recorded a local community college jazz station, and this song was the last one I recorded. I remember jamming to that cassette all the way back to school..great memories!

  • @teejayhaych149
    @teejayhaych149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    This song is therapeutic. It just makes you close your eyes and drift off for a few special minutes.

  • @marnieweaver3935
    @marnieweaver3935 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Can never get tired of this.

    • @AlStewart-1
      @AlStewart-1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hello I really do appreciate you for being a big fan thank you for your wonderful comments on my post it really means a lot to me.I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music…..❤️❤️❤️❤

  • @nickpasta9429
    @nickpasta9429 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Majestic song , voice , lyrics , melody. Is one of those masterpiece that passes and god knows why you never listen to them before.

  • @andrewhunter3831
    @andrewhunter3831 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    September 2024. I not sure why I'm hear, but I'm glad I am. Not heard this in years. Gonna be an Al Stewart day tomorrow 💙

  • @notgivinup
    @notgivinup ปีที่แล้ว +47

    This song NEVER gets old. I could put it on loop and listen to it over and over. My high school days all over again. ♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @benjiarehart2878
    @benjiarehart2878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    One of my all time favorite songs. What a Masterpiece. I was 13 years old when this came out. Everybody loved it. A huge hit, and still stands the test of time today!

    • @waukee321
      @waukee321 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me too, I was the same age. Al Stewart's music is so underrated. All of his albums are great, and this one and Time Passages are classics. His songs and his lyrics are so interesting and even historical, not just cheap love music or senseless gibberish.

    • @ruthlundy4497
      @ruthlundy4497 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too in 1976 !! Such great wonderful music 🎶

    • @Hilighted
      @Hilighted 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I was 9 in 76 and still remember hearing this song on my AM radio. Such absolutely vivid memories.

  • @pattistimpfl7806
    @pattistimpfl7806 5 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    How can you not love this song? Imagine yourself by the blue tiled walls in the market stalls ❤️

    • @ayf1983
      @ayf1983 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He just paints a picture using words.

    • @opiet8081
      @opiet8081 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I like to stroll through crowds like Peter Lorre contemplating a crime.

    • @mikeZL3XD7029
      @mikeZL3XD7029 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Mark Schultz As opposed to what?

    • @shannonnonnahs6943
      @shannonnonnahs6943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Running in the rain in a silk dress❤

    • @jonolson2876
      @jonolson2876 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Mark Schultz Most songs are lacking in quality of their lyrics but this song has a story with evocative lyrics. My only complaint is it takes about a half minute to get to them.

  • @thetube237
    @thetube237 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like the idea that Al played the guitar in this song. Most people just sing with a band. But
    Al was a guitar player and was one of the best. I remember in the beginning of 77 I heard it all the time. year of the cat, OMG.

  • @spideraxis
    @spideraxis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Released 1976. I was in Europe that summer when the song hit the charts. Forty-six years later the song still gives me emotional chills.

    • @livmeretejacobsen5785
      @livmeretejacobsen5785 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was 16 when it come out in 1976😊💃(Norway )

    • @kellymurphy6642
      @kellymurphy6642 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@livmeretejacobsen5785 I was 10 🙃

  • @36on22
    @36on22 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    One of the greatest songs ever recorded.

  • @paulwarington7177
    @paulwarington7177 5 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    Incredible song. It takes me back to a better time, when human's for the most part trusted each other. One could live without the feeling of big brother watching us. I play Al Stewart daily as a form of escape of today and delve into that era.

    • @patrickmartin448
      @patrickmartin448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I do the same thing.

    • @marypetrie930
      @marypetrie930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great song but rose tinted glasses comment!...plenty of shitty things in the 70's too...I remember!

    • @anthonyventura4024
      @anthonyventura4024 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Right

    • @DanaTheInsane
      @DanaTheInsane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@marypetrie930 I could walk home at 2 am on a Saturday on a quiet street, even thumb a ride. I never heard a gunshot outside a firing range, nothing was set on fire or covered in graffiti, (Well not the front of things anyway) You could lock your bicycle up, and come out to a bicycle with actual wheels on it. People didn't think the earth was flat, that medicine was poison, or that fascism was a great idea as long as GOD said so. Fuck now. I'll take the 70s back.

    • @deerdz3569
      @deerdz3569 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@patrickmartin448 Me too.... Every morning and night!
      Love it we had it GOOD! We were blessed!

  • @richrocker3867
    @richrocker3867 3 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    It's a mystical magical song without being spooky..Yes it's like a misty morning sunrise shadowing the backdrops of the city's seaport..

    • @marcpeters4599
      @marcpeters4599 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I always picture a scene in my mind like something out of a Sherlock Holmes novel, dark, wet cobblestone alleyways with mist by the streetlamps...mysterious

    • @75hilmar
      @75hilmar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@marcpeters4599 Exactly.

    • @hobbygamer6220
      @hobbygamer6220 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YEAH !!

    • @RAG1060
      @RAG1060 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This song and I'm Not In Love by 10CC gives me almost the same feeling!

    • @timfinn8832
      @timfinn8832 ปีที่แล้ว

      It IS like a cat!

  • @marcioalmeida8113
    @marcioalmeida8113 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    On a morning from a Bogart movie
    In a country where they turn back time
    You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre
    Contemplating a crime
    She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running
    Like a watercolour in the rain
    Don't bother asking for explanations
    She'll just tell you that she came
    In the year of the cat
    She doesn't give you time for questions
    As she locks up your arm in hers
    And you follow 'till your sense of which direction
    Completely disappears
    By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls
    There's a hidden door she leads you to
    These days, she says, I feel my life
    Just like a river running through
    The year of the cat
    Well, she looks at you so cooly
    And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea
    She comes in incense and patchouli
    So you take her, to find what's waiting inside
    The year of the cat
    Well, morning comes and you're still with her
    And the bus and the tourists are gone
    And you've thrown away the choice and lost your ticket
    So you have to stay on
    But the drum-beat strains of the night remain
    In the rhythm of the new-born day
    I know sometimes you're bound to leave her
    But for now you're going to stay
    In the year of the cat

  • @normaheid5005
    @normaheid5005 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yes good memories this the best music The year of the Cat from Mr Al Stewart tears from my eyes so Beutifull moment l love it all my Life thank you Al bye

  • @rx_ble7091
    @rx_ble7091 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    One of the most beautiful songs ever written and performed

    • @gmon3yy
      @gmon3yy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ong

  • @javig5045
    @javig5045 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Al it's 1/10/23 and I just came home from your concert at the Rialto in Tucson, and this song is why, the melody, the mood, the lyrics...simply timeless, keep on rock'n Al...God Bless Javi G.

  • @pacificbuildingcare
    @pacificbuildingcare 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Greatest song ever, every time I hear it, it goes back to my joyful years of the 70's when I was just a kid in Florida.

    • @apolloton1
      @apolloton1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Mark Schultz No but this song is absolutely great, unless of course you disagree.

    • @john111257
      @john111257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      im in uk, i thought this awesome

    • @tagamarlin1
      @tagamarlin1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Mark Schultz don’t listen to this song, dumbass.

    • @delailama736
      @delailama736 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Mark Schultz Imagine having to learn all that just to like or dislike a song. The worst people on earth are those that think music is objective rather than subjective. (And yes, worse than Hitler unless Hitler was a music snob too).

    • @delailama736
      @delailama736 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Mark Schultz I didn't say Hitlerian, I said worse than Hitlerian.

  • @johnward6699
    @johnward6699 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I believe it was 1977.. I was 16 and going through the most difficult times and this song always got me through it all

  • @alancarter3546
    @alancarter3546 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Lest we forget Alan Parsons contribution and influence to this masterpiece as producer and also twas he who introduced the inclusion of the saxophone solo. Timeless classic.

  • @thecelt471
    @thecelt471 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Heard this when it first came out while serving in the Navy in the Caribbean. Great memories.

  • @chrisjohnson6876
    @chrisjohnson6876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Fabulous....from an era where music had real soul and passion (from an old man)

  • @kellymelrose8527
    @kellymelrose8527 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    a timeless masterpiece

    • @AlStewart-1
      @AlStewart-1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello I really do appreciate you for being a big fan thank you for your wonderful comments on my post it really means a lot to me.I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music…..❤️❤️❤️

    • @kellymelrose8527
      @kellymelrose8527 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i cant imagine that happening ..this just has to be one of those rare songs that is actually perfect .
      did you know just how special this song is when you finished recording it ?..did your life change from that point ?...it did get you on the musical map so it must have made a difference
      also , in Love Chronicles when you "missed the bus and had to walk 12 miles home " , where were you living ? I'm from Bournemouth to and often wondered where you lived whilst you were here ..please consider writing an auto biography as i'd love to read it , as im sure many others would @@AlStewart-1

    • @AlStewart-1
      @AlStewart-1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kellymelrose8527 lovely do you have google chat????

  • @martinmaccauley
    @martinmaccauley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Brilliant in every way. Brilliant chord progression, lyrics, brilliant voice, brilliant guitar solos and brilliant sax. Love Love Love.

  • @robertvallejo
    @robertvallejo หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm 62 and still listens to classics like this...proud to have lived in the era of great, I mean really great music....with best regards from.the Philippines

  • @josejuanavendano3800
    @josejuanavendano3800 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    La he escuchado muchísimas veces y me encanta esta canción.

  • @mickyeverton
    @mickyeverton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Still Holds Up In 2020!!
    Peace From London. 🙏

  • @pugnacious1
    @pugnacious1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Every lyric is poetry, the music ethereal. One of my favorite songs.
    "You know sometime you're bound to leave her, but for now you're going to stay, in the year of the cat."

  • @pivotmanfarming2265
    @pivotmanfarming2265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I love this song being 20 years old driving trucks across the I 70 to Denver all night long listening to it brings back great memories with my dad

    • @dodgecrockett3474
      @dodgecrockett3474 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pivot man Farming, where is your home base ? You got to have good music when you're traveling I-70 through Colorado. It's not nearly as scenic as people would expect it to be.

  • @ministeriohomensdosenhor
    @ministeriohomensdosenhor 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Amazing song. The world never will get singers, songs, poets, as we had in 80's. The best years of this world.

  • @Meg-kt2bo
    @Meg-kt2bo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This song has always put a mystical feeling over me like no other song.

    • @Jetty-g6e
      @Jetty-g6e ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A "Mystical feeling" is a good way to describe it.

  • @rudyredcat425
    @rudyredcat425 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The piano on this song is incredible

    • @MareShoop
      @MareShoop 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who is that playing?

    • @christianaburns5055
      @christianaburns5055 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Peter John Wood who co wrote The Year of The Cat

  • @michellesohler6499
    @michellesohler6499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Saw him perform live about three years ago. Just him and his guitar. Amazing 💛

    • @ramonanos80
      @ramonanos80 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Michelle, where was? What a privilege!

    • @BerlinKim1
      @BerlinKim1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      City Winery, NYC. Amazing.

    • @r.j.wheels6755
      @r.j.wheels6755 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lucky you are!

  • @silentvalentina
    @silentvalentina 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Highly underrated song of the 70’s by a highly underrated artist.
    Did not appreciate this song during my teen years, but now I definitely do! ♥️♥️

    • @chrisg9348
      @chrisg9348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Underrated?? By who? Its one of most popular songs of that era lol

  • @johnnoone4323
    @johnnoone4323 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I remember listening to this song in early 1977 (after being in the Army for 18 months).. Brought back many memories from that time. Makes one wish if it was possible to go back in time and change what I could back then and in subsequent years. So glad the song is viewed so favorably after 47 years passed by.

  • @jeffallinson8089
    @jeffallinson8089 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Absolutely wonderful. A classic that has stood the test of time. ❤❤

  • @ElisaSilva-r3x
    @ElisaSilva-r3x 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Um grande clássico🎤🎹 não me canso de ouvir.Belissimo🌹🌺

  • @tmartinez3262
    @tmartinez3262 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2023 the year of the cat!!!!!!

  • @patparr3193
    @patparr3193 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Beautiful instrumentals and words to this song, it is one of the most beautiful songs of the 1970's and still is today!!!!!

  • @paulareadman7478
    @paulareadman7478 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I love that you could sing 🎶 along to a song that told a story. Wonderful ❤

  • @royschneider5206
    @royschneider5206 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    After Snow skiing in Michigan my Buddy and I headed back to Toledo--I was in the back seat of his car with my future wife and we were so exhausted and cold from skiing--this song came on and it was transcending to say the least--It was an instant hit and total flashback to a wonderful night in the back seat of his car.

  • @jenniferwolfe4446
    @jenniferwolfe4446 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Such a gorgeous song filled with so much imagery

    • @AlStewart-1
      @AlStewart-1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello I really do appreciate you for being a big fan thank you for your wonderful comments on my post it really means a lot to me.I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music…..❤️❤️❤️❤❤

  • @fiveowaf454
    @fiveowaf454 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Great song writing, great performances by all those playing, you just don't see that much talent in one place and one song anymore.

  • @rickburnham103
    @rickburnham103 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    God I love this song. You don't even have to be a CAT LOVER like I am!

  • @delindachacon6128
    @delindachacon6128 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was so fortunate to see Al Stewart in concert in Fresno, CA. And then after the show I sat and talked to him. He was so charming.

  • @wickedwaiata2939
    @wickedwaiata2939 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    What a beautiful piece of Art! The piano harmonies, the sweeping orchestral violins, the guitar & sax solos ... and the cherry on top ... Al Stewart!!!

    • @jeanniemainzer8551
      @jeanniemainzer8551 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh my gosh, yes! It's got all the instrumentation. And the lyrics are just haunting.

  • @alaidefatimaanjos4142
    @alaidefatimaanjos4142 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Meu Deus que voz é está ? Realmente éramos muito feliz só por ter pessoas iguais está banda que falava de amor ❤️ pra os quatro canto do mundo 😍

  • @GR8SCOT22
    @GR8SCOT22 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hard to believe this song turns 47 years old in 2 weeks......the memories are overwhelming me right now....a better time and better life, and much better music!

  • @Pablo-db5ip
    @Pablo-db5ip 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Honestly, it is one of the Best Musical Compositions I have Heard to date. It makes me remember my stupid things I did when I was young, my parents, my poor family, my friends, school, profession and work. Really, how this generation has changed. There are no values, they don't care about anything !

  • @Frankiarmz
    @Frankiarmz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I remember buying the album when it first came out , I was young , strong no aches or pains 😊 Well , at least this incredible musical masterpiece remains the same ❤️

  • @peterlyon2796
    @peterlyon2796 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow, so very beautiful, the rush of memories that come flooding back, as a young boy in the 70's listening to this, it was the time of my life, the memories are as clear as the day this song came out. Beautiful

  • @michaeljohnson1157
    @michaeljohnson1157 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    ⏳🌟🌟🍇 MAGNIFICENT SONG....I PLAYED THE LEAD PARTS, ON MY GUITAR 🎸 AT HOME, IN 1976** after buying this great Album. Michael W.Johnson retired in Modesto California_______

  • @florentinojr-pr-dg
    @florentinojr-pr-dg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Sensacional, explendida, magnifica, maravilhosa, essa é a canção mais linda de todos os tempos...

  • @Dowell318
    @Dowell318 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Boy, that saxophone just OWNS the room.

  • @sylvierouvet7848
    @sylvierouvet7848 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great and beautiful song🎶🎵🎶❤️

    • @AlStewart-1
      @AlStewart-1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello I really do appreciate you for being a big fan thank you for your wonderful comments on my post it really means a lot to me.I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music…..❤️❤️❤️

  • @johnnymazzerati
    @johnnymazzerati ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm 7 years old sitting the back of my Dad's white station wagon and I hear this song constantly on the radio. Something about it, even as a kid, something about the lyrics. Who is this mysterious woman he sings of and in what part of the world does this song take place in? These are questions I had at 7 and I have now at 54. Everything about this song is perfect, the lyrical poetry, the musicianship, the feeling that I'm going on an adventure when I listen to this song. It is just such a cool, cool, song.

    • @saharshahin1203
      @saharshahin1203 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I believe it takes place in Morocco because of the hint of Casablanca (bogart movie) plus the reference to blue-tiled walls in the alleys, etc.

  • @westwasbest
    @westwasbest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This song was a snapshot in time when I was leaving an abusive group home the day this song came out walking to my own apartment 45 years ago, now 45 years later I hear it before going into surgery as I drift off to sleep in the surgery unit playing in the background, it is such a symbolic song and it's been with me for so many years, and it truly is the epitome when they say that music touches feelings that words cannot!

  • @Caprica-od6oc
    @Caprica-od6oc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Now, This was and still is GOOD MUSIC

  • @LucBoeren
    @LucBoeren 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Such a beautiful song man. Gorgeous performance. Actually flawless

  • @erictaylor1658
    @erictaylor1658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Eric, Good Song.I Like It.From Pueblo.

  • @andreatouhig2816
    @andreatouhig2816 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I had the greatest pleasure to see this band a few years ago now, and all I can say is, what a truly wonderful and pleasurable experience that was. The audience were in rapture 😍, the voice was just the same, such a polished band and performance. An unforgettable night from the magical Al Stewart. 👌👏👏👏

    • @terryforster4021
      @terryforster4021 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I saw Al Stewart at the Santa Barbara Bowl in 1977. It was a fantastic experience.
      I also saw him at the Midstate Fair in Paso Robles in about 2015, with Plsyer, Orleans, Christopher Cross and a couple other performers.

  • @toomanyjstoomanyrs1705
    @toomanyjstoomanyrs1705 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Always loved the song, hus unique voice and the guitar solo.

  • @estebanpinoiturra8256
    @estebanpinoiturra8256 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Una obra de arte, músicos de conservatorio señoras y señores, una joya musical. Que vuelvan los clasicos.

    • @beatorres6871
      @beatorres6871 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hermosura

    • @suelydesousanunes8814
      @suelydesousanunes8814 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Melodia espetacular....um sonho❤❤❤❤❤❤❤amo tudo na música.

  • @jamesthewineguy
    @jamesthewineguy ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Amazing performance--my favourite--every instrument is stunning. The piano is so distinct and gorgeous; the electric guitars are on point. All the instruments have the focus time and meld together. The lyrics and voice of Al Stewart bring everything together. Glorious 70s sound.

  • @diegomurphy3550
    @diegomurphy3550 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    a classic, been listening to this song for the last 45 years

  • @patmitchum5712
    @patmitchum5712 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This song has special meaning to me. My now husband for 33 years & I went out for drinks the first time & we went back to his place & we were smooching! I am a Leo & I needed to get home. Year of the Cat came on & we just laid there waiting for the song to be over. Gratefully we’ve had 33 years of the Cat! “Me”

    • @patmitchum5712
      @patmitchum5712 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for listening. Just because it means so much to me doesn’t mean anyone else wants to read about it!❤

  • @wguti
    @wguti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Esta canción tiene una magia increíble

  • @hardloper070884
    @hardloper070884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    In the 70's I didn't like this song, but today I think it is a masterpiece - so wonderful

  • @rosannako4694
    @rosannako4694 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    A beautiful song transporting you to different landscapes, each with a focus defined by a distinct instrument. A true gift to those who listen to it.

    • @AlStewart-3
      @AlStewart-3 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello I really do appreciate you for being a big fan thank you for your wonderful comments on my post it really means a lot to me.I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music…..❤️

    • @rosannako4694
      @rosannako4694 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AlStewart-3 Wow! A reply from my favorite musician! Thank you so so so much! Love from Hong Kong.

    • @AlStewart-3
      @AlStewart-3 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rosannako4694 Reach out on this
      The first digits is 1 323then followed by 645 then 88and lastly56. When you get it let me know..

    • @AlStewart-3
      @AlStewart-3 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Reach out on this
      The first digits is 1 323then followed by 645 then 88and lastly56. When you get it let me know.

    • @AlStewart-3
      @AlStewart-3 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rosannako4694 do you have google chat…

  • @jeanninem8227
    @jeanninem8227 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of my favorite from Al and band

    • @AlStewart-1
      @AlStewart-1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hello I really do appreciate you for being a big fan thank you for your wonderful comments on my post it really means a lot to me.I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music…..❤️❤️❤️

  • @abcun17
    @abcun17 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    What a beautiful song! Timeless classic!❤