Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (Official Video)
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- Official video of Gerry Rafferty performing 'Baker Street' from the album 'City to City'.
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Lyrics:
Windin' your way down on Baker Street
Light in your head and dead on your feet
Well another crazy day, you'll drink the night away
And forget about everything
This city desert makes you feel so cold
It's got so many people but it's got no soul
And it's taking you so long to find out you were wrong
When you thought it held everything
You used to think that it was so easy
You used to say that it was so easy
But you're tryin', you're tryin' now
Another year and then you'll be happy
Just one more year and then you'll be happy
But you're cryin', you're cryin' now
Way down the street there's a light in his place
He opens the door he's got that look on his face
And he asks you where you've been
You tell him who you've seen and you talk about anything
He's got this dream about buyin' some land
He's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands
And then he'll settle down, in some quiet little town
And forget about everything
[Chorus]
But you know he'll always keep movin'
You know he's never gonna stop movin'
'Cause he's rollin', he's the rollin' stone
And when you wake up, it's a new mornin'
The sun is shinin', it's a new mornin'
You're goin', you're goin' home
#GerryRafferty #BakerStreet
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Baker Street isn’t just a song anymore….it’s a full fledged masterpiece.
Baker Street just hits hard. That sax just emphasizes the lyrics. You get two of them and the guitar solo hits....which it just fucking is awesome....then more sax.
It's a state of mind 🤟
I totally agree😁😁
ALWAYS was a Masterpiece! 🍀
A feeling that everyone enjoys.
When this song came out in 1978 that saxophone just blew my mind. One of the most iconic intros to any song and still get the adrenaline flowing 45 years later.
Absolutey
hell yeah i was alive in 78 great times
I loved doin this tune
Looking back on 1978, I wonder how I ever survived that year.
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No one ever talks about the guitar riff only the Sax but it is outstanding as well.
one of the best guitar solos I think ever. Nice execution, phrasing, space, etc. A solo doesn't have to be a million notes to be great
Everything about this song I love.
I agree, a wonderful guitar solo. Pretty much perfect.
@@1earthangel2023 yes it's a 20th century classic.
It's a good one, for sure.
Yesterday I visited London and caught the tube from Baker St. As I descended the escalator I was hummimg the tune silently inside my mind and a man behind me started whistling the sax part. Really good whistling too.
Thank you mr whistler...you made my day. I'd just been for a hospital appointment and your spontaneity was so cool and made me smile. Keep whistling and spreading those happy Baker St vibes.
Love does this ❤
@@andrew.hamsterdadwhat a great memory!
This is what everyone over 50 does when the are anywhere near baker street, i commute everyday and it drives ne nuts , I have to put head phones on 💤💤
That's your own private magic moment.
This was me I think 🤣
Who still thinks this song is so much better than most songs they put out .That Saxophone player is on point
Excellent tune!!!Love this. June 2024
Different. Different world different time different culture.
@@martindean5505 Different Planet.
I would go back to this time and era in a New York minute - music was so great then done by so many different artists - this song epitomizes the 80's - what a great time it was
Sax was brilliant as was the sax on another Scot,Al Stewarts Song on the Radio
I love this song more and more every time I hear it. ❤❤
One of the most underrated songs of all time. A true classic. Never gets old for me. I have so many more cliches to describe this song, but I think you get the drift.
Good on you Mr Roller!
Rusty copacabana by Barry Manilow won that year. I stand by my comment.
Me funaron
The laid back lyrics, the words, sax solo, bass, rhythm, such a loss of a man and his music, it will live on forever... how did he do it..... I doubt if many musicians songwriters will achieve anything like this
I’m sorry to tell you that but this song is a classic with a phenomenal succes
RIP Gerry. This song will be played forever.
46 years ago when this song came out I was working at a hotel. I was 20 yrs old. I met this trucker a few years older than me whose truck was broke down. We would spend the next 10 days together while his truck was being repaired. This was our song. Just as Gerry sings "Your going home"....he did....back home to New Jersey...and I never saw him again....All these years later I still think about him whenever I hear this song...
He shouldve been your husband!!! Beautiful story.....
Sue, wonder if he's still alive??.
Now THAT'S what I call room service! Legend!
So emotional , you must still love him after all those years
legendary!!!!
My dear Grandpa is going for his cancer operation in the new year. He loves this song. I'm trying to sing for him instead of cry. I love you Grandpa. You are my hero.
I hope everything goes well.
Prayers and positive thoughts to you and yours. I'm sure he appreciates you being there for him, and with him.
Prayers and positive thoughts to you and yours. I'm sure he appreciates you being there for him, and with him.
💖💖💖
Best of luck with everything - take care.
45 years later and this might still be my favorite song of all time. Both the saxophone and the electric guitar work give me major chills and goosebumps.
Probably you already know Money by Pink Floyd
My all time favourite tune, to be played at my funeral ❤
For Sure. Best song with a saxophone of all Time!!! Guitar part is Rock-N-it-Too.....
@@oasis5827 Wow. Have you really listened to every song with saxophone in it?
From time of my high school grad..
that saxophone hits DIFFERENT
bro welyn what, didnt expect to see u here LMAO
Learning it right now it’s incredible
what a mad lad just scrolling through my smooth jazz playlist and i see a legend
@Eliseo Kameron damn bro! thats so cool! i dont remember asking how much of a dumbass you are
Why?
So many memories of the good ole days
One of my dads favourite songs. Played at his funeral during the miserable masked up times.
Rip Gordon sulman the greatest man ever born. I love you dad ❣️
what a loving tribute to your dad, a true honor. you are a good man.
Condolences ♥
So sorry for your loss!
RIP Mr. Sulman
My friend, I lost my Dad in 2018, he was my best friend. This song has always made me think of him, my Dad was a true rolling stone. It’s hard for me to listen to sometimes, but I visit it every so often.
There are some songs that take you back in an instant, to a time that seems so distant, yet so clear and near. They leave you with a lump in your throat at years gone by, memories engraved in your head, and in your heart. So many memories. This song is one of them ❤️😢
Miss those days
That's so true
hello GOODBYE TO 6 YEARS ON YA BYE BRAINWASHER
Mey Teenie years
Couldn’t agree more.
This song always makes me want to get in my car and take a very long drive, windows down wind in my hair, radio playing loud! What a masterpiece gives me chills everytime i hear it 🎷 🎶 🎸
Radio? No CD Player? Drive Safe Now.
I was a kid in 1970s when this was on our car radio.
עוד שיר אייקוני שיצא בשנות השיבעים המופלאות.
Sorry, I can't read Hebrew.
This song reminds me of crusin in Michigan in my old rusty Maverick lol, in the 70's windows down and diggin this song!
Literally the most underrated song in the history of all mankind.
It’s surely not underrated here. Wow.
I love it. A complete favorite.
Which is understandable given how underwhelming the lyrical part sounds in comparison to the intense & memorable masterpiece of the saxophone part.
do people not know what underrated means?
In no way underrated.
@@emmarae4322 It is underrated, people with fantastic taste know of Gerry Rafferty, like people that know Rory Gallagher, but they are nowhere near as popular as they should be.
One of the most iconic songs of the seventies! ❤️
And there were alot of em great unsung decade for music. And movies also
I was shopping the other day and this song came on the loudspeaker. I felt such a longing for my childhood at that moment.
@@sylvialittle2318 Same thing happened to me today when I was shopping at Walmart and this song came on while I was playing Pac-Man free on a game system in the Electronics area.
👍👍
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Now I'm a drummer who has been playing for 58 years. I worked at Chess Records in Chicago and seen/experienced some wild sh*t my time there. In the end, it's all good! Some of the remarks I've read here astound me. I don't think some of your musical experiences at the most have to deal with the volumn knob on your stereo. Gerry Rafferty for those of you not knowing how talented the man was. He played guitar AND piano. He wrote the songs, sang them and directed/produced each song. Not an easy feat. Give the man the accolades he deserves, don't tear him down. Please. Bless you brother.
Well said...thank you. Gerry Rafferty was so very talented, but he never toured. I read once it was due to fear of traveling and severe stage fright. Baker Street was so deep in meaning, and in my humble opinion was his best.
I understand you. What is all this.
Ok
Thank you for that,,❤all great musicians work so hard and deserve much respect, ❤ I raised my boys to work and play music, 2 are guitarist and one a drummer!,one has his own band in Salt Lake City, , God Bless all. musicians who give the rest of us pure joy, listening to their talents ❤
Gerry Rafferty is talent plus.....❤
Still a hit in 2024
I'd be honored if some Gerry Rafferty fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performance of BAKER STREET on my YT in tribute to this genius late 70s masterpiece. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe in the '020s.
One of the best songs ever.
Ya think? It's timeless.
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I just love it the sax gives me goosebumps
This song is a gem. Great memories
Summer of '78; 16 years old and mesmerized by Rafferty's silky voice and that SAX...
It just doesn't get any better, and think about the fact that Gerry grew up in Scotland. Somehow, he tapped into the American vibe of what was going on at that time and adapted it and created magic out of it all.
Rafferty absolutely nailed it.
Icon of 70s music writ large.
And no, PLEASE do not post idiotic geriatric missives about how "that was real music, no this or that, blah blah." That's idiotic and irrelevant.
There is plenty of good music out there now, but the point is that this was the 70s, and Raffrerty helped define the era.
I was there.
Same age, still mesmerized, great song :)
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I'd honored if some Gerry Rafferty fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performance of BAKER STREET in tribute to this genius composition. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe in the '020s.
I said to my Husband. One of my fantasies is to drive around a mountain side. In a red sports car. With my hair blowing. & this Classic blaring..... he made it happen some years later for our Wedding Anniversary. Thank You, Andy xx
You are welcome Suzanne
Suzanne you have great husband
I bet that was amazing! =D
Thanks for the inspiration, Suzanne ;) ahaha
@@bolton3131 Yes I do, Im very lucky
@@erickmartim4614 Driving round the mountain with this Classic on high energy was one of the best experiences of my life!! :) :)
I've just bought a saxophone, Purely to learn this ,😭😭😭😭 wish me luck
I wish your parents and neighbors luck too ^^
the sax is still cool, Good Luck
Any progress?
go for it bro
Brilliant good luck
music of the 70s and 80s is the best ever, so many younger people still know of and enjoy these classic artists/songs
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My daughter listens. I was a young adult when this song came out. One of the best! Still sounds exceptional today! Good to pass on to a younger generation. My daughter says "of course i remember! You used to listen to this Mom" ❤
This is truely one of the greatest songs ever. I can remember when it was released way back and I still love it. Brings me right back to the 70's
It's hard to believe that it only reached no.3 in the UK.
Right now we are looking forward to the 2070s. Pretty scary huh?
Das ist wirklich tolle Musik die kann man immer wieder gerne hören, toller Sänger😢
Fantastic took me back to when I was 19, life was so right then
Ditto!❤
How in God's green earth, could this 1978 epic song NOT win Record of The Year at the Grammy Awards??
Gerry Rafferty created a masterpiece! That sax solo is one of the best of all-time! RIP Gerry, thank you for giving us great music.
Well said 👍🏴
Its probably too good for the academy to consider. And when they used to release an album in the 70s, the single off it was always the worse song? Why?
I read this somewhere else of You Tube, "One of the reason's Rafferty is not better known is that he famously hated the music industry and refused to do concerts or tv appearances to promote album sales for the CEO's of the record industry". Maybe that had something to do with it.
Because... the Grammys are ridiculous.
Nothing about the song is all that flashy. Just a great sound, great lyrics, great groove.
Such a classic song that makes you realize you can never go back as hard as you try
That’s life my friend, this was the first single I bought at 16 with ( my own money) you can go back, lights out headphones on and your right back to 78😊
@@dalecrosby2048 If the song is in your memory and heart, you absolutely can go back and feel it all again, be 16 again...
too right dude but we can still dream
trying keeps us going....
Why not? Baker Street is still there 😉
Masterpiece... No auto tune just musical talent.
true
Autotune? What is this 2009?
I so miss my soul mate he passed at 41 but we had 22 years and 2 great kids.
I hope that you'll find peace. Find joy in the two beautiful children you have been blessed with.
sorry for your loss
Hope he is watching you from above
I know the saxophone part is amazing, but nobody's talking about how great that guitar riff at the end is
Hugh Burns
Best part of the song I reckon
Whole arrangement is brilliant
@@sampuatisamuel9785 yes I agree. It's a song that makes me feel like I walked in on, and then walked away while they continued to jam on.
Tout à fait , le Guitariste est Génial !
Both Baker Street and Right Down The Line absolutely fantastic songs!
Night owl amazing song
See..1978 and now it's 2024...
I got older and from high school to now...
I just stop by to listen to this song
Amazing song !
Both great but Night Owl is ultra special
That sax solo never gets to old
He wrote this song while staying at a friends place on Baker Street. He was frustrated with his old music contract that wouldn’t allow him to release any music for 3 years. During that time he wrote his best song!
One of my faves 🙏never tired of listening this classic😍
Wow .. if this Is true i Will still believe that the worse moments could be the best .. sometimes the inspiration comes when youre emontionally down.
There are songs that transform you, there are songs that transport you, there are songs that stay with you forever and then there’s Baker Street.
Well said
This song is so beautiful. The pain, self reflection, regret and glimmer of hope is so powerful.
I'd be honored if some Gerry Rafferty fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performance of BAKER STREET on my YT in tribute to this genius late 70s masterpiece. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe in the '020s.
Yep
When you wake up it's a new morning the sun is shining it's a new morning you're going you're going home. There's always hope.
His immense talent and his songs are still as popular today as they were then. In an interview with Mark Knoefler, he said they would go to the pub often after the pub closed Gerry aways kept drinking when he went home or somewhere else. He knew then that Gerry was slowly sinking into addiction. His father also died an alcoholic, so it seems to have been a genetic trait. This song and right down the line are classics.
I still pull over when I'm driving and this song comes on and crank up the volume just to get the full effect. It never gets old. Just better and better.
Hi beautiful Jane, how are you doing 😊👋
Definitely!
Jane, you're supposed to roll the windows down and drive FASTER when this song comes on ;)
True the song with the Saxophone takes me right back to a great era of good music and good nights out. It never ages and like you say it just gets better every time of listening.
@@michael7286 A step back in the time tunnel.
i get strange emotions listening to parts of this song. The nostalgia hits really heavy and grabs you and makes life seem otherworldly and i just cant put words to it. I hope im not alone
IF the past is so heavy , why are you dragging it around ?
It was my husband's favorite song.
U WOT M8
I got you….
You’re not alone. I heard the remake, it was unsatisfying, & I HAD to come listen to the original. It sent me right back to riding in the car at age 7.... Insert [exactly what you said]. So.... not alone, friend, not alone.
We all came for the Saxophone and stayed for the guitar solo! Masterpiece.
True story. This song has real magic
Wait.. not the lyrics?!!
Because, the lyrics...
I mean, yea, the sax... and that fkg lead guitar(!) and shit, but, but but dude, the lyrics and shit!!
Exactly!
I came for the sax and the prog/jazz elements to the song.
Both solos are stupendous
This song will be forever timeless
2024 ❤
He's the rolling stone!
agree 100%
This always brings back memories of me aged 7. My Dad (now 80) used to be a carpenter and joiner. He was the driver for his mates so he'd be out of the house by 5 am collecting them. My Mum (RIP) would wake up with him to make him breakfast. I would sneak out of my bedroom and climb into their bed. I always loved listening to Terry Wogan on my Mums little red plastic radio propped on her dressing table. I would doze with songs like this and Bryan Ferry, Bee Gees playing in the background. I always remember this as being summertime or autumn for some reason . I loved watching the shadow of leaves from the tree outside our house dance against the curtains as the morning got lighter. My mum would then call up the stairs to wake me and my sister up for school. This song always reminds me of this! Love you always Mum xxx
I love the sentiment here. Songs like this one will always have a special place in our lives with wonderful memories like this.
your mum always love you God bless her
your mum will always love she will always look over you god bless her
Cool brother don't forget the good ones
I know exactly what you mean, there's so much sentiment in songs like these, it brings back the significance of our lives, whether it be everyday life or a memorable experience, songs like these have us reliving every aspect, from the weather to a certain things that was said. God BLESS You, and God Bless America
The sax is always brought up, but let's give props to the searing guitar solo. It is such an important part of the song.
True, but guitar is expected.
The saxophone is unique.
Tout à fait ! Hugh Burns est Incroyable !!!!!!
The guitar solo is underrated but simply awesome.
Came looking for a comment like this, guitar is overshadowed by that amazing sax solo.
The guitar solo is actually one of the best solos of all time end of story!!!!!
I feel like the guitar solo is the unsung hero in this song.
yes, it's superb. Hugh Burns I think. Total perfection
That solo guitar is razor sharp, it cuts deep👌🏾
for me its the only thing what i like to cut out
Thanks to GTA V
This song got me through a rough time in the late 70s & early 80s
One more year and you’ll be happy ❤❤❤
This is not just a great song. This song is LEGENDARY!!!
🎶💖🎶
To true
Totally legendary! 🎤🤩🎤
That's a given
legendary as your wonderful beautiness and kindness!!
@@giovannimarchese8516 I think you are kidding me... 😊 but you do it in a very charming way. Thank you soo much, dear Giovanni... 💞😙💞
Man the 70's were so laidback and the best time to be a teenager listening to music..........
Right? I always say that. Things were so much more REAL back then! I miss the 70's so bad! My favorite era...
@@cara7356
We all have to leave the past and travel to the future and meet our deaths.
The legendary Steve Wright died today. This was one of his favourites.
W 78 byłam zakochana po uszy:) potem moje dzieci "musiały" słuchać od czasu do czasu tego arcydzieła muzyki popularnej. Wszystko tu jest harmonią!
Gerry was a very talented man, he wrote Baker's Street, Stuck In The Middle With You, Right Down The Line, Night Owl. Very sad he died, but his songs will be forever here.
Absolutely, Gerry was the great voice of his great masterpiece! !♥️🙏🇺🇸
I'm watching Reservoir Dogs right now,
but I had to hear this!
I had Stuck in the Middle With You record, love that song; well all of Gerry’s music if you want to know the truth.
'Stuck In The Middle With You' is a good one. I like it more than 'Baker Street'.
This brings back memories ❤❤ ❤ I'm here September 2024
No pop song is nearer to absolute perfection than this. Every single tone is pure gold.
Revving his bike up at start..such a thought provoking song without the vocals too. Love it🎉
As close to a Perfect song as one can get......I am 70 and still listen to it,nearly every other day......
The percussionist on this is the great Glen Lefleur who sadly passed away yesterday. He will be sorely missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him or working with him
RIP Glen
RIP Glen
Roger Woodward
Rest in peace, Glen LeFleur
Drummer with Steve Waller's Overload. He was a great player.
As a pro Sax player, the song speaks to me. The tone, the structure, it’s haunting melody. Masterful sax work here
Seriously? A riff this boring impresses you?
@@jugglerj0e The entire song speaks to me. Yes. The lyrics, the Sax , the changes. What high horse are YOU on? Yes I know my Coltrane, Stitt, Bird, Cannonball- so don’t insult me please
You should watch "Lily was here" the live version from 1989
@@Kalki1122 I know about Candy Dulfer. Sax playing is in her genes (from her Dad)
raphael ravenscroft. he was amazing indeed. RIP to him
WE ARE MAKING IT OUT OF TEK KNIGHTS MANSION WITH THIS ONE🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
One of the BEST songs ever recorded
This song, in particular, brings me back to my childhood in the 70s more than any other song. When I hear it, I literally see my surroundings through a young child's eyes, from pushing a coin into a phone box calling home, to riding on the top deck of the bus (49A) where people were smoking, to joining the Boys Brigade (26th Brighton), or playing in the 67 Centre (Moulsecoomb)... Proud to have grown up where I did in the 70s, even if we had very little financially, we had mates, we had fresh air... Crazy looking back on your life when you had absolutely no clue as to where you would end up:) For me, coming from a poor area, I ended up becoming an English teacher - actually worked in a school in Baker Street, then lived and worked in Japan 18 years before moving to Italy.💫 Life is all about moving forwards, but it's important to look back and remember your beginnings.
Wow! What a trip! Baker St. to Italy, via Japan. ☺💙🎶
I love how you bring me along your walk down memory lane! Thank you from another child of the 70s
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Good story but the important thing about this song you forget to mention.......
Have your fun by all means but don't forget to give up the booze and the one night stands
It really is the secret to success
Yes, indeed. Thanks for sharing a piece of you .
This is what perfection sounds like.
I remember this song being at top of the charts around 1978. still love it today.
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I just came here to hear the saxophone...
same
Like sax? Find Prince............ 1=1+1=3
Hope you enjoy.......sure you will,he was amazing.RIP Prince.
John Klemmer....go find,then thank me.
Did you get here with Mangekyou sharingan?
Omen7grind Who are you talking to?
me too
Gerry Rafferty was a brilliant musician, producer and master songwriter!
The other night I got no sleep and was in the back seat of a car driving 3 hours with my family out of town. I was asleep until I heard the saxophone. It made me happy when my weekend was really trashy. 💜😁
Music is the closest thing to a time machine we have 💕
Brilliant comment!! Sitting drunk at a bar one night long ago a friend drunk said to me,,"you know ,,time is a place" I said I gotta go home now and think about that..I'm still thinking today 50 yrs later.
takes me straight back to the summer of 1978
So incredibly well said and accurately described 🥰
One of my favorite 70’s hits. Rip Gerry💜
The only singer who always had the mic two feet away. Rip Gerry Rafferty.
I can’t remember but this was my favorite song oh I was living with my sister in Woodbridge nj and I had 2jobs I use to put at night in the radio to to the hospital were I work the graveyard shift I use to blast the radio I use to cry sometimes I thought about my life divorce v with three smal children this song gave strength to go on 😢 , the words had a meaning in my life and during that time
I love now I forward to my grand douther which play guitar 🎸
I’m glad I found this son
Oh I remember that my car had a broken window cover with plastic. But I needed
Because I had a family to take care ,god always there for me 😢😢😢😊🎉
God, this man made such brilliant music.. it’s timeless, driving, soulful.
The voice and that sax. Legend. Timeless. Takes you to better times
Very true. I think because of the brilliance of the sax and electric guitar, Gerry’s haunting voice gets a bit lost in the accolades for this song. But it shouldn’t.
Who knew this song was autobiographical? RIP Gerry. Amazing talent.
I did ✋
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Baker street is a masterpiece
This song resonates with me. I come to it every now and then and when I hear the lyric, "another year and you will be happy" I feel like he's speaking to me and I become optimistic that I'll be happy in a year but I never do
I'm retired for 1 year now and I'm AT LAST happy!
I feel ya on that one, or "tomorrow."
Happy?? Happiness is being thankful for all the little things a hot bath a good meal clean sheets and a good night's sleep the sun rising again the sun setting breathing air in your lungs it's the little things showing gratitude for EVERYTHING brings happiness
This song instantly makes me think back to my early childhood and makes me also think about my parents. I can see me and my brother and sisters in the back of our old station wagon and my parents up front and this song playing.
Love and miss you both so much Mom and Dad.
Just having the same memories. Dad had one tape with Paul McCartney, this song and others. Great drives on hot leather seats, going somewhere..
@@casparcontzen1116 it’s strange and beautiful how music can affect you and take you back in time like that. I always say our memories are a blessing.
Wow. I feel very similar when I hear this song… Your message made me cry - and miss my mum too, bless her heart ❤️
@@sabrinarigodanzo1016 it’s so hard to lose our parents. As my Mom always says Our memories are a blessing. God bless and take care. ❤️
I totally get that! It reminds me of my grandpa.
One of the greatest songs of all time.
correction,the greatest!
Agree...it's a classic
Any relation? And one of my favorites!
Add me
I agree one of the greatest songs of all time
Oh boy that scene in the boys with this in the background was so unsettling
I will now think of that scene when hearing this song. Surreal.
😂😂😂😂 Yes, beautiful music. 😊
@@EmersonMM27 ok. Now… FART!!🥮💨
Indeed...lol
@@gustavohenrysaint lol. 😅
I agree, Bakerstreet was and still is a masterpiece.
If ever there was the true definition of "a classic" this is it. In 1978 I was 12. I heard this on the TV and for the first time in my life a song transfixed me. The first time i played it to my 8 year old son it had the same effect on him. The whole record is a masterpiece.
I was nine in 78 and I knew this was a big win for Gerry.
Me, too! December 66 baby. This song has always been a part of my music repertoire. I love music from every era but the 70's is like home.
I was 9 as well on '78, this song had the exact same effect on my psyche and still makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
(Feb 66). Played this solo in High School.
I was also 12 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 the world was still so innocent,as was I
This is right up there with the best rock n roll songs ever.
What a wonderful song and what brilliant talent involved in the production. Nobody makes records like this anymore. Sad really.
You put the needle on the track when you said" records😊🙂!!
@@susanharris6888 not to correct you or be a smartypants.. but everything we press play on, from 8track.. tape..vinyl..cd..iTunes spotify etc...all records/"recordings"
We call vinyl "records"..cassettes "tapes".."cds/discs/mp3s" etc..
But theyre all "records"
We need to keep that word in our language!!
@@disf5178 o.k. o.k
recordings
Yet what a gift that we do still have (access to) this amazing song.
This song is a masterpiece not because it's utterly musically perfect, but because it carries a universal truth that people will always identify with.
just one more year and then you'll be happy . . .
Top 10 song ever-a perfect song from start to finish with THE greatest sax solo ever in pop music history
Agree about the song, its class but the sax solo in Will You by Hazel O'Connor is pretty up there too. Just listened to it and then this popped in me head and here we are...
Both perfect can't decide which is best
@@bobbym4122 I just heard it for the first time, it's good, but this one is uplifting!
The saxophone is great
The guitar solo is brilliant also !
Music like Baker Street is the music of our lives.
This is in my dearly departed Dad's top 5 songs. I never appreciated his tastes in music so much when he was with us. However I'm now enjoying with much relish all his favourites. Why we think we know everything when we are young is beyond me now!
It's just the normal.Young people for think they no better than our parents an adults.Its a step in life's progression
What are the other 4?
The saxophone and guitar send chills down my spine!! What a timeless ageless classic!!❤
One of the greatest songs ever recorded. The instantly recognizable sax riff and insane electric guitar solo stand out, but the lyrics are incredible as well. Maybe the most underrated song ever recorded. One of my top ten favorites of all time. This song instantly takes me back to my childhood growing up in the late 70's.
That Guitar solo is just soooo sweet🎸💯
No one makes songs like this anymore. I have been enamored with this song since the first time I heard it when I was a young man in my 20's . Forty some years later and it never gets old.
Just put a comment at the top to start a list. There've been some great songs through the years. Check it out, add a few. This could be awesome if we can get people to add cool songs. Could be one heck of a play list.
Я искала эту песню много лет....
@@АнтонинаПотерухина
(Я уже перевел это сообщение, чтобы избавить вас от некоторых проблем, так как я не говорю по-русски)
Я помню, как ДАВНО услышал эту песню по AM-радио.. Не могу поверить, что она прямо здесь, на TH-cam! 😁👍
Yes people do. It's your fault for not searching for it
It’s a masterpiece, but no one ever seems to give enough credit to the guitar solo and the gorgeous lyrics. And however familiar the sax is, it’s just breathtaking whenever you hear it. It’s like an expression of all the noise of the city, the traffic, the roar, the car horns.
Completely appreciated here.🙏
Amazing...absolutely amazing.
Cheers
my man got road head for that one. nice
London.
This song never gets old!
But I am getting old...
Oh, the days that the saxophone was king! I loved, love this song.
A song of utter perfection. You couldn't change a single thing and improve it. Masterpeice.
I’ve loved this song since a was a child and never tire of hearing it
I too 👍😎🙋♀️
Same
Me too x
Same
The heart ❤️ loves what it loves.
Heard this when I was kid and instantly fell in love with the sound of the saxophone.
Saw the name of this song in a comment under the Dave Ramsey show and decided to look it up. I love that musical introduction. That saxophone is everything 🎷🎷🎷🎶🎧❤
I remember buying this song as a single in 1978, when I was aged 21 years, and thought what a powerful, thought provoking song it was. All these years on I now regard it as a true classic hit of the 1970's, one that can't be forgotten
Same age,same thought
True... I'm only 33 and heard it as a kid in the 90s and it still resonates today 2021
This music hits different than modern stuff. Timeless and melodious... I am your age divided by 3, but I really started enjoying 60s 70s 80s music. Back in the day the artists were ardent and terpsichorean. Nowadays talent seems to fade away. They make beats using a computer instead of using real instruments. And artists' voices are improved with audio editing software. Therefore even less talented artists can become famous that only care about the money.
But times change I guess and its important to accept that. Who knows what music they will make in the year 2150 🤔😮
do you still have the single?
I'm beginning to think this could just be the greatest song of all time
Feel calm smile and nice feeling🤗
Either this or Axl's Theme from Beverly Hills Cop
Head to head with Al Stewart's " Year of the Cat"...unforgettable songs
@@adrianfallavollita3247 I second that!
Sure is...just like myself, circa 1978
This never get's old
The greatest sax solo in rock, period.
+R'onnberry Chadnickle And Money! :D
+mike lee. I'm with you on that Mike.
+mike lee
What could have been a wah-wah guitar solo.
+mike lee So true. It single-handedly brought the saxophone back to popular music
Try "one step beyond " from madness for a proper sax belter
That song will always bring me back to summer of 78. The sax is beautiful and the guitar solo at the end is badass. You wouldn't expect it in a "light rock" song.
When Gerry wrote and sang this song the world was introduced to the immensely gifted and multi talents of what was at the time an unknown Scottish singer songwriter. Gerry went on to prove to the world he was the real deal. The legend lives on in his music.
👌
wasn't unknown....he had success with Stealers Wheel and was well known on the gig circuit
Said it all Bro:.
Well said! No need for further comment folks.
Steel Wheelers!
For eternity ...
It's poetry, it's beautiful, it has soul, heart and rhythm. In years to come who will make the masterpiece?
Masterpiece
What do you mean mate?
Get off the tube at Baker Street in London and you can bet there will be a busker with a saxophone playing this.
Literally never heard that once on Baker Street.
I did recently... there wasn't
I wish it was the case. Baker Street is just a dump.
And I'd stand listen and tip every damn time!
Same
Greatest saxophone solo on earth
On earth
+jemimallah r/iamverysmart
R James nope careless whisper
Men at Work - Who can it be now ... great sax as well
I had better one