This is everybody's experience with Baker Street. Everyone's like "What the hell is Baker Street?" Then they hear the song start, and they're like 🤷🏻♂️, and suddenly it blasts out the most iconic piece of saxophone music that has ever been made, and you're like "Hell yeah, I know this! Everybody knows this! This is legendary!" And then it suddenly randomly swaps into being this decent nothing song that nobody's ever heard, and you're like "Wait, what the hell happened? Where did the great song go?" I don't know how this completely fine okay regular basic song got welded to the most epic piece of saxophone music ever created. 😂😂😂😂😂
@@DianeJennings Its sad that your (and a lot of other people's as well) first exposure to a great piece of music is in a commercial or a movie. It greatly diminishes the power and beauty of the music.
I have loved this song ever since the day I first heard it when it came out for the first time. Incredible song and so iconic. It's one of those songs that will live forever and remain relevant till the day this world ends.
Well done, Diane. "Baker Street" was another song put into heavy rotation - but it actually deserved it. Heard it countless times but never got tired of it (unlike some songs that are played over and over and over on the radio). The vocals, lyrics, instrumentation, the hook, the vibe... still sounds good years later.
@@LindaC616Maybe none of his other solo songs ring a bell to you, and that's okay. But you have probably heard Stuck in the Middle when he was performing as a member of Stealers Wheel.
@jameswilson7790 Ah yes, The Times of The Gibbs, when members of that accursed family had the number one song in the majority of weeks. Dark days indeed.
I learn more from your videos about music & musicians from the 60's 70's & 80's, than I did living thru them. We had NO INTERNET!! Not sure how we survived🤷♀️😎
God, you make it sound like we were in the dark ages. We survived quite well because we had these things called newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. We also had telephones, although they were on the wall and had twenty foot cords on them. We also survived because we DIDN'T have The Kardashians and The View.
Imo 60's, 70's, and 80's music is the best. But is said that the music of your youth tends to be your favorite. Guilty as charged 😁. I certainly remember this song. It was on the radio about every 20 minutes it seemed.
I was familiar with this song but never paid much attention to the artist. Love the saxophone part. Thanks for reacting to it. Hope you have a great weekend! Be safe. 🙏🏼
Before going solo, he was a founding member of the group Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973, on which he sung lead. It went up to #8 on the UK singles chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The band would only release a couple of albums before disbanding in 1975. I still hear that song on occasion on the radio.
That would make Gerry Rafferty a double-one-hit-wonder like Rick Derringer ("Hang on Sloopy" with the McCoy's, "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" by himself) and Tom Cochran -- but only from an American perspective (as I heard he was like Bryan Adams big in Canada).
Hi Diane. Thanks for another blast from the past. Not certain how longs it's been since I heard it last but it brought back some cozy nostalgic feelings from decades ago.
since i did not see it in the previous comments ill just say the actual album version from "City to City" - 1977, is 6:06 long and worth every second. what a great song writer Jerry was, RIP! great vid Diane.
Long after the fact, the sax player on the record claimed that he came up with the riff and wasn't credited for it, therefore getting cheated on royalties. However, Rafferty's original demo had the riff being played on guitar by Rafferty himself. Many of his songs had references to drinking, which obviously was art imitating life. One song lyric that gives me the creeps in retrospect is from Don't Count Me Out, from Rafferty's first solo album Can I Have My Money Back. The second verse reads: "When the sun goes down / You'll find me sitting in a bar in the dark side of the town / And if you tell me that I drink too much and that it's going to be the death of me / Hear me shout, don't count me out".
I grew up listening to Baker Street on the radio. But it wasn't until I downloaded it off Napster in 2004 or so that I noticed that Raphael Ravenscroft improvises the ending of his iconic sax riff each time he played it-- that bit is always unique. He and I discussed this briefly on his MySpace page (2004, remember?).
Thanks, my girl.. Gerry is actually Scottish, I believe.. what a great song... it's very evocative for me... from my teenage years... appreciate your reaction! (yep... this is a bit of a self-bio of Gerry... as I understand it...).. Also, Gerry was the lead singer for a group named "Stealer's Wheel" - who had a hit called "Stuck in the Middle with You"... I would expect you may have heard it...
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I loved this song growing up. It was a great time for music of all genres. And yes, that "saxamaphone" riff is known worldwide.
I was in elementary school when "Baker Street" came out in 1978. I didn't really notice it until the mid 1980s. In 1998, I traveled to London and my BnB was near Baker Street. I liked seeing the plaque for 221B Baker Street as I had read a number of Sherlock Holmes stories as a teen. Another song from the 1970s you might like, Diane - "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart (a Scotsman). It has some cool saxophone parts too.
As someone that has both driven down Baker Street on a near daily basis and also visited Paisley a few times I still feel like the saxophone is centric to this song.
Gerry Rafferty was lead singer for a band named Stealer's Wheel before this. They had a really successful tune as well "Stuck in the Middle with You". Recommended.
For me that was the song which defined the summer of 1978. I was in college but that summer I was working for local government. Long drives in summer heat early in the morning and at sunset and the song seemed to be always on the AM radio (only thing in the car) and I had had no air conditioning so it was all about hoping for a breeze. Loved the song.
Most people recognize that sax solo. 🎷 For another absolutely iconic saxophone, try the instrumental, "Lily Was Here," by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics. He was asked to write a song for the Dutch film, "De Kassière" ("The Cashier"), a 1989 crime thriller that did surprisingly well in the United States. In the United States, it was called, "Lily Was Here," after the song Stewart wrote, in which he teamed with Dutch saxophone player Candy Dulfer. The song started out as a jam session during the recording of the soundtrack for the film, in which Stewart and Dulfer just hit it off and *nailed* the tune; and the studio band backed them up to perfection. Stewart decided to release the jam session recording as the single, "Lily Was Here," and it blew up the charts, worldwide. It was the first time I'd ever heard a jazzy instrumental that made me think that genre of music might be something to explore. I still enjoy the song to this day, and listen to it every week or two.
The first time I heard Baker Street on the radio, I also felt I’d known that riff my entire life😂 I’m sure he’s one of those artists who has other songs I don’t realise are his.
I remember when this song came out. I was stationed in Germany when I first heard it. Loved it right away and bought the album based solely on how much I liked this song. And although I don't know why he chose it for the song, Baker Street is the famed address of Consulting Detective Sherlock Holmes and his chronicler Dr. John Watson. 😊
I love this song. The lyrics are very moving and kind of sad. There's a slightly longer version of this song that has a longer guitar solo. Anyhow, great reaction!
hehe...I was going to tease you about not being sure of your brother's middle name, until I remembered that I was 8-9 yrs old before I realized we used my older brother's middle name and not his first name. And then later, at 17, I had to call my mother from the Navy recruiter's office to ask how MY middle name was spelled!! @chipparmley, when I was in trouble mom just used my full first name, instead of "Mike"; honestly don't recall what my older brother got because he was a "good kid" and my two younger siblings never broke through the ceiling I built for them - I heard "MICHAEL" an awful lot LOL!! I'm pretty sure that saxophone bit was almost impossible to avoid in the '80s, seemed to be an integral part of every movie with a "blue" scene. Cheers, Diane! And happy birthday Julia! 🥂💚💚
Was lucky enough to hear this back in the day and still listen to it, great song. Check out his Right Down the Line, Get it Right Next Time & his lesser known Days Gone Down(Still Got the Light in Your Eyes). Man had a a fantastic voice! Look up when Gerry won an award, he was so uncomfortable on stage and couldn't wait to get off.
I have heard of Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street. That's a really good song, I like the guitar solo riff with the saxophone. Song plays on FM radio A lot. The riff has that rock star sound like crank up the radio volume. I enjoyed seeing You jam out to the guitar riff/saxophone and the song on the music journey of awesomeness. I did not know He was Irish/Scottish musician that grew up in Scotland and Irish Catholic so that's Interesting. I have heard the song on Good Will Hunting (1997). Also the song was on TV shows The Simpsons s09e03 Lisa's Sax and a episode of Married with Children. Thanks for getting the Weekend to a Good Start have a Very Joyful Party On Weekend. Sent a Gift to You and Chewie to Bring some Celebration Vibes to the Weekend. Happy Friday!
Right on Diane ❤❤❤, 😊, thanks, and I seen Chewy. Thinking he got good taste in music 😉🎶 too. Cute . Baker Street , rocks, next Right Down the Line, also by Gerry Rafferty.
So Irish mothers don't use a child's middle name when they do something wrong? That was the only time my middle name was ever used. 😅 This is a great song, and one I've not thought about in years. Thanks for bringing it back to me.
Happy Friday, Diane Love this song, it's a Classic. This is his biggest hit when it was released, but he also had a hit with "Right Down the Line." And now his best known song could be "Stuck in the Middle with You" with the band, Stealer's Wheel. It is quite memorably used in the movie, Reservoir Dogs. Have a great weekend! Boop!
Oh, I wrote up above that I didn't remember hearing any of his other songs, and now you have reminded me of two of them. I don't think I ever paid attention any attention to who sang them, just that they were in heavy rotation when I was young
Hey ,I really enjoyed your commentary on Baker Street. I like the intro when you gave a little history before the song ,and I loved the Outro when you gave even more history on the song and the artist. Your comments were insightful and intelligent. I’ll keep watching..😎
For A long time I didn't know this was A song. I always thought it was just Dave Ramsey's theme song music that was played at the beginning of his talk show.
The whole album (City To City) is fantastic and produced two other hits "Right Down The Line" & "Home and Dry." My personal favorite on the album is "The Ark."
Baker Street is one of the Gerry Rafferty trio that are commonly played on the local classic rock stations. The other two are Right Down The Line, and Stuck In The Middle With You from his Stealers Wheel days. I keep thinking that you would love the official music video to Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson.
This is used by George Norie as a bump for his newish radio program. He took over for Art Bell after Bell died. If you love serious sax you must check out Quaterflash. That woman can rock the horn. "Harden my Heart".
What, Diane Jennings can be mistaken. Say it ain't so! Just a little jet lag TH-cam scrolling, brought me to Diane Jennings channel, as all my scrolling does. I saw the title Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" and went who the hell is Gerry Rafferty, and what is Baker Street. As soon I heard the intro I went I know this. Why do I know this? I only vaguely remember it from the radio as one of those songs you like cause it's elements just feel good together. The tune doesn't knock out, but you like and register it, every time you hear it. I think, I mainly remember it from the Soprano's, and the fact that I just watched Narco's on the plane, and it was used in the show. Synergy, it's just weird like that. Great reaction video. Chewie, the little scene stealer, makes his presence known through the whole video. Enjoy, Julia's Birthday Dinner.
I saw a documentary on Gerry Rafferty & he was a total arse with the people he was close to due to his drinking. He would insult them terribly as he was drunk all the time but I love his music.
Right Down The Line is a great song too. Gerry was in a band called Stealers Wheel and had a hit song named Stuck In The Middle With You, something you might enjoy!
*Viewers:* if you are here for the First Hour Club, Diane might not be able to keep up with the comments. She is attending Bruno's Mother's birthday event _(Julia, if you aren't familiar with the cadre)._
I believe Mr. Rafferty is a Scotsman. Anyway, before he went solo, he was the lead singer of the band Steeler's Wheel and they had a hit with the song Stuck In The Middle (With You). As far as the "industry" goes, the artists want to make art, and the big wigs want to make money that's where the conundrum lies.
He grew up in my housing estate, Ferguslie Park. The Humblebums was the group including Billy Connolly, I believe. You should also know ‘stuck in the middle with you’ from ‘Reservoir Dogs’. Great talent who hated fame.
Hello, happy Friday to you Diane. The 1970s definitely had a wide variety of musical styles. I’ve discovered a lot of it in the years after too, because I was to young at the time to really remember much about it lol.
My mother's best friend is the daughter of Gerry Rafferty! Small world eh. She looks just like her father. I can tell you she is livin good because of this song lol.
This is everybody's experience with Baker Street.
Everyone's like "What the hell is Baker Street?"
Then they hear the song start, and they're like 🤷🏻♂️, and suddenly it blasts out the most iconic piece of saxophone music that has ever been made, and you're like "Hell yeah, I know this! Everybody knows this! This is legendary!" And then it suddenly randomly swaps into being this decent nothing song that nobody's ever heard, and you're like "Wait, what the hell happened? Where did the great song go?"
I don't know how this completely fine okay regular basic song got welded to the most epic piece of saxophone music ever created.
😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
@@DianeJennings Its sad that your (and a lot of other people's as well) first exposure to a great piece of music is in a commercial or a movie.
It greatly diminishes the power and beauty of the music.
Didn’t Sherlock Holmes live on Baker Street haha⚛️❤
Another 1970s song with an epic saxophone section: Pink Floyd, _Money._
btw: cherish the pin
@ Yup!
221b Baker Street.
I have loved this song ever since the day I first heard it when it came out for the first time. Incredible song and so iconic. It's one of those songs that will live forever and remain relevant till the day this world ends.
He sang lead on the Stealers Wheel song "Stuck In The Middle With You." His solo song "Right Down The Line" is amazing.
It is also featured in a pivotal scene in 'Reservoir Dogs'
@@jollyjakelovell4787 - That's true. 👍
Well done, Diane. "Baker Street" was another song put into heavy rotation - but it actually deserved it. Heard it countless times but never got tired of it (unlike some songs that are played over and over and over on the radio). The vocals, lyrics, instrumentation, the hook, the vibe... still sounds good years later.
I agree that it was Heavy rotation. I can't say that I've heard any of his other songs
@@LindaC616Maybe none of his other solo songs ring a bell to you, and that's okay. But you have probably heard Stuck in the Middle when he was performing as a member of Stealers Wheel.
Here in the United States, the song spent 6 consecutive weeks at #2. It was kept out of #1 by Shadow Dancing, courtesy of Andy Gibb.
@jameswilson7790 Ah yes, The Times of The Gibbs, when members of that accursed family had the number one song in the majority of weeks. Dark days indeed.
I learn more from your videos about music & musicians from the 60's 70's & 80's, than I did living thru them. We had NO INTERNET!!
Not sure how we survived🤷♀️😎
I don’t know either! That’s actually really lovely to hear 🥰
Jimmy Fallon remembers. Remember, he's got that segment called "misheard lyrics"?😅
@@DianeJenningsyou may be related?
Ummmm, most of us did survive, because we lived it, from James Douglas Morrison (look it up), Jimi, Janis, JPG&R, et al.
God, you make it sound like we were in the dark ages. We survived quite well because we had these things called newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. We also had telephones, although they were on the wall and had twenty foot cords on them. We also survived because we DIDN'T have The Kardashians and The View.
"Right Down the Line" another fine song by Mr. Rafferty!😎
This is probably one of the most recognized saxophone solos ever. So good.
I'll repeat a comment I left elsewhere: Pink Floyd, _Money._
Another is "Harden my Heart " by Quarterflash.
The sax riff has a similar vibe, although the song is quite different.
I forgot about how much I enjoyed this song. Thanks for the great reaction!
What a treat, seeing someone discovering Gerry Rafferty! An all time favorite song of mine too! Well done!
Imo 60's, 70's, and 80's music is the best. But is said that the music of your youth tends to be your favorite. Guilty as charged 😁. I certainly remember this song. It was on the radio about every 20 minutes it seemed.
One of my favorite songs featuring the saxophone,
I was familiar with this song but never paid much attention to the artist. Love the saxophone part. Thanks for reacting to it. Hope you have a great weekend! Be safe. 🙏🏼
Before going solo, he was a founding member of the group Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973, on which he sung lead. It went up to #8 on the UK singles chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The band would only release a couple of albums before disbanding in 1975. I still hear that song on occasion on the radio.
Sirius XM classic rock station plays SW songs very often. I still love Stuck in the Middle with You!
That would make Gerry Rafferty a double-one-hit-wonder like Rick Derringer ("Hang on Sloopy" with the McCoy's, "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" by himself) and Tom Cochran -- but only from an American perspective (as I heard he was like Bryan Adams big in Canada).
I think you mean Rick Derringer. I could be mistaken. But Derringer did play with Johnny Winter and they played Rock n Roll Hochie Coo.
@@cypher515 You mean Rick Derringer... Springfield was a different musician.
@@kcgunzz3416 You are correct. Springfield was different artist... also an actor.
There's just something special about 70s soft rock.
Hi Diane. Thanks for another blast from the past. Not certain how longs it's been since I heard it last but it brought back some cozy nostalgic feelings from decades ago.
It was a real moment in his life. I think it is so popular because it is so vague that you can put your own feelings and spin onto it
You chose an absolute classic! Great reaction!!
since i did not see it in the previous comments ill just say the actual album version from "City to City" - 1977, is 6:06 long and worth every second. what a great song writer Jerry was, RIP! great vid Diane.
This came out my final year in college, 1978. Great time, great song… the 70's were a phenominal time for music.
Cool song all I got on baker street is it was where fictional character Sherlock Holmes lived at 22B. Was nice having Chewy join us.
Thanks for checking this song out. It is an absolute classic and brings me back to 1978. A great time to be a teenager!
Long after the fact, the sax player on the record claimed that he came up with the riff and wasn't credited for it, therefore getting cheated on royalties. However, Rafferty's original demo had the riff being played on guitar by Rafferty himself. Many of his songs had references to drinking, which obviously was art imitating life. One song lyric that gives me the creeps in retrospect is from Don't Count Me Out, from Rafferty's first solo album Can I Have My Money Back. The second verse reads: "When the sun goes down / You'll find me sitting in a bar in the dark side of the town / And if you tell me that I drink too much and that it's going to be the death of me / Hear me shout, don't count me out".
Happy Friday!! I really love song. Have a awesome weekend.
The hand down the keyboard at 2:20 was awesome. Roller skating song!
I grew up listening to Baker Street on the radio. But it wasn't until I downloaded it off Napster in 2004 or so that I noticed that Raphael Ravenscroft improvises the ending of his iconic sax riff each time he played it-- that bit is always unique. He and I discussed this briefly on his MySpace page (2004, remember?).
I've seen him perform live which was pretty amazing, and I have most of his albums. Very talented.
Good Choice, Diane! This is from one of my favorite albums. Any song off of it is well worth hearing.
Baker Street is one of the best songs ever!
Thanks for reacting to it Diane!
9:03 Diane finally fulfils Gerry’s wish for the song🎉 May this day go down in music history.
One of my all time favorite radio hits. Love the understated vocal, stinging guitar solo, and of course the iconic sax. Bravo.😎💚
Thanks, my girl.. Gerry is actually Scottish, I believe.. what a great song... it's very evocative for me... from my teenage years... appreciate your reaction! (yep... this is a bit of a self-bio of Gerry... as I understand it...).. Also, Gerry was the lead singer for a group named "Stealer's Wheel" - who had a hit called "Stuck in the Middle with You"... I would expect you may have heard it...
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I loved this song growing up. It was a great time for music of all genres. And yes, that "saxamaphone" riff is known worldwide.
Released in 1978. Awesome song. Also loved "Right Down the Line". I was 13..
This is the song Lisa plays on the Saximaphone Homer gives her
I was in elementary school when "Baker Street" came out in 1978. I didn't really notice it until the mid 1980s. In 1998, I traveled to London and my BnB was near Baker Street. I liked seeing the plaque for 221B Baker Street as I had read a number of Sherlock Holmes stories as a teen.
Another song from the 1970s you might like, Diane - "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart (a Scotsman). It has some cool saxophone parts too.
Thank you Diane❤ have a lovely weekend!
Ahhh thank you for reviving an old memory from my teenage years !!🥰One of the first 5 or so albums I owned.
As someone that has both driven down Baker Street on a near daily basis and also visited Paisley a few times I still feel like the saxophone is centric to this song.
Gerry Rafferty was lead singer for a band named Stealer's Wheel before this. They had a really successful tune as well "Stuck in the Middle with You". Recommended.
It is also featured in a pivotal scene in 'Reservoir Dogs'
I was working in Minnesota in 1978 and this song was played so often I don't think I will ever forget it.
0:58 kudos to Diane for giving a similar explanation every reaction video & still keeping it fresh.
For me that was the song which defined the summer of 1978. I was in college but that summer I was working for local government. Long drives in summer heat early in the morning and at sunset and the song seemed to be always on the AM radio (only thing in the car) and I had had no air conditioning so it was all about hoping for a breeze. Loved the song.
Most people recognize that sax solo. 🎷
For another absolutely iconic saxophone, try the instrumental, "Lily Was Here," by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics.
He was asked to write a song for the Dutch film, "De Kassière" ("The Cashier"), a 1989 crime thriller that did surprisingly well in the United States.
In the United States, it was called, "Lily Was Here," after the song Stewart wrote, in which he teamed with Dutch saxophone player Candy Dulfer.
The song started out as a jam session during the recording of the soundtrack for the film, in which Stewart and Dulfer just hit it off and *nailed* the tune; and the studio band backed them up to perfection.
Stewart decided to release the jam session recording as the single, "Lily Was Here," and it blew up the charts, worldwide.
It was the first time I'd ever heard a jazzy instrumental that made me think that genre of music might be something to explore.
I still enjoy the song to this day, and listen to it every week or two.
I recognized the riff too, but not the song. My Chewie 😺 is healthy now. React to Beer! By Psychostick. Thanks! 🎉
This song is from the seventies. When a song was written, that was longer than thirty seconds. I love the Saxamaphone.
RIP Gerry. One of the greats, taken way too soon. Love from Scotland.
The first time I heard Baker Street on the radio, I also felt I’d known that riff my entire life😂 I’m sure he’s one of those artists who has other songs I don’t realise are his.
Someone just posted above, because I said the same thing, "right down the line" and "Stuck In The Middle With You"
He was also in a Bsand called Steelers Wheel and they had a hit song Stuck in the middle with you
I remember when this song came out. I was stationed in Germany when I first heard it. Loved it right away and bought the album based solely on how much I liked this song. And although I don't know why he chose it for the song, Baker Street is the famed address of Consulting Detective Sherlock Holmes and his chronicler Dr. John Watson. 😊
I love this song. The lyrics are very moving and kind of sad. There's a slightly longer version of this song that has a longer guitar solo. Anyhow, great reaction!
Love that saxophone.
Diane/E.D. The riff is also used on "Dave Ramsey's show" as bumper music. Dale
hehe...I was going to tease you about not being sure of your brother's middle name, until I remembered that I was 8-9 yrs old before I realized we used my older brother's middle name and not his first name. And then later, at 17, I had to call my mother from the Navy recruiter's office to ask how MY middle name was spelled!! @chipparmley, when I was in trouble mom just used my full first name, instead of "Mike"; honestly don't recall what my older brother got because he was a "good kid" and my two younger siblings never broke through the ceiling I built for them - I heard "MICHAEL" an awful lot LOL!!
I'm pretty sure that saxophone bit was almost impossible to avoid in the '80s, seemed to be an integral part of every movie with a "blue" scene.
Cheers, Diane! And happy birthday Julia! 🥂💚💚
Was lucky enough to hear this back in the day and still listen to it, great song. Check out his Right Down the Line, Get it Right Next Time & his lesser known Days Gone Down(Still Got the Light in Your Eyes). Man had a a fantastic voice!
Look up when Gerry won an award, he was so uncomfortable on stage and couldn't wait to get off.
Gerry Rafferty is one of the best singer/songwriters ever to have come out of Scotland.
I really liked this song. I believe it fell under the category of Smooth Rock at the time. Thanks Diane. ❣️
Would you include this in the Yacht Rock category? I think it fits, and it’s from that same time period.
Thanks Diane - I’ve always liked this song. Hope you and Chewie have a good weekend!
I have heard of Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street. That's a really good song, I like the guitar solo riff with the saxophone. Song plays on FM radio A lot. The riff has that rock star sound like crank up the radio volume. I enjoyed seeing You jam out to the guitar riff/saxophone and the song on the music journey of awesomeness. I did not know He was Irish/Scottish musician that grew up in Scotland and Irish Catholic so that's Interesting. I have heard the song on Good Will Hunting (1997). Also the song was on TV shows The Simpsons s09e03 Lisa's Sax and a episode of Married with Children. Thanks for getting the Weekend to a Good Start have a Very Joyful Party On Weekend. Sent a Gift to You and Chewie to Bring some Celebration Vibes to the Weekend. Happy Friday!
Moonlight and Gold is one of my favorite Gerry Rafferty songs.
Your channel is not just a TH-cam channel, it is a real educational portal. Thank you for your contribution!🥍💚✊
Right on Diane ❤❤❤, 😊, thanks, and I seen Chewy. Thinking he got good taste in music 😉🎶 too. Cute . Baker Street , rocks, next Right Down the Line, also by Gerry Rafferty.
So Irish mothers don't use a child's middle name when they do something wrong?
That was the only time my middle name was ever used. 😅
This is a great song, and one I've not thought about in years. Thanks for bringing it back to me.
The dreaded middle name...
Or, as someone call it, the "government nane"😅
Exactly
Happy Friday, Diane Love this song, it's a Classic. This is his biggest hit when it was released, but he also had a hit with "Right Down the Line." And now his best known song could be "Stuck in the Middle with You" with the band, Stealer's Wheel. It is quite memorably used in the movie, Reservoir Dogs. Have a great weekend! Boop!
Oh, I wrote up above that I didn't remember hearing any of his other songs, and now you have reminded me of two of them. I don't think I ever paid attention any attention to who sang them, just that they were in heavy rotation when I was young
Great track in it's day. Always charming seeing you on a Saturday morning with your cheeky money smile Diane.🐒🐵😄
Hey ,I really enjoyed your commentary on Baker Street. I like the intro when you gave a little history before the song ,and I loved the Outro when you gave even more history on the song and the artist. Your comments were insightful and intelligent. I’ll keep watching..😎
This song reminds me of listening to Art Bell's show in the 90's, when he used it as bumper music.
Gerry & Billy Connolly were members of the Humblebums. They appeared a couple of times at my club in Sussex.
Fun watching listening to the song so intently. Be well and God Bless.
Favorite song from when I was a kid, that and "Reminiscing" by the Little River Band
"Get it Right Next Time" is a great, underrated, track from Gerry Rafferty.......A really cool foot tapper.
I love this song so much...back to my childhood 🙂
awesome! as always!!! this seriously is a 70s mood...can almost smell the cigarettes
For A long time I didn't know this was A song. I always thought it was just Dave Ramsey's theme song music that was played at the beginning of his talk show.
First Happy St Brigid's Day 💚☀️💚💚 this was a great song with a few classical touches
If feel like if Diane were in a band in the 70s she'd be a saxophone player
Marks and Spencer used to be fairly big here in Canada as well.
But i think they've closed most, if not all, of their stores now.
😊
The same wikipedia experts in every react to that song.
Very good song.
he was in a band in the early 70s called stealers wheel, they had a big hit called, stuck in the middle with you
The whole album (City To City) is fantastic and produced two other hits "Right Down The Line" & "Home and Dry." My personal favorite on the album is "The Ark."
Baker Street is one of the Gerry Rafferty trio that are commonly played on the local classic rock stations. The other two are Right Down The Line, and Stuck In The Middle With You from his Stealers Wheel days.
I keep thinking that you would love the official music video to Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson.
Days gone down is another that got air play.
@craigdarby9533 have heard it, but it was not commonly played in my area. More like on a Sunday Evening deep cuts show, in my area.
One of the best known tenor Saxophones riffs in history.
Look at him at the 3:00 mark, he looks exactly like James Spader from the "Stargate" movie era.
This is used by George Norie as a bump for his newish radio program. He took over for Art Bell after Bell died.
If you love serious sax you must check out Quaterflash. That woman can rock the horn. "Harden my Heart".
Well done Diane,an al time classic,
Another classic that anyone of a certain age will instantly recognise (this ones from 1978)
What, Diane Jennings can be mistaken. Say it ain't so! Just a little jet lag TH-cam scrolling, brought me to Diane Jennings channel, as all my scrolling does. I saw the title Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" and went who the hell is Gerry Rafferty, and what is Baker Street. As soon I heard the intro I went I know this. Why do I know this? I only vaguely remember it from the radio as one of those songs you like cause it's elements just feel good together. The tune doesn't knock out, but you like and register it, every time you hear it. I think, I mainly remember it from the Soprano's, and the fact that I just watched Narco's on the plane, and it was used in the show. Synergy, it's just weird like that. Great reaction video.
Chewie, the little scene stealer, makes his presence known through the whole video. Enjoy, Julia's Birthday Dinner.
I saw a documentary on Gerry Rafferty & he was a total arse with the people he was close to due to his drinking. He would insult them terribly as he was drunk all the time but I love his music.
During the initial recording Ravenscroft was paid $100 for recording the sax tracks. It took only a couple of takes.
Right Down The Line is a great song too. Gerry was in a band called Stealers Wheel and had a hit song named Stuck In The Middle With You, something you might enjoy!
I could listen to Steelers Wheel Stuck in the Middle with You on a loop some days. Great stuff.
And Days gone down.
@@craigdarby9533 And "Get It Right Next Time"
R.I.P Gerry Rafferty and Raphael Ravenscroft (Sax). Brilliant song. Miss J - try this song Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes from the Secret World Live.
Someone in another video mentioned his passing was caused by alcohol abuse.
*Viewers:* if you are here for the First Hour Club, Diane might not be able to keep up with the comments. She is attending Bruno's Mother's birthday event _(Julia, if you aren't familiar with the cadre)._
Thx, Lawrence!
Why do we so seldom hear great songs like this one anymore⚛️❤
I believe Mr. Rafferty is a Scotsman. Anyway, before he went solo, he was the lead singer of the band Steeler's Wheel and they had a hit with the song Stuck In The Middle (With You). As far as the "industry" goes, the artists want to make art, and the big wigs want to make money that's where the conundrum lies.
He grew up in my housing estate, Ferguslie Park. The Humblebums was the group including Billy Connolly, I believe. You should also know ‘stuck in the middle with you’ from ‘Reservoir Dogs’. Great talent who hated fame.
Hello, happy Friday to you Diane. The 1970s definitely had a wide variety of musical styles. I’ve discovered a lot of it in the years after too, because I was to young at the time to really remember much about it lol.
My mother's best friend is the daughter of Gerry Rafferty! Small world eh.
She looks just like her father. I can tell you she is livin good because of this song lol.
Check out Gerry singing 'That's the Way it Always Starts' from Mark Knopfler's soundtrack to the movie Local Hero. Such an effortless style.