This is the one song to play to anyone who tells you there is no such thing as a perfect song.

@djm4457

Жыл бұрын

Yes. This.

@frankaq3951

Жыл бұрын

Man, you got that right!!

@scottyh8494

Жыл бұрын

This does come pretty close to a perfect song.

@mariosirius

Жыл бұрын

PERFECT 10+

@billythedog-309

Жыл бұрын

lt isn't a great song, but it's a brilliant arrangement and production.

In a silk dress, running, like a watercolor in the rain. One of the best lines ever!!!

@jenny3260

Ай бұрын

Totally agree.

This isn't a song, it's musical genius.

@scottyh8494

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree.

@KevinLong-jr1zv

11 ай бұрын

You have to know music 🎶🎵

@geoffevans7555

Ай бұрын

We have seen Al live about a dozen times. We have met him on 3 occasions. He is a gentleman as well as a genius. Our favourite track is Modern Times, we asked him to consider playing it when we saw him in Bristol about 4 years ago, we saw him in Cardiff recently and he played it brilliantly, really made the night for us

@user-po4fw3zp4r

Ай бұрын

Amazing song. If dews me in every time.

I am so jealous of you three people able to listen to this song for the first time. I want to go back and relive that first time again. Lovely.

@barryweinrich7289

3 жыл бұрын

My sentiment exactly.

@fadguru

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto. I lived it too.

@joejoseph2247

2 жыл бұрын

we get to relive it through these guys :)

@rosemary702001

2 жыл бұрын

@@joejoseph2247 that’s it exactly! I grin all the while I’m watching their reaction. And THIS song is in my top 3 of all time so it’s even more special!

@chrisb5058

2 жыл бұрын

So right Elaine. It's that good ! Now it's lost in those time passages...:)

Fellas… it was a pleasure to see young men appreciate this masterpiece. So many youngsters wouldn’t even give it a chance. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@michaelbenge2388

2 ай бұрын

Listen to Al Stewart - Time Passages. You’ll enjoy it.

I,m 68. Cryiing while listening. Lost my wife of 21 years 2 months ago. Love this song.

@ian8241

7 ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss...

@lokisan100

7 ай бұрын

So sorry for your loss. Huge, warm, comforting hugs.

@djm4457

5 ай бұрын

I know how you feel. I hope, like for me, this wonderful, incredible song is part of that bridge that connects you to your wife forever. Peace and love to you both.

@garyneilson3075

5 ай бұрын

"hold fast to what is fine" (1 Thess 5 :21)

@susanhalperin5867

5 ай бұрын

thankyou brother

The Year of the Cat has had me under its spell for forty years...

@franciscodanieldaddino1174

5 ай бұрын

A mí también

@mjm5081

5 ай бұрын

@@franciscodanieldaddino1174 😃 👍 👊

@isolde1802

4 ай бұрын

You and me, both !

@mjm5081

4 ай бұрын

@@isolde1802 ❤📆🐱

Another one from the embarrassment of riches that was the music of the 70s. We didn’t know how good we had it back then!

You guys are fun to watch!! Baby boomer here. Love watching you guys appreciate and enjoy the music of the 60’s, 70’s, and eighties into the first part of the 90’s! Pure raw poetic talent back then! 😊

This Song belongs to category "Songs you don't want to end"

I am so pleasantly surprised by how much you guys enjoyed this. Love this song, but it's hard to tell sometimes how much of it is due to a nostalgia. So happy to know this stands the test of time.

@robgoldberg3401

Жыл бұрын

It's not nostalgia it's just a well written timeless song 😀🎸🎷🎹

@dimebag667

11 ай бұрын

I didn't hear it until the mid 2000's while watching Running With Scissors. Instantly knew it was special.

I keep coming back to this reaction. One of my absolute favourites on KZread!

@lokisan100

4 ай бұрын

I do, too. The reaction is so cool to rewatch, like listening to the song again and again!

@chrisreed3572

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. These guys had such a heartfelt and sincere feeling bordering on ecstasy. Watching it made me have hope for this generation.

@ninazaverl4600

Ай бұрын

Me too, great reaction! It truly is a feel good song.

I'm crying as I watching you guys.....So much joy. That's what real music is about....Pure Joy. The Year of the Cat is a timeless classic.

@andrewpetik2034

Жыл бұрын

Yes... crying with you

@spoonunit03

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewpetik2034 I'm on my 5th viewing. Now it's just smiles all the way. :)😊

@sseltrek1a2b

Жыл бұрын

yes....yes, it is...great music from an incredible songwriter...

@andrewpetik2034

Жыл бұрын

@@spoonunit03 I can smile now! I am back for another view. It is now like listening to this masterpiece with old friends. 😊✌️

@h.s.thompsonduke8105

Жыл бұрын

I didn't want to nit pick but they missed the cello and mandolin. No sense judging them. It is overwhelming.

Refreshing to see young people with good taste

They don’t write songs like this anymore. The collaboration of the instruments is just mind blowing.

Can you visualize it, guys? You’re listening to a master storyteller. His use of precise words to a beautiful tune with a magnificent arrangement - it’s at the top of my list of best songs ever!

@kathylucas6587

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes….well said!

@greghicks5960

Жыл бұрын

"She comes out of the sun with a silk dress running like a watercolor in the rain" That line alone shows why this song is a masterclass in song writing.

@chrisreed3572

Жыл бұрын

I agree. The arrangement, the lyric mated with gorgeously precise musicianship? It saddens me to know that our culture has devolved so precipitously and so rapidly since this *absolute masterpiece* was produced.

@aaronstandingbear

7 ай бұрын

@@chrisreed3572 We can carry it on and when the time is right it can re-emerge and be added to. inspired we will advance music. This is just s start here in 3d

This song is so hauntingly beautiful. I was 8 when it came out, and my big brother had drowned...and, somehow, this song soooothed me so deeply.

@sirrobin4394

3 жыл бұрын

"Haunting" is a good descriptor. I was 12 at the time. My connection wasn't as dramatic as yours, but Jr. High School can flood anyone with mixed emotions and this song definitely helped me sort through all that mess.

@andyandcallie

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry about your brother. I'm glad you found some solace in this beautiful song.

@pf6115

2 жыл бұрын

Bless you.

@go234ko96ts5

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry about your brother and our thoughts are with you. This song is a masterpiece

@rosemariescott-griffiths9676

2 жыл бұрын

So sorry for your loss

EVERYTHING about this song screams MASTERPIECE ❤ Ryan - your reaction was beautiful. I enjoyed this soooooooo much. 😂

@normanwright6466

5 ай бұрын

Absolute ear candy..beautiful

That triple hit of acoustic guitar/electric guitar/sax solos preceded by the string section sounds just as amazing now as it did in 76'

@lokisan100

7 ай бұрын

Yes it does!

@edwardkim2511

4 ай бұрын

Yes !

The layering of instruments is masterful. A timeless classic.

@thisisam940

Жыл бұрын

Compliments of the genius producing of Alan Parsons

@SeriouslyGreatVideos

Жыл бұрын

This is a great song , Al Stewart is a super nice musician

"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a watercolor in the rain." Are you kidding me? Dude is a master wordsmith. Do "Roads To Moscow". Thanks for this reaction.

@dumdumbush

3 жыл бұрын

The imagery of Roads To Moscow is pure genius.

@taun856

3 жыл бұрын

"Roads to Moscow" is a true masterpiece.

@notanotherenigma7759

3 жыл бұрын

He had two intros for Roads to Moscow. He couldn't decide, so used both of them. Al now lives in California, owns a winery but still plays. I love the stuff he did with Lawrence Juber.

@conureron3792

3 жыл бұрын

Love the “bogart movie” start too...”strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre, contemplating a crime”...that was the initial charm for me. And the solo where the instruments take over one by one was the final sealer for me.

@willasacco9898

3 жыл бұрын

This song is brilliant in every way.

I've heard this masterpiece of an album a thousand times,i'm 67,and it STILL gives me goosebumps. Listen to the album,you'll adore it.

@CharCanuck14

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto Red!

@MrAitraining

3 жыл бұрын

Agree. So many people miss this album in total. "On the border" "Lord grenville" all of it.

@mikekeeler6362

3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@MrSmartAlec

3 жыл бұрын

66 here !

@ferinstance01

3 жыл бұрын

It's my go to.

What all the generations since don't understand is, we smoked a bowl, turned off the lights, poured a glass of wine, opened a beer etc, , put on our headphones in a dark room only lit by the stereo dial and the turn table light and heard it all, 100%. The 70’s we're amazing in so many different ways, and there was NEVER the need to go faster, in anything. Kick back, and enjoy the ride. Pure Bliss.

@brianmaltby1424

2 ай бұрын

Dont forget about the black light!

@AmandaHugandKiss411

Ай бұрын

We did that, but sat on the floor of my friend Mikka's bedroom facing a mirror. Except sub mushrooms and beer. All kinds of songs of many slower genres and eras. Including Pink Floyd and other softer prog and the Beatles. That was in 1985 onward to 1989. I was born in 1970. We all were that age. ❤

@AmandaHugandKiss411

Ай бұрын

​@@brianmaltby1424 yes definitely the black light was a must 👌

My Fifth Grade English Teacher played this album, during class. This was one of his tactics, to get us to learn how to write in Proper Cursive in Paragraph Form. He wrote all the lyrics on the chalkboard, put on the Vinyl, while the class wrote away. It was this Class, that I heard so many Classic Artists, that still remind me of that Teacher and how cool He was to influence so many young people to learn English, but at the same time hear GREAT Music.

@nzmarco

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome. What a great teacher.

@scottyh8494

Жыл бұрын

Cool teacher.

@keithrfield

Жыл бұрын

He should have taught you that what you do with your ear is hear not here.

@haljones246

7 ай бұрын

That, my friends, is how you get the attention of a class! Why not pick the most perfect song ever written!

@ingridstrickland8768

6 ай бұрын

I had a music teacher all through elementary school in the 60’s who influenced thousands of students in the same way. All show tunes, had to write the words listen to the tune by his piano playing and sing a line and you better know the song cause you don’t know which line of the song you have to sing. Created a whole school to learn every show tune created. Viva Mr. Morgan ~ #mrmorgansawmillelementary

Lyrics. So important in any Al Stewart song. The allusion to Bogart's Casablanca, and the whole feel of a Moroccan escapade. Plus everything else that was said. Nice reaction!

@charlespapps2389

6 ай бұрын

Not to mention Peter Lore contemplating a crime!

Best instrumental break in history - strings to Spanish guitar to electric guitar to sax. Brilliant.

As a 62 year old guy it's amazing to have listened to this masterpiece and many other great songs from the 60's and 70's and these guys are just discovering they were born in the wrong era.Fortunately,this music is still available for younger people to discover.I used to find out about these older bands by hanging out in record stores but today they barely still exist.Now unless you know the band or someone older introduces it to you you'll never hear this great stuff.The world has lost its soul.

@dizastro5437

Жыл бұрын

Theres two of us left, at least. My soul can still sing, and so can yours, I think?

@yaradeblanco4761

Жыл бұрын

My too

@lokisan100

Жыл бұрын

We were the lucky ones back then my friend!

Lyrical genius. On a morning from a Bogart movie She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running Like a watercolor in the rain And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea And the bus and the tourists are gone And you've thrown away your choice you've lost your ticket So you have to stay on Incredibly descriptive visuals.

@xflyingtiger

5 ай бұрын

The lyrics are a masterpiece.

I don't know a thing about music and I have no musical abilities. But I know this song is an intricately crafted masterpiece. Absolutely my favorite.

@michaelbruns449

2 жыл бұрын

So well said.

@teecop4735

2 жыл бұрын

AWSOME !

@naudianeels1328

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely!! One of my favorite songs of all time. 👌😉❤️

@tradeladder146

3 ай бұрын

Vote Blue.

@lokisan100

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

Like seriously, this epic rock song is right up there with Stairway To Heaven and Bohemian Rhapsody. Panoramic, haunting and dazzling. Soul caressing instrumentations swirling with whirling majestic radiance. Evocative lyrical transcendence conjured from another world. This luminous song demands and deserves and receives repeated listens, played really loud and i mean like seriously cranked up.

@kimkovaly3096

2 жыл бұрын

I agree

@ianswan1283

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@mariosirius

2 жыл бұрын

Hotel California... Mr. Blue Sky... Child of Vision... Wish you Where Here... and very few more I Totally Agree

@michaelbruns449

2 жыл бұрын

@@mariosirius Lets throw in Freebird and The End and Heaven And Hell while we're at it as the list gets longer and longer..

@stevencohn922

2 жыл бұрын

This classic captivates everyone who listens to it for the first time or hundreds of times!

This song is so powerful that it even takes me back to places I've never been.

@meloniesghost

2 жыл бұрын

wow...yes!!! Me too!!!!

@tbirdsteve1

2 жыл бұрын

Someone wrote it makes you want to go places you've never been with someone you've never met. I wish I could find that comment now.

@pauline7425

2 жыл бұрын

Powerful enough to take me back to 1978…I am 57.

God Bless The BRITISH for the best Bands and Music that they have given to the world. 👍👍

@jamesdipinto5076

4 ай бұрын

I agree! And I’m American saying that

@billythedog-309

3 ай бұрын

Latecomer, eh?

@TomClarkSouthLondon

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely 👍

@perimetrfilms

Ай бұрын

TRUE. The British are the best.

Its important to know who Peter Lorre is to appreciate the lyrics.

@75hilmar

2 жыл бұрын

What aspect of him do you mean? I remember him from the movie M, where he played a desperate, dangerous but also helpless person. According to wiki not his only disturbing character. It makes sense though.

@lokisan100

2 жыл бұрын

I adore Peter Lorre, such a creepy little man!

@mnomadvfx

2 жыл бұрын

@@75hilmar Lorre's face just lent itself to creepy/disturbing characters. There's a story I heard about a serial killer coming across on of his children and letting her go after finding out she was his daughter..... That's a whole thing right there 😅

@satinover

2 жыл бұрын

It was a reference to to the movie CASABLANCA

@michaelbruns449

2 жыл бұрын

Thanx for that. Revealing this song into a specific context of time and place.

This reaction is almost as good as the song.

@lokisan100

2 ай бұрын

Yes, I have to come back and watch this periodically because it's so great!

This song is just beautiful... and it brings back so many good memories of my life with childhood friends in the 70s..

This has to be one of the best songs ever written

I have to come back to this one over and over again. The best reaction ever.

It's no wonder the Album went platinum in the USA.. It is a masterpiece.😄

Bring out your weed, lava lamp, and black light posters. Burn some strawberry incense. Grab your pet rock and mood rings. Put on your bell bottoms. We're taking a tour of the 70's. A magical decade that is sadly now history. This song is one of my absolute favorite songs, and artists. Check out Time Passages, On The Border, You're On My Mind Like A Song On The Radio. All by Al Stewart.

@ViewsFromThe502

Жыл бұрын

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Welcome to our childhood guys, glad you could join. Jr high back then was pretty special. The airways were littered with great music in every direction...

Guys, the thing I always loved about this amazing track, is how, even when it goes in jazzy mode, EVERYTHING is in context. Every note is beautifully in context. It's a master-piece of musicianship and a classic from the '70's rock/blues/jazz genre. Timeless. Still listening to it 50 years later and loving it just the same.

Alan Parsons engineered. Parsons did the beatles white album.....and Pink Floyd's DSOTM. Alan Parsons is the bomb. He lives near Santa Barbara now......working his studio, Parsonics. If you like this song......listen to any of the Alan Parsons albums. From Tales of Mystery and Imagination to A Valid Path....and beyond. You'll see why this song is so well done. Kudos to Al Stewart for sure.

I don't know how many times I have watched your reaction. Your smiles only enhance this masterpiece.😊

The acoustic solo to electric solo to sax solo is complicatedly beautiful.

Producer Alan Parsons put in the Sax solo. Made this song a hit and inspired Baker Street.

@daveconlin8342

3 жыл бұрын

Killer electric and acoustic guitar solos also.

@zimjun7

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not surprised that Alan would put in the Sax solo!!!!! He's THAT good!!! NOPE.....not surprised...

@extdiso

2 жыл бұрын

The production is awesome!

@jeffkratschmer7694

2 жыл бұрын

Phil Kenzie is a genius. He and David Sanborn are in a class by themselves.

@mrs.dinahsaur7195

2 жыл бұрын

I did not know that!!

Your reaction to this song has been so amazing and now, of all of the reactions I have watched to this song, whenever I hear Year of the Cat, I picture your reaction video. The joyous expressions and comments you made in this reaction stood out to me and have left quite an impact. Everytime I hear this song, I see you. Thanks, guys. You're awesome!! 🎧😎👍

I cannot count how many times I have watched this review since I first saw it several months ago. I love this song, and I love your reaction to it. There are several other of your reviews I've watched multiple times. You guys are great!😊🥰

This song is so instrumentally satisfying. Takes me back to my childhood. Fills me with nostalgia

@kimkovaly3096

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

The saxophone player was rather annoyed having to come record this song, because he was in the middle of watching a movie, and wanted to finish it. Producer, Alan Parsons, promised he'd get to finish the movie, because he lived so close to the studio. After playing his part on the song he went home, and finished the movie. Afterwards, he joined Al Stewart's band.

@dannysunay4386

10 ай бұрын

I wonder what movie was it?😂

The Year of the Cat is a modern masterpiece. If you do not recognize it, you do not know instrumentation and arrangement.

I have not heard this in decades…thank you!

Back again for my annual indulgence. Thanks guys.

This has been and always be in my top 5 favorite songs of all time. I was around when it first came out and still listen to this day. It's what some may call "meat-cutting music".

@hoyageorge

7 ай бұрын

Same here ... the older I get, the further up my list of all-time favorites it rises.

@lokisan100

7 ай бұрын

Mine too!

This IS a perfect song, great reaction guys!

The first time I heard this song, I was 15 years old and in bed with the flu. Needless to say that I was so blown away that I couldn't wait to get well enough to buy the album. 46 years later, I am still blown away. I freaking love Al Stewart.

@rayeckert242

Жыл бұрын

Glad you’re feeling better. I was 15 when I first heard this masterpiece, as well. It’s my favorite song to this day. And this reaction video is priceless!

@h.s.thompsonduke8105

Жыл бұрын

I remember discovering "Turn of the Cards" by Renaissance, and Annie Haslam. It was transforming in my view of the world. Also a band that played lyrics of 4th century history in their music. Much of it about the Persian and Byzantine empires.

@h.s.thompsonduke8105

Жыл бұрын

That's also why I'm a big Al Stewart fan. He combines history, storytelling, and music, all in one.

My brother played this album non-stop when it came out and this song in particular; now he’s gone, this song makes me feel his presence....

@pallavbhatt4276

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for your loss. Love from India ❤️

@alohakittymon

3 жыл бұрын

❤️

@chadmark88

Жыл бұрын

He's right there with you, every time you listen to it . . .

Ty's reaction to the sax is priceless.

I am crying like a baby listening to this. Takes me right back to one of the three happiest years of my life. Can't help thinking of our then President Carter and his recent infirmity. A really great era and this song was a big part of my mornings primping for the girls at school. Thanks for the review and reminding me.

I love that you have had the same mind-blowing experience that I have had for this piece of perfect art.

His next biggest hit... Time Passages. You’ll love that.

This is why we say we grew up with the best music, and the best cars in the 70's and 80's. I carry in my truck a cd of Year of the Cat, Dark side of the Moon, CCR greatest hits and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

He was playing the acoustic guitar. Men get into more 70's music. It was the best era ever.

@KevinLong-jr1zv

9 ай бұрын

Tell 'em, Scotty 👍

@scottyh8494

6 ай бұрын

LOL :) Are you a fan of the 70's?@@KevinLong-jr1zv

Al is a gift to music lovers everywhere. Please , do your ears a favor and listen to "On The Border". The bass line and Spanish guitar are priceless.

@valeriemcknight5608

2 жыл бұрын

The wind whips up the waves so loud The ghost moon sails among the clouds Turns the rifles into silver on the border

@rayeckert242

4 ай бұрын

@@valeriemcknight5608In the islands where I grew up, nothing seems the same. It’s just the patterns that remain. An empty shell. There’s a strangeness in the air you know too well.

I was 16 yo when i first listened to Year of the Cat..what an absolute masterpiece my favourite of all time. Very blessed to have grown up with 70's music. Loved watching you guys react as you discover his talent. Thanks for playing it..that sax still gives me shivers....

Truly the best REACTION ever for the best song of all times.

Hey guys, I just found your channel. I'm in. .....This is by far the best reaction I've seen not only on this song but on any other song. Your surprise and reaction are so genuinely joyful that makes me feel like I'm listening to this for the first time. Thanks for the video. Peace from Peru.

@garyneilson3075

2 жыл бұрын

All time best in music, in poetry, in arrangement, in voice, in musicianship, in timeless beauty..... It gets no better than this....

@garyneilson3075

2 жыл бұрын

Every now and then a piece of perfection slips through so we can know what that is..... And when the sax comes in....!

That bittersweet ending gets me every time: “you know sometime you’re bound to leave her. But for now you’re going to stay in the year of the cat….”

Ryan’s reaction to the sax coming in-hahaha, love it!

@AnActualWolf

3 жыл бұрын

Right? He just crumples. It's so good.

@truckerkevthepaidtourist

3 жыл бұрын

the legendary Phil Kenzie.

This song means a lot to me. Every time I went to work at a KFC in1975, this popped out of the radio, and you knew it was going to be a good day. never tire of it and have fun introducing others to it. Now it's your turn. And thanks guys, you also made my day. Great stuff. Keep it up.

@fatlizzard9927

3 жыл бұрын

Off by one year, YOTC was released in 76, I auditioned to play bass for Al shortly before it came out.

@joydunn2109

3 жыл бұрын

It did not come out until February, 1977 the reason I know this is because it played all the time and it was very popular when my friend from school and her Dad were both killed together in a car accident on February 9, 1977, I was 15 years old. Brings back some Bad memories for me, but I still Like this song.

@fatlizzard9927

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry about your friend and her dad but I am certain it was released in 1976, I auditioned to play bass for Al Stewart for the upcoming tour for YOTC and the album was released several weeks later, summer of 76 I was 21 years old

@joydunn2109

3 жыл бұрын

@@fatlizzard9927 You're probably right about the release date so sorry, what I was talking about is when it started getting played on the Radio, (Billboards charts etc.) I do Remember hearing "Dancing Queen" by ABBA, as well as Boston "Long Time" Kansas "Carry on" but "Year of the Cat" is the one me and my Brother every time we hear it think of Sonja and her Dad, probably because they played it soooo much on the Radio. Thank you for your kind comment. Hard to believe that was 44 years ago this past February, 9th.

@joydunn2109

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you got what you were looking for with your music career, I too am a singer just local stuff in Atlanta, Ga. through the years, never really persued it, I had a son to raise.

I drove 60 miles to see Al Stewart play in the Sherman TX public park. The band with him is Empty Pockets and did a great job. At his age, his vocal range was limited (like Ian Anderson), but musicianship and lyrical recall was top notch. I was simply in awe of a person still driven to perform regardless of the venue or crowd size. Very friendly and said hello to everyone afterwards.

The whole song is one of those rare, flowing stories, not broken up by repeats of chorus or lyrics that don't seem to fit the song. It's always been a favorite of mine and I love these guys reactions to it.

Engineering by Alan Parsons. Orchestra arranged by Andrew Powell..same guy who did all the Parsons albums! That's why it sounds so smooth. Al is a good guitarist btw. He'ssingingandplayingbackupguitaron this track. There is a live version of Cat on KZread...you'll really enjoy it!!

This is what real music is supposed to be. For those of us that were lucky enough to grow up with it it was a wonderful time.

I come back to watch this review time and again... the gradual revelation of its brilliance to you is a joyful experience every time :-)

An absolute joy to listen to such an incredible masterpiece! Al is without doubt a musical genius!

This is The Perfect Song.

Great Singer. Best Song. Best line ever written...... "She comes out of the sun, in a silk dress running, like a water color in the rain"

@anyviolet

2 жыл бұрын

Have thought the same thing about this lyric many times before. In the context of the storytelling and the music, nothing short of breathtaking.

@lmm9772

Жыл бұрын

And then it wraps up with "the drum-beat strains of the night remain in the rhythm of the new-born day"... Such poetry...

btw that whole album is a masterpiece 💪, On the Border, One Stage Before, Lord Grenville... awesome 💖

The live KZread version is mind blowing. The ten minute piano intro that morphs into this song…wow!

@njlauren

9 ай бұрын

I agree totally! I saved that one, everyone was into it, even the girl who all she was doing was playing tambourine. Dude on the piano was great. I sent this to my son, who is a classical chamber musician, bc to me it shows what music is, the energy,passion , you name it ( wanna know why classical is considered boring , they encourage the opposite, passing& stage craft are discouraged, they love ppl sitting there playing absolutely still with stone faces,).

My absolut favorite song since my youth!! ..since today...I am 60 years and I feel like I am young hearing that wonderful song !!! Many greets from Germany near Cologne 🙋🏼‍♀️!!

Simply magic ❤

This song brings emotions not just a vibe. Simply genius.

Que lindo ver gente joven que disfruten está joya de la música no está todos perdido. Emociona para gente que vivió esa época de una música inolvidable. Gracias..

@Extrikit

5 ай бұрын

Well said

Just give up, you are all 70s love children. Welcome my friends, you make me realize how good we had it

Seeing this young guys enjoying good music like this classic, priceless good job guys thank you

I've heard this song literally thousands of times, and I still love it.

She comes out of the Sun in a silk dress running like a watercolor in the rain. It's one of the best lyrics ever

This was one of the songs, when I was in college, that we heard on the radio and INSTANTLY loved. It was just that good.

I'm so glad people's discovering this song, it's probably my favorite song ever.

This is one of those RVC videos that I make return visits to periodically. Great song. Great reaction. Y'all's exuberant reaction to this one is completely warranted. And I understand Ryan saying this is his favorite song from the channel. He isn't the only one who loves this song ... in y'all's room. And in the music world. It is definitely an iconic track. Was played regularly on the radio despite it's length.

New to the channel. This song is sonically delicious and I appreciate all the open mindedness ❤

You guys are all Cool as Shit. I'm 61 and I felt the AL vibe from first listen just like you guys did . Rock On Gentleman!

It's just great to see your generation loving my "teen music" ?? 😊. Love Al Stewart's music...🎤🎸💖

This friends is my number one all time favorite songs. The voice. The instruments. The melody. It’s amazing ❤

Al Stewart's history is amazing. Founder of Glastonbury Festival in England UK. That man DEFINES UNIQUE. I have tried for about 40 years to acquire his silky, wind in the Pines sound, to no avail Al Stewart proves to me that The Great Spirit.really does exist . PS: My Abs are burning from laughing so much at your reactions. Great job, guys.

@lokisan100

Жыл бұрын

IKR, these guys did a great job. So fun to see people appreciate songs we grew up with!

Next Al Stewart reaction should his song called "Time Passages." It was just as good as "The Year of The Cat."

@tonyallen4265

3 жыл бұрын

Not as good as The Year of the Cat, but still very good. TYotC can never be matched.

@jerrycote659

3 жыл бұрын

Meh! Great great song, but, IMO just a notch below “Year Of The Cat”

@genecase326

3 жыл бұрын

@@jerrycote659 Agreed but being a notch below YOTC is like being the SECOND most beautiful girl in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Who cares, they're all gorgeous!

@pallavbhatt4276

3 жыл бұрын

On The Border too!

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 watercolor 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 While 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 your choice you've lost your ticket So you have to stay on But the drum-beat strains of the night remain In the rhythm of the newborn day You know sometime you're bound to leave her But for now you're going to stay In the year of the cat Year of the cat

@gary2kr1

3 жыл бұрын

These lyrics are so amazing I had to post them. It's an entire movie in a song

@kevinfreeman3952

3 жыл бұрын

Pure poetry, my all time favorite song.

@tedharvick9010

2 жыл бұрын

I always get Casablanca vibes from the song. Has always been one of my favorite songs, since the first time I heard it.

@jacksonmorganfroghin4815

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of my favorite movie: Casablanca. The girl is Ilsa (Bergman) and you are Rick. "Here's lookin' at you, kid." says Rick (Bogart) We'll always have the year of the cat. What poetic lyrics and the sweeping instrumentation in this song make it one of the best of the seventies. S tier for sure. Thanks. Next up: Broadway Hotel

@juilacowling4491

Жыл бұрын

I am from England I am 68 yes old and I have never heard this song until now it was wonderful I'm glad you fellas enjoyed it as with boz stages low down like your channel

I knbew when this song came out that it was timeless mucic, and here we are.

Fantastic song with the fingerprints of Alan Parson on it. Your reaction is classic!

For me , this is the only song that can actually paint a picture in my mind. My generation lived it . Your generation can enjoy it , and it looks like you did