She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a watercolor in the rain. Lyrical genius and musical perfection.

@kbusby4824

Жыл бұрын

Too true and well said.

@hustonbop

Жыл бұрын

Yup

@ivorb8835

Жыл бұрын

My favourite lyric from this Masterpiece

@popsmcgee9775

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Along with "And the drumbeats strain of the night remain, in the rhythm of a new born day". ❤

@kbusby4824

Жыл бұрын

@@popsmcgee9775 I'm fond of the opening lyrics as well: "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."

Probably one of the best produced and engineered songs ever recorded , that's the genius of Alan Parsons.

@bertisjordan1085

Жыл бұрын

That reminds me they have to get around to the Alan Parsons Project!

@surlechapeau

Жыл бұрын

@@bertisjordan1085 They will love "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You", "Games People Play" and "Eye In The Sky"

@magneto7930

Жыл бұрын

@@surlechapeau "Time" is definitely one that they will love!

@no2all

Жыл бұрын

For some time after the song was recorded, Al Stewart was not a fan of the saxophone portion of the song. He did not envision the song that way, however Parsons was able to convince him. Alan called a studio musician who was watching a movie at the time. He came in and did one take. Then the saxophonist was able to return home to finish the same movie. Great, great tune.

@leticiamejia3604

Жыл бұрын

Did not know Parsons is involved in this tune 😁

I'm right back in 1976... I just want to cry...

@mimigirl3362

3 ай бұрын

8th grade dances

@RedtheCat2014

2 ай бұрын

Homesick for a time that's gone forever 😢

@bonniethompson2019

2 ай бұрын

​@RedtheCat2014 me too 😢

@RedtheCat2014

2 ай бұрын

@@bonniethompson2019 I try to stay upbeat these days, but constantly surrounded by hate and divisiveness is taking it's toll 😞

@kevinfreeman3952

2 ай бұрын

This is my favorite song. Love the whole experience.

I HAVE HEARD THIS SONG 200 TIMES AND IT NEVER GETS OLD

@ap-eo3do

3 ай бұрын

2,000 and it’s still not old just better❤❤❤❤

@PJBHolden

3 ай бұрын

476 times here 😂

@stanwilliams7790

3 ай бұрын

Still listening..2024

I love how Jay's eyes opened wide when the sax solo started, just to see Amber's reaction. You two are great.

@anthonysteinberg4853

Жыл бұрын

Make sure you listen to the one with Jim Messina not Kenny solo.

@CaptWalker

Жыл бұрын

Well i and many others might feel the same way, but it's just so hard to believe that such KZread reactors/music afficionados could have never heard this song before? I mean the first time i heard it was by accident, because that is usually how it goes with INTERNATIONAL pop music hits/masterpieces...yet we are to somehow believe these guys haven't heard of this yet...ok whatever?!?

@hawkeyegeorge

Жыл бұрын

@@CaptWalker you're not required to watch these.

@dongrant5827

Жыл бұрын

@@CaptWalker then please explain how Kanye West thought he had “discovered” Paul McCartney. Most people are in their own little space, paying little attention to the greater world around them.

@dbradx

Жыл бұрын

@@CaptWalker So sorry that someone pissed in your cornflakes. If you don't appreciate or doubt the veracity of the reactions, why are you here anyway?

“Silk dress runnin’ like a water color in the rain……..”. One of those lines every songwriter alive wishes they’d thought up first.

" You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre, contemplating a crime. " Genius from Al Stewart.

@richardsteiner1729

Жыл бұрын

That’s a reference to the film Casablanca.

@LarryNeie-lj7zc

8 ай бұрын

Al was always a name dropper in his songs just like Dylan.

@Luiz66205

6 ай бұрын

@@richardsteiner1729Could also be "The Maltese Falcon"

@OCGal78

6 ай бұрын

👏👏👏

@carlannerstedt6796

4 ай бұрын

Peter Lorre appeard in booth.

The piano and sax are as rich as lobster with drawn butter. The strings in verse 3 always bring tears to my eyes. One of the best songs ever written and performed.

@jean-pierredevent970

10 ай бұрын

That album is art.

@abc-mm1ks

4 ай бұрын

Masterpiece!

@edwardpegolo2133

3 ай бұрын

Great analogy

@edwardpegolo2133

3 ай бұрын

With a Cold Beer or a glass of wine

I've heard this song well over 200 times, and that sax kicking in STILL GETS ME. Masterpiece is an understatement.

@savageman2194

Жыл бұрын

♥️

@OverandOutChief1

Жыл бұрын

The funny part is I had heard Al didn't like it or want it. Sounds fantastic.

@glenonoko4918

Жыл бұрын

If you like the sax instrumental, then definitely check out Stewart's "Song on the Radio".

@helgar791

Жыл бұрын

Every time.

@MoMoMyPup10

Жыл бұрын

I've heard it well over 250 times and it's starting to grow on me

As someone who remembers the song from when it first arrived, I can honestly say it sounds as fresh, new, and amazing as it did back then.

@Kim-iv4ty

Жыл бұрын

One of the best songs from my teenage years..

@Lance37a

Жыл бұрын

Melody never goes out of style.

@NunyaDammeBiznis

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@FrankButterfield

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree.

@louflood1145

8 ай бұрын

❤ agree😊

YEAR OF THE CAT peaked at Number One for two weeks in March 1977, but in my heart it's the best song altogether from 1977. Jordan you're a blessed man. Your woman feels every note. God bless you folks!

@lwh7301

3 ай бұрын

Nope...it did not reach #1.

@adancem

3 ай бұрын

BILLBAORD OF USA DESPISED AL STEWART'S TALENT BY PLACING OTHER SONGS OF LOWER QUALITY THAN "THE YEAR THE CAT" ON THE #1 LISTS, IT IS SAD THAT AL IS UNDERESTIMATED. SO TRUE IS THIS THAT AFTER 45 YEARS, THE MUSICAL CREDITS GO TO AL STEWART!!!

@josephmanno4514

2 күн бұрын

"Year of the Cat" peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached #3 on the Canadian charts. It may have been #1 in your heart, but not in the record stores or on the radio. Let's stick with facts.

Al Stewarts Masterpiece

@ochjim

3 ай бұрын

Along with Palace of Versailles and A Man For All Seasons . .

This song is a prime example of 70s. Lush and layered musical arrangements with solos from piano to guitar to violins and sax, as well as a highly lyrical story.

@razor6552

Жыл бұрын

Lush. Good adjective for this song!

Sone of the most amazing lyrics in music... "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, From the Year of the Cat."

I would like to dedicate this song to my cat Jim Jim who passed away 4 years ago

I am a metal head and played metal and rock for over 20 years. That said, this is still my all time favorite song. It contains key elements of my musical journey. First lead solo I ever learned. First Sax solo I ever learned. My first real endeavor into singing having done this song in an 8th grade talent show. I even recorded my own version of this song with myself playing all the instruments in the local studio. I still have that old 45 vinyl of it to this day and the master is still digitally kept in the studio library. This song launched my own career in so many ways. I will always be grateful to Al Stewart for writing this. Peace and be well J and Amber.

@Templar451

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes all is takes is one great song...........

@jaywiscon3145

Жыл бұрын

wonderful memories

@robertgillen979

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome

@abc-mm1ks

8 ай бұрын

Você tem um bom gosto, parabéns; essa é a música da minha vida também 😍grande AL STEWART 👏👏👏

@GuilhermeSilva-rp2it

7 ай бұрын

I think Time Passages is as brilliant as Year of the cat.

Another great track from this album is "On The Border" - The Spanish guitar is sublime in it :))

@thomasdesmond2233

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@rayeckert242

Жыл бұрын

"On The Border" is magnificent. I was gonna say "sublime", but you beat me to it.

@krasht1

Жыл бұрын

That guitar is played by the guy who usually plays piano !

@finbar4340

Жыл бұрын

Very true. 👍

@LaserRanger15

Жыл бұрын

Good call

"Year of the Cat" and "Time Passages" were constantly played on the Adult Contemporary radio in the late 70's. Didn't appreciate his lyricism when I was younger...as I got older I did! ❤

Al Stewart composed one of the most beautiful songs ever. His voice is captivating and the string arrangement, the saxophone solos, and acoustic guitar. Simply perfection.

When you put the brilliance of Al Stewart's lyrics together with the genius of Alan Parson's production, you have something so unique, it's incomparable and timeless.

I love everything about this song. Strings, piano, horns, poetic lyrics - everything! ❤️

The lyrics alone are stunning. Great songwriter, who was briefly roommates with Paul Simon.

This song oozes 70's musical perfection. It's one of those songs you just get lost in.

The 70's was the best era of music ever.

@JeanPaillard-to1hx

3 ай бұрын

@scottyh8494 - A big fat gazillion %. The greatest groups of all time emerged from the late sixties to the very early eighties.

@adancem

3 ай бұрын

SURE!!! SURE!! SURE!! NOT 80, NOT 90, NOT 60 & 50, ONLY 70S FOREVER SONGS.YOU ARE RIGHT!!! I AM AGREE!!!

@adancem

3 ай бұрын

@@JeanPaillard-to1hx YES!!! NEVER MORE HAD BETTER MUSICA HITS THAN 70S!!!

@natashab3412

2 ай бұрын

It really was. The most soulful imo. 90s had their own thing similar in terms of emotion but different still

@mcsegeek1

Ай бұрын

And it’s not even close.

one day in the 70s , Al stewart was at his girlfriends home and noticed she had a vietnemese astrology book open to the page "year of the cat". He had already had some music put together but couldn't find a title for his song and "the year of the cat " gave him an idea . That coupled with his love for the past and old movies and actors , he wrote the song which became his biggest hit to date which he says still pays the bills.

@rkenseth

Жыл бұрын

I thought Stewart said in an interview Casablanca or some other Bogart/ Lorre movie was on when he noticed his gf looking at the Vietnamese astrology book , thus why he mentions them in the song.

@ChataCovers

Жыл бұрын

@@rkenseth KZread his interview

@christopherwurtz6752

Жыл бұрын

That's so great to learn something of the songwriters writing of this wonderfully composed time piece, that will soon be vanished from our memories sadly to say.

@ChataCovers

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherwurtz6752 what are you talking about soon be vanished from our memories?

Al Stewart is a great Scottish singer-songwriter & folk-rock musician. He was big in the 70's. I had his album "Year Of The Cat" & "Time Passages". All the songs on both are great. "Year Of The Cat" is one of my favorites songs. Love the sax solo.

@ruthie4766

Жыл бұрын

I agree about the sax solo! It gives me the chills! Beautiful song!😊

@Diva369

Жыл бұрын

The sax solo in Time Passages is my #1 favorite of all time 🎷

Cats are lovely, sublime, and mysterious, though they are also Nature's perfect Predators. It's that frightening dynamic that draws us to them. Love you guys.

Contender for the best song ever made.

@josephmanno4514

27 күн бұрын

How about Janis Ian, "At Seventeen"?

Next you'll have to do Time Passages by Al Stewart, it was another hit of his

Al Stewart is a true wordsmith. His lyrics are sheer poetry, his allusions and metaphors out of this world. Once you've listened to half a dozen of his songs you are hooked and a fan for life.

@sourisvoleur4854

Жыл бұрын

For me it only took one song to make me a fan for life: RTM.

@TheJohnnywbred

Жыл бұрын

He’s a lover of history as well.

@teemusid

Жыл бұрын

@@sourisvoleur4854 AGREED! Sorry for shouting. Al lived in Northern California for a while and I got to see him in many different venues. Recently, he opened for Don McLean, and after acknowledging the crowd's applause at the end of the set, he started to turn to walk off the stage. As the crowd got to our feet, he stopped and seemed stunned. His lead guitarist Dave Nachmanoff, gave him a few pats on his back that brought him back to his senses. It was so sweet to see him appreciated by someone else's audience.

@sourisvoleur4854

Жыл бұрын

@@teemusid Dave is such a sweetheart. I've met him several times, even worked the merch table for him once, just because I was there and he needed to go somewhere. I was honored that he trusted me. His song "When I See You Again" will rip your heart apart.

@josbruls

Жыл бұрын

I am!

The sax gets them all… this song is an all time masterpiece and one of my favorites since I first heard in 1976.

Year of the Cat: The post-orgasmic alto sax - both figuratively AND literally (in the context of the lyrics) is beyond superb and elevates the song to an '11' on a scale of 1-to-10

I've loved this song for decades. I love how it has such a wide range of instruments, beautiful. The 70s was a great time to be alive for music!

@centuryrox

Жыл бұрын

One of the many things I'm proud of in my life is that I was born into this era of music. I was definitely blessed to be a part of the best time in music history.

Wow, I reloaded the page and the magical Al Stewart popped up! I nearly jumped out of my chair for joy. Can’t believe I got the first like. Masterpiece of a song.

Pure class - I would also recommend "Time Passages". Once heard, never forgotten.

@newstarcadefan

Жыл бұрын

You're not wrong. Time Passages is a great song. Also Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street.

@mattpetty1

Жыл бұрын

Let's add "On the Border" with the Spanish guitar.

@anibalbabilonia1867

Жыл бұрын

Definitely a must!👌😎👍

@brentdunklau4536

Жыл бұрын

Time Passages definitely

@maggybenavides1004

Жыл бұрын

Yesss... Beautiful song.

Absolutely LOVE this song. It’s so different.

I love the transitions in this song. Acoustical guitar fades into electric guitar which melts into that kick ass sax solo. I think this song is just a masterpiece

@6xbuddha9

10 ай бұрын

I'v learned that Peter White was on the acoustic guitar, and Mel Collins was on the sax, is that true?

@rjjcms1

8 ай бұрын

I love everything about it.

@ap-eo3do

5 ай бұрын

So, so beautiful, I thank providence for allowing me to witness this…

I'd say this tune is nothing short of a masterpiece, the execution is perfection! Thank you Amber and Jay

@oldeskoolnana7543

Жыл бұрын

I think it's epic & timeless which in my opinion it is a masterpiece.✌️🌼🌸

Some of the best session musicians ever assembled.

That piano riff is one of the most iconic ever. And all of those solos that bleed into one another...awesome!

The year of the cat is from the Vietnamese zodiac. His girlfriend at the time had a book opened to the year of the cat. It's set in Morocco with reference to Humphry Bogart in the movie Casablanca.

Al is a Top 10 all time story-teller. I've met him a bunch of times. Just a super funny / cool guy. His next mainstream hit on your list would probably be "Time Passages". I'm also friends with everyone in his current band. I just texted the guitarist that you just did this reaction :)

@wpollock1

Жыл бұрын

So fortunate! He is a true craftsman of both words and music.

@danielkeis8388

Жыл бұрын

You are very fortunate sir. I am quite young admittedly[24]. “On the Border” has to be one of my favorites of all time!

@shella5963

Жыл бұрын

That's very cool. I love "On the Border", probably one of my favourites. Year of the Cat is sublime though. I'm a 62 year old fangirl lol

@2869may

Жыл бұрын

The story telling in "Roads to Moscow".....!!!

@CrankyBeach

Жыл бұрын

Yes, he's very entertaining. He tells a lot of funny stories between the songs. I've seen him on the last few Moody Blues cruises, and the backing band is fantastic. One of the best stories he tells is how his record company wanted a hit along the lines of "Baby, I love you, don't leave me," a popular theme in pop songs. And here he was writing about the genocide of the Basque separatists.... But he did write "Sand in your shoes," a lovely song, and it was a hit. In South Africa. I remembered that song from when my sister used to play his records back in the day.

"She comes out in the sun in a silk dress running like a water color in the rain"-- One of (possibly the) my favorite verbal descriptions. Listen to the whole album-- it's all gold if I am remembering right.

@alleykeosheyan4779

Жыл бұрын

You remember right, friend - that whole album will take you on a trip around the world, no passport required!

Did you know. This track was produced by the same person who produced Steve Harley ( Make me smile) as well as Pink Floyd- Dark side of the Moon. One Mr Alan Parsons

@AndreasSimon

19 күн бұрын

... who just so happened to produce the "Alan Parsons Project" records.

The way Amber is so gone to another place and space in time.... it's mesmerizing. She's a fan favorite. So expressive and he sees it in her too. My favorite couple on this platform... hands down.

I've heard this song many many times over the years, but this was the first time I REALLY listened to it. I love the way the first half of the song is all about the beautiful pounding piano with shades of Elton John in it and then the strings start coming in more and more and it becomes a string driven song with the piano fading back deep in the mix. Then the guitar and sax take over and drive the song till the end layered over the strings and you have completely forgotten about the driving piano from the beginning. What a great song.

The way both of their expressions completely changed when the sax kicked in!! 😎

You are listening to the greatest music ever made. All mono no fake stuff. Real vocals.

@douglasgreen437

2 ай бұрын

It's in stereo...

The lyrics provide a great story and pop culture references like “strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre contemplating a crime” Peter Lorre was an actor that played bad guys. From Wikipedia: Co-written by Peter Wood, "Year of the Cat" is a narrative song written in the second person whose protagonist, a tourist, is visiting an exotic market when a mysterious silk-clad woman appears and takes him away for a gauzy romantic adventure. On waking the next day beside her, the tourist notes that his tour bus has left without him, and decides to stay where he is for the time being.

@GinMae

Жыл бұрын

thanks, Lebron.. I love learning more...

@LebronPhoto1

Жыл бұрын

@@GinMae I enjoy watching you two get into the music of my youth.

Consider the lyrics and the mystical melody, this is almost sypernatural, so exotic and mysterious. This song has a quality all its own.

The imagery in his lyrics is masterful! You can absolutely visualize that silk dress. Another great song off the same album is "On the Border". He is truly a musical genius.

@janetaldrich7747

Жыл бұрын

I love on the border!

@amadormediero3978

Жыл бұрын

And also One Stage Before

The reason the sound jumps out of the speakers is because it's Engineer is the amazing Alan Parsons. You'll see his name of the back of alot of great sounding albums including Dark Side of the Moon.

J & Amber, his "Time Passages" is also fantastic!!

@elizabethfranco1284

Жыл бұрын

Time Passages definitely

@kbusby4824

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!

@SLOPPEWALL

Жыл бұрын

As well as “Song on the Radio.”

A hauntingly beautiful song. I’ve always loved it. Time Passages is another good one by Al Stewart.

Wow, I thought I was going to cry... So many memories... That saxophone always gets me...

This song still mesmerizes me in 2024 like it did in 1976! I was 6 years old listen to it on the big stereo. What can I say,... Al Stewart was a genius with this song.

If loved this one, then you must hear " Time Passages".

This beautiful song and "Roads to Moscow" (a song based on the Alexander Solzhenistyn's book "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich") are easily my two favorite Al Stewart songs. If you ever get the itch, "Roads to Moscow" is an exquisite song with a very dark topic. World War 2 on the Eastern Front and the aftermath for the singer after surviving 4 years of pure he**. There is "On the Border", "Running Man", "Song on the Radio" just to name a couple more. I know have left off a few, my eyes are drooping after my afternoon meds... Dreamland for me...

@jpmnewyork

Жыл бұрын

"Roads to Moscow" was my first exposure to Al Stewart, years before this came out. I was hooked.

@2869may

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely incredible song....!

@tommccarthy3052

Жыл бұрын

"Roads...." is brilliant & has a couple of lines in it where you have to listen again to get the full impact (of how evocative they are).

This song was a staple on my radio show back in the 70s, so I'm watching Rob intently as I know the saxophone is about to appear for the first time and his reaction didn't disappoint.

@007ndc

4 ай бұрын

And Amber simply melts during the gorgeous sax solo

Sometimes a perfect song is written, played perfectly by brilliant musicians and produced by a guru. Just sometimes.

This song is a smorgasbord for the ears. So many melodic layers that you have to listen to the song several times to catch. Masterpiece.

This song was produced by Alan Parsons, who engineered Dark Side of the Moon and some other Pink Floyd albums. You should listen to songs by The Alan Parsons Project-- Time, Sirius/Eye in the Sky, Games People Play, I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You, and others.

@michaellockhart554

Жыл бұрын

Tales of Mystery and Imagination, The Tales of Edgar Allen Poe, my introduction to Poe, caused me to read every book on the album

@michaelmasuda7096

2 ай бұрын

And the Beatles’ Abbey Road!!!

The 70's and 80's were my favorite times, especially musically. I feel so privileged to have lived during those times when a lot of the songs you have been reacting to were actually on the radio as new releases. Keep up the awesome reviews!!

Can someone please tell me how these 70s artists made such incredible, timeless songs??? This song sounds fresh and new to me every time I play it on Spotify In my humble opinion, the 70s was the best decade for music😎👍

@finbar1485

Жыл бұрын

Lol, if I could tell you how such songs were made, I'd be stinking rich by now, I do KNOW though, that the best songs were the simplest tunes and Lyrics, 👍

@christineobrien7707

Жыл бұрын

@@finbar1485 You're absolutely right! By reading your comment reminds me of poetry, especially Robert Frost . Keeping it simple & honest speaks to so many people.👍👍😎

@finbar1485

Жыл бұрын

@@christineobrien7707 I was born to love music, I haver never enjoyed TV. Imagine, John lennon, the simplest song ever. These days, my very favourite group ever, The Fureys, the best group with the best songs. Listen to, " I remember you singing this song ma, by Finbar Furey. 🎶

@Lance37a

Жыл бұрын

They didn't go by any rules, they played what they feel.

@lucianaromulus1408

Жыл бұрын

Just a Goldilocks zone for modern music

Al Stewart can be quite the rabbit hole to travel down. He is a Scottish folk singer with an anazing ability to compose songs that mix historical figures and storytelling. Alan Parsons executive produced this album and helped get Al exposed to a wider audience.

@rray848

Жыл бұрын

Alan Parsons is someone they haven't tried yet. He was an audio engineer that helped a number of people with their albums (Beatles' Abbey Road, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, etc...) But he also had a music career with his Alan Parsons Project. Some of my favorites are "Games People Play", "Eye In The Sky", and "Time".

Literally my absolute favorite piece of written art is “she comes out of the sun in a silk dress/running like a watercolor in the rain.” Welcome to the club. You’ll never want to leave his voice

The piano carries you softly throughout the song like an inner tube on the river. The greatest song of the 20th century.

@takaorobinson8719

Жыл бұрын

Very well said.

"Just like a river running through", perfection.

This song stirs my emotions to this day. Love his voice and that piano!! Similar songs to suggest: Poco "Crazy Love" - Neil Diamond "Morningside" - Bob Welsh "Sentimental Lady" - Jim Croce "Operator" - Alan Parsons Project "Sirius/Eye In The Sky" - Johnny Nash "I Can See Clearly Now" - Carole King "It's Too Late" - James Taylor "Copperline" and so many others. Keep smiling! 🎵😍🎵

@jonathanlocke6404

Жыл бұрын

Great suggestions...How about Todd Rundgren, "Hello, It's Me"?

@bertisjordan1085

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathanlocke6404, Hello It's Me and Can We Still Be Friends are great songs by Todd!

@kenhayhurst374

Жыл бұрын

Great list Mike. Not a dud on it. Im a Croce fan and Operator is one of my faves. Roller Derby Queen is up there also.

@bryhen22

Жыл бұрын

Also reminds me of gilbert O'Sullivan. Alone again ( naturally).

@georgedominguez255

Жыл бұрын

Have they reacted to Sailing by Christopher Cross yet?

Seems like this song was on the radio constantly back in the 70s, yet it's rarely played today. It's truly one of the better songs of its era.

@tonialoconte

Жыл бұрын

I started listening to popular music around 1980 or so, and really got into specific artists starting a few years later. I don't think I had ever heard this song until just now. For whatever reason, it seems that "Year of the Cat" didn't make the transition into either classic rock or classic '70s lite playlists once the mainstream scene shifted from disco into New Wave, etc. Which sucks, because I love cats and would have enjoyed knowing about this song all these years! :)

@angelagarutti6118

Жыл бұрын

Around what yr was this played

@mike04574

Жыл бұрын

@@angelagarutti6118 76-77

@linwoodhowell2433

Жыл бұрын

@@tonialoconte Enerything in this song relates to women or cats for me. You can hear a cat Meeow Meeow in rhe closing @ 8:03 BTW; Year of the cat is forecast to be a stress free year.

My favorite song ever. I was born in the 70s and this song carried me throughout my life. It just has given me so much joy, hope, happiness, and just peace. And that that line she comes out of the Sun in a silk dress running like a watercolor in the rain pure lyrical genius

I never noticed the similarity, but Stewart's vocal reminds me of the Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant. This song came out around the same time as Jerry Rafferty's Baker Street and when I think of one, I think of the other. They are both such great songs!

This is my favorite Al Stewart song. As soon as I hear the piano intro I stop whatever I'm doing and just listen...It has one of the best outros ever.

A proper classic. Fantastic. Great sound. Even now. All these years later. Pop music perfection.

Al's lyrics paint a story and he tells it so well. Thanks for doing this song, it brings me back to my 16 year old self.

"On a morning from a Bogart movie in a country where they turned back time" Remarkable how the tone is set. Like Casablanca but in color.

One of my favorites. His other great hit in my opinion is "Time Passages".

Thanks - I love this.. the melody reminds me a bit of "Baker Street" - another Scot - Gerry Rafferty.. and the sax solo... these Scotsmen got some beautiful stuff!

The guitar work on Al Stewart's songs is by jazz great Peter White who is a fantastic player and a really nice guy.

Peter Lorre (mentioned in the lyrics) was an actor in "Casablanca" which is part of the inspiration for this song ("a Bogart movie"). One of the things I really like about this song is the poetic lyrics that are delivered with interesting accents on the consonants and vowels. Another is the guitar and sax solos, which are iconic.

@tomheinle1049

Жыл бұрын

Lorre was also in the Maltese Falcon

@samolevski1119

Жыл бұрын

Also "The blue tiled walls near the market stalls" has to be a Casablanca reference, the place if not the film

@badplay156

Жыл бұрын

Peter Lorre was a classic bad guy. When the phrase "through the crowd like Peter Lorre contemplating a crime" makes me think of the crowd scene from M where he plays a serial killer of children

@flarrfan

Жыл бұрын

If you liked the piano and sax, you'll love this great live version with extended instrumental play: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fp51mLSseq-eYrQ.html

The best song of 1976 !! Although it's probably about Morocco, it will always remind me of travelling around Thailand

Year of the Cat was one of my regular road trip tapes. With this playing I would serenely glide over the miles.

This song never gets old. Each time I listen to it it's like the first time.

@007ndc

3 ай бұрын

The masterpieces hit that way, I'm a Gen X kid and this song is so beautiful I could cry

One of my top 3 favorite songs of all time. Back in the day you would go into a stereo store and enter the listening room to test out speakers. This was one of the songs you would listen to! This and Steely Dan's "Aja".

Ethereal. The song still stands out as a most excellent composition. I remember blaring this song out from my car stereo when I was around 16 or so. Still loving it 47 years later.

Its a symphonic journey of multiple eargasms.

When checking out high-end stereo systems out back in the late 70’s, the salesmen would take you to a sound room where you would sit directly in the middle, pick out the amplifier and speakers you wanted to hear, and Year of the Cat was one of two or three songs they would always play to give you a the full spectrum of sounds from all the instruments. A truly hallowed song of the 70’s, and then to date!

@oldeskoolnana7543

Жыл бұрын

I miss my stereo. Of course the speakers were enourmous.LOL✌️🌹🌼

@lantose

Жыл бұрын

@@oldeskoolnana7543 I was dreaming back then, however, in 1998 I purchased the same speakers I listened to in 1979! They are big (40” tall) Polk speakers, sub-woofer, rear, etc. and a nice Harman Kardon amp. Still old school surround sound, as most of the newer generations go for smaller sound bars and headphones, which sound great, but they do not move the air nearly as much, so you can’t feel the music sound waves through your body on the small systems, only hear! Live video concerts are awesome, Steely Dan, Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton, AC/DC, etc.

@robadob50

Жыл бұрын

Dude! Only 40"? Mine are 51,7/8H x 31.25W. Size matters! Lol Ahh, just joshing with ya. I listened to my speakers in a Showroom exactly like you described in 1977. 3 months later at the proud age of 19, I became the owner of those Klipschorns which I'm still listening to today, 45 years later.

@lantose

Жыл бұрын

@@robadob50 Well, they weren’t the biggest and baddest they made but they really sound great! You have some great speakers also, as I’ve listened to them in the store and at friends houses! Music is much better when you can feel the air move! As much as I love the clarity of earphones, they are no match to the vibes of the room you’re in (or house)!

@paulcouch9147

Жыл бұрын

This is the song I use for my "first play" with any "sound system" I buy today.

Please check out Time Passages by Al Stewart. These 2 songs are so connected to my youth. I had a new 76 Camaro and a wonderful girlfriend when these songs were the bomb. When I hear either song I am transported back to the best times of my life. Listening to Al on the 8 track with my girl by my side as we cruised the strip on Saturday night. Time Passages will be played at my service when I pass. I feel wonderful knowing that! Keep on keeping on with the reactions! We appreciate you!

Timeless classics never get old. Today's music 🎶, well there's no comparison from the 70s.

One of my favorite songs, ever. It takes me right back to my childhood in the late 1970's.

The '70s. Such a great time for music and a great time to be alive. This song is a masterpiece of production with it's subtle genius. No digital. Recorded on 2-in tape.

IMHO, this is the perfect pop song followed closely by "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty. Next Al Stewart..."On the Border."

A classical guitar solo, then an electric guitar solo, then a saxophone solo. What a ride! Lots of the 70s songs had sax solos in them. They sounded very sexy.

Growing up in the seventees, i am from 1959, we didn't have a clue how lucky we were having these classic songs every day on the radio's and surrounding us. Looking back i think we were blessed with these kind of great songs, especially compared with todays music.

I follow this song to all the reactors and I’m never disappointed! It’s one of my all-time favorites because it’s a perfect blend of lyrics, music and mood. Oh my, J!! Gotta love that sax! I always will. Thanks for reviewing it!

@rayeckert242

Жыл бұрын

Reactors gonna react! If you're going to have a favorite song of all time, this one is a very good choice.

One of the most beautiful 🤩 songs ever recorded. Thanks guys for reacting, keep it going 😊

Al Stewart has been a favorite of mine for over forty years, so I was excited to find out he was playing in Sherman, TX, on July 20, as part of the city's Hot Summer Nights outdoor concert series. He was accompanied by a band from Chicago, The Empty Pockets, and they played an awesome show, with the biggest applause for this song, of course. It was especially amazing, considering he's going to be eighty (80) next year.

the most beautiful string section ever written in pop music

My brother had this album when I stumbled across it , sneaking into his room to the records player and albums. I was in not even in my teens and it blew me away. The fact he was a local boy from my home town made it soooooo much better.I still play it regularly today 45 years later.

This is one of the most underrated pop/rock songs ever written.

@cameronpickard7456

2 ай бұрын

i agree its amazing