I was in my last year of high school, that song came out , I used to start a part time job at 1:30 pm , and this radio station play this song exactly at 1 pm every day , I’m 62 years old and today Sunday , March 7,2024 at 12:42 pm I still play this song . What a great part of humanity we lived between the 70s and 80s.

@venderstrat

Ай бұрын

I'm 63, so brothers?

@terrymcgee3504

Ай бұрын

I hear ya.

@user-gj7ew2sm5u

Ай бұрын

Same I used to listen to it on radio when supposedly revising for my CSE, didn't do o levels at my school it for thick o s lol. 1978

@NutCatZa

Ай бұрын

52 so with u brother

@christiantafoya3607

Ай бұрын

Cap

Baker Street isn’t just a song anymore….it’s a full fledged masterpiece.

@gregrunner4504

Жыл бұрын

Baker Street just hits hard. That sax just emphasizes the lyrics. You get two of them and the guitar solo hits....which it just fucking is awesome....then more sax.

@johnnyssik

Жыл бұрын

It's a state of mind 🤟

@pinkydogbear

11 ай бұрын

I totally agree😁😁

@anneoboyle8447

11 ай бұрын

ALWAYS was a Masterpiece! 🍀

@bliksimstraal

11 ай бұрын

A feeling that everyone enjoys.

Still a hit in 2024

@willritter4076

4 ай бұрын

I'd be honored if some Gerry Rafferty fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performance of BAKER STREET on my YT in tribute to this genius late 70s masterpiece. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe in the '020s.

@lotsoffun4716

3 ай бұрын

One of the best songs ever.

@marysalisbury9270

3 ай бұрын

Ya think? It's timeless.

@BLODKI2160

3 ай бұрын

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@celiaadams174

3 ай бұрын

I just love it the sax gives me goosebumps

That sax solo never gets to old

No one ever talks about the guitar riff only the Sax but it is outstanding as well.

@paulp5656

Ай бұрын

one of the best guitar solos I think ever. Nice execution, phrasing, space, etc. A solo doesn't have to be a million notes to be great

@1earthangel2023

Ай бұрын

Everything about this song I love.

@Sean-me4fv

Ай бұрын

I agree, a wonderful guitar solo. Pretty much perfect.

@stanbattle7436

Ай бұрын

@@1earthangel2023 yes it's a 20th century classic.

@suelake-harris1035

Ай бұрын

It's a good one, for sure.

One of the most iconic songs of the seventies! ❤️

@geoffhill6992

2 ай бұрын

And there were alot of em great unsung decade for music. And movies also

@sylvialittle2318

Ай бұрын

I was shopping the other day and this song came on the loudspeaker. I felt such a longing for my childhood at that moment.

@METALHEAD550

Ай бұрын

@@sylvialittle2318 Same thing happened to me today when I was shopping at Walmart and this song came on while I was playing Pac-Man free on a game system in the Electronics area.

Baker street is a masterpiece

Masterpiece... No auto tune just musical talent.

@NutCatZa

Ай бұрын

true

When this song came out in 1978 that saxophone just blew my mind. One of the most iconic intros to any song and still get the adrenaline flowing 45 years later.

@williammacauley2745

6 ай бұрын

Absolutey

@JosePDiaz-ck5pk

6 ай бұрын

hell yeah i was alive in 78 great times

@keithwyatt3354

5 ай бұрын

I loved doin this tune

@kevins1852

5 ай бұрын

Looking back on 1978, I wonder how I ever survived that year.

@DawnHopeDelRio369

5 ай бұрын

❤

that saxophone hits DIFFERENT

@scottg1144

3 жыл бұрын

bro welyn what, didnt expect to see u here LMAO

@supt5992

3 жыл бұрын

Learning it right now it’s incredible

@noahmoreno9798

3 жыл бұрын

damn right

@ragingjojo

3 жыл бұрын

what a mad lad just scrolling through my smooth jazz playlist and i see a legend

@ragingjojo

3 жыл бұрын

@Eliseo Kameron damn bro! thats so cool! i dont remember asking how much of a dumbass you are

My dear Grandpa is going for his cancer operation in the new year. He loves this song. I'm trying to sing for him instead of cry. I love you Grandpa. You are my hero.

@lonepenguin29

5 ай бұрын

I hope everything goes well.

@vickimiller5785

4 ай бұрын

Prayers and positive thoughts to you and yours. I'm sure he appreciates you being there for him, and with him.

@vickimiller5785

4 ай бұрын

Prayers and positive thoughts to you and yours. I'm sure he appreciates you being there for him, and with him.

@cindy-mq6pl

4 ай бұрын

💖💖💖

@pmenadue

4 ай бұрын

Best of luck with everything - take care.

One of the greatest British pop records in history. The sax playing is the greatest of any pop record in history, and that's what makes it so special.

@Harmonical1

2 ай бұрын

I agree, it is one of the greatest pop records. But I know the sax solo by Rafael Ravenscroft is iconic, but the song itself is simply beautiful. And how often, if ever, do you hear ANYTHING as great as this these days!

@leonmcnair4615

2 ай бұрын

​@@Harmonical1The saxophone solo was written by Gerry Rafferty

@2112GTR

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I don't agree. The saxophone lines are NOT a solo, it's a melody line repeated throughout the song, and Ravenscroft never told the truth about it. The demo exists where Gerry Rafferty plays the melody line (not a solo, it's a riff, or motif) on guitar. It's Gerry's melody, not Ravenscroft's, and it's a great song, saxophone or not! Everyone goes on, and on about the sax playing, and it's good but not outstanding and he didn't come up with it off the cuff, it wasn't improvised. He even lied about not getting paid for it, but if he was in the musicians union, that's what they are there for, to make sure you DO get paid!!! A load of bullshit!! Why does nobody ever talk about the brilliant guitar work on it? Hugh Burns plays one of the best solos probably EVER on a song that was that big of a hit, and gets NO credit!!!! 🤔😬

@leonmcnair4615

2 ай бұрын

@@2112GTR It's just one of those things where it gets overshadowed unintentionally. I mean, I would disagree that the guitar solo, although great in its own right, would be considered one of the best in song-history. In my opinion, it would have to go through the rounds with a few timeless pieces before it then contends against many of Dire Straits songs - riffs, licks, solos, the lot. But I say that as someone who considers Dire Straits both underrated and overshadowed, while they being my all-time favourite artist. There is a subjectivity to it.

@graciemaemarie11jones16

Ай бұрын

@@leonmcnair4615 dire straights? huh?

I just came here to hear the saxophone...

@obitouchiha2510

7 жыл бұрын

same

@kezzer2

7 жыл бұрын

Like sax? Find Prince............ 1=1+1=3 Hope you enjoy.......sure you will,he was amazing.RIP Prince. John Klemmer....go find,then thank me.

@Omen7grind

7 жыл бұрын

Did you get here with Mangekyou sharingan?

@kezzer2

7 жыл бұрын

Omen7grind Who are you talking to?

@crl6pn

7 жыл бұрын

me too

Even as a teenager in the 70’s I knew and felt this was a classic tune. It’s hauntingly beautiful and serene.

@WarriorsSon

8 ай бұрын

I felt the same way about robbie Miles "Children" as a young person in the 1990's. For the same reasons you specified. Some things will never leave us.

@Sarelzayeth

8 ай бұрын

It shouldn't be as it's a song about how terrible life working in the city is, lol.

@tracymillsom4171

8 ай бұрын

One of my favourite songs in the late 70'S in my late teens love the big finish with saxophone and guitar this will never leave my brain!!

@glencrowder7012

8 ай бұрын

I agree 💯. I miss being a teen in the 70s. This song takes me back to great memories!

@xedor2003

7 ай бұрын

Dito.

The quality of music then was better then today in 2024....

@user-os8ws7xj5r

18 күн бұрын

I completely agree. This is when musicians required talent to be successful.

@davidcoen5820

18 күн бұрын

The quality of life was better then,

@davidcoen5820

18 күн бұрын

Timeless piece of music, you will never get bored of this

@AndrewBower-zf7bj

15 күн бұрын

@@davidcoen5820 only two genders Male and female How basic lol

@stellajohnson5301

10 күн бұрын

The world we live in now knows nothing!

My drum teacher told me back in 1972 that the sign of a truly great song is, While its playing you can close your eyes and see the song as a movie in your head.My strongest "movies"are Baker street,Rush 2112 whole album,Led Zep No Quarter and Black Sabbath Hand of Doom.

There are some songs that take you back in an instant, to a time that seems so distant, yet so clear and near. They leave you with a lump in your throat at years gone by, memories engraved in your head, and in your heart. So many memories. This song is one of them ❤️😢

@sandytabor4056

2 жыл бұрын

Miss those days

@cordaewestmore

2 жыл бұрын

That's so true

@carolyngordin6091

2 жыл бұрын

hello GOODBYE TO 6 YEARS ON YA BYE BRAINWASHER

@frankkonrad4798

2 жыл бұрын

Mey Teenie years

@keithcairns

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more.

I've just bought a saxophone, Purely to learn this ,😭😭😭😭 wish me luck

@hanzfranz7739

3 жыл бұрын

I wish your parents and neighbors luck too ^^

@bgsrickus

3 жыл бұрын

the sax is still cool, Good Luck

@CS303

3 жыл бұрын

Any progress?

@la2397

3 жыл бұрын

go for it bro

@karenaldred3645

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant good luck

This song makes me feel like I’m in another dimension

Summer of '78; 16 years old and mesmerized by Rafferty's silky voice and that SAX...

@johnmccarthy9391

3 ай бұрын

It just doesn't get any better, and think about the fact that Gerry grew up in Scotland. Somehow, he tapped into the American vibe of what was going on at that time and adapted it and created magic out of it all. Rafferty absolutely nailed it. Icon of 70s music writ large. And no, PLEASE do not post idiotic geriatric missives about how "that was real music, no this or that, blah blah." That's idiotic and irrelevant. There is plenty of good music out there now, but the point is that this was the 70s, and Raffrerty helped define the era. I was there.

@edithh7904

2 ай бұрын

Same age, still mesmerized, great song :)

@usmc6911

2 ай бұрын

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@usmc6911

2 ай бұрын

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@willritter4076

2 ай бұрын

I'd honored if some Gerry Rafferty fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performance of BAKER STREET in tribute to this genius composition. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe in the '020s.

One of my dads favourite songs. Played at his funeral during the miserable masked up times. Rip Gordon sulman the greatest man ever born. I love you dad ❣️

@jimanderson6718

Жыл бұрын

what a loving tribute to your dad, a true honor. you are a good man.

@lorrainedecosta5079

Жыл бұрын

Condolences ♥

@davidmcdaniel3693

Жыл бұрын

So sorry for your loss!

@KyleButler82

Жыл бұрын

RIP Mr. Sulman

@ericfoster2150

Жыл бұрын

My friend, I lost my Dad in 2018, he was my best friend. This song has always made me think of him, my Dad was a true rolling stone. It’s hard for me to listen to sometimes, but I visit it every so often.

This song just oozes the hot summer of '78.

@bttrflygal

8 жыл бұрын

yes exactly.

@bttrflygal

7 жыл бұрын

I believe it was 78?could be wrong. ..it's my fave from that summer...:)

@james5460

7 жыл бұрын

It may depend where you were. I was in England in the summer of '76 - hot as hell, a drought. I was in New York in the summer of '78 - hot as hell. So, sure, both summers were hot. But this song is from '78.

@retepyam5858

7 жыл бұрын

I remember the summer of 76 never been one like it since, week after week of beautiful biking weather and just bought my first proper motorcycle, bliss.

@MARILYN19481

7 жыл бұрын

During the summer of 78 I was on the HMCS Porte Quebec sailing around Vancouver Island and the BC Coast. Best summer of my life .

I feel like the guitar solo is the unsung hero in this song.

@Crowley2979

3 ай бұрын

yes, it's superb. Hugh Burns I think. Total perfection

@setonampopo4902

3 ай бұрын

That solo guitar is razor sharp, it cuts deep👌🏾

@julsaevin3435

2 ай бұрын

for me its the only thing what i like to cut out

@danielwhale

2 ай бұрын

Thanks to GTA V

Discovered today Gerry was Scottish, lived and died in Scotland, and yet this is one of the most American sounding songs I think I've ever heard!

@richardleighton5009

Ай бұрын

Except it was a song about His life and times on Baker Street in London.

@JamesChristopher-su6fh

Ай бұрын

Sheer class.

@Rosey-cj2nj

Ай бұрын

paisley , i think ?

@RichardM-kv4uu

Ай бұрын

@@Rosey-cj2nj Yes.

@hectorrodriguez7002

Ай бұрын

Irish I believe.

I know the saxophone part is amazing, but nobody's talking about how great that guitar riff at the end is

@fyrret09

3 жыл бұрын

Hugh Burns

@andrewmurphy7401

3 жыл бұрын

Best part of the song I reckon

@sampuatisamuel9785

3 жыл бұрын

Whole arrangement is brilliant

@dg8620

2 жыл бұрын

@@sampuatisamuel9785 yes I agree. It's a song that makes me feel like I walked in on, and then walked away while they continued to jam on.

@youkyouk7471

2 жыл бұрын

Tout à fait , le Guitariste est Génial !

45 years later and this might still be my favorite song of all time. Both the saxophone and the electric guitar work give me major chills and goosebumps.

@apacheaccountant9757

Жыл бұрын

Probably you already know Money by Pink Floyd

@Brontephile

Жыл бұрын

My all time favourite tune, to be played at my funeral ❤

@oasis5827

Жыл бұрын

For Sure. Best song with a saxophone of all Time!!! Guitar part is Rock-N-it-Too.....

@onesong2001

Жыл бұрын

@@oasis5827 Wow. Have you really listened to every song with saxophone in it?

@LilyMichaelle

Жыл бұрын

From time of my high school grad..

I've been listening to this for 44 years now, and I will listen for 44 more. It has never grown stale.

@Bexks

4 ай бұрын

I beat you…. I’ve been listening to this song for 45 years!! 😂😂😂 I’m joking really I’m just surprised that someone else is here in the comments of this song who’s pretty much the same age as me and has the exact same nostalgic memories for this song. Nice to meet you!

@ClintonWatrin-sv8lm

4 ай бұрын

Nice to meet both of you as City to City was a huge hit in the Holbein Esso era as my mom calls it (1978/79).

@johnmccarthy9391

3 ай бұрын

It never will, either!

@jpvincent9292

3 ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️a song for all a life ...😍😍😍😍😍 For ever and all générations

@jamosh1967

2 ай бұрын

I was 11 years old in 1978 when this song was released. Heard this song on the radio back in 1978.

No pop song is nearer to absolute perfection than this. Every single tone is pure gold.

@rokit430

Ай бұрын

Revving his bike up at start..such a thought provoking song without the vocals too. Love it🎉

One of the greatest songs of all time.

@tomryan4360

4 жыл бұрын

correction,the greatest!

@stankey1341

4 жыл бұрын

Agree...it's a classic

@RBB1965

4 жыл бұрын

Any relation? And one of my favorites!

@johnmcdyer7297

4 жыл бұрын

Add me

@dougpoole9361

4 жыл бұрын

I agree one of the greatest songs of all time

One of the most underrated songs of all time. A true classic. Never gets old for me. I have so many more cliches to describe this song, but I think you get the drift.

@33thdegreescottishrite16

3 жыл бұрын

Good on you Mr Roller!

@rodroller6634

3 жыл бұрын

Rusty copacabana by Barry Manilow won that year. I stand by my comment.

@parafuegosarchive

3 жыл бұрын

Me funaron

@tazmaniachill

3 жыл бұрын

The laid back lyrics, the words, sax solo, bass, rhythm, such a loss of a man and his music, it will live on forever... how did he do it..... I doubt if many musicians songwriters will achieve anything like this

@r-teamexpress3727

3 жыл бұрын

I’m sorry to tell you that but this song is a classic with a phenomenal succes

I lived in a bedsit in London in my late teens / early 20's and this song totally sums up the feeling of that era. Unless you were rich, London had nothing for you. It's even more true today.

Please teach your children this magnificent song 😊

@zenoncma

14 күн бұрын

They can hear this beautiful song playing GTA V .

Now I'm a drummer who has been playing for 58 years. I worked at Chess Records in Chicago and seen/experienced some wild sh*t my time there. In the end, it's all good! Some of the remarks I've read here astound me. I don't think some of your musical experiences at the most have to deal with the volumn knob on your stereo. Gerry Rafferty for those of you not knowing how talented the man was. He played guitar AND piano. He wrote the songs, sang them and directed/produced each song. Not an easy feat. Give the man the accolades he deserves, don't tear him down. Please. Bless you brother.

@shannonrutledge8872

Жыл бұрын

Well said...thank you. Gerry Rafferty was so very talented, but he never toured. I read once it was due to fear of traveling and severe stage fright. Baker Street was so deep in meaning, and in my humble opinion was his best.

@netflix6937

Жыл бұрын

I understand you. What is all this.

@jameshealan3540

Жыл бұрын

Ok

@loisjohnson7272

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for that,,❤all great musicians work so hard and deserve much respect, ❤ I raised my boys to work and play music, 2 are guitarist and one a drummer!,one has his own band in Salt Lake City, , God Bless all. musicians who give the rest of us pure joy, listening to their talents ❤

@kerripalmer1495

11 ай бұрын

Gerry Rafferty is talent plus.....❤

This is not just a great song. This song is LEGENDARY!!! 🎶💖🎶

@janicefores83

2 жыл бұрын

To true

@wickedout2010

2 жыл бұрын

Totally legendary! 🎤🤩🎤

@mildlygamey8463

2 жыл бұрын

That's a given

@giovannimarchese8516

2 жыл бұрын

legendary as your wonderful beautiness and kindness!!

@michelleprie2854

2 жыл бұрын

@@giovannimarchese8516 I think you are kidding me... 😊 but you do it in a very charming way. Thank you soo much, dear Giovanni... 💞😙💞

Man the 70's were so laidback and the best time to be a teenager listening to music..........

@cara7356

3 ай бұрын

Right? I always say that. Things were so much more REAL back then! I miss the 70's so bad! My favorite era...

@choncord

3 ай бұрын

​@@cara7356 We all have to leave the past and travel to the future and meet our deaths. The legendary Steve Wright died today. This was one of his favourites.

@janaweretka8000

3 ай бұрын

W 78 byłam zakochana po uszy:) potem moje dzieci "musiały" słuchać od czasu do czasu tego arcydzieła muzyki popularnej. Wszystko tu jest harmonią!

Both Baker Street and Right Down The Line absolutely fantastic songs!

@ic2264

Ай бұрын

Night owl amazing song

@sanjeebbhattacharya

27 күн бұрын

See..1978 and now it's 2024... I got older and from high school to now... I just stop by to listen to this song Amazing song !

I said to my Husband. One of my fantasies is to drive around a mountain side. In a red sports car. With my hair blowing. & this Classic blaring..... he made it happen some years later for our Wedding Anniversary. Thank You, Andy xx

@mushrambokinniku4900

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Suzanne

@bolton3131

3 жыл бұрын

Suzanne you have great husband

@erickmartim4614

3 жыл бұрын

I bet that was amazing! =D Thanks for the inspiration, Suzanne ;) ahaha

@suezimarie61

3 жыл бұрын

@@bolton3131 Yes I do, Im very lucky

@suezimarie61

3 жыл бұрын

@@erickmartim4614 Driving round the mountain with this Classic on high energy was one of the best experiences of my life!! :) :)

How in God's green earth, could this 1978 epic song NOT win Record of The Year at the Grammy Awards?? Gerry Rafferty created a masterpiece! That sax solo is one of the best of all-time! RIP Gerry, thank you for giving us great music.

@arthurgreen2652

2 жыл бұрын

Well said 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@wendystarita7996

2 жыл бұрын

Its probably too good for the academy to consider. And when they used to release an album in the 70s, the single off it was always the worse song? Why?

@petermortimer6303

Жыл бұрын

I read this somewhere else of You Tube, "One of the reason's Rafferty is not better known is that he famously hated the music industry and refused to do concerts or tv appearances to promote album sales for the CEO's of the record industry". Maybe that had something to do with it.

@melissa9375

Жыл бұрын

Because... the Grammys are ridiculous.

@harrymills2770

Жыл бұрын

Nothing about the song is all that flashy. Just a great sound, great lyrics, great groove.

ABSOLUTELY MAGIC CLASSIC MASTERPIECE FOREVER

His immense talent and his songs are still as popular today as they were then. In an interview with Mark Knoefler, he said they would go to the pub often after the pub closed Gerry aways kept drinking when he went home or somewhere else. He knew then that Gerry was slowly sinking into addiction. His father also died an alcoholic, so it seems to have been a genetic trait. This song and right down the line are classics.

Greatest saxophone solo on earth

@rjames6056

7 жыл бұрын

On earth

@belterloda4256

6 жыл бұрын

+jemimallah r/iamverysmart

@gayclown2072

6 жыл бұрын

R James nope careless whisper

@buntafujiwara6595

6 жыл бұрын

Men at Work - Who can it be now ... great sax as well

@alimertcaykovski6652

6 жыл бұрын

I had better one

RIP Gerry. This song will be played forever.

This is what perfection sounds like.

I'm in love with the Saxophone - this is THE best song of its time.

i get strange emotions listening to parts of this song. The nostalgia hits really heavy and grabs you and makes life seem otherworldly and i just cant put words to it. I hope im not alone

@jaymmzzs

2 жыл бұрын

IF the past is so heavy , why are you dragging it around ?

@dianahohimer1107

2 жыл бұрын

It was my husband's favorite song.

@gazurtoids1

2 жыл бұрын

U WOT M8

@wugirl55

2 жыл бұрын

I got you….

@jessicatiller4415

2 жыл бұрын

You’re not alone. I heard the remake, it was unsatisfying, & I HAD to come listen to the original. It sent me right back to riding in the car at age 7.... Insert [exactly what you said]. So.... not alone, friend, not alone.

We all came for the Saxophone and stayed for the guitar solo! Masterpiece.

@deefuze1151

Жыл бұрын

True story. This song has real magic

@Dartagnan65

Жыл бұрын

Wait.. not the lyrics?!! Because, the lyrics... I mean, yea, the sax... and that fkg lead guitar(!) and shit, but, but but dude, the lyrics and shit!!

@cuz24

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@HemiSlant6828

Жыл бұрын

I came for the sax and the prog/jazz elements to the song.

@michaelhawkins92

Жыл бұрын

Both solos are stupendous

This musical theme is magnificent

This song resonates with me. I come to it every now and then and when I hear the lyric, "another year and you will be happy" I feel like he's speaking to me and I become optimistic that I'll be happy in a year but I never do

The sax is always brought up, but let's give props to the searing guitar solo. It is such an important part of the song.

@CurlyFromTheSwirly

2 жыл бұрын

True, but guitar is expected. The saxophone is unique.

@youkyouk7471

2 жыл бұрын

Tout à fait ! Hugh Burns est Incroyable !!!!!!

@freeman10000

2 жыл бұрын

The guitar solo is underrated but simply awesome.

@divyanaidoo4684

2 жыл бұрын

Came looking for a comment like this, guitar is overshadowed by that amazing sax solo.

@barrycole7081

2 жыл бұрын

The guitar solo is actually one of the best solos of all time end of story!!!!!

Can you imagine being part of the recording session that produced this masterpiece?

@ellismedavoy7314

Жыл бұрын

When you team up with Alan Parsons you can't go wrong.

@VisionMoon

Жыл бұрын

This song was recorded at Chipping Norton Studios, Oxford. As were many other great songs of the 70’s to early 90’s. Unfortunately now it’s a Dental surgery . Sign of the times!

@daisywrabbit

Жыл бұрын

I can imagine it now. I’m the saxophone player, blowing pure gold dust out of my lungs.✨✨✨

@Robertonnz

Жыл бұрын

It's such a iconic piece of music

@mdogg1604

Жыл бұрын

Oh, just to be a mouse in the corner!

This song is so beautiful. The pain, self reflection, regret and glimmer of hope is so powerful.

@willritter4076

4 ай бұрын

I'd be honored if some Gerry Rafferty fans would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performance of BAKER STREET on my YT in tribute to this genius late 70s masterpiece. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe in the '020s.

An absolute classic. That one song is enough for a career. Sublime on every level.

He wrote this song while staying at a friends place on Baker Street. He was frustrated with his old music contract that wouldn’t allow him to release any music for 3 years. During that time he wrote his best song!

@arielcuenca5037

2 жыл бұрын

One of my faves 🙏never tired of listening this classic😍

@sergiooconitrillo5082

2 жыл бұрын

Wow .. if this Is true i Will still believe that the worse moments could be the best .. sometimes the inspiration comes when youre emontionally down.

Such a classic song that makes you realize you can never go back as hard as you try

@dalecrosby2048

10 ай бұрын

That’s life my friend, this was the first single I bought at 16 with ( my own money) you can go back, lights out headphones on and your right back to 78😊

@timelystate9989

9 ай бұрын

@@dalecrosby2048 If the song is in your memory and heart, you absolutely can go back and feel it all again, be 16 again...

@user-rj9yf2hv5d

9 ай бұрын

too right dude but we can still dream

@fishdrillingco.7094

9 ай бұрын

trying keeps us going....

@leenieledejo6849

7 ай бұрын

Why not? Baker Street is still there 😉

One of my best songs from the 1970s . I can play this over and over . Such a masterpiece

I so miss my soul mate he passed at 41 but we had 22 years and 2 great kids.

This is truely one of the greatest songs ever. I can remember when it was released way back and I still love it. Brings me right back to the 70's

@garybradley1

Жыл бұрын

It's hard to believe that it only reached no.3 in the UK.

@kdegraa

11 ай бұрын

Right now we are looking forward to the 2070s. Pretty scary huh?

@christelussler829

10 ай бұрын

Das ist wirklich tolle Musik die kann man immer wieder gerne hören, toller Sänger😢

@davidwebb3076

10 ай бұрын

Fantastic took me back to when I was 19, life was so right then

@lauratompkins5006

10 ай бұрын

Ditto!❤

I've been a diehard metalhead for 40 years but this song is probably my favorite of all time.

@charlottemoghal550

2 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic comment

@dustinjames1268

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up on slayer, but I remember hearing the baker street sax solo in an episode of the Simpsons as a kid and it was mind-opening

@kevinmclauchlin1495

2 жыл бұрын

This song crosses boundaries. I was fortunate enough to remember hearing this blasting on local commercial radio in 1979, almost every day. I get the part, too, about loving metal - I followed Metallica and Slayer as a teenager, but Baker Street retained a special place in my heart even then, and does so to this day, forty three years later.

@tylermills79

2 жыл бұрын

It’s that saxophone the song could contain nothing else but that and it would still be fantastic.

@daleknight7472

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of us are in your boat

Saw the name of this song in a comment under the Dave Ramsey show and decided to look it up. I love that musical introduction. That saxophone is everything 🎷🎷🎷🎶🎧❤

Raphael Ravenscroft's saxophone in this masterpiece is one of the most famous and beautiful of the 20th century.

I was young, single, and living in Los Angeles when this song came out. Some of my friends never did "give up the booze and the one-night stands" and they never made it out of L.A. alive. This song, with its evocative lyrics and crying sax and guitar, to me encapsulates the aimlessness and yearning of those years.

@orourkedamusic

Жыл бұрын

I imagine this song is about London but this could apply to almost any city in the world.

@45CaliberCure

Жыл бұрын

@@orourkedamusic I assumed it was about L.A. until I saw the double-decker buses. I remember hearing this song at the community pool when I was a kid. I took up saxophone, partially because of this and other songs of the time, but also, my dad still had his from back in the day, so that saved some money. He got to play with one or two somewhat known bands, and his sister sang in D.C. with Mama Cass (sp?) at some point. He went on to become a shrink, and my aunt became a nurse. Great song. Somewhat good memories. Teenage angst being what it is. :)

@orourkedamusic

Жыл бұрын

@@45CaliberCure London would make sense given his background. Apparently, he was in a band with the comedian Billy Connolly and this song is, at least in part, about both Billy Connolly and Gerry Rafferty's subsequent move to London and elements of his career in the music business in the following period. Baker Street is also a well known street in London (Sherlock Holmes, Jimi Hendrix, The tube station for madame tussauds etc )

@45CaliberCure

Жыл бұрын

@@orourkedamusic Thank you. I had no idea of the context. Much obliged. Very interesting. Down the rabbit hole I go. :)

@robinrubendunst869

Жыл бұрын

Lost lost lost

As a pro Sax player, the song speaks to me. The tone, the structure, it’s haunting melody. Masterful sax work here

@jugglerj0e

Жыл бұрын

Seriously? A riff this boring impresses you?

@martindalmasi5340

Жыл бұрын

@@jugglerj0e The entire song speaks to me. Yes. The lyrics, the Sax , the changes. What high horse are YOU on? Yes I know my Coltrane, Stitt, Bird, Cannonball- so don’t insult me please

@buymore6288

Жыл бұрын

You should watch "Lily was here" the live version from 1989

@martindalmasi5340

Жыл бұрын

@@buymore6288 I know about Candy Dulfer. Sax playing is in her genes (from her Dad)

@EphemeralProductions

Жыл бұрын

raphael ravenscroft. he was amazing indeed. RIP to him

Candidate for one of the best songs ever written.

There are some songs that I never get sick of no matter how many times I here them and Baker Street is one of those songs. The first time I heard this song I was 12 years old and I am now 58. It was timeless when I was 12 and will always be timeless. When you write a song like this there has to be goodness in your heart and soul. Thank you Gerry Rafferty for one of the greatest songs ever written. We miss you.

One of the BEST songs ever recorded

I googled “song with the saxophone” and this is the exact song i was looking for 😂

@dongraham8236

4 жыл бұрын

katelyn mills Ms Mills...there is truly nothing better than great sax!

@OgoDance

4 жыл бұрын

Omg me too 😂 I've heard it in a movie and couldn't remind the title, so I googled "famous songs with saxophone".

@andreelebrocher8358

4 жыл бұрын

Listen to Hazel O'Connor too,"Will You"an excellent solo saxo

@jdavis6646

4 жыл бұрын

Im laughing like hell

@thelegendkillersshittyduff1335

4 жыл бұрын

You would think careless whisper would come up lol

Never gets old…Feels so good to listen too! Wish we could go back in time.

@peterhennessy9899

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely. If it was possible to turn back time i would be gone in the blink of an eye.

@nanarmushyan2351

3 ай бұрын

@@peterhennessy9899 well said… 🥹

Yesterday I visited London and caught the tube from Baker St. As I descended the escalator I was hummimg the tune silently inside my mind and a man behind me started whistling the sax part. Really good whistling too. Thank you mr whistler...you made my day. I'd just been for a hospital appointment and your spontaneity was so cool and made me smile. Keep whistling and spreading those happy Baker St vibes.

This song always makes me want to get in my car and take a very long drive, windows down wind in my hair, radio playing loud! What a masterpiece gives me chills everytime i hear it 🎷 🎶 🎸

@judykarey8150

5 ай бұрын

Radio? No CD Player? Drive Safe Now.

@arfriedman4577

5 ай бұрын

I was a kid in 1970s when this was on our car radio.

@user-hx4it1vs6l

4 ай бұрын

עוד שיר אייקוני שיצא בשנות השיבעים המופלאות.

@arfriedman4577

4 ай бұрын

Sorry, I can't read Hebrew.

@littlelomichigan9213

4 ай бұрын

This song reminds me of crusin in Michigan in my old rusty Maverick lol, in the 70's windows down and diggin this song!

This always brings back memories of me aged 7. My Dad (now 80) used to be a carpenter and joiner. He was the driver for his mates so he'd be out of the house by 5 am collecting them. My Mum (RIP) would wake up with him to make him breakfast. I would sneak out of my bedroom and climb into their bed. I always loved listening to Terry Wogan on my Mums little red plastic radio propped on her dressing table. I would doze with songs like this and Bryan Ferry, Bee Gees playing in the background. I always remember this as being summertime or autumn for some reason . I loved watching the shadow of leaves from the tree outside our house dance against the curtains as the morning got lighter. My mum would then call up the stairs to wake me and my sister up for school. This song always reminds me of this! Love you always Mum xxx

@hemi969

7 жыл бұрын

I love the sentiment here. Songs like this one will always have a special place in our lives with wonderful memories like this.

@paulcoxon6609

7 жыл бұрын

your mum always love you God bless her

@paulcoxon6609

7 жыл бұрын

your mum will always love she will always look over you god bless her

@blainerosscup4750

7 жыл бұрын

Cool brother don't forget the good ones

@brianhubbard8931

7 жыл бұрын

I know exactly what you mean, there's so much sentiment in songs like these, it brings back the significance of our lives, whether it be everyday life or a memorable experience, songs like these have us reliving every aspect, from the weather to a certain things that was said. God BLESS You, and God Bless America

This song is pretty much the whole reason I picked up a saxophone as a kid. 50 years later, that solo still blows me away -- quintessential 70s sax solo. May Raphael Ravenscroft rest in peace. We got this, big guy. Thanks.

@StrawmanBRUCE-cv6ee

2 ай бұрын

R.R. also did the sax on "Pledge Pin", from Robert Plant's 1st solo album.

@stevenwilliams4638

2 ай бұрын

❤❤

One of the greatest songs ever written

@valeriesoper3873

3 ай бұрын

THE Barry McGuire??!!

Scotland's finest ☞ Gerry Rafferty with his Most Popular song♫ in 1978. R.I.P. Gerry ✞ You will be always be Remembered as a Great Musician♩♪ and Creative Songwriter ♮♭♯

@user-sx4zi8ux6s

8 жыл бұрын

For me all yhe credit needs to go to the saxophone guy

@patrickquinlan67

8 жыл бұрын

+DJ MEK Gerry Rafferty wrote the saxophone part.

@user-sx4zi8ux6s

8 жыл бұрын

Patrick Quinlan yeah but the saxophone guy didn't got payed at all so at least he deserves some credit

@patrickquinlan67

8 жыл бұрын

+DJ MEK He got plenty of credit. He even claimed he wrote the part but Gerry played it already on guitar. He was a session musician and he got paid for the session as is the custom. He also played on several other numbers.

@lauraevans4137

8 жыл бұрын

Nice... too right!!

The greatest sax solo in rock, period.

@KiddCrowley

8 жыл бұрын

+R'onnberry Chadnickle And Money! :D

@SGeorgeEvans220955

8 жыл бұрын

+mike lee. I'm with you on that Mike.

@ClassicTVMan1981X

8 жыл бұрын

+mike lee What could have been a wah-wah guitar solo.

@terrab1ter4

8 жыл бұрын

+mike lee So true. It single-handedly brought the saxophone back to popular music

This one of my favorite songs from the 1970’s. I haven’t listened to it for quite a while but it definitely stirring up memories from my teenage years.

💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 ... the UK ... the fountain of amazing music ... !!!

Probably the best saxophone solo of all time !

@sawdust1287

Жыл бұрын

this AND Careless Whisper by George Micheal. That sax is everything

@jdk050507

Жыл бұрын

Smooth operator by Sade is up there!

@freeks11

Жыл бұрын

The sax in Turn The Page by Bob Seger is awesome

@johnnyparsons4702

Жыл бұрын

The Gunners Dream by Pink Floyd (same sax player) my personal favorite

@nigelarbury9989

Жыл бұрын

It's good but Clarence Clemons Jungleland edges it I am afraid

One of the greatest guitar solos of all time, period.

@garyreams8123

10 ай бұрын

Not to mention the sax solo that made the song.

@doug6194

9 ай бұрын

Really just about anything that Uncle Ted is involved in will have an excellent solo and tasty riffs😁

@nodingleberrys

9 ай бұрын

Lets not get carried away

@joekarkut8169

8 ай бұрын

​@@nodingleberrys Well maybe for just a short time

@raghukilambi2052

7 ай бұрын

Reminds me on my innocent young teen years when life was so much simpler :) what a wonderful song!

I'm just here because I'm lonely and missing the 70s.

@user-ne7zi3ym3b

4 ай бұрын

I loved the 70s!

@rivkajaneevenhaor5707

3 ай бұрын

An era where hope was still a thing

@tanyahall6000

3 ай бұрын

Me too No one is around

@tammywhitlock5258

3 ай бұрын

I'm doing the nightshift and just put this on for some feel good music and nostalgia.

I remember listening to this song in my headphones when I was like 11 years old and the song was new and I wasn't old enough to understand that I was hearing something exceptional. It was just a song on the radio that I had some sort of connection to... Perhaps the sax, the guitar, the smooth vocal delivery, the subtle(?) discontent in the lyrics, the way that the music felt like it surrounded me. Can't put my finger on it, but this song remains in my top 10 over half a century later.

@kevinmonroe2418

Ай бұрын

You knew it was a classic at 11. I was 12 and it takes me back to such a simpler time.

That sax gets me every time. This song is a timeless masterpiece . My adult 30+ yr old children have it on their playlist. Legendary❤

@michaelwallbrown3726

8 ай бұрын

you did good dad

@ladonnaghareeb4609

8 ай бұрын

Your kids have great taste!

@papaprankster101

8 ай бұрын

My 17 year old son loves this song.

@Vatzaa

7 ай бұрын

I am a 2 year old baby and I approve of this song, I got it in my playlist too

@richardwilliams9296

6 ай бұрын

The stuff they got now is nothing to this. The sound is nothing like what we had back then.

Gerry was a very talented man, he wrote Baker's Street, Stuck In The Middle With You, Right Down The Line, Night Owl. Very sad he died, but his songs will be forever here.

@deedeebellina683

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely, Gerry was the great voice of his great masterpiece! !♥️🙏🇺🇸

@imthebadguy3225

7 ай бұрын

I'm watching Reservoir Dogs right now, but I had to hear this!

@KittyGrizGriz

7 ай бұрын

I had Stuck in the Middle With You record, love that song; well all of Gerry’s music if you want to know the truth.

@user-ji9rm5wc4j

5 ай бұрын

Only sad part about him dying is were gonna die too.. evenutally we all do

@jodij6280

4 ай бұрын

'Stuck In The Middle With You' is a good one. I like it more than 'Baker Street'.

I just listened to Sia. Then Judas Priest. Now. ❤ that Sax rips. 😊 56 years young 🧒 checking in. 🤘

@chaserobertson

14 күн бұрын

thank god for KZread!

Truly a tragic genius. Exquisite song and music.

Music is the closest thing to a time machine we have 💕

@russellshelton6314

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant comment!! Sitting drunk at a bar one night long ago a friend drunk said to me,,"you know ,,time is a place" I said I gotta go home now and think about that..I'm still thinking today 50 yrs later.

@insertnamehere5146

2 жыл бұрын

takes me straight back to the summer of 1978

@Carol-D.1324

2 жыл бұрын

So incredibly well said and accurately described 🥰

This song is a timeless masterpiece.

Gerry Rafferty was best friends with Billy Connelly. What a world class combo of talent. My favourite singer and song, and my favourite comedian. Quality knows quality. Mark here from Australia 🇦🇺 Live a long good life Billy and sad to see Gerry went so young at 63.

This song never gets old!

I still pull over when I'm driving and this song comes on and crank up the volume just to get the full effect. It never gets old. Just better and better.

@sheddymorrison9549

Жыл бұрын

Hi beautiful Jane, how are you doing 😊👋

@davidmcdaniel3693

Жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@idontwantahandlethough

Жыл бұрын

Jane, you're supposed to roll the windows down and drive FASTER when this song comes on ;)

@michael7286

Жыл бұрын

True the song with the Saxophone takes me right back to a great era of good music and good nights out. It never ages and like you say it just gets better every time of listening.

@joanndoudiet5096

Жыл бұрын

@@michael7286 A step back in the time tunnel.

The percussionist on this is the great Glen Lefleur who sadly passed away yesterday. He will be sorely missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him or working with him

@stevenkelly2301

Жыл бұрын

RIP Glen

@ballsack6547

Жыл бұрын

RIP Glen

@maureenmasobrink899

Жыл бұрын

Roger Woodward Rest in peace, Glen LeFleur

@porks8318

Жыл бұрын

Drummer with Steve Waller's Overload. He was a great player.

This song reminds me of my Dad. It used to play every morning on the radio when he was getting ready for work in the early 80s. 😥😥

@lorimills7847

11 сағат бұрын

God bless you! I miss my dad too, those were the days, great songs and memories always ❤

First song I heard in 78 when I put on my Zenith Allegro stereo! My brother worked for Zenith . Great memories in my bedroom at time.

I'm beginning to think this could just be the greatest song of all time

@kw4124

3 жыл бұрын

Feel calm smile and nice feeling🤗

@KG-Love

3 жыл бұрын

Either this or Axl's Theme from Beverly Hills Cop

@adrianfallavollita3247

3 жыл бұрын

Head to head with Al Stewart's " Year of the Cat"...unforgettable songs

@phototommy

3 жыл бұрын

@@adrianfallavollita3247 I second that!

@Grace_Robbins

2 жыл бұрын

Sure is...just like myself, circa 1978

The man was a legend. RIP Gerry.

@gordonperry

2 жыл бұрын

Overwhelming Sadness

@viniciusgmachado1204

2 жыл бұрын

Gerry died?

His appearance is as peaceful as his voice

"Baker Street" a classic hit 1978

The voice and that sax. Legend. Timeless. Takes you to better times

@minnbeef

Жыл бұрын

Very true. I think because of the brilliance of the sax and electric guitar, Gerry’s haunting voice gets a bit lost in the accolades for this song. But it shouldn’t.

This is one of those beautifully haunting songs. The lyrics, the sax, and the guitar solo are all amazing.

@garyreams8123

10 ай бұрын

What about the Sax solo? Phenomenal. Classic. Ethernal. One of if not the absolute best of all time.

@MrRobertFarr

10 ай бұрын

❤

@EdwardWinfree

10 ай бұрын

I remember sitting on the porch I remember listening to this

@user-bs5ce9kv7x

9 ай бұрын

Top saxophone playing.makes ya hair stand up what can you say but shit hot 🥰😆

@michaellalli7693

9 ай бұрын

Haunting beautiful is an accurate description!

A perfect song for a damp drizzly november of the soul

Remember hearing this on the radio to a visit to southern California in the summer of '78. Absolutely blew my mind.