Whoever gave this a thumbs down needs to have their head checked.

@deonburgett6606

Ай бұрын

Wouldn't do any good. Thry do not have anything up there

“She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a water color in the rain”.....one of the best lines ever written.

@johnhutson3917

2 жыл бұрын

I've always thought exactly that 😺 So evocative

@gordonspond

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. My daughter is a visual artist and I once asked her if she could beat that line with one of her paintings. Still waiting... 😀

@owensweetland342

2 жыл бұрын

Or a thong. Lol.

@MrTPain

2 жыл бұрын

@@gordonspond interesting to hear about your good connection with your daughter 😀 I wish that for every body every day. -dad

@MrTPain

2 жыл бұрын

Dave! The VISUALS 10 different people. 10 different scenes.

I never get tired of this kind of music. That garbage they play nowadays, they can take to the dump.

@hungryhipoe24

5 ай бұрын

right there with you

@Joker-cp8md

3 ай бұрын

AMEN...

One of the greatest sax solos ever! The dude could make it talk like the big man.

@Patrick-ih9cp

5 ай бұрын

The best sax solo, Baker's Street, imo.

The performance of this song is a perfect example of synergy. Each instrument, the vocals, and the lyrics all meld together into a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. No need to go on, as many of the comments here nailed all the nuances and captivating aspects of this song. Simply mesmerizing.

@YouChwb

Жыл бұрын

This song along with Baker St and songs from Boz Scaggs, Pink Floyd, Stones and others was what made of that time period parallel to disco music, and flowed into the 80s, it sure was a spoil for choice back then. Makes me always think how we moved away from that kind of middle of the road music.

@MyOneFiftiethOfADollar

Жыл бұрын

Such a piquantly stated effulgence of your heart! Slightly spoiled by your dictionary definition of synergy, but still an accurate capturing of your emotional experience.

@lisar915r9

Жыл бұрын

Who's the pianist? He's excellent. Also, I like what AL was wearing in this video.

@roseannsanders2778

Жыл бұрын

@@lisar915r9 The pianist is Peter Wood. Agree, he is excellent on this song! Me, too, on Al's garb; like the jacket.

@rogerpss9333

11 ай бұрын

​@@lisar915r9Peter John Wood (9 April 1950 - 1993) was an English musician, a Keyboardist born in Middlesex, England. RIP.

This takes me all the back to my teen years. I'm 62 now and it seems like only yesterday. I love this group, the song and the video. Amazing!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@merrykayepueblo6564

3 ай бұрын

Same here. It was my favorite song when it first came out. Still love it!

@tschoonhoven2011

3 ай бұрын

Hear, Hear!!!!

@hermangouw

3 ай бұрын

Likewise … i will turn 64yo later this year … this song was released when i was in my mid teen. 😍

@huskerrrr

2 ай бұрын

I’m 62 too and it’s a banger!

@soniabarbuto2970

Ай бұрын

Me too! ❤

A dreamy song, always takes me to a happy place, young love, not a care in the world, living in the moment. Perfect.

The sax solo at the end of music makes me cry😢😢 beautifull song 😍😍😍

I'm listening to this genius Musician in 2020 who is with me still listening????

@rigelmoon9030

3 жыл бұрын

Not me.

@kennyg1560

3 жыл бұрын

I am, Amanda. Never be anything to match this I'm sorry to say.

@jeffhansen8076

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah totally with you .....one of the best all-time ......vocal, lyrics, guitar, and haunting saxaphone ....

@dks13827

3 жыл бұрын

AZ

@fema1340

3 жыл бұрын

Io

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how you play LIVE music. Pure live music. Great performance.

@YouChwb

Жыл бұрын

Smooth sounds of the 70's.

@Oportunidades369

Жыл бұрын

Could not be more agree♥️

@swimpy3838

Жыл бұрын

I think it's perfectly done. So cool.

@turbodog57

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. When it was about the music, not how well a singer could dance.

@suryanima_chandranima

Жыл бұрын

_Especially_ considering how I watched _this_ one [kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZJ1omNVuYq2nhag.html] first. Uggh. Thank goodness I found the actual live audio.

An utter masterpiece. If there was an award for “Song of the decade” this would be it. Along with lyrics that transports you to an innocent time so precious, and beautiful instrumentation the generations living now will never know, this song defines the 70’s.

@kellyperry1315

Жыл бұрын

The 70s will be remembered for ALL the awesome music.

@cm8989

Жыл бұрын

It certainly is a great tune. I heard it for the first time in years the other day. Your comment is spot on.

@silviac221

Жыл бұрын

Some 70s music sounds still great but a little dated now. Not this song. It could have been written last year.

@ralphsmith4215

Жыл бұрын

You're so, so, right!

@jorgekossio5759

2 ай бұрын

En una época donde el talentos brotaban de las calles garages pueblos..había miles de grupos talentosos..Algo les pasó a estas generaciones..que tuvieron la música en su ADN...Hoy ya no...Hay que contarles a nuestros generaciones posteriores a nosotros...Este fenómeno..un saludo..desde México

One of the most unique songs I’ve ever heard.

Hey kids , this is what we listened to .....and they were really playing those instruments !

@hippies_4life692

3 жыл бұрын

What you won’t believe is that i’m 13 years old and I listen to this song, I know amazing right? I don’t listen to the crappy music of this generation.

@nimrodbong8173

3 жыл бұрын

@@hippies_4life692 you need an award for that?

@marknathanks7592

3 жыл бұрын

I would say an award is in order. Good taste of real melodical three dimentional music

@j.j.upright4010

3 жыл бұрын

@@hippies_4life692 🚽 CRAP. . .THE "C" IS SILENT!! 😂

@ianflanagan7939

3 жыл бұрын

True musicians

This song came out a month after I married my soul mate in 1976 and became our anthem for our first year of love. It takes me back. We are still going strong -- 45 years together June 2021.

@belladane9182

3 жыл бұрын

Happy anniversary!!!!!!!

@peternewman3487

2 жыл бұрын

I hadn’t been married very long when I listened to this beautiful song one evening late in 1976 and sadly I realised that I had made a massive mistake marrying the woman that I had married and sadly this song will always remind me of that evening. My marriage only lasted two years and three days and I never married again due to a massive distrust of women.

@nicholassteel5529

2 жыл бұрын

Wow!🙏✌️👍

@ralphmedina5519

2 жыл бұрын

wow, I envey you well done.

@bradley1523

2 жыл бұрын

Love that ! You have no idea how luck you are ! Congrats man xox

They don’t make songs like this anymore. I grew up in the best music era ever and this is a perfect example. Never gets old and this live version is awesome.

There are times at 65 that I really miss the 70's, 1976 in particular when I was 18 This album is a musical memory of a year that held so much promise There has never been a year since that held so much magic

This song is timeless, it never seems to become out dated.

@dwightdodd3734

3 жыл бұрын

Kind of like a really nice massage for your ears..........

@dongray6834

3 жыл бұрын

Good music and lyrics never becomes outdated .

@juancarlosgarciamartos1551

3 жыл бұрын

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@sebastianotorre9897

3 жыл бұрын

@@dwightdodd3734 e

@xisburnttoast5372

3 жыл бұрын

this is the epitome of 70s tunes.....if you ask me

It starts with a haunting piano solo, moves into fascinating lyrics with a uniquely beautiful voice and ends with a stunning sax solo. I never stop loving this song. All these years.

@ricthornton2958

4 жыл бұрын

Perfectly described my friend!! The piano throughout is truly haunting.

@keith9482

4 жыл бұрын

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@keith9482

4 жыл бұрын

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@lagioconda4534

4 жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎷

@spooge33

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, You nailed it.

An absolute masterpiece! And for them to sound so good on this live, is really impressive!

@dallasj244

8 ай бұрын

excellent BBC taxpayer funded studio, and the musicians are excellent! "The Old Grey Whistle Test" is so funny of a name. If an old grey hair doorman whistles your tune, it's a hit! LOL

70’s 70’s 70’s 70’s 70’s the music was soo beautiful . . . I’m crying

This song is a masterpiece. I have loved this song for 40 years and will never get sick of it. So instrumental.

@MrTPain

2 жыл бұрын

And entirely supplemental to your well-being oh yes

@colinrunciman5166

2 жыл бұрын

All great songs, are out grief, a mans life and better because of that. I'm extremely glad that Al Struert is ok, his still haunts me, rgds Colin Runciman.

It’s 2021 and every time I listen to this I’m transported back to 1976. The year or the cat is a timeless symphony of beautiful memories.

@Shena2526

3 жыл бұрын

So true. Remember the song by Nielsson Harry everybody's talking 💥💥💥🤗 what a song

@marieannkamp1924

3 жыл бұрын

❤️ ❤️ Yess I'm with you👍 there are so many good songs written in the 70ties. And they still will be listening in the next 50 years. No one song of today is as good as the 70ties songs have been. 🎼💞🎸🎹🥁

@pondgazer1

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. There's nothing like this these days in my opinion!!

@skeezix8156

3 жыл бұрын

76 was a damn good year. I was just a kid but Queen, Boston, Thin Lizzy to name a few were killing it.

@TYB1970

3 жыл бұрын

Have 2 versions of this: instrumental and with singing. Both are beautiful

This and Gerry Rafferty’s Baker St are the sound track of growing up in the 1970’s for me. Such a lovely song. So good to see all the positive comments too. Thank you Al Stewart.

@rigelmoon9030

2 жыл бұрын

There's no decade of music greater than the '70's. If you love music, you're probably stuck there. And, what's wrong with that?

@rob858585

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Those two are such special records.

@christinemurphy5679

Жыл бұрын

@@rigelmoon9030 You are ABSOLUTELY correct. Never again will we have good music like the 70's !!! I'm 72 and only listen to the GREAT musicians we had back in the 70's. ❤

@rigelmoon9030

Жыл бұрын

@@christinemurphy5679 Don't ever stop listening. There are so many great memories on the OGWT. I love that 'Star Kicker' button. I have 2 long sleeve t-shirts, but gotta get me the button.😀

@williampack8669

4 ай бұрын

Gerry Rafferty’s Baker St and Al Stewart songs pretty much own Saxophone.

My God what a classic. And to sound this good live . It does not get any better . Thank you

@Mztee0731

Жыл бұрын

Old school singers sound so much better because they sang with passion. With feeling. They're voices were beautiful. They SANG.

Al Stewart is one of the best artists of the seventies. This song never gets old.

@dwightdodd3734

4 жыл бұрын

Just makes me feel GOOD........Calming and Restful........

@1to1class

4 жыл бұрын

I was at his concert at Coachhouse in San Juan Capistrano 2 years ago, he was just as good, if not better because he was quite humorous. The sagacity came with age. :)

@AndrewSmith-uz8bg

4 жыл бұрын

It is a beautiful song! The English are just excellent musicians!

@dannysunay8099

4 жыл бұрын

I remember listening to this song while driving with my uncle to a ballgame. It lit my interest in playing the piano.

@hueroski

4 жыл бұрын

My dog doesn't like this song for some reason.

Wow, a seven-piece band, actually playing their instruments and singing live, with their stuff together and making real music that well replicates their album sound. I feel blessed to be old enough to remember such.

@MrPizza063

7 жыл бұрын

this is what you call real music and musicians playing live a fantastic and brilliant song

@anthonyboerio4955

7 жыл бұрын

You need to search "Old Grey Whistle Test" and find all the awesome live performances from this show. OGWT was the best!!!!

@dougl.6461

7 жыл бұрын

Joe Medley- back when "artists and musicians" Actually played the instrument the Hit was created on!

@jamesmcguckin6288

7 жыл бұрын

Doug L. Wasn't Medley one of the riteous bros

@08grampa

7 жыл бұрын

Maybe Riotous Bros

Hello from Greece 💙 This song is one of the most beautiful. I love it 💜💞

My god, does this bring back memories. I was a 22 year old in the US Air Force stationed in Spain. All we had was AFN, radio Luxembourg, and all the albums we could get our hands on. And in Europe, this song was on so much. Thank god for KZread. I’d never seen Al Stewart performing this until just now! Such a beautiful song, it never gets old.

She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a watercolor in the rain...What a great lyric 💖

@bertwoodshack6617

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful lyrics..

@clairedelune2011

3 жыл бұрын

She comes in incense and patchouly....lovely 70's...

@fourswords2003

3 жыл бұрын

One of the best lyrics ever written. The who song has beautiful imagery.

@thebordernow

2 жыл бұрын

@@clairedelune2011 and That was the incredibly creative rhyming lyric to: "While she looks at you so cooly And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea" !

@shelleykrier7417

2 жыл бұрын

"you've thrown away your choice...you've lost your ticket....so you have to stay on"... I've thrown away my ticket many times just to see what would happen. I always survived and got better. I am grateful.

Really doesn't get much better than this. Forty-four years later this still sounds fresh!

@jorgechacalos8976

3 жыл бұрын

Quiero escuchar una canciom

@jorgechacalos8976

3 жыл бұрын

Que se escucha tormentas .de ..bread dde esa epoca emblematica

@jorgechacalos8976

3 жыл бұрын

Me puede decir

@doylebarrett9449

3 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite songs, great musicians!

@raygsbrelcik5578

3 жыл бұрын

"FRESH" indeed!!

Not only is his voice and the musicians amazing but the recording is top notch! Beautiful!!!!!!

Incredible song. Brings back so many memories. That saxophone though!

Who's listening THIS in this COVID-19 QUARANTINE , MAR-2020 ?

@juniorrocha6112

4 жыл бұрын

THE YEAR OF THE VIRUS

@jorgeaugustonozela6430

4 жыл бұрын

Recordar é viver...principalmente as coisas boas que já foram feitas!

@phillipgreen59uk

4 жыл бұрын

Me! 😷

@peck404

4 жыл бұрын

Takes me back to being 7----- LOVE IT🤩🤩🥀🎼🎸

@administradormarwill6290

4 жыл бұрын

Año del gato, este año es el año de la unión y de reflexión en el mundo, tal vez si se nos paso la mano con la naturaleza y estamos pagando las consecuencias, espero que la vida en adelante sea otra, cuídense hermanos humanos

Al Stewart said after he finished The Year of the Cat, “If that’s not a hit, then I can’t make a hit.” And obviously it was. What a brilliant song and record.

@pondgazer1

3 жыл бұрын

It was one of my favorites back then. I remember it like it was yesterday.

@karinapenido

3 жыл бұрын

Love

@karinapenido

3 жыл бұрын

@@pondgazer1 I agree

@rongrumbine7815

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic album

@pinkydogbear

3 жыл бұрын

great song

Just an absolute timeless classic. So many instruments all blending together in complete synchronization to produce such great music. Today's musical talent should all watch how real music is made. And way back from 1976 I might add. The music back then is so much better than today.

I had the privilege of growing through my teen years in the 1970's . Am I biased ? I feel like we had the best music then, and it makes me feel sorry for the young people today. Baker Street, Just The Way You Are, by Billy Joel. All the great Elton John, Billy Joel, Al Stewart, Gary Wright, Seals and Crofts, America, The Eagles. That music still makes me feel young. Still get the same gut feeling from it.

@ob7483

2 жыл бұрын

Saw America not two weeks ago. One of the best concerts I've ever seen in 50 years of concerts.

@rllapte

2 ай бұрын

Your mention of Baker Street really caught my eye. I'm a few years older than you but I was raised by my very restrictive grandparents. Less sheltered, more like a captive so it took me a few years to fully get me feet under me after graduating HS in '72. So, to a degree we were in the same place in the 70s. A few of my favorites, of course the Beatles (truly a one of one), Billy Joel, Three Dog Night, Bad Company, Rod Stewart, Glen Campbell, Linda Ronstadt among the many. Conversely, I'm or at least was, more of an 80s guy as far as music and pop culture goes. However, this is about 2 songs that I closely associate. Year of the Cat and Baker Street. I've always associated those to songs very closely although there is no absolutely objective reason for doing so. Thus, you could say that it is my own visceral response which is correct. Superficially, they are similar in that they were both recorded by Scottish artists, both "one hit wonders" and both rose to No. 8 on Billboard. I won't delve into the artistry other than to say both songs are uniquely rich, original have meaningful lyrics that speak of love but neither are conventional love songs. They both convey a wistful melancholy that reaches into the soul. Two great, great songs that are probably underappreciated.

@letitrest4662

2 ай бұрын

@@ob7483 Wow ! What an iconic group. There own sound, their own tunes that are just so easily recognized as theirs, if one knows them. To this day when I hear; Sister Golden Hair, one of my class mates that I had a crush on comes to mind, as if we're still sitting in English class.

Who is watching this in 2019? One of my all time favourite songs.

@sauldavidgonzalez536

4 жыл бұрын

I, I like a lot this song. N. Time passages too

@martysmith9184

4 жыл бұрын

Of course. Never get tired of this.

@ricardojana4477

4 жыл бұрын

I' m sorry. I play this song in all side where i can. I like it. I play guitar and piano for this. I'm music. I' ts very good. Song of excelence forever. Congrat full.

@thefussyfeline

4 жыл бұрын

This song is a masterpiece!

@juanpimentel5577

4 жыл бұрын

This song is one of my favorites too. I wanted to hear the instrumental part in the middle of the song. I always thought there was a violin but actually is a keyboard! Oh well nevermind! Excellent song!

This is one of the greatest songs ever written. That is not mere hyperbole. It is a fact. The lyrics are not only one of the greatest lyric poems ever written, but the music complements it perfectly. It is a song that transports you to another place and another time. Everything seems strange and beautiful at the same time. It is a place you don't want to leave, and a place your mind and spirit return to again and again for a restorative drink in its waters. Thank you so much, Al, for this timeless masterpiece. I hope it lives on until the end of time.

@Marlonlabrie

3 жыл бұрын

This comment is as good as the song🙌

@thebordernow

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed - the lyrics are just so dense with mood-evoking and visual imagery, every line so clever you just can't help smiling and appreciating the lyrical genius. A short-form compressed romantic story set to 4 1/2 minutes of unforgettable music. And as you said, just such a rolling, hook-filled melody, it's a perfect match for the incredible lyrics. (However, to be honest, for the life of me I could never figure out what was "The Year of the Cat"! 🤣)

@biffsockpow2273

2 жыл бұрын

@@Marlonlabrie Thank you, Marlon! That is very kind of you!

@bellazoe1

2 жыл бұрын

Scotland developed the two greatest songwriters/singers in Stewart and Gerry rafferty.

@biffsockpow2273

2 жыл бұрын

@@bellazoe1 No arguments from me! I listened to their music heavily throughout the late 70s, all through the 80s ... and even now. Their music has stood the test of time.

saw him Santa Monica Civic 1976. 16yr. old. we snuck in ended up 4th row. bota bag tequila sunrise. thai stick. actually remember it like it was yesterday. we lived in extraordinary times

Cuántos días y noches,no paraba de oír,el año del gato,y sigo a mis 63 años,hasta que vaya perdiendo mi memoria,que poco a poco se me olvidan cosas y me acuerdo de mi juventud y voy perdiendo memoria,pero aún sigo aquí,saludos para todos los seguidores desde Málaga,España

@arturorodriguez9522

Жыл бұрын

Nunca permitas que tu mente olvide (escribe tus recuerdos, tus vivencias), porque vida: no es la que vivimos, si no la que recordamos... saludos desde México...

@josemariadiazdominguez8878

Жыл бұрын

@@arturorodriguez9522 Gracias,Arturo,sigo oyendo mi música,y deseo que mi mente siga,y sí escribo para no olvidar,cuando me desorientó siempre escucho música y leo,gracias,un fuerte saludo,gracias

@jorgekossio5759

Жыл бұрын

La juventud..en el rock...era la esencia..de su genialidad..Está generación.de miles de musicos.talentosos.en el Rock...creanme .NO SE VOLVERA A REPETIR..Los escucharán por varias generaciones..futuras..sin duda..un saludo ..desde mexico

@josemariadiazdominguez8878

Жыл бұрын

@@arturorodriguez9522 no se puede controlar la mente,pero yó sigo disfrutando,gracias

One of the greatest songs ever written and produced

@ivetoldyouonce

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. When it came out I thought it was boring. But over time I think, musically, it is a master work.

@az_desert_hermit9507

4 жыл бұрын

My dad would play this song over and over when it came out. I was about 4 years old and it became my favorite song. Still to this day, I can’t get enough of it.

@nazli8325

4 жыл бұрын

Agree

@mikepatrick5909

3 жыл бұрын

a pop masterpiece

@PattonGuitar

3 жыл бұрын

Alan Parsons is a genius and deserves to be in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame!

Howdy from Texas....I’m 61 now and this music brings memories of good old times. If I ever get my time machine working, I’m going straight to the 70’s and this time I’m staying there and never going to leave

@wandasanders4193

3 жыл бұрын

My wish as well

@christopherallen9580

3 жыл бұрын

@@wandasanders4193 Me also!

@hishamelfiki8111

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@hishamelfiki8111

3 жыл бұрын

@@wandasanders4193 Cheers

@edhynes1701

3 жыл бұрын

I’d be there in a flash, believe me.

The 70s was a very cool time. The fashion, the vibe.

This song takes me back to a much simpler time. Pure classic song!!

1976- Clean, tight, well produced, no smoke & mirrors, amazing lyrics, humble artists. Im honored to watch this.

@keith9482

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/q42O1rSYmsmzp9Y.html Rick, spot on👍🏻👍🏻stumbled upon this very interesting character who dissects and reacts to great music!

@keith9482

4 жыл бұрын

Pete David kzread.info/dash/bejne/q42O1rSYmsmzp9Y.html 😎👍🏻👍🏻

Some songs are beyond description, this is one. Amazing.

@keith9482

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/q42O1rSYmsmzp9Y.html Mark, incredible 👍🏻👍🏻stumbled upon this very interesting character who dissects and reacts to great music!!

@dongray6834

4 жыл бұрын

Mark Astoforoff the description is quality.

@vinceleonard4584

4 жыл бұрын

more like Year of the Bat !

@AnabellFereira

4 жыл бұрын

I was just trying to classify it with no success

@cesarespinoza8581

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

I thought that was Eddie Van Halen at the beginning there for a second wow! And this is one of the top 10 songs of the 70s, I can never escape playing it almost weekly for over 30 years now as an adult! The musicianship, story, variety, and mood it gives is so warm, like a fat loaf sitting on your lap, purring!

Ojalá que los jóvenes de ahora, escucharan éste tipo de música!!! A uno de mis nietos le encanta.

@luishumbertoruizbetanzos4261

2 жыл бұрын

Yo las escucho y traduzco la letra

@RubenGomez-bh8mh

2 жыл бұрын

Es un hermoso tema, que tengo muy lindos recuerdos y si ojalá puedan escuchar esta hermosa música.abrazo de oso.

@RubenGomez-bh8mh

2 жыл бұрын

Es un hermoso tema, que tengo muy lindos recuerdos y si ojalá puedan escuchar esta hermosa música.abrazo de oso.

@SDsailor7

2 жыл бұрын

Tu nieto tiene buen gusto musical. Tengo cuatro copias de este disco. Saludos

@SDsailor7

2 жыл бұрын

Al Stewart tiene varios exelentes albums no solo este. Time passages, Antartica, Past present and future y otros mas.

Ladies and gentlemen ... I have been a guitarist for 57+ years and I can guarantee you will never hear a live vocal performance better than this one or more true to the original recording.

@jairushughes2884

4 жыл бұрын

You are exactly right. This live performance shows just how good they really are.

@monmixer

4 жыл бұрын

Some musicians actually like to perform and are smart enough not to make the recordings to difficult to replicate live with a normal size group on musicians. To many moving parts makes any thing more difficult.

@philiptucci2458

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, I have never heard a better live performance

@GaryFox11000

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic musicians , vocal Piano intro is hauntingly beautiful. Music takes me away to the wonderful creative 70's Greatest decade in modern music ! 👍♥️

@robertisbell3262

4 жыл бұрын

@@GaryFox11000 I saw them play several times, back in the 80's. The band trades instruments throughout and they stay tight. Yes, fantastic musicians.

Al Stewart is so underrated. Amazing singer-songwriter.

12/27/2021: I have listened this this dozens of times, and only today remembered to upvote it.

2023. Still a Great Song!

That piano!! Dreamy! And the sax!!!

@danieldominguez7505

2 жыл бұрын

Saxo lo interpreta Alan Parson!

@sharoncahill4522

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect combo

@kargs5krun

2 жыл бұрын

Pianist, incredible skill.....and perfect hair/style!!!

The piano intro is from heaven.. Just amazing!

@rz945j2p41dom

7 жыл бұрын

Who is the guy playing piano from the beginning?

@luke_duke01

7 жыл бұрын

I think its Peter Wood .. Correct me if Im wrong

@rz945j2p41dom

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tyler L., I don't think so, I've seen Peter Wood pictures. Must be someone else.

@206or16

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, Peter Wood is the pianist. He co-wrote "Year Of The Cat" with Al Stewart. Not to be confused with Peter White, who is playing the other keyboard.

@luke_duke01

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your response! I appreciate it!

Pure, Listening, Pleasure. I never tire of listening to this great song.

Senhor que musica maravilhosa só pra quem tem um gosto afinadissimo....Grande cantor compositor voz explendorosa doce suave .Grande Al Stewart!!!!🎶🎶🌷🎶🎶🌷🎶🎶🌷🎶🎶🌷

This song is a masterpiece. When I worked in radio and played songs like this, actual records on the radio I took some songs for granted, now I look back and think what an honor it was to play them for my listeners in a bygone era. No technology in those days just the music

@angiebieze942

3 жыл бұрын

Boy I miss those days...

@jamesmaass8929

3 жыл бұрын

@@angiebieze942 me too

@jamesmaass8929

3 жыл бұрын

Radio was an awesome career in its day, I didn't have the voice they liked in those days, but I still managed to work pretty regularly

@angiebieze942

3 жыл бұрын

Check out the video, Ace "How Long" . It's Al Stewart on drums!! Hee hee!!

@angiebieze942

3 жыл бұрын

@@jamesmaass8929 Wish I could sing. My neighbors hate me cause I crank up my sound bar and sing at the top of my lungs dancing around:) Hee Hee! Bet it was cool working at a radio station but to DJ!! Fun! I envy you.

The piano intro was superb

@jimmyarmijo792

4 жыл бұрын

At the time, the 70s, I thought he was a piano player. I loved On The Border.

@robertocatuara4496

4 жыл бұрын

Arvind Janardhanam Super

@keith9482

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/q42O1rSYmsmzp9Y.html piano was awesome 👍🏻👍🏻stumbled upon this very interesting character who dissects and reacts to great music!!

@keith9482

4 жыл бұрын

james Armijo kzread.info/dash/bejne/q42O1rSYmsmzp9Y.html 👍🏻👍🏻😎

@keith9482

4 жыл бұрын

Roberto Catuara kzread.info/dash/bejne/q42O1rSYmsmzp9Y.html 👍🏻👍🏻😎

The music today doesn't even come close to what we all enjoyed back in the day! I'm so glad I was around when the Year of the Cat came out. So much talent! All the lyrics have a meaning! Something we can all relate to! Awsome!!!!🙂

LYRICS 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

Let me get this straight: People playing instruments, singing, grooving out? Sign me up! I am a 60's baby ❤️

@MrErdner

3 жыл бұрын

It's not that rare. You just have to visit the right live music venues.

@redmoneylady2213

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrErdner , this is not my first rodeo. That was a sarcastic comment. Lol. I grew up listening to this band too. I listen to live bands but some are not that great here on the beach in Florida. I travel for good music.

@stealthskater5674

3 жыл бұрын

Born in 1988 and I love music from the '60s,'70s,&'80's I Looooooove Old School ✌️👊🤘

@fcool

3 жыл бұрын

mmhh… right here, they are not playing, nor singing

@peterkane1737

3 жыл бұрын

Hehe so am i

Back when musicians could write, sing, and play instruments of all kinds. Sadly lacking today. Miss all these good old tunes.

@romo2674

3 жыл бұрын

Music is fine. You are old.

@darrenmcgovern1969

3 жыл бұрын

@@romo2674 you are wrong. People who use the old card clearly lack intelligence. Music is corporate now.

@romo2674

3 жыл бұрын

@@darrenmcgovern1969 ok

@carlapuerto5330

3 жыл бұрын

@@darrenmcgovern1969 rxx9x,

@jesusbarbosa3733

3 жыл бұрын

Pobres Regeetontos Deberían Aprender que es Arte .

2024 here! Never gets old!

What can we say... It's one of the greatest songs of all time... Brother AL... Way to go man... 😉

When I was a teenager, I found this record in a 99 cent bin at a music store. I didn’t even have a record player, but I just saw it and had to buy it. It ended up getting accidentally destroyed, but I fell in love with the song after looking it up online. Over a decade later I went to the same music store, and found this record AGAIN in the 99 cent bin. Of course I had to buy it. I finally just acquired a record player. I’m going to see if the record is in good enough condition to finally hear it as I originally discovered it.

@arottie4097

4 жыл бұрын

What's a record player?? Haha! Looong live vinyl records! I hear they may be making a come back? My 13 yr old daughter asked for one. He & her friend are always playing it with it!! ; )

@timwarneka5681

4 жыл бұрын

... and ...? How did it sound, Karly?

@dcfincher

4 жыл бұрын

It is one of my all time favorite albums that I never get tired of listening to.

@stejer211

4 жыл бұрын

@@timwarneka5681 She accidentally destroyed it.

@TheFedetex

4 жыл бұрын

I first heard this music when i was 19, now after many years, 44, sounds great

Is this song really 40 years old???? It still fills me with the same emotion it did in high school. *sigh*

@myp0nytail

7 жыл бұрын

smile?

@dougl.6461

7 жыл бұрын

Brenda Langbein I remember thinking This must be GEORGE HARRISON'S BROTHER!

@kkrankie

6 жыл бұрын

The intro of this song snaps me back to my sophmore year, walking a snowy back country road. I feel the same emotions now as then. Things I thought I forgot. Amazing what music can do.

@AxiomApe

6 жыл бұрын

Brenda Langbein The best things in this life are timeless. They will be great, forever. :) I am glad this still makes you feel the magic

@mariocarpio6682

6 жыл бұрын

Brenda Langbein I totally agree, I could listen to this song over and over, I love it.

It really doesn't get any better than this does it ! What a gem ! Good wishes to all you like minded folk from Cambridge , England !

If a song of this quality came out today I think I would fall out of my chair in shock. Mesmerizing.

Driving up highway 81 in the middle of Kansas in my old MG in the spring of 1977, drinking a little beer, listening to this song will forever be in my memory.....

@manojkumargangadharan9263

3 жыл бұрын

Driving on a 2 lane highway in North paravoor, Kerala, India, on 20th Aug 2020 , listening to 'the year of the cat from Toyota Etios's CD player, i can visualise of those good olden days yo are missing now.....

@timmynormand4818

3 жыл бұрын

@@manojkumargangadharan9263 1977 cruising in my cougar smoking reefer what a memory

@palafox2237

3 жыл бұрын

Seems funny that so many of us - me included - know exactly what we were doing while listening this song in '77. Brothers & sisters on common ground.

@timmynormand4818

3 жыл бұрын

@@palafox2237 haha your so rite an now I can't remember what I did yesterday but can visualize what I did in 77. You nailed it peace

@roberthultz9023

3 жыл бұрын

Driving my maroon '70 Challenger up Illinois 159 to School on a snowy day .

The first song I learned to play on the piano. 45 years later and I'm still playing it. It is timeless, just like Time Passages. Al is a Magnificent musician!

@vikassingh-xu9km

2 жыл бұрын

Let's see your piano playing video Sir🙏

@dennylibertario2246

2 жыл бұрын

But, did you know that the fellow playing the piano for Al in this performance was none other than the guitarist, Peter White? He handled keys and eventually guitar for Al, but here, I'm almost certain that was him at the piano. He is one of the most well known smooth jazz artists on classical or nylon string guitar in the world. Check him out.

@Flakeskidny85

2 жыл бұрын

@@dennylibertario2246 Hey Denny! I think Peter White is actually playing the electronic keyboards in this video/version - but you're right he's a fantastic musician. I think the piano player here is Peter Wood.

@JesusSanchez-vb4lz

Жыл бұрын

🎼🎵🎶🥰😎🤟

Había tanta y tan maravillosa música en el final de los 70's y principios de los 80's que, grandes temas no tienen en la actualidad tanta difusión, como este.

So lovely, I can feel the passion in the instruments played, especially the Saxophone. 🎤🎸🎹♥️🎹♥️

This is a beautiful live performance.

@libbychecks1001

8 жыл бұрын

Agree....it's wonderful.

@ghostspirit52

6 жыл бұрын

John Fugazzi you said it mate. Absolutely priceless... Says the Ghost!!!

What a music ! Need no choreography, smoke machine, explosions ! Great ! Its all - AL STEWART !!!

@laurenceraiser4064

7 жыл бұрын

SO VERY TRUE!

@dougl.6461

7 жыл бұрын

Bruno Heidrich he looks like Harrison

Everything is so clean and precise. Great song that was perfectly arranged and produced. Great musicians making great music is something that is sorely missed today!!!

This song always had lots of atmosphere, but this sublime performance enhances it.

The piano sounds like raindrops.

@amandahutcheson9006

3 жыл бұрын

I miss the 70s

@marlenetrimnal4368

3 жыл бұрын

@@amandahutcheson9006 I miss The 70s..They were so cool seems everything were Better Back Then!!

@amandahutcheson9006

3 жыл бұрын

@@marlenetrimnal4368 everything was better in the 70s , sometimes when I think back to those days I'm happy , then again i"m very sad because I know those days can never be again 😪

@marlenetrimnal4368

3 жыл бұрын

@@amandahutcheson9006 I agree I'm very sad also I very much loved the 70s. I'm so sad Their Don't around any Longer.. That were very much Happy Day's!!😊

Who's listening in February 2020?!

@johnwalls7170

4 жыл бұрын

@Moogie B Love this time 💕

@arturolopez1550

4 жыл бұрын

John Walls I do bro ,good memories?

@johnwalls7170

4 жыл бұрын

@@arturolopez1550 oh yeah! Good memories ❤️

@mumbles552

4 жыл бұрын

Right now. Almost midnight. Feb 11 2020.

@TheSmiley1shooter

4 жыл бұрын

Me also my parents! im so grateful they put me on this

Masterpiece of a song. It can make you cry if you let it. Thank you Al Stewart❤

Always just loved the music. His voice is smooth and I love the lyrics.

I was 15 when I heard this song for the first time and nothing has compared since, what a masterpiece.

FOREVER ....THE YEAR OF THE CAT...CLASSIC.

Isso sim é música em todos os sentidos e acordes. Vivi essa época abençoada.

@user-uu1bw7nr4v

Жыл бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Awesome lyrics and no other voice than Al Stewart--love the soloist instrumentation and how each show the age of 70s Rock.

One of music's true masterpieces.

One of the rare songs I never get tired of hearing.

@NandanK

6 жыл бұрын

Lord Spoda same here.. beautiful melody

@leroymartinez8475

6 жыл бұрын

Never gets old..

@doro3089

5 жыл бұрын

So do I... 😉

@alloallie

5 жыл бұрын

Me too ! Plus, this song just has this magic that instantly lifts my mood. Whenever I feel down, I listen to this one and I feel all better after.

@doro3089

5 жыл бұрын

So do I... 😉 !

Still one of the greatest songs ever written from the greatest era of songwriters! The 70s and 80s! ❤️❤️

Exotic music and magic from a saxophone--trademark Al Stewart!

A song that always evokes good memories.

OH my goodness I just sooooooo love this song!!

@albertoporreca998

5 жыл бұрын

Ciao canzone splendida

@Cesarremis

5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@juanpablomunozgallardo6678

5 жыл бұрын

Patty estás muy preciosa

@trudybettinger4651

4 жыл бұрын

me too......

1976. I was 15 years old. What a magical time. This song takes me right back. A masterpiece. Thank you Al. ❤

Simply BEAUTIFUL......

Still love this song after all these years.

Old Grey Whistle Test sorted the wheat from the chaff. This was totally live - and had to be done in ONE take. No opportunity to busk or cover for error. That's why music like this endures... These musicians knew what they were doing, and did it to perfection.

Such a great song that makes you feel free with no worries. I’m 58 and I still listen to this and it takes me to my happy place.

She comes out of the sun and a silk dress swirling like a watercolor in the rain......best mixed metaphor in all rock history,

I was coming home from my third date with my high school girlfriend and things had worked out grand. On a long stretch of empty road I turned on the radio and this came on. That moment is frozen in memory till I die.

@123yeahyeahno

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, that's how it happens.

@gustavoberenyi8695

4 жыл бұрын

I think you are exagerating

@peternewman3487

4 жыл бұрын

Greg Calfee, That happened to me when Kate Bush wuthering heights came on my car radio. I had to stop and listen to it.

@Areflection4

4 жыл бұрын

A beautiful memory that resonates with our age group.

@stephenstrange4512

4 жыл бұрын

Time stand Still

This song makes me cry remembering one of those days!

@carlosramosquezada6635

4 жыл бұрын

Saludos de México

@sunild1950

3 жыл бұрын

I often used this song to fall asleep with my newfound love almost 40 years ago....

@robertm.8385

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@ernestogonzalez9795

3 жыл бұрын

Doy gracias a Dios por haber vivido una época tan hermosa gozando esta divina musica

@ralmurillo3027

3 жыл бұрын

@@sunild1950I couldn't have described it better 👍

I love this song; always have. So mysterious; just a cool & beautiful tune..

This is probably THE MOST BEAUTIFUL song of the 70s.