Gerry Rafferty

[HowardKennitby]

Got a CD a few days ago "The Best of G R" listening to it now. He was good, shame the alcohol took him.

[SpikeyBush]

Yes I like so much of his work and whenever I hear it, it brings back good memories. I remember the Sax break of Baker Street was used on Grandstand to introduce the rallying back in the late 70s, and I'd hear that while watching Opel Mantas and Vauxhall Chevettes jumping through the Welsh forests.

And Night Owl was just something else. Ideal to chill to.

[Zacs-Master]

Yes, night owl. My favourite twit twooo.

[chrissa1]

I didn't know that spikey. Our rally era was the 80's. Loved Gerry Rafferty too.

[welshlibranr]

loved his music, still have some of his 45's somewhere!........used to work in a record shop so bought them all!.......

[Postdog]

Got a silly (but rather amazing in a way) memory of him. When I got a decent camera which also took video, I rigged it up in my car one day to record my journey from home to work. As I started the car, Baker Street began to play, played throughout the journey, and ended just as I parked up at work. I couldn't have planned it to happen, it just did.

[Zacs-Master]

Zacs makes a mental note not to go round if invited tom watch post dogs home movies.

[welshlibranr]

love Baker Street!....my favourite!..........

[SpikeyBush]

Postdog you must live very close to work. Ever try walking instead of driving and saving yourself a big pile of money?

[Postdog]

You don't have to cos I could always upload it to youtube if enough interest.

[HowardKennitby]

I would like to see that.

[Zacs-Master]

Aaaaaaagh. God forbid I'm ever that bored. ;-)

[puternut]

We might get to know where postdog lives then - so maybe not going on YouTube??

[MarkRae]

Baker Street - wonderful song, but possibly the worst guitar solo in pop music...

[Postdog]

But I won't spoil any memories you have of your own with that song.

[Zacs-Master]

I was on a school trip and the coach was going down Baker St when the song came on the radio. It was a lovely summers evening just as the sun was going down.

[dibble1]

apparently the sax was played by a session musician and I believe the royalties from Baker Street still bring in over 50K a year.

[MarkRae]

That would be Raphael Ravenscroft. He was given a cheque for £27 for the recording session, which subsequently bounced. He has received nothing from the song. Such is the lot of the session musician...

[Northernpopquiz]

Baker Street though a great song is so overplayed it gets tiresome. Check out Right Down The Line ( Turntable Hit ) Royal Mile ( UK hit no 67 ) Can I Have My Money Back ( Turntable Hit ) or even the fabulous comeback track in the 90s Don't Speak Of My Heart. Each and everyone equally as good as the ubiquitous Baker Street. What a guy!

[MarkRae]

I couldn't agree more! It's irritating when the vast majority of people are familar with only one song from a great artist's work, cf Sparks, Procol Harum et al...

[VHG]

>>>>>Such is the lot of the session musician...

Unless you are Clare Torry. She was employed as a session singer to sing part of "Great Gig in the Sky" on Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.

She has since sued them to be co-author of the song, and won, though how much she has made out of it is not disclosed. The song is now creditied to Wright/Torry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_Torry