tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post6246530642216607810..comments2024-03-27T23:24:02.731-04:00Comments on PowerPop: Gerry Rafferty 1947--2011NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-80573014948209130622011-01-12T13:08:55.469-05:002011-01-12T13:08:55.469-05:00Very much enjoy these posts and comments. I must s...Very much enjoy these posts and comments. I must say, however, that to me '(Beatle &)Dylan-derived plastic junk' does describe this song. It's not very good. Baker St. was a great song because it turned a simple lyric into an iconic image of the modern-day flaneur, and hooked that up with a very distinctive horn riff. I think 'Stuck in the Middle With You' is more typical of their mindset and their metier. I have a romantic affection for the idea of 'winding my way down on Baker St./light in my head and dead on my feet' but no such affection for being 'here...stuck in the middle with her (or him!)'nora hollywoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-81233946814436370722011-01-08T10:55:27.254-05:002011-01-08T10:55:27.254-05:00Does anyone know if the b-side is a totally differ...Does anyone know if the b-side is a totally different version than the album version from their first album?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-45533448426296919132011-01-05T09:37:44.751-05:002011-01-05T09:37:44.751-05:00Aw, that's just sad.
This is a new song for m...Aw, that's just sad.<br /><br />This is a new song for me and yes,that break is pure Harrison and sweet as a psychedelic lump of sugar.<br /><br />I remember the first time I heard "Stuck in the Middle With You" actually mistaking the vocal for John Lennon at first; then when I realized it wasn't John, wishing it was.<br /><br />And as for Baker Street, well I can't talk rationally about that song because it recalls a summer, and a girl....Gummohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947040598570967596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-65520745717995532252011-01-04T21:55:33.341-05:002011-01-04T21:55:33.341-05:00From Wikipedia "Raphael Ravenscroft from Dumf...From Wikipedia "Raphael Ravenscroft from Dumfries is a Scottish professional saxophone player and author on saxophone play.<br />He is best known for his work with Gerry Rafferty, performing the iconic saxophone solo on "Baker Street." Ravenscroft was paid £27 for the session, with a cheque that bounced."dSmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-9624391550049784802011-01-04T20:36:21.273-05:002011-01-04T20:36:21.273-05:00What an artist. City to City is a perfect album, ...What an artist. City to City is a perfect album, beginning to end. <br /><br />And how Stealer's Wheel's "Star" didn't become a smash hit, I'll never know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-68176303221729919832011-01-04T18:56:55.953-05:002011-01-04T18:56:55.953-05:00Love that tune.Love that tune.Karatist Preachernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-55251060705986905732011-01-04T17:55:13.036-05:002011-01-04T17:55:13.036-05:00I regret having to admit this, but when Steeler...I regret having to admit this, but when Steeler's Wheel was in ascendance, I just assumed it was Dylan-derivative plastic junk (though I still loved Raffery's Baker Street single). I can see now that they were keepers of the flame. The guitar/oohs & ahs break is like a five-second summary all of George Harrison's solos from Revolver. <br /><br />(Sad to see 2011's list of significant obituaries starting up so soon.)<br /><br />APAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-80693389378999843732011-01-04T17:47:10.051-05:002011-01-04T17:47:10.051-05:00I had the 45 back in the day, too.
And I looked f...I had the 45 back in the day, too. <br />And I looked for it on the web for years before finally finding it....steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-11769207954388504542011-01-04T17:15:40.733-05:002011-01-04T17:15:40.733-05:00RIP Gerry.
Thanks. I've never heard such cle...RIP Gerry.<br /><br />Thanks. I've never heard such clean rip of this version. I've loved it since I got the single when it came out. (It got some airplay in LA at the time.) I never understood why it wasn't considered one of their Greatest Hits. It's right up there with Star (and, ok, That Other Song)Maude Langenoreply@blogger.com