orangefunk Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/04/gerry-rafferty-dies-aged-63 Baker Street was one of the big tunes of my youth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT156 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Ya, we played that tune in one of my bands in the old days. I still do Stuck in the middle with you. I never followed his personal life, so I didn't know about his troubles with the bottle. Its really too bad, I'm sorry to hear the news. Mike T. Yamaha Motif ES8, Alesis Ion, Prophet 5 Rev 3.2, 1979 Rhodes Mark 1 Suitcase 73 Piano, Arp Odyssey Md III, Roland R-70 Drum Machine, Digitech Vocalist Live Pro. Roland Boss Chorus Ensemble CE-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefunk Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 For me nothing says 1978 like Baker Street... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkS169P_Eeo Listening to it again I didn't realise there was a lot of Minimoog countermelody going on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Wow I love Baker Street. I am immediately transported to the '70s, riding in the back seat of my parents' Vista Cruiser listening to this when it was Top 40. RIP Gerry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Wow I love Baker Street. I am immediately transported to the '70s, riding in the back seat of my parents' Vista Cruiser listening to this when it was Top 40. RIP Gerry. Same here (Pontiac Wagon). Shit, that's a good tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 R.I.P. Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Yep, a big loss of a great underrated talent. Mick Karn, fretless bassist for Japan and later a film composer, died yesterday as well, after a long bout with cancer. One of my favourite bass players ever. Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangefunk Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Wow Mick Karn... he wasn't very old at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrokeys Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Wow...takes me back. In summer of 1978 I was filling in with a club band and since we all knew I would only be with the group for three months max, I didn't get to do any front work; with one exception..."Baker Street." My big number night after night. That tune still brings a smile. RIP Gerry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Mick Karn, fretless bassist for Japan and later a film composer, died yesterday as well, after a long bout with cancer. One of my favourite bass players ever. Oh no. I'm so sorry to hear this! I worked with Mick briefly on a project back in the '90s. He seemed like a nice guy. Best, Geoff My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 "Baker Street" sounded so fresh on the radio at that time. Mick Karn is shocking. Those basslines with Japan were SO smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3keys Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Baker Street - that sax! Stuck In the Middle With You - that guitar! Right Down The Line - that cool, smooth voice! RIP, Gerry. You are missed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Baker Street- instant high school memories. Anne Francis (Honey West, Forbidden Planet) and Bill Erwin died too. Erwin was a character actor that everybody knows. clonk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Wow Mick Karn... he wasn't very old at all... 52. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 "Whatever's written in your heart, That's all that matters." RIP Mr. Rafferty ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Hot summer night, driving around in my Cutlass Supreme, Jovan Musk Oil, high school girlfriend Valerie sitting next to me, Baker Street on the radio. Thanks for the memories, Mr. Rafferty. RIP. "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Great songwriter - check out Don't Speak of my Heart if you don't already know it - and a talented producer to boot. RIP, Gerry. Studio: Yamaha P515 | Yamaha Tyros 5 | Yamaha HX1 | Moog Sub 37 Road: Yamaha YC88 | Nord Electro 5D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzzz Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 '78 was a great year for me, and Baker Street was part of the soundtrack- it just completely stood out from everything else on the radio. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucktronix Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 When I was a kid in the 70's, my mom only had an AM radio in her land yacht '71 Buick Centurion. So, I sorta got "stuck" listening to AM stations. There was a local top 40 station where songs like "Baker Street" and "Right Down The Line" were on heavy rotation at the time. "Right Down The Line" is actually favorite from Rafferty. Kronos 88 Platinum, Yamaha YC88, Subsequent 37, Korg CX3, Hydrasynth 49-key, Nord Electro 5D 73, QSC K8.2, Lester K Me & The Boyz Chris Beard Band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan_evett Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Sad news. "Baker Street" has always been a favorite song of mine. Very haunting instrumental hook. Sets a mood, for me, a bit like Supertramp's "Take The Long Way Home". "Get It Right Next Time" sticks strongly with me as well. I recall reading an article - back in the mid 80's - referring to Gerry Rafferty's battles with alcohol, and his statement - at least at the time - of making a commitment to sobriety, a new found faith, etc.. I enjoy it greatly when I hear any of Gerry Rafferty's songs on the radio. The guy was a great writer, smooth vocalist, and had a certain touch as a producer. I think of what other gems might have come from him - had he not succumbed to illness, and eventually died rather young. 'Someday, we'll look back on these days and laugh; likely a maniacal laugh from our padded cells, but a laugh nonetheless' - Mr. Boffo. We need a barfing cat emoticon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX88 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I hear a certain shyness and humility in his vocals. People like that sometimes need that certain something to take the edge off or to build confidence, whatever..... I wasn't a huge fan but his tunes still get played everywhere. Of course I have heard them many times. It's rather amazing actually. A lot of people related to that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanS Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Great tune, but I have to admit I can't listen to it anymore. Radio up here played it to death in the day. I'm like that with a lot of Supertramp tunes as well. What we record in life, echoes in eternity. Montage M7, MOXF8, Electro 6D, XK1c, Motif XS Rack, PolyEvolver, Voyager, Cobalt 8X, Univox MiniKorg. https://www.abandoned-film.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakari lindhen Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 another big baker street fan. the lyrics and the use of half rhyme to set the alienation is just so well done...and the sax....I dont even LIKE sax in general, but it is haunting in that song... RIP. NORD STAGE 2, IPAD 2 with lots of soft syths Roland td9 expanded Guitars, basses, Pod Xtl, GT-10b Garritan, Reason, Symphonic Choirs , Cubase, Sibelius Three shelter cats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Ever since I found out about his passing I haven't been able to get the song out of my head. Considering his life, the song is really poignant and wistful. "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpScoey Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Yeh - Baker Street was one of those 'anthems' of my youth... but although his most popular song, he did tons of other good stuff too. A sad end (I wasn't aware of the depth of his problems) to a talanted man. R.I.P. Gerry. John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnH Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 While most rock fans say they bought cool albums as their first- like Deep Purple Machine Head or Burn or Kiss Alive, or a Beatles album- mine was City to City. This was somewhere around 1980. Baker Street was of course a favorite before I bought the album. I was not surprised at the news, every time I had googled Gerry the past few years the stories just kept getting sadder and sadder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outkaster Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Great song. Reminds me of my sister listening to that album in her room. "Danny, ci manchi a tutti. La E-Street Band non e' la stessa senza di te. Riposa in pace, fratello" noblevibes.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Baker Street has been stuck in my mind non-stop since news of Gerry's death. If I'm not mistaken, this song remains unique in actually being DEFINED by its horn riff/solo. I always wanted to cover this song but could never talk anyone into it (I would have switched to sax, of course!). Rafferty is one of those people that I always wondered "whatever happened to...", but I was surprised by his death. Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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