Irish Girl's First Time Reaction to Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

[@ieyke]

This is everybody's experience with Baker Street. Everyone's like "What the hell is Baker Street?" Then they hear the song start, and they're like 🤷🏻‍♂️, and suddenly it blasts out the most iconic piece of saxophone music that has ever been made, and you're like "Hell yeah, I know this! Everybody knows this! This is legendary!" And then it suddenly randomly swaps into being this decent nothing song that nobody's ever heard, and you're like "Wait, what the hell happened? Where did the great song go?" I don't know how this completely fine okay regular basic song got welded to the most epic piece of saxophone music ever created. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DianeJennings]

😂😂😂

[@jeffreyrichard2575]

@@DianeJennings Its sad that your (and a lot of other people's as well) first exposure to a great piece of music is in a commercial or a movie. It greatly diminishes the power and beauty of the music.

[@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd]

Didn’t Sherlock Holmes live on Baker Street haha⚛️❤

[@lawrencedavis9246]

Another 1970s song with an epic saxophone section: Pink Floyd, _Money._ btw: cherish the pin

[@ieyke]

@ Yup! 221b Baker Street.

[@billsantospianomore678]

He sang lead on the Stealers Wheel song "Stuck In The Middle With You." His solo song "Right Down The Line" is amazing.

[@bluebear1985]

Before going solo, he was a founding member of the group Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973, on which he sung lead. It went up to #8 on the UK singles chart and #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The band would only release a couple of albums before disbanding in 1975. I still hear that song on occasion on the radio.

[@susanmolnar9606]

Sirius XM classic rock station plays SW songs very often. I still love Stuck in the Middle with You!

[@cypher515]

That would make Gerry Rafferty a double-one-hit-wonder like Rick Springfield ("Hang on Sloopy" with the McCoy's, "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo" by himself) and Tom Cochran -- but only from an American perspective (as I heard he was like Bryan Adams big in Canada).

[@kcgunzz3416]

I think you mean Rick Derringer. I could be mistaken. But Derringer did play with Johnny Winter and they played Rock n Roll Hochie Coo.

[@kimsparks5811]

I learn more from your videos about music & musicians from the 60's 70's & 80's, than I did living thru them. We had NO INTERNET!! Not sure how we survived🤷‍♀️😎

[@DianeJennings]

I don’t know either! That’s actually really lovely to hear 🥰

[@LindaC616]

Jimmy Fallon remembers. Remember, he's got that segment called "misheard lyrics"?😅

[@ClevelandMaker]

​@@DianeJenningsyou may be related?

[@tlpsen306]

Ummmm, most of us did survive, because we lived it, from James Douglas Morrison (look it up), Jimi, Janis, JPG&R, et al.

[@kenwheeler3637]

Hi Diane. Thanks for another blast from the past. Not certain how longs it's been since I heard it last but it brought back some cozy nostalgic feelings from decades ago.

[@LS1007]

I was familiar with this song but never paid much attention to the artist. Love the saxophone part. Thanks for reacting to it. Hope you have a great weekend! Be safe. 🙏🏼

[@pipeexplorers2174]

What a treat, seeing someone discovering Gerry Rafferty! An all time favorite song of mine too! Well done!

[@TimGibson-qp8tn]

Well done, Diane. "Baker Street" was another song put into heavy rotation - but it actually deserved it. Heard it countless times but never got tired of it (unlike some songs that are played over and over and over on the radio). The vocals, lyrics, instrumentation, the hook, the vibe... still sounds good years later.

[@LindaC616]

I agree that it was Heavy rotation. I can't say that I've heard any of his other songs

[@jameswilson7790]

​@@LindaC616Maybe none of his other solo songs ring a bell to you, and that's okay. But you have probably heard Stuck in the Middle when he was performing as a member of Stealers Wheel.

[@jameswilson7790]

Here in the United States, the song spent 6 consecutive weeks at #2. It was kept out of #1 by Shadow Dancing, courtesy of Andy Gibb.

[@justgreta1796]

I forgot about how much I enjoyed this song. Thanks for the great reaction!

[@skykingusa]

This is probably one of the most recognized saxophone solos ever. So good.

[@lawrencedavis9246]

I'll repeat a comment I left elsewhere: Pink Floyd, _Money._

[@BillW1]

Imo 60's, 70's, and 80's music is the best. But is said that the music of your youth tends to be your favorite. Guilty as charged 😁. I certainly remember this song. It was on the radio about every 20 minutes it seemed.

[@e.j.vkanty4482]

There's just something special about 70s soft rock.

[@arlowormley4110]

One of my favorite songs featuring the saxophone,

[@matthewturner5176]

Ahhh thank you for reviving an old memory from my teenage years !!🥰One of the first 5 or so albums I owned.

[@TreyXanthean-c5h]

since i did not see it in the previous comments ill just say the actual album version from "City to City" - 1977, is 6:06 long and worth every second. what a great song writer Jerry was, RIP! great vid Diane.

[@frmelroy53]

This came out my final year in college, 1978. Great time, great song… the 70's were a phenominal time for music.

[@winterburden]

Thanks for reacting to it Diane!

[@uncledenny2570]

One of my all time favorite radio hits. Love the understated vocal, stinging guitar solo, and of course the iconic sax. Bravo.😎💚

[@snowdog03]

The same wikipedia experts in every react to that song.

[@markkauder1288]

The Sax ref is probably the most iconic in all of Rock history

[@mattheweudy2396]

9:03 Diane finally fulfils Gerry’s wish for the song🎉 May this day go down in music history.

[@phillipfitton8364]

Hey ,I really enjoyed your commentary on Baker Street. I like the intro when you gave a little history before the song ,and I loved the Outro when you gave even more history on the song and the artist. Your comments were insightful and intelligent. I’ll keep watching..😎

[@ophawku]

Diane/E.D. The riff is also used on "Dave Ramsey's show" as bumper music. Dale

[@MichaelScheele]

I was in elementary school when "Baker Street" came out in 1978. I didn't really notice it until the mid 1980s. In 1998, I traveled to London and my BnB was near Baker Street. I liked seeing the plaque for 221B Baker Street as I had read a number of Sherlock Holmes stories as a teen. Another song from the 1970s you might like, Diane - "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart (a Scotsman). It has some cool saxophone parts too.

[@gregmcmahon957]

Happy Friday!! I really love song. Have a awesome weekend.

[@michaelmccreary8943]

Fun watching listening to the song so intently. Be well and God Bless.

[@jamessweet5341]

Gerry Rafferty was lead singer for a band named Stealer's Wheel before this. They had a really successful tune as well "Stuck in the Middle with You". Recommended.

[@doc6269]

This song is from the seventies. When a song was written, that was longer than thirty seconds. I love the Saxamaphone.

[@PaulG.x]

This is the song Lisa plays on the Saximaphone Homer gives her

[@susanmolnar9606]

I really liked this song. I believe it fell under the category of Smooth Rock at the time. Thanks Diane. ❣️

[@billsantospianomore678]

This song was released in 1978, when I was 17 years old. I find it strangely comforting. Maybe it's because I was happy to still be alive. I almost died a year earlier from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. (I contracted the disease on Long Island, New York.)

[@mattheweudy2396]

0:58 kudos to Diane for giving a similar explanation every reaction video & still keeping it fresh.

[@chipparmley]

So Irish mothers don't use a child's middle name when they do something wrong? That was the only time my middle name was ever used. 😅 This is a great song, and one I've not thought about in years. Thanks for bringing it back to me.

[@LindaC616]

The dreaded middle name... Or, as someone call it, the "government nane"😅

[@chipparmley]

Exactly

[@Reubinv]

If feel like if Diane were in a band in the 70s she'd be a saxophone player

[@mikeh720]

hehe...I was going to tease you about not being sure of your brother's middle name, until I remembered that I was 8-9 yrs old before I realized we used my older brother's middle name and not his first name. And then later, at 17, I had to call my mother from the Navy recruiter's office to ask how MY middle name was spelled!! @chipparmley, when I was in trouble mom just used my full first name, instead of "Mike"; honestly don't recall what my older brother got because he was a "good kid" and my two younger siblings never broke through the ceiling I built for them - I heard "MICHAEL" an awful lot LOL!! I'm pretty sure that saxophone bit was almost impossible to avoid in the '80s, seemed to be an integral part of every movie with a "blue" scene. Cheers, Diane! And happy birthday Julia! 🥂💚💚

[@garyd1125]

Thank you Diane❤ have a lovely weekend!

[@robertroy3317]

Love that saxophone.

[@LenaRichardson-k9x]

Your channel is not just a KZbin channel, it is a real educational portal. Thank you for your contribution!🥍💚✊

[@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd]

Why do we so seldom hear great songs like this one anymore⚛️❤

[@mattheweudy2396]

The first time I heard Baker Street on the radio, I also felt I’d known that riff my entire life😂 I’m sure he’s one of those artists who has other songs I don’t realise are his.

[@LindaC616]

Someone just posted above, because I said the same thing, "right down the line" and "Stuck In The Middle With You"

[@glennblackwell9679]

Hello, happy Friday to you Diane. The 1970s definitely had a wide variety of musical styles. I’ve discovered a lot of it in the years after too, because I was to young at the time to really remember much about it lol.

[@johnnygood4831]

The saxophone has to be one of the sexiest instruments. Are familiar with Donovan? How about checking out his tunes.

[@mattblatchley2061]

awesome! as always!!! this seriously is a 70s mood...can almost smell the cigarettes

[@justinrutledge822]

I love this song. The lyrics are very moving and kind of sad. There's a slightly longer version of this song that has a longer guitar solo. Anyhow, great reaction!

[@iceman34]

Cool song all I got on baker street is it was where fictional character Sherlock Holmes lived at 22B. Was nice having Chewy join us.

[@collectingonthecheap56353]

Baker Street is one of the Gerry Rafferty trio that are commonly played on the local classic rock stations. The other two are Right Down The Line, and Stuck In The Middle With You from his Stealers Wheel days. I keep thinking that you would love the official music video to Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson.

[@craigdarby9533]

Days gone down is another that got air play.

[@collectingonthecheap56353]

​@craigdarby9533 have heard it, but it was not commonly played in my area. More like on a Sunday Evening deep cuts show, in my area.

[@rickeycarey4556]

I have heard of Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street. That's a really good song, I like the guitar solo riff with the saxophone. Song plays on FM radio A lot. The riff has that rock star sound like crank up the radio volume. I enjoyed seeing You jam out to the guitar riff/saxophone and the song on the music journey of awesomeness. I did not know He was Irish/Scottish musician that grew up in Scotland and Irish Catholic so that's Interesting. I have heard the song on Good Will Hunting (1997). Also the song was on TV shows The Simpsons s09e03 Lisa's Sax and a episode of Married with Children. Thanks for getting the Weekend to a Good Start have a Very Joyful Party On Weekend. Sent a Gift to You and Chewie to Bring some Celebration Vibes to the Weekend. Happy Friday!

[@cjn585]

I grew up with this song in my teen years

[@HikeAroundandFindOut]

Happy Friday, Diane Love this song, it's a Classic. This is his biggest hit when it was released, but he also had a hit with "Right Down the Line." And now his best known song could be "Stuck in the Middle with You" with the band, Stealer's Wheel. It is quite memorably used in the movie, Reservoir Dogs. Have a great weekend! Boop!

[@LindaC616]

Oh, I wrote up above that I didn't remember hearing any of his other songs, and now you have reminded me of two of them. I don't think I ever paid attention any attention to who sang them, just that they were in heavy rotation when I was young

[@jag985]

That song still gives me chills. Watch the BBC Documentary "Gerry Rafferty - Right Down the Line." You'll love the emphasis on his Irish family musical roots.

[@MrRoyum]

He’s Scottish, famously in the Humblebums

[@HappyHammer69]

R.I.P Gerry Rafferty and Raphael Ravenscroft (Sax). Brilliant song. Miss J - try this song Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes from the Secret World Live.

[@DonP_is_lostagain]

I remember when this song came out. I was stationed in Germany when I first heard it. Loved it right away and bought the album based solely on how much I liked this song. And although I don't know why he chose it for the song, Baker Street is the famed address of Consulting Detective Sherlock Holmes and his chronicler Dr. John Watson. 😊

[@lawrencedavis9246]

*Viewers:* if you are here for the First Hour Club, Diane might not be able to keep up with the comments. She is attending Bruno's Mother's birthday event _(Julia, if you aren't familiar with the cadre)._

[@LindaC616]

Thx, Lawrence!

[@youchwb6005]

Great track in it's day. Always charming seeing you on a Saturday morning with your cheeky money smile Diane.🐒🐵😄

[@cypher515]

This song was _made_ by the sax line. Raphael Ravenscroft and Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band are jamming forever in the afterlife.

[@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg]

Oh,Diane,your pup is cute and fluffy! Love Chewie!

[@MichaelW-nu3nv]

Thanks Diane - I’ve always liked this song. Hope you and Chewie have a good weekend!

[@ianlove1215]

The group with Billy Connolly was called The Humblebums. This is the shorter version edited for the radio. On the longer version the guitar & sax solos were longer. Everytime I watch this I get the feeling the drummer moved on to help Phil Collins. Gerry went quiet for a long time after his brief time in the spotlight with this song. Between the Humblebums & this he was also in a group called Steelers Wheel who had a minor hit with Stuck In The Middle With You that had a brief second life when featured in Reservoir Dogs. Gerry's only other big hit was Get It Right Next Time.

[@SavageIntent]

My mother's best friend is the daughter of Gerry Rafferty! Small world eh. She looks just like her father. I can tell you she is livin good because of this song lol.

[@jimross7648]

What, Diane Jennings can be mistaken. Say it ain't so! Just a little jet lag KZbin scrolling, brought me to Diane Jennings channel, as all my scrolling does. I saw the title Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" and went who the hell is Gerry Rafferty, and what is Baker Street. As soon I heard the intro I went I know this. Why do I know this? I only vaguely remember it from the radio as one of those songs you like cause it's elements just feel good together. The tune doesn't knock out, but you like and register it, every time you hear it. I think, I mainly remember it from the Soprano's, and the fact that I just watched Narco's on the plane, and it was used in the show. Synergy, it's just weird like that. Great reaction video. Chewie, the little scene stealer, makes his presence known through the whole video. Enjoy, Julia's Birthday Dinner.

[@pastorbrianediger]

221 B Baker St? Oh, wait, that's a fictional address. Lol. The saxophone bit reminds me of some police/crime drama for some reason.

[@DianeJennings]

It’s very b&w detective coded!

[@NarnianRailway]

Gerry Rafferty is great and a classic song, so Chewie joined Diane to hear the music 🎶

[@RonErickson-w6n]

During the initial recording Ravenscroft was paid $100 for recording the sax tracks. It took only a couple of takes.

[@williamjones6031]

This is used by George Norie as a bump for his newish radio program. He took over for Art Bell after Bell died. If you love serious sax you must check out Quaterflash. That woman can rock the horn. "Harden my Heart".

[@Greg87601]

Very good song.

[@christopherturco197]

Diane, this is one of those songs that I loved from the very first time I heard it. A lot like Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat," which came out around the same time, if I remember correctly. That would be another good song for you to check out some time. BTW, Sherlock Holmes fans will recognize Baker Street as being the street where Sherlock's flat was located, although that apparently had nothing to do with the song.

[@robbnutter4665]

I believe Mr. Rafferty is a Scotsman. Anyway, before he went solo, he was the lead singer of the band Steeler's Wheel and they had a hit with the song Stuck In The Middle (With You). As far as the "industry" goes, the artists want to make art, and the big wigs want to make money that's where the conundrum lies.

[@DS-xw3qp]

Hi Diane You really need to listen to a band named Disturbed and compare 2 of their songs - "The Sound of Silence" and then "Down With the Sickness". It will be a long video, but I really recommend listening to both, one after the other. You will thank me

[@Thomas-g4i]

Right Down The Line is a great song too. Gerry was in a band called Stealers Wheel and had a hit song named Stuck In The Middle With You, something you might enjoy!

[@susanmolnar9606]

I could listen to Steelers Wheel Stuck in the Middle with You on a loop some days. Great stuff.

[@craigdarby9533]

And Days gone down.

[@sallyphillips9175]

@@craigdarby9533 And "Get It Right Next Time"

[@patrickwentz8413]

Thanks for the great tune. Not a song, but Groundhog Day is February 2nd. Have you ever reacted to the rodent seeing or not seeing his shadow? Fun times!

[@andrewclarke3622]

I was a kid when I first heard it!👨‍🦳

[@BillW1]

I do enjoy your music reaction videos. I have said in the past that I like that you will let the song play to the end before commenting, for the most part. Thank you for the videos, and the method which you use.

[@stevenruvolo499]

he was in a band in the early 70s called stealers wheel, they had a big hit called, stuck in the middle with you

[@keithohara8167]

I instantly recognised it from the intro, I just didn't hear the whole song before, in fact I didn't even know there was lyrics 🙈x

[@snowdog03]

Someone in another video mentioned his passing was caused by alcohol abuse.

[@The_Great_White_Moose]

Just made it within the hour!!!😁

[@trashman4444]

Fun Fact Diane - Sherlock Holmes's address was 221 B Baker Street London !

[@jefffredenburg7231]

I was a like kid at the time this song hit the radio. To me it somes up the 70's feel just like Dreamweaver did for rainy days as a child that had to have your parents check your Halloween candy for razor blades and drugs latest candy wrappers

[@dongleason9878]

Look at him at the 3:00 mark, he looks exactly like James Spader from the "Stargate" movie era.

[@markadams7046]

I've heard the song many times before too, but I didn't know Baker Street was the title.

[@dongleason9878]

You answered your own question when you said "Saxamaphone", Lisa Simpson played this in an episode.

[@KevinMayle1974]

Now you definitely need to listen to 'Right Down The Line' to complete the Gerry Rafferty experience.

[@esgotcher7538]

I know you did Van Halen’s Panama but I think you’d be blown away by Van Halen’s Eruption from live without a net.

[@Dr-Alexander-The-Great]

Hey Diane “ Sassy” Jennings. I had a joke about paper, but it’s Tear-able

[@LindaC616]

😅

[@JeRKII]

Don't know that I've actually sat and listened to this whole song but do recognize parts same as you

[@mattheweudy2396]

4:18 Chewie recognises that sax too

[@briannam2953]

I would know this song from just a couple of notes but I never knew the artist until today! I had no idea Billy Connolly dabbled in music, glad he went to comedy 🤣

[@lawrencedavis9246]

There have been various covers of this song, including the Foo Fighters, Bonnie Raitt, and others. I think the covers replaced the sax with an electric or an acoustic guitar. The only other single he released that I can remember, is _Right Down the Line._ He was once with the band 'Stealers Wheel'. The band had one major hit, _Stuck in the Middle With You,_ a fun song that included an often quoted line: "Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right ...". I've used the line many times, and I bet a lot of other commenters have used it as well. Another singer / songwriter to use the sunglasses and flat countenance was Roy Orbison. He was active right up to his death in 1988, and was cited by many other performers as a major influence. He had a number of hits, but you would almost certainly remember the song, _Oh Pretty Woman,_

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

Great choice for a reaction! The lyrics are doubly sad because of how Gerry Rafferty died. I guess that happens when a song is autobiographical. Early rock and roll featured a lot of saxophones, but when electric guitar became the dominant instrument, saxes and horns became less common. "Careless Whisper" by Wham! is another song that has a prominent and memorable sax line. Groups that have used a lot of horns include Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire, Tower of Power, and Ohio Players. Gerry Rafferty co-founded the band Stealer's Wheel before he went off on his own. That band's most famous song is "Stuck in the Middle with You," which you've probably heard in "Reservoir Dogs" (you've seen all the movies, right?). Would you consider reacting to Bob Seger? Some of his best songs are: - Still the Same - Against the Wind - Night Moves - Old Time Rock & Roll - Shame on the Moon Thanks!

[@ferleiva7080]

Dear Diane: please make sure you listen to the song "Right Down the Line" from this same album, one of the best love songs ever put on record. You will probably recognize some of it too, because it has become a staple of FM radio everywhere. But Gerry has a lot of very good songs, usually in this quiet but somewhat dramatic style. For a lighter, breezy and fun song you can try "Big Change in the Weather", another song from this era that came out only as a B-side (but KZbin has it). It's a little-known masterpiece. Happy discovery time!

[@davidwillford3119]

Since music reactions always get copyright strikes and make no ad revenue - hence no money for Diane - support through Patreon and channel memberships helps keep the music content possible. Before his solo career, Gerry Rafferty was in a band called Steeler's Wheel, who had a hit with the song "Stuck in the Middle with You." I assume you've heard it in the movie "Reservoir Dogs," where it plays in the scene where Mr. Blonde tortures the captured cop. The sax part is very recognizable, so I'm not surprised that it stuck in your memory from movies and commercials. Baker Steet in London was famous long before this song. Sherlock Holmes (and sometimes Dr. Watson) lived at 221B Baker Street in the Arthur Conan Doyle stories. The saxophone part brought to mind another fun song you might consider reacting to in the future, "Frankenstein" by The Edgar Winter Group. Having only been to London once for a day or two, I know Marks & Spencer more from a song. The Mott the Hoople song "All the Young Dudes" (written by David Bowie) includes the line "And Wendy's stealing clothes from Marks & Sparks." Apparently Marks and Sparks was rhyming slang for Marks & Spencer. "All the Young Dudes" might be a fun reaction as well. It's a good example of early 70s Glam Rock. Or possibly another Mott the Hoople song "All the Way from Memphis." (You may know it from the early Scorsese film "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.") Both are great. It sounds like Rafferty had the same aversion to fame as Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits - liked performing, but did not enjoy being famous.

[@andrewclarke3622]

This is the first time seeing the video.

[@mattheweudy2396]

1:57 we totally punch above our weight! 💪

[@JasonMoir]

This is one of those songs that everyone knows a key riff/hook from, but may not know the actual song's title.

[@DianeJennings]

That’s a distinct possibility!

[@eudite1762]

I'd love to see your reaction to an Irish singer on KZbin named Colm Mcguinness. Tremendous versatile singer in a number of styles, including bass, traditional Irish, metal, and others.

[@nkfd4688]

Sax-uh-ma-phone 🎷 Sax-uh-ma-phone 🎷

[@tofargone16]

🎷🎷🎷

[@badhabitbabbitt7655]

Yeah...totally miss the unique music sounds of late 70s early 80s.

[@DianeJennings]

Definitely very distinct!

[@scottferguson2092]

Thanks Diane! Other than this song, I don’t know any other Gerry Rafferty song. I have heard this before, and really like it. Lyrics are sad in my opinion, but love the saxophone! Romantic melody. On a side note, there used to be Marks and Spencer in Canada, now it’s just online.

[@thisoldnurse1521]

Year of the Cat

[@LindaC616]

Stuck in the Middle with You with a previous band, and Stuck In The Middle With You

[@LindaC616]

​@thisoldnurse1521 there's another! I heard all of these songs repeatedly when I was a kid, but I don't think I ever placed that they were done by the same artist😅