{"id":143787,"date":"2021-07-05T23:24:24","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T03:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/143787"},"modified":"2021-07-05T23:24:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T03:24:24","slug":"story-of-soft-rock-70s-hit-baker-street-by-gerry-rafferty-1-in-our-hearts-professor-of-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/143787","title":{"rendered":"Story of Soft Rock 70s Hit Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty | #1 in our hearts |  Professor of Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Story of Soft Rock 70s Hit Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty | #1 in our hearts |  Professor of Rock\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b-8pBivUL_Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>Purchase The Albums Here\n\nVery Best of – https:\/\/amzn.to\/2CtXJu4\n\nRenegade Heart – https:\/\/amzn.to\/329F2Gv\n\nStream the Album – https:\/\/bit.ly\/CityToCityAlbum\n\nBecome a Patron – http:\/\/bit.ly\/ProfessorofRockVIPFan\n\nHelp out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support.\n\nClick here for Premium Content: https:\/\/bit.ly\/SignUpForPremiumContent\n\n https:\/\/bit.ly\/Facebook_Professor_of_Rock\n\nhttps:\/\/bit.ly\/Instagram_Professor_of_Rock\n\n#GerryRafferty #BakerStreet #70s\n\n\nHey music junkies Professor of Rock always her to celebrate the greatest artists and songs of all time If the greatest music of the rock era is your bag, you\u2019ll want to become a part of our community by subscribing to this channel so you don\u2019t miss our daily episodes .  Also if you want to support our mission of curating the best of the rock era become a patron,   Today we zero in on a song that is number one in our hearts; \n\nGerry Rafferty spent a lot of time going back and forth from Glasgow, Scotland to London, England to meet with his lawyers when he was in the middle of a lawsuit with his former label and wasn\u2019t able to record for 3 years.  While he was in London, he stayed at a friend\u2019s flat on Baker Street. It was in that apartment on Baker Street that Gerry wrote a deeply emotive and introspective narrative about a man that \u201cdrinks all night\u201d to \u201cforget about everything\u201d, and dreams \u201cabout buying some land, giving up the booze &amp; the one night stands- to settle down in a quiet little town.\u201d   The song Baker Street is one of the epics of the 70s,  It\u2019s as song that has been a fixture of Pop Culture from uses in Good Will Hunting to the Sopranos.  Simply reading the lyric sheet of Rafferty’s tormenting catharsis makes \u201cBaker Street\u201d a bitingly powerful composition, but the sonic highlights of the track are perhaps even more arresting. \n“Winding your way down Baker Street- light in your head and dead on your feet.” It was just another crazy day in 1977, when the late Gerry Rafferty wrote that opening line of his seminal soft rock classic \u201cBaker Street.\u201d \nGerry\u2019s career was in a holding pattern following the breakup of Stealers Wheel, a band that he co-founded with his childhood chum Joe Egan. Gerry &amp; Joe released a couple of singles as Stealers Wheel that stiffed before striking gold with \u201cStuck in the Middle With You\u201d that was a #6 hit in America, and #8 hit in the UK in \u201973. They had a mild follow-up hit with \u201cStar\u201d that stalled at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #25 in the UK. \n\nBy 1975, Stealers Wheel had split up, and Rafferty &amp; Egan wanted to move forward with their respective solo careers. However, the contract that they had signed with A&amp;M Records prohibited them from releasing any music for three years. The dispute went to litigation, and was finally resolved in 1978, which cleared the path for City to City, Gerry Rafferty\u2019s debut solo album that ended up selling over 6 million copies around the world. \n\nIt was a painfully stressful 3 years for Gerry Rafferty, but amidst the adversity, he wrote one of the most epic songs of the Rock Era. \u201cBaker Street\u201d was all about the frustration that Rafferty was feeling from the legal battles to free himself from the Stealers Wheel contract. He spent a lot of time going back and forth from Glasgow, Scotland to London, England to meet with his lawyers, and while he was in London, he stayed at a friend\u2019s flat on Baker Street. It was in that apartment on Baker Street that Gerry wrote a deeply emotive and introspective narrative about a man that \u201cdrinks all night\u201d to \u201cforget about everything\u201d, and dreams \u201cabout buying some land, giving up the booze &amp; the one night stands- to settle down in a quiet little town.”   A thought I\u2019ve had too many times to mention and I\u201dm sure we all have felt at one time or another. It\u2019s a depressing ending, but the most worthy and fitting finale for the character and the show.  The song is the key.  Baker Street in just a few notes can convey so many emotions,  Fear, loathing, regret, desolation, as well as hope and faith for a better tomorrow.  \n\nConsidering the challenges that Gerry Rafferty overcame to release his solo material, and write this song and gift it to the masses, it would\u2019ve been poetic for\u201cBaker Street\u201d to not only hit #1 but also win every award given that year.   \n\nThank you Gerry for this uncompromising and legendary compositions.  Leave us a comment about Gerry Rafferty and this wonderful song.  Tell us about any experiences or memories that you\u2019ve had that are tied to this song.  To hear the song click on our our playlist below  To get the record see our amazon links.  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