http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/04/gerry-rafferty-dies-aged-63?CMP=twt_iph
RIP Gerry Rafferty. On a side note "Baker St." was still bringing in major royalties even after 30 years - neat.
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Jan. 4, 2011 2:32 p.m. nutherjrfan HalfDork
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Jan. 4, 2011 2:33 p.m. nutherjrfan HalfDork
damn, how did a double topic happen?
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Jan. 4, 2011 2:41 p.m. JFX001 SuperDork
RIP
I've always liked "Right Down The Line"...
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Jan. 4, 2011 2:43 p.m. bravenrace SuperDork
In reply to nutherjrfan:
Damn, I loved that guys music. Very underrated.
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Jan. 4, 2011 9:58 p.m. Woody SuperDork
I heard that this afternoon on the radio. It's a sad story.
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Jan. 4, 2011 10:01 p.m. ST_ZX2 Reader
Godspeed GR.
Baker Street'ssaxophone parts are certainly among my favorites.
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Jan. 4, 2011 11:06 p.m. Lesley SuperDork
Agreed... the intro still gives me shivers. Instant flashback.
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Jan. 5, 2011 2:29 a.m. 4eyes HalfDork
Wow, now I'm bummed.
Baker St. moved me, every time I heard it.
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Jan. 5, 2011 8:35 a.m. Zomby woof Dork
Every time I hear Baker street, and Stuck in the middle with you, it brings back very specific memories of what I was doing in my life back then. Very few other songs do that.
Now, regarding the royalties on Baker street, does anybody know how that works? Who polices it, and how is payment processed?
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Jan. 5, 2011 8:38 a.m. jrw1621 SuperDork
I would be lying if I said I knew how it worked but I do think that ASCAP is the leader in running how this works.
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Jan. 5, 2011 8:44 a.m. stuart in mn SuperDork
I heard on the news this morning that the sax solo was originally supposed to be a guitar solo, but the guitarist didn't show up for the recording session. The sax player was given a check for $40 for his work, but the check bounced - he never did get paid for it.
They also said the residuals for that one song earned Rafferty $120,000/year.
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Jan. 5, 2011 9:11 a.m. Woody SuperDork
Zomby woof wrote:
Every time I hear Baker street, it brings back very specific memories of what I was doing in my life back then. Very few other songs do that.
That's funny, I was going to express the exact same thing. I didn't even really like the song when it came out (that came later), but when I hear it, it brings me right back to the Summer when it came out. More so than any other song, I think.
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Jan. 5, 2011 9:31 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork
Woody wrote:
Zomby woof wrote:
Every time I hear Baker street, it brings back very specific memories of what I was doing in my life back then. Very few other songs do that.
That's funny, I was going to express the exact same thing. I didn't even really like the song when it came out (that came later), but when I hear it, it brings me right back to the Summer when it came out. More so than any other song, I think.
Me too, although I always liked the song.
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Jan. 5, 2011 10:14 a.m. T.J. SuperDork
I confess I didn't know Gerry was the singer for Stealers Wheel.
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Jan. 5, 2011 10:19 a.m. Woody SuperDork
Neither did I, but once you know, it's immediately apparent the next time you hear the song.
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Jan. 5, 2011 10:59 a.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork
