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Post by mexicanjunior on Jan 4, 2011 16:00:01 GMT -6
I know this one hits Bob hard... content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/01/singer-gerry-rafferty-dies-at-age-63/1Singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, whose songs such as Stuck in the Middle with You, Baker Street and Get it Right Next Time became hits in the 1970s, has died at age 63.His family said he died today in England, with his daughter Martha at his side, reports The Guardian. In November, Rafferty was admitted to Royal Bournemouth Hospital in Dorset, England, with kidney failure, after years of battling alcoholism.
Rafferty was born in Glasgow and co-founded the soft-rock group Stealer's Wheel, before enjoying a successful solo career.
I know his hits (Baker Street & Stuck in the Middle) so...IN! |
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Post by Sideshow Bob on Jan 4, 2011 16:16:14 GMT -6
"Baker Street" is the greatest song of all time.
SUPER IN!!!
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Post by Terd Ferguson on Jan 4, 2011 16:17:59 GMT -6
close call...2 songs that I recognize...is that enough?
IN
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Post by Terd Ferguson on Jan 4, 2011 16:18:22 GMT -6
"Baker Street" is the greatest song of all time. SUPER IN!!! not even top 500 |
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Post by mexicanjunior on Jan 4, 2011 16:20:49 GMT -6
"Baker Street" is the greatest song of all time. SUPER IN!!! not even top 500 It made my mp3 player but not top 1000...it's just ok. |
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Post by Terd Ferguson on Jan 4, 2011 16:41:15 GMT -6
The horns in the song are very distinctive...as soon as you hear it, you know what it is.
however, if I was channel surfing and I heard it, I'm not sure that I stop and listen.
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Post by mexicanjunior on Jan 4, 2011 16:50:09 GMT -6
The horns in the song are very distinctive...as soon as you hear it, you know what it is. however, if I was channel surfing and I heard it, I'm not sure that I stop and listen. Depends on my mood...if I am up for song that sounds like it is about homeless people, I'll stop down... |
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Post by Sideshow Bob on Jan 4, 2011 16:58:57 GMT -6
dangit
it is my favorite for very sentimental reasons
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Post by Terd Ferguson on Jan 4, 2011 17:23:13 GMT -6
dangit it is my favorite for very sentimental reasons it was a hit back when you could still finish?? |
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Post by Sideshow Bob on Jan 4, 2011 17:30:14 GMT -6
dangit it is my favorite for very sentimental reasons it was a hit back when you could still finish?? had a feeling that might be coming no, the first summer i got to stay at home by myself when my parents were at work was when this song came out, and it just brings back memories of me going down to the local pool halls and arcades on my own...it represents my first taste of freedom (whic i only tasted again a few months ago LOL) |
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Post by Terd Ferguson on Jan 4, 2011 17:37:49 GMT -6
it was a hit back when you could still finish?? no, the first summer i got to stay at home by myself when my parents were at work was when this song came out, and it just brings back memories of me going down to the local pool halls and arcades on my own...it represents my first taste of freedom (whic i only tasted again a few months ago LOL) that is NOT what she said |
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Post by Jesse Jackson on Jan 4, 2011 21:23:25 GMT -6
Don't like the song but certainly recognize the name, IN!
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Post by tecnocrat on Jan 4, 2011 21:28:25 GMT -6
This just in, Gerry Rafferty is still dead.
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Post by mexicanjunior on Jan 4, 2011 23:30:39 GMT -6
It's official...IN!
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Post by matt51180 on Jan 5, 2011 7:47:40 GMT -6
had a feeling that might be comingno, the first summer i got to stay at home by myself when my parents were at work was when this song came out, and it just brings back memories of me going down to the local pool halls and arcades on my own...it represents my first taste of freedom (whic i only tasted again a few months ago LOL) that is NOT what she said +15 |
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