The best thing about Baker Street is Raf Ravenscroft’s amazing sax playing. Check out his subsequent (non-hit) single “Maxine” for more of the same.
Unfortunately I listened to Baker Street so often when it was a hit (it was top 10 for 8 weeks, in the charts for 16 weeks, and on high rotation on the radio for most of that time) that I grew to hate it. Whilst my hatred has diminished somewhat over time, I still use the expression “on the Baker Street list” to refer to any piece of music I particularly dislike.
My dad also grew to hate Baker Street because of its omnipresence (despite loving the City to City record) and usually tends to skip it whenever he's playing the album in the car! I do love the Baker Street list expression you've coined though. I feel like with most songs I end up hating due to overexposure, I eventually come back round to them again after a while when all the fuss has died down. I'll have to give Maxine a listen, too :-)
I enjoyed all the articles in this one, both individually and as a mini collection. Not sure about Kid Jensen scoring an ‘A’ 🤪 but was especially interested in the Viphurit review. Hadn’t heard of Greng Jai (believe it or not) but totally agree with the impact on the family. And, yes, Gerry R does look like a bloody geography teacher. But then again, he also resembles Mr Hargreaves (my home room maths teacher) who went to see the City to City Tour AND has the Rafferty beard!
The best thing about Baker Street is Raf Ravenscroft’s amazing sax playing. Check out his subsequent (non-hit) single “Maxine” for more of the same.
Unfortunately I listened to Baker Street so often when it was a hit (it was top 10 for 8 weeks, in the charts for 16 weeks, and on high rotation on the radio for most of that time) that I grew to hate it. Whilst my hatred has diminished somewhat over time, I still use the expression “on the Baker Street list” to refer to any piece of music I particularly dislike.
My dad also grew to hate Baker Street because of its omnipresence (despite loving the City to City record) and usually tends to skip it whenever he's playing the album in the car! I do love the Baker Street list expression you've coined though. I feel like with most songs I end up hating due to overexposure, I eventually come back round to them again after a while when all the fuss has died down. I'll have to give Maxine a listen, too :-)
I enjoyed all the articles in this one, both individually and as a mini collection. Not sure about Kid Jensen scoring an ‘A’ 🤪 but was especially interested in the Viphurit review. Hadn’t heard of Greng Jai (believe it or not) but totally agree with the impact on the family. And, yes, Gerry R does look like a bloody geography teacher. But then again, he also resembles Mr Hargreaves (my home room maths teacher) who went to see the City to City Tour AND has the Rafferty beard!