R.I.P. Gerry Rafferty
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Topic: R.I.P. Gerry Rafferty
Posted By: Adams Bolero
Subject: R.I.P. Gerry Rafferty
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 14:08
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Gerry Rafferty has sadly died of liver failure after years of battling alcoholism. 2011 is getting off to a bad start http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/04/gerry-rafferty-obituary?CMP=twt_gu" rel="nofollow - http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/04/gerry-rafferty-obituary?CMP=twt_gu ------------- ''Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.'' - Albert Camus |
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Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 14:17
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It gets Even worse....... Two announced deaths in a matter of half an hour. Gerry Rafferty R.I.P. Mick Karn R.I.P. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 14:43
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R.I.P. Gerry Rafferty.
 Too bad he died, and even more because it's of alcoholism. I just listened for the first time last month to "City To City", because I'm crazy about "Baker Street". He was a very talented man. There were some more good songs that he wrote.Mick Karn was still young, very unexpected
 . Also a very talented musician! R.I.P. |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 14:47
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More sad news. RIP I will stick Baker St on. ------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 14:55
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^ Yeah, so will I. Terribly sad, and what a tragic story.
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 17:38
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The music world lost a great singer/songwriter today with the passing of Gerry Rafferty at the age of 63.
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/04/gerry-rafferty-dead-at-63-a-video-tribute/" rel="nofollow - http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/04/gerry-rafferty-dead-at-63-a-video-tribute/
The weird thing is a had a huge urge to hear Baker Street a couple of weeks ago and pulled out his excellent album City to City and listened to it for the first time in years.
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 17:43
| Such a sad story. He had money and fame but he had his demons it seems. |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 17:49
| RIP Gerry. Great talent. His music will always have a special place for me-Stuck in the Middle With You was the first song I played guitar on in a cover band back in 1973! He will be missed. |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 18:08
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Stuck in the Middle With You is such a great tune.I always liked Rafferty's voice and his music was part of my musical backdrop when I was growing up in the 70's. ------------- |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 18:13
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A big RIP to Gerry Rafferty.
Listening to City to City now. ------------- |
Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 18:15
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RIP Gerry, thanks for Baker Street.. ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Formentera Lady
Date Posted: January 04 2011 at 19:41
Mick Karn and Gerry Rafferty, that's too much for me. And when you wake up it's a new mornin' The sun is shinin' it's a new morning You're goin' You're goin' home. |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 02:13
The great gig in the sky is getting a better & better lineup all the time... RIP Gerry  ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 03:31
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Sad news indeed. Gerry was probably best known for his solo career, and in particular his hits with "Baker Street" and "Night owl". He was also a member of Steelers Wheel "Stuck in the middle with you".
Prior to that, Rafferty was a member of The Humblebums whose line up also included a young Billy Connolly.
A personal favourite of mine is the song "That's the way it always starts" written by Mark Knopfler for the film "Local hero" and sung by Gerry.
RIP Gerry Rafferty, a true Local Hero.
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Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 06:10
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RIP Gerry, a wonderful talent. I love several of his albums including City to City, Night Owl and Snakes and Ladders. So many great songs apart from the obvious two - Home and Dry, The Royal Mile, Mattie's Rag, Right Down the Line, The Ark, Get It Right Next Time.... The Garden of England was probably the ultimate comment on Thatcher's Britain, far more pertinent (and a better song) than anything the punks came up with. ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: toroddfuglesteg
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 06:50
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The funeral is taking place in my local church and he was born in my local area too. I know Bakers Street pretty well, but I do not know the rest of his discography. His passing is very sad indeed and he was one of the greats in the British music scene. R.I.P. |
Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 06:57
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"Right Down The Line" is one my favourite songs of all time! I had a 'best of' of his once. Only know him from that CD and that Stealers Wheel hit.
R.I.P.
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: January 05 2011 at 14:46
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Great voice, sad news.
Didn't know about Mick Karn, I have an album he recorded in trio with David Torn and Terry Bozzio, he was a very talented bassist. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: January 24 2011 at 03:40
Yeah you got that right. Mick Karn was a great fretless bass player. Gerry Rafferty was a good song writer. Baker Street was a classic but I always liked this song as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vGMgov_S5s RIP to both these artists......Tony C. |
toroddfuglesteg wrote:Posted By: AreYouHuman
Date Posted: May 18 2013 at 00:18
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This is waaaaay late but...
It was so sad the way his story ended but at least we can continue to support his wonderful music. His later albums such as 1988's "North and South" and (even more so, IMHO) 1982's "Sleepwalking" are criminally overlooked. The latter I didn't even discover until 1989, thanks to imbecilic radio program directors who apparently deemed his music a thing of the past by then. If you liked "City to City" you can't NOT like "Sleepwalking." Best tracks are Standing at the Gates, The Right Moment and As Wise As a Serpent. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 18 2013 at 00:56
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RIP ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: May 18 2013 at 11:34
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Love Gerry Rafferty. City to City is a pop/rock masterpiece, and the other stuff I've heard from him is good too, "The Right Moment" from Sleepwalking comes to mind... Great track. R.I.P. ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |