Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

What this video is

Released in February 1978, 'Baker Street' arrived at a pivotal moment when the UK singles market was navigating the post-punk landscape while mainstream audiences still favored polished, melodically sophisticated pop-rock. Rafferty wrote the song during years of legal paralysis following the dissolution of Stealers Wheel, channeling the alienation of his London-Scotland commuter existence into a portrait of urban…

Why it matters

A canonical artifact of late-1970s British soft rock and adult contemporary, 'Baker Street' produced what Billboard described as 'the most recognizable sax riff in pop music history' and is credited with triggering a resurgence in saxophone sales globally. The video serves as a primary document of…