Gerald Rafferty dit Gerry, est un chanteur britannique de pop rock, soft-rock et folk-rock né le 16 avril 1947 à Paisley en Écosse. Il est d'ascendance irlandaise et écossaise.
"Baker Street" est une chanson écrite par Gerry Rafferty en 1978. c'était sa première sortie après les batailles juridiques entourant la séparation du groupe Stealers Wheel.
"Baker Street" is a song by Gerry Rafferty written in 1978. It was his first release following the legal battles surrounding the separation of the band Stealers Wheel. The saxophone hook on the original was played by Raphael Ravenscroft and the guitar solo was played by Hugh Burns.
Deux reprises/ Two cover versions :
-Undercover (1992)
-The Foo Fighters : comme face B de leur single de 1998 "My hero". /as B-side to their 1998 single "My Hero".
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Windin' your way down on Baker Street Light in your head and dead on your feet Well another crazy day You'll drink the night away And forget about everything This city desert makes you feel so cold. It's got so many people but it's got no soul And it's taking you so long To find out you were wrong When you thought it had everything
You used to think that it was so easy You used to say that it was so easy But you're tryin' You're tryin' now Another year and then you'll be happy Just one more year and then you'll be happy But you're cryin' You're cryin' now
Way down the street there's a lad in his place He opens the door he's got that look on his face And he asks you where you've been You tell him who you've seen And you talk about anything
He's got this dream about buyin' some land He's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands And then he'll settle down there's a quiet little town And forget about everything
But you know he'll always keep movin' You know he's never gonna stop movin Cus he's rollin' He's the rollin' stone
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.
