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cascadiance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 04:45 PM
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Breaking news: Singer Gerry Rafferty gone at age 63...
Edited on Tue Jan-04-11 04:46 PM by cascadiance
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 04:48 PM
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1. only 63....dam.
baker street is one of the better songs of that generation...
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 04:53 PM
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3. That song always made me sad
Reminds me of driving around in the back of my parents' car on vacation in Wisconsin.
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Raine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 08:20 PM
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17. Yeah it always made me sad too
though I really love the song.
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 04:51 PM
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2. I love that song. Thanks for the link. RIP Gerry ... You're going home.
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WhiteTara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 04:54 PM
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4. RIP Gerry
I loved your music.
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cascadiance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 04:54 PM
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5. Another great song of his...
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Motown_Johnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 04:56 PM
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6. very sad
maybe he will be reincarnated, if so this may be appropriate


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vGMgov_S5s
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thatgemguy Donating Member (337 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 05:00 PM
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7. Stealers Wheel
Stuck In the Middle With You.

Baker Street, reminds me of working in radio during that time.
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cascadiance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 05:46 PM
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13. Here's "Stuck in the Middle With You" on youtube...
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 05:01 PM
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8. Baker Street was always a fav of mine. Loved singing along. RIP. nt
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Gregorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 05:03 PM
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9. A brilliant mind. That Baker Street was one of the few mainstream pieces that was really solid.
I remember those days. And that tune was so real. Getting up for work and hearing that made my day.

Too soon.
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Loge23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 05:04 PM
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10. Sweet music, tough life
Check out his Wiki - Mr. Rafferty struggled for years with alcohol abuse and self-imposed isolation. Sad story.
Rest in Peace.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_Rafferty
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cascadiance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 07:09 PM
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15. Sounds like he suffered a tough life as a child of an alcoholic...
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Loge23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 07:17 PM
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16. Yes...
Apparently, there was a line reference to that in Baker Street.
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Raine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 08:22 PM
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18. "going to give up the booze and the one night stands"
one of my favorite songs.
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Nailzberg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 05:12 PM
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11. Aww, man. You're going home, Gerry. RIP
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Gregorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 05:36 PM
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12. He did the tune in the torture scene of Reservoir Dogs.
I didn't know that was him. I hate to discover things upon someone's death.
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micraphone Donating Member (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-04-11 06:44 PM
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14. I've been working in radio too since the mid 70s....
After Stealers Wheel he was all over the radio for years with all those great songs we still love.

RIP Gerry, you gave us a lot to remember you by.
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