and don't swear to them "forever". Tell them about, now.

I would add to that list: Boston, Steve Miller Band, Styx, and Pablo Cruise...plus a hundred one-hit wonders of the era. What an awesome time to grow up!

In complete agreement!!!!!!♥️♥️♥️

Gosh. We had such different experiences with music. Thinking about all those bands that filled the airwaves in the late '70's is just making me depressed. I guess there is a reason they were big hits and my buddies and I felt like outsiders in the culture.

@@triscat 🤣 that cracks me up! I was born and raised in the southern Appalachian coalfields the home of Dolly Parton & Ralph Stanley and YOU feel "depressed" because you didn't fit in? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@gidget8717 Alright. You win. {p.s. dolly and ralph seem mighty cool to me! :) }

Rafferty wrote "Stuck in the Middle with You," another great 70s staple. Totally different than this.

Steve Cabrera I'm Irish on both sides of my family. The name Rafferty is hands down one of the most 'Irish' names there is. I am 76 years old and attended my first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting 52 years ago this coming April. I was 24 years old at the time, and knew I needed to be there. The disease of alcoholism is a reality - not a habit, not an idea, not a concept. This disease is recognized as such by the AMA and other health related professional societies and associations. Some ethnic groups seem to have a genetic predisposition for it. Gerry Rafferty was aware of everything I'm sharing, but for whatever reason he lost his personal 'struggle' with a very cunning, baffling and powerful malady. In my own case I battled the bottle for many years with 'on and off' sobriety - even relapsing after 11 straight years without a drink! Coming up soon I will, by God's grace and the Fellowship of AA, celebrate 21 years of continuous sobriety. Never do I take for granted a single day of my recovery because I never want to return to the suffering of active addiction, It is also possible that by sharing a little of my 'story' with others some person may find his or her way into the 'rooms'.

@@jaycorby Congratulations on your sobriety and I wish you well in your quest to keep it that way. I hope that you can find the strength and support you need for at least another few decades so that you may relate your story to help and inspire others. BTW, Gerry Rafferty was Scottish, but I understand there was a lot shared between the two over the centuries as the ferry between the two is a short two hours.

@@jaycorby I was lucky. I relapsed after 9 months. Got back on and it is 20 yrs and counting last August. Thanks for sharing.

Read this while listening. Tears. I struggle with it. Can't really elaborate or it'd be the longest post ever. Anyway, great song by G.R.

@@no2all Thank you, Steve. I have sponsored a fair number of men over the past 20 years; some are still sober, others haven't been as fortunate. I take no credit for either. Yes, Gerry was a native of Scotland but I'm guessing from whomever he gets his surname was Irish. I have read peer reviewed studies that establish the genetic link between alcoholism the disease, and people whose ancestors inhabited that cold northern tier of the world going back to the Ice Ages: included are Scandinavians ( Danes, Swedes, Norwegians ), Russians, Irish, Scots etc. Without going into detail, there seems to be causation between the extreme cold and the ingestion of large amounts of ethanol ( drinkable alcohol ) to stay warm. This behavior continued over such a long period of time that it became a genetic trait among the descendants of the original 'tipplers', and was carried along over time even after the earth warmed up in the post glacial periods..

I know, right? We missed so much!

@@WilliamTheMovieFan Great point. Many of the songs the guys covered I had only heard of crappy, tinny radios. They become a revelation in the headphones.

I always crank to 11 when this comes on. Am I wrong?

What I'm finding is that I can make out the lyrics better when I listen on this channel. Haven't a clue why.

The piano scaling up and down is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

As an old married guy, I was going to comment, then I saw this and couldn't say it better.

Another old married guy here who agrees completely. Finding that one woman who accepts you and is there through thick and thin just transforms you. The guy in this song has found her and he really knows how lucky he is.

Senior in high school when this came. Thought it was a very good, catchy tune. Now, after being with the same women for 36 years it makes me tear up.

@@dakotaslim Wow, what a fantastic comment. It made me hope that my husband thinks that too. Honestly though, he likes You're My Best Friend by Queen.

My hubby shared this song with the whole family on a group text on our anniversary last year! I hadn't heard it in a long time. Now I appreciate it and feel thesame way! ❤❤❤

Second that ARS suggestion.

@@kbusby4824 I'll second your second. ARS "So Into You" has the best vibe. Voodoo in the vibes, in fact. ha

@@lisalisa13 epic line!

@@lisalisa13 So true.....

Ditto Allison Reed 's suggestion for ARS.....

City to city is a straight up A+ album, but Night owl that came after that is often overlooked. It's also a brilliant album, so I'd just suggest that everyone that likes City to city to also give Night owl a try ;)

I bought City to City with my own money when I was ten. Still have it still love it.

One of my most favourite albums for so many reasons. Whatever's Written is utterly gorgeous, I agree. The whole album is just too lovely.

@@bastiaan4129 City to City and Night Owl are the only two albums by a single artist I can think of that don't have a single dud track on them Gerry was a grossly underrated singer songwriter

Yes, superb album. Whatever's Written in Your Heart is beautiful. Not a bad song on the album.

Definitely needs to be done.

@@jaycorby I agree 👍

He should definitely be in there.

For his own sake, I hope he isn't. The RRHOF has become an absolute joke.

@@mikep6222 Exactly!! Think about it no Three Dog Night, The Guess Who, Steppenwolf, Grand Funk Railroad, Jethro Tull , Bad Company, Dick Dale Yet Joan Jett is in. WTF and now rappers 😂 absolute joke they are. No Joy to the World / American Woman / Born to be Wild / We're an American Band or Aqualung. But I love Rock n' Roll makes it in. 🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌🍌

His album "City To City" is incredible, period. It should be on the shelf of every music lover.

Completely agree, Eric!!

Great info...thanks....I have always appreciated his music!

Definitely should hit Little River Band!

And no cell phones!

Totally agree!

Couldn’t agree more. 🙂

@@deborahbrown8431 ikr? No need to be concerned with being hacked like I'm dealing with now. Our phones lasted decades, along with all other appliances.

Agree!

Yes! Yes! Yes! Little River Band! The Night Owls, Lonesome Loser, Take It Easy On Me, Reminiscing, Man On Your Mind and Cool Change.

‘Little River Band’ oooh good one

Little River Band, It's a Long Way There, long version.

👍

We called this easy listening love songs, no yachts in sight! But then I was in my mid 20s back then and sadly, still no yacht 😎 but still enjoy this music !!!

I completely agree. What woman wouldn't want a guy who felt this way about her?

Morning Allison 🥰

@@Shadowrider1872 hope you’re having a great week! 😊

Recently you mentioned this song in a comment and I replied, "don't forget Home and Dry." The next day I turned on the radio in my car and the Casey Kasem Top 40 countdown from the same week in February 1979 was playing. The first thing I heard was Casey introducing the number 28 song on the countdown, which was Home and Dry. This may have been the fist time I heard that song on the radio since it was a minor hit 43 years ago.

@@johnhughes3214 that’s right! I definitely agree…”Home and Dry” would be an excellent pick for their next GR reaction! Thanks for refreshing my memory! 😊

Well-said! 💙

@@allisonreed7682 Good morning Allison!!

@@aileenturrietta7553 Good Morning! Hope you’re doing well!

Absolutely. Same here.

Best show on tv. 👍

@@lindakessler8768 I agree

Same here, this was often on playing in hubbys big old car when we started dating in 1978, so many memories. Its great to have such a long history with the one who had your heart from the first hello.

Good Morning, @John H!!! Gerry Rafferty!!! 🙌🏻

@@allisonreed7682 Morning Allison! Awesome Wednesday song! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

I just heard it for the first time after reading this, thanks!

Joe Egan wrote that hit .

My favorite Stealers Wheel song. As far as another Gerry Rafferty solo song I'd suggest "Can I Have My Money Back?"

Yes! The sauciest Top song ever!

AGREE!

I'll second that. Can't listen to it without thinking of my dad who passed away 2 years ago.

Agreed, it's a superb album, easily his best, in my view.

@@stevejex2563 Not only that, one of the best albums of the entire 1970s, end-to-end.

yepper..no weak songs on city to city

Gerry*

Yeah, this is one of those songs that was always playing in the background while I was studying or doing homework. In fact, I distinctly remember preparing an excellent little cheat sheet for a chemistry exam while listening to this! I aced that test! I've never sought out this song since, but thanks for the 'A' I guess.

Oh that makes sense I wasn’t sure when that technique became a thing, plus I think I’m more familiar with it in the modern context where it’s not done in a subtle way so I definitely didn’t catch that

That’s one of the coolest things about this channel. That we (who grew up with this music) sometimes learn a thing or two! ☺️

YES! Great video and great cause.

Nothing to do with this video. Zero.

Thanks for the heads up. The Playing For Change 'Song around the World' videos are generally fantastic. My favorite is still "The Weight" followed by "Sittin' on the Dock of Bay", but this new "When the Levee Breaks" is right up there. So good.

Also many other great songs to check out. Slash plays on one.

So happy JPJ is still doing Zeppelin stuff, I think Plant is too, their doing different versions of it, great idea, makes it seem modern