The evening’s “live” selection on deck is from some British kids who are definitely a “house band” and knocked this 1978 Gerry Rafferty classic way out of the park. Over 47,000 views after just four days. That’s kickass.
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#70sPop
#CityToCity

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SdVKlksKJb0

Gerry Rafferty "Baker Street" cover by The Graystones & J8KE

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The evening just has this … late 70s pop vibe here on deck.
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Winding 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 taken you so long to find out you were wrong
When you thought it held everything

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6tynWSAesAo

Baker Street

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As global cooperation between China and the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) continues to grow, the 4th China-CEEC Expo in #Ningbo serves as a vital platform for international exchange and collaboration.
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A guy I know died suddenly Saturday morning - he was having coffee with his wife of 47 years in their kitchen and collapsed. He was only six years older than me. Then I got to thinking - 1978, the year my older brother, who’s also now gone, graduated high school. Woke up this morning with this ear worm from ‘78. It’s kinda weird how that happens.
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#70sPop
#CityToCity
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6tynWSAesAo
Baker Street

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Just saw an eagle take off from a tree line by the house here, headed into what’s shaping up to be one helluva sunset. Not sure why but that made me think of this tune. Besides, Jagger wanted to hear some Rafferty.
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#70sPop
#CityToCity
#NorthernWayOfLife

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_F47TRI7pU

Gerry Rafferty--Home and dry

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The summer of ‘78 saw yours truly with neighborhood pals at the public pool damn near every evening and this song was ever present as the pool staff let WIFC/Wausau blare on the sound system. The guitar solo kicks some ass.
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#70sPop
#CityToCity
#SoundsOfSummer

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6tynWSAesAo

Watching “Darling” (1965) on Turner Classic Movies and someone has a line that has the words “home and dry” and for whatever reason, I thought of this tune.
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#70sPop
#GerryRafferty
#CityToCity

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Hue0pJPvr14

Gerry Rafferty - Home and Dry (Official Audio)

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Gerry Rafferty - Right Down the Line (Lyric Video)

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We hope that however you’re spending the last week of the year, this list will inspire you to seek out reading material that makes your view of the world a little bit wider. #urbancommunities,#cityscape,#CityToCity
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-27/a-2022-list-of-books-about-cities-and-the-people-making-them
17 Books About Cities We Read This Year

Here are the 2022 books that made us look at cities, buildings, communities — and even sewers — in a new light.

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Great Albums of the 70s: #GerryRafferty#CityToCity (1978). Raphael Ravenscroft’s sax riff alone would have immortalized “Baker Street,” but Rafferty is the one calling the shots. His writing has the kind of simplicity only struggle can inspire, with gospel, country, and Celtic elements in a unified sonic tapestry. “Right Down the Line” is AM pop perfection, and “The Ark” takes you on a dream journey “where all strangers are known.”
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