Slower Dancing Songs: Baker Street

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Happy Labor Day, America! A special happy day to all the women in labor. (Yeah, stole that joke from JJ. Give credit where credit is due!) Here we go with a month of midtempo and slower songs that you can sway to but not “get up and boogie” (although I’m sure there are people headbanging to “Those Were the Days” by Mary Hopkin ). This month is dedicated to @rebelann , who wears herself out with too many of my danceable songs! Let’s start off with some great sax! Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty There are places where you feel like getting out of your chair and hitting the floor, then the tempo slows down. It’s not like Billy Joel’s “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant,” where the tempo picks up and stays up for four minutes. I’ve mentioned it before, and I’ll say it again: City to City is one of my favorite albums of the 70s. I’d pack that sucker for a deserted island in a heartbeat. Another thing I’ve said a few dozen times: there was a whole lot more to Gerry Rafferty than this and “Stuck in the Middle With You.” He did some terrific work (the follow-up album to this one, Night Owl, is excellent; however, it never got a chance because radio was too busy playing this song over and over to bother with the singles from the new album ). I sure wish Rafferty could have beat his alcohol demon, because he was a terrific singer and songwriter. As it is, we’re left with the memories and this song that’s a masterpiece…but hardly the ONLY great song he did. Baker Street Written by Gerry Rafferty Recorded by Gerry Rafferty From City to City, 1978 You’re going, you’re going home: