Gerald Rafferty, late of Ferguslie Park, RIP

A belated tribute to Gerry Rafferty, one of the best songwriters to come out of Scotland.

What a terrible waste.....I love the sax on this baby:

I was introduced to Gerry Rafferty's music way back in the early 70s by a guy at school who claimed to know the Rafferty family. It's funny how a death reminds you of the strangest things. Here's to you, Vinnie McCormack, wherever you may be these days....

And finally...for the moment...here's one damn fine thing song rejuvenated by Tarantino but rooted in its own excellence. Er, if you see what I mean.

Why do we only remember some fine talents when they've gone?

"Ah, tell me..."

Yeh, tell me!

supermo wrote:

"Ah, tell me..."

Yeh, tell me!

Cracker of a track - always criminally overlooked in favour of the inferior (IMO likes) "Stuck ITM"

Was always partial to this one - although of course, due to my impeccable punk-rock credentials at the time, I could never admit to it.

Snake used to be a huge fanny fan of ole GR.

His appreciation of same rubbed off on Toots who numbers this track amongst her faves.

A rare outbreak of good taste on her part.

A rare outbreak for all the plisskens, I expect. Always assumed Snake's 70s' repertoire would include Deep Purple and a few singles by Mungo Jerry, Edison Lighthouse and (for the last dance), Sylvia's Mother.

And, inevitably, this:

Actually, Plisskers had wunna the coolest record collections I'd seen at the time.

All the Roxy/B. Ferry albums, loadsa Dave Edmunds, lots of good Rod/Faces stuff on tape...

The two jewels in the crown howevah were Nick Lowe's 'Jesus of Cool' and Robert Gordon's 'The Fool' on vinyl.

I bleev I covertly (& drunkenly) liberated em from his collection one night in the 80s

Wish I knew where they were now.

PS

I like almost ALL of the artistes/songs you disparagingly mentioned in your previous post

AWRIGHT?!!!

Ran out of Gerry Rafferty songs awful quick!

But Ray Dorset was a similar talent.

Au contraire, Mr Immo, I was not being disparaging*. I owned Sylvia's Mother (but not in the Bib sense). Snake's collection sounds intriguing - when did it all go downhill?

* Apart from the Deep Purple line, obviously. Hated them.

Gladstone wrote:Ran out of Gerry Rafferty songs awful quick!

B

There's lots more Gerry Raff, but sadly not too many on YouToob, G.

I was searching for a video to go with "Good Businessman", forex, but nae luck so far

Here's some more......

Hey btw Immo, I love that descending chord sequence thing Rafferty used on so many songs......great scene setting stuff. What is that type of sequence called again?

supermo wrote:
I love that descending chord sequence thing

What is that type of sequence called again?

For Immo, that's called taking his best pair of trousers down.

Descending

There's more popping up on YouTube searches today. Proably because there's been a rush of interested prompted by his death. Sad but true...

Here's a track I've always liked. There's a touch of Knopfler to the arrangement but it shines:

Immo wrote:Descending

Aye alright I was merely doffing my cap to your musical talents, cunto

Here's another fine example of the DESCENDING sequence btw:

This is good. That guy hodgepig seems to be a real fan, he's upping more stuff this week:

supermo wrote:

Immo wrote:Descending

Aye alright I was merely doffing my cap to your musical talents, cunto

Can't bleev you missed the opportunity to call me a (con)descending cunt.

Nice trax btw

Immo wrote:

supermo wrote:

Immo wrote:Descending

Aye alright I was merely doffing my cap to your musical talents, cunto

Can't bleev you missed the opportunity to call me a (con)descending cunt.

Nice trax btw

Well I thought we'd all be nice to each other till Licker gets back

Immo wrote:Snake used to be a huge fanny fan of ole GR.

His appreciation of same rubbed off on Toots who numbers this track amongst her faves.

A rare outbreak of good taste on her part.

That's a partickler fave of mine too. The whole Wing And A Prayer album is the best collection of 'pining for lost love' songs ever recorded ..........IMO.

Baker Street is one of those songs that instantly transports me back to a specific time and place ...... the first time I visited my mate's big bro at his new Glasgow Uni flat in Corunna St and his flatmate, who had just bought the album, played it for hours!

There's summat about Baker St. I reckon Mits.

Something about the way the melody/chords/arrangement gel makes it instantly evocative to anyone in posession of a stoutly beating heart and a functioning soul.

You got a good (h)ear(t) man

Bet ye Bewlay thinks it's just "Awright "

city to city was my favourite.....im gonna find it and play it to death....or till im told to turn it off

Fill yer boots mucker

Here's one 'specially for Crown Liquor....