"Baker Street" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty for his album City to City. A shortened version of the song was released as a single in 1978, peaking at No. 1 on Cash Box and staying at No. 2 for six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100[1]. In addition, "Baker Street" peaked at No. 3 in the United Kingdom[2], No. 1 in Canada, Australia[3] and South Africa, and the Top 10 in the Netherlands. Rafferty received the 1978 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically[4]. The song is famous for its saxophone riff[5].
By October 2010, "Baker Street" was recognized for surpassing five million performances[6]. It was also certified gold in the UK twice: April 01, 1978 and July 22, 2013.
In Sing, Mike plays "Baker Street" on his saxophone at the end of his introductory scene.
Lyrics
[Instumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
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
You used to think that it was so easy
You used to say that it was so easy
But you're trying, you're trying now
Another year and then you'd be happy
Just one more year and then you'd be happy
But you're crying, you're crying now
[Instumental Break]
[Verse 2]
Way down the street there's a light in his place
He opens the door, he's got that look on his face
And he asks you where you've been
You tell him who you've seen
And you talk about anything
He's got this dream about buying some land
He's gonna give up the booze and the one-night stands
And then he'll settle down
In some quiet little town
And forget about everything
But you know he'll always keep moving
You know he's never gonna stop moving
'Cause he's rolling, he's the rolling stone
And when you wake up, it's a new morning
The sun is shining, it's a new morning
And you're going, you're going home
↑Gerry Rafferty. Official Charts. Retrieved on June 08, 2019.
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