another wonderful song that reminds me of my childhood in the seventies! and this guy also sounds like the lead singer from the pet shop boys..i dont mean that as a insult either..but i love this song so much i was 8or9 when i first heard it and i really still love it...
Song-writing at it's very best - story-telling in fact. I fell in love with this song back in the late '70s and have never lost my affection for it since. Music these days is nearly all rubbish - most "artists" could never hold a song for this long - they're too busy flogging their lines of tatty clothes and stinky perfumes.
I love love love this song they do not make them they way they use to. Go Al Stewart keep making good songs. This song will never fade away good soft music with rythem. I can listen to this song all day. I'm glad I found out who sung it very nice beat this song has.
Simple, expressive, and great song! One that has been forgotten through the years. A genm of a song resurrected. Thanks rafetavanilo, for providing the video.
@fricker05 to me, he doesn't literally travel back in time, he just gets the impression to be in an old 50's movie. He doesn't care about the bus, it won't come back and the lost ticket is just another excuse to stay.
@48dodea the 70's really had a lot of "Art Rock".i have a bunch of it.the 80's were even better.music has a way of mutating.dig deep you'll find the classics really touch every part of what we love.
@48dodea The media focused on disco but there were several folk and non-disco acts that were making it big in the 70's - James Taylor, Jim Croce (who sadly died in a taxi in 1973), Carly Simon, Dan Fogelberg, America, The Alan Parsons Project...some of my favorite fellow abberations! Zeppelin and The Who did okay as well.
...this aint just year of the cat...its a different planet of the cat,...magical place...stewart saw it, we wont; period...we lst that frequency kinda' thirty years ago.....all we r left wid are invertebrates.....
cada vez mais linda com muito balanço, reparem no baixo o cara toca muito, e no final o solo de violão e sax e gitarra realmente é de se ficar com saudades,,,,,,
@BOTTSRGEDDON Yeah, and he's a poet as well. I think he's from Bournemouth UK is that right ? Be nice if he is, we don't get many brilliant artists from my neck of the woods ! Interesting that a young hippy(ish) guy writes so many profound ballads about warfare ! Roads to Moscow, On the border etc
Love the song and Really great sound too. Many video's don't sound nearly as good. How do you do it if you don't mind me asking? Thank you in advance if you do reply.
Lots of bass, very good volume, "maybe" one more notch but maybe not. I'm playing it thru a Klipsch 500 watt ( it's an oldie but a goodie) system. So it's rocking!
it appals me to see kids my age listening to people who make songs which all sound the same and have the same topic and bassicaly pull them out of theyr ass. that is not music, this is music. i wish i was alive when music still existed
@QATindustries210 no need to be so dramatic! As if someone have thought someone will say that, this someone, or maybe a band, Volta Bureau, have made an awesome edit of this song. You're free to not appreciate what they have done but you have, at least, to say that musique is not dead :)
CHECK OUT =========>>>>> Volta Bureau - Alley Cat HD
Boy, this sure brings back memories!! Since I grew up in the 60's & 70's, I've been listening to these songs all morning. There are so many good songs from then, I could be here awhile!!
They do. You just have to look a lot harder for it. Check out the album Kaputt by Destroyer. I think those that enjoy this song would enjoy that as well.
@MrByronmeyer One thing I remember about the 70`s besides this great music was Rick Dees "Disco Duck" that "song" if it could ever be called that was truly pathetic and embarrassing I should never have mentioned it.
@MrByronmeyer - I agree with you 'TOO' much! The '70s put out SO MUCH great music - that was taught and learned thru the 1950s & '60s!
Al Stewart, like SO MANY OTHERS, had become staples, cornerstones, and, ground-zero examples, for EVERYONE after them!
As I wrote on the "Song on the Radio" clip - "Al Stewart is like Daniel Day Lewis, Bobby Fischer, and, Silent Bob - you don't see or hear much from them, but, when you do when they raise their heads - IT'S MONUMENTAL!! :)
I'm studying the book 'The Great Gatsby' in English (and I hate it!) Anyway, I think this song and the book are perfect for one another. Like it just seems they're the written and musical version of one another x
What a great song! 1976 was an incredible year for music, and this has always been a favorite. Great piano, guitar and sax solos. How the hell can there be 29 dislikes?!?!?
With Al it is always possible to ride the memory train back to the time when days were full of sunshine and the nights were endless. Thanks for posting this dream music.
@shyblues I wholeheartedly sympathize with you for your loss. There is a special place in my heart for this song as well, and for much the same reason: it brings back some very precious memories for me as well, of a time that I would have appreciated much more if I had known how much I would miss it when it was gone. But life goes on, and so must we...
Didn't Alan Parsons engineer/produce this album? "On the Border" is my favorite by Al Stewart. "The Year Of The Cat" is lovely, but, somehow melancholy, to my mind. I lost my fiancee to a drunk driver the year this song debuted. My lady's name was Catherine. I called her "Cat."
I did Al perform live in Santa Monica, California, in November 2011. All acoustic, no electric guitars, sax, or piano, but my entire family really enjoyed it. Yes, we bought a CD to keep Al and his excellent guitarist cohort Dave Nachmanoff living in style.
I had just smoked a joint and this song came on the radio. It blew my mind as much as the joint did, lol, I still try to figure out what he's really sing about. And that guitar lead and sax solo Wow!
@hotlicker45 The song is about a man who travels back in time as a tourist who ends up being approached by this young lady. Since the man was hesitant the woman ends up taking him on a long journey where they end up staying the night. As the story ends, the man wakes up with the woman next to him; and realizes in equinimity that his bus and his ticket was gone. Unfortunatly there is nothing the man could do but just wait awhile til his bus comes back.
This song reminds me of the year I spent in England in my early 20;s, back in the 80's. I would play this song over and over each night, on my ghetto blaster in my room. What a glorious year it was - lots of great friends, worked at a fun, young company. This song brings back those memories. Just one of MANY superb Al Stewart songs. I'd see him in a heartbeat if he performed anywhere nearby.
This song reminds me of the year I spent in England in my early 20;s, back in the 80's. I would play this song over and over each night, on my ghetto blaster in my room. What a glorious year it was - lots of great friends, worked at a fun, young company. This song brings back those memories. Just one of MANY superb Al Stewart songs. I'd see him in a heartbeat if he performed anywhere nearby.
Yes!! the studio one is incredible. The live one is okay, but the piano player is too good and ruins the mood of the song by making the groove a little different. I like this one with the space it's just wholesome music. If it were any more wholesome it would be too rich like mcdonald's bday cake.
wow i remember looking at this album cover like wtf! as a kid, the iron maden records scared me the most 80s babys rule bitch ,im drunk! the video of herbie hancock 'rocket" scared me too
What's sad is that Al Stewart has literally dozens of tracks every bit as good as this one (and YotC is damn good), that hardly anyone has ever heard.
What's not sad is that he's still performing and even recording once in a while, so please go buy his albums so that he keeps making more of them.
This is one MUTHERFUCKING slick song...The cord progressions, the segues, the transitions, the lyrics, the vocal harmonies? Gorgeous! Lush music...No one does this fine shit anymore. It's all grunting and thumping and chanting and tape-loops. THIS, my friends, this is fucking music. I am grateful. I bow down to this beauty.
Man I could listen to this music all day long. This music I used to put on and play doing some cleaning in the house while my Mom (God rest her soul) listened to it too. She used to tell me she liked it.
In the year of the cat”……used to have a dream where this song was playing and my wife was silhouetted by the sun in her(and my) favorite dress……R.I.P. Lisa….
This song reminds me of my dear close friend Richard Sanchez.. He passed away yesterday morning 12=08-2011, at a young 50 years old.. in the 70's when this song was popular,we were just teens and we were driving one evening and this song came on the radio and he turned up the radio and said "i love this song" i said, me too. It was a bittersweet evening and this song kind of matched the mood of what was going on that night. Rest in peace, Richard. Love, Ann
@Shyblues I hear you darling, and my heart goes out to you. So many tears, but put them together and I see a river of joy moving through our lives called Time. God bless you and yours and all your loved ones here and on the other side.
@Shyblues If you don't mind, I'd like to borrow some space in your inbox which I can see by reply's is gettin quite full. You see, there's a reason your comment has earned top spot. Your story is so touching and one that many, & I, can relate to as we are transported back to a happier time of our youth, great music, memories& good friends,some whom we've lost. His memory lives thru the music & this good music has to be the greatest healer to the sadness.May your friend rest in peace✞
@Shyblues I´m truely sorry for your lost. To me this is also a special song and I do love it. I was just 12 when I remember it came to me. My first love, those good old days.. already gone... boy!. Only music can do this!. We dont know each other, we are separate long distance but we share the sadness of loosing a good friend and a beautiful song... this world is crazy, isn´t?.
@Shyblues Sorry for your loss. I feel everyone has some song that brings them back to the good old days. I have lost several friends over the years and I am only 41 and have songs for all of my fallen frinds and this is one. He was in a band, A drummer whos band covered this song and it just reminds me of him. I am a drummer as well and I teched for him. His mom wanted me to have his drums. I still have those Tama's & bought cases for them to keep them safe. Hey Paul, Miss U Dude. KOR!
@Shyblues Your comment is deeply touching Ann of Shyblues. Yes, I am from your generation too... A PROUD GENERATION, I BELIEVE WE ARE SHARING MANY COMMON MEMORIES DON'T CARE WHO WE ARE AND WHERE WE'RE FROM. Music often strongly connect with our specific memory of specific time, space, and events. Your memory with Richard... yes I fully understand. May your friend's soul rest in peace. By the way I love this song too... it's part of my youth memory. Take care Ann.
Super music from the past.
Futurepast1000 1 day ago
@Futurepast1000 Agree with you, dear friend. It's a classic song!.
azulbrital1967 1 day ago
Tracey- Scottish, actually. Saw him in Chicago, seems a millennia ago at the Park West. Great before, great then, great hearing him again!
Navarone413 3 days ago
@Navarone413 Scottish is British too.
BeeryUSA 1 day ago
@BeeryUSA, no, it isnt.
hendrixphish420 3 hours ago
Brings back many fond memories. Thanks for the upload!! Cheers
maitreyalux 4 days ago
Timeless Classic ....
ravindraju1 4 days ago
also i just wanted to ask if Al Stewart is british? becuase it sounds like a british accent...
traceymallard 4 days ago
another wonderful song that reminds me of my childhood in the seventies! and this guy also sounds like the lead singer from the pet shop boys..i dont mean that as a insult either..but i love this song so much i was 8or9 when i first heard it and i really still love it...
traceymallard 4 days ago
Song-writing at it's very best - story-telling in fact. I fell in love with this song back in the late '70s and have never lost my affection for it since. Music these days is nearly all rubbish - most "artists" could never hold a song for this long - they're too busy flogging their lines of tatty clothes and stinky perfumes.
MikeRegan 5 days ago
wish i come back......
paulwellerful 5 days ago
simply the best!
beableish 5 days ago
the song is so awesome and it reminds me when I used to walk the streets back in the 70's tripping on chocolate Mescaline!!!
orionifo 5 days ago
@orionifo It's a shame it's no longer around these days
albundyphd 3 days ago
@albundyphd , aye!,, indeed, those were the days
orionifo 2 days ago
i WAS 19 WHEN THIS SONG WAS MADE THIS SONG HELP ME THOUGH VERY HARD TIMES IN MY LIFE THEN .THANKS AL STEWART FOR EASYING MY PAIN.
karenblueford8 1 week ago
This really brings back memories of high school in the 70's...what a great time
6PKNJACK 1 week ago
I love love love this song they do not make them they way they use to. Go Al Stewart keep making good songs. This song will never fade away good soft music with rythem. I can listen to this song all day. I'm glad I found out who sung it very nice beat this song has.
karenblueford8 1 week ago
essa música é umas das mais bem elaboradas musicalmente que eu já ouví,ela é perfeita.........
é simplesmente maravilhosa,eu amo muito essa música,ela toca minha alma..............
gilli268 1 week ago
Somehow soft rock was a real and good thing back in the seventies, it's grown into a mockery of good music and good musicianship.
theubersmurf 1 week ago
32 people have cat shit in there ears. great song ! today's music is pathetic.
FREEALIST 1 week ago 2
Simple, expressive, and great song! One that has been forgotten through the years. A genm of a song resurrected. Thanks rafetavanilo, for providing the video.
thenemo56 1 week ago
Even after 30+ years this song still moves me. Awesome.
Alwaystuned 1 week ago
Someone should make a funny cat video for this song.
rinbar70 1 week ago
I love this jam! That was when we had real musicians that took pride in crafting real good music that will stand the test of times.
DJTee357357 1 week ago 2
@fricker05 to me, he doesn't literally travel back in time, he just gets the impression to be in an old 50's movie. He doesn't care about the bus, it won't come back and the lost ticket is just another excuse to stay.
ymajoros 1 week ago
Bravo - Great tune, can listen over and over.
Dicko0824 1 week ago 2
This song sends me back to times of careless abandon.
JDAL57 1 week ago 8
Alex Turner must take some heavy influence from this guy. The melodies, lyrics and even vocal tone is extremely similar! Fantastic song.
TheAcidTestMusic 2 weeks ago
Perfecta para esa terrible noche en la que tenía mi entrega final de ARQUITECTURA!!!!
teueur 2 weeks ago
I always thought this was the most amazing song. "They don't write'em like that anymore"
GypsyHSM 2 weeks ago
@GypsyHSM i must admit that you are right
55102 2 weeks ago
phil kinsey on sax.
thecelt1950 2 weeks ago in playlist Liked videos
always so good ..
Frankk2009 2 weeks ago
the 70's were about the BeeGees and Donna Summer -- this guy was an abberation
48dodea 2 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
@48dodea the 70's really had a lot of "Art Rock".i have a bunch of it.the 80's were even better.music has a way of mutating.dig deep you'll find the classics really touch every part of what we love.
nomiclas 2 weeks ago
@48dodea The media focused on disco but there were several folk and non-disco acts that were making it big in the 70's - James Taylor, Jim Croce (who sadly died in a taxi in 1973), Carly Simon, Dan Fogelberg, America, The Alan Parsons Project...some of my favorite fellow abberations! Zeppelin and The Who did okay as well.
timmmahhhh 1 week ago
...this aint just year of the cat...its a different planet of the cat,...magical place...stewart saw it, we wont; period...we lst that frequency kinda' thirty years ago.....all we r left wid are invertebrates.....
creepymuck 2 weeks ago
A timeless masterpiece of pop music
Deltamaster1965 2 weeks ago
cada vez mais linda com muito balanço, reparem no baixo o cara toca muito, e no final o solo de violão e sax e gitarra realmente é de se ficar com saudades,,,,,,
perusato100 2 weeks ago
eu amo essa música,acho uma das mais bem tocadas ,cheias de acordes ,a harmonia está perfeita...............
gilli268 2 weeks ago
Simplemente magico , graciaspor compartir este temazo ! Saludos desde Argentina ! ;)
CHRISTIANS1977 2 weeks ago
Beautiful song.
You don't hear the orchestration like this much anymore.
BOTTSRGEDDON will change that.
BOTTSRGEDDON 2 weeks ago
@BOTTSRGEDDON Yeah, and he's a poet as well. I think he's from Bournemouth UK is that right ? Be nice if he is, we don't get many brilliant artists from my neck of the woods ! Interesting that a young hippy(ish) guy writes so many profound ballads about warfare ! Roads to Moscow, On the border etc
tonymax2000 2 weeks ago
Love the song and Really great sound too. Many video's don't sound nearly as good. How do you do it if you don't mind me asking? Thank you in advance if you do reply.
Lots of bass, very good volume, "maybe" one more notch but maybe not. I'm playing it thru a Klipsch 500 watt ( it's an oldie but a goodie) system. So it's rocking!
mrearlygold 2 weeks ago 2
love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!
stacy53371 2 weeks ago
it appals me to see kids my age listening to people who make songs which all sound the same and have the same topic and bassicaly pull them out of theyr ass. that is not music, this is music. i wish i was alive when music still existed
QATindustries210 2 weeks ago 8
@QATindustries210 Well if you think about it, this music exists, and you're alive. I'm sure with those absolutes you can figure out what to do next!
Dandramere 4 days ago
@QATindustries210 winner, it's annoying. i'm 20 and can find no-one to relate to because they're singing some rihanna bullcrap
YTPEXPERT 3 days ago
@QATindustries210 no need to be so dramatic! As if someone have thought someone will say that, this someone, or maybe a band, Volta Bureau, have made an awesome edit of this song. You're free to not appreciate what they have done but you have, at least, to say that musique is not dead :)
CHECK OUT =========>>>>> Volta Bureau - Alley Cat HD
Lov'
MrRoubaud 2 days ago in playlist rockpop
@QATindustries210 Our parents said the same thing, yet I agree
Danlson55 58 minutes ago
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QATindustries210 2 weeks ago
great
panicrevmaster 2 weeks ago
fuck yeah! Al is the man
nch09snow 3 weeks ago
Class track!
ELONut 3 weeks ago
Such a beautiful song. Just still listen to it.
TheLuvecerviere 3 weeks ago 2
Gabi Hadek from Vienna in Austria.
This song is for you.
Svoldr1003 3 weeks ago in playlist More videos from rafetavinilo
capolavoro!!!
82gugiol 3 weeks ago
The best 70's song ever!!!!
argasta 3 weeks ago
Alas, for me, it was the year of the cat's litter box.
LiquorWreckedEmGood 3 weeks ago
@LiquorWreckedEmGood I feel ya...lol
GhostsInMyAttic 3 weeks ago
3:24 I dont know why, but that solo makes me cry....
i just dicovered the title of this marterpiece today... i'm happy...
rembpilot172 3 weeks ago
souvenir tros bon réveeeeeeeeeee
gillesmarie1 3 weeks ago
I agree BrianHR100!!!
7daytime 3 weeks ago
♪♪♪♥♪♪♪
Khultan 3 weeks ago
...Humprhey Bogart y Peter Lorre que bárbaro el tema, no es nuevo pero es la historia misma del cine y de la música de culto.
LDEA1012 3 weeks ago
Boy, this sure brings back memories!! Since I grew up in the 60's & 70's, I've been listening to these songs all morning. There are so many good songs from then, I could be here awhile!!
jeriann66 3 weeks ago
ahhhhh, the 70's, wish I could go back.....
giffworks 3 weeks ago
my76 Camaro that special lady the t tops out wind at our faces i can still smell her perfume hmmmmmm
MrJameswildcat 3 weeks ago
no te pases de verga,, es muuy buena
TheCrdero 3 weeks ago
love this song.its sad now that my mom and dad are gone and life has little meaning
hassannassaralah 4 weeks ago
What a wonderful era to have lived through. I feel privileged...
IHawkDude 4 weeks ago
im probably the only kid of my age who likes this more over shitty lil wayne and im proud
QATindustries210 4 weeks ago 3
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GhostsInMyAttic 1 month ago
@GhostsInMyAttic ..... It's Peter Lorre, an actor.
richfl1969 4 weeks ago
@richfl1969 I was kidding, I wanted to see if anyone would catch it.
Cheers =]
GhostsInMyAttic 4 weeks ago
I LOVE this song...but I could really do without the solo from 3:53 to 4:11
kfrdrck 1 month ago
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@kfrdrck Shut the fuck up, the solo adds a lot to the song/
izrabizardfx1 1 month ago
@ MrByronmeyer and Spooner69TPM.
They do. You just have to look a lot harder for it. Check out the album Kaputt by Destroyer. I think those that enjoy this song would enjoy that as well.
growgarrett1 1 month ago
They don't make music anywhere even close to this anymore. The 70's put out some of the best music of all time!!!!!!!
MrByronmeyer 1 month ago 21
@MrByronmeyer How true!
Spooner69TPM 1 month ago
@MrByronmeyer One thing I remember about the 70`s besides this great music was Rick Dees "Disco Duck" that "song" if it could ever be called that was truly pathetic and embarrassing I should never have mentioned it.
After you read this I will delete it.
Cheers :)
GhostsInMyAttic 1 week ago
@MrByronmeyer - I agree with you 'TOO' much! The '70s put out SO MUCH great music - that was taught and learned thru the 1950s & '60s!
Al Stewart, like SO MANY OTHERS, had become staples, cornerstones, and, ground-zero examples, for EVERYONE after them!
As I wrote on the "Song on the Radio" clip - "Al Stewart is like Daniel Day Lewis, Bobby Fischer, and, Silent Bob - you don't see or hear much from them, but, when you do when they raise their heads - IT'S MONUMENTAL!! :)
classiclistener01 6 days ago
CHAPO FOR PRESIDENT
MrBickuribox 1 month ago
This is MUSIC... Beatiful... the lyrics are magic
TurnerDavide 1 month ago 3
sorry,MUSIC lol
zackqwerty1 1 month ago
some great comments,we grew up with the best bands and mosic,NO DOUBT.
zackqwerty1 1 month ago 4
Heard this when it 1st came out. Was in Korea. The best then as it is now!!!!!.....P
TheCalico55 1 month ago
I'm studying the book 'The Great Gatsby' in English (and I hate it!) Anyway, I think this song and the book are perfect for one another. Like it just seems they're the written and musical version of one another x
5pinkprincess5 1 month ago
This is my all time 70s rock favorite song...I love the song...awsome
alpharomeofoxtrot 1 month ago 23
What a great song! 1976 was an incredible year for music, and this has always been a favorite. Great piano, guitar and sax solos. How the hell can there be 29 dislikes?!?!?
bones703 1 month ago 2
@bones703
Forgive their ignorance, bones 703, for they have no souls...
Shyblues 1 month ago
@bones703 29 people are allergic to Cats.
GhostsInMyAttic 1 month ago 2
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@bones703 Because those are the folks born after 1990. Or on. Either way. Taste went out in that decade.
kittyscratchesboo 3 weeks ago
With Al it is always possible to ride the memory train back to the time when days were full of sunshine and the nights were endless. Thanks for posting this dream music.
Aliof 1 month ago
I loved her more than I'll ever love anyone. She's been gone 25 years, we were so young and this was her favorite song.
karlmoles65 1 month ago
@karlmoles65 we don't care, stop fishing for the thumbs to get top comment
TheKKKebby 1 month ago
@TheKKKebby Tell you what, how about you stop fishing for dildos, your ass needs the rest, bitch.
karlmoles65 1 month ago
old but great like all the old shit, today's music has no soul
MrCipolloni 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
@shyblues I wholeheartedly sympathize with you for your loss. There is a special place in my heart for this song as well, and for much the same reason: it brings back some very precious memories for me as well, of a time that I would have appreciated much more if I had known how much I would miss it when it was gone. But life goes on, and so must we...
doctorvibe11 1 month ago
CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!!!
TheKeetkeet66 1 month ago
I've always enjoyed this song. I interpret it as a story about a day in the life of a self centered user.
foxlake02 1 month ago
Didn't Alan Parsons engineer/produce this album? "On the Border" is my favorite by Al Stewart. "The Year Of The Cat" is lovely, but, somehow melancholy, to my mind. I lost my fiancee to a drunk driver the year this song debuted. My lady's name was Catherine. I called her "Cat."
mickeymousebiker1 1 month ago 2
@mickeymousebiker1 agree - I always thought On the Border was the best song on this LP
bones703 1 month ago
@bones703 On the Border is a neglected masterpiece.
mickeymousebiker1 1 month ago
@mickeymousebiker1 i agree with you.. on the border one my very favorites.
tinads50515 1 month ago
@mickeymousebiker1 Neglected? This song lead me to that song and many more.
GhostsInMyAttic 1 month ago
Most underrated masterpiece i have ever heard.
SolacePiano 1 month ago 2
Beautiful song...
5216l 1 month ago 2
Al stewart was just a musical master and his songs are just so sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooothing
naturallymesmooches 1 month ago
reminds me a wonderful summer <3 thx <3 tvttttttb <3
babyStrawberry2802 1 month ago
I did Al perform live in Santa Monica, California, in November 2011. All acoustic, no electric guitars, sax, or piano, but my entire family really enjoyed it. Yes, we bought a CD to keep Al and his excellent guitarist cohort Dave Nachmanoff living in style.
RedondoAce 1 month ago
Like a lot of other guys I dated a gorgeous Cathy, and all my friends called it the Year of the Cat. Not me. I called it the Year of the Happy Dick.
smokiebird06 1 month ago
Extraordinaria cancion,letra ecomiable y unos solos de instrumentos de los mejores,solo por esta cancion Al Stewart es inmortal.
medicoenamorado 1 month ago
One of my favourites :)
christinelesley 1 month ago
Reminds me of my early days in Boston before moving to NYC. A coming of age time for me... great memories! Thank you!
Odysseyalien 1 month ago
An absolute masterwork, I love this song.
BrianHR100 1 month ago 21
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@BrianHR100 One of my favorites as well. It defined the 70's for me along with Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street
c4thgolf 3 weeks ago
Great classic song, and incredible solos. It was original when it came out and it's still original.
terrybeaton 1 month ago 3
I love this song too.... and only just heard it for the first time recently
MrShaun42088 1 month ago
no i wish
redmo81862 1 month ago
Hard to believe that it was 35 years ago...time flies
Starrman69 1 month ago 2
Love his music...allways have...allways will <3
BlissfulEmbla 1 month ago
Still as beautiful and catchy as the first time I heard it. Great song.
Anophis 1 month ago in playlist Brill Classics 3
大好きです。全米№１!(^^)!
yumaami69 1 month ago
"strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre"
That's what it means to be "cool".
SHM1953 1 month ago
I had just smoked a joint and this song came on the radio. It blew my mind as much as the joint did, lol, I still try to figure out what he's really sing about. And that guitar lead and sax solo Wow!
hotlicker45 2 months ago
@hotlicker45 The song is about a man who travels back in time as a tourist who ends up being approached by this young lady. Since the man was hesitant the woman ends up taking him on a long journey where they end up staying the night. As the story ends, the man wakes up with the woman next to him; and realizes in equinimity that his bus and his ticket was gone. Unfortunatly there is nothing the man could do but just wait awhile til his bus comes back.
fricker05 2 weeks ago 2
This song brings back so many memories.. some sweet... some not so... still love to hear it though.
adlabert 2 months ago
Al Stewart makes lots of great music , but this one is his best, and my favorite. Thanks Al!
indphx 2 months ago
I love this song.
stephaneserra 2 months ago
clavical1 - Your not slow at all- I belive it has to do with the Chinese New Year - I'll research it more to be sure
rondittmer1 2 months ago
@rondittmer1 You are pretty damm good ! Happy Holidays
clavical1 2 months ago
I love this song. I am a little slow, can anybody tell me the meaning of the title?
clavical1 2 months ago
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This song reminds me of the year I spent in England in my early 20;s, back in the 80's. I would play this song over and over each night, on my ghetto blaster in my room. What a glorious year it was - lots of great friends, worked at a fun, young company. This song brings back those memories. Just one of MANY superb Al Stewart songs. I'd see him in a heartbeat if he performed anywhere nearby.
roger7918 2 months ago
This song reminds me of the year I spent in England in my early 20;s, back in the 80's. I would play this song over and over each night, on my ghetto blaster in my room. What a glorious year it was - lots of great friends, worked at a fun, young company. This song brings back those memories. Just one of MANY superb Al Stewart songs. I'd see him in a heartbeat if he performed anywhere nearby.
roger7918 2 months ago
Yes!! the studio one is incredible. The live one is okay, but the piano player is too good and ruins the mood of the song by making the groove a little different. I like this one with the space it's just wholesome music. If it were any more wholesome it would be too rich like mcdonald's bday cake.
zephonsublet 2 months ago
My happy high school days. Not a care in the world.
Kasbahkabaret 2 months ago
wow i remember looking at this album cover like wtf! as a kid, the iron maden records scared me the most 80s babys rule bitch ,im drunk! the video of herbie hancock 'rocket" scared me too
virgil6091 2 months ago
my favorite of all times....was 14 when it came out and still love it!!!! there ´re so many beautiful songs ,but again this is something special....
TheMaleniuxrivers 2 months ago
The year of the cat was approx 1977.
Fresh out of the Army, from Boston but living in Hollywood Fla.
on my Triumph 750 with Jon, cruising the Keys with this on the radio. the best years of my life.
SHM1953 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos 3
saw him recently unplugged. with another fine guitar player., still killer, unique.
He likes the word tickets, and train. he said so..
Oregonmw 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
""She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a water color in the rain""
One word ,,,Genuis ,Peaceout
mdelair420 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
What's sad is that Al Stewart has literally dozens of tracks every bit as good as this one (and YotC is damn good), that hardly anyone has ever heard.
What's not sad is that he's still performing and even recording once in a while, so please go buy his albums so that he keeps making more of them.
modusvivendi2 2 months ago 20
Wasabejoe has already said it all
mrsn8kela 2 months ago
This is one MUTHERFUCKING slick song...The cord progressions, the segues, the transitions, the lyrics, the vocal harmonies? Gorgeous! Lush music...No one does this fine shit anymore. It's all grunting and thumping and chanting and tape-loops. THIS, my friends, this is fucking music. I am grateful. I bow down to this beauty.
WasabeJoe 2 months ago
@WasabeJoe It`s like the perfect song so magical with all the instruments blending so perfectly.
GhostsInMyAttic 1 month ago 2
Man I could listen to this music all day long. This music I used to put on and play doing some cleaning in the house while my Mom (God rest her soul) listened to it too. She used to tell me she liked it.
ogfromoschool 2 months ago
flowing free and smart
SteveSparx 2 months ago
@edydon - beautiful message, bears bumping:
"Life is not made of years or days, but moments" - Elie Wiesel
al stewart gave many of us a soundtrack for some beautiful moments. i know he gave me a lot of them. i treasure them all...
winterlongone 2 months ago
“She comes out of the sun in a silk dress
Running like a watercolor in the rain
Don't bother asking for explanations
She'll just tell you that she came
In the year of the cat”……used to have a dream where this song was playing and my wife was silhouetted by the sun in her(and my) favorite dress……R.I.P. Lisa….
sirjammer 2 months ago 2
Such an amazing song. Alot of today's music sucks.
LapisLazuliFMA 2 months ago
the first single album of success ciao
canaleufficialeulti1 2 months ago
This song reminds me of my dear close friend Richard Sanchez.. He passed away yesterday morning 12=08-2011, at a young 50 years old.. in the 70's when this song was popular,we were just teens and we were driving one evening and this song came on the radio and he turned up the radio and said "i love this song" i said, me too. It was a bittersweet evening and this song kind of matched the mood of what was going on that night. Rest in peace, Richard. Love, Ann
Shyblues 2 months ago 87
@Shyblues Sorry for your loss- "Life is not made of years or days, but moments" - Elie Wiesel
edydon 2 months ago
@Shyblues Ann, Sorry for your loss........ but what great memories you have.... !!!!!
Nothing lasts ......but to never die is to live in the hearts of those we leave behind. :)
brazilsecrets 2 months ago
@Shyblues My sympathies for your loss. That's a beautiful memory, thanks for sharing.
hotwheelertat2 2 months ago
@Shyblues I'm so sorry for your loss. Hang on to your memories, no one can ever take those from you.
Bansheeeyes78 2 months ago
@Shyblues I'm so sorry for your loss. Hang on to your memories, they will give you the strength you need, and no one can ever take those from you.
Bansheeeyes78 2 months ago
@Shyblues I hear you darling, and my heart goes out to you. So many tears, but put them together and I see a river of joy moving through our lives called Time. God bless you and yours and all your loved ones here and on the other side.
TombstoneLizard 2 months ago
@Shyblues ...Ann, condolences...my thoughts and prayers are with your friend, Richard and his family.
PaulDavidHewson1 2 months ago
@Shyblues If you don't mind, I'd like to borrow some space in your inbox which I can see by reply's is gettin quite full. You see, there's a reason your comment has earned top spot. Your story is so touching and one that many, & I, can relate to as we are transported back to a happier time of our youth, great music, memories& good friends,some whom we've lost. His memory lives thru the music & this good music has to be the greatest healer to the sadness.May your friend rest in peace✞
musclecarluvr1 2 months ago
@Shyblues I´m truely sorry for your lost. To me this is also a special song and I do love it. I was just 12 when I remember it came to me. My first love, those good old days.. already gone... boy!. Only music can do this!. We dont know each other, we are separate long distance but we share the sadness of loosing a good friend and a beautiful song... this world is crazy, isn´t?.
toniocalvo 2 months ago
@Shyblues Sorry for your loss. I feel everyone has some song that brings them back to the good old days. I have lost several friends over the years and I am only 41 and have songs for all of my fallen frinds and this is one. He was in a band, A drummer whos band covered this song and it just reminds me of him. I am a drummer as well and I teched for him. His mom wanted me to have his drums. I still have those Tama's & bought cases for them to keep them safe. Hey Paul, Miss U Dude. KOR!
THEATREofPAIN270 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos 2
@Shyblues i am touched by your loss. i have a best friend from the good old days and i will love him more because you shared your story.
tamapalagi 1 month ago
@Shyblues Rest in peace!
MarthaESanchez 1 month ago
hectic song
@Shyblues
vouch (Y)
runn1ngR10Tmate 1 month ago
@Shyblues Please, accept my sympathies regarding the death of your dear friend.
mickeymousebiker1 1 month ago
@Shyblues Your comment is deeply touching Ann of Shyblues. Yes, I am from your generation too... A PROUD GENERATION, I BELIEVE WE ARE SHARING MANY COMMON MEMORIES DON'T CARE WHO WE ARE AND WHERE WE'RE FROM. Music often strongly connect with our specific memory of specific time, space, and events. Your memory with Richard... yes I fully understand. May your friend's soul rest in peace. By the way I love this song too... it's part of my youth memory. Take care Ann.
TheVaccumtube 1 month ago
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Awww thank you so much (thevaccumtube)... music is the universal language that touches us deep in our soul. I get lost in it...
Shyblues 1 month ago
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@TheVaccumtube Beautifully Written! Perfectly said!
kittyscratchesboo 3 weeks ago