{"id":19178,"date":"2026-10-19T01:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/?p=19178"},"modified":"2026-10-17T06:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T05:47:08","slug":"morning-song-gerry-rafferty-right-down-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/2026\/10\/19\/morning-song-gerry-rafferty-right-down-the-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning song #Gerry Rafferty #Right Down the Line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Right Down the Line<\/em> is a song written and recorded by&nbsp;Scottish&nbsp;singer-songwriter&nbsp;Gerry Rafferty. Released as a single in July 1978, it reached No 12 on the U.S.&nbsp;<em>Billboard<\/em>&nbsp;Hot 100. It\u2019s just a fantastic restrained tune. Its easy-going rhythm, catchy melody, and relatable lyrics helped it endure as a staple on soft rock radio stations. As music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine aptly noted, \u201c<em>The beauty of \u2018Right Down the Line\u2019 is in its unpretentious honesty, a rare quality that makes it timeless<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Released in 1978 as part of his second solo album, <em>City to City<\/em>, this song stands out as a tender ode to unwavering love and dedication. After the disbandment of Stealers Wheel, known for the iconic hit \u201c<em>Stuck in the Middle with You<\/em>,\u201d Rafferty embarked on a solo career that showcased his ability to blend rock, folk, and pop into something uniquely his own. More will come from Gerry Rafferty in this blog, so stay tuned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Posted from: <a href=\"https:\/\/observationblogger.com\/2024\/06\/11\/right-down-the-line-ron-sexsmith-gerry-rafferty\/\">https:\/\/observationblogger.com\/2024\/06\/11\/right-down-the-line-ron-sexsmith-gerry-rafferty\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_61024\"  width=\"1200\" height=\"900\"  data-origwidth=\"1200\" data-origheight=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NSfOB8ANdWU?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Right Down the Line is a song written and recorded by&nbsp;Scottish&nbsp;singer-songwriter&nbsp;Gerry Rafferty. Released as a single in July 1978, it reached No 12 on the U.S.&nbsp;Billboard&nbsp;Hot 100. It\u2019s just a fantastic restrained tune. Its easy-going rhythm, catchy melody, and relatable lyrics helped it endure as a staple on soft rock radio stations. As music critic&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/2026\/10\/19\/morning-song-gerry-rafferty-right-down-the-line\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Morning song #Gerry Rafferty #Right Down the Line<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[2783],"class_list":["post-19178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-morning-song","tag-jet-black-diamonds-najstna-leta"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19178"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19178\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19180,"href":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19178\/revisions\/19180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roglacup.com\/klaus62\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}