Sung in second-person, \u201cBaker Street\u201d was a melancholic reflection of Rafferty\u2019s then-recent past, inspired by his own break from a previous business relationship (during his post-Stealers Wheel days) and his subsequent regular commute from a town outside Glasgow to a friend\u2019s flat on an actual Baker St. in London. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In just two thoughtfully crafted verses, Rafferty conveyed the despair of being tired, wasted and depressed in a city with \u201cno soul,\u201d the solace one finds in connecting with a trusted friend, and the hope offered by the prospect of a new morning and the euphoria of finally \u201cgoing home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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