Baker Street

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"Baker Street" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty. Released as a single in 1978, it reached #1 in Cash Box and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it held that position for six weeks, behind Andy Gibb's smash "Shadow Dancing". Additionally, it hit #1 in Canada, #3 in the United Kingdom,[2] #1 in Australia,[3] #1 in South Africa, and the top 10 in the Netherlands. Rafferty received the 1978 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.[4] The arrangement is known for its saxophone riff. In The Simpsons, the song is played on Lisa's Sax  and is sung by Homer and Lisa in "Bart's New Friend ".
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