This week’s video is from the music video equivalent of the Stone Age! Predating MTV by many years, I came across this while looking around for something to do with another post. What’s interesting is how the video itself is an example of the first baby steps marketing executives, records companies and artists themselves were taking towards the form of marrying music to pictures.
One of the treats about the thing (aside from being shot on film) is looking at the hairstyles and clothing that were current at the time the video was shot (around 1972)
The song is often mistakenly attributed to Bob Dylan, likely because Rafferty’s distinctive voice is similar to Dylan’s, as well as the acoustic folk/rock style the song employs.
“Stuck in the Middle with You” (also, in early references, “Stuck in the Middle”) is a song written and performed by Stealers Wheel which was composed of Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty, and an ever-changing cast of other musicians. The song was released on their 1972 self-titled debut album Stealers Wheel. The single sold over one million copies, climbing up to eventually the top 10 on both the US (in 1973) and UK pop charts.
