Gerry Rafferty "Baker Street"

Lisa Simpson cemented my love of "Baker Street" in "Lisa's Sax". The 1997 episode of The Simpsons chronicled Lisa's love of the saxophone and featured her performing the 1978 Gerry Rafferty tune.

Glenn Frey - "You Belong to the City"

If you don't know what every 1980s hit required, then you must be new to Growing Up Adult Contemporary.  (And, if that's the case, welcome!)  Every good 1980's hit must include the saxophone.  You could say that a good sax solo in 1985 is the modern-day equivalent to Pitbull dropping his own name in his songs ("Mr. Worldwide!").  Glenn Frey's "You Belong to the City" arguably has the second-best sax solo in all of music (with Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" being the best).  "You Belong to the City" appeared on the Miami Vice Soundtrack and quickly made it the best-selling TV soundtrack, and with good reason...just listen to that saxophone and try not to shit yourself.

Gerry Rafferty - "Right Down The Line"

Lisa Simpson gave Gerry Rafferty a new audience when she performed "Baker Street" on her saxophone during an early Simpsons episode.  Like many other 70s artists, Gerry had one other big hit: "Right Down the Line."  While the song lacked the signature saxophone piece, it wound up being that other hit song from Gerry.