What is the Best Saxophone Song?

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Discussion Overview

This thread explores various songs featuring saxophone and guitar, with participants sharing their favorites and links to performances. The discussion includes a mix of personal opinions on the quality of songs, performances, and artists across different genres, including rock, blues, and progressive metal.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants highlight "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty as a top saxophone song.
  • Others mention Leo Kotke's "Vaseline Machine Gun," noting the quality of available recordings.
  • Bruce Springsteen's "Tunnel of Love" is also suggested as a notable song.
  • One participant expresses admiration for Dream Theater, particularly their song "Octavarium," citing its progressive nature.
  • Several participants discuss the guitar work of artists like Erik Mongrain and Tommy Emmanuel, with varying opinions on their styles and contributions to music.
  • There are mixed opinions on Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine," with some praising its guitar riff and others criticizing Axl Rose's vocals.
  • Participants share links to various songs, including works by Pink Floyd, Iron Maiden, and David Bowie, indicating a wide range of musical tastes.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

The discussion features multiple competing views on what constitutes the best saxophone or guitar songs, with no clear consensus emerging among participants.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express difficulty in finding links to specific songs, and there are mentions of varying quality in recordings shared. Additionally, personal preferences and subjective opinions on artists and songs are prevalent throughout the discussion.

Who May Find This Useful

Music enthusiasts, particularly those interested in saxophone and guitar performances, as well as fans of rock, blues, and progressive metal genres.

  • #871
Oh Me-Nirvana (Meatpuppets cover)
As played on Unplugged, is really great.
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUXV9I_TEGw

A really simply and beautiful song!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXAErjvQwlQ
Anothero one ...
 
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  • #874
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0UT2MpdWnc

A really beautiful song by James Blunt
 
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  • #875
BobG said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0UT2MpdWnc

A really beautiful song by James Blunt


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQU56V7ypUA





I really love his songs! :approve:

James Blunt - No Bravery

(couldn't find good video:()
 
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  • #876
rootX said:
I really love his songs! :approve:

James Blunt - No Bravery

(couldn't find good video:()


That's a good video for that song, even if it's the wrong war. He wrote that song when he was stationed in Kosovo in '99 as an officer in the British military. Then again, if you strip away the reasons, I guess every war is pretty much the same.
 
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  • #877
turbo-1 said:
We lost Levi Stubbs - a real talent. If you can remember the first time you heard this song on AM radio, you might be able to remember the rest of the '60s. I LOVED Motown!



Even though I wasn't around then, my mother was addicted to Motown. It definitely rubbed off on me.

Walker & The All Stars - Shotgun


GOT TO GIVE IT UP - MARVIN GAYE


Marvin Gaye "Ain't That Peculiar" live 1965


Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright)
 
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  • #878
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQiqnG36nkI
 
  • #879
Sabaton, 40-1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z4DZF9pz2I

Hardly BSE, but they got a lot of publicity here lately for obvious reasons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wizna

Wiki article states that "The heroic struggle against overwhelming odds is nowadays one of the symbols of the Polish Defensive War of 1939 and is a part of Polish popular culture." IMHO that's not entirely true - battle was not popularly known prior to Sabaton song.
 
  • #881
I love this song. Julia by the Beatles.

 
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  • #882
This is one of my all time favorites "When I touch you" by Spirit.

 
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  • #884
Continuing from Enya ->

Enigma - Return to innocence

 
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  • #886
New favorite band (to add to all my other favorites: Rise Against, they're really good.

Oh, also, I must recommend Elliott Smith, he was really amazing, and had about 5 or 6 of his songs on the Good Will Hunting soundtrack.
 
  • #888
I probably posted this already but was reminded this morning of John Denver, who was always a favorite of mine. This was surely one of his best songs:

Very beautiful - Annie's Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C21G2OkHEYo

I always loved Calypso, which was dedicated to the work of Jacques Cousteau. Profits went to the Cousteau foundation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl7aM3nCqC0
 
  • #889
Once again, a dreadful song...

I don't really know why I like this kind of stuff.



It's so monotonous...
 
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  • #891
A song that I grew up to:

EverLast - What It's like
4z9f9Eybv4I[/youtube] Nothing amazing musically, but the lyrics are good in my opinion.
 
  • #893
Black Flag- Nervous Breakdown

Best musically? Not even close.
Best lyrically? Nope!

Had the biggest impact in my life? Check!

 
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  • #894
Possibly the opportunity to solve the clue for ‘evo’ occurred because Devo may not readily spring to mind for some, so to share, here is a favourite ‘freedom of choice’ -

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=I9hpMgKI_NU
( some wise words from this gem have been quoted previously at pf ).

And interestingly, Devo anagrammised(?) themselves, too, in a different way than Gokul did, when performing for the Church of SubGenius ( pre Flying Spaghetti Monster) as the pseudo Christian soft rock group, Dove (the band of love)-

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=f_k8JAMGXiI&feature=related
 
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How about:

Angel-Massive Attack
 
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  • #897
Cat Stevens - Peace Train
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjSHazjrWg

Bob Marley - I'm hurting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcotrcdDDk
 
  • #898
Elliott Smith: Shooting Star, Waltz #2, so many others...wish I could get you guys links, but alas...dialup...
 
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