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.

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hypatia said:
Ivan, the Singing Nun{s} were the scariest group ever.

This may surprise you. The sisters eventually left the convent and enjoyed great commercial success using their new identities of Simon and Garfunkel.
 
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  • #1,112
The nuns in the youtube don't move at all, who are singing in the background ?
 
  • #1,113
I HAVE TO hear this every once in a while

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I aint here on business, baby----I'm only here for fun
 
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  • #1,114
The Thomas Crown Affair on the WB channel is just starting 2PM

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  • #1,115
best I ever had

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  • #1,117


I liked her accent :)

One More
 
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  • #1,118
and, I finally found song I last listened 5 years ago:
bhWEI6-_w9E[/youtube] More I listen to her, more I like her voice.
 
  • #1,119
rootX said:


I like it, I listened to it yesterday about [STRIKE]10 [/STRIKE] 100 times :biggrin:
Here is another

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


And another

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aENY16Mjw6k


I pretty much like the whole album :)
 
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  • #1,120
hypatia said:
Ivan, the Singing Nun{s} were the scariest group ever.

Ivan Seeking said:
This may surprise you. The sisters eventually left the convent and enjoyed great commercial success using their new identities of Simon and Garfunkel.

:smile::smile::smile::smile:


In this case, truth is more bizarre than fiction. Four years after Jeanne-Paule Marie Deckers recorded that song, she left the monastery and played under the name Luc Dominique.

Except she enjoyed great commercial failure. Her most notable post-monastery song was "Glory Be to God for the Golden Pill", a musical tribute to birth control pills.

Later, the Belgium government wanted $63,000 from her in back taxes from the profits of her only hit, "Dominique". Unfortunately for her, her agent and the convent received all the money and, being a nun unconcerned with financial matters, she had no receipts to show this.

In 1982, she released a disco version of Dominique, hoping to raise enough money to pay her taxes. That pretty much sealed the end of her singing career.

Beset with financial difficulties, she and Anna Pécher (her companion of 10 years), committed suicide together.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singing_Nun
 
  • #1,121
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  • #1,122
I was for the Colts, but

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  • #1,123
"for the things you do"


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after playing this a dozen times with the guitar to this one woman...hmmm-

-(guys, if you learn only one song to sing to the girl, try this one)
 
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  • #1,124
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYIfiQlfaas
 
  • #1,125
Something a bit different - requires a different state of mind.



Music courtesy of Brainscapes for educational purposes only. Title track #1 "Earth-Link" from album Chakradancer. c. 1991 Brainscapes
 
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  • #1,126
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  • #1,127
calm music/warm voice/nice lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTph9UoxrWU&feature=related
 
  • #1,128
there was a time, guns n roses.
 
  • #1,129
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNvBadXhVjA
 
  • #1,130
I am just a dreamer...


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and you are just a dream
 
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  • #1,131
I probably posted this before, but it bears repeating. Robben Ford and the Blue Line were perhaps the best trio ever.

 
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  • #1,132
its not warm...

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  • #1,133
oh, my, my, my...

the wicked things you do


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  • #1,134
Mark Erelli's "Volunteer"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=921Ipmehrb0
 
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  • #1,135
I come looking for a job
But I get no offers...

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a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
 
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  • #1,136
I wish that for just one time
You could stand inside my shoes...


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And just for that one moment
I could be you
 
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  • #1,137
She dreams in color, she dreams in red,


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can't find a better man...
 
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  • #1,138
Depression [or should I say "reckless abandon"] in G minor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VscVP_Gt_s
 
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  • #1,139
I see it everyday


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I'm glad it wasn't me
 
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  • #1,140
And everybody's beautiful,


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in their own way
 
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