What is the Best Saxophone Song?

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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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lisab said:
Nice, baywax :smile:!

Whoa! Thanks Lisab! It was a total gas making that song and vid!
 
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HeLiXe said:
Pretty cool Baywax n_n the beat is really great and the vid is cool!

Thank you Helixe! Always a pleasure!
 
  • #1,773
I've been listening to a lot of CBC radio lately, and damn do they play some good stuff, probably a little more modern than what has been posted before me, but good nonetheless:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9dXtqGJqIE

The guitar in this one is awesome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQGUo-JYAEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4yP_icYILQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ
 
  • #1,774
Sometimes, you don't know what you've got, till you've lost her:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tewdim5Ugek
 
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Adyssa said:
I love this version of Let It Be from Across The Universe (movie).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ahe5IDVbzg

and Dear Prudence as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEXakVA87PA

<3

Thank you Adyssa. I'm familiar with the Beatles, but I've not had much time for them lately. Work. Work. Work.

Someone said I might like this movie a few years ago, as I'd liked the music many years ago.

I think I do like this across the universe movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ4N3JqO_P0&NR

It speaks to me, from many dimensions.
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X16RuZgIA2o
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tvNA5MtV7c
 
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lisab said:
The thing pointing to the lyrics...is that a...leek :confused:?

Love that song btw!

that is the http://leekspin.com/" .


one of the best B52s songs that never got popular

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCq13n-pcSw
 
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Oh man!

I haven’t really been listening to heavy metal for some 20 years or so (got 'immune' by hammering in a band thru my teenage years), but tonight Metallica was live on TV for 3 hr and it was just BRUTAL!

Next time I’ll buy a ticket!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLcD0MyvcAU And the real cool thing – they seem to have headbanging fans in all ages!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGLKFavXe4E

(15 months and sign of the horns is almost there... :smile:)
 
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ThomasT said:


Love it!
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncFwFlrrBzM
 
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DevilsAvocado said:
Oh man!

I haven’t really been listening to heavy metal for some 20 years or so (got 'immune' by hammering in a band thru my teenage years), but tonight Metallica was live on TV for 3 hr and it was just BRUTAL!
...
And the real cool thing – they seem to have headbanging fans in all ages!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGLKFavXe4E

(15 months and sign of the horns is almost there... :smile:)


You think he'll be into QM when he grows up? Headbangers for Physics. :biggrin:
 
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dlgoff said:
You think he'll be into QM when he grows up? Headbangers for Physics. :biggrin:

Yup! Enter QM Sandman!:smile:
 
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AC/DC telling it like it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9iOk8PqkKs
 
  • #1,787
Joan Jett then...

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

And now. She's still got it. (And so does Carmen Electra)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVlcAJFTPRo
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYjBQKIOb-w
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g6nPYyIS_I
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN1h5av2Bj0
 
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Willowz said:


Ya mon reespek, Danish raggamuffin irie mon. How about stressing da irie original mon? :wink:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5FCdx7Dn0o
 
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Him say
DevilsAvocado said:
Ya mon reespek, Danish raggamuffin irie mon. How about stressing da irie original mon?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvDZ8U-7A1A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT1Sa91N75E
 
  • #1,791
Cool! :!)
 
  • #1,793
Willowz said:
If I may,
bpS-cOBK6Q[/youtube][/QUOTE] I w... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bpS-cOBK6Q
 
  • #1,794
I came across this surf video while looking for Hawaii videos. Good reggae from 1992. "Shark Attack" by the Wailing Souls.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--BQ8DeLf9s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw5lIdSYFDM
 
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Members here will know of my fondness for They Might be Giants (clicked my sig yet, baby?), and I'm not one to get in your face over my musical preferences (not since I became an adult at age 34, anyway), BUT...

It took me no time to love the following video. It's a cover of a song I had been ambivalent about for the last decade (Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping"; haters, don't hang up yet). The prevailing good moods of the two Johns (Linnell and Flansburg) are infectuous, and have turned a dour drinking song into the upbeat anthem it was meant to be.

See it here for completeness as part of the Undercover series at Onion's AV Club:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/they-might-be-giants-covers-chumbawamba,53068/

Or view in Youtube, without the Starbuck's ad, without the long load (the video is now "viral" and the Onion AV Club's server is apparently unable to keep up with demand). But the Youtube bounce unfortunately clipped off the first line of the song:
fg1yRwx-PK0[/youtube]
 
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Chi Meson said:
Members here will know of my fondness for They Might be Giants (clicked my sig yet, baby?), and I'm not one to get in your face over my musical preferences (not since I became an adult at age 34, anyway), BUT...

It took me no time to love the following video. It's a cover of a song I had been ambivalent about for the last decade (Chumbawamba's "Tubthumping"; haters, don't hang up yet). The prevailing good moods of the two Johns (Linnell and Flansburg) are infectuous, and have turned a dour drinking song into the upbeat anthem it was meant to be.

See it here for completeness as part of the Undercover series at Onion's AV Club:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/they-might-be-giants-covers-chumbawamba,53068/

Or view in Youtube, without the Starbuck's ad, without the long load (the video is now "viral" and the Onion AV Club's server is apparently unable to keep up with demand). But the Youtube bounce unfortunately clipped off the first line of the song:
fg1yRwx-PK0[/youtube][/QUOTE]Thank you for that Chi. I also love They Might Be Giants.
 
  • #1,798
As the ukulele seems to be very popular these days, I thought I would post an arrangement of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody that I think is amazing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKEOU5924_8
 
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Jimmy said:
As the ukulele seems to be very popular these days, I thought I would post an arrangement of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody that I think is amazing:

I have to admit that I wasn't expecting much, but now I agree that it's pretty amazing.

I like how the audience was smiling, and then I realized that I was smiling too.
 
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People are often surprised by the music that can be made with a ukulele- especially when hearing someone like Jake play. Ten years ago, as a guitar player, I would have probably smirked if someone mentioned playing the ukulele. I've been playing one for a couple of years now and it really does make me smile.
 

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