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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Elton Jhon, 'Your song'
 
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For me it will be this. Thank you-alanis morissete.

Amazing voice and amazing the idea of presentation.

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Cantolea,
 
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Here you go Cantolea:


 
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Thank you, ThomasT :)



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Cantolea
 
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Cantolea said:
Thank you, ThomasT :)
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Cantolea
Welcome. I've always liked her stuff. Thanks for reminding me. I especially like her "Thank You".
 
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Here are a few song I enjoy, probably not the best songs...

Chevelle-Get some, tug-of-war, face to the floor, etc.

I really enjoying listening to rock songs.
 
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For the romantics
Besame Mucho

Loose translation

Kiss me like this is our last kiss because we never know how many more we'll have



Can't get it to imbed. Annoying.

Edit by Borek: strange, [noparse]win2PG2mQ-M[/youtube][/noparse] seems to be working as usual:[/I] [url]win2PG2mQ-M[/youtube]
 
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Sometimes you can't get much closer to the truth than Country/Rock. This one is thanks to Rodney Crowell and Vince Gill.
 
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I always thought this Bowie song was absolutely amazing.

 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw

This. One. Is. PURE GENIUS! :biggrin: I couldn't stop laughing! It's too true! :biggrin:
 
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Always love The Mothers.
 
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denjay said:
Always love The Mothers.
Those mothers are crazy. Post some mothers.
 
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Do I post this every year?! Maybe so. Here it is again.

CONGRATS to the PFers who graduated this year!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwVVpwBKUp0

:approve:
 
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Nice Lisa! :)
 
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There's just something about this tune, the melancholy, the whimsical whistling, the simple lyrics... it's such a good natured song all in all. :)
 
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Feeling the mid-life crisis right about now (good news is that I should make it to 94 years old!). Going through my 80s music, and re-rediscovering these gems, and finally I get to see the videos. Meet the Verlaines from New Zealand

 
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I know that I linked this before, but the song just came up on the carousel, and I had to listen to it a couple of times. It's that good.

 
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Is somebody a fan of 8-bit music here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67PAJwrHyGc
 
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Gotye - Somebody that I Used to Know


Flogging Molly - If I Ever Leave This World Alive
 
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And now for something *completely* different!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OngIbIs1rVE
 
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Lol! I remember that I've always tried to figure out what was he saying :p
 
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Great foot stompin' tune at 09:20 The Ramnee Ceilidh (Release Da Hounds)
Great guitar line at 10:53 to 11:20, then again at 13:33 to 13:42 end of tune.
Artist: Croft No. Five
from the Album: Attention All Personnel

Thistle and Shamrock, Bass Rock
http://www.npr.org/2012/06/20/155435366/thistle-and-shamrock-bass-rock


19:40-25:00 some kind of Celtic electronica

June 14, 2012
Program 1516: Bass Rock (June 14, 2012) Week 24 Playlist.

Contributions by acoustic and electric bass to Celtic music are subtle, imaginative and, with players like Alain Genty, firmly in the foreground.

Le Petit Encrier…by Tony McManus & Alain Genty from Singing Sands (Greentrax)
Broom of Cowdenknowes…by Savourna Stevenson, June Tabor, Danny Thompson from Singing the Storm (Cooking Vinyl)
The Ramnee Ceilidh/Release Da Hounds…by Croft No. Five from Attention All Personnel (Foot Stompin')
Worcester City…by Eliza Carthy from Anglicana (Topic)
Trois Messagers…by Alain Genty from Une Petite Lanterne (Keltia Musique)
At Dawn of Day/Grey-haired Woman from Raasay…by Capercaillie from Choice language (Vertical)
ID Excerpt: A Forest Plin…by Alain Genty from La Couleur du Milieu (Coop Breiz)
Dans Tro Lors…by Annie Ebrel & Riccardo Del Fra from Voulez Loar – Velluto di Luna (Gwerz)
She’s in the Attic…by Shooglenifty from Radical Mestizo (Compass)
May Colvin…by Sìleas from Play on Light (Greentrax)
Smile/Mrs Elizabeth Thoumire…by Simon Thoumire Three from Waltzes for Playboys (Acoustic Radio)
That's the Way It Is…by Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle from Passe Avant (Park Records)
Peter Man...by The Kathryn Tickell Band from Air Dancing (Park)
 

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