What is the Best Saxophone Song?

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The discussion revolves around sharing links to various songs and artists, highlighting personal favorites and recommendations. Participants mention iconic tracks like "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty and "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses, emphasizing their appreciation for guitar riffs and vocals. Dream Theater is frequently praised for its musicianship, particularly the drumming and progressive compositions. Other notable mentions include artists like Yngwie Malmsteen, Tommy Emmanuel, and Mary Black, showcasing a wide range of musical styles. The thread encourages exploration of new music and sharing of lesser-known talents.
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DiracPool said:


How to embed youtube vids:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDCu1UjezDc

copy after the equals sign in the URL
insert rDCu1UjezDc inbetween the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=[//YOUTUBE] tags (delete one of the slashes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDCu1UjezDc
(you can also quote posts to find out how to perform unknown operations, such as embedding, in the typing window)
 
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SW VandeCarr said:
Proof that 1+1=0; Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber duet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJGSPxrexK4

EDIT: Although it might be hard for some, be sure to watch this to the end. (Or just go the end.)

I enjoyed getting to the bottom of that. :-p
 
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Curious3141 said:
I enjoyed getting to the bottom of that. :-p

Even a less than memorable performance can salvage something with a flashy end.
 
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DiracPool said:
Cool Chiral, be sure to bring plenty of "herb" to the spring break bash in order to really appreciate the Floyd, and also plenty mardi gras beads for the girls (wink wink). And make sure you buy a waterproof camera if you're spring breaking at lake Havasu this year like I am. If you are, see you there cowboy [or cowgirl ;)], if not, send me the pics!

This spring break I am staying home to spend time, uninterrupted by school, with my almost 3 year old son. During this time, we will work on learning good versus bad and strengthen the positive bond we have. Plus everything else we already do. My goals are to reflect upon what it means to be a father and how I can improve that, develop the image I project as a father to clearly communicate with my son, and refresh integrals so I can move more quickly through them when the third dimension is added.

I wish I had known to put more thought into who I am at an earlier age.

The Flaming Lips are playing a free show this week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzlMeTxVdH8
 
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ChiralWaltz said:
This spring break I am staying home to spend time, uninterrupted by school, with my almost 3 year old son. During this time, we will work on learning good versus bad and strengthen the positive bond we have. Plus everything else we already do. My goals are to reflect upon what it means to be a father and how I can improve that, develop the image I project as a father to clearly communicate with my son, and refresh integrals so I can move more quickly through them when the third dimension is added.
Sounds like a good use of spring break week. I wish my dad would have had that attitude when I was a kid.

Another thing I wish is that I was at the concert for Bangladesh. In fact, yes Chiral, I think I was exactly three years old when they put this on. Why didn't my dad take me to this and put up on his shoulders?

 
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I know J is one of the letters.
 
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BobG said:
Considering that 40 years later people are still trying to figure out who this song is about, this has to be on here.

At one point, Carly Simon was giving out one letter at a time from the name. She only gave out A, E, and R, so the letter's were never much help, but it was fun - "Carly, I'd like to buy a vowel". She even took part in an auction for charity where she'd reveal the name to the winner, with the caveat that the person could never reveal the name to anyone else. She did let him give out a clue, though (in fact the winner, Dick Ebersol of NBC, gave out the letter 'R').


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAs7YW1-n9U


I believe this song is about her ex-partner Warren Beatty. Good choice by the way.
 
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ChiralWaltz said:
How to embed youtube vids:

Thanks for the tutorial Chiral. Let's me try this out here...Ok...here goes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsW8rXPcnM0

Woah hoah, she works Nellie!

Unfortunately, the problem I'm having with these embedded videos is twofold, 1) you can't make them fullscreen if there's a good video to go along with it, and 2) I always find myself listening to the song for a bit and then thinking it will stay on as I go to do more surfing on "physics forums," only to have the music halt abruptly when I leave the page. I guess there's nothing that can be done about that, though.
 
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Interesting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojYK6CW8gdw
 
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DiracPool said:
Unfortunately, the problem I'm having with these embedded videos is twofold, 1) you can't make them fullscreen if there's a good video to go along with it, and 2) I always find myself listening to the song for a bit and then thinking it will stay on as I go to do more surfing on "physics forums," only to have the music halt abruptly when I leave the page. I guess there's nothing that can be done about that, though.

Just hit the Youtube logo and it will take you there.
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Interesting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojYK6CW8gdw

Interesting is right. Geez... It looks like a cross between Pirates of the Carribean and Sweeney Todd. They should have had Johnny Depp make a cameo. Having formed and "de-formed" many bands over the years I can imagine how hard it was to get three guys on the same page for such an eclectic piece. Kinda cool, though, I like it.
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Interesting

Steampunk is fun. Goggles and gasmasks are fashionable. Why not. They sing very melodiously too.

If you like steampunk, check out Girl Genius comics. Free online. It would take weeks to read the whole thing.
 
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ImaLooser said:
Steampunk is fun. Goggles and gasmasks are fashionable. Why not. They sing very melodiously too.

If you like steampunk, check out Girl Genius comics. Free online. It would take weeks to read the whole thing.

You have to love it when people imitate robots imitating people.

I had never heard of steampunk before but I guess they have a big deal up in Seattle every year. Even the local businesses and hotels get into the act and do steampunk decorating.

Have you ever seen the movie, Brazil? It is considered to be retrofuturistic and reminds me of the steampunk look... if you add a little Borg décor as well.
 
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Bobby Bland. One of the best...
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
I had never heard of steampunk before but I guess they have a big deal up in Seattle every year.

Steampunk is a sort of imaginary reality where transistors and plastics haven't been discovered. So mechanical technology is more developed. Its all sort of 1900 style modernized. Those goggles are like motoring or flying goggles. Things are metal and other natural materials. So that music is 1900's style and fits in.

The costumes that people come up with are incredibly elaborate. It looks like a ton o' fun. Then there are Goths, cosplay, and Harajiku. Cybergoths are Harajiku-influenced steampunk Goths who like techo. Got that?

After HG Wells the first steampunk thing was Fritz Lang's Metropolis, then The Wild, Wild West. They say Brazil had something to do with it too. It caught on about 1990.
 
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ImaLooser said:
Steampunk is a sort of imaginary reality where transistors and plastics haven't been discovered. So mechanical technology is more developed. Its all sort of 1900 style modernized. Those goggles are like motoring or flying goggles. Things are metal and other natural materials. So that music is 1900's style and fits in.

The costumes that people come up with are incredibly elaborate. It looks like a ton o' fun. Then there are Goths, cosplay, and Harajiku. Cybergoths are Harajiku-influenced steampunk Goths who like techo. Got that?

After HG Wells the first steampunk thing was Fritz Lang's Metropolis, then The Wild, Wild West. They say Brazil had something to do with it too. It caught on about 1990.

Very interesting! Thanks. And even more interesting because Metropolis is probably my favorite movie. I especially like the rerelease by Georgio Moroder, from the 1980s. But now we have the new-found footage of the original film, fully intact I believe, which I haven't watched yet but plan to soon.

Brazil is also a favorite. And HG Wells? Hah! I guess so! I've been into steampunk for almost 30 years and never knew it!
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Interesting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojYK6CW8gdw

Very interesting, as is this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdlXv_gdGqs
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Brazil is also a favorite. And HG Wells? Hah! I guess so! I've been into steampunk for almost 30 years and never knew it!


I recently discovered that I was a proto-afrofuturist. Who would have thought it?
 
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ImaLooser said:
I recently discovered that I was a proto-afrofuturist. Who would have thought it?

Does that mean that you're a futurist with a proto afro, or that you're a proto futurist with an afro?
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
Does that mean that you're a futurist with a proto afro, or that you're a proto futurist with an afro?

I'll have to check.
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sYdUGoIqUM
 
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http://http://youtu.be/lXT1h3Ags94Armstrong and Sinatra very cool music!
I saw the Eagles play live in Belfast a few years ago. I consider them the best live act in the world.
 
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∇f(x0,y0,z0)=\lambda∇g(x0,y0,z0)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBwxJBpnwOc
 
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Back in the early 70's as a kid, this song was everywhere. Used as theme song on just about every radio station. So I never bothered to find out what it was, as I was more into classical music. But this was just excellent.

Later I realized that I missed it and when google emerged I tried to find it back googling all kind of things with 'gitar solo'. Nothing.

Today a friend just made me stumbe upon it. I realize that it has been posted years earlier in this thread but not the original one as I remember it.

Classical gas by Mason Williams 1968



Why has it disappeared? Why isn't it world famous?
 
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Andre said:
Why has it disappeared? Why isn't it world famous?

I still hear it on oldies stations. I like a lot of the 60's instrumentals.

I like how this was used in Get Shorty. In it's entirety I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cM7JdlkVXM

Here are a couple I never hear anymore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v84dWza5TsQ

They also have medley from Jesus Christ Superstar. Found it on Napster way back when. Not on youtube, apparently.
 
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Viktoriya Yermolyera (aka "Vika") plays Metallica: "Master of Puppets"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIJPxxoF7dw

She's in the Wiki.
 
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