Best rock/pop song with a saxophone?

[irocfan]

seem to be quite a few to choose from but, for me, it has to be: Will You - Hazel O'Connor.

Who's got a better idea?

[CAPP0]

I'l chip in with Shine on You Crazy Diamond - the long sax solo towards the end, including the swap from baritone to tenor halfway through.

I used to be able to bash out an approximation of it myself, albeit only on the one (tenor) sax.

[MrOrange]

Great pick, one of my fav tracks.

How about Urgent by Foreigner?

[Sheetmaself]

Mark Knopfler & Ruth Moody

Wherever I go.

The sax just adds everything to the song for me.

[Sporky]

Dominion/Mother Russia by Sisters of Mercy
Big Ship or Is This The Life by Cardiacs

[geeks]

One step beyond - Madness
Baker Stree - Gerry Rafferty

There are loads though

[nonsequitur]

Urgent by Foreigner. Junior Walker on Sax Solo

[blue_haddock]

geeks said:

Baker Stree - Gerry Rafferty

Lock the thread, we have a winner!

[Big_Dog]

I play a bit of saxophone. Big fan of Dick Parrys work with Floyd. Us and Them is a favourite.

Edited by Big_Dog on Thursday 17th October 10:59

[Stuart70]

Never tear us apart - INXS

Helps that it was the first dance song when I got married in 1995.
A choice that I thought was tempting the fates, but 24 year later we are still shuffling along

[popeyewhite]

Dancing in the Moonlight - Thin Lizzy

[suthol]

Pretty much anything by INXS no huge solos but there to serve the song.

Pity Michael had to have a wk with a belt around his neck, who knows what they may have become

[craig1912]

Springsteen, Jungleland

[irocfan]

blue_haddock said:

geeks said:

Baker Stree - Gerry Rafferty

Lock the thread, we have a winner!

I must admit that I thought long and hard about Baker Street but in the end I just couldn't get past Hazel O

[gazza285]

irocfan said:

blue_haddock said:

geeks said:

Baker Stree - Gerry Rafferty

Lock the thread, we have a winner!

I must admit that I thought long and hard about Baker Street but in the end I just couldn't get past Hazel O

There is something about that song that grates, it is a no from me.

I do like Will You though.

[petemurphy]

rio duran duran!

[dojo]

blue_haddock said:

geeks said:

Baker Stree - Gerry Rafferty

Lock the thread, we have a winner!

Pretty sure every Sax player hates that song!

Like Smoke on the Water for guitarists.

Money by Pink Floyd has some Sax in it and its in 7/4 so double cool!

[colin_p]

Gear Jammer - George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Monster guitar riff interlaced with a monster sax riff !

[Dr Murdoch]

blue_haddock said:

Lock the thread, we have a winner!

Can't stand that song.

[Composer62]

Agree that "Will You and "Baker Street" are classics but another I've always liked is T'Pau - "China in Your Hand"