On Vox: saxual intercourse

[lauralh]

Today's challenge: name some songs with necessary saxaphone solos. I am one of those people who hates the saxophone in almost all forms, so this is really hard. Normally the sax immediately brings me out of a musical reverie.

My votes:

"Us and Them," Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon
"A Night Like This," The Cure, Head on the Door

Two more questionable numbers:
"I Want a New Drug," Huey Lewis and the News, Sports
"Never Tear Us Apart," INXS, Kick

In these the sax does not detract, but I'm not sure it adds.

Feel free to post Youtube links to other songs in the comments.

Originally posted on herbaliser.vox.com

Comments

BAKER STREET!

[candid.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOu2qgnO_n8

[bart-calendar.livejournal.com]

Rosalita.

[altamira16.livejournal.com]

[skipbreakfast.livejournal.com]

"Rio" by Duran Duran has a great sax solo.

[skipbreakfast.livejournal.com]

Additionally, you have to admit that "I Need A New Drug" is a good song. C'mon.

Re: BAKER STREET!

[candid.livejournal.com]

Also, "Who Can it Be Now":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbZ9xUF7sY8

[skipbreakfast.livejournal.com]

Time (Clock Of The Heart) has a good sax solo, albeit a brief one.

[chris.livejournal.com]

Careless Whisper

[wurmwyd.livejournal.com]

Hi there!

I agree with the above poster who mentioned Rosalita, and I would have included just about any early E-street song along with that, but especially Meeting Across the River off Born to Run. And possibly Hot Patootie off the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack. :)

[joblessmusician.livejournal.com]

NO pop song ever needs a sax solo. I hear the sax, I turn it off. I hate rock saxophone -- it's so sour and obnoxious. And, geez, audiences love the sax players in rock and blues bands.

The whole idea of rock sax is repulsive. The players never know how to play in tune, and hit the same screechy licks. I think it's Maceo Parker's fault; he hit those notes first. Made far worse by Bruce Springsteen's band, and many of the dreadful 70s and 80s rock bands that occasionally decided that the only thing that'd make their wretched tunes better was the sound of a moose yodeling.

I think the sax spoils "Us and Them" -- it's almost as annoying on that album as the caterwauling lady.

There are, I guess, some tunes that seem to fit with their sax -- but it's usually wretched music, like Billy Joel, bad Rolling Stones, and Bruce Springsteen. James Taylor's "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" certainly needs Michael Brecker's fine sax playing -- but who needs James Taylor?

I'll stop typing and go to sleep.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

although I like the caterwauling lady, I love you for this.

[das-prompt.livejournal.com]

[r9.livejournal.com]

Quarterflash - Harden My Heart.
Lou Reed - Walk On the Wild Side.

[sarahbliss.livejournal.com]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qCHS3NdWHI

Well that was easy.

kidding.

[sarahbliss.livejournal.com]

This was actually the first song that came to mind:

Deep Dish's "Chocolate City" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKcVMbv_Fsk

It should vaporize the saxophone-space-cadet living in your earballs.

Also, "#41" by DMB, heh. :-P


If you like jazz, there's a ton of good songs with sax solos in my opinion (John Coltrane and sometimes John Zorn make the music world a better place), but more often, the trumpet prevails. Even Groove Armada uses the trumpet a lot- the few songs they incorporate a sax solo into are still groovy, but not as much as the songs where they bust out the trumpet solos. I heart the trumpet. Thank you Cantaloop, and Rebirth of Slick. And now Miles and shit. ;o)

Re: kidding.

[herbaliser.livejournal.com]

shockingly enough, i hate jazz. probably b/c i hate the sax and the piano.

[ezlove.livejournal.com]

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