One of the many things we did right in the 80's was the sax solo in a pop song. From "Careless Whisper" to "Rio" to the Soul Glo jingle, the saxophone had you covered.

Sadly, by the turn of the millennium, the saxophone had slowly faded away. Where did we go wrong??

Well this guy on instagram is restoring the sax to its rightful place of prominence. His best work may be on Sia's "Chandelier". Anyway, pretty fun. We really could use some more sax in our lives.


https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEx8_U2svZY/?igsh=MWNzaDJzM3NnZ3h5YQ==

It was replaced by the cowbell

Pink Floyd has some good sax parts.

maroon barchetta said:

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Pink Floyd has some good sax parts.

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Was going to post this.

Shine on You Crazy Diamond
Money
Us and Them

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

Check out Bilmuri, one of their members Gabi Rose is an incredible musician, got to chat with her after their show in Minneapolis back in August and last weekend in Madison. Gabi also has her own project Enrose, and was also with the Jonas Brothers in Europe this fall.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFdavhKJeZm/?igsh=MTdyc3RkM3JreWt5dQ==

Don Markham had some nice Sax playing in Merle Haggard's Band

Sometimes you just need some morning sax pic.twitter.com/P8WImgt2bU

— Kenny G (@kennyg) December 18, 2016

Year of the Cat

Bob Seger - Turn the Page

The Big Man agrees

This guy's bringing them back:

Jungleland was always a favorite for me! Didn't see that one mentioned. DMB has some good stuff.

SoTxAg said:

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Perfect example of the power of the sax! This song is 100% forgettable without that all time saxophone riff.

Jock92 said:

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You have to have actual bands, which seem to be in short supply, to have sax solos.

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Are you suggesting we don't have bands anymore?? How big is that rock you're living under?

BaronDeBishopville said:

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Year of the Cat

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I never understood what that song was supposed to be about.

double aught said:

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SoTxAg said:

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Perfect example of the power of the sax! This song is 100% forgettable without that all time saxophone riff.

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That's the best example.

maroon barchetta said:

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boy09 said:

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Jock92 said:

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You have to have actual bands, which seem to be in short supply, to have sax solos.

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Are you suggesting we don't have bands anymore?? How big is that rock you're living under?

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I'm sad now....

The great David Sanborn on Kenny Loggins' "Heart to Heart."

And the equally great Tom Scott on Dan Fogelberg's "Heart Hotels."

aggiebonzo said:

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Jungleland was always a favorite for me! Didn't see that one mentioned. DMB has some good stuff.

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There were several people at the Oscars singing the praises of sax workers last night