What is the Best Saxophone Song?

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In summary, some of the best songs are "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty, "Guns N Roses, Sweet Child O' Mine." by Axl Rose, "Bruce Springsteen - "tunnel of love"" by Led Zeppelin, "Honor thy Father" by Dream Theater, and "Octavarium" by Dream Theater.
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  • #107
Who says rock is dead? A few of my favorites from the modern era :

The Comas - The Science of Your Mind
http://www.yeproc.com/upload/media/view_media.php?id=104

My Morning Jacket - One Big Holiday
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WVs6SWuDn_4

Deerhoof - Wrong Time Capsule
http://youtube.com/watch?v=k1IsAkDGGAk

Elbow - Leaders of the Free World
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CUolrYp3Gic

Sonic Youth - Stones
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IBxtjhhzNAs

Autolux - Turnstile Blues
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gV5cOhA4EZ8

Calla - It Dawned on Me
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JXZFiJGni7o
 
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  • #108
I've enjoyed a lot of the music, thanks. There are so many songs I'd consider adding, but to narrow it down, this was our bridal 'waltz' (our anniversary is today!), so I'm happy to call it the best song.
[MEDIA=youtube]e0VGkvIEhMQ[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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  • #109
OK it is time for the old geezer to chime in. This little tune has been around forever. It has been in stage productions, played by marching bands and performed a zillion times. I still love it.

[MEDIA=youtube]R-gmZ_VHLgk[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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  • #110
Pink Floyd - Dogs (and just about any other song by Pink Floyd)

Iron Maiden - Powerslave

Mindless Self Indulgence - Stupid MF

The Mars Volta - Erikatara
 
  • #111
Evo said:
Moody Blues - Forever Autumn [MEDIA=youtube]VUcvXLzLPHE[/MEDIA][/URL][/QUOTE]

That is one of my all time favorites. This version is quite a bit slower than the version used on the "War of the Worlds" album.
 
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  • #112
Ivan Seeking said:
That is one of my all time favorites. This version is quite a bit slower than the version used on the "War of the Worlds" album.
I have a tape of the original on "War of the Worlds". You are my dream man. :!) :!)

EDIT: for you youngsters - this is BEFORE Tom Cruise.
 
  • #113
Evo said:
I have a tape of the original on "War of the Worlds". You are my dream man. :!) :!)

EDIT: for you youngsters - this is BEFORE Tom Cruise.
EDIT: for you youngsters- "tape" is a rolled up DVD
 
  • #114
Evo said:
EDIT: for you youngsters - this is BEFORE Tom Cruise.

what was it like riding dinosaurs to school?
 
  • #115
speaking of dinosaurs:

transfusion, by nervous norvous.

bee bop a lula by gene vincent,

heart break hotel by elvis

crazy and i go out walking by patsy cline,

long tall sally by little richard,

johnny be good by chuck berry,

harlem nocturne, earl bostic,

live at monterrey, how little we know, by john handy,

the album oh yeah, by charles mingus, especially passions of a man, and eat that chicken.

the queen of the night in die zauberflotte by mozart, roberta peters?.

cello suites by bach,

beethoven late quartets,

blackbird by the beatles

all along the watch tower by hendrix,

lay lady lay, or country pie, or masters of war, by bob dylan,

500 miles by peter paul and mary,

uncle pen, by bill monroe,

im so lonesome i could cry by hank williams,

dont worry be happy, by bobby mcferrin,

you are my sunshine by ray charles, solo by margie hendricks,

i can't stop loving you, ray charles,

please come to boston, joan baez,

cats in the cradle,

the partisan, leonard cohen, and story of isaac,

boom boom, john lee hooker,

fishin blues, taj mahal,

somebody to love, jefferson airplane,

the pusher, steppenwolfe,

amazing grace, jesse norman, judy collins,

sinner man, or almost anything by nina simone,

respect, by either otis redding or aretha franklin,

words of love, cass elliot of mamas and papas,

empty bed blues, bessie smith parts 1 and 2,

parchman farm, and seventh son, mose allison,

san francisco nights, by chris isaac, just to throw in one you might have heard of.

lots of stuff by john mayall,

and jim kweskin, e.g. I'm a woman by maria d'amato, later maria muldaur.:-p
 
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  • #116
Pythagorean said:
what was it like riding dinosaurs to school?
Hey! you are talking to Evo. Don't be dumb. Woolly Mammoths are NOT dinosaurs.

I got your back Evo.
 
  • #117
tribdog said:
EDIT: for you youngsters- "tape" is a rolled up DVD
And here I thought I was cool not saying "album", the only "uncool" thing between an album and a cassette was an 8 track tape player, yeah I had one. :redface:
Pythagorean said:
what was it like riding dinosaurs to school?
We didn't actually have schools back then. :frown:
 
  • #119
some of us are not savvy enough to know how to produce links but still think we are doing you a favor to provide titles and artists.


talk about inability to delay gratification.
 
  • #120
mathwonk said:
some of us are not savvy enough to know how to produce links but still think we are doing you a favor to provide titles and artists.


talk about inability to delay gratification.
See the original post of this thread.
 
  • #121
mathwonk said:
some of us are not savvy enough to know how to produce links but still think we are doing you a favor to provide titles and artists.


talk about inability to delay gratification.
Tsk, mathwonk, go to www.youtube.com and type in either the song title or artist in the search field. :smile:

One of the things I wanted to achieve with this thread was easy links to music so people could discover new music and rediscover music they've forgotten.

I've found new artists I love and some old ones I'd forgotten.
 
  • #122
You kids need to remember that your boss also probably rode a dinosaur to school.:smile:

[MEDIA=youtube]0dnIxbi7TwQ[/MEDIA][/URL]

Here is an updated version of the old "Cats in The Cradle" not bad
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]LtrBlXJlyTw[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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  • #123
Having grown up watching Jacques Cousteau specials, Calypso by John Denver is also a favorite of mine.
[MEDIA=youtube]-an-SnVo2_o[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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  • #124
one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite movies, Hedwig and the Angry Inch:
Wicked Little Town
[MEDIA=youtube]om8ms-ETEk8[/MEDIA][/URL]
The whole soundtrack is wonderful.:!)
 
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  • #125
Blast from the past - Eric Burden and the Animals, House ofd the rising sun

[MEDIA=youtube]0bJfPLCeyec[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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  • #126
Speaking of the Animals, this here is a nice little number, invoking the 60s zeitgeist

Animals - San Franciscan Nights
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DX-yDColyO4

"Walls move, minds do too" - hee hee...

Though this youtube version gets cut off prematurely, too bad.
 
  • #127
hypnagogue said:
Speaking of the Animals, this here is a nice little number, invoking the 60s zeitgeist

Animals - San Franciscan Nights
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DX-yDColyO4

"Walls move, minds do too" - hee hee...

Though this youtube version gets cut off prematurely, too bad.
That was great, the Animals are so overlooked.
 
  • #128
10 cc - I'm not in love (funny song)

[MEDIA=youtube]vZ3CtePvcDE[/MEDIA]&mode=related&search=[/URL]
 
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  • #129
Evo said:
That was great, the Animals are so overlooked.
No youtube entry yet for "A Girl Named Sandoz." :frown:
 
  • #132
Evo said:
and Space Oddity by David Bowie [MEDIA=youtube]Kxoxqvg3lB0[/MEDIA][/URL]

I don't know what's scarier in that video, his hair or those platform shoes. :bugeye:[/QUOTE]

:smile: :smile: :smile: I probably played that 45 a thousand times. I still have it.

I haven't made it through everything posted yet so forgive any duplicates, but a few more favorites of mine

A Horse With No Name - America
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]kFZsHX712XQ[/MEDIA][/URL]

I think Ian Anderson [Jethro Tull] is incredible! One of my favorite songs is the title song for "Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young To Die". Even though I've seen this album trashed as one of his worst, I think some of the songs are great. There was a link for two songs - Quizz Kid and Crazed Institution, with an intro using the title song.
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]eo-L2Ik21AA[/MEDIA][/URL]

Some years ago I saw Anderson interviewed at his home in England. He farms sheep and trout, and he comes off as a very ordinary English sheep farmer and a motivated horticulturist [appropriate to the bands name]. But when the man gets on stage in his home studio, he transforms into this hard rock powerhouse. He is quite an amazing guy.

American Pie - Don McLean
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]QHkT2YfqHE4[/MEDIA][/URL]

Vincent - Don McLean
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]mhsL41qoCWI[/MEDIA][/URL]

Sounds of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
[url]http://youtube.com/watch?v=uH4wkkbsHsk[/url]

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
[url]http://youtube.com/watch?v=XGbnOmOzW-o[/url]

Levon - Elton John
no link

Sunrise, Sunset - Fiddler on the Roof
When Tsu and I got married, this was one of songs chosen for our wedding - played on a harp. My grandmother was dying, and only with great effort on everyone's part did she make it to the wedding of her first born grandchild. She died while we were on our honeymoon. So, obviously, this song will always have special meaning to Tsu and I.

[quote](Tevye)
Is this the little girl I carried?
Is this the little boy at play?

(Golde)
I don't remember growing older
When did they?

(Tevye)
When did she get to be a beauty?
When did he get to be so tall?

(Golde)
Wasn't it yesterday
When they were small?

(Men)
Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly flow the days
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers
Blossoming even as we gaze

(Women)
Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly fly the years
One season following another
Laden with happiness and tears

(Tevye)
What words of wisdom can I give them?
How can I help to ease their way?

(Tevye)
Now they must learn from one another
Day by day

(Perchik)
They look so natural together

(Hodel)
Just like two newlyweds should be

(Perchik & Hodel)
Is there a canopy in store for me?

(All)
Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly flow the days
Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers
Blossoming even as we gaze

Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly fly the years
One season following another
Laden with happiness and tears[/quote]

From the Original London Cast of Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
Angel of Music
Music of the night
[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]yOAMjckiDps[/MEDIA][/URL]

We saw the opening of this in Los Angeles. It was SPECTACULAR! I don't care for this phantom [linked] as much as the original - Michael Crawford.
 
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  • #133
Math Is Hard said:
Wicked Little Town
[MEDIA=youtube]om8ms-ETEk8[/MEDIA][/URL][/QUOTE]

Yes! I love that song. They never seem to have the version I like, though...
 
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  • #134
Garden Party - Rick Nelson
[MEDIA=youtube]ZffSfOAepJs[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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  • #135
Ivan Seeking said:
Garden Party - Rick Nelson
[MEDIA=youtube]ZffSfOAepJs[/MEDIA][/URL][/QUOTE] That song was so over-played, and it was just too mellow for me.

I was pretty much Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Robin Trower, QSM, EL&P, Yes, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Black Sabbth, . . . .

Those were the good old days or Rock and Roll


Speaking of David Bowie, does anyone remember the movie "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976).

As for the Stones - "Given Shelter"
[url]http://youtube.com/watch?v=y0YJ9X_JnpE[/url]

"Midnight Rambler", "Monkey Man" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" from the Album "Let it Bleed" are my favorite Stones tunes.

Midnight Rambler - [PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]V0HJTQSghmk[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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  • #136
Astronuc said:
That song was so over-played, and it was just too mellow for me.

I couldn't get enough but they did play it to death.

We used to jump the fence at night and stay at [among others] David Nelson's private beach in Laguna. Never got caught. :biggrin:

Speaking of David Bowie, does anyone remember the movie "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (1976).

Yes; a very interesting movie. I saw it for the first time only a few years ago.
 
  • #137
Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt "I Don't Know Much" - a great duet.

[MEDIA=youtube]pFuh2zutXs0[/MEDIA][/URL]
 
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  • #138
Speed Licks:

1. Paco de Lucia, Al Di Meola & John McLaughlin - Mediterranean Sundance (from Friday Night in San Francisco)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HEZrB_FDw4c&mode=related&search=


2. Tesla wrote and played some great little guitar pieces in the 80s with lots of neat speed licks - couldn't find much of what I looked for on youtube, but there was this one low quality handycam video that sort of caught my eye . . . Love Song (MIH might like this)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QsSTNzEgLhE&mode=related&search=

3. G3 - Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen & Steve Vai. This promo video features Malmsteen and Vai talking cosmology.

[MEDIA=youtube]z4wfLt_6HFo[/MEDIA][/URL]

4. Iron Maiden - Afraid To Shoot Strangers (Fear of the Dark)

[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]Np8TP0mZPCo[/MEDIA]&mode=related&search=[/URL]
 
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  • #139
linkin park and eminem
and J-Z etc.
 
  • #140
Check this out:
http://www.archive.org/details/SR003acrnym
New ep from Acrnym, it's free and so much fun. Check out Pie.

From youtube:
[MEDIA=youtube]TGz_s-l5zEs[/MEDIA][/URL]
Hendrix live at Woodstock. Awesome.

[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]EeqdyOjJCcc[/MEDIA][/URL]
12 yo kid does amazing drum solo.

[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]hyaFL24Zu8c[/MEDIA][/URL]
Another awesome drum solo.

[PLAIN][MEDIA=youtube]8rjyVF6a4xo[/MEDIA][/URL]
Venetian Snares video, really great.
 
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