What is the Best Saxophone Song?

[The legend]

My mom's favorite song...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiy9YB1coMw

 

[Digitalism]

A new take on an oldie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEi2Vv6jiiY

 

[turbo]

You mean Don Williams and Emmylou Harris?

Oops

 

[FrancisZ]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URM1_em1njk

I still like this even better than The Police version.

 

[nucleargirl]

for all the ladies out there (who like guys in uniform...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PINmbqb4Z18
actually and men too!

 

[DBTS]

The Cinematic Orchestra -- Flite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t7mqUN6NU8

 

[brerabbit]

W. A. Mozart - Piano Concerto In D Minor, K 466; 2nd Movement

 

[rootX]

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

Colbie Caillat is awesome!

 

[OmCheeto]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww_4ZApRz7s
Leo Kottke
When Shrimps Learn to Whistle


Don't know how long this one will stay up.
I've been waiting for it for years.

 

[rootX]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_5D4y6x-oo

Toronto Song!

 

[turbo]

The Left Banke mixed pop with lush string arrangements...

 

[turbo]

How about the 4 seasons? Valli's falsetto was unmistakable!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMYZBVbifh8&feature=related

 

[nucleargirl]

dunno if its the best song ever but it makes me feel good!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_yyDbsNUWQ

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I was watching a biography of ABBA, which was a group from the 70s made famous again in the US through the stage play, Mamma Mia! What an amazing group. They sold over 375-million records worldwide. According to the former President of Atlantic Records, which produced ABBAs music here in the US, at one time ABBA was the second largest corporation in Sweden. There was Volvo, and then ABBA.

I think their song, The Winner Takes it All, was not only the last, but perhaps the best 70s pop songs to hit the charts. In many ways it represents the end of an era. Seventies pop was all about being young, dancing, puppy love and young love, Saturday in the Park, Afternoon Delights, and all things fun and happy. Hard rockers often called it bubblegum music. I guess it was a cultural response to the trials and tribulations of the sixties and early seventies, and the high-tension music that resulted. While ABBA was never as big in the US as they were worldwide, they still achieved the status of pop icons, esp with their hit, Dancing Queen, which rocked the world of Disco. They were also viewed as a family band. The group consisted of two seemingly happily married couples. Their music was always safe and fun.

In the video below, the couple on the left had been married, as had been the couple on the right, but by this time both marriages were over. It was 1980 - the seventies were over. Pop music was dying. The idealistic notions of the previous decade were dying. Reagan was in office and social conservatism was about to rise once again. The times, they were a changin. Greed would soon be good and The dancing queen was dead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD7d02tEzNE

 

[OmCheeto]

I love pop music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoNtIkRm1HE

I think I like this song because it has a fishy message:

Jump from the hook.
You're not obliged to swallow anything you despise.

 

[Evo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww_4ZApRz7s
Leo Kottke
When Shrimps Learn to Whistle


Don't know how long this one will stay up.
I've been waiting for it for years.

OMG! I *LOVE leo Kottke! That made me cry Om.

 

[Kevin_Axion]

Everything by Dallas Green, he's brilliant!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btjhdHX8pMo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WRnZU8eBF0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKjFnlW4lmQ

 

[Kevin_Axion]

Neil Young is pretty amazing too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh44QPT1mPE&

 

[OmCheeto]

OMG! I *LOVE leo Kottke! That made me cry Om.

It made me cry that smart people actually listened to Kottke tunes here some years ago when I first arrived.

https://www.physicsforums.com/showpost.php?p=1072003&postcount=2"

I used to own that double or triple album, many, many years ago.

My definition of genius is; "I cannot comprehend what he is doing, but wow."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnQTC5ICGik

 

[Kevin_Axion]

OmCheeto, I think you would enjoy Justin King.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRRF_M2T-vY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge23x6FBtuQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHlz0Tpyx5Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbndgwfG22k

 

[ZapperZ]

OK, I'm not claiming that this is the "best song ever". However, you know how certain tunes kinda remind you of certain times of your life, or you have fond memories associated with that tune? Well, in my case, it is a tune that I've been trying to find for more than the past 20 years! Let me explain.

Back in the late 70's (and yes, kids, I'm dating myself here), I bought an LP (i.e. 33 1/3 speed vinyl record) by the Gibson Brothers called "Cuba". This was a huge hit in many parts of the world. The album spawned two massive singles - the title tune "Cuba", and the club hit "Que Sera Mi Vida". Now, the album that I bought had this cover:

http://www.discogs.com/Gibson-Brothers-Cuba/release/105118

The arrangement of the tunes was different, but that's irrelevant. As far as I can remember, those were all the tunes on that album that I bought.

Now, fast forward to after CD's were "invented". Of course, I dumped practically all of my vinyl albums. I've been trying to slowly find all the "nostalgic" albums that I used to have in CD format (or right now, in MP3 or iTunes format). This is where things become mysterious and frustrating for this "Cuba" album. You CAN find Gibson Brothers' "Cuba" album in CD format (in fact, in various CD formats), but ALL of them are missing one tune - "You". In fact, look as far as you can, and this tune does not seem to appear in any other format than the original track in the Cuba vinyl album, or the B-side of "Ooh What A Life" vinyl single! You can find all the other tunes from that album on CDs, but "You" is strangely missing! And guess what? Next to "Que Sera Mi Vida", this is my most favorite tune on that whole album!

For at least 20 years, I've been keeping an eye online and various places, continually trying to see if this tune finally appears somewhere. Nada! Zilch! My only consolation is that, sometime last year (2010), I found a youtube recording of this tune.



It obviously came from a vinyl (you can year the scratches), but as far as I know, this is the only "electronic" version of this tune! I heard this song for the first time in 30 years, and the flood of memories came in like a tsunami!

Since we have members from various parts of the world, and especially from the UK/Europe, do you know if this tune exists on CD over there? Do you get the original "Cuba" album with that cover and song listing? I've looked at various online retailers from the UK, and haven't found any yet. Now that I've found this tune online, I'm more determined now to see if I can find it somewhere. I supposed I could just shell out the money to buy the vinyl again and have it digitized. But really, why is this ONE tune left out and so hard to find?

This is as bad as trying to hunt for the original, complete version of The Three Degree's vinyl album "New Dimension". Try to find THAT if you can! :)

Zz.

 

[Borek]

After seeing King I realized I have posted Ewan Dobson & Antoine Dufour in December, but forgot to add Andy McKee:

 

[MacLaddy]

I'm not saying this song is the best ever, but I am a bit surprised that I couldn't find it already posted when I searched this thread.

EDIT: Apparently I have no idea how to post a video.

 

[╔(σ_σ)╝]

I'm not saying this song is the best ever, but I am a bit surprised that I couldn't find it already posted when I searched this thread.





EDIT: Apparently I have no idea how to post a video.

Put only the b7qaSx... into the youtube tag, nothing else.

 

[ThomasT]

Bill Lawrence, really good bass player.

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=470346

 

[ThomasT]

The group Poitin, Irish/Celtic music, my favorite. I grew up in Kentucky where I heard a lot of fiddle, guitar, tin whistle, etc. stuff. Now, I know you're going to say that I'm full of s**t, but I have to say that a lot of the stuff that was played, every day, by local musicians was as good,or better than, anything I've heard on records or cds or online or on the radio. Ok, maybe it was just a matter of being there. But I think that most people just have no idea how many really great musicians and the wealth of music that is out there.
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=6649847

 

[ThomasT]

Bow Triplets, more Celtic stuff.
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=8705847

 

[turbo]

Best Skynyrd song ever. Curtis Loew. "People said he was useless, but those people all were fools."

 

[turbo]

Black Dog, by Led Zeppelin. The vocalist and lead guitarist always took the glory, but this band was defined by the drummer. Try listening to the drumming. Not just what he played, but the spaces he left. Bonham was god of the drums.

 

[turbo]

Out on the tiles isn't too easy, either, if you're tying to put it together with people who are used to even meters.

 

[turbo]

It made me cry that smart people actually listened to Kottke tunes here some years ago when I first arrived.

Kottke is willing to spend time exploring alternate tunings and combine slide and fingering to produce music that often seems more complex than it is. I learned the tuning that Zep's Black Mountainside was played in many years ago, and once I got familiar with it, I whipped up a very lively short instrumental number that I'd use to close out all my sets as I took a break. People would find it strangely familiar, and ask who wrote and performed it first. I'd explain to the nice people, but not to the cocky people.

 

[Borek]

Kottke is willing to spend time exploring alternate tunings and combine slide and fingering to produce music that often seems more complex than it is. I learned the tuning that Zep's Black Mountainside was played in many years ago, and once I got familiar with it, I whipped up a very lively short instrumental number that I'd use to close out all my sets as I took a break. People would find it strangely familiar, and ask who wrote and performed it first. I'd explain to the nice people, but not to the cocky people.

You should record it and post on Youtube.

 

[mugaliens]

Out on the tiles isn't too easy, either, if you're tying to put it together with people who are used to even meters.

OMG! What's up with all the long hair?

Lol, mines at around 13", so don't freak. :)

 

[nucleargirl]

just rediscovered this band... still really good :) makes me happy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zJ-MlMIAjc&ob=av2em

 

[zomgwtf]

My boy from Toronto. What you guys think? He's about to drop a mixtape in the spring time, should grab a copy.