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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SW VandeCarr said:
Well, there's no questioning her technical virtuosity and, for the most part, I enjoyed her interpretation. But maybe you could explain to me why talented jazz musicians, mostly pianists, like to throw in such harsh dissonant chords and break the rhythmic flow. Is it to shock, or maybe wake up the audience? Brubeck used do that too. Only Thelonious Monk could do that and make it work, IMHO.

Jazz can be a bit like a drug. People that listen to a lot of it often start looking for "stronger stuff." I like a lot of dissonance and I like tricky rhythms, but only if they fit into the musical structure. In this case, I wouldn't say the rhythmic flow is "broken." But it does take a bit of sophistication to understand in what way the rhythm is being played with. Same with the chords.

-Dave K
(also a jazz musician)
 
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A beautiful blues from the desert sands...
 
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I've been listening to a lot of Tinariwen lately, an African blues / vocal ensemble, it's amazing music, I love the blues fusion!

 
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My vote for the most beautifully sung song ever.

Eva became a big star in the UK posthumously. One of her fans persuaded the
BBC to play one of her tunes. People started to call in, one thing led to another, and that was all it took. US media is strictly pay-for-play, so you never hear her here. It's illegal, but the last thing the government wants to do is tangle with the media, so they look the other way.

Eva's version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow is now standard, replacing the original, and was voted the best pop song of the 20th century.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFFo1pu4q7Q
 
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In this times of pure madness... Quatuor pour la fin du temps...

To the limits, really...
 
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida sung in Finnish. This guy is one of the most popular singers and actors in Finland, he did the Finnish voice for Aladdin's Genie and has an operatic voice. He mostly does folk music and mainstream pop, this seems to be his only rock number. It sounds a lot like Mahavishnu's Dance of Maya. Hypnotic! There is a truly bizarre solo by something that sounds like a duck call. It seems to be entirely serious though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8pYnFV77Eo
 
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Last day!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rSBgfXoIPo​

This song carried me the last few miles... :wink:

HOME BASE!

Kick the can!

o:)
 
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Cuz, Mamma, I'm ho,o,ooooome...


drats... there's my name again...

someone should shut me down.
 
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left ear is singing/ringing...

shut up LisaB...!

:blushing:
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbJcQYVtZMo​

Flash mob is a bit of an exaggeration. More of a trickle mob.
 
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You know you're getting old when you are familiar with DirecTV's Sonic Tap 60's. 70's, 80's, and '90's hit songs. This is one of my favorites from the 60's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKjEHfHINQ
 
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If you like this song, look up Bobby Bland on YouTube. One of the best blues vocalists ever. I don't have the bandwidth to stream videos, so I'm stuck with an audio-only track.

 
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turbo said:
If you like this song, ...



You know what I like. Best listened to when having:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5VIIdMQBjg
 
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When I was a kid, WTGrant ran a special on transistor radios. Not the pocket-kind, but much larger (and better-sounding) radios that could be run off multiple C batteries, which we couldn't afford, or had to be plugged in. There was a station in Buffalo that I could tune in every day after sunset, and get all sorts of "race" music. Eventually, that station fell prey to the black pop music scene, but I loved the music.

I don't have the bandwidth to preview and link much of Bobby Bland's stuff on YouTube, but here is a sample. BB and Bobby.

 
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dlgoff said:
You know what I like. Best listened to when having:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5VIIdMQBjg

Very nice. Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen used to play this, but this is a lot better than that. They don't make 'em like they used to.
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsJ4O-nSveg​
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib00QVJcHd4
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOP37A1EhEs
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRg-dYk1f0U
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTRO3cSFUcE
​


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inspired by PF, et al, https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?p=4235147#post4235147
 
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I like the song but I really like the video. :smile:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK_LN3XEcnw
 
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Something about today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LGpW6SHGvE

makes me feel better.

:smile:​
 
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Fiona Apple, Sleep to Dream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Wnh0V4HMM
 
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The L5 Lagrange point is a rockin' place!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3RLIU7T39I

That is what they're singing about, right? :rolleyes:

"Haw, haw, haw, haw
Haw, haw, haw"

Words of wisdom a person can live by.
 
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BobG said:
The L5 Lagrange point is a rockin' place!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3RLIU7T39I

That is what they're singing about, right? :rolleyes:

"Haw, haw, haw, haw
Haw, haw, haw"

Words of wisdom a person can live by.


Gads. I still love ZZ top(Just watched 'Sharp dressed man' and 'She's got legs'). And of course, the aforementioned, Fiona Apple.

But I shall not let you all distract me from my morbid fascination with reality...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lG3nXyI41M

She (What did we do that was wrong)
Is having (We didn't know it was wrong)
Fun (Fun is the one thing that money can't buy)

Something inside that was always denied for so many years
She's leaving home, bye.. bye..……..​
 
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Sorry, this thread is for posting music videos only.

If you want copies of the deleted posts and create a blog about them, let me know.
 
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Sorry Evo, I keep messing up. How about this one.,

 
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How do you create a post with the youtube window like everyone else?
 
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For me it's One Love and My heart Will Go on.
 
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Listening to this now -

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



No idea why this appeals so much to me, an avowed atheist.
 
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Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou

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

 
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