So my first two songs, off the top of my head are from the same artist, Gerry Rafferty (probably my favorite singer/songwriter of all time). I'm thinking "Baker Street" and "Get It Right Next Time." Which ones come to your mind?
What songs would not be nearly as good without a Saxophone component?
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Baker Street was my first thought. Just the Way You Are by Billy Joel and Careless Whisper by George Michael also come to mind....
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Great choices there. Isn't it interesting how many different genres used the Sax, from 70's rock and pop to 80's pop and new wave!
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Exactly. It is a great instrument that really adds something different to every song it is in. Hell, I bet we can both think of some songs that don't have it but should!
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I should have thought of that one, as it was from "The Call" before even the movie, and I love that band!
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One of my all time favorite songs would never be the same without the sound of a sexy, wailing saxophone ? on the opening of Bob Seger's classic, "Turn the Page". It grabs your attention from the very first note, in a way that only Alto Reed could and did for 40+ years. Not many songs have ever grabbed my attention from the opening rift, but there's something about the way Alto played that sax, that immediately set the mood for what I, and many others, considered to be one of Bob Seger's best songs. I felt so lucky that I got the chance to see him one final time on Bob Seger& the Silver Bullet Band's final tour. You could not tell that Alto was battling stage 4 colon cancer during that tour, he sounded the best I've ever heard him. It was a true shock when they announced his death.
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After watching Billy Joel's special (MSG 100th sell-out), many of his songs. The sax adds so much to the songs and without it, the songs wouldn't be nearly as "complete".
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