Songs with the best use of Saxophone

[Madison]

I don’t know why, but the short-lived 1993 version of the EastEnders theme, and its single release, come to mind:

 

[Ellie]

 

[Alla]

Another obvious one, but the 15 seconds intro of saxo solo is the absolute best of this classic cover.

 

[Devil]

I don't even think the radio edit has much/any sax in it, but the album version does. Never a bad time to post it anyway.

 

[funky]

The new Dua Lipa track has a nice sax moment

 

[OutSynk]

Gaga has nothing on Lora.

from 2:47




from 2:25

 

[POP!]

Edit: Oh already posted

 

[funky]

Not sure if the beautiful Sam warrants a moopy thread but his new song is keeping the sexy sax alive, and it’s fabulous

 

[Ellie]

“BLOW DANNY”

 

[Ellie]

 

[funky]

Another example of the sax being “back”

 

[Alla]

 

[SystemAddict]

SAXY

 

[Marina Salty]

 

[the pleasure principal]

 

[BoysForSeles]

 

[funky]

SAX is everywhere lately in pop music and I'm living for it!

 

[Alla]

 

[Pipo]

This, I mean, the original was so good they did a remix to include more SAX along with KENNY G

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

 

[Haiku Rewrites]

They're basically both the same song but that saxophone is

 

[Marina Salty]

 

[Madison]

I’ve wasted a good 15 mins going through this Dutch guy’s TikToks:

 

[disneyteletubby]

The original best is Take Five by Dave Brubeck


Mike Pickering from M People (and Heather Small singing of course ) Bonus audio ft. Enya here ;)

&


Branford Marsalis; sung by Sting.
Still sounds good without the saxophone, partly thanks to the Roland D-50 Pizzagogo (the synth plucking sound that Enya's Orinoco Flow made famous the following year)

Also Enya was learning to play the saxophone in the 1980s, but sold the one she had. Wonder who owned it since?

 

[jyxz]

Also Enya was learning to play the saxophone in the 1980s, but sold the one she had. Wonder who owned it since?

She tracked it down to her local Cash Converters and has carried it around with her in her handbag ever since.

 

[disneyteletubby]

That would be interesting if Enya got the saxophone back
And also many more M People songs

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Another one I still like is a song from a mid-2000s children's show hosted by Carrie and David Grant (the couple were well-known before, and seem to have become more popular recently with the new book they released ) Decent saxophone in this:

And more in the full album for Carrie and David's Popshop!

 

[straightorbroken]

Bonjour!

 

[Ellie]

AKA the Bottom theme

 

[OutSynk]

 

[Lucille]

AKA the Bottom theme

NO ONE TOLD ME.

 

[Madison]

 

[Kala]

I do love a bombastic sax solo

 

[straightorbroken]

This has got to stop:

 

[straightorbroken]

Drowning in this disco

 

[Joseph]

the ONLY answer

*puts that new black mini on my charge anyway*

 

[straightorbroken]

I have an announcement:

 

[straightorbroken]

So immersed in this album right now, but this:



Oh yeah.

 

[Sardonicus]

 

[Ellie]

 

[ExcitableWoof]

Kate Bush's Saxophone Song is very lovely and evocative - I can't link yet as I have been a silly doggy but I guess i'll get my 'rights' back eventually. Enjoy!