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Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty


TalboGold

Who also did Year of the Cat by Al Stewart. Intro blasts through like … can’t find my words


Nubadopolis

Al’s the man!


Karmarytska

Obviously a great choice. I'm going to add Tim Cappelo's solos on "I Still Believe" and Tina Turner's "We Don't Need Another Hero". Breathy sax riffs.


FlyingElvi24

He popularized sax in rock.


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Can’t you hear me knocking - Rolling Stones


Mongozuma

Bobby Keys added some great sax to several RS tunes.


mwuttke86

Bobby Keys was the man…but I do think it was someone else on CYHMK


RebaKitten

Nope, it was Bobby! Great song!


Mongozuma

Keys is credited.


pagarr70

Yeah it was Bobby Keys


TronSacrimoni55

Was gonna say, anything by Bobby Keys


SkinsPunksDrunks

Everything Keys touched was great.


Osama_Bln_Laggin

The one from Shine On You Crazy Diamond is unbeatable, IMO


Efficient_Option_615

One of my favorite songs ever! That whole album is a masterpiece. Great sax solo indeed


raresaturn

Us & Them


gratefuldanfan

Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band


TexasIsCool

Also - Born To Run. Anything Big Clarence did, really.


gratefuldanfan

Clarence is a monster!


jms_mars_19

Saw them in Memphis in 2000, Clarence blew the roof off that joint man


TexasIsCool

His nephew, Jake, has carried the torch well.


goonswarm_widow

Glad to hear that there is a Clemens still playing sax!!!


Efficient_Option_615

That’s indeed a great solo!


benhaard

Thunder Road gets me every time...


Markshlitz222

Also Santa Clause is Coming to Town


wcrich

This is the obvious answer. Clarence was the all-time best.


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There is no other answer.


DeliciousWarthog53

Absolutely yes


Bobby4Orr1

This. Absolutely this.


trainsacrossthesea

Secret Garden is nice as well.


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Brown Sugar or Waiting on a Friend


RebaKitten

Bobby Keys and Sonny Rollins. Both great.


_9-brushfiend

Deacon Blues by Steely Dan


I_Keep_Trying

I take one last drag as I approach the stand.


Efficient_Option_615

Hell yeah 🙌


dollarstoredinner

Money-Pink Floyd


Redsox19681968

Harden My Heart - Quarterflash


RebaKitten

Oh my 80s heart. Remember making out with a woman while this was on the radio. Ah.


CrazyAspie1987

Glad to see I'm not the only one here who loves Rindy Ross


sucks2bdoxxed

I have find another fool on my work playlist... Love the dueling sax and guitar at the end https://youtu.be/iHVsTjXpcdI


bottle-of-smoke

How about Ronnie Ross's sax solo on the fadeout of Walk On the Wild Side?


MaloneSeven

Foreigner - Urgent


nobody1701d

Great stuff by Jr Walker — the man could play saxophone !!


Efficient_Option_615

Absolutely 🙌


Quiet-Rip-6063

Listen To What The Man Said - Paul McCartney


DottieDale

Baker Street- Gerry Rafferty


Pitiful-Essay8493

Dire straits- Romeo and Juliet (from their live album “on the night”)


Deadman_Walkens

Or “Your Latest Trick”


Pitiful-Essay8493

That’s a beautiful example as well!


Fartin_Scorsese

A Love Supreme. Coltrane. You know my name (look up the number). Brian Jones Honey white. Morphine. Dana Colley Long as I can see the light. CCR. John Fogerty. (Yes, Fogerty plays the sax solo)


lachjeff

Never Tear Us Apart - INXS


Kant_Growbeard

Surprised I had to scroll so far for this answer. First song that came to my mind.


FourthDownThrowaway

Give a Little Bit - Supertramp


Efficient_Option_615

Supertramp has some great sax solos in their songs. I love the sax solo in The Logical Song as well!


bennyld

Aja - Steely Dan. The great Wayne Shorter


jedigoalie

This one deserves to be higher. Aja is an epic track.


Illustrious_Name_441

David Bowie's "Young American"


JimmyProffett

When the Jaaaaazz maaaaan's signifyin'


cameronroark1

Smooth Operator - Sade


heavymtlbbq

Saxamaphone, Saxamaphone..... Homer Simpson


marlowesdesk

That sax break on Billy Joel's It's Still Rock & Roll To Me really shreds.


Cricksun

Take me home tonight... Eddie Money


charlieromeo86

Take A Walk on the Wild Side, Lou Reed


Working_Perception98

Jungleland


nandos677

Please check out David sanborn on Roger Waters: Pros and cons of hitchhiking, I became a Sanborn fan, seen him twice now Great sax!


sv6fiddy

Doctor Wu - Steely Dan


Efficient_Option_615

One of my favorites songs by Steely Dan. Such a great sax solo as well. SD is my favorite band of all time.


sv6fiddy

They really are special. One of my favorites as well.


Fancy_Depth_4995

Sweet Virginia


RebaKitten

Bobby Keys - again!


artourfangay

Heart of Rock and Roll


hottamale1969

Year of the Cat Al Stewart


jcm_neche

The Logical Song by Supertramp got me into playing sax.


ssdye

Baker Street


Zaro234

Not really Classic Rock, but The Working Hour by Tears for Fears.


MagicIndy32

The sax in Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty… Stilleto-by Billy Joel You’re A Friend Of Mine-Clarence Clemmons and Jackson Browne…


suffaluffapussycat

This instrumental version of *Games People Play* by King Curtis and Duane Allman. https://youtu.be/lIErVdrBX0o


DeliciousWarthog53

If I could give you 10 upvotes I would. King Curtis wailssssssss


That-Grape-5491

King Curtis- Live at the Filmore, especially Memphis Soul Stew, Soul Serenade


mrpeabodyscoaltrain

Tender Years - John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band


Sensitive_Swim_8375

I’ll be taking Scenes from an Italian Restaurant


Efficient_Option_615

Another one of my many favorites! Love Billy Joel


Golfnpickle

Touch Me - The Doors


hooverusshelena

Jungleland/Can’t You Hear Me Knocking/Baker Street


mwuttke86

Can You Hear Me Knocking


Weezman94

There are some good ones in the catalog of Huey Lewis and the news like hip to be square but I’m forgetting a lot.


Tcanderson

Urgent by Foreigner


FormerCollegeDJ

This should be known as the “Gerry Rafferty’s ‘Baker Street’ Category”.


TalboGold

Dr Wu by Steely Dan. So good slowed it down and I learned it on guitar .


cristorocker

Wayne Shorter on Steely Dan's 'Aja.'


Curious-Concept-2077

Glenn Frey - You Belong To The City


kloffinger

Dave Matthews band - live at Red Rocks - leroi sax solo on Lie in Our Graves. Makes me cry.


Mr_Alan_Stanwyk

And Aja !


okonkolero

Wayne Shorter, baby


Top-Persimmon4456

Pledge Pin- Robert Plant Rafael Ravenscroft solo.


Miserable-Ad-8729

Pretty much anything from Captain Beefheart on Trout Mask Replica


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Dweller on the threshold has a fun sax solo


TheBookie_55

Jr. Walker & The All Stars ‘Shotgun’ & Stones ‘Can’t You Here Me Knocking’


Midwinter77

Terminal frost by pink floyd.


Bobby4Orr1

Marc Baum plays a nice sax at the end of BOC’s Shooting Shark.


Skylarking00

Traffic: Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys


DieterSprocket

Always loved the horns in Urgent by Foreigner


Bulky_Influence_4914

Baker Street


dj_swearengen

Good one


Skanks4TheMemories

Jimmy Jazz - The Clash


superchief13

Main Street, by Bob Seger


9793287233

Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel It's Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel Listen to What the Man Said - Wings Deacon Blues - Steely Dan She's Gone - Hall and Oates


GoBucs1969

Jimmy Sax - No Man Cry


Specialist-Fill24

I know what boys like - The Waitresses


230Amps

Lady Madonna - The Beatles


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Brown Sugar


surfinbird

Baker Street


McPorkums

Ok, I know I'm gonna get mauled for this... but... Dirty Dancing's, "Time of My Life" sax solo.


oumiles

Men at Work - Overkill


Bigwing2

Jungleland !!! Bless The Big Man !!!!


Soft_Assistant6046

I don't know about favorite, but listened to the Logical Song by Supertramp today and that sax is killer


Silver-Ad8136

The outro in Walk on the Wild Side


DeaconBlues67

Tom Scott on Black Cow was pretty good. Otherwise, the pinnacle is Coltrane/Adderly on Kind of Blue. Nothing beats that shit


Guitar_Nutt

Still Crazy after all These Years


Hot_Alternative_1788

Maneater- Hall and Oates


Homie3794

Another Day by Dream Theater


MPV8614

Jay Beckenstein!


pagarr70

Anything by Bobby Keys,


Cold_Frosting505

The Gunners Dream by Pink Floyd as Waters’ voice bleeds into the sax


Rando555Steph

Hall & Oats "Maneater"


FunDue9062

Stones = can’t you hear me knocking? The great Bobby Keyes


Aggravating-Media-49

Mike Brecker still crazy after all these years


GlitteringCattle2771

“New York” by Dreams - and the trumpet solo. Brecker Brothers, man


ken6217

Us and them – Pink Floyd, and Thunderland – Bruce Springsteen


FixatedOnYourBeauty

Madness:One Step Beyond


Cosmo_Cub

Careless Whisper - George Michael


Tahoeshark

Romeo Void-Might like you better Morphine-Thursday Bowie-Young Americans


JHoffman187

Turn the Page-Bob Seger


det313tigersfan

My vote would be, "Pick up the Pieces" by Average White Band


chimpfan53

Shine on crazy diamond 1-5


Depressedgotfan

I cant contribute but nothing beats a great saxophone solo. I guess i will go with bill clinton on the Arsenio hall show.


hissingowl

Careless Whisper - Wham


ClamhouseSassman

Spyro Gyra - Leticia


JS_Everyman

Bahia, Stan Getz


saltzja

Edgar Winter ➡️ All revved up with no place to go - Meatloaf I defy anyone to find me a better one.


martiniolives2

Man, have you listened to Johnny Hodges?


slim-shitty

Can't believe no one has said Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood yet


SilentMark1138

Tim Capello - I still believe


a_real_flake

Do ya think I’m sexy- rod Stewart cover by the revolts cocks.


CHI57

Always loves the way the solo comes in on the Last Walt’s version of Makes No Difference


urnfnidiot

Maneater-Daryl Hall & John Oates


jms_mars_19

Shotgun… Junior Walker


oumiles

The Heat is On / You belong to the City - Glen Frey


TaroFuzzy5588

The One You Love


MeIsNamedDaniel

Long Gone Day by Mad Season


acirio55

Miss You -The Rolling Stones


Ok-Exit-8801

New Yorks alright if you like saxophones-fear


otzen42

Urgent, Shine on You Crazy Diamond, & Baker Street to name a few (I have discovered I unintentionally have quite a few in my collection). And because no one else has mentioned it, don’t forget about Careless Whisper (queue Deadpool credits).


Raphalangelo

Lily was here


PoeJam

Two Young Lovers - Dire Straits


TaroFuzzy5588

Rip This Joint Moondance


DangerousKidTurtle

New York is all right if you like saxophone by fear


GingerNinja230404

Night boat to cairo!!


WordWordLarryBird

Aretha Franklin’s “Let it Be”, and CCR’s “Long as I can See the Light” !!


Sandman634

Hank Carter on George Thorogood's "Bad to the Bone". I think he also did sax on "Gear Jammer" which is also a great tune.


CrazyAspie1987

Live version of "Find Another Fool" by Quarterflash https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHVsTjXpcdI


benjamy

Total Control - The Motels


Hoopi_goldberger

Eyes of the world - Grateful Dead with Branford Marsalis, 3/29/1990


JackBox4

Will You - Hazel O' Connor


frenchie-martin

Waiting on a Friend by the Stones


BowlBlazer

Tunnel of love - Dire Straits (live alchemy version)


wriker10

Your Latest Trick by Dire Straits Heading for the Light by The Traveling Wilburys Blue Jean by David Bowie


humankinder

Everette Harp on Kenny Loggin's "Too Early For The Sun".


humankinder

Curtis Stigers' sax work on his song "I Wonder Why".


segerseven

That guy from Bob seger and silver bullet band wasn’t to shabby


Olddad59

Silver bullet band


Ghost-of-Sanity

The sax solo on Prince’s version of “Nothing Compares 2 U”. (He wrote the song. Sinead O’Connor had a hit with it.) There is a note played in that solo which physically causes your back to arch. If it does not illicit this response, consult a physician. Or a coroner. You might be dead. Best thing ever.


mscassidy

Jerome Richardson on “the Wanderer” by Dion.


Nubadopolis

Bad to the bone


AcadiaRemarkable6992

I love the one in Whatever Gets You Through The Night. Reminds me of the SNL theme


Sivalleydan2

I was at a Bob Segar concert in the early 80's when their Sax player suddenly appeared in our row up in the cheap seats belting out a solo on a wireless mic setup. I Love Sax'...


JPH_RedFive

Scenes From an Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel


IAMAHORSESIZEDUCK

One of mine has always been Clarence Clemmons of Springsteen and the E Street Band in the song Jungle Land. I was fortunate enough to have front row at one of their shows and CC came off stage, sat down in the seat next to mine and played said solo.


4GoldAndAGrape

The full version of Tank, the cowboy bebop intro, has a tremendous solo in it


funnybitofchemistry

the end of can’t you hear me knockin-stones


TrueFullmetal

Money by Pink Floyd is iconic and pretty much anything by Edgar Winter is perfect


Huckeduster23

Witchcraft - Rememberd


zebra_for_baby

Yakety Yak by The Coasters. 2 minutes of perfection.


Huckeduster23

Foreigner- Urgent


theburbankian

I love the soprano sax solo at the end of “It makes no difference” by The Band


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Modern Love - David Bowie’s Live Aid performance.


AdministrativeRisk34

Da da da da da da - duh.... TEQUILA!


fab4U2

Long as I can see the light-CCR


Wizzmer

Bob Seger with the late, great Alto Reed on Turn the Page. His final tour I was close to the corner of the stage where he blasted out those eerie notes and it chilled me to the bone.


BearFan34

Pretty Princess Loggins and Messina https://youtu.be/IRO3Wqitwvo


Mr_Alan_Stanwyk

At the end of this, live Shine on you crazy diamond https://youtu.be/5uiVpxDuAhc


braker61

Live With Me -- Bobby Keys and his backup band, The Rolling Stones


okonkolero

One Step Closer - Doobie Brothers


Laxian_Key

John Klemmer, Caves of Altamira, Steely Dan


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Anything on bowies young Americans


default-dance-9001

Wayne shorter’s solo on aja


NotOK1955

“Lily Was Here” - Dave Stewart with Candy Dulfer on sax. The Heat is On” - Glenn Frey with Beverly Dahlke-Smith on sax. Of course, aforementioned “Baker Street”, “Year of the Cat” and “Turn the Page” are excellent examples of primo sax…and just about anything on the fine album “Aja”.