Favourite solo on a hit record?

[GuyR]

On my way home "another brick in the wall" was on the radio. Unusually they played the whole of the solo. I struggle to think of better on a hit single.

[SICbass]

For a straight up memorable pop solo that you can sing along to, this has to get a mention
http://youtu.be/aQUlA8Hcv4s

[SteveK]

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I was thinking about this earlier while listening to Radio 1.

With a lot of chart music these days there's a rapper performing a few bars where previously the solo would have gone.

There also seems to be a lot more classical style orchestration in pop music in recent years (even if it's all done on a syth or computer) and quite often you the strings or the horns swelling to a sort of crescendo rather than an actual instrumental solo.
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You may be on to something there! It's certainly another device with which to break-up and add interest to a song.

[quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1499317535' post='3330657']
For a straight up memorable pop solo that you can sing along to, this has to get a mention
[media]http://youtu.be/aQUlA8Hcv4s[/media]
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I'm sat at Heathrow without earphones so can't listen to ELO's MBS at the moment, but I'm struggling to remember a solo in the track. I can recall a vocoder section and a pseudo classical choir section, but not a solo as such! Great track though Actually, there are a couple of tracks posted in this thread that don't really have, what I would call, a solo!

[squire5]

Free -'Mr Big'- Andy Fraser's bass solo is magnificent.

[mikel]

Guitar solo? Gilmour on "Another Brick in the Wall."

Sax? The solo on "Will You" by Wesley Magoogan. Can still bring a tear to my eye.

[steantval]

Cutting Crew - Died in your arms
Ace guitar sound and solo and it was a hit.

[SICbass]

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1499346873' post='3330887']
Guitar solo? Gilmour on "Another Brick in the Wall."
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Oh yes, a very good call.

[Old Man Riva]

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The late great James Honeyman-Scott

[url="https://youtu.be/ZbC8JltxSq8"]https://youtu.be/ZbC8JltxSq8[/url]
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A great choice.

Was going to go with his solo on Private Life which, whilst being fabulous on many levels, wouldn't really fall under the 'hit' category.

Pete Farndon an overlooked bass player too...

[drake]

Maggie May!

[beely]

A bit of a three-in-one here. Acoustic guitar, electric guitar and sax. Perhaps not examples of technical excellence but somehow they all just "fit".

I give you; Year of the cat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqZc7ZQURMs

[ezbass]

For hit records, EVH's solo on Beat It is hard to top.

[davepb24]

Possibly stretching it to call it a hit but I'm sure it did chart... "Is This The Life" by the Cardiacs has the most demented piece of guitar I've ever heard

[BrunoBass]

This came up on shuffle in the car yesterday. Excellent solo, Don Felder I assume.

http://youtu.be/zcuxY8qiBZw

[Steve Browning]

[quote name='davepb24' timestamp='1499463821' post='3331788']
Possibly stretching it to call it a hit but I'm sure it did chart... "Is This The Life" by the Cardiacs has the most demented piece of guitar I've ever heard
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There's always Canyons Of Your Mind by the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band. There's demented!!

[lowdown]

Two outstanding solos on 'Street Life', especially the Tenor solo from Wilton Felder.

[mike f]

Prince - Kiss

A hit. A solo. Played by Wendy Melvoin.

[PaulWarning]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU4dba_yij4
my favourite because it's so badly played, I think even I could have done better, gives hope to sh*t guitarist everywhere, starts about 1.24

[Owen]

[quote name='blisters on my fingers' timestamp='1499116078' post='3329378']
The late great James Honeyman-Scott

[url="https://youtu.be/ZbC8JltxSq8"]https://youtu.be/ZbC8JltxSq8[/url]

And an immaculate lesson from Anyone Can Play Guitar [url="https://youtu.be/PRvXTbuVm4s"]https://youtu.be/PRvXTbuVm4s[/url]

Eight bars of genius
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I was thinking of Honeyman-Scott as well. I just listened to your link om Kid and was surprised to hear how Johnny Marr might have picked stuff up from him in the solo. I had not made the connection before. Of course, I could be wrong. I also lpve his playing im "Private Life" of the same album. In fact the whole album stands the test of time superbly. I would post a link to it but I am om my phone so cannot. If you like gritty and tasty then check out the first Pretenders album.

[rubis]

Dancing in the moonlight

[BrunoBass]

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Dancing in the moonlight
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Thin Lizzy or Toploader? 😉

[mikel]

[quote name='rubis' timestamp='1499548514' post='3332177']
Dancing in the moonlight
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Good call, forgot about the superb Lizzy guitar parts.

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

Cinnamon girl by neil young

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aAdtUDaBfRA

[Elfrasho]

There's a peach of a solo on an n sync tune from a few years ago... 'larger than life' I'm sure its called.

[lojo]

[quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1499499011' post='3331855']
This came up on shuffle in the car yesterday. Excellent solo, Don Felder I assume.

http://youtu.be/zcuxY8qiBZw
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That whole song is in my top ten

As a teen in the 80s Butterfly Blue , Iron Butterfly

[uncle psychosis]

http://youtu.be/Ah5iepUs_t0