The thirteenth track in my All-Time Top 25 Tunes is number eleven, ‘Will You’, by Hazel O’Connor.
The 1980s have been called (by me and probably by others) ‘the decade that taste forgot’.
And how true.
But amongst the lip-gloss, big hair and over-stuffed shoulder pads (and that was just the boys), the 1980s gave us some musical gems.
Taken from an otherwise unremarkable soundtrack to a wholly unremarkable film (Breaking Glass), ‘Will You’ is a simple story of boy meets girl, boy and girl go back to the bedsit, boy and girl drink non-alcoholic beverages, boy and girl (eventually) snog.
But Oh My God, the saxophone solo cuts through the 1980s cheese like a musical meat-cleaver.
Possibly the greatest sax solo of all time lies here, tucked away in this track, waiting for you to discover it.
Waiting for you to play air-sax.
And you will.
Will you?
(see what I did there?)
Love this, and you’ll struggle to find a better sax solo.
The guy who played it can no longer. Lost his fingers in an accident with a circular saw..
Wow, an awesome yet terrifying piece of pop trivia there. Cheers Gumpher.
Great song x
You have top taste Sally.