![]() ![]() The album saved his career and sold more than 6 million copies in the US, while the single became 21st in the Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time! And he did just that! Upbeat and hopeful, the single was an instant hit. If Springsteen refused to comment on the origin of the lyrics, it is most likely that he was referring to his own will of having his own breakthrough and be known outside of New Jersey. ![]() ![]() The song tells the story of two lovers who want to break free from a small town and try their chance in a bigger city, so they could achieve their shared dreams together. Well aware of those facts, Springsteen took 6 months to work on the eponym first single: Born to Run. His label was about to drop him after the relative success of his 2 first albums, so his next album was his ultimate opportunity to become a commercial success. In 1975, American singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen was at a crossroad in his career. Born to Run ▶️️ Play the Born to Run sheet music with a saxophone solo for soprano, alto or tenor saxophone Play the legendary love song Careless Whisper and its saxophone solo, arranged by Tomplay for different levels of practice and with a quality play along played by real musicians!ģ. It took 11 more saxophonists for him to get satisfaction with Steve Gregory! The song was finally published in 1984 as part of their album Make it big, but the song truly reached its peak after being released as a single: it reached number one in almost 25 countries and sold 6 million copies worldwide! The production was done in 2 parts, one in the US, the second one in the UK, as Michael was not happy about the way the saxophone sounded in the final version of the song. Michael had the idea of the saxophone riff and the lyrics in a bus but ended up working on them for 3 months. The song was born from his feeling of guilt from this story. With his confidence boosted, he started to date two girls at the same time. Initially a “fat boy in glasses” as he described himself, he started to gain in popularity after he stopped wearing glasses. George Michael wrote and composed Careless Whisper in 1983, with the cooperation of Andrew Ridgeley, the other member of the band Wham! Michael explained in much detail how he got the idea of the song from his childhood. Careless Whisper ▶️️ Play the Careless Whisper sheet music with a saxophone solo for soprano, alto or tenor saxophone Not sure about how to play those high notes? You can check our fingering chart for saxophone and double-check that you play the piece correctly.Ģ. Play your own version of the pop-rock classic Baker Street with Tomplay, arranged in different levels of difficulty and accompanied with a band audio background. The riff became so popular that it created a trend called the “Baker Street phenomenon”: a noticeable increase in the sales of saxophones and their widespread use in modern music! Released as a single in 1978, it instantly became a hit, staying several weeks in European and American charts. The piece is famous for its alto saxophone solo, played between the verses. So he had found comfort and inspiration playing the guitar and chatting in a friend’s flat, in Baker Street. At that time, Rafferty was facing a couple of legal issues following the split of his former band Stealers Wheel. It is originally well known for being the place where Sherlock Holmes lived, but that’s nothing related to the reason why it’s mentioned in the lyrics. Baker Street is located in the city of Westminster in London. Baker Street ▶️️ Play the Baker Street sheet music with a saxophone solo for soprano, alto or tenor saxophoneīaker Street was composed in 1978 by Scottish songwriter Gerry Rafferty, as part of his album City to City. If you want more, you can also download our 2 collections below: ▶️️ Six legendary saxophone solos to play on the Alto Sax, Advanced ▶️️ Six legendary saxophone solos to play on the Tenor Sax, Intermediateġ. You can express your talent and emotions with Tomplay! Our sheet music with solos for tenor, alto and soprano sax, come with an audio background and with different levels of practice. Melancholic, cheerful or sexy, it is perfect for solos! When Belgium inventor Adolphe Sax created the saxophone in the early 1840s, he had no clue how his main creation would become one of the most expressive instruments in modern music. ![]()
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