Cool guitar solos on pop songs...

[deja vu]

Dont know if this topic has already been done but it's inspired by Deacon Blues thread about that solo in Kenny Loggins song.

So what other hopelessly pop songs you found to have some wickedly crafted guitar solos?  This doesn't include rock songs ok.  

My favorites would be:

1. Eddie Van Halen on Michael Jackson's "Beat It"
2. Elliot Easton on The Cars' "Tonight She Comes"
3. Steve Lukather on Toto's "Rosanna"
4. Guitar solo on Chaka Khan's "Through the Fire"
5. Guitar solo on RAndy Crawford "Love Begins with One Hello"

What about you guys?

[renz_sui]

haha yung mga extended versions ng anime songs ang pamatay ang solo kahit ang b_a_ding nung kanta.

Mga hapon na gitarista mga hayok yung mga yun! kahit simple ganda pakinggan.

hahaha may censor!

[BAMF]

Jennifer Batten on MJ's "Black or White". I love her glassy tone.

[Kulas]

lee ritenour on dreamwalking, sarap ng solo nun!

[kawayan_strat]

'ill be over you-toto

[super slinky]

my sharona by the knack

[Mechanical Dance]

ENTER SANDMAN - METALLICA.  

[super slinky]

this i promise you by nsync.....hehe.....boybands for life!...hehe

[Al_Librero]

Simply Irresistible by Robert Palmer (this can be considered pop, right?)

[namida]

Any Nelson song with Brett Garsed.

I'm not sure if these particular songs fit in the pop category...

Extreme - More than words
Mr. Big - To Be With You
Harem Scarem - Honestly, Something To Say

and then this...

Beatles - Til There Was You

[Poundcake]

my sharona by the knack

langya +100! ang hirap ng solo dyan hehe.. trip ko rin yung acoustic guitar solo ni Steve Lukather sa "Hello" by Lionel Richie. listen to Toto's new album, "Falling In Between" may world-themed song sila dun ang title "Bottom Of Your Soul" ang tindi ng instrumental part dun. and yes, "Beat It" rocks.. Lukather on rhythm guitar and EVH sa guitar solo

[pallas]

Jennifer Batten on MJ's "Black or White". I love her glassy tone.

wasnt that slash on black or white and batten on dirty diana?

[greasykid]

Jennifer Batten on MJ's "Black or White". I love her glassy tone.

wasnt that slash on black or white and batten on dirty diana?

Si Slash sa Give in to Me.  Although may napanood ako Black or White live performance na si Slash ang bumanat, hindi siya nor si Batten yung nag-gitara sa album version ng Black or White.

Anyway, malupit yung solo sa Backstreet Boys or Nsync song na Larger than Life.

[agentx44]

The guitar solo on Phil Collins' "Easy Lover". Pati yung main rif, groovy.  

[peeves24]

wah solo sa 'what i am' by edie brickell

[greenweenie]

Jennifer Batten on MJ's "Black or White". I love her glassy tone.

wasnt that slash on black or white and batten on dirty diana?

Si Slash sa Give in to Me.  Although may napanood ako Black or White live performance na si Slash ang bumanat, hindi siya nor si Batten yung nag-gitara sa album version ng Black or White.

Anyway, malupit yung solo sa Backstreet Boys or Nsync song na Larger than Life.

Slash played on the album version of Black or White

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_or_White_(Michael_Jackson_song)

[Al_Librero]

I think Steve Stevens played on Dirty Diana.

[greasykid]

Slash played on the album version of Black or White

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_or_White_(Michael_Jackson_song)

Dude, Slash played on the Intro skit before the actual song, yung may batang nakikinig ng rock guitar tapos kinakatok siya ng tatay nya na hinaan yung radio niya.  Galing mismo sa source mo, "The song featured a guitar solo by ex Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash."

Kung ayaw mo pa ring maniwala, eto ebidensya, hinalungkat ko pa yung tape.  Don't believe everything on wikipedia.  While it is reliable most of the time, remember "open-source" encyclopedia siya.

[Al_Librero]

Hehehehe....

Anyway, here's part of a Slash/Gilby Clarke interview in the November 1992 issue of Guitar World:

Slash: It's funny. Everybody though I played the main riff in "Black Or White," but that isn't me. To be honest with you, I don't know who the hell is playing that riff. Most people think that I played the whole thing beacuse Michael really publicized that I played on the track. The only part I played is in the beginning, when the little kid is playing air guitar in the video.

I played much more on "Give In To Me." I played the whole rhythm part and solo. It was very loose. I was just jamming to the track, and Michael came down with Brooke Shields. I asked, "Is this cool?" And he'd say, "Anything you want, Slash."

So there, greasykid is right. Or at least he put it more accurately.  

[greenweenie]

sorry my bad

[jon_caparas]

this i promise you by nsync.....hehe.....boybands for life!...hehe

+100000000  

honestly, gusto ko ung kantang un! (for some reasons!) hehe  

[jon_caparas]

ung Ehead's Magazine- Kitchie Nadal version..
very nice guitar solo.. galing tlga ni Jack Rufo..  

[Deacon Blues]

Deja vu,

Thanks for picking up on the topic. Yup, there are a lot of very cool, toneful and inspiring guitar solos out there that many of us just to tend to take for granted ...

Nice choices, by the way, especially Lukather's ending solo on 'Rosanna' ... man, that still sounds killer even to this day! Ditto for his other short but tasty fills in most of their popular songs ...

But should it be confined to just 'pop' songs?

Anyway, here are a few that come to mind:

1) Tiffany - 'All This Time' (ewwwww!!! I know, I know ... but it's just the solo that counts, right? I still don't know who did this .. any idea guys? very good paraphrasing. kinda cheesy, 80s tone, but it sounds killer when he does those artificial harmonics towards the solo's end

2) Tears for Fears - 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' - I'm surprised no one's mentioned this. The overdriven ending solo ... now that's an example of few notes with a killer feel ...

3) Mr. Mister - 'Is It Love?' and 'Broken Wing' - another vote for another under-rated player: Steve Farris.

The breakdown solo on 'Is It Love' reminds me of Jeff Beck - sparse notes, mucho feel, great tone, unpredictable lines

4) Journey - 'Open Arms,' 'Separate Ways,' 'Send Her My Love' (actually, most of the songs on the 'Best of Journey' album). Neal Schon

5) Angela Bofill - 'This Time I'll Be Sweeter' - now, this song's got soul, thanks to the very subtle blues fills. I'm not sure now, but I think it was Eric Gale who played on this. Sounds like he got a nice phaser tone going.
Very sexy!

6) Commodores - 'I'm Easy' - I believe there's a remake of this enjoying airplay these days. But the original features a very short, but very lyrical solo ... 'coz I'm eaasssseehhh, easy like sunday morning ...

7) The Carpenters - 'Goodbye to Love' - Tony Peluso: great fuzz-like tone on an ES-335. Very much in the Carlton vein ...

[Poundcake]

4) Journey - 'Open Arms,' 'Separate Ways,' 'Send Her My Love' (actually, most of the songs on the 'Best of Journey' album).Neal Schon

+1 Neal Schon is a VERY good guitarist, medyo underrated lang kasi "uso rock" ng 80s ang Journey and they're more known for their ballads. i have a copy of his latest solo album entitled "I On U" (released under Favored Nations) and it was quite good. ang ganda ng Signature Les Paul nya!

[deja vu]

Deja vu,

Thanks for picking up on the topic. Yup, there are a lot of very cool, toneful and inspiring guitar solos out there that many of us just to tend to take for granted ...

Nice choices, by the way, especially Lukather's ending solo on 'Rosanna' ... man, that still sounds killer even to this day! Ditto for his other short but tasty fills in most of their popular songs ...

But should it be confined to just 'pop' songs?

Anyway, here are a few that come to mind:

1) Tiffany - 'All This Time' (ewwwww!!! I know, I know ... but it's just the solo that counts, right? I still don't know who did this .. any idea guys? very good paraphrasing. kinda cheesy, 80s tone, but it sounds killer when he does those artificial harmonics towards the solo's end

2) Tears for Fears - 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World' - I'm surprised no one's mentioned this. The overdriven ending solo ... now that's an example of few notes with a killer feel ...

3) Mr. Mister - 'Is It Love?' and 'Broken Wing' - another vote for another under-rated player: Steve Farris.

The breakdown solo on 'Is It Love' reminds me of Jeff Beck - sparse notes, mucho feel, great tone, unpredictable lines

4) Journey - 'Open Arms,' 'Separate Ways,' 'Send Her My Love' (actually, most of the songs on the 'Best of Journey' album). Neal Schon

5) Angela Bofill - 'This Time I'll Be Sweeter' - now, this song's got soul, thanks to the very subtle blues fills. I'm not sure now, but I think it was Eric Gale who played on this. Sounds like he got a nice phaser tone going.
Very sexy!

6) Commodores - 'I'm Easy' - I believe there's a remake of this enjoying airplay these days. But the original features a very short, but very lyrical solo ... 'coz I'm eaasssseehhh, easy like sunday morning ...

7) The Carpenters - 'Goodbye to Love' - Tony Peluso: great fuzz-like tone on an ES-335. Very much in the Carlton vein ...

Bro, pabrito ko din yung ilan sa mga binaggit mo particularly yung sa Tears for Fears (galing ni Roland!), Commodores (pati yung Faith No More di binago yung solo!) at sa Carpenters (pentatonic heaven to pre!)...  pati din pala yung ke Tiffany, oo inaamin ko... kinapa ko din dati yon hehehe...

May mga dagdag pala ako mga hopelessly pop songs pa din:
1. Level 42's "Something About You"
2. Level 42's "Lessons in Love"
3. Bryan Adams' "Heaven"

panay din ang air guitar ko nung panahon na yan dahil di pa ako marunong mag-lead dati puro strumming lang

sa local naman nagagandahan ako sa lead ng "Same Ground" ni Kitchie Nadal.