Baker Street vs. Careless Whisper

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Due to interest in the ask Chuck thread. So, battle of the six-minute excuses for saxaphone riffs!

Bonus points for anyone who can come up with a worthy suggestion for equivalents for the 90s or 00s. "Rumpshaker," maybe, but it doesn't pack the same sense of drama. "T.R.O.Y.," but it's way too...I dunno, meaningful? Other parts of the song are as great as the sax riff.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Friday, 13 May 2005 00:50 (twenty-one years ago)

oh, and my opinion for the record:

Baker Street = better riff
Careless Whisper = better song

But the riffs >>>>> the song in these songs, so "Baker Street" wins.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Friday, 13 May 2005 00:52 (twenty-one years ago)

"Baker Street" is a bigger, ballsier track with more dynamics, some cool-ass sweeping guitar surges and a heroic sax hook. "Carless Whisper" is nothing of the sort, but it's still a great melancholy pop song. I personally prefer the former, but at the end of the day, I'd say they're totally different forms of produce (i.e. "apples" and "oranges").

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 May 2005 01:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't see how they're even slightly different, really. I guess "Careless Whisper" has a more pronounced chorus, but I think they both pack the same sense of grand drama.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Friday, 13 May 2005 01:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I might be projecting, as I haven't heard it in some time, but "Baker Street" has sort've an otherwordly vibe to it, whereas "Careless Whisper" is just enjoyably mawkish prom fodder to me.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 13 May 2005 01:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Both great sax riffs. But Careless Whisper, while poetic, is at its core yet another "I loved and I lost" song, while Baker Street is far more evocative and elusive in its meaning. I like unwrapping presents, so I give the nod to "Baker St."

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Friday, 13 May 2005 02:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't really listen to the "Baker Street" verses. It's kind of like WHY IS HE SPEAKING WORDS WHERE SAXAPHONE COULD INSTEAD BE

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Friday, 13 May 2005 02:43 (twenty-one years ago)

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