evesdream
perfect fifth
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My loving spouse and I were discussing visual tropes that videos from the 70s and 80s are famous for. Here are a few we came up with.
The Saxophone Guy: We usually picture him in dramatic silhouette against an evening sky, one knee bent.
Interesting factoid about the preponderance of the sax guy on just about every "easy listening" album from the 80s. The band that's credited with starting the trend were from the UK - the bellwether for the ubiquitous sax solo comes from this song:
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
And the man who launched a thousand sax solos was paid about 60 bucks for it.
Honourable mentions
Careless Whispers (why is George Micheal hiding behind a piece of rope in this video?)
Spandau Ballet - True (sax guy seen in profile [sax guy is always viewed in profile], white piano in background for no reason)
The Saxophone Guy: We usually picture him in dramatic silhouette against an evening sky, one knee bent.
Interesting factoid about the preponderance of the sax guy on just about every "easy listening" album from the 80s. The band that's credited with starting the trend were from the UK - the bellwether for the ubiquitous sax solo comes from this song:
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
And the man who launched a thousand sax solos was paid about 60 bucks for it.
Honourable mentions
Careless Whispers (why is George Micheal hiding behind a piece of rope in this video?)
Spandau Ballet - True (sax guy seen in profile [sax guy is always viewed in profile], white piano in background for no reason)