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| From | "Lawrence Dunn" <thedunns@capecod.net> |
| Subject | Re: The "My Sharona" solo |
| Date | Sat, 21 May 2005 12:53:45 -0400 |
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What we need is a government grant and volunteers to do all this lab work.
(Oooh. Me. Me.)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Masley" <emasley@post-gazette.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 2:19 PM
Subject: The "My Sharona" solo
> Or how about a list of the greatest guitar solos on a U.S. 1? I might be
> tempted to go with The Knack, but here's a Top 10, chronological order,
> strictly based on memory. Bill Haley & His Comets "Rock Around The Clock,"
> Elvis' "Heartbreak Hotel," Buddy Holly's "That'll Be The Day," The Beatles
> "Can't Buy Me Love," Wayne Fontana's "Game of Love," Donovan "Sunshine
> Superman," The Beatles' "Let It Be," The Knack "My Sharona," Brian May on
> "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," and David Bowie "Let's Dance." Then again,
> I haven't really listened to the radio since then...
> Of course, I'd have to go back and listen to hundreds of records, but I
> really like those solos.
>
> Ed
> np: that new record by the Eels
>
> Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 14:50:38 GMT
> From: "crotherskp@juno.com" <crotherskp@juno.com>
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: =?US-ASCII?B?UkU6IHBvcCBseXJpY3M=?=)
> Message-ID: <20050520.075059.11417.90485@webmail22.nyc.untd.com>
>
>
> >Can you name a greater guitar solo than
> Burton Averre's on 'My Sharona'? (Seriously?)
>
> A game I play with non-guitarist friends (or barely-playing, in my case)is a
> sort of Genie grants a wish - you are suddenly gifted with the ability to
> play note for note one and only one guitar solo. Pick it.
>
> My Sharona is always in my top 5. Sultans of Swing is usually in there, too.
> Sometimes a Neil Young song, though which one varies (Down By The River,
> usually).
>
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