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To: Fledermaus; dfwgator
Andrew Ridgeley wrote most of “Careless Whisper”.

It was about an incident in George Michael's life. He was dating two or three girls at the same time.

Also, he went to Steely Dan lengths for the saxophone solo. He came to the U.S. and got solos from several top flight session guys.

He finally had some British guy come in. Michael told him the session player who had already attempted it, and he said, "I'm not as good as them." They asked him to give it a try, and Michael finally found what he was looking for.

55 posted on 03/05/2025 7:18:32 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

It is a very hard sax part. I played the e flat alto mostly but sometimes the b flat tenor.

About 19 years.


63 posted on 03/05/2025 8:15:38 PM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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