{"id":26452,"date":"2011-07-16T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-16T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=26452"},"modified":"2024-05-25T17:24:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T00:24:18","slug":"the-alcoholics-anthem-but-hey-its-got-a-great-sax-solo-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2011\/the-alcoholics-anthem-but-hey-its-got-a-great-sax-solo-in-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alcoholics’ Anthem… But Hey, It’s Got A Great Sax Solo In It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I was stuck in a seemingly never-ending traffic jam, all because of series of fender benders and accidents that happened on my way home from downtown Vancouver. This made my normally 60 minute drive take more than double the time.<\/p>\n

During this mind numbing drive, I flipped between the 24 hour a day traffic station, and a few of my favourite music stations. On one of the stations I seldom listen to, I heard an introductory riff that sounded somewhat familiar, but I couldn’t at first place it.<\/p>\n

As the piece went on I thought to myself: is this George Thorogood? It must be. I hadn’t heard this song before, but who else would rip off this riff and get away with it?<\/p>\n

Then came the sax solo, and it sure sounded like Hank “Hurricane” Carter<\/a>. I made a point of repeating the song’s title over and over to myself on the drive (and parking) home. I Drink Alone<\/em> became my mantra.<\/p>\n

When I got home\u2014and fought hard to resist the not-so-subliminal messages I had been sending myself to drink\u2014I looked up I Drink Alone. <\/em>Sure enough, it was of course a George Thorogood song, and had come from the 1985 album titled Maverick<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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