Rock songs that are defined by the horn section

[misterdontmove]

You guys covered a lot of them! Had to rack my brain. How bout' Come Runnin' by Van Morrison

 

[archetype]

Pretty much anything by Edgar Winter's White Trash

Good call and good horns in the band.

 

[teletimetx]

From the 80's even...looks and sounds like rock and roll horn section to me...but I'm like, cray cray...




...ps, if you don't groove on the bass line here, you is the one who is cray cray...

 

[Gardo]

Very very surprised nobody has mentioned Savoy Truffle.

And also this...

Wow
I haven’t listened to the Moody Blues in years. Thanks for that one

 

[black_doug]

Little Feat with Tower of Power, from Waiting for Columbus.

 

[Alex W]

Another one with a great horn part, especially the last minute of the song.


I am never 100% sure that I am actually hearing real horns in this Cure song. Some phrases sound like yes, those are actual horns, and others make me think it's a synthesizer. Anyway, I bet live with a full horn section this would be killer.

 

[teletimetx]

roc o no roc? no se...

LOS LOBOS, chingababies:



yeah, ok, squeezebox, too.

and from same time, mas o menos



does a single saxophone count as a horn section? sue me!

 

[Alex W]

 

[EsquireOK]

Just a few from the Stones in which the horns, as a section, are integral to the song. They've long loved their horns.

 

[black_doug]

Dire Straits with The Brecker Brothers.

 

[Whatizitman]

Anything by the Cherry Poppin Daddies. They're from my town. I used to go see them all the time before they got kind of big in the late 90's.

Oh yeah, I totally forgot all the swing revival bands. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, anyone?

 

[Whatizitman]

And all the soul/r&b revival stuff. No horns and it ain't happening.

 

[Wrighty]

Love Of The Common People Bruce Springsteen

 

[41144]

Love Otis & Stax ...


Not very 'PC' by today's, or indeed any, standards but ...

 

[teletimetx]

Horn section? check!


the real question - how do you not fall in love with Sister Tedeschi?

 

[teletimetx]

Cmon, Brothers Cocker and Russell





...its a little rough, but if you're patient, you'll catch Rita Coolidge in the ranks of the backups...

 

[VintageSG]

Anything by The Band with horns is good. With Allan Toussaint working the charts for horns, it becomes magic.

 

[Stanford Guitar]

Does harmonica count as a horn section? Steve Cropper is just too cool.

 

[haggardfan1]

25 or 6 to 4, and Baker Street are the ones that immediately come to mind.

Harden my Heart, by Quarterflash.

Goodness, how I adored Rindy Ross, back in the day on MTV!


I'll nominate Who Can It Be Now, and It's Still Rock and Roll To Me.

 

[Whatizitman]