# Pop songs with kick-ass horns **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 5, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065 "2013-03-05T03:46:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/1 "2013-03-05T03:46:56Z")
[“Vehicle”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxJFjO4Skgo) - Ides of March [“25 or 6 to 4”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLiuMkGCOC4) - Chicago [“Uptight”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZf3Byq8oLA) - Stevie Wonder ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/2 "2013-03-05T04:00:12Z")
[Baker Street](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7--mbE05A4I) ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/3 "2013-03-05T04:42:14Z")
Almost anything by Steely Dan. Also, Earth, Wind and Fire. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/4 "2013-03-05T05:49:17Z")
Lots of British 80s stuff, across genres, but Ska is always a safe bet: [Pigbag](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omYKI8RJaIg) [Madness](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLLL1KxpYMA) [Waterboys](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=AsNTmjlf1vI#t=121s) [Spandau Ballet](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=AR8D2yqgQ1U#t=176s) And on the other side of the globe, [Men at Work](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPlNzWbX9c8) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/5 "2013-03-05T06:47:18Z")
My first thought was anything by Chicago (early stuff), but that’s on the OP. Someone already mentioned Steely Dan, so how about [King Crimson](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujIbpt-CCTY#t=2m0s). ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/6 "2013-03-05T07:28:20Z")
I always think of Elton John: _Honky Cat_ ---
**Author:** ![jack\_tardiff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jack\_tardiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_tardiff)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/7 "2013-03-05T07:41:05Z")
OK maybe this isn’t the definitive version, but gotta give it up to the Oakland crew – they are some bad boys: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GvdSYKSYUSc/hqdefault.jpg "Tower of Power Horn section [Squib Cakes] on David Letternan") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvdSYKSYUSc) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/8 "2013-03-05T07:50:20Z")
[Late in the Evening](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7k7KcRKZiA), Paul Simon. (Link is to a performance with Art Garfunkel, although the song is originally from Simon’s solo career.) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/9 "2013-03-05T08:55:21Z")
[Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moFiaQPCl04) [Cat Empire](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrEvwO1F7Cw) [The Supergroove](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gEy2FJ_AiA) ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/10 "2013-03-05T09:11:54Z")
Soul Man - Sam & Dave ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/11 "2013-03-05T12:30:24Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > [The Supergroove](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gEy2FJ_AiA) …was gonna mention Supergroove. Awesome band. Here’s another of my favourites: [You gotta know…](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clSYkn37iRQ) Keeping it Kiwi: Southside of Bombay with [“Whats the time Mr Wolf.”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spf1bvMQAsU) And here’s Fat Freddy’s Drop with [Wandering Eye.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCJg63SziL4) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/12 "2013-03-05T12:34:46Z")
[Mr. Skin](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltsF6x17LkY) by Spirit [House in the Country](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeLwvEwXk0c) by the original lineup (i.e., with Al Kooper) of Blood Sweat and Tears ---
**Author:** ![dzray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@dzray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzray)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/13 "2013-03-05T13:52:34Z")
[Pick Up the Pieces](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ISLeHByD-I) by Average White Band [Soul Finger](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfK1IPLpcqs) by the Bar-Kays [Jungle Boogie](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgGJdgseU5o) by Kool & the Gang [Grazing in the Grass](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKcGCObEb28) by Hugh Masekela ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/14 "2013-03-05T13:55:19Z")
[Go Down Gambling](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvt9wjObDAQ) \*\* Blood Sweat & Tears\*\* Also check out \*\*Al Kooper \*\*material. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/15 "2013-03-05T13:55:52Z")
Everything on [here](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.franklarosa.com/vinyl/BigImg/wc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.franklarosa.com/vinyl/Exhibit.jsp?AlbumID%3D39&h=928&w=906&sz=152&tbnid=O0QejMfmnnN9XM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=88&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dwhipped%2Bcream%2Bother%2Bdelights%2Balbum%2Bcover%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=whipped+cream+other+delights+album+cover&usg=__rXoJ8Qa11mapnvWPJLF1va4oheA=&docid=qJdWzrObWOMUIM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ivk1UYyCAunu2gWk-oGYDg&ved=0CDoQ9QEwAQ&dur=3609), Herb Alpert’s Whipped Cream and Other Delights. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/16 "2013-03-05T14:03:53Z")
Pretty much anything by [Bim Skala Bim.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrgKNO1RVSk) ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/17 "2013-03-05T14:14:12Z")
Cantaloop, Low Rider, You Can Call Me Al - some of my favorite trumpet riffs. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/18 "2013-03-05T14:47:17Z")
[Poppa’s Got a Brand New Bag](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ogGAiyjMNY), James Brown ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/19 "2013-03-05T15:19:08Z")
The Doors’ [Touch Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PECk9A-07Pw). ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065/20 "2013-03-05T15:38:27Z")
Big fan of the sax riffs in Wham!'s “Careless Whisper” Foreigner’s “Urgent” (Junior Walker on sax; nice solo, too) Rolling Stone’s “Waiting On a Friend” (Sonny Rollins on sax) Have also always enjoyed the long, brass-driven segue between Chicago’s “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” and “Get Away” on _Chicago 16_. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-kick-ass-horns/652065.md?page=2)