Harmonica used in songs

[Cotty]

I have a harmoica but never learned to play it. Its a Hohner blues harp in C, keep meaning to practice but never got round to it. Every now and again I hear a song with a harmoica which sparks my interest again but never quite get into it.

This is the latest song that tripped my interest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPWNcfrZzBE

Can you suggest any other songs where the harmoica is prominent.

[paulguitar]

Cotty said:

I have a harmoica but never learned to play it. Its a Hohner blues harp in C, keep meaning to practice but never got round to it. Every now and again I hear a song with a harmoica which sparks my interest again but never quite get into it.

This is the latest song that tripped my interest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPWNcfrZzBE

Can you suggest any other songs where the harmoica is prominent.

Have a listen to 'Leave a Tender Moment Alone' by Billy Joel. Harmonica is by the best ever, Toots Thielemans.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHpIC4Kk0MU


Also Shape of my Heart by Sting. The great Larry Adler on harmonica:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOjFcx3GJHg

[otherman]

Here's Lee Brilleaux strutting his harmonica. Jump to 3 minutes in if you're impatient.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzF0AETdRF8

Should be able to learn that in 5 or 10 minutes :-)

[thebraketester]

Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues


It's Stevie Wonder on harmonica

[Cotty]

paulguitar said:

Also Shape of my Heart by Sting. The great Larry Adler on harmonica:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOjFcx3GJHg

Like that, very subtle

[shih tzu faced]

Karma Chameleon, but get ready to pull your own ears off

[cs174]

Billy Joel - Piano Man

[Simes205]

Stevie Wonder, many songs, but you’ll need a chromatic harp.

[DoctorX]

This one, from the hauntingly beautiful songs thread:

https://youtu.be/ksRkjtduhtA

[DoctorX]

shih tzu faced said:

Karma Chameleon, but get ready to pull your own ears off

That’s an abomination. “Church of the Poison Mind” by them is a good tune though and fits the brief.

[CeramicMX5ND2]

Baba O'Riley - The Who live in Toronto (Harmonica begins at just after 4 minutes)

Is on the CD album The Who - "Who's Last" which had a spin yesterday...!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4d__JBIEHY

Edited by CeramicMX5ND2 on Sunday 17th January 00:20

[Heaveho]

Joe Satriani, Big bad moon.

[anonymous-user]

From one of the greatest films ever made. The Harmonica theme from Once Upon A Time In The West.

https://youtu.be/6MZw_Iv0wdU

[hoegaardenruls]

Some of the early Quireboys - check out their first album..

[geezerbutler]

Talk Talk - Living in another world. Mark Feltham's harmonica solo from about 3:50....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAlLQaDXc4I

Max Harris featuring Harry Pitch on harmonica. Used as the them tune to The Singing Detective:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9xbOurdrSM

Neil Young - Heart of Gold:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh44QPT1mPE

And of course John Barry's theme for Midnight Cowboy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgb52U7bJg0

Edited by geezerbutler on Sunday 17th January 02:07

[Penelope Stopit]

otherman said:

Here's Lee Brilleaux strutting his harmonica. Jump to 3 minutes in if you're impatient.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzF0AETdRF8

Should be able to learn that in 5 or 10 minutes :-)

Was going to post this

[TheAardvark]

The The - Slow Emotion Replay

Does it for me anyway...

[RDMcG]

Little Walter - My Babe

[Johnnytheboy]

Someone has to nominate Black Sabbath's The Wizard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKY--qaHWSw

...and while we are on a doom metal thing, Goatsnake's Live to Die, just for the intro...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpugObctXww

[Cotty]

jsf said:

From one of the greatest films ever made. The Harmonica theme from Once Upon A Time In The West.

https://youtu.be/6MZw_Iv0wdU

I have the whole sountrack on my phone. It available if you have Amazon Prime
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Volta-Original-Motion-P...