Expert: Bong Santos - 6/1/2006

Question
this ain't a chord, it's played in a sequence...it's played on what sounds like a saxophone, and I wish I could remember the words but I'm positive it's sung by a guy
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Followup To

Question -
There's a song I know I've heard before, and it used to be one of my favorites, but it's been so long.  the introduction, is (I can't write in music, so I'll do my best in words)

D
A
High D
High F#
High G
High F#
High D
High C

I hope that's clear enough!

Answer -
Dear Adam,

Ahhh....too bad! For all I know in music, I can't read chords. Hope I can read what you gave but I can't. Here's what you can do. Try your best to describe your song. Give me some lyrics then write to me again.

Sorry can't help much for now.

Maraming salamat po!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines

Answer
Dear Adam,

This has got to be a wild guess. There's not so many songs from the 80s that got a long sax intro. But the first song that came to my mind (and a favorite of mine because I love the sax intro) is GLENN FREY's YOU BELONG TO THE CITY. I hope we have the same favorite.
YOU BELONG TO THE CITY is from the 1985 Original Soundtrack Album of the 80s TV series MIAMI VICE (the first one as there were 3 soundtrack albums released), which stars DON JOHNSON, as JAMES "SONNY" CROCKETT, & PAUL MICHAEL THOMAS as RICARDO "RICO" TUBBS. A movie version is slated for release this year with COLIN FARRELL & JAMIE FOXX essaying the roles of CROCKETT and TUBBS, respectively. The song hit #2 in the Billboard Hot 100 Chart on November 16, 1985. It was written by FREY and his longtime friend/collaborator JOEY TEMPCHIN. FREY is best remembered as one of the two longest members of the band THE EAGLES, the other being DON HENLEY.

Here is how it goes:

YOU BELONG TO THE CITY / GLENN FREY

The sun goes down, the night rolls in
You can feel it starting all over again
The moon comes up and the music calls
You're gettin' tired of starin' at the same four walls

You're out of your room and down on the street
Movin' through the crowd and the midnight heat
The traffic crawls, the sirens scream
You look at the faces, it's just like a dream
Nobody knows where you're goin'
Nobody cares where you've been

'Cause you belong to the city
You belong to the night
Livin' in a river of darkness
Beneath the neon lights

You were born in the city
Concrete under your feet
It's in your moves, it's in your blood
You're a man of the streets

When you said goodbye, you were on the run
Tryin' to get away from the things you've done
Now you're back again, and you're feeling strange
So much has happened, but nothing has changed
You still don't know where you're goin'
You're still just a face in the crowd

You belong to the city
You belong to the night
Livin' in a river of darkness
Beneath the neon lights

You were born in the city
Concrete under your feet
It's in your blood, it's in your moves
You're a man of the street

You can feel it, you can taste it
You can see it, you can face it
You can hear it, hey, you're getting near it, hey
You wanna make it, cause you can take it
You belong to the city, you belong to the night
You belong to the city, you belong to the night
You belong, You belong.

Maraming salamat po!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines