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The new sound may have been discovered today as a vintage rock track from the 1980s has been discovered that patiently waited for two full minutes before launching into a funky saxophone solo.
Before the Lisa Simpson saxophone monopoly of the ‘90s, listeners of popular music were hard pushed finding a rock ‘n roll song that didn’t caress the listeners ears with a cool-as-ice sax break the moment it got the chance.
Desert Rock FM classic rock host Deran Durie (53) remembers it well:
“You’d be flicking through stations and you’d just hear sax after sax. Sometimes happy, sometimes sad but always funky. It was like having a saxophone horn by either ear.”
“Your generation wouldn’t understand this but back then a good smack on the ass was considered a compliment.”
As meandering as Durie’s musings are, his account of the saxophone heavy ‘80s only make the discovery of the sparingly saxed song all the more fascinating.
The song in question is titled Omaha Woman by American rock band Leather Toes, a tune about trying to get with women and successfully doing so in the most morally grey way possible.
Much like Sugarman of recent years, Omaha Woman has now reentered the Billboard hot 100 as listeners tune in to hear the extreme restraint these 1980s musicians used when waiting two full minutes before launching into the sweet saxophonic sounds that defined a generation.
When asked if he had heard the track before, Deran Durie gave the following response:
“Leather Toes! Are you kidding me of course I’ve heard of fucking Leather Toes! Bet you only know the song Omaha Woman, they have other songs mate! I saw them fucking live in The Cross back when you were actually allowed to have fucking fun there! We went backstage and saw Lenny Leather taking a piss in a promoters mouth it was fucking hilarious!”
“Asking me if I’ve ever heard of Leather Toes, you little fucker, have you ever heard of music??”
