Monday, July 8, 2013

Safe Sax in the '80s

There was no other decade that loved on the saxophone than the ‘80s! In this series, we present the evidence…



Made famous by the hit TV show "Family Ties", one-hit wonder Billy Vera took this tune to the top spot on the charts in 1987. The ripping sax solo was played by Jerry Peterson, who also lent his talents to the likes of Barbara Streisand, Linda Ronstadt, Smokey Robinson, and many others.

Let's refresh our memory of those classic "Family Ties" moments that featured the song of love birds Alex P. Keaton and his girlfriend, Ellen. As most of you probably know, Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan (who played Ellen) actually had an off-screen romance that led to a long and happy marriage. I wonder if they played this song at their wedding?

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