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…

One of the most interesting collaborations in '80s music history - we have the mighty pipes of the late Clarence Clemons on the sax as well as the vocals, which he shares with songwriting genius Jackson Browne, and finally we have the "Splash" actress Daryl Hannah on backing vocals! All three of them are featured in the music video. The song came out in 1985, the stand out cut from Clemons' "Hero" album, made after Bruce Springsteen decided to forego the use of the E Street Band for his follow-up to "Born in the USA". Why was Daryl Hannah involved? She was Jackson's girlfriend at the time. The song climbed to #18 on the Billboard charts and remains a popular buddy anthem to this day.