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I definitely did want to hear more examples of saxophones and I'm glad a variety of saxes were nominated so that I could try to pin down exactly what I liked about them. ...Unfortunately, my interest in the instrument is apparently rather narrow and... well I go a bit more into the topic during a song that was supposed to be eliminated tomorrow, but since the song is relevant *now* & everything in the Wall is tied so the order is meaningless, I suppose we'll add a surprise 11th song to the Wall:

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#???: John Coltrane - Giant Steps [4:47]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwIC6B_dvW4

Nominator: Lasa [10/14 Remaining]

Initial Score: 59.998
Revised Score: 50.23
Final Score: 50.98 [Upgraded to 54.60] [Upgraded to 55.00]

(First Reaction: A very snazzy type of jazz that is enjoyable, though I personally would've liked it to be a bit more subdued and laid-back. It's fun and energetic, just a bit too energetic?)

!Yeah, I don't think I'm a jazz... pony... I think I can appreciate how complex this is (and at least partially improvised from what little I can understand of people who know what they're talkjing about say about this) & it's definitely a style of song I wanted to be nominated so I could get exposure to it, but it's just not clicking for me.

[Final Thoughts: Yeah, I'm afraid I'm just not big into most styles of jazz. Also my saxophone love seems to extend entirely to... whichever type of sax was featured in the end credits of various Disney Afternoon shows, such as Darkwing Duck:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOtDV2gBmM8

Ahh... there's that particular set of notes that triggers the good shot of nostalgia... it's a bit of a lower pitch and much smoother (and poppier) than standard jazz. Either way, this nominated song is ummm.... "not that", obviously, which I'm not holding against it--it's just a general 'oh yeah, when I thought I loved saxes, I think it's this one particular type for reasons that I didn't know were nostalgia and furry based, but like everything else is my personality, is very much related to nostalgia & talking animals' type statement.]

[Later: Moving this up a few points for being so snazzy.]

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Rescue Rangers End Credits (Version 1):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVENK16xPoQ

(That sax solo also plays in the full version of the theme)

So.. uhh... it may be less "I love saxophones" as "I love things that remind me of furry cartoons and a specific type of sax does thanks to the Disney Afternoon". Which I hadn't realized at the time, but... yeah...

Still, thank you to everyone who helped me come to this realization.

It's possible the Simpsons has also influenced my opinion of saxes thanks to Lisa, but that has yet to be determined.