'Will You' live performance by Hazel O'Connor & Wesley Magoogan .mov

[@pooldiver]

That solo by Wesley, is as near musical perfection as you can get. Balance of longing, rasping and straining notes amplify the emotion. Just wonderful.

[@lexicrane]

I'm still here and not dead yet !!!!!

[@soulreaver555]

Your sax playing inspired me to buy a second hand sax, unfortunately I can't play a note! Never mind, I'll just mime whilst listening to the track for now, must learn how play at some point. Btw, I have two alto saxophones. A truly moving saxophone piece!

[@kojimapromeatspin]

That was badass playing

[@clivejones7104]

@@soulreaver555 I play air sax nearly as well as air guitar. It just needs practice! My air drumming is pretty good too!

[@stephenfield8637]

Love love love

[@paulslayford3783]

Absolute Quality ❤️

[@Billyboy571]

This solo encapsulates everything that music is about, emotive beyond words🙏

[@lexicrane]

Great to hear that todays youth appreciate my composing and playing,nice one.

[@MatthewjeffersonTodd]

One of my favourite pieces of any music, utterly beguiling ,stunning performance,few saxophonists can ever come close to the emotion you put into it,best ever...and then some x

[@PixelatedPenfold]

Sublime

[@nicholasedney3198]

Wesley Magoogan...true founder of the purist relationship of a human Soul and the Saxophone..period! Bless you for your immortal talent

[@khuti007]

Great work mate

[@joescott483]

Never in life will a saxophone be played better than this. It is just mindblowingly beautiful many have tried to copy it but they don’t have the soul you gave this

[@ThaiSoup39]

Wesley Magoogan - one of the greatest musicians I've ever heard

[@lexicrane]

Tony Visconti wanted the entire song repeated with me playing in my unique style. It was a combination of pieces I had had in my head for a while and it all came together. wesley

[@nickporter2996]

Without doubt, the best sax solo ever.

[@Raffles666]

Amen!

[@mafbaby]

Agreed, shiver enducing

[@fluorosco]

@@mafbaby It really is . Awesome ❤

[@chrishayes2143]

So true

[@paulpettitt557]

after hazel o Conner ...will you

[@marleybu302]

Wes playing is the most beautiful sax I've ever heard. Thanks Hazel for writing this masterpiece and you Wes for playing it so suberbly. ❤️

[@markbunce3405]

👍💋💛

[@Tony-kl9rw]

Wes co wrote that .

[@jamessegar928]

Wesley. This is simply the best Sax solo played by the best saxophonist. Never to be repeated. Thankyou for my most favourite piece...…...

[@lexicrane]

Many thanks James for your comment.

[@fransschmitz2628]

@@lexicrane Thank you Wesley. I love this song mainly for your saxo contributions. Its a great song, well balanced and very well performed!

[@kevross4933]

WESLEY MAGOOGAN legend

[@nicholasedney3198]

True Legend !

[@TheTJ43]

Got his autograph when I met him ...a lot of years ago haha

[@deunasni2751]

Mr Magoogan excuse my bad english. I was a teen boy in a house very cold in winter. I was covering myself with blankets and waited for the radio station. Every night your saxophone in this song was warming up my hurt. I was a poor boy in a poor family. Every night i was listening to this song and i was crying for my life and for my family but every night i also knew that there was hope. You must know that this song kept my soul alive . Now i am 47 and i m crying as i write this comment to you. I have a warm room and i have plenty if food. Thank you from my hurt. A greek man.

[@tomsowerby834]

Thousands of very talented Sax players can play this, but not ONE of them in my opinion has ever captured the soul, and the magical feeling you get from Wesley. This is his and only his, its amazing, I could never ever get tired of this stunning work.

[@peterdolan291]

tom sowerby Yes you are so right

[@stephenball8376]

Peter Dolan m

[@apassionforcarping5275]

Claire Hirst more than does it justice too

[@deBurcaOne]

tom sowerby 👍

[@sprocket9999]

ile second that,...she`s spine chilling

[@Langy24]

That is just incredible, just wonderful Wesley. On another note, I hope Hazel is recovering well.

[@somethingbrite8484]

I came here for that sax solo. After all these years it still sends shivers. Utterly stunning.

[@davidquirk8097]

A shiver runs down my spine every time i hear this song. The combination of Hazel O'Conner's voice and Wesley Magoogan's Sax is absolutely sublime. Music direct into my soul.

[@davegavinart]

Without doubt the best sax solo EVER

[@keefgrump5193]

This song and sax solo will be played at my funeral .

[@janicetaylor2333]

Imagine being able to play like this and haunt millions of people's hearts forever with its beauty.

[@lexicrane]

Cheers George,I also composed the sax piece as well. regards Wesley

[@stevemann6576]

This iconic saxophone piece defined the song for me, although the lyric is nicely done. It's the sort of composition that makes one wish they could play too. A top favorite of mine for decades, and on many mix playlists because I can "Air Sax" with my face screwed up with concentration on my commute (prompting more than one person to ask if I was having a "turn"). Thank you. Thank you muchly and very well done.

[@chrischeetham3]

In 60 years time when this song is a century old Wesley, people will be watching/listening to this and going "wow what an incredible legacy to leave" (or something like that). Timeless, beautiful & simply will never tire of it.

[@lexicrane]

What a cool comment, many thanks.

[@albertsmith1048]

Best sax solo ever? I would vote yes. Outstanding.

[@csabatakacs3277]

Yes the best.

[@tiffer67]

One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. The first note of the sax sees the goosebumps break out.

[@sugartownie9341]

The voice of this saxophone conveying deep emotion which we can find hard to express ourselves; so deep. This is what I look for in music - thank you Wesley Magoogan ❣

[@lexicrane]

Thank you for your lovely comment.

[@kneeknocker1967]

Hazels voice and Wesleys sax combine to make one of the best songs ever written and played... this is real music, words with meaning and a sound to stir your sole.. utterly brilliant

[@digitographerUK]

This sax solo has never been surpassed. Just beautiful :)

[@flemwad]

Best. Sax. Ever. I burst out laughing with joy listening to this. Just what the doctor ordered

[@Riksermon123]

Hell....just beautiful....I’m 56 and have loved this from day one..🥰x

[@antoniadavis3701]

Wesley king of sax

[@lexicrane]

When I composed this,I wanted nothing to be repeated as an experiment.Well the experiment appears to have been ok ! Lots of people have their favourite sections which is cool. regards Wesley

[@kevinpwright]

My favorite section is from the first sax section till the very end. Not one note of filler is involved, perfection

[@terencewinn2509]

I am 54 and still love this

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

I'm 50 so we're in the same ballpark 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@dixieflix888]

The whole song is hauntingly beautiful but that Wesley Magoogan sax solo is just...😍 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@kevinkilbane6489]

Performances like this are extremely rare. Thank God, someone recorded the track for us to enjoy. Brilliant music. Thank you.

[@angusrobertson2515]

Magical sax solo, charged with so much emotion - still unsurpassed

[@rw8733]

This is absolutely brilliant and the sax solo is so beautiful that it's terrifying. I'm 52 and loved this when it came out.. mainly for the sax. I loved Hazel too, of course. What a talent Mr. Magoogan. Thank you!

[@lexicrane]

Cheers Roy for your well chosen words !

[@southerner4566]

That's got to be the greatest sax solo in musical history, Truly amazing

[@paulken11]

Wesley Magoogan, nonchalantly stepping forward at 26 seconds before eventually delivering the best sax solo ever

[@leenewman1980]

Best sax ever played in a song EVER. No contest.

[@96bobbob]

I agree, it’s on another level to the likes of Baker Street or Careless Whisper that often get mentioned when discussing the greatest sax solo.

[@tedex8100]

That solo is immortality in the flesh. Long after Wes has gone,this will remain as a point of superlative excellence. I'm privileged to have witnessed it in it's originality.

[@millibass]

The best music moment in my 62 years life (and I heard a lot). This song, this vocal and especially this saxophone part are simply divine (the album version is even better).

[@EdReid-x5j]

Never fails. Superb sax solo.

[@AR-ov2nr]

I'm up in the clouds with tears in my eyes, listening to this. OOh - that saxophone is mmmmm......

[@lottiemayfrank]

That sax is so haunting, really does make me shiver..

[@sliceofuke]

Unforgettable. Etched in the musical memory of so many of us 80s kids. Thanks Wesley for acting as a conduit straight to our soul...

[@stephenhowlett6345]

Along with the Baker Street saxophone this is just as magical and I could listen to it for hours. If I was ever able to play that sexy instrument then that’s how I would love to play it.

[@craiggreenhalgh3]

Just played this for my 22 year old daughter and she shed a tear or two, she said its a beautiful song and the Sax was sublime. Thanks Wesley for the moment.

[@haggishead644]

In my 50's now and have to say its still the greatest piece ever played on a sax. The amount of debates ive had with people saying Baker street. It doesnt hold a match let alone a candle to this line from Wes. Still sends shivers up my spine today, how one man doesnt play a sax but brings a crafted piece of metal to life like some wizard, and enchants it to sing beautifully, like female soprano singer. God ! If i wrote this let alone could play it i would have a statue built of myself 😁😁. Never will a sax line ever beat this

[@lexicrane]

Trying to imagine myself as a statue lol.

[@haggishead644]

@@lexicrane Wes, you should have been knighted for that stunning piece 😁😁 were still talking about it today !! Proves the point 😁😁

[@margaretkelly1967]

What a combo, the amazing Hazel O'Connor with the sexiest sax music of all time

[@chrishill5678]

OK So many of us oldies still think its the best sax solo we have ever heard. I agree with perfection but to be honest , you can hear the emotion in every breath. I may be wrong but I suspect Wesley was miles away, feeling every moment of that performance, the rise and fall of emotion is overwhelming, so much so that I don't mind admitting it still brings a tear to my eye after all these years. Its hard to find 'Exceptional' amongst the bland these days but that performance was truly exceptional and I am glad I lived to hear it. Thanks Wesley!

[@kennethtalbott2233]

i heard him at Loughborough uni in the 80's. just magic.

[@chrisworsfold5551]

To play a sax like that is a true gift MAGIC

[@Catieg1]

I’m 56 and still listen to this regularly. I know a lot of sax players and have listened to gazillions of hours of sax music...this is by the far the best. People used to bang on about Baker Street, but your tone and composition are far superior. It’s simply, just a beautiful piece of music played in such a way that it moves you to the very core. It never ceases to make me feel this way, even after all these years. Thank you Mr G! X

[@TestGearJunkie.]

I'l be 70 next year and I never tire of listening to this.

[@scudger99]

Simply sublime. A master craftsman at work producing a masterpiece. 40 years later, with all of life's experiences and having dabbled musically myself, I appreciate this song and that incredible saxophone more than ever. Others may play it (and play it well) but Wesley owns it. I'd like to see Lisa Simpson have a crack at it though.

[@andrewfricker6627]

I was 15 now 55 and still love the chilling pice of wonderful magical musical sax and song !

[@gpm6449]

Yes, I agree, The Wesley's sax and the final solo especially is the best sax piece I ever heard, brings tears and goose bumps BUT, it is first a perfect response to the so emotional Hazel's lyricks

[@julietsalvidge4760]

Hazel O'Connor. She was my idol. I loved Breaking Glass. Amazing.

[@MrSoflash]

Never has the Alto sounded better. Pure genius, even beats Baker St. I saw Wesley play this live back when he was still playing and my heart was in my mouth!

[@andrewedge1139]

There never has been or ever will be a sax player like Wesley again,pure class,pure genius! You sir are a legend

[@lexicrane]

As I can long longer play,I play it over in my head every so maybe I'm nuts as well !! regards Wesley

[@Stefsax]

What mouthpiece did you use on Will you? Was it an otto link super tone master? And if it was what was the tip opening size?

[@paulthompson6640]

Hi Wes just like to say loved your playing in The Roaring Eighties at this time Tomo is my brother, saw the band many times,great times cheers

[@lexicrane]

@@paulthompson6640 Tomo is a great dude and such a shame that the Roaring 80's were out of their time.

[@robertt4176]

Absolutely Stunning ... im 54 and thos song is very special to me ... Wesley amd Hazel what a team thank you

[@anthonymcguigan1963]

this is music to die for. hazels voice and those great lyrics and my god wesely on that sax , each time i play this i get i chill in my spine and sometimes a few tears in the eyes. words fail me .it dosnt get any better thank you so so much hazel and wesley

[@josephmaxwell5903]

That song and that haunting sax solo will stay with me forever It’s never far away from being played in my world ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@boaty1968]

I just don’t get bored of this song no matter how many times I play it back to back timeless classic well done hazel and Wes .

[@shaunhunt1862]

probably the best sax solo ever in "popular" music

[@kenwhite2400]

Take out the "probably", makes you sound wishy-washy!

[@constancegoodwill2416]

And take out the "popular music" bit too while you're at it.

[@redfred70]

What an amazing song and such incredible sax - every time I hear it moves me so much. A wonderful enduring classic that never ages.

[@patknight9922]

Thanks Wes (and Hazel, of course). I remember getting goose bumps to this as a youngster. My internet at home has gone all cocked-up and I'm sat in an internet cafe having listened to this for the sixth time tonight. Thanks Wes for making me look like a right pansy ;-) I'm sat here bawling my 'kin eyes out over a BRILLIANT sax solo, and all these "tough guys" are looking at me like I'm some kind of weirdo. Do I care? No. A 48 year old man crying over something..just..perfect. Thank you.

[@franklawler7055]

When a solo that you have heard for the umpteenth time still gives you goosebumps years later, you realise what the definition of a great musician is.

[@spizzomo6990]

C'est le plus beau morceau de sax du monde avec la sublime interprétation de Wesley

[@nigelczuchraj4517]

Ah that immortal sax playing by Wesley absolutely brilliant a really haunting end to one of Hazel’s best songs- a masterpiece in saxophone playing-a timeless classic 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@seafox61]

Wes...I hope you're well and keeping safe. 40 years since Breaking Glass . 1980 Plymouth poly. Wish you a great Christmas. Still the best sax player of all time. Go well .

[@lexicrane]

Many thanks for your words.

[@chrispiesse1004]

That Sax!!!! Lost for words!

[@nickmander6088]

As someone who got hooked by the smooth tones of the saxophone score, I can safely say that at the age of 59 I’m still hooked, I have 3 saxophones and that’s because of you Wesley , I’m not very good at playing them but I still love the uniqueness of there design engineering and the sounds that can be created, you sir will always be the top gun of sax. Thank you for brilliance ❤❤

[@lexicrane]

Nice one and keep on playing.

[@onlyme3368]

What a phenomenal piece of playing. It is so evocative. You dont listen to it, you feeeeeel it. So powerful. An absolutely stunning piece of playing. Thank you for gifting it to us. Truly is a masterpiece.

[@BritishBeachcomber]

Simply the best sax solo ever. QED

[@rockprettybaby]

Beautiful. Just utterly beautiful. I just heard this on the radio and suddenly I was 15 again! Totally transported. Loved the lyrics and Hazel's performance, but the sax never fails to bring me out in goosebumps. Thanks so much for posting

[@janelockwood8806]

...still gives me goose bumps after 40 years. Legendary!! Thank you!!

[@lexicrane]

Wow, that is a lot of goosebumps !

[@janelockwood8806]

@@lexicrane My daughter feels the same but with a few less bumps! 😄

[@nickrobinson4706]

THE best sax solo (piece and playing) that I have EVER heard, in my opinion. Loved it in 1980 and love it just as much today. Timeless; beautiful; captivating. 40 of my 53 years are so much better for having this song to listen to at various points along the way.Wish I had got the opportunity to hear it live.

[@CB-RADIO-UK]

Man that sax, simple chilling.

[@grumpyoldbstard9352]

Still the best sax solo even after all the years, I always get goosebumps listening to it. So much feeling, Wes i still hope you are still sharing the magic

[@M1GWEL]

Will always be my favourite bit of sax playing. Absolutely eerily brilliant.

[@nigeltwelvetrees4296]

This is such a haunting and powerful piece of music this always reminds me of being with my ex in a greasy spoon over looking a stormy North Sea in Whitby and this was playing in the background..This song still touches my soul so deeply and it's actually hard to convey how i feel right now or how it effects me.But if this was the last piece of music i ever heard i think i'd die a Happy man.That Sax Solo cuts so deep thanks Wes for posting so sorry to hear that of your accident..Regards to Hazel.

[@wbertie2604]

Truly, this music is most appropriate in greasy spoons in the rain. Sadly, greasy spoons are few and far between now. Sometimes it's nice when the option for coffee is coffee or no coffee, not a 30 minute exploration of the world of coffee.

[@simoneyre3646]

Very powerful nigel ..I so get you!

[@stevewright6008]

Very nicely explained Nigel. You are right, when a certain piece of music affects you so deep you can't explain the feeling.

[@stevewood483]

as so many have said ,This is what made me want to learn to play the sax, then many years later i started to learn , that was a year ago and the more i learn the more i enjoy it and appriciate.your playing for the skill and feeling involved, You have brought so many people in to music who would never have started with out this song, THANK YOU ,

[@chriswallace2407]

Simply spine tingling beauty throughout, one of the most stunning pieces of music ever written ...

[@johnny0468]

this sax solo and the lyrics/vocal made this song without either it would be incomplete....im glad that they finally agreed on the royalties xx

[@ursusmaj]

A true pleasure. Thank you Wesley.

[@waterboy8999]

So glad I found this so I can tell the man himself how much I enjoy listening to this, I got the single in 1980 and have never tired of it, its my all time favourite piece of sax. I even started to learn to play in 84 but gave up after a few years after not having enough time to practice. Absolutely brilliant! Kind regards David, Scotland.

[@wadlbeier551]

the greatest song ever written accompanied by the world's best saxophone player. If my biography has ever hold a timeless melody inside to tell about the soundscapes of my life this song will be the chorus...forever.

[@lexicrane]

What a wonderful comment,many thanks.

[@KabukiWeddingBand]

Is it really true that I am corresponding with THE Wesley Magoogan ! I generally do a trawl for live "Will you" clips and today - wow ! I am 47 shortly and this song ALONE inspired me to pick the alto Sax up all those years ago. I heard it first on a Ronco "Superhits 1980" audio tape and was hooked from the word go. I have a 1984 62 purple logo to play this remarkable iconic piece. Thank you Wesley so much for inspiring a generation. Keith.

[@TheCriticalMass]

Wesley; this is part of my soul. I remember the first time I heard it at work. I still love it as much now. I am transported back as soon as I hear it. It's become part of me. Only music can do this and only an artist like you can realise the magic.

[@fitman42]

was 13 when i first heard this song and everytime i hear it now , the sax solo just stops me dead ...... amazing stuff wesley

[@clivemilson2372]

The sax break makes this record, Absolutely delicious.

[@justsomebloke6784]

WOW...I have never heard that solo played so sinuously. This has always been one of my favourite songs since the time when I bought the album and watched the film back in the day. Oddly enough, even though I have a male voice, this is one of the songs that I can sing quite well. I think it's the sheer unashamed emotion in both the music and lyrics that takes me away.

[@andyt5559]

i play guitar an incredibly expressive instrument! BUT THIS SONG, THE SAX, WESLEY PLAYING HAUNTING! FROM A SIGH TO SCREAM! LUSH!

[@loraine8197]

Decades later, still gives chills. That sax ....

[@sarah-janelambert8962]

Never gets old Wes. I always get icy fingers running up my back when you make your sax soar. Superb, as ever. There is no better sax solo.

[@lexicrane]

Many thanks indeed.

[@fitman42]

it doesnt matter where i am or what im doing , when i hear this song and this sax solo it just stops me dead and brings a lump to my throat

[@saulgoodman1372]

I wish I could of been taught by you man, we couldn't afford a saxophone when I was younger, so badly wanted to make my soul sing through a saxophone, I got a guitar and learnt sax on a guitar lol

[@joebirch8203]

Wesley, this is one of my all time favourite songs. More than 4 decades on and I am still rendered somewhat emotional by your wonderful sax playing. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for creating something so beautiful.

[@sinord5288]

Heard this at work yesterday walking round the warehouse. Took me straight back to the early 80s. I thought what a wonderful song it is. Sax is so touching.

[@antoniadavis3701]

Your a legend Wesley

[@hugehelmet]

What a lovely gesture. Wesley. Your solo is still ringing in my ears over 30 years later. I doubt there will ever be better.

[@0utcastAussie]

Dude.. My Mum is 88 years old and this is her all time favourite song.

[@lexicrane]

That is great to hear.

[@marklewis887]

I think it's still the most iconic piece of saxophone on any popular music. The playing is amazing.

[@dougieman765]

That was utterly stunning! Hazel O'Conner was good but the sax man stole the show. I have been listening to this song along time but this is the first time i have seen this version, thanks for sharing it with us.

[@DUDLEY2000]

Vocals and sax unique and powerful. No one else would do.