Pop Songs You Didn't Know Had a Guitar Solo · #1 of 20
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Physical

Olivia Newton-John · 1981 · solo by Steve Lukather
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Pop Songs You Didn't Know Had a Guitar Solo

You have heard these songs hundreds of times on the radio, in supermarkets and at weddings, but you may never have noticed the guitar solo, or wondered who played it. From Olivia Newton-John's Physical to George Michael's Faith and Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone, these pop hits hide a real solo by a guitarist who is not the name on the cover. Each video jumps straight to it.

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    Physical
    Olivia Newton-John · solo by Steve Lukather · 1981
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    Running with the Night
    Lionel Richie · solo by Steve Lukather · 1983
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    Faith
    George Michael · solo by Hugh Burns · 1987
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    Two Hearts
    Phil Collins · solo by Michael Landau · 1988
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    A Whole New World
    Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle · solo by Michael Landau · 1992
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    How Am I Supposed to Live Without You
    Michael Bolton · solo by Michael Landau · 1989
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    Danger Zone
    Kenny Loggins · solo by Dann Huff · 1986
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    Everybody Wants to Rule the World
    Tears for Fears · solo by Neil Taylor · 1985
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    Little Red Corvette
    Prince · solo by Dez Dickerson · 1983
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    Easy
    Commodores · solo by Thomas McClary · 1977
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    My Love
    Paul McCartney and Wings · solo by Henry McCullough · 1973
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    Peter Gunn
    The Art of Noise · solo by Duane Eddy · 1986
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    Hold On to the Nights
    Richard Marx · solo by Michael Landau · 1987
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    Dirty Laundry
    Don Henley · solo by Steve Lukather · 1982
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    Help Me
    Joni Mitchell · solo by Larry Carlton · 1974
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    Notorious
    Duran Duran · solo by Nile Rodgers · 1986
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    Original Sin
    INXS · solo by Nile Rodgers · 1984
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    Eyes Without a Face
    Billy Idol · solo by Steve Stevens · 1984
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    You Wouldn't Know Love
    Michael Bolton · solo by Michael Landau · 1989
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    China Girl
    David Bowie · solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1983

Quick answers

Does Physical by Olivia Newton-John have a guitar solo?

Yes. The solo on Physical (1981) was played by session guitarist Steve Lukather.

Who played the guitar solo on Faith by George Michael?

Hugh Burns played the guitar on George Michael's Faith (1987), a short solo in a rockabilly-flavoured pop hit.

Who played guitar on A Whole New World?

Our catalog credits Michael Landau for the guitar solo on the Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle version of A Whole New World. Landau also plays on Phil Collins' Two Hearts and Michael Bolton's How Am I Supposed to Live Without You.