# Sister Seagull guitar solo

> Bill Nelson's guitar solo on Sister Seagull by Be-Bop Deluxe (1975) starts at about 2:35. From the album Futurama. A glam rock classic from the 1970s.

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Be-Bop Deluxe, 1975, from *Futurama*. Solo by *Bill Nelson*.

Widely cited as Nelson's signature solo: a gliding, vocal-like melody that climbs with real drama before the song's final chorus. Its phrasing owes as much to jazz as to glam.

Sister Seagull by Be-Bop Deluxe is #2 in our ranking of the best Be-Bop Deluxe guitar solos. The solo is played by Bill Nelson and the song was released in 1975.

## In our lists

- [The Best Be-Bop Deluxe Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/be-bop-deluxe-guitar-solos/) — #2

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Sister Seagull?

Bill Nelson played the solo on Be-Bop Deluxe's Sister Seagull (1975).

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