Burnin' for You guitar solo
Blue Öyster Cult, 1981, from Fire of Unknown Origin. Solo by Buck Dharma.
A radio staple with a compact, hooky solo that shows Dharma's gift for melodic economy and smooth, polished tone.
Burnin' for You by Blue Öyster Cult is ranked #510 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Buck Dharma and the song was released in 1981.
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Who played the guitar solo on Burnin' for You?
Buck Dharma played the solo on Blue Öyster Cult's Burnin' for You (1981).
Where does Burnin' for You rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#510 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.