Moonlight Shadow guitar solo
Mike Oldfield, 1983, from Crises. Solo by Mike Oldfield.
A worldwide hit whose sparkling, melodic solo is one of the most recognizable guitar breaks in eighties pop.
Moonlight Shadow by Mike Oldfield is ranked #569 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Mike Oldfield and the song was released in 1983. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #243 (Digital Dream Door).
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Who played the guitar solo on Moonlight Shadow?
Mike Oldfield played the solo on Mike Oldfield's Moonlight Shadow (1983).
Where does Moonlight Shadow rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#569 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.