Burning Down the House
Talking Heads, 1984, from Stop Making Sense. Solo by Alex Weir.
The live version adds extra guitar grit and funky lead fills to the band's biggest hit.
Burning Down the House by Talking Heads is #11 in our ranking of the best Talking Heads guitar solos. The solo is played by Alex Weir and the song was released in 1984.
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Who played the guitar solo on Burning Down the House?
Alex Weir played the solo on Talking Heads's Burning Down the House (1984).