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Crosseyed and Painless

Talking Heads · 1980 · solo by Adrian Belew
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Crosseyed and Painless

Talking Heads, 1980, from Remain in Light. Solo by Adrian Belew.

Belew's jagged, noisy lead lines slice through the Afro-funk groove, recorded in a single day of sessions.

Crosseyed and Painless by Talking Heads is #2 in our ranking of the best Talking Heads guitar solos. The solo is played by Adrian Belew and the song was released in 1980.

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    Who played the guitar solo on Crosseyed and Painless?

    Adrian Belew played the solo on Talking Heads's Crosseyed and Painless (1980).