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).