# Listening Wind guitar solo

> Adrian Belew's guitar solo on Listening Wind by Talking Heads (1980) starts at about 3:00. From the album Remain in Light. A new wave classic from the 1980s.

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

Belew's atmospheric guitar synthesizer lines give the song its eerie, windswept feel.

Listening Wind by Talking Heads is #6 in our ranking of the best Talking Heads guitar solos. The solo is played by Adrian Belew and the song was released in 1980.

## In our lists

- [The Best Talking Heads Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/talking-heads-guitar-solos/) — #6

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Listening Wind?

Adrian Belew played the solo on Talking Heads's Listening Wind (1980).

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