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Enrique

(27,461 posts) Fri Jun 29, 2012, 11:32 AM Jun 2012

Best song featuring the guiro?

I vote for "Gimme Shelter"

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Best song featuring the guiro? (Original Post) Enrique Jun 2012 OP

Even before I clicked on your link... RevStPatrick Jun 2012 #1

Gimme Shelter is probably the best, only other one I can think of is "Do It Again" by Steely Dan. bluesbassman Jun 2012 #2

good one! Enrique Jun 2012 #3

MANY Santana tunes (working w/o speakers - "I Ain't Got Nobody That I Can Depend On" comes to mind). MiddleFingerMom Jun 2012 #4

RevStPatrick

(2,208 posts)

1. Even before I clicked on your link...

Reply to Enrique (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 12:03 PM

Jun 2012

... I was thinking "Gimme Shelter."

bluesbassman

(19,370 posts)

2. Gimme Shelter is probably the best, only other one I can think of is "Do It Again" by Steely Dan.

Reply to Enrique (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 01:46 PM

Jun 2012

Santana tunes use the guiro among the percussion instruments, and I'm sure there are others, but Gimme Shelter and Do It Again are the two that feature the instrument prominently that immediately come to mind..

Enrique

(27,461 posts)

3. good one!

Reply to bluesbassman (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 02:04 PM

Jun 2012

my ears aren't that good, I can barely separate the guiro from the maracas, but I can tell it's there.

Here's a good one where it's more isolated:

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)

4. MANY Santana tunes (working w/o speakers - "I Ain't Got Nobody That I Can Depend On" comes to mind).

Reply to Enrique (Original post)

Fri Jun 29, 2012, 05:10 PM

Jun 2012

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