13 unbelievable oboe solos ...
... you didn’t even notice in pop music Mariah Carey with an oboe. Picture: Getty By Maddy Shaw Roberts 0 The oboe has been a regular fixture in classical orchestras since the Baroque era – but its melancholic, singing tone is also an essential ingredient in some of the best-known pop bangers. These are the greatest oboe lines in pop music… Natural – S Club 7 Before we get to enjoy the pop-tastic vocals of everyone’s favourite S Club member (obviously Rachel Stevens, don’t @ us), the 90s group presents us with something even more interesting: an oboe, playing an unexpected few lines from Fauré ’s Pavane . What a throwback. The Sun Always Shines On TV – A-ha You have to listen out a bit harder for this one, but the oboe plays an essential role in ‘The Sun Always Shines On TV’. It helps to build up the suspiciously slow, melodic introduction, so it’s even more of a surprise when the synthpop beats st...