# 3 Classic Rock Guitar Solos That Completely Overshadow the Songs They’re In

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/3-classic-rock-guitar-solos-that-completely-overshadow-the-songs-theyre-in/
- Published: 2026-08-03T18:06:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-03T18:12:46+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/3-classic-rock-guitar-solos-that-completely-overshadow-the-songs-theyre-in/
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## Key points

- Article lists three classic rock songs with standout guitar solos.
- Features Wings' "My Love", The Beatles' "The End" and Steely Dan's "Do It Again".
- Highlights guitarists Henry McCullough, Harrison/McCartney/Lennon, and Denny Dias.

## Summary

This lighthearted feature from American Songwriter picks out three classic rock tracks in which the guitar solo, the writer argues, eclipses the song itself. It's part of the outlet's recurring "The List" series celebrating memorable guitar moments in rock history, aimed at fans revisiting well-known hits from the 1960s and 1970s.

The three songs highlighted are Paul McCartney and Wings' "My Love" (1973), praised for Henry McCullough's solo despite the song's occasionally sentimental tone and its No. 1 US chart peak; The Beatles' "The End" from Abbey Road (1969), noted for its rotating solos by George Harrison, Paul McCartney and John Lennon alongside Ringo Starr's only recorded drum solo with the band; and Steely Dan's "Do It Again" (1972), whose standout solo, performed by Denny Dias on electric sitar, helped the track reach No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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