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Post by 1dave on Aug 27, 2015 6:28:52 GMT -5
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Post by grayfingers on Aug 27, 2015 6:58:41 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on Aug 27, 2015 7:14:15 GMT -5
The Blue Danube
Hora Staccato
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
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Post by grayfingers on Aug 27, 2015 7:29:59 GMT -5
Even if you hate Black Sabbath, give this a listen... I used to play this lp and have my friends guess who did it...
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Post by 1dave on Aug 27, 2015 7:42:40 GMT -5
El Condor Pasa
Maria Elena
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Post by grayfingers on Aug 27, 2015 7:56:06 GMT -5
I still remember blushing while asking for this CD in the music store, much to the delight of the cute little innocent looking blond behind the counter...
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Post by jamesp on Aug 27, 2015 8:35:50 GMT -5
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 27, 2015 8:55:59 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 27, 2015 9:02:09 GMT -5
Good heavens! I love it! I love to hear new music and old. Each tune reminded me of another.... I could do this all day, but I really need to finish hooking up my stereo today!
His best tune me thinks. Very epic. DH's favorite band.
Wicked! This is my favorite roadtrip album. Heard the tape about 100 times going straight from VA to ME.
I have a secret crush on Eric Burden. Loved him in War, too.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Aug 27, 2015 10:52:34 GMT -5
Tela, you again? We've got to quit meeting like this, lol. Jethro Tull! I love Ian Anderson. Of the two concerts I have attended in my entire life, he was one of them. (The other was Charlie Daniels Band at an open air concert at SDSU, circa 1980. For some reason, I don't remember a lot of details of that one. Could've been that jug o' juice they were passing around...
amygdule, this is a fun thread, thanks so much for staring it! And thanks to everyone else that has contributed. Love hearing everyone's favorite songs. But it makes me wonder... what makes certain songs our favorites?
1dave touched on a few songs that were his mom's favorites. It can be songs you grew up with. In my case not so much. My dad was a huge Dixieland/Jazz fan, played it evenings and weekends, non-stop. It's okay, but not something I listen to today. It could be something your spouse, girlfriend/boyfriend, lover likes. Or something that contains a message
Something you like to sing to
That's one of the ones I like to sing whenever there is a karaoke party going on, lol.
Or maybe you are feeling nautical?
Waxing nostalgic? Although not new, this is one of my "newer" favorites
Then there are good driving songs, drinking songs (as Tele pointed out, lol  ), songs to relax by, songs to gaze at the stars.... A lot of songs that just pain bring back wonderful memories. And as we get older, we know that we need all the help we can get to remember them. Which jogs the memory better, a song / melody, or a scent / fragrance?
This is a good beat song on my walking list
I'll close for now with this one, just a great song. So sweet makes me feel good.
Ya know I'll be back with more.
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Post by 1dave on Aug 27, 2015 11:26:35 GMT -5
Leroy Anderson
Blue Tango
Forgotten Dreams
Jazz Pizzicato
Jazz Legato
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Post by 1dave on Aug 27, 2015 11:42:25 GMT -5
I have to quit or there won't be room for any more rocks! Catarina Valente Carmen Miranda Do you know what a "chupeta" is?  |
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Post by 1dave on Aug 27, 2015 15:26:31 GMT -5
Good heavens! I love it! I love to hear new music and old. Each tune reminded me of another.... I could do this all day, but I really need to finish hooking up my stereo today! Just for you Tela: Sukiyaki The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the United States in 1963, and remains the only Japanese-language song ever to have done so. In addition, it was and still is one of the few non-English songs, other than Italian, French, Spanish, and German, to have reached the top of the US charts. It is one of the best-selling singles of all time, having sold over 13 million copies worldwide. The original Kyu Sakamoto recording also went to number eighteen on the R&B chart. In addition, the single spent five weeks at number one on the Middle of the Road charts. The recording was originally released in Japan by Toshiba in 1961. It topped the Popular Music Selling Record chart in the Japanese magazine Music Life for three months, and was ranked as the number one song of 1961 in Japan. The lyrics tell the story of a man who looks up and whistles while he is walking so that his tears will not fall. The verses of the song describe his memories and feelings. Rokusuke Ei wrote this song while coming back from a protest against the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan and feeling dejected about the failure of the protest movement, but the lyrics were rendered purposefully generic so that they might refer to any lost love. The English-language lyrics of the version recorded by A Taste of Honey are not a translation of the original Japanese lyrics, but instead a completely different set of lyrics arranged to the same basic melody. The title Sukiyaki, a Japanese hot pot dish, actually has nothing to do with the lyrics or the meaning of the song; the word served the purpose only because it was short, catchy, recognizably Japanese, and more familiar to most English speakers. A Newsweek Magazine columnist noted that the re-titling was like issuing "Moon River" in Japan under the title "Beef Stew." (Wikipedia) "Sakamoto joined a local band in 1958 when he was just 16 year old. He had learned to play the trumpet at school, and taught himself guitar and piano. Due to feuding relationship for prominence with other band members that usually ended up with fist fights, Kyu Sakamoto left the band in the same year to further his studies at a university. The study came to an abrupt end when the band 'Danny Lida and the Paradise King' he joined at the same time won an award with him singing as the lead singer, gaining them a contract with JVC Records. Soon after Sakamoto left the band and began his solo career in singing with a contract with Toshiba Records Company. From 1961-1985 Sakamoto enjoyed an entertainment career as solo singers untill his sudden demise in a plane crash in 1985. It was reported that he managed to scribble some lines of words to his wife and daughters moments before the tragedy took place. He married his wife Yukiko Kashiwagi in 1971. They had two daughters, Hanako and Maiko Sakamoto. The Japanese government honoured Kyu Sakamoto for his contribution to national fame by issuing a stamp, commemorating him and the song he made famous - Sukiyaki. He was buried at the temple ground of Minato, Tokyo. " (http://alancykok.blogspot.com/2012/02...) LYRICS: ( English Translation): I look up while I walk So the tears won't fall Remembering those spring days But tonight I'm all alone I look up while I walk Counting the stars with teary eyes Remembering those summer days But tonight I'm all alone Happiness lies beyond the clouds Happiness lies above the sky I look up while I walk So the tears won't fall I cry while I walk For I am alone tonight Remembering those autumn days But tonight I'm all alone Sadness hides in the shadow of the stars Sadness hides in the shadow of the moon I look up while I walk So the tears won't fall My heart is filled with sorrow For tonight I am alone For tonight I am alone Blue Bayou |
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Post by mohs on Aug 27, 2015 16:51:02 GMT -5
J. Geils Band - Full House--First I Look At the Purse  Caution! Not to be listen to in Vegas!  just to good with out furth comment In concert J.Geils was just totally frenetic, frantic kinetic energy ! they were up, down and all around that stage I'm sure they did a slow tune but I don't recall it Then there was Magic Dick on his Licking Sticks! Dude with a massive mane of black hair and beard had on overcoat and when he open it pockets everywhere ---full of harmonica's  Rock and Roll !! |
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Post by megalotis on Aug 27, 2015 18:40:54 GMT -5
Tela, thanks for posting Broadsword, love that tune. My favorite Tull is Thick as a Brick, but so many great songs in their (his) catalog. I got to attend an Ian Anderson concert here in Phoenix a few years ago...fantastic! He's such a talented individual. Unfortunately, that great voice isn't what it was...which leads me to:
I don't know how you kids get the youtube vids to post up as a picture, so sorry!
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Post by jamesp on Aug 27, 2015 18:43:36 GMT -5
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Post by 1dave on Aug 28, 2015 8:41:43 GMT -5
Tela, thanks for posting Broadsword, love that tune. My favorite Tull is Thick as a Brick, but so many great songs in their (his) catalog. I got to attend an Ian Anderson concert here in Phoenix a few years ago...fantastic! He's such a talented individual. Unfortunately, that great voice isn't what it was...which leads me to: I don't know how you kids get the youtube vids to post up as a picture, so sorry! When you Create Post, look at the top line (Font Face) and go to the fourth tab in the last group on the right(yes, the dark one) "Insert video." Click on it and insert the location. This does not always work, so I always paste the location in again. Here is another my Mother enjoyed singing and playing on the guitar - Way out West in Kansas. She enjoyed the funny stuff. |
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Post by bushmanbilly on Aug 28, 2015 10:16:27 GMT -5
One of my go to albums for long road trips is Running on empty. When its 2,3,or 4am and I have a 100 miles or so to go. This always gives me lift. And keeps me between the lines.
One can't leave Harry Nilsson out out of this mix.
A few more.
Just something about her voice that draws me to Suzi.
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Post by jakesrocks on Aug 28, 2015 10:34:09 GMT -5
Let us not forget The Coasters.
Or how about The Silhouettes ?
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Post by gingerkid on Aug 28, 2015 11:43:50 GMT -5
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), songs to relax by, songs to gaze at the stars.... A lot of songs that just pain bring back wonderful memories. And as we get older, we know that we need all the help we can get to remember them. Which jogs the memory better, a song / melody, or a scent / fragrance?
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