Be interesting to hear fellow posters taste in music
Mines very varied 60's/70's/80's but my favourite track of all time is Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin..means so much to me that track! I like music that takes me back to my childhood days, people who know me know that I do a lot of reminiscing and there is nothing like listening to music to take you back to that period in your life.
Some of my favourites Bands/Groups
Simon & Garfunkel ELO Credence Clearwater revival Beatles Rolling Stones Blues (John Lee hooker)
I went to see ELO at the O2 recently and they were absolutely brilliant. Also seen Crowded House in Melbourne, Status Quo twice, once in Oz and the other time in Bradford. Both favorite bands of mine. I also like traditional jazz, swing music. I have a pretty varied taste when I think about it. Ink Spots, The Platters, The Smiths, too many to mention really. What would life be without music?
I love most of the late 70's very early 80's punk and then the new romantic stuff that followed. Also like the indie scene at the end of the 80's/early 90's.
My favourite song though will always be Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks.
My top 5 bands of all time...
1) Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine 2) Stiff Little Fingers 3) The Skids 4) Depeche Mode 5) The Charlatans.
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I love most of the late 70's very early 80's punk and then the new romantic stuff that followed. Also like the indie scene at the end of the 80's/early 90's.
My favourite song though will always be Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks.
My top 5 bands of all time...
1) Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine 2) Stiff Little Fingers 3) The Skids 4) Depeche Mode 5) The Charlatans.
Waterloo sunset is up there with the best Les there's no doubt about that mate, I didn't think it would be too long before you posted on this thread mate.
Be interesting to hear fellow posters taste in music
Mines very varied 60's/70's/80's but my favourite track of all time is Stairway to heaven - Led Zeppelin..means so much to me that track! I like musc what takes me back to my childhood days, people who know me know that I do a lot of reminiscing and there is nothing like listening to music to take you back to that period in your life.
Some of my favourites Bands/Groups
Simon & Garfunkel ELO Credence Clearwater revival Beatles Rolling Stones Blues (John Lee hooker)
What's yours?
I always liked Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer,
what do you think to the cover by Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence
Supporting the Mighty Mariners for over 30 years, home town club is were the heart and soul is and it's great to be a part of it.
Jesus’ disciple Peter, picked up a fish to get the tribute money from it, Jesus left his thumb print on the fish, bless'ed is the Haddock.
The Boxer is a fantastic track Dave, I couldn't get to grips with the cover version of the sound of silence (although Paul himself thought it was good) I prefer the original and I doubt it could ever be matched - old friends and Homeward bound are Great tracks I'll put them below mate.
The Boxer is a fantastic track Dave, I couldn't get to grips with the cover version of the sound of silence (although Paul himself thought it was good) I prefer the original and I doubt it could ever be matched - old friends and Homeward bound are Great tracks I'll put them below mate.
Brilliant words throughout.
Paul Simon at his very best here.
Howard bound is a great song, not so keen on old friends
My daughter plays Scarborough Fair on the piano and I find it a haunting melody but one that you could listen to on a loop
Supporting the Mighty Mariners for over 30 years, home town club is were the heart and soul is and it's great to be a part of it.
Jesus’ disciple Peter, picked up a fish to get the tribute money from it, Jesus left his thumb print on the fish, bless'ed is the Haddock.
I first got into music in 1971 so have a huge soft spot for stuff from around that time but not stuff that can be pigeon holed into a particular genre. I have over 4000 vinyl 45s ranging from Son of my Father by Chicory Tip (my first record) to Motown ckassics such as I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross. For me music is about the memories associated with the times that the song comes from. I was a fashionista getting involved with all the "in" music scenes from Glam Rock through Northern Soul through prog.rock to Les's punk and New Romantics. Didn't like the late 80s much-too much music factory crap. Currently I'm listening to a lot of 90s stuff which passed me by at the time because I was helping to raise two kids. My favourite all time song is Motorcycle Emptiness by The Manics. The Stone Roses first album must be the greatest debut album ever. Tonight I've been listening to Johnny Cash live at San Quentin..remarkable music.
The aim of argument or discussion should not be victory but progress.
I first got into music in 1971 so have a huge soft spot for stuff from around that time but not stuff that can be pigeon holed into a particular genre. I have over 4000 vinyl 45s ranging from Son of my Father by Chicory Tip (my first record) to Motown ckassics such as I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross. For me music is about the memories associated with the times that the song comes from. I was a fashionista getting involved with all the "in" music scenes from Glam Rock through Northern Soul through prog.rock to Les's punk and New Romantics. Didn't like the late 80s much-too much music factory crap. Currently I'm listening to a lot of 90s stuff which passed me by at the time because I was helping to raise two kids. My favourite all time song is Motorcycle Emptiness by The Manics. The Stone Roses first album must be the greatest debut album ever. Tonight I've been listening to Johnny Cash live at San Quentin..remarkable music.
What a tune.
Supporting the Mighty Mariners for over 30 years, home town club is were the heart and soul is and it's great to be a part of it.
Jesus’ disciple Peter, picked up a fish to get the tribute money from it, Jesus left his thumb print on the fish, bless'ed is the Haddock.
I guess I like a mixture off all music tastes really, always singing along to something in the car. While like a lot of modern dance music it just depends what kind of mood I am in. To show you how random I am talking about I looked in the glovebox of my car after reading this thread, the cd's I had in there were from the following. The jam The sweet Meatloaf Coldplay Wiley ( modern urban artist) And my all time favourite........................... Neil diamonds greatest hits. But the only radio stations I tune into are capital fm and talk sport.
I first got into music in 1971 so have a huge soft spot for stuff from around that time but not stuff that can be pigeon holed into a particular genre. I have over 4000 vinyl 45s ranging from Son of my Father by Chicory Tip (my first record) to Motown ckassics such as I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross. For me music is about the memories associated with the times that the song comes from. I was a fashionista getting involved with all the "in" music scenes from Glam Rock through Northern Soul through prog.rock to Les's punk and New Romantics. Didn't like the late 80s much-too much music factory crap. Currently I'm listening to a lot of 90s stuff which passed me by at the time because I was helping to raise two kids. My favourite all time song is Motorcycle Emptiness by The Manics. The Stone Roses first album must be the greatest debut album ever. Tonight I've been listening to Johnny Cash live at San Quentin..remarkable music.
That question is like 'How long is a piece of string?' for me. Basically completely all over the shop. Fortunately I've used last.fm (http://www.last.fm/user/Gaemblor/) to track every thing i've listened to for the last 12 years to comprehensively record my favourite artists of all-time (and the last 12 months):
#
All-Time (Artist / Playcount)
Last Year (Artist / Playcount)
1
Broken Social Scene
3,794
|
Tim Hecker
816
2
Tim Hecker
3,698
|
Deerhunter
386
3
Deerhunter
3,596
|
Stars of the Lid
368
4
Arcade Fire
2,661
|
DIIV
350
5
Titus Andronicus
2,402
|
Car Seat Headrest
265
6
TV on the Radio
2,025
|
Sioux Falls
250
7
Mogwai
1,965
|
Grimes
240
8
Los Campesinos!
1,951
|
Titus Andronicus
218
9
Johnny Foreigner
1,845
|
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
210
10
Menomena
1,831
|
Wavves & Cloud Nothings
187
Those aside, I've been on a massive Bruce Springsteen binge recently, shed a tear at how good LCD Soundsystem were when I saw them live last month, properly got into New Order and i'm really looking forward to the new Russian Circles record. So yeah it's pretty diverse.
That question is like 'How long is a piece of string?' for me. Basically completely all over the shop. Fortunately I've used last.fm (http://www.last.fm/user/Gaemblor/) to track every thing i've listened to for the last 12 years to comprehensively record my favourite artists of all-time (and the last 12 months):
#
All-Time (Artist / Playcount)
Last Year (Artist / Playcount)
1
Broken Social Scene
3,794
|
Tim Hecker
816
2
Tim Hecker
3,698
|
Deerhunter
386
3
Deerhunter
3,596
|
Stars of the Lid
368
4
Arcade Fire
2,661
|
DIIV
350
5
Titus Andronicus
2,402
|
Car Seat Headrest
265
6
TV on the Radio
2,025
|
Sioux Falls
250
7
Mogwai
1,965
|
Grimes
240
8
Los Campesinos!
1,951
|
Titus Andronicus
218
9
Johnny Foreigner
1,845
|
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
210
10
Menomena
1,831
|
Wavves & Cloud Nothings
187
Those aside, I've been on a massive Bruce Springsteen binge recently, shed a tear at how good LCD Soundsystem were when I saw them live last month, properly got into New Order and i'm really looking forward to the new Russian Circles record. So yeah it's pretty diverse.
I thought you would have been a big Chris De Blor fan.
Over 36 years living in Suffolk but always a mariner. 68 Years following the Town
A lot of experimental electronic music,EBM,Industrial,bit of New Wave,Post Punk.Ambient etc. Skinny Puppy,Throbbing Gristle,Tangerine Dream,Nitzer Ebb,Front 242, Fad Gadget,Trisomie 21,Christian Death, Sisters of Mercy,Clan of Xymix, Solar Fields,Carbon Based Lifeforms stuff like that.
I can honestly listen to most things and enjoy it though. Used to be big on metal still enjoy listening to some Iron Maiden and AC/DC
I'm also very much interested in a varied spectrum of music, here are some of my favourite artists from different genres
Metal: Metallica Classic Rock: Queen Britpop: Oasis Indie: Arctic Monkeys Punk: The Clash Grunge: Nirvana 60s and onwards: Rolling Stones Manchester scene/'Madchester': The Stone Roses
I first got into music in 1971 so have a huge soft spot for stuff from around that time but not stuff that can be pigeon holed into a particular genre. I have over 4000 vinyl 45s ranging from Son of my Father by Chicory Tip (my first record) to Motown ckassics such as I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross. For me music is about the memories associated with the times that the song comes from. I was a fashionista getting involved with all the "in" music scenes from Glam Rock through Northern Soul through prog.rock to Les's punk and New Romantics. Didn't like the late 80s much-too much music factory crap. Currently I'm listening to a lot of 90s stuff which passed me by at the time because I was helping to raise two kids. My favourite all time song is Motorcycle Emptiness by The Manics. The Stone Roses first album must be the greatest debut album ever. Tonight I've been listening to Johnny Cash live at San Quentin..remarkable music.
Didn't they steal the music from that classic "Oh Lewie Lewie. Lewis Lewie Lewie Lewie Chatterley"?
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Was always into bands from the late 70s (Squeeze, Clash), R&B (proper stuff not this modern urban drivel that called itself 'R&B'). Supplemented by Billy Bragg and those wonderful boys from Auchtermuctie in the late 80s. And the Pogues! Always had a soft spot for the more soulful end of music (especially from the 60s) and stuff you could dance to.
Latterly, folk started kicking in more and more (must be the influence of all those tie-dyed primary school teachers in the 60s and 70s) - the beautifully voiced Kate Rusby can marry me if she becomes available again.
The Unthanks worth a listen too if this sort of stuff floats your boat.
Late nights and red wine led me to all sorts of weird and wonderful folk/trad music (never thought I'd enjoy Bluegrass!). These fellahs rock:
I've also been ploughing a Finnish furrow (oo-err missus) thanks to the lovely Mrs KM. Mostly traditional style (polkas, humppas, jenkas) and have discovered some amazing female voices: Anita Lehtola-Tolin, Merja Soria, Maija Karhinen-Ilo, Värttinä, the late Carola Sandertskjöld, plus the odd Swede like Ulrika Bodén.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I saw Kate Rusby sing in a little room in a pub in Whitby. Her voice is astonishing and all the more so when you hear her talk with a thick Barnsley accent. Saw her many years later at the Warwick Folk Festival, when she had become famous on the folk scene and she hadn't changed one iota.
I saw Kate Rusby sing in a little room in a pub in Whitby. Her voice is astonishing and all the more so when you hear her talk with a thick Barnsley accent. Saw her many years later at the Warwick Folk Festival, when she had become famous on the folk scene and she hadn't changed one iota.
I saw her on Look north a couple of years ago and thought her voice was fantastic too. I'm a big fan of Folk music.. my favourite being Dougie Maclean (Caledonia is a masterpiece!) worth having a listen on YouTube to see what you think.
I remember her being on Later one New Years Eve. There'd been some great acts on. Real good stuff. Then she came on and just pushed the quality up a few more notches.It was like a pro coming on after a bunch of amateurs.
Knowing she's got a proper accent just makes it even better.
Just listened to Caledonia Chris. Spot on.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I remember her being on Later one New Years Eve. There'd been some great acts on. Real good stuff. Then she came on and just pushed the quality up a few more notches.It was like a pro coming on after a bunch of amateurs.
Knowing she's got a proper accent just makes it even better.
Just listened to Caledonia Chris. Spot on.
Glad you liked it KM, "She will find me" and "stepping stones" (Dougie Maclean) are worth a listen to also mate.
I saw her on Look north a couple of years ago and thought her voice was fantastic too. I'm a big fan of Folk music.. my favourite being Dougie Maclean (Caledonia is a masterpiece!) worth having a listen on YouTube to see what you think.
There used to be a folk night at my local in the 60's,
I really enjoyed it,
Sadly the Lifeboat is now a block of Flats.
Over 36 years living in Suffolk but always a mariner. 68 Years following the Town
There used to be a folk night at my local in the 60's,
I really enjoyed it,
Sadly the Lifeboat is now a block of Flats.
I'm a big fan of folk music Pete especially Scottish folk music, I can remember the lifeboat but not the 60's... just a little before my time I'm afraid mate.
I'm a big fan of folk music Pete especially Scottish folk music, I can remember the lifeboat but not the 60's... just a little before my time I'm afraid mate.
Me too. Well a decade before my time. Whiter Shade of Pale seemed to be on an endless loop on the jukebox.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Glad you liked it KM, "She will find me" and "stepping stones" (Dougie Maclean) are worth a listen to also mate.
I need to be in the right mood for that. Didn't realise it was him who wrote the Gael. Superb. That just drives that film forward.
If it's the Caledonian stuff you like this is rather special. Especially this particular rendition. The intimacy of the set and the audience participation really add to it.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I need to be in the right mood for that. Didn't realise it was him who wrote the Gael. Superb. That just drives that film forward.
If it's the Caledonian stuff you like this is rather special. Especially this particular rendition. The intimacy of the set and the audience participation really add to it.
That's the first time I've heard that KM and what a fantastic voice she has.
I'll put a couple of my favourites up for you to listen to.
Glencoe is my favourite place on earth and this track is so powerful indeed, it's about the Glencoe massacre.
Time plays tricks with the memory and tastes change over time but nevertheless -
Steppeth right this way for Ron Rafferty's Magical Musical History Tour.
My first memory of music that I actually liked, as opposed to stuff my parents played, was on the radio every Sunday after Two Way Family Favourites, this is the TV version from later years -
Somebody Stole My Gal has always been a sort of memory jogger to childhood as have -
Champion The Wonder Horse Robin Hood (riding through the glen and other lyrics.) The William Tell Overture for The Lone Ranger
The Dambusters film came out when I was little so there was a horde of kids running around with toy planes going "Da da da da da-da da da ....."
Then we got to slightly more grown up stuff - Wagon Train, Rawhide ..... and still most of them were on the Children's Favourites list on a Saturday Morning. The Runaway Train - Michael Holliday, I Went To Your Wedding - Spike Jones. My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan Hole In The Ground & Right Said Fred - Bernard Cribbens
But there were exceptions -
Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan Freight Train - Nancy Whiskey Only Sixteen - Sam Cooke Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson
and leading on to
Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison Peggy Sue, Oh Boy etc. - Buddy Holly Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis Girl Of My Best Friend etc etc - Elvis Shazam - Duane Eddy Telstar - Tornados Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball Wonderful Land, FBI its - Shadows Runaround Sue - Dion & The Belmonts Runaway, Hats Off To Larry etc - Del Shannon Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon
I saw both Del Shannon and Freddy Cannon at the Ritz.
Then we reached The Beatles. I can't honestly remember where or when I first heard the Beatles but I suspect it was on Brian Matthew's Saturday Club. They were live on there quite regularly in 1962-4 and they had their own Pop Go The Beatles show as well. The quality of those live performances is amazing. If you have never thought much to the Beatles they are well worth a listen just to see what good musicians a young band could be in 1963. Compared to them the Stones and other groups were amateurish in musical terms though they might have compensated in other ways.My favourite Beatles tracks are the earlier ones -
If I Fell In My Life Eight Days A Week Rock & Roll Music
There were a lot of Mersey hits and copycats around. Many a summer evening was spent after school making pocket money picking blackcurrants at Somercotes singing along to the strains of Pace And The Gerrymakers and Billy J Krapper.
Around this time West Side Story was very big. I can remember recording my mate's LP on my reel to reel. I don't think we were especially keen on the romantic stuff like Maria and There's A Place For Us but we liked the dance numbers like Gee Officer Krupke and When You're A Jet and the Rumble.
Another oddity was that I discovered Glenn Miller and Ella Fitzgerald, a taste which was a bit strange for a young teenager but which has stayed with me.
Then summers were spent at Eskimo and Birds Eye and the tastes changed again. Dylan was a big favourite. I was blown away by Like A Rolling Stone which made us realise a single could be an epic long before Bohemian Rhapsody came along. Sonny and Cher, well, mainly Cher I admit. Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez. Can you see a pattern here?
Jumping a year or two my biggest musical regret is probably that I never saw Sandy Denny perform live. Who Knows Where The Time Goes is one of my all time favourites.
But we did not like to be pigeon holed We were happy to go to a folk club on a Tuesday and a motown and soul night on a Thursday. Geno Washington, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, even the Four Tops appeared at clubs in Sheffield and Nottingham.
The greatest 60s group of all for me though was The Animals in the early years. Burden, Price, Chandler & co. were magnificent on stage especially in a club. Gonna Send You Back To Walker has to be one the best rock & soul songs ever recorded.
The Kinks were good live as well except that Ray Davies cannot sing in tune to save his life. Lola is a great song though especially live. I saw them with and without Dave Davies and it showed how much he brought to the group. Sad to see him nowadays.
Another regret - I never saw Otis Redding or Sam Cooke live. Otis doing Shake and Satisfaction at full volume on the Dansette used to rock our hall of residence every Saturday night.
I'll leave it there for now. Sometime when I'm feeling energised again I'll try thinking of what music has made an impact after I stopped being a teenager all those moons ago. But those years live with you forever don't they?
This is one of my all time favourites.
Might I suggest turning the volume to number 11.
And if you need an encore -
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Chris my wife just said to me did I know the Lifeboat was supposed to be haunted,
Well I did but never saw it in all the years I went in there.
Does you good to have a wallow now and again.
Yes I knew about the Lifeboat but I never saw anything either. I think the ghost was supposed to be seen in the entrance on Queens Parade or in the snug on that side. Mind you I'd usually had so much Double Diamond I was seeing double or triple anyway in those days!
When I was early teens I lived not far from the Prom and every night at this time of year we would be down there to chat up the girls and generally play the fool. About half way between the station and Wonderland there used to be an arcade with a juke box. We would try and fiddle enough on the slots to be able to play this juke box and I remember my mate getting slung out for playing Elvis's Girl Of My Best Friend over and over. So next time he went he played the Shangri Las' Leader Of The Pack over and over till he got thrown out again. Finally he was banned altogether so he had to stand outside while we put the money in.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Any indie rock fans? The Libertines are probably who I describe as 'my' band. Saw the Stone Roses a couple of times this year who perhaps surprisingly sounded fantastic. Kasabian also a fantastic live band, every time I have seen them especially in Leicester they have been incredible. Special mentions for The Jam, obviously will never get too see them though.
Sleep well Icey, Matty and Richard. Keep each other company up there xx
Some good choices RRFC, a little before my time but great music nonetheless, the 50's and 60's was always on in my house when I was a kid, Runaway by Del Shannon and bits and pieces by Dave Clark five spring to mind.
Bits and Pieces was banned from the Mecca Ballroom Chris,
When it came out everybody were stamping on the floor to the music and you could see the floor going up and down like the tide coming in,
So after a couple of weeks they never played it again.
Brilliant that Pete, after hearing the song hundreds of times I can totally see why, my Mam always says to me it was that song that made me a mad man haha I used to go mental when it was on our record player - it just sounded so much better on an old vinyl though mate.
Waterloo sunset is up there with the best Les there's no doubt about that mate, I didn't think it would be too long before you posted on this thread mate.
Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water, Sound of Silence, Mrs Robinson and many more are all absolute amazing songs, Simon and Garfunkel were absolute geniuses when it came to music.
The Hollies - He ain't Heavy He's My Brother is another favourite of mine
I like Spandua Ballet, True, Gold etc
Madness - pretty much every song by them
Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind is another favourite of mine
Zoom by Fat Larry
Rivers Of Babylon by Boney M
Elton John - Your Song, Rocket Man, Sacrofice, Ready for Love, candle In The Wind
I like Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Airplane and Starship an awful lot.
Cherish by Kool And The Gang
Almost everything by Phil Collins
Candi Staton- Young Hearts Run Free
Candi Staton with Young Hearts
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Primeal Scream with Moving On Up
Belinda Carlisle with Heaven is a place on earth and Leave a Light on For me.
Wasn't he really from Grimsby? Seem to remember reading summit to that effect on CA's Famous Grimsby folk page.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
The Singing Postman, Alan Smethurst, was actually born in Lancashire but raised in Norfolk near Sheringham. Hence his accent. He was a postman in Grimsby when he got his reputation for singing on his rounds and he died in Grimsby, I think he was living at the Sally Army hostel.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
I was thinking (not a good thing), where are all the instrumentals? I can't remember the last time I heard a good new instrumental - probably Brighouse & Rastrick with The Floral Dance.
We used to have some brilliant ones in my youth. There were the obvious ones like the Shadows stuff but you also got things like Duane Eddy with Shazam, still one gf my favourites. Here's a few more -
Telstar - The Tornados Apache - Bert Weedon's version Rumble - Link Wray Pipeline - The Chantays Wipe Out - The Surfaris Rocking Goose - Johnny & The Hurricanes Walk Don't Run - The Ventures On The Rebound - Floyd Cramer Nut Rocker - B Bumble & The Stingers Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball Raunchy - Bill Justis Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson Sylvia - Focus Green Onions - Booker T & The MGs Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis Autobahn - Kraftwerk
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
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Husker Du ,the pixies , dinosaur jr , buffalo tom , sugar , bob mould solo stuff, Big Black, grant lee buffalo, nirvana
Ride , MBV , Carter , Neds , Stuffies , Wedding present , puressence , mogwai , god is an astronaut , Therapy? ,
many others but that the influence.
worst ever gig : Stone Roses. Ian Brown was awful Best ever : pixies at Sheffield, 2000 Reading,1992 Reading , foo fighters , queens stone age warm up gig biggest regret : never seeing The Smiths. first single Ghost Town , The Specials most embarrassing band seen : Simply Red Favourite venues : duchess of york in Leeds First Band seen : Snuff at Derby assembly rooms
The boss told me to put it in the corner.....i thought he meant the top corner. Jim Dobbin after 1-0 victory at Newcastle wonder strike
So many more bands I like , , loving YAK right now oh and DRENGE, , all about moods really and what I'm doing to what I'll listen to, , like chill out stuff as well and love Sigur Ros and sounds that Jamie XX makes.
Love the old classics as well, . Led Zep I love and some old Black Sabbath and Bowie , , I could go on and on , , generally I would say I can't stand the modern pop stuff and the stuff they constantly play on these radio stations like Heart and similar, , good to read other music realated comments from Town fans.
Stand Up For The Mariners!!!!! Stand Up For The Mariners!!!!!
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
All Time Faves - Rush - David Sylvian - Stephen Wilson - Sabbath - Thomas Dolby - Love & Money - Johhny Cash - Train - Donald Fagen - Opeth Currently Listening to - Porcupine Tree - Temperance Movement - Zak Brown Band - Red Hot Chillies - RIverside - The The - Jack White - Blackberry Smoke - Karine Polwart Best Gigs - AC/DC Winter Gardens & Manchester Apollo both With Bon (Hero) Worst Gigs - Any Festival - Disturbed at Rock City Would Recommend - Temperance Movement - Any Johhny Cash Americah Series Album - New Chillies Album Come on Town!!
The Dom Vose thread and a terrible pun got me listening to this classic again:
And those clever chaps at You Tube helpfully pointed out some others of the same vintage guaranteed to make some old Mariners feel 5 or 6 again.
Mungo Jerry and his Nobby from Grimsby whiskers
An earlier one Mamas and Papas cover of California Dreaming (and I don't fancy yours much)
Always assumed these were Brits:
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Ooh! I like that Spitfire one. Will have to listen to more.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I was wondering whether someone could tell me why one of the singers does what she does between 2:41 - 2:52 whilst singing about her daddy? (If your missus or kids are in the room you may want to turn the volume down or put on a set of headphones!!)
I was wondering whether someone could tell me why one of the singers does what she does between 2:41 - 2:52 whilst singing about her daddy? (If your missus or kids are in the room you may want to turn the volume down or put on a set of headphones!!)
She had tight shoes on and it's the relief of slipping them off.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Just giving my new Kind Of Blue (vinyl) a listen. Had it on CD for years but just getting back into vinyl (bought a new turntable a few weeks ago). More beautiful than ever,
There's a crooked street in Grimsby Town It's a well worn path I've travelled down Now there's ruin in my name, I wish i'd never got off the train And I wish I'd listened to the words you said.... ...Don't go down to Freeman Street Don't go down to Freeman Street You'll be lost and never found You can never turn around Don't go down to Freeman Street
Oh dear. Nothing on here for me. See my picture for a clue . Gregory 'the cool ruler' isaacs all time fave.Started off on ub40 and two tone, but Gregory and the skatalites changed everything. Prince buster, Ken boothe, mighty diamonds, toots and the maytals, the pioneers, Alton Ellis, Jimmy cliff etc Anyone else liking this stuff I'd recommend ska-beat-soul weekly hour of blue beat, ska and rocksteady on mixcloud
If you want an up to date one, real fave of mine, and a brilliant band to see live is the skints. Huge following, but completely unknown out of the ska/punk/reggae community
Oh dear. Nothing on here for me. See my picture for a clue . Gregory 'the cool ruler' isaacs all time fave.Started off on ub40 and two tone, but Gregory and the skatalites changed everything. Prince buster, Ken boothe, mighty diamonds, toots and the maytals, the pioneers, Alton Ellis, Jimmy cliff etc Anyone else liking this stuff I'd recommend ska-beat-soul weekly hour of blue beat, ska and rocksteady on mixcloud
If you want an up to date one, real fave of mine, and a brilliant band to see live is the skints. Huge following, but completely unknown out of the ska/punk/reggae community
There's a radio channel right up your strasse I came across the other day when flicking through the channels. Couldn't understand a word the DJ was saying. Can't remember its name is now.
Aye. The Skints are alright. (That's a northern aye, not an 'urban' aiiii!)
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
One for Chris Mackenzie here maybe. Caught this in the car on the way home. About 16 mins in the beautiful voice of Siobhan Miller. Never heard of her before, or the song by Burns she's singing.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
KM i was sat in my car listening to this the other night, Robyn Stapleton was fantastic, did you hear her?
No, I'd got to the swimming pool by then so missed the second half of the programme. I'll have to listen on iPlayer.
Prompted me to listen to her sing Ae Fond Kiss. Thought I didn't like Rabbie Burns, I thought he was all 'wee timourrring cowrrring beastie' - only tried to read some of his poems in the past. But now I've heard some of his love songs I'm beginning to warm to him.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
The Boxer is a fantastic track Dave, I couldn't get to grips with the cover version of the sound of silence (although Paul himself thought it was good) I prefer the original and I doubt it could ever be matched - old friends and Homeward bound are Great tracks I'll put them below mate.
Brilliant words throughout.
Paul Simon at his very best here.
I have heard that 'Homeward Bound' was specifically written while Simon was waiting fro a train at Donny station.
S&G truly give me a shiver and make the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. Haven't a frigging clue what half their metaphors mean but it sounds unbelievably good.
I'll even forgive their mispronunciation of Scarborough.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Don't you just hate those Swedes holding chat shows in English. illegitimates!
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
As a little boy I think i fell in love with Mary. As a big boy I can see why.
TWTD is a great song. Very nostalgic - in itself and for me personally. Brings so much back.
It's also a lot older than the 60s. Or at least the music is - written in the 20s by a couple of Russian guys - different words but also full of nostalgia.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
As a little boy I think i fell in love with Mary. As a big boy I can see why.
TWTD is a great song. Very nostalgic - in itself and for me personally. Brings so much back.
It's also a lot older than the 60s. Or at least the music is - written in the 20s by a couple of Russian guys - different words but also full of nostalgia.
Wasn't the song adapted by Lennon and Macartney?
The aim of argument or discussion should not be victory but progress.
Yeah, they claimed the writing credits. Maybe just McCartney? It was out on Apple records.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Despite being an old punk at heart, this is and probably always will be, my favourite song of all time.
I can see us singing that on the Tattershall Castle on Saturday evening (if they let us on).
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Talk about evocative Chris. I remember hearing that for the first time in 1982(?) in the living room of my student house. My house mate had been and bought the single and was playing in when I came in. It was a wow! moment. It got played over and over again.
That and Pappa's Got a Brand New Pig Bag!
Have you listened to that R4 programme on Waterloo Sunset?
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Theme for an away day? Gazoos at Gresty/the Globe?
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Just sat and listened to it at work KM, really enjoyed that piece, I just wished I could have seen them back in the day, Waterloo sunset is a masterpiece but they also did some other brilliant tracks, if I'm honest I don't think I dislike any of their tracks.
Just sat and listened to it at work KM, really enjoyed that piece, I just wished I could have seen them back in the day, Waterloo sunset is a masterpiece but they also did some other brilliant tracks, if I'm honest I don't think I dislike any of their tracks.
I've been humming it to myself the past two days. Beautiful music and the lyrics are nicely judged and delivered just right.
Had a lump in my throat a couple of times. especially when that guy was talking about his brother.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
That was ace. Good song and the video was well chosen. Amazing seeing all those cranes by the river. All gone.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Always liked that song ever since I was a little kid in the 60s and my sister was a folkie. Just googled Ralph and saw he grew up in Croydon - there seem to have been a lot of folk singers and musicians from the London area in those days. I guess it was fashionable. Found out the other week that Sandy Denny was from round here and went to the same school that my daughter goes to.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
This was on earlier (one of my fave programmes of recent years) and the music has been going round my head. Something very English about it. This fellah has got a great voice and the tune and words fit the programme like an old bush hat or a baggy pair of combat trousers:
Seems he's Jerome Flynn's little brother.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
MADNESS all the way for, vastly underated and made some superb albums, seen them over 50 times from the age of thirteen and they are still going strong, stronger than I am anyway
MADNESS all the way for, vastly underated and made some superb albums, seen them over 50 times from the age of thirteen and they are still going strong, stronger than I am anyway
Aye. They've produced some classic modern English songs. A sort of latter day Kinks.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Off to see these (old) boys next month, playing with Wilko (reports of my death are greatly exaggerated) Johnson:
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Enjoyed Chic. The Pretenders were pedestrian. And enjoyed Chris Gifford's cameo with Holland's R&B Orchestra. Surprised I found Kate Tempest interesting once I worked through that 'street' accent she uses. Lots of relevance to recent events.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I'm partial to a spiritual. Some of the best tunes are made by people with causes.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
This was on earlier (one of my fave programmes of recent years) and the music has been going round my head. Something very English about it. This fellah has got a great voice and the tune and words fit the programme like an old bush hat or a baggy pair of combat trousers:
Seems he's Jerome Flynn's little brother.
Agree 100% with this,they've been repeating Detectorists recently and on second viewing its such a sublime watch as it was the first time. Definite modern day classic sitcom and this opening tune is perfect for the feel and tone of the show.
"Lovelly stuff! not my words but the words of Shakin Stevens."
The best Vietnam War programme 'not set in Vietnam'.
Very quick, sharp humour in that programme. Almost too quick and clever at times.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
It was, but it was a thinly veiled satire on Vietnam.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Just come back from a pub in Lyme Regis round the corner from where we're staying - had to leave early cos the missus had gone back to the cottage and I didn't have a key*. Trio of 'experienced' singer/guitarists playing tonight. Mostly 'country rock(ish)' but also when I walked in they were doing this CR style:
And then just before a break one I'm sure is up your strasse:
Lovely stuff. Good ale too. And someone else in there who I could only describe as Jo Whiley's better looking older sister.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
R.I.P to my favourite country singer, I was quite upset to hear of Glen Campbell's death this morning, I was brought up with his music back in the early 70's.
Been enjoying those Neil Young tracks. Classic modern Americana (in the best way, not Disney)*. Thanks for posting them. I'll get round to the Glen Campbell.
* as is this (and not a dry eye in the house)
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Another funny foreign one. Chris might like it, it being a version of 'Going to Jackson'.
This couple are so cool it hurts! The lip-syncing is a 'bit' out but it's a nice little domestic scene. they were both good singers and complemented each other's voice. She could turn her hand to any style. A good looking woman too (reminds me of Mrs KM in more ways than one. Apart from the singing voice, sorry P).
Loistava!
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Another funny foreign one. Chris might like it, it being a version of 'Going to Jackson'.
This couple are so cool it hurts! The lip-syncing is a 'bit' out but it's a nice little domestic scene. they were both good singers and complemented each other's voice. She could turn her hand to any style. A good looking woman too (reminds me of Mrs KM in more ways than one. Apart from the singing voice, sorry P).
Loistava!
Fantastic find KM..that really made me laugh 👍 love it!
Doing covers of US or British hits was the mainstay of Finnish pop music in the 60s and 70s. The fact the language is so strange and impenetrable to almost anyone else adds to the comic element. Some good quality too (e.g. Päivi Paunu's version of Those Were the Days).
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Tickets bought for Jimbob's solo acoustic show at Shepherds Bush Empire next March. Since Carter split up Jim's been doing occasional solo gigs. Not to everyone's taste but I think the bloke is a lyrical genius and quite a few others should think so too as the 2000 tickets have almost sold out in 2 days.
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Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Rebellion at Blackpool is brilliant for anyone who likes the punk / alternative scene. Hundreds of bands over four days, beer, food and not a sniff of trouble. A hundred and fifty notes gets you a weekend wristband and people watching nirvana. The atmosphere in and around the Winter Gardens venue as good as I've experienced anywhere. Bouncers, old Bill, hoteliers, pub landlords as welcoming as can be. Highlights for me this year were Toyah, The Skids and Sham69. I've already paid for August 2018.
Here's one you'll remember Pete. I'm sure it'll bring back memories of the desert sands and old comrades from Tobruk and Alamein
Actually it's a classic song and covered in nearly every combatants language which must say something. Only one missing is the Grimmo version about the lamplights at Riby Square.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Sorry to bore you with more funny foreign stuff, but this is one of the tunes that's been going round my head a lot lately. Sung in Elvish* by a distinctly Elvish looking lady. Beautiful sound. Lyrics not deep and meaningful, just a lovey dovey wedding waltz** (title literally just means 'wedding waltz').
* actually Finnish but you can see where Tolkien got the idea from
** there's a much much darker trad song on YouTube about what a wedding day meant for a young woman in Finland back in the day. Too dark for a a Friday evening though.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Very good Chris. Dougie's a bit of a poet isn't he? 'She will find me' is the sort of thing I end up listening to after a long boozy dinner at my sister's, having a brandy or whisky with my brother-in-law and the log burner glowing in the corner.
The Gow Lament has a bit of the 'Wild Mountain Thyme/Will ye go Lassie' about it. Which is spooky cos I was watching Their Finest on the plane home yesterday evening and up pops Bill Nighy of all people singing it in a cosy pub scene. And he was no' ba'. No' ba' at all.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Did you hear him on radio 2 a couple of weeks back Andy? He was in the studio with Ken Bruce and he sang this live, brilliant voice mate, good choice.👍
Varied, including Stones, Stray, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, The Nice, ELP, Split Enz, AC/DC, BB King, Terry Riley, The Who, The Kinks, Rumble and Calmen Waters. More recently was able to organise a charity gig in Louth to support the "Fighting 4 Louth Hospital" campaign. Local bands who appeared FREE were:
The What (Corrine Drewery's brothers' band) The Legendary Nighthawks ( feat. Dave Formula ex Magazine and Visage) on keyboards The Stallers - a young, Louth punk/rock band with a GREAT future Blue and Black - who are prominent local musicians, Charlotte Hubbard and Keri Blake (Delusional Phools) Twa Auld Reivers - Folk/Shanty music Robots Found Errors (sadly since disbanded).
Also, Jayne Cooper (Artist) and Jane Air (Poet/Cartoonist).
Varied, including Stones, Stray, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, The Nice, ELP, Split Enz, AC/DC, BB King, Terry Riley, The Who, The Kinks, Rumble and Calmen Waters. More recently was able to organise a charity gig in Louth to support the "Fighting 4 Louth Hospital" campaign. Local bands who appeared FREE were:
The What (Corrine Drewery's brothers' band) The Legendary Nighthawks ( feat. Dave Formula ex Magazine and Visage) on keyboards The Stallers - a young, Louth punk/rock band with a GREAT future Blue and Black - who are prominent local musicians, Charlotte Hubbard and Keri Blake (Delusional Phools) Twa Auld Reivers - Folk/Shanty music Robots Found Errors (sadly since disbanded).
Also, Jayne Cooper (Artist) and Jane Air (Poet/Cartoonist).
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Prompted by an advert on telly been having a bit of a Cranberries spell tonight. Dolores has such a great voice and let's her accent come through, which is always a good thing.
Dreams, complete with random white horse wandering around the streets just to make sure you know. It's Oireland.
Great albums in the early 90s. Almost every track is memorable. I know what I'm gonna be boring the kids with driving up the A1 on Sunday.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Neil Young is one of those artists who always surprise me. Not someone I immediately warm to, but when you start listening.....
Here's a song with a Celtic connection, but with a Yowkshire twist. Lots of versions of her version around but I particularly like this for the audience sing-along and her talking at the end. Never thought I could marry a Yorkie .
Gonna see her for the first time on 18th Dec. Can't flippin wait.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Not necessarily my taste but watching various clips, found this and I always glance through the comments section when I saw that someone had praised him for his work in Uganda. Touching story of his life and hardships he faced and how he has helped hundreds if not thousands of people. Just thought I'd share a good news story as some musicians want you to donate without doing so themselves.
I know some of you don't play games on PC or consoles but there are some cracking tunes in some games, for FIFA lovers
For me playing Red Dead Redemption this was the best song for atmospherics, sort gave you a wow moment, especially after completing a difficult mission
Another tune from when the character you are playing is killed and you don't expect it, makes you sort of sad, again a great game for atmospherics.
Supporting the Mighty Mariners for over 30 years, home town club is were the heart and soul is and it's great to be a part of it.
Jesus’ disciple Peter, picked up a fish to get the tribute money from it, Jesus left his thumb print on the fish, bless'ed is the Haddock.
Neil Young is one of those artists who always surprise me. Not someone I immediately warm to, but when you start listening.....
Here's a song with a Celtic connection, but with a Yowkshire twist. Lots of versions of her version around but I particularly like this for the audience sing-along and her talking at the end. Never thought I could marry a Yorkie .
Gonna see her for the first time on 18th Dec. Can't flippin wait.
I've probably posted this before but heard it on the radio today and it reminded me of this video.
I'm not a big Meatloaf fan at all but this surely has to be the best ever live performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
Not sure if I like that Les. Let me sleep on it. I'll give you an answer in the morning.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
That band were tighter than a nun's chuff. Spot on.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Sinnerman is very well known, and an ace track, but I've never heard Revolution before. If anything, it's even better. Especially this live version. You've just got to look at her eyes - she really feels it (she's lived it) - as well as it being musically and vocally tip-top.
Thanks for digging it out Chris.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Still love a bit of OMD every now and then. Here's 3 of their best.
'kinell mate, I'm a 19 year old student again and in a fricking cold house in Herne Bay with Little Joe dancing in his leather 'sports' jacket in front of his music centre, and 'Geordie Si' is pissing himself laughing.
Next up the Mighty Wah with this:
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Classics Chris. Absolute classics. Take me right back.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Posted the Capercaillie version of this song before. I have to say when I first heard this woman speak, I found it a bit irritating 'man' (said in an Anthony Quayle in 'Ice Cold in Alex' way). Her singing voice is amazing though. And unaccompanied by any instruments.
The tune puts me in mind of rowing a boat between the islands, it has that gentle rhythmic rise and fall (dunno what the musical term is).
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Ya'll gotta love these girls. Especially if you loved 'Oh Brother Where art Thou'. Best fast forward to about 9 mins in. The harmonies are to die for. At first sight it looks like the 3 fiddle players are made to a different scale to the guitar and mandolin players - like when you mixed up scales with plastic soldiers as a kid
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Posted the Capercaillie version of this song before. I have to say when I first heard this woman speak, I found it a bit irritating 'man' (said in an Anthony Quayle in 'Ice Cold in Alex' way). Her singing voice is amazing though. And unaccompanied by any instruments.
The tune puts me in mind of rowing a boat between the islands, it has that gentle rhythmic rise and fall (dunno what the musical term is).
I love this KM, this will be making my playlist for when I visit Glencoe in a few weeks. Thanks for sharing this.👍
I love this KM, this will be making my playlist for when I visit Glencoe in a few weeks. Thanks for sharing this.👍
We came back through Glencoe on the way home from Skye last summer. First time visit for me and i can see why you love it so much. The place is magical.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Those two are classics Chris. Was listening to a load of their stuff the other month for the first time in yonks, and it stood the test of time.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
One of the best and most unique pop voices of our time in my opinion.
My favourite:
Hair standing up on the back of my neck.
Great video too.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Heard this earlier on Absolute 80’s, not heard it in a while, it’s a good catchy tune.
Had completely forgotten that song.
Watching that and I can't help but think of the Cold War. Something about that jacket the male tiger is wearing is distinctly Communist. But more than that it's the message and the satire that you don't get these days (outside of Russia Today type channels and probably Jihadi.TV or whatever).
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I like this KM, not heard this before, the guitaring is very similar to “April come she will” by one of my favourites Simon & Garfunkel
See what you mean. Or rather I hear.
Some would say it's a bit derivative, but I prefer to say 'traditional'. And I'm a sucker for a nice female voice.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Strangley, I've never really been a big fan of female vocalists. Debbie Harry and Karen Carpenter being the exceptions.
Ah, my weakness is I believe they're singing to me.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Ace. Love old school Motown. The choreography is superb.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Tickets just arrived for the Jim Bob gig next month at The Shepherds Bush Empire.
2000 sell out, going to be one great sing-along evening.
Like a cross between 80s Bragg, French chanteurs of the 50s and Slavic nostalgia. Right up my prospekt.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Came across this recently. Reminded me of being trooped into the hall at Lindsey Lower School ( now the Clee Road Nursing Home for Retired Gentlefolk) to watch the Good the Bad and the Ugly (and Woody Woodpecker). Iconic film.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Came across this recently. Reminded me of being trooped into the hall at Lindsey Lower School ( now the Clee Road Nursing Home for Retired Gentlefolk) to watch the Good the Bad and the Ugly (and Woody Woodpecker). Iconic film.
One of my favourite films KM, this a great find, lots of work gone into this mate.
A bit late but Jim Bob was superb at the end of March at Shepherd's Bush Empire. Sang for almost 2 hours with a couple of encores and it's the first time I've ever seen crowd surfing at an acoustic gig. Support act Mark Morris (lead singer of The Bluetones) was pretty decent too.
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Forgot about that Les. Will keep an eye out for him. Liked the stuff you posted the other months.
And that Once in a Lifetime is one of the relatively few bright spots in the 80s for me. Can't remember what I was looking at when that Danish the G the B and the U vid popped up in the side bar. A lot of stuff I come across is because of whatever algorithm You Tube has - ignoring the stuff the kids are into of course.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Have a very happy memory associated with the Pretenders unplugged album
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
A song you don’t hear very often, it’s a good track this, catchy!
Was listening to World Party- Goodbye Jumbo out on my walk recently.
That and Bang! were good albums.
Just had a look on google what happened to Karl Wallinger, and he suffered an aneurysm that left him unable to speak for 5 years. No wonder he disappeared off the scene. He did however recover and toured in 2012. Good songwriter.
Really enjoyed that. Don't know how I'd never heard of him/them. Liked the Waterboys.
If you like the Country Rock revival of the early 90s, you might appreciate this:
Ah, them were the days when I wanted to run off with Maria McKee and make a fool of myself and leave my dull suburban life behind.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I know you liked fhir a bhata (sp?) Mr MacKenzie. Sure you'll like this offering from Capaercaillie too
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Good isn't she. I'd have no idea what she's singing about if it wasn't for the translations people put in the comments. The only Gaelic I know is 'pogue mahone'
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Dream theatres's cover of Led's Since I've Been Loving You
This is not meant to be a Smashy and Nice type comment, but nice
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Been a fan of theirs for a few years now. As I get older I get more into traditional music. They're really talented, especially that Tyler bloke who plays the banjo. This song always put me in mind of the Shop.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Nice song and tune. That fellah's got a good voice.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Just been listening to this. Great album. Takes me back to a bare room I was renting opposite the British Legion in Folkestone in 1985. Echoed beautifully.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
And this reminds me of their gig I went to at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone. Seeing all the teenage girls at the front and turning to my ex and saying "I stand more chance than that lot".
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
As for the Communards take on this, I prefer the real thing
I would have gone down that route but I looked crap in double denim and there was no way I was gonna have a skinhead cut
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I would have gone down that route but I looked crap in double denim and there was no way I was gonna have a skinhead cut
Double denim... ha ha
Back in the day, went to see Quo and I was probably guilty of quadruple... jeans, shirt, waistcoat and jacket. Good job there were no fashion police around!
A bit of new music for the thread. Loving this at the moment by Idles. Their first album is a cracker and the new tracks show no sign of letting up. A sort of 'what would The Clash sound like if they came out today' band. Looking forward to seeing them at Blackpool punk festival.
"Lovelly stuff! not my words but the words of Shakin Stevens."
I like that Manc. Think the 'what would the Clash sound like if they came out today' is a good description. Thanks for posting it.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
At 64 years of age I still attend numerous gigs / festivals.
Wife and I are agoing to Glasgow Green this weekend to see The Darkness, Alabam3, Texas and Queen, plus a good few other bands.
Going to Electric Fields, just 3 miles from me last weekend in August to see James headline Thursady, High Flying Birds Friday, and Leftfield on Saturday. Tickets for Alabam3 again in September in Kilmarnock.
Have been local organiser of Thornhill Music Festival for the last six years - mainly blues based, but we have had Ska and other genres of music.
No attempt at ethical or social seduction can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred of the Tory party. So far as I'm concerned they're lower than vermin. Aneurin Bevan.
Will have to try some of that JDT. Obv I know Texas ( ) and Queen but don't know the others.
Was moseying around YouTube just now and came across this which was used in the Detectorists. Always liked the Unthanks, never let their musicality get in the way of their accents, but this makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
Chorus: One's for sorrow Two's for joy Three's for a girl And Four's for a boy Five's for silver Six's for gold Seven's for a secret Never told
Devil, Devil, I defy thee (x3)
O the magpie bring us tidings Of news both far and foul She's more cunning than the raven More wise than any owl
And she brings us news of the harvest Of the barley, wheat and corn And she knows when we'll go to our graves And how we shall be born
Chorus
Devil, Devil, I defy thee (x3)
Now the priest he says we're wicked For to worship the Devil's bird Ah but we respect the old ways And we disregard his words
Well we know they rest uneasy As we slumber in the night And we'll always leave out a little bit of meat For the bird that's black and white
Chorus
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
That's cracking that. Was never aware of the Unthanks until Tom Robinson played one of their tracks on his Sunday night theme show on 6 music. What are the chances that a song about a man from Derby in awe of his racing pigeon could sound so lovely? This for me nails the sort of folk music that I enjoy.
"Lovelly stuff! not my words but the words of Shakin Stevens."
Albums: In a sort of order (with lots missing and not even any singles added) 154: Wire Heroes: David Bowie Unknown Pleasures: Joy Division The Pleasure Principle: Gary Numan Never Mind the balderdash: The Sex Pistols Replicas: Tubeway Army The Bends: Radiohead Dark Side of the Moon: Pink Floyd Hats: The Blue Nile Systems of Romance: Ultravox! Imperial Bedroom: Elvis Costello and the Attractions Second Hand Daylight: Magazine f♯ A♯ ∞: God Speed You! Black Emperor Out of The Blue: ELO Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: Wilco Snap, Crackle and Bop: John Cooper Clarke Asleep in the Back: Elbow Murder Ballads: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Grace: Jeff Buckley Bows and Arrows: The Walkmen This Readily Assimilative People: Lonely China Day Paranoid/Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: Black Sabbath Crank: The Almighty Millions Now Living Will Never Die: Tortoise To The 5 Boroughs: beastie Boys Lateralus: Tool Only Ones: The Only Ones Blue Lines/Mezzanine: Massive Attack Boat to Bolivia: Martin Stephenson and The Daintees K: Kula Shaker My Angel Rocks Back and Forth: Four Tet Drukqs: Aphex Twin Clouds Taste Metallic: The Flaming Lips That Subliminal Kid: DJ Spooky Sinking: The Aloof
Albums: In a sort of order (with lots missing and not even any singles added) 154: Wire Heroes: David Bowie Unknown Pleasures: Joy Division The Pleasure Principle: Gary Numan Never Mind the balderdash: The Sex Pistols Replicas: Tubeway Army The Bends: Radiohead Dark Side of the Moon: Pink Floyd Hats: The Blue Nile Systems of Romance: Ultravox! Imperial Bedroom: Elvis Costello and the Attractions Second Hand Daylight: Magazine f♯ A♯ ∞: God Speed You! Black Emperor Out of The Blue: ELO Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: Wilco Snap, Crackle and Bop: John Cooper Clarke Asleep in the Back: Elbow Murder Ballads: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Grace: Jeff Buckley Bows and Arrows: The Walkmen This Readily Assimilative People: Lonely China Day Paranoid/Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: Black Sabbath Crank: The Almighty Millions Now Living Will Never Die: Tortoise To The 5 Boroughs: beastie Boys Lateralus: Tool Only Ones: The Only Ones Blue Lines/Mezzanine: Massive Attack Boat to Bolivia: Martin Stephenson and The Daintees K: Kula Shaker My Angel Rocks Back and Forth: Four Tet Drukqs: Aphex Twin Clouds Taste Metallic: The Flaming Lips That Subliminal Kid: DJ Spooky Sinking: The Aloof
That's a fairly diverse list Beijing. Given they're albums, so that's a lot of music. Give us one or two must listens. Not necessarily your faves, or the best. Just off the top of your head.
I only know Wilco from the Mermaid Avenue collaborations with Billy Bragg.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Albums: In a sort of order (with lots missing and not even any singles added) 154: Wire Heroes: David Bowie Unknown Pleasures: Joy Division The Pleasure Principle: Gary Numan Never Mind the balderdash: The Sex Pistols Replicas: Tubeway Army The Bends: Radiohead Dark Side of the Moon: Pink Floyd Hats: The Blue Nile Systems of Romance: Ultravox! Imperial Bedroom: Elvis Costello and the Attractions Second Hand Daylight: Magazine f♯ A♯ ∞: God Speed You! Black Emperor Out of The Blue: ELO Yankee Hotel Foxtrot: Wilco Snap, Crackle and Bop: John Cooper Clarke Asleep in the Back: Elbow Murder Ballads: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Grace: Jeff Buckley Bows and Arrows: The Walkmen This Readily Assimilative People: Lonely China Day Paranoid/Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: Black Sabbath Crank: The Almighty Millions Now Living Will Never Die: Tortoise To The 5 Boroughs: beastie Boys Lateralus: Tool Only Ones: The Only Ones Blue Lines/Mezzanine: Massive Attack Boat to Bolivia: Martin Stephenson and The Daintees K: Kula Shaker My Angel Rocks Back and Forth: Four Tet Drukqs: Aphex Twin Clouds Taste Metallic: The Flaming Lips That Subliminal Kid: DJ Spooky Sinking: The Aloof
I'm spending a lot of time in Nottingham/East Midlands these days. I'd forgotten all about Martin Stephenson (and the Daintees) until reminded by my sister's bloke who went to see him in Chesterfield in a converted church which he (Martin) hired for £60. Apparently he spends his life gigging around small venues charging £15 a ticket. Am hoping to catch him at the Running Horse in Nottingham on 19 September. Really looking forward to it. One 9f my fave 80s bands.
The aim of argument or discussion should not be victory but progress.
And this reminds me of their gig I went to at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone. Seeing all the teenage girls at the front and turning to my ex and saying "I stand more chance than that lot".
Wow that brought back memories when I was down there tunnelling!! Went to the Leas Cliff to see Rory Gallagher.... got the wrong week and it was “Kiddies Disco Night”.
Went back the next week on the correct day and Rory was great, an amazing guitarist; but by then he was fat and bloated with booze, and died a few years later after a liver transplant. Shame.
Wow that brought back memories when I was down there tunnelling!! Went to the Leas Cliff to see Rory Gallagher.... got the wrong week and it was “Kiddies Disco Night”.
Went back the next week on the correct day and Rory was great, an amazing guitarist; but by then he was fat and bloated with booze, and died a few years later after a liver transplant. Shame.
Would have been down there similar time then 1985-86?
Rory was ace. Irish rock musician. Liked a drink. What could possibly go wrong.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I reckon Pete, Swin and Barra might like this one. Probably remember it from their time in the Western Desert. Second link has multiple translations so you can sing along in whatever language you fancy.
The original famous version sung by Lale Andersen, not Dietrich as I imagined. Bit of a cliche but an absolute classic and very evocative. You can practically taste the hot sugary brew and hear the buzz of the flies. And is that Sylvia Sims over by that ambulance?
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Bit more Nordic folk. Only marginally less intelligible than those Geordie lasses Manchester
No idea what this means but I love the rolled Rs. Lyrics below the vid should you feel like singing along - and because of the pacing it's just about possible.
And two for the price of one here. Absolutely beautiful singing and melodies that touch the soul. In fact I'm surprised that our resident Alt.Recht posters aren't all over this trad Scandi music as it's surely roots music for us folk from the Anglo-Danish heartlands.
(Lyrics and translation, courtesy of Mr Google, available on request).
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I'd only go if John Boy, Mary Ellen and the rest of the Waltons were on the bill.
Good night Grandpa
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Not often you get your 2 favourite bands/artistes playing on consecutive nights a few miles apart. Well I've got tickets for Jim Bob from Carter USM on the Saturday night at Shepherds Bush Empire and then Stiff Little Fingers are playing the O2 Kentish Town on the Sunday. Gonna be one great weekend.
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Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Billy Bragg on 20th October, From the Jam 10th November and the ever wonderful Half Man Half Biscuit on 30th November - 3 top gigs to attend before Xmas!
Billy Bragg on 20th October, From the Jam 10th November and the ever wonderful Half Man Half Biscuit on 30th November - 3 top gigs to attend before Xmas!
Excellent band.
"All I Want For Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit" a particular favourite.
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Gotta change the mood a little. This brings a lump to my throat and raises the hairs on the back of my neck. Commemorating/celebrating a nation really fighting for its existence, which sadly we had to let down in 1939-40. So poor and equipped with rifles so bad that their war cry was 'tulta munille' ('aim at their balls' literally 'at the eggs'). One guy was so good that he had 540 kills in a war lasting 105 days!
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Saw them here in Northampton last month, really enjoyed it
Only saw them the once at Brixton Academy when I was staying at my brothers in London. Must have been around '84ish when they were at the height of their fame. Cracking gig. Would love to see them again if they're still gigging.
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I have what you call a bit random, i love 80's, 90's, metal, pop, enya...etc...
You like music then. Not fashionable I know, but Enya has a superb voice.
Talking of Irish music. How about a good old Oirish tune.....with Finnish lyrics. All I can make out is, he's not going to Ireland. But we can all sing along with the chorus.
Lai lai, lai lai lai lai, lai lai Lai Lai, Lai Lai, Lai lai, la la
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Durutti Column takes me back to my student days. Remember one of the lads I shared with running up with one of their records (this was way before they were referred to as 'vinyl'), thinking 'what the intercourse' and expecting them to be singing something like 'A Las Barricadas'
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
In keeping with the tidsandan. The Sverige hysteria if you will.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
A couple more of my faves from the very early 90's
Good one Les. Or good two.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Been a long time. I sang this to my wife accompanied by my son on guitar, a few weeks ago on our wedding day (she finally officially became my wife after several years of living in sin). Never thought I would make her cry so soon. Guess my singing voice is painful.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Went to see Stiff Little Fingers live last Sunday. As always they were brilliant but they had 2 support bands, both of whom I didn't even know were still going.
Both are only really known for one song. First on were The Vapors who were decent but 2nd on were Eddie And The Hot Rods and they were fantastic and played a great set.
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Went to see Stiff Little Fingers live last Sunday. As always they were brilliant but they had 2 support bands, both of whom I didn't even know were still going.
Both are only really known for one song. First on were The Vapors who were decent but 2nd on were Eddie And The Hot Rods and they were fantastic and played a great set.
That sounds an ace line up Les.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Just come across this lyrical indie-pop sung in a Finnish dialect of Swedish (for you language fiends out there). Brå.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Heard this a couple of nights ago in Frankie & Benny’s and it’s been going round and round in my head since... I wonder why 😁
They played it a lot?
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Me neither. You'd be hard pushed with some renditions to recognise it.
Not seen that Erasure video before. Can't remember the song either. But then I zoned out of pop music in that period, not really listening to owt popular until 94ish. Appropriate backdrop when singing about broken dreams.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Me neither. You'd be hard pushed with some renditions to recognise it.
Not seen that Erasure video before. Can't remember the song either. But then I zoned out of pop music in that period, not really listening to owt popular until 94ish. Appropriate backdrop when singing about broken dreams.
For some reason I have a tendency to associate "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams" to Grimsby Road...
Just bought tickets to see this lot in Hull in December. Not seen them live since their lheyday of the late 80's, early 90's so really looking forward to seeing them. Plus the added bonus that the support is from Jim Bob.
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On my random video browsing on youtube I find myself listening to a bit of Hunnu rock, they are Mongolian heavy metal band with a bit of Mongolian throat singing. Something tribal about a couple of their songs that is catchy.
and to mix things up
Supporting the Mighty Mariners for over 30 years, home town club is were the heart and soul is and it's great to be a part of it.
Jesus’ disciple Peter, picked up a fish to get the tribute money from it, Jesus left his thumb print on the fish, bless'ed is the Haddock.
I've just got tickets to see one of my favourite bands The Skids at (of all places) The Central Hall, Duncombe Street, Grimsby.
I never even knew they still had bands playing there, never mind iconic bands like The Skids.
It'll be the 40th anniversary of them playing The Winter Gardens in Cleethorpes, a gig I was at when I was 15. They were superb that night and I've been a big fan ever since.
Sadly it'll be without the late Stuart Adamson and I'm pretty sure that Richard Jobson still won't be able to dance.
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Now this is summat me and my son associate with going to Town games. Started in the early noughties. Remember singing it all the way down the M4 to Cardiff for the 2006 final. Every track. But you know what you get for singing every track.
Diddly squit.
Still makes long journeys go quicker.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Now this is summat me and my son associate with going to Town games. Started in the early noughties. Remember singing it all the way down the M4 to Cardiff for the 2006 final. Every track. But you know what you get for singing every track.
Diddly squit.
Still makes long journeys go quicker.
And boy, was that a long long journey back from that Cardiff game?
Came across this group the other day. Pretty impressed.
Thumbs up Les. How did you come across them? Usual YouTube side panel or ont'wireless?
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Know anything about them, apart from the fact they come from Hastings? I sent that video to my son and he replied 'so that's where the Last Shadow Puppets got their look from'. I asked who has been around longer and he said he didn't know but he assumed KK had been around a long while (presumably because I'd heard of them). Cheeky sod.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Been watching Ken Burns' Vietnam documentary the past few weeks and this iconic tune is often used on the closing credits.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
That programme has all these great tracks, set against an appaling backdrop. Evocative music.
To change the mood an episode tonight on PBS America ended with this:
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Totally different to my usual taste in music but this came on the radio on the way to work today and I found myself (rather enthusiastically) singing along to it. Must be my age.
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Anther from that era Chris. Was listening to the Moondance album on the way to pick my daughter up ealier.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Nice. And I thought she was singing personally to me.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
On what would have been / should have been John Lennon's 79th birthday, one of my favourite Beatles songs which if I remember correctly George Martin told Lennon this was the first time he'd written the "perfect" song and his delivery is spot on imho
On what would have been / should have been John Lennon's 79th birthday, one of my favourite Beatles songs which if I remember correctly George Martin told Lennon this was the first time he'd written the "perfect" song and his delivery is spot on imho
Good choon. Perfect bittersweet, short pop song. Can imagine someone playing that over and over on a Dansette.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Having seen one of my all-time favourite bands The Skids at The Central Hall, I see another of my old punk favourites The UK Subs are playing there in May.
I can't believe Charlie Harper is still going, he must be about 80 now!
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It was regularly played Les because the lads requested it to be played, there was a small group of us into this and Matt (the DJ) would put it on for us mate
Was led here via a comment on a blog somewhere about Dr Feelgood (probably the best live gig I've been to was them c 1982/3 at Kent Uni):
I remember watching this - was into the Feelgoods and the Blues Band and thought I was probably the only kid my age into R&B. Nine Below Zero blew my socks off.
That's R&B kids! Not that stuff were someone sings through their nose to tunes that keep changing rythmn.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Used to love that to CM. I like the ManU/FCUM version too: going on the p[i]ss with Georgie Best.
Now I made a discovery tonight that I think shows a common thread in white working class culture on both sides of the Atlantic. Specifically on the continuity in dancing styles. Put these two vids on simultaneously, one with the sound off and one with it on. Watch the one with the sound off. Then try the other way. And I like both styles of music so I must be a prole through and through.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Used to love that to CM. I like the ManU/FCUM version too: going on the p[i]ss with Georgie Best.
Now I made a discovery tonight that I think shows a common thread in white working class culture on both sides of the Atlantic. Specifically on the continuity in dancing styles. Put these two vids on simultaneously, one with the sound off and one with it on. Watch the one with the sound off. Then try the other way. And I like both styles of music so I must be a prole through and through.
KM - very interesting observation on the dancing styles - I would never have linked Northern Soul with Appalachia! I was reading about Finland today - appointed a young lady in her 30's as PM and about half of parliament is made up of women - very progressive. Better than some of the dead wood we have over here!
Northern Soul still makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Missed Wigan but did a fair few allnighters on the Mod / Northern scene. Had a do at the old Winter Gardens shortly before it got knocked down. We really pushed the boat out and so lost a little money after all the takings had been totted up. When 'The Colonel" (one of the owners) asked us if we made much money, we told him we broke even. He took a tenner out and slid it across the table and told us to get a couple of beers each. A nice touch.
In my opinion, one of the best bands ever was the Small Faces. Shame Sharon Osbourne's dad screwed them over.
Anything sung by Floor Jansen..Apparently she has one of the largest octave range of any current female vocalists..just utube "beste Zangers 2019" to see what she can do..mostly shes a symphonic metal singer with Nightwish (my kind of music) but has proved she can turn her hand to any sound.
That’s just about perfect! Great voices, nice toon, and the lyrics are witty and sweet. That’s going on the top of my playlist. Thanks.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Not heard that before Pete. She’s got a cracking voice.
In the interest of all that is Good and Holy I thought I’d post this.
Enjoy your tea break!
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
First heard this as we were walking round a market in the Dordogne and thought that's good I will buy that , it was not until we got home that I realised she was in the charts.
Over 36 years living in Suffolk but always a mariner. 68 Years following the Town
Been having a break from all this. But listened to some good music (well in my opinion). Came across this (steady, I didn’t mean that way, though the girl dancing is kind of distracting)
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I would strongly recommend Tim's Twitter Listening Parties if anybody is finding the evenings a drag and isn't feeling the football. Really nice to properly listen to albums and get insight from the people who made them. And you get 45 minutes without anybody being a girl private on twitter which is pretty unique.
While i was away in the wilds of Scotland, one of my all time favourite artists sadly passed away. He didn't get too much of a mention and was probably more appreciated by other artists than he was by fans, which was understandable given he suffered from mental health issues and withdrew from the public eye a long time ago.
Only ‘discovered’ them in the not so recent past, in my life was played at a friends funeral and although initially It was bitter sweet, I’ve grown really fond of it to the point I can remember him with a smile and the song has taken on a new meaning entirely.
Wish you were here is brilliant and subsequently I’ve gone on to love brain damage, comfortably numb and the great gig in the sky.
Piano man is just a classic story telling song that I love every time I hear it. Billy Joel is a class act.
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
Lots of great music, by the nature of a thread like this a lot is a good few years old now Here’s something a bit more contemporary for those who like a story, there are 3parts to this
Yeah agreed, though I’ve never come across this before either. This is the great thing about forums and in particular threads like this, it’s easy to get carried away with all the politics and ‘us’ and ‘them’ stuff that occurs on here (no doubt guilty of it myself) but there is something special in the simplicity of sharing tunes and all the memories and nostalgia it conjures up. Equally is great to be put on to stuff you’ve not heard or seen before as it’s always good to expand horizons so to speak.
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
Totally agree Sandford, it’s great to share different types of music, You have good taste yourself mate.
I have an eclectic taste I would say, a lot of the music and songs I like are down to the influence of my parents, part of that is the fact, they’ve stood the test of time which is a good measure of quality. Another being that a good tune sounds good irrespective of age and when you hear it.
I was an 80s child but musically I was and am still heavily influenced by the emergence of ‘britpop’ and my favourite band is and always will be Oasis (I know-it was going so well 😊)
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
To lower the tone, quite a lot, me and my mate developed a thing for these singers. I’m sure their noses were bigger then, and it must have been the accents rather than the quality of the songs. Now 40 odd years on it ought to be embarrassing, but I’m still a sucker for a Spanish female accent.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
OK, this might not be entirely because of the music, but it’s pure joy.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
It’s Saturday night and I’ve had a couple. So it’s got to be:
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Sad news about Jonny Nash. Also on the reggae theme and in tribute to Toots Hibbert who passed recently, this is probably my favourite new release song of this year, a bit of an anthem for 2020 and just goes to show that even in his final year he was still putting out cracking music.
"Lovelly stuff! not my words but the words of Shakin Stevens."
There were a couple of programmes about Toots the other night. Some cracking stuff.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Whilst not strictly music it has relevance as John Lennon ( and the other members of The Beatles) always had such an impact on me, both with their music and their words
Whilst not strictly music it has relevance as John Lennon ( and the other members of The Beatles) always had such an impact on me, both with their music and their words
I could listen to him talk all day long! Brilliant. One of my favourite Lennon quotes:
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.
Ace.
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
I could listen to him talk all day long! Brilliant. One of my favourite Lennon quotes:
When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.
Ace.
Yeah.... he certainly had the ability to cut to the chase when it came to finding the right words. Legend
I ended up here just now. Reminded me if Bunny’s underaged disco 😄 and my eldest dancing round my flat as a 5 year old soul boy after me and his mum separated 17/18 years ago.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Me, I love una tradiciónal Escottish esong. (I always suspected the ginger one wasn’t really Spanish).
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
To keep the Europop theme (or Schläger musik) going. This has been keeping me going during lockdowns I and II and in between.
Rocking a Dire Straits feel in the middle and with lyrics like ‘tytöt tanssivat tahtiin’ : the girls danced to the beat, what more could you want. Great when you’re peddling your bike uphill or against the wind.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Every so often I have a dive into the Rafferty Archives and lately I dug out The Paul Simon Songbook. Most of these were written during his tour of folk clubs in the UK in the mid 60s and are his originals of songs he later recorded with Art Garfunkel as hits. Memories of the protest days and singalongs into the early hours.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Great song...I don't get the Coldplay backlash. They've made some fantastic music over the years and they are great live
I think they suffered from a bad case of Goop.
They are very listenable.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
I always find this uplifting if that makes sense.....
Nice one pp👍
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Every so often I have a dive into the Rafferty Archives and lately I dug out The Paul Simon Songbook. Most of these were written during his tour of folk clubs in the UK in the mid 60s and are his originals of songs he later recorded with Art Garfunkel as hits. Memories of the protest days and singalongs into the early hours.
I was sort of weaned on them by my eldest sister. Still like em today. She’s responsible for me getting into Town in the first place. And real ale. What a great sibling to have. 😁
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
On the subject of folky stuff. I was reminded of this seasonal offering yesterday.
Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
It was a ‘hit’ in the late 70s if I remember correctly. Well it made TOTP anyway. Amazing voice. There’s a spoof version by Fairport Convention too called Crudités 😄
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
It was a ‘hit’ in the late 70s if I remember correctly. Well it made TOTP anyway. Amazing voice. There’s a spoof version by Fairport Convention too called Crudités 😄
Just checked - it reached #14 in 1973 (I was 14 at the time) - thought I may have it in my 45s - found 3 Steeleye Span singles but not that one 🤔 Great song BTW - just played it to my wife - she had not heard it before - I guess Steeleye Span were not big in the US!
Early 80's I was a bit of a New Romantic, never owned a frilly shirt mind but I loved groups like Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet.
I've just bought 40 Years by Spandau Ballet which is a 3 disc set of just about everything they ever recorded and I still reckon this track is one of the best debut singles ever. Still don't know how Tony Hadley holds that note at the end though.
Duran Duran's debut single ain't too bad either. I remember trying to buy it when it first came out and none of the record shops in Town had heard of it. I finally got it from Humber Records just off Freeman Street.
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On the subject of folky stuff. I was reminded of this seasonal offering yesterday.
Made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
Great record. One of their best.
Maddy Prior has/had a very good folk voice but she wasn't consistent. She could be way out of tune sometimes but this is a cracking performance.
Here's another of theirs.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Eric Burden was Tom Jones with real soul in his voice. Saw the Animals several times but they only performed this live very rarely. It was our favourite Animals song as we had 2 Geordies on our landing who sang it constantly. Alan Price is still with the group here. He said he left because he didn’t like flying but the truth is more prosaic - an argument over royalties. Still, a great group and Burden still has an amazing blues voice even now.
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“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Eric Burden was Tom Jones with real soul in his voice. Saw the Animals several times but they only performed this live very rarely. It was our favourite Animals song as we had 2 Geordies on our landing who sang it constantly. Alan Price is still with the group here. He said he left because he didn’t like flying but the truth is more prosaic - an argument over royalties. Still, a great group and Burden still has an amazing blues voice even now.
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Burden’s voice is amazing. As a young man he sounded like an old soul. Got me looking up the House of the Rising Sun. didn’t realise that it was such an old song, continuing a theme that might go back as far as the 16th century. Folk becomes Blues. No wonder I like it.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Tom Waits getting into the spirit of the season with a Silent Night/Christmas card from a hooker in Minneapolis combo.
Good pick. I like those unusual Christmas Songs. Ella Fitzgerald sang about Santa getting stuck in her chimney.
Loudon Wainwright made several off centre Christmas songs. Here's two of them. He seemed to know what was important.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Burden’s voice is amazing. As a young man he sounded like an old soul. Got me looking up the House of the Rising Sun. didn’t realise that it was such an old song, continuing a theme that might go back as far as the 16th century. Folk becomes Blues. No wonder I like it.
The Animals record We Gotta Get Out Of This Place became the anthem for US kids in Vietnam . Burden said they didn’t realise for a while but then included it deliberately in concerts in the USA.
There is a super book with the same title that is made up of research about the songs liked and sung by the troops in Vietnam. Some of it is written by the troops themselves where they give their own favourites and songs that remind them of particular events in the war.
There are obvious ones, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater, Beach Boys, Stones, Beatles, The Doors etc. but some are surprises. Would you think of Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots Were Made For Walking for instance? Or John Denver’s Country Roads? Or Tom Jones The Green Green Grass Of Home ..... grass being a favourite subject! Black troops tended to go for Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye’s Heard It Through The Grapevine.
It really is a great book for memories and surprises.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
My thoughts today go out to Kirsty MacColl, who was tragically killed 20 years ago today. Was a big fan of Kirsty, great songwriter, who was the daughter of another great songwriter, Ewan MacColl (not his real name by the way) who wrote Dirty Old Town, a song played at my brothers funeral. He also wrote First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, which surprises some people, as it was recorded and made famous by Roberta Flack, who was far from his English folk roots.
Anyway, back to Kirsty and her most famous moment, seeing as it's nearly Christmas. A song that just never gets old, and one that brings back many memories for me of people long gone and my Irish ancestry. Tears will be shed. Enjoy!
I didn’t know he wrote the First Time ... Ginny. Good stuff. Wonder if there’s a more folky version.
They had a doc about the making of Fairytale of New York on BBC4 tonight. If anything, I like it even more now.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
The Animals record We Gotta Get Out Of This Place became the anthem for US kids in Vietnam . Burden said they didn’t realise for a while but then included it deliberately in concerts in the USA.
There is a super book with the same title that is made up of research about the songs liked and sung by the troops in Vietnam. Some of it is written by the troops themselves where they give their own favourites and songs that remind them of particular events in the war.
There are obvious ones, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater, Beach Boys, Stones, Beatles, The Doors etc. but some are surprises. Would you think of Nancy Sinatra’s These Boots Were Made For Walking for instance? Or John Denver’s Country Roads? Or Tom Jones The Green Green Grass Of Home ..... grass being a favourite subject! Black troops tended to go for Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye’s Heard It Through The Grapevine.
It really is a great book for memories and surprises.
I really enjoyed (if that’s the right word) Ken Burns’ doc about Vietnam (which I’d rate with the World at War, and has a similar format). Will look for a cheap copy of that book. A lot of the songs you called out were featured in it, including These Boots are Made for Walking. Nice one! Cheers.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I still think this is a great idea for a song. Kirsty was a super songwriter. Very underrated.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
I prefer Billy’s own version. I remember the first time I heard it one morning after a party in Herne Bay back in what 1983.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Anyway, back to Kirsty and her most famous moment, seeing as it's nearly Christmas. A song that just never gets old, and one that brings back many memories for me of people long gone and my Irish ancestry. Tears will be shed. Enjoy!
Did you know they've altered a recorded version of this song with the line "You cheap lousy faggott" changed to "you're cheap and your haggard" and they've got rid of the word slut in the line "You're an old slut on junk" in case it offends anyone.
You couldn't make it up.
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Did you know they've altered a recorded version of this song with the line "You cheap lousy faggott" changed to "you're cheap and your haggard" and they've got rid of the word slut in the line "You're an old slut on junk" in case it offends anyone.
You couldn't make it up.
The faggott line was changed very early on Les for the US versions. The BBC has been in two minds, sometimes playing one and sometimes the original. I wasn’t aware of the slut line change. When was that?
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
I'm not sure what the exact situation is regarding Fairytale of New York and I might be paraphrasing but I think I read that it's along the lines of BBC Radio 1 have to play the changed version, on Radio 2 the DJ can decide which version to play and BBC 6Music will play the original version. Bizzare.
"Lovelly stuff! not my words but the words of Shakin Stevens."
Did you know they've altered a recorded version of this song with the line "You cheap lousy faggott" changed to "you're cheap and your haggard" and they've got rid of the word slut in the line "You're an old slut on junk" in case it offends anyone.
You couldn't make it up.
That line came about when Ronan Keating did a version of the song. Blasphemy from a fellow Irishman.
It’s very easy to get outraged by changes in language. I have seen people get upset by the original line. That’s not to say it should be changed, just that every time someone does something to avoid offence, it isn’t always made up or imagined offence. Even the Pogues themselves snapped back at thattwat Fox recently on Twitter when he got offended by the change from faggotto haggard.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
The faggott line was changed very early on Les for the US versions. The BBC has been in two minds, sometimes playing one and sometimes the original. I wasn’t aware of the slut line change. When was that?
Well this was from about a month ago so I asume around then.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Outstanding. Did I see it was written in 1857? That’s pre-American Civil War.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Totally different mood, and apologies if I posted this before. Probably of more interest to the’younger’ audience among us.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Some people don’t like ABBA but they are without doubt one of the most unique groups ever and when I hear their songs I just can’t help joining in.
A bit embarrassing in Tesco but still.
This one is topical.
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“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Was listening to this earlier thinking it was pretty apt given the current stoppage we are all experiencing.
Had that on vinyl. Other side was Between the Wars, also an excellent song.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I like heavy rock. Anything from the early 70's through to today.
I find this classic from Rainbow tells the story of Grimsby Town in the time of John Fenty, sort of. With the incomparable Ronnie James Dio on lead vocals.
And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
I saw Rainbow live at Stafford Bingley Hall but RJD had left and it was Graham Bonnet on vocals.
I like this song of theirs in particular.
I saw them at Leeds Queens Hall. Skegs own Graham Bonnet had left and they had Joe Lynn Turner on vocals. They had Roger Glover in the line up so I got to see two fifths of my favourite Deep Purple line up in one go.
Nice choice of song
And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
I hear it quotes a couple of lines from that old Chess Records classic, Brown Eyed Handsome Man.
Love the lyrics, especially the Venus de Milo bit 😁
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Just for fun. 1932 was before even my time. The Mills Brothers are brilliant on here with their trademark imitations of musical instruments.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
I liked that one RRFC, I’ve just listened to that all the way through here at work.
Yes I listen to anything, old and new including quite a lot of pre-war stuff, jazz bands and dance bands. I listen in awe to these really because it is all absolutely live and usually recorded in one or two takes on one or two microphones. The vocal skills on this record are just phenomenal aren’t they? Some of the girl singers in 20s and 30s America sold millions of records but were hardly known over here. The songs were because they sold as sheet music in the U.K.
The other thing is they were not afraid to do novelty songs and have fun in a recording were they?
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
If we're going back to the thirties then I would suggest you listen to Robert Johnson.
If you like the Blues then you'll already know of him. If not then listen and learn
And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
Excellent choice mate, I’ve been to many blues nights and I’m a big fan, I started back at the Spiders Web many years ago. I love this music thread there are so many different variations of music by posters on here.
There is also a documentary about Robert Johnson on Netflix: ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads
CM - agree about this thread - as well as seeing bands at the Winter Gardens in the 70's, I also went to the folk club in an upstairs room at the Dolphin on Sunday night - they had an Australian band one night and a musician had a broom stick with bottle caps on it which he banged on the stage. However, they were complaints from the staff/drinkers below that plaster was falling off the ceiling into their beer!
If we're going back to the thirties then I would suggest you listen to Robert Johnson.
If you like the Blues then you'll already know of him. If not then listen and learn
Great guitar work on there.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
There is a kind of mystical quality to her voice. She made several recordings of this but people seem to agree this is the best one. I first became aware of the song after I read James Baldwin’s Going To Meet The Man as a teenager. This is so evocative I doubt anyone could do it better.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
This is my favourite Inspirals track co-starring the legend that is Mark E Smith.
I vaguely recognise it on listening but I’m not familiar with them as such outside of the song I put on. Clear as mud probably but I know what I mean. A quality track though!
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
Time plays tricks with the memory and tastes change over time but nevertheless -
Steppeth right this way for Ron Rafferty's Magical Musical History Tour.
My first memory of music that I actually liked, as opposed to stuff my parents played, was on the radio every Sunday after Two Way Family Favourites, this is the TV version from later years -
Somebody Stole My Gal has always been a sort of memory jogger to childhood as have -
Champion The Wonder Horse Robin Hood (riding through the glen and other lyrics.) The William Tell Overture for The Lone Ranger
The Dambusters film came out when I was little so there was a horde of kids running around with toy planes going "Da da da da da-da da da ....."
Then we got to slightly more grown up stuff - Wagon Train, Rawhide ..... and still most of them were on the Children's Favourites list on a Saturday Morning. The Runaway Train - Michael Holliday, I Went To Your Wedding - Spike Jones. My Old Man's A Dustman - Lonnie Donegan Hole In The Ground & Right Said Fred - Bernard Cribbens
But there were exceptions -
Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan Freight Train - Nancy Whiskey Only Sixteen - Sam Cooke Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson
and leading on to
Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison Peggy Sue, Oh Boy etc. - Buddy Holly Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis Girl Of My Best Friend etc etc - Elvis Shazam - Duane Eddy Telstar - Tornados Midnight In Moscow - Kenny Ball Wonderful Land, FBI its - Shadows Runaround Sue - Dion & The Belmonts Runaway, Hats Off To Larry etc - Del Shannon Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon
I saw both Del Shannon and Freddy Cannon at the Ritz.
Then we reached The Beatles. I can't honestly remember where or when I first heard the Beatles but I suspect it was on Brian Matthew's Saturday Club. They were live on there quite regularly in 1962-4 and they had their own Pop Go The Beatles show as well. The quality of those live performances is amazing. If you have never thought much to the Beatles they are well worth a listen just to see what good musicians a young band could be in 1963. Compared to them the Stones and other groups were amateurish in musical terms though they might have compensated in other ways.My favourite Beatles tracks are the earlier ones -
If I Fell In My Life Eight Days A Week Rock & Roll Music
There were a lot of Mersey hits and copycats around. Many a summer evening was spent after school making pocket money picking blackcurrants at Somercotes singing along to the strains of Pace And The Gerrymakers and Billy J Krapper.
Around this time West Side Story was very big. I can remember recording my mate's LP on my reel to reel. I don't think we were especially keen on the romantic stuff like Maria and There's A Place For Us but we liked the dance numbers like Gee Officer Krupke and When You're A Jet and the Rumble.
Another oddity was that I discovered Glenn Miller and Ella Fitzgerald, a taste which was a bit strange for a young teenager but which has stayed with me.
Then summers were spent at Eskimo and Birds Eye and the tastes changed again. Dylan was a big favourite. I was blown away by Like A Rolling Stone which made us realise a single could be an epic long before Bohemian Rhapsody came along. Sonny and Cher, well, mainly Cher I admit. Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez. Can you see a pattern here?
Jumping a year or two my biggest musical regret is probably that I never saw Sandy Denny perform live. Who Knows Where The Time Goes is one of my all time favourites.
But we did not like to be pigeon holed We were happy to go to a folk club on a Tuesday and a motown and soul night on a Thursday. Geno Washington, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, even the Four Tops appeared at clubs in Sheffield and Nottingham.
The greatest 60s group of all for me though was The Animals in the early years. Burden, Price, Chandler & co. were magnificent on stage especially in a club. Gonna Send You Back To Walker has to be one the best rock & soul songs ever recorded.
The Kinks were good live as well except that Ray Davies cannot sing in tune to save his life. Lola is a great song though especially live. I saw them with and without Dave Davies and it showed how much he brought to the group. Sad to see him nowadays.
Another regret - I never saw Otis Redding or Sam Cooke live. Otis doing Shake and Satisfaction at full volume on the Dansette used to rock our hall of residence every Saturday night.
I'll leave it there for now. Sometime when I'm feeling energised again I'll try thinking of what music has made an impact after I stopped being a teenager all those moons ago. But those years live with you forever don't they?
This is one of my all time favourites.
Might I suggest turning the volume to number 11.
And if you need an encore -
Started to go through this thread from the beginning and this post brought back memories. I don't know if anyone remembers a record by The Allisons - Are you sure, I think it was a Eurovision song, but it was the first record I bought. Thank you for the memories RR, and the Billy Cotton band show was good. Didn't Russ Conway start on that show?
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“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Started to go through this thread from the beginning and this post brought back memories. I don't know if anyone remembers a record by The Allisons - Are you sure, I think it was a Eurovision song, but it was the first record I bought. Thank you for the memories RR, and the Billy Cotton band show was good. Didn't Russ Conway start on that show?
Russ Conway made a lot of appearances on there but I think he had big hits before then,
The Allisons were indeed on Eurovision. Finished second which cause something of an uproar in the U.K. They were sort of Britain’s answer to the Everlys, along with the Brook Brothers who had a hit with Warpaint.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
My first ever schoolboy crush, followed by Debbie Harry.
Me too. I can remember that first Blondie appearance on TOTP. 😛
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Used to request this regularly at the "Thrash Metal" nights at the Flam after the band had finished.
Can I give this more than one tick?
Love Rush.
There is another poster on here who has Rush lyrics as their signature but I can't remember who.
And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
Seen Rush three (possibly four) times and the second time at Birmingham NEC in 85 was the best gig I've ever been to and I've been to a lot in my life. The Spirit Of Radio is one of my least favourite songs of theirs.
This is more to my taste and I love this video for the crowd as much as the performance. South Americans go mental for rock music, which always seems kind of strange to me. When the song gets going, the crowd get going too. Would love to be in amongst it. Awesome!
I love this video, which was put together by a fan of the Foo Fighters in Italy, who put it together in the hope of enticing the band to play in their town of Cesena. It worked, they did after seeing it.
That’s pure joy Ginny. Pure joy. I’m not a fan of the Foo Fighters . Don’t dislike them. But that is a cracking event.
Some erm, ‘photogenic’ women there.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
When you go on YouTube click on “Share” and then “copy link” which is at the bottom of the clip you are wanting to show on here then when you come back on this thread click on the paste button then the song should appear mate.
A bit of genius here. Ian Drury with the admirably named Norman Watt-Roy on bass in the Blockheads.
A bit more?
The Blockheads were good with Wilko Johnson as well. Maybe someone can find a video?
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Big fan of Ian Dury and the Blockheads. Saw them in their heyday at Leicester De Montfort Hall. There was a bit of a riot between punks and skinheads. Great gig despite the trouble.
Here's a live vid featuring Wilko Johnson performing Blockheads, containing the great line "banging nails in your big black dog". The man had a way with words.
Think they played at the Yardbirds Club sans Mr Dury as The Blockheads.
Great choice. Those dance moves to make it a proper act are brilliant.
I’ve always loved Motown.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Great choice. Those dance moves to make it a proper act are brilliant.
I’ve always loved Motown.
Pete Moore changed a bit between then and when he taught us English at Lindsey in the 70s 😁
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Mott is one of the great albums of the seventies in my view.
Hymn For The Dudes is mega.
Who originated that singing style/accent? Then or Bowie?
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
A bit of genius here. Ian Drury with the admirably named Norman Watt-Roy on bass in the Blockheads.
A bit more?
The Blockheads were good with Wilko Johnson as well. Maybe someone can find a video?
A genius with words and music. In the great tradition of English musicians.
There’s a park bench dedicated to him in Poets’ Corner, Pembroke Lodge in Richmond Park. It’s got views over the Thames Valley (it’s on the edge of a ridge, which has a sheer drop to the flood plain) where Dury used to love to sit. An art student did it as a tribute (friend of Dury’s son I think) and his college project. This was in the early noughties. The armrests had solar panels which powered little MP3s (I think they were) and you could plug your headphones in. On one side there were 8 or 10 Blockheads classics, on the other his Desert Island Discs interview with Sue Lawley*. Regularly walk by there.
If you’re ever over that side of London it’s well worth the trip.
* her name always makes me want to sing that Police song “Sue Lawley....I feel Sue Law Law Law, Law Law Law,”
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Bit of a change in style. Classic film theme. Outstanding singers and musicians.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Just listening to some Neil Finn, when he was a member of Split Enz. My favourite songwriter.
Great song. Always been a fan of the Finn brothers, bought True Colours and that made me buy the first Split enz albums. Lots of great unknown tracks on their albums from Another Great Divide to Voices. Liked the Enzo live stuff. Even the new Crowded House stuff is still good, I like the Eddie and Elsie video of To the Island!
Here’s an 80s classic, revived in recent years. She’s still got it.
Ausgezeichnet!
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
I like this one, better than the original, same with Hurt.
And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
Bomber Countys favourite Motorhead song. Brings back memories of Leeds Queens Hall 20th March 1982
And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
Have we had any football recordings? Some really crap ones I know like Waddle and Hoddle but this always stuck as an earwig.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
The first football song I really recall being sung by players
World Cup Willie would have been the first football related tune I would sing along to though
World Cup Willie was a bit before my time. I was alive then but don’t remember anything of 1966.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
The first football song I remember was this. The singers were intermittent guests on the Tonight programme with Cliff Michelmore. They alternated with Cy Grant who was a West Indian calypso singer doing topical songs. Needs to be watched on YouTube.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
A slightly tenuous link to the football songs theme, here's Hibs supporters with a rousing rendition of Sunshine On Leith by everyone's favourite Scottish twin brother musical act The Proclaimers. One of them years when the Celtic/Rangers monopoly was broken.
"Lovelly stuff! not my words but the words of Shakin Stevens."
Don’t be misled: by the title. This could have been made for Town but maybe the tempo is a bit quick. Still the thought of all the fans in the Ponny doing a foxtrot to it has a certain appeal.😀😀
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
If it’s the Andrews Sisters you like Ron, here’s one of my faves. Though it’s not my favourite version of this particular song. There’s a racier version (where the bloke is tomcatting all over the country, and is not just commitment-phobic), but you’d have to understand Finnish for that 😁
Lyrics (with an error you’ll spot on the second line) so you can sing along to it in the kitchen.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
It’s a goodie Kingston. There are one or two Andrews Sisters songs that are double entendre, like Rum And Coca Cola.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
A slightly tenuous link to the football songs theme, here's Hibs supporters with a rousing rendition of Sunshine On Leith by everyone's favourite Scottish twin brother musical act The Proclaimers. One of them years when the Celtic/Rangers monopoly was broken.
That's brilliant. There's a lot of YouTube footage about Scottish fans singing at football.
The aim of argument or discussion should not be victory but progress.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Just been listening to this one in my car on the way to work this morning, it’s a good track this one.
Great track. Not a great live act, at least not when I saw them. Others may have been luckier. Andy Fairweather Lowe had an incredible voice but his voice box struggled to get anywhere near the high spots on this or Bend Me Shape Me.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
This version blew my socks off in the first bar. First time I heard it was on a Stranglers LP in 1982. I found out it predated them but I didn’t realise by how much until I heard this just now.
Rich
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Brilliant that KM, I love “Take five” I have that one but not heard this one before, brilliant piece of music mate, that’s right up my street. Thanks for sharing. 👍
This version blew my socks off in the first bar. First time I heard it was on a Stranglers LP in 1982. I found out it predated them but I didn’t realise by how much until I heard this just now.
Rich
Never heard or seen that before. Absolutely brilliant.
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
Remember this one? We used to break countless rulers tapping on our school desk trying to get the timing spot on.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
This version blew my socks off in the first bar. First time I heard it was on a Stranglers LP in 1982. I found out it predated them but I didn’t realise by how much until I heard this just now.
Rich
I don't think that was actually Dave Brubeck and it was only released last year.
The song WAS written by The Stranglers but I must admit that the start is very similar to Brubeck's Take Five.
From wiki (I know not the most reliable source of info)
Quoted Text
In 2020, British YouTuber and saxophonist Laurence Mason's cover of "Golden Brown" in the style of classical American jazz pianist Dave Brubeck was viewed over a million times leading to a commercial release via Amazon and iTunes, and as a vinyl single under the title "Take Vibe EP" (in reference to the song "Take Five" by the Dave Brubeck Quartet). The vinyl release stayed two weeks in the Official Vinyl Singles Chart's Top 40, peaking at No 24.
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I don't think that was actually Dave Brubeck and it was only released last year.
The song WAS written by The Stranglers but I must admit that the start is very similar to Brubeck's Take Five.
From wiki (I know not the most reliable source of info)
Blimey Les, I was completely taken in. 😞
But then, as Rowley Birkin QC used to say, I was very, very drunk.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Here’s one to remind Ron of his days in the jazz clubs of Paris in the early 60s with the Spanish emigres 😉.
There’s something hypnotic about this one. Though it might be just the main dancer.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
In view of all the recent happenings down at BP, this seems rather appropriate. Wonderful voice.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
Back in the 60's I used to take my girlfriend to the Mecca in Grimsby, saw such bands as The Tremeloes and Manfred Man, memory is too bad to remember all the others, also saw the Rolling Stones at Bridlington Spa, and Roy Orbison in a cinema in Lincoln, great days of music, never to be surpassed.
Nowadays I have an eclectic mix of songs I like, not necessarily the bands whole collection, but certain songs stand out for me. One band I am definitely in to is Oasis, also like the Libertines. Buck Rogers by Feeder was also one of my favourites: .
Remember my son liking that when he was little B&W Bear. Don’t know why that stands out. Maybe car journeys.
Too young for the Mecca. I remember going when it was Tiffs late 70s and early 80s.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Remember my son liking that when he was little B&W Bear. Don’t know why that stands out. Maybe car journeys.
Too young for the Mecca. I remember going when it was Tiffs late 70s and early 80s.
Yeah it was the 60's when we used to go to the Mecca, was a good night out, didn't have to bother about breathalysers then on the drive back to Barton, in my old Ford Consul I think breathalysers were introduced in 1967..
Talk about evocative of time and place. Last time I thought England were going to win something.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I saw The Farm around the time this song was first released, early 90's. They were a double bill with Blur at Hull Uni who were just coming to provenance too.
Blur were superb but The Farm were possibly the worst live band I have ever seen, and I have seen a fair few.
This song's not that bad though on record.
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I saw The Farm around the time this song was first released, early 90's. They were a double bill with Blur at Hull Uni who were just coming to provenance too.
Blur were superb but The Farm were possibly the worst live band I have ever seen, and I have seen a fair few.
This song's not that bad though on record.
On 2nd thoughts, maybe the 2nd worst band I have seen live. THE worst band I have seen live are The Stone Roses. Now don't get me wrong, I absolutely love their music and their debut album still gets a regular airing but live they are bloody awful.
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OK, so following on from another thread, I had to post this. Spooks me.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Sure I’ve shared this before, but even if I have, look at the rack on this. I’m an Englishman in New York.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Sting has been having tantric sex with her for the last three hours, hence the smiles.
And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
They innovate with every release. They try to fuse history with reflections on the human condition and convey all that with brilliantly crafted melodies and songs. 3 albums in and another to come in September. This track is about Marlena Dietrich and Berlin.
Continuing with the new music, I'm a big fan of Black Country , New Road. Good to hear a band of youths sticking out 9 minute sprawling tunes with all sorts of mad instrumentation on the go and mostly spoken word vocals. Blatantly it's not going to be a lot of people's thing but I enjoy a bit of self-indulgent extravagance.
"Lovelly stuff! not my words but the words of Shakin Stevens."
They innovate with every release. They try to fuse history with reflections on the human condition and convey all that with brilliantly crafted melodies and songs. 3 albums in and another to come in September. This track is about Marlena Dietrich and Berlin.
Everest
“There's nothing wrong with the car except that it's on fire.”- Murray Walker
Continuing with the new music, I'm a big fan of Black Country , New Road. Good to hear a band of youths sticking out 9 minute sprawling tunes with all sorts of mad instrumentation on the go and mostly spoken word vocals. Blatantly it's not going to be a lot of people's thing but I enjoy a bit of self-indulgent extravagance.
👍👍👍 🙏
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
They innovate with every release. They try to fuse history with reflections on the human condition and convey all that with brilliantly crafted melodies and songs. 3 albums in and another to come in September. This track is about Marlena Dietrich and Berlin.
To give you the benefit of the doubt I have listened again. My taste in music varies from Queen, Tina Turner, Status Quo, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran to Cliff, Seekers, Andre Rieu in fact all types.
As I said, I listened again, and apart from sounding like Blondie, she and the music were pure and utter crap. In fact, I won't mind a pint of what she'd been drinking. It didn't get any connection with Marlena Dietrich or Berlin ( Irving Berlin ! ) apart from it being flashed on the screen.
No doubt our music tastes differ but I do hope you enjoy it in the future.
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Tina Turner, Status Quo, Queen and Cliff Richard?!?! 😂 And you don’t like this. Jolly good. As I said…. I didn’t expect you’d like it given your ‘range’ of tastes and some of the cobblers you’ve spouted on the brexit related threads.
Tina Turner, Status Quo, Queen and Cliff Richard?!?! 😂 And you don’t like this. Jolly good. As I said…. I didn’t expect you’d like it given your ‘range’ of tastes and some of the cobblers you’ve spouted on the brexit related threads.
I did say 'No doubt our music tastes differ but I do hope you enjoy it in the future'. I do have respect for other people's choices, but from your post, you don't appear to.
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I mean, this is quite simply the most interesting, exciting music you will have heard in a long while, from a brilliant and unique band
Hmmm can't say it's my cup of tea. The video reminded me of that Lloyd Griffith video where he did pointless dancing near some garages for a town song.
And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
Continuing with the new music, I'm a big fan of Black Country , New Road. Good to hear a band of youths sticking out 9 minute sprawling tunes with all sorts of mad instrumentation on the go and mostly spoken word vocals. Blatantly it's not going to be a lot of people's thing but I enjoy a bit of self-indulgent extravagance.
You are right about the last bit. Watched it twice now and self-indulgence is the only message I get. I am only a little glow worm, not very bright. Perhaps someone could explain it to me.
“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” ― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
I can listen to that over and over again Chris. Not only is it a good tune it takes me back nearly 40 years.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Heard this earlier today, I have not heard it for a while.
Do you realise that when this song was first released it was the B-side to the song Computer Love but as most DJ preferred this song to the A-side it was re-packaged and re-released with The Model as the A-side and Computer Love as the B-side.
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I didn’t until yesterday Les when I read up about the history of the song, When KM said it was nearly 40 years ago it was in the charts I’d forgot it was that long so read up on it, can’t beat the old classics mate.
I didn’t until yesterday Les when I read up about the history of the song, When KM said it was nearly 40 years ago it was in the charts I’d forgot it was that long so read up on it, can’t beat the old classics mate.
I did the same, I suppose that's why we call them Golden Oldies. ( A bit like some on here )!
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I didn’t until yesterday Les when I read up about the history of the song, When KM said it was nearly 40 years ago it was in the charts I’d forgot it was that long so read up on it, can’t beat the old classics mate.
You're right Chris. I heard this on the radio the other day, a song I haven't heard for a long time. Not one of their best known songs but definitely a favourite of mine and I had a serious crush on Debbie Harry back then. This song is well over 40 years old too.
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Blondie continue to attract young people. One of my fifteen year olds has taken a shine to them.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Blondie continue to attract young people. One of my fifteen year olds has taken a shine to them.
Sure I must have posted this before on this thread but although I was only 2 when it was originally released, this is the perfect pop song for me and is (and I'm sure it always will be) my favourite song of all time.
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Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Okay then, here's a sub topic for all the regular contributors to this thread.
Is there a song that you hated at the time it was first released but have since grown to love it. This is the one for me that I'll always remember. When it first came out, I couldn't stand it, but I really like it now.
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And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
Okay then, here's a sub topic for all the regular contributors to this thread.
Is there a song that you hated at the time it was first released but have since grown to love it. This is the one for me that I'll always remember. When it first came out, I couldn't stand it, but I really like it now.
So many. I've found that as I get older I am becoming more eclectic in my musical tastes. Here is a classic example. When I first met my wife she was really into Spandau Ballet, I hated all that "Gold" and "True" rubbish and still hate them, but I do now like this ...
And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
So many. I've found that as I get older I am becoming more eclectic in my musical tastes. Here is a classic example. When I first met my wife she was really into Spandau Ballet, I hated all that "Gold" and "True" rubbish and still hate them, but I do now like this ...
To Cut A Long Story Short is my favourite SB track. It was their debut single and in my eyes never really matched it with any future release.
I still don't know how Tony Hadley manages to hold that note at the end.
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Bbefore my time as a but it used to be on continuously in the Lifeboat. There’s a load of reaction videos on YouTube, usually by black Americans who can’t believe his voice.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Okay then, here's a sub topic for all the regular contributors to this thread.
Is there a song that you hated at the time it was first released but have since grown to love it. This is the one for me that I'll always remember. When it first came out, I couldn't stand it, but I really like it now.
Great idea Les.
Not so much a song as an artist. I just didn’t like David Bowie as a youth. Didn’t actively hate him though. But I’m the sort of cussed booger (or was) for whom people raving about something made do the opposite. I had a friend who was massively into him (and kraftwerk and later Gary Numan). When I went to Uni in 1981 he was popular all over again because he was an inspiration for all that New Romantic and electronic music around at the time. A mate there used to play Bowie all the time and as I crashed on his floor many week nights because my digs were miles away, I was a captive listener. And that gave me time to properly listen.
As a track almost at random, here’s one referenced by Promotion Plaice on the word association thread.
I still don’t like Gary Numan though 😆
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
There are some great songs being put up on this thread “whiter shade of pale” is an excellent choice Dave and the Led Zeppelin track is fantastic, my favourite track of all time is “Stairway to heaven” it’s been with me through thick and thin that one, it’s amazing how a certain song can take you back to a moment in your life.
Great song DB, I've been playing this version recently.
Absolutely stunning version that PP! Gave me goosebumps and brought a tear to the eye. What a voice and I don’t know why but a choir and orchestra take songs to another level. It definitely has here.
Out-bloody-standing!!👍🏻
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
The album ‘Other Aspects’ live at the festival hall is outstanding but this is my favourite track on it. Something otherworldly about it played loudly.
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
For my dads funeral a couple of years we got to choose 3 songs to be played, he wasn't a church goer so there was no need for hymns or religion. I chose the original version of Days by The Kinks. Unlike myself, my dad was a more casual music fan but seemed to often hum or sing the chorus of a couple of Kinks songs so seemed appropriate. Heard this acoustic version a year or 2 ago, aside from the obvious personal connection it's such an incredibly poignant song, more so stripped down like this.
"Lovelly stuff! not my words but the words of Shakin Stevens."
For my dads funeral a couple of years we got to choose 3 songs to be played, he wasn't a church goer so there was no need for hymns or religion. I chose the original version of Days by The Kinks. Unlike myself, my dad was a more casual music fan but seemed to often hum or sing the chorus of a couple of Kinks songs so seemed appropriate. Heard this acoustic version a year or 2 ago, aside from the obvious personal connection it's such an incredibly poignant song, more so stripped down like this.
Moving words. Listening to that after reading your post as a frame of reference gave it extra poignancy. From my own point of view once the rawness and pain have numbed or eased the songs we hear at the funerals of people close to us, have a bittersweet effect on me. You are right about it being stripped back too, adds an element of vulnerability and intimacy.
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
Yeah, kin awesome Dave. Takes me back to being a little kid and my big sisters (one of whom is sadly no longer with us) used to play that. At that time the eldest was into the church, mainly cos there was a “dishy” vicar, to use the term she’d use 😄.
Never thought about my own funeral music before, but one that springs to mind is a bit less upbeat than the above. Think I’ll give it some thought.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
I’m surprised not to see something by Forza Ivano about Brian Travers
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Enjoyed that Nelly. Thanks. I’m not getting the 80s thing but I’m getting a Y2K vibe off it. But that just goes to show music is so personal.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Mix of traditional, with mid-20th c dance music, with a touch of hiphop. And pretty girls. Ihana bändi!
Kulkuri is a tramp and jenkka is a type of dance.
Sorry for the Runaway flashback.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Moving words. Listening to that after reading your post as a frame of reference gave it extra poignancy. From my own point of view once the rawness and pain have numbed or eased the songs we hear at the funerals of people close to us, have a bittersweet effect on me.
At my uncle's funeral Two Hearts by Phil Collins got played and in an unlikely fashion for myself and the music of Phil Collins it pretty much destroyed me for those very poignant reasons. It was just my Auntie and Uncles 'their song' but became something else at his funeral.
I always like to see funerals as celebrations of a life although I suppose the reason and timing of someones passing is more relevant in whether it's a celebration or more of a trying event. I thought about my coffin being walked in soundtracked by Atmosphere by Russ Abbott to give people a laugh but I think I'm set on Do You Realize by Flaming Lips, on my mind the ultimate death song with a blunt but happy message.
Better than the more usual funeral song choices of Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd or Everybody Hurts by REM in my opinion.
"Lovelly stuff! not my words but the words of Shakin Stevens."
At my uncle's funeral Two Hearts by Phil Collins got played and in an unlikely fashion for myself and the music of Phil Collins it pretty much destroyed me for those very poignant reasons. It was just my Auntie and Uncles 'their song' but became something else at his funeral.
I always like to see funerals as celebrations of a life although I suppose the reason and timing of someones passing is more relevant in whether it's a celebration or more of a trying event. I thought about my coffin being walked in soundtracked by Atmosphere by Russ Abbott to give people a laugh but I think I'm set on Do You Realize by Flaming Lips, on my mind the ultimate death song with a blunt but happy message.
Better than the more usual funeral song choices of Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd or Everybody Hurts by REM in my opinion.
An absolutely brilliant song! At my Nanas funeral she just had her 3 of her favourite songs played, 2 of which were jovial novelty tracks which were ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ and ‘ Summer Holiday’. Because they were not typical funeral choices the mix of laughing through tears really hit home. A bittersweet and strange contrast but her 3rd track was ‘Distant Drums’ by Jim Reeves. I’d never heard it before but it doesn’t half have a haunting effect on me. It was the last song and after the first two, and it hit me like a hammer.
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An absolutely brilliant song! At my Nanas funeral she just had her 3 of her favourite songs played, 2 of which were jovial novelty tracks which were ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ and ‘ Summer Holiday’. Because they were not typical funeral choices the mix of laughing through tears really hit home. A bittersweet and strange contrast but her 3rd track was ‘Distant Drums’ by Jim Reeves. I’d never heard it before but it doesn’t half have a haunting effect on me. It was the last song and after the first two, and it hit me like a hammer.
It's amazing what effects songs have on us especially when heard out of the context they were written for. I have a similar feeling when I hear 'Abide with me' which was at my father's funeral.
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An absolutely brilliant song! At my Nanas funeral she just had her 3 of her favourite songs played, 2 of which were jovial novelty tracks which were ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’ and ‘ Summer Holiday’. Because they were not typical funeral choices the mix of laughing through tears really hit home. A bittersweet and strange contrast but her 3rd track was ‘Distant Drums’ by Jim Reeves. I’d never heard it before but it doesn’t half have a haunting effect on me. It was the last song and after the first two, and it hit me like a hammer.
I'm sure we would have had a Jim Reeves track at my mum's funeral if we'd been able to have a proper one, but sadly it was last April.
She used to play Jim Reeves LPs when doing the ironing years ago. I remember Distant Drums. And the classic 'Little ole dime' (please don't disappoint me...).
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
It's amazing what effects songs have on us especially when heard out of the context they were written for. I have a similar feeling when I hear 'Abide with me' which was at my father's funeral.
Abide with me always gets me too when they play it at the Cup Final. I think it's because of a A Bridge too Far!
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Hearing that sung by Tracy Chapman seems to give it a whole new meaning CM. Superb.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Hit from the mid 70's - bit of a one hit wonder from Ace/Paul Carrack but still gets my foot tapping and singing when I hear it
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Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
It's amazing what effects songs have on us especially when heard out of the context they were written for. I have a similar feeling when I hear 'Abide with me' which was at my father's funeral.
Same with my dad's funeral DB
My dad wasn't religious in the slightest but maybe because of the old Wembley cup finals he always paid attention to "Abide with me" so it was the only possible song to be sung as we said goodbye
Tracey Chapman is brilliant and that album is fantastic.
My favourite track
And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
Tracey Chapman is brilliant and that album is fantastic.
My favourite track
Oh mah days, as da yoot probably don’t say now. That album, apart from being quality, just brings back my life in the early and mid-80s. Bittersweet memories. Probably more bitter than sweet.
Back to those days, something it’s taken me a long time to think fondly of again is Prefab Sprout’s ‘Steve McQueen’, because of the associations. My ex-wife’s mother’s cousin’s son (my ex’s second cousin?) bought us the album, and I thought WTF. ‘Stupid name and poseurs on the album cover. But it grew and grew on me. Thanks Stuart if by some miracle you’re reading this.
Appropriately given what eventually happened, I’ve picked this track:
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Oh mah days, as da yoot probably don’t say now. That album, apart from being quality, just brings back my life in the early and mid-80s. Bittersweet memories. Probably more bitter than sweet.
Back to those days, something it’s taken me a long time to think fondly of again is Prefab Sprout’s ‘Steve McQueen’, because of the associations. My ex-wife’s mother’s cousin’s son (my ex’s second cousin?) bought us the album, and I thought WTF. ‘Stupid name and poseurs on the album cover. But it grew and grew on me. Thanks Stuart if by some miracle you’re reading this.
Appropriately given what eventually happened, I’ve picked this track:
Never really got in to Tracy Chapman apart from her singles which of course you couldn't help but admire
As for Prefab Sprout though.... loved them from the first hearing
When my dad died I'd just gone through a break up and was working for VW.... their single Cars and Girls just seemed so poignant and still does
They were right.... some things hurt more, much more than cars and girls
Their lead singer Paddy McAloon was also at Newcastle Poly at the same time I was so always liked that tenuous link to them... although he probably never acknowledges he was there with me!
That is a cracking song Chris. Can't believe it's 30 years old.
Wish it was Ginny, and I'd be a bit younger. Released in 1965/66 along with many other great songs. I thought the title of this one reflects Town's position at the moment.
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Wish it was Ginny, and I'd be a bit younger. Released in 1965/66 along with many other great songs. I thought the title of this one reflects Town's position at the moment.
One of my relatives had that for a funeral song. He always had a great sense of humour.
Total Football by Parquet Courts would be more apt after the last two matches…
‘Swapping parts and roles Is not acting but Rather Emancipation From expectation Collectivism and autonomy Are not mutually exclusive Those who find discomfort In your goals of liberation Will be issued No apology And fûck John Fenty!’
I like “ Collectivism and autonomy Are not mutually exclusive”. Sounds like a quote from an Anarcho-Syndicalist.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Made me think of this, which was on a Chess records sampler album I had, since passed on to junior KM, or Wavetree Mariner as he is these days. Can’t beat a bit of Bo.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Made me think of this, which was on a Chess records sampler album I had, since passed on to junior KM, or Wavetree Mariner as he is these days. Can’t beat a bit of Bo.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
This was on classic Top Of The Pops on BBC4 recently by regular attendees of this thread, Carter USM.
Love that the show rolls from the opera singer doing that Rugby Union song to Jim Bob and Fruitbat, seemless. Read up about this track, according to Wikipedia the Rolling Stones took an injunction out against Carter for using the line 'Good bye groovy Tuesday.' They may have a decent back catalogue but the Rolling Stones really are a miserable bunch of sharp objects. The spirit of rock n roll? give over.
"Lovelly stuff! not my words but the words of Shakin Stevens."
China Crisis a great underrated band, another of my favourites of theirs.
Mate informed me today that they’re appearing at a small venue in Hampton, Middlesex next month.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
This was on classic Top Of The Pops on BBC4 recently by regular attendees of this thread, Carter USM.
Love that the show rolls from the opera singer doing that Rugby Union song to Jim Bob and Fruitbat, seemless. Read up about this track, according to Wikipedia the Rolling Stones took an injunction out against Carter for using the line 'Good bye groovy Tuesday.' They may have a decent back catalogue but the Rolling Stones really are a miserable bunch of sharp objects. The spirit of rock n roll? give over.
It's Goodbye Ruby Tuesday and yes The Rolling Stones did sue them and the track is now credited to Morrison, Carter, Richards and Jagger and they receive part of the royalties each time the song is played. (Morrison and Carter are Jimbob and Fruitbat)
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It's Goodbye Ruby Tuesday and yes The Rolling Stones did sue them and the track is now credited to Morrison, Carter, Richards and Jagger and they receive part of the royalties each time the song is played. (Morrison and Carter are Jimbob and Fruitbat)
...apropos Carter USM's brilliant cover of Pet Shop Boys' 'Rent'...
For any budding guitarists out there. This guy is freakishly good and sounds like he's got more fingers than he should have. He's from Bristol, so maybe he has. He somehow manages to play lead, rhythm and bass at the same time.
A few years later and he's even better. This is his tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen.
Reminds me it’d be nice if we get back to our fast passing best tomorrow. The Sultans of Ping.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Remember the Babys well and that song in particular. Not heard it for a long time and it brought back some nice memories from that era. The singer John Waite went on to have a number one single in America and keyboard player Johnathon Cain went on to join Journey just as they became huge, writing and collaborating on some of their biggest hits. Waite and Cain later joined forces again and formed Bad English.
Filled in a few blanks there Ginny - appreciate that
I’d never have made the connections but good to expand my knowledge
I remember “Missing you” very well and of course everyone knows Journey if only for “Don’t stop believing”
A good trio of songs there all told 👍
The piano intro on Don't Stop Believin' is the work of Cain. He is credited with moving them away from a purely rock band to making them more commercial and they had a few huge ballad-y type hits, which Cain either wrote or co-wrote. Faithfully being one that he solely wrote about life on the road.
He's also collaborated with Australian singer Jimmy Barnes and wrote his signature song Working Class Man. Talented fella Cain.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
In My Life by the Beatles is one of my very favourite songs of all time as I’ve covered on here previously. In reading an article today I read about Sean Connery doing a version of it. I thought it must be a joke but I indulged myself and low and behold it’s true, not only that but, for me it’s bloody marvellous too!
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Anyway, toyed around with the idea of putting this in the football board. Seems apt the way things are going. And wondered how long it’d take to get the thread moved, given what happened to the thread about something that actually happened during a game. There’d be no hope.
Anyway. Classic tune with a message.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Anyway, toyed around with the idea of putting this in the football board. Seems apt the way things are going. And wondered how long it’d take to get the thread moved, given what happened to the thread about something that actually happened during a game. There’d be no hope.
Anyway. Classic tune with a message.
Enjoyed that KM, perhaps you could tag it onto threads about BP or even a new ground.
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Revisited some lesser Beatles stuff with the release of Get Back but then went and realised that without the Beatles splitting up we’d never have had the album ‘all things must pass’…
Can’t pick a fave track but what an album…
'the poor and the needy are selfish and greedy'...well done Mozza
Revisited some lesser Beatles stuff with the release of Get Back but then went and realised that without the Beatles splitting up we’d never have had the album ‘all things must pass’…
Can’t pick a fave track but what an album…
A couple of Beatles tribute performances at The White House in front of president Obama...
"As originally planned, the trumpet solo was to be performed on a keyboard. Then, seeing that the Marine Corps band was present, Elvis approached the trumpet player and asked, "If I gave you this sheet music, could you play the trumpet part without a rehearsal?" The Marine looked down at Elvis. Elvis said, "I'll take that as a 'Yes'."
When Leeds trainer Les Cocker was once told Norman Hunter had broken a leg, he asked: “Whose is it?”
Great performance by Mr McManus but Master Sgt Harding stole the show.
Cheers for that PP.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
A song us oldies like to sing when Town are playing. Two really good singers. Can forgive the lad for his lower league youth team haircut. The lads had a touch of the Dolores about her voice.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Loved the send up on Wallace & Grommet, Baker's Dozen film.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
If we're getting into film stuff then this by Vangelis from my favourite film deserves a blast
And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
Ariana Grande is an interesting one, probably came on to many an older persons radar because of the awful incident at the MEN. She was established by then but has grown and grown, like Gaga, often seen as just some pop star writing pop by nukbers stuff but she’s actually super talented. Seen many an interview with her and she can blast out a song and she’s funny too. Happy to take the urine out of herself and has been a regular on SNL.
Would I go and see her? Course not but it’s fair you recognise talent and ability I think…
'the poor and the needy are selfish and greedy'...well done Mozza
Had a bit of a Carole King binge tonight thanks to BBC4. Didn’t realise that she was so prolific a writer and from so young. Love her voice too - powerful yet has a vulnerability. Anyway, I was driving the other day and this was on the radio. Think there must have been a bit of dust in the air as my eyes were a bit watery.
For everyone that you’re missing. Far away or gone to ‘a better place’
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Had a bit of a Carole King binge tonight thanks to BBC4. Didn’t realise that she was so prolific a writer and from so young. Love her voice too - powerful yet has a vulnerability. Anyway, I was driving the other day and this was on the radio. Think there must have been a bit of dust in the air as my eyes were a bit watery.
For everyone that you’re missing. Far away or gone to ‘a better place’
This is what I love about this thread-I’d have not come across this song and I’ve never heard it before. It’s marvellous and beautifully performed. I think it was Ginny who posted Rhiannon Giddens ‘She’s got You’ and the same applied. I now listen to her regularly and I’ve played that particular song to death and love it no less.
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
This is what I love about this thread-I’d have not come across this song and I’ve never heard it before. It’s marvellous and beautifully performed. I think it was Ginny who posted Rhiannon Giddens ‘She’s got You’ and the same applied. I now listen to her regularly and I’ve played that particular song to death and love it no less.
New one on me Rick. Just listened to it. Very nice. I’m a sucker for those downbeat country songs, especially with rich string sounds.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Thanks to Al ‘Go’ Rhythm at YouTube after listening to Rhiannon Giddens I got to hear this version of Jackson. A real foot stomping climax. Makes me wanna flat foot 😁
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Here you go this one's spot on - appropriately for us from the Black and White album. I'll be seeing the magnificent JJ on bass for the last time tomorrow night at De Montfort Hall, nearly 45 years after my jaw dropped when I first heard that bass, with the Dave Greenfield keys, on the first hearing of Rattus - musically for me a life-changing moment.
Melancholy but Iike the message and the simplicity of it.....
Love that CM! Great simple tune, very well enunciated lyrics and I like the way he pronounces all his Rs
Also agree on the sentiment. I think there must be some dust in the air though here. Some of it's got in my eye.
PS some great photos too.
Through the door there came familiar laughter, I saw your face and heard you call my name. Oh my friend we're older but no wiser, For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
Heard this on 6music a few days ago and made up to hear it's coming out as a live album/film in the next few months. Prince in his prime, the absolute epitome of a superstar. An awesome opener to a show.
"Lovelly stuff! not my words but the words of Shakin Stevens."
You wouldn't get away with this on UK television. One of the best anti-establishment songs of recent times with the C-Bomb dropped all over the shop. Maybe if Jarvis sang 'Le Conts are still running the world' it wouldn't have got past the French censors.
"Lovelly stuff! not my words but the words of Shakin Stevens."
Just been to see Thunder play in Leeds, it's the 8th time we've seen them, still a great band and Danny the singer has still got a great voice, the new album Dopamine is excellent. 🤘😉
You wouldn't get away with this on UK television. One of the best anti-establishment songs of recent times with the C-Bomb dropped all over the shop. Maybe if Jarvis sang 'Le Conts are still running the world' it wouldn't have got past the French censors.
Never heard this before. I like it it a lot! The most appropriate British National Anthem if ever I’ve heard one!!
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
Aye. You can see it now being belted out on the podium at the Olympics.
Danny Boyles Olympic ceremony would have looked and sounded a lot different in 2012. Sack the Shakespeare monologue off and get Kenny Branagh quoting Jarvis Cocker instead. Perfect!
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
Glastonbury almost broke me last night. Macca, the Boss and Dave Grohl riffing through the tail end of the Abbey Road album ❤️
Definitely worth watching when it's on iPlayer if you missed it. Just skip the first hour as he plays a lot of his obscure solo stuff. But the next hour is amazing. Macca finishes Hey Jude and walks off stage to the entire crowd singing "Na na na na...Hey Jude.."... which is reverberating around Glasto. I thought that was it and it would have been an ideal swan song but then he comes back out and belts out "I saw her standing there" with Grohl, Glory Days with Springsteen, Helter Skelter, a duet with a virtual John Lennon on I Got a Feeling then the last few songs from the Abbey Road album. Beautiful.
It's the nearest you get to rock deities. I do wish I'd been there for that.
Glastonbury almost broke me last night. Macca, the Boss and Dave Grohl riffing through the tail end of the Abbey Road album ❤️
Definitely worth watching when it's on iPlayer if you missed it. Just skip the first hour as he plays a lot of his obscure solo stuff. But the next hour is amazing. Macca finishes Hey Jude and walks off stage to the entire crowd singing "Na na na na...Hey Jude.."... which is reverberating around Glasto. I thought that was it and it would have been an ideal swan song but then he comes back out and belts out "I saw her standing there" with Grohl, Glory Days with Springsteen, Helter Skelter, a duet with a virtual John Lennon on I Got a Feeling then the last few songs from the Abbey Road album. Beautiful.
It's the nearest you get to rock deities. I do wish I'd been there for that.
Just watched on catch-up - a breathtaking, incredible show...the Abbey Road finale was amazing - probably the most iconic album in popular music history, with Bruce and Grohl on stage for it as well...apart from Inflammable Material by Stiff Little Fingers and the Undertones first album of course...
Glastonbury almost broke me last night. Macca, the Boss and Dave Grohl riffing through the tail end of the Abbey Road album ❤️
Definitely worth watching when it's on iPlayer if you missed it. Just skip the first hour as he plays a lot of his obscure solo stuff. But the next hour is amazing. Macca finishes Hey Jude and walks off stage to the entire crowd singing "Na na na na...Hey Jude.."... which is reverberating around Glasto. I thought that was it and it would have been an ideal swan song but then he comes back out and belts out "I saw her standing there" with Grohl, Glory Days with Springsteen, Helter Skelter, a duet with a virtual John Lennon on I Got a Feeling then the last few songs from the Abbey Road album. Beautiful.
It's the nearest you get to rock deities. I do wish I'd been there for that.
It was definitely worth staying up late for... I know Paul's voice is just about shot but he certainly give his all with Helter Skelter.
Just watched on catch-up - a breathtaking, incredible show...the Abbey Road finale was amazing - probably the most iconic album in popular music history, with Bruce and Grohl on stage for it as well...apart from Inflammable Material by Stiff Little Fingers and the Undertones first album of course...
The 2nd best album ever!
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Rattus, London Calling (double for price of single album), the Clash, or the Undertones...?
I'm finally getting to see SLF on their own patch in Belfast on 20th August, and they've finally made the peace with their Derry rivals and the Undertones are supporting, without Feargal of course (my brother-in-law), he would have never, ever, have agreed to "support" SLF. Can't wait...
Rattus, London Calling (double for price of single album), the Clash, or the Undertones...?
I'm finally getting to see SLF on their own patch in Belfast on 20th August, and they've finally made the peace with their Derry rivals and the Undertones are supporting, without Feargal of course (my brother-in-law), he would have never, ever, have agreed to "support" SLF. Can't wait...
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Seen SLF live many times but never got to see The Undertones unfortunately.
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As circumstances change and you evolve as a person I find musical tastes change. I like all sorts of music more now from rap,Indie,Jazz,Opera ,Pop,trance etc. My favourite has to be classical . Helps me unwind after a days work.
And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
Recently started listening to some Grime. An odd choice for a 57 year old white man from the rural wasteland of Lincolnshire but I really like it, especially Kano.
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I really like this!!! It’s why I love this thread-the opportunity to discover tunes I’d perhaps not have listened to or come across myself. Isn’t it Time by The Baby’s and She’s got You by Rhiannon Giddens are two good personal examples of this. I’d not heard either before and now both are firm favourites of mine. Keep ‘em coming!
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
I really like this!!! It’s why I love this thread-the opportunity to discover tunes I’d perhaps not have listened to or come across myself. Isn’t it Time by The Baby’s and She’s got You by Rhiannon Giddens are two good personal examples of this. I’d not heard either before and now both are firm favourites of mine. Keep ‘em coming!
Seems like we have have similar tastes in music - I really like Rhiannon Giddens and will check out The Baby's!
BTW Frazey Ford was in The Be Good Tanyas so may be worth checking them out!
Seems like we have have similar tastes in music - I really like Rhiannon Giddens and will check out The Baby's!
BTW Frazey Ford was in The Be Good Tanyas so may be worth checking them out!
I will look them up - cheers! A song that I can’t stop singing at the minute is this that I came across by accident. Ok it’s never going to be anyones favourite ever song but it’s catchy as hell!
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
Another from 1977 and one of my favourites, it was one of my dads favourites, I can remember him buying this on a single along with “Soul Twist” it was a pink record, the first time I heard it I was hooked and still play it a lot today, it brings back memories of my dad (he died 12 years ago)
Particularly apt given today’s Westminster noncesense…
Sad you feel that way Knuts about the crowning of the king. Iam more in favour than against the monarchy. A fair few in the armed services share my view as well ( tweet by former army major below) .Especially more poignant given that many soldiers have sacrificed so much in years gone by to enable us to live our lives in relative freedom now .
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Those who attack our King, our history and traditions, want to dismantle our society and create a Marxist ‘utopia.’ Be under no illusions, that’s the plan.<br><br>Well, they can FO!<br><br>God Save The King, and by extension the United Kingdom 🇬🇧</p>— Dominic Farrell (@DominicFarrell) <a href="
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If you get the chance check this book out which captures the heartache of what soldiers have to put themselves through and tragedy that comes post service. A ex squaddie and associate of the author who was a soldier slit his own throat and died when he came back from duty in Afghanistan as he struggled with the horrors he had seen:
Brothers in arms by Geraint Jones
I can see some arguments why people maybe against the monarchy eg money and the like but its also tradition and heritage which goes back a long way to the Anglo Saxon conquest in roughly 410 AD. Having said that I miss the Queen.A good figurehead which will be sadly missed on my part.
Sad you feel that way Knuts about the crowning of the king. Iam more in favour than against the monarchy. A fair few in the armed services share my view as well ( tweet by former army major below) .Especially more poignant given that many soldiers have sacrificed so much in years gone by to enable us to live our lives in relative freedom now .
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Those who attack our King, our history and traditions, want to dismantle our society and create a Marxist ‘utopia.’ Be under no illusions, that’s the plan.<br><br>Well, they can FO!<br><br>God Save The King, and by extension the United Kingdom 🇬🇧</p>— Dominic Farrell (@DominicFarrell) <a href="
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If you get the chance check this book out which captures the heartache of what soldiers have to put themselves through and tragedy that comes post service. A ex squaddie and associate of the author who was a soldier slit his own throat and died when he came back from duty in Afghanistan as he struggled with the horrors he had seen:
Brothers in arms by Geraint Jones
I can see some arguments why people maybe against the monarchy eg money and the like but its also tradition and heritage which goes back a long way to the Anglo Saxon conquest in roughly 410 AD. Having said that I miss the Queen.A good figurehead which will be sadly missed on my part.
RIP and period
Dear Rick,
Both of my Grandads were wounded at Cassino. Both survived. One was in a wheelchair by 1950, the other by 1962. Both died before I was born and I never met them.
The bullets that eventually killed them may have been fired by German soldiers but their deaths are the result of General Mark Clark and other cowardly murderers chasing personal glory at the expense of human lives.
You are entitled to your opinion but I’d be careful relying on and distributing far right material on the Fishy.
Burning and flaying Jews, Christians and Muslims is a tradition and heritage but thankfully the more sensible and educated members of modern, global society have moved on from behaviour such as that.
Both of my Grandads were wounded at Cassino. Both survived. One was in a wheelchair by 1950, the other by 1962. Both died before I was born and I never met them.
The bullets that eventually killed them may have been fired by German soldiers but their deaths are the result of General Mark Clark and other cowardly murderers chasing personal glory at the expense of human lives.
You are entitled to your opinion but I’d be careful relying on and distributing far right material on the Fishy.
Burning and flaying Jews, Christians and Muslims is a tradition and heritage but thankfully the more sensible and educated members of modern, global society have moved on from behaviour such as that.
Some military generals may of been like that in history but not all. Likewise let's not forget there is leftist extremism as well to contend with as well as that of the right .
My political allegiance is more the middle ground with a tendency to verge more on environmental issues Knut's . Similarly the people I look up to most in history are probably Jesus and the Guru Nanak the founders of the Christian and Sikh faiths. Both professed similar ideology's in that it was one of fairness and love for all.
The tweet by the former major in the British army is to me indicative of something deeper and nothing to do with far right extremism albeit probably a more conservative view which from a bit of research military personal tend to verge more on the right side of politics . When your in the line of fire directly and have faced atrocity's which are beyond mine and yours understanding until you have experienced military service directly yourself even though your family battled for the Allies (respect) its hard to properly assess how you would be moulded. From personal life experience I can testify to this as well. You can read all the books and research under the sun but its no substitute for real life experience of the tragedies which life can bring and ultimately mould you for better or worse if you let it. I note and recap Ant Middleton the ex soldier said something similar as well. Following 8 years in the paras from joining at 17 he was a changed person from a naive kid to a more hardened young man.
Again I don't think no left or right political views has all the answers which is why I trust noone fully in this life.
Brilliant song on the subject of war below and probably my favourite one. First time I heard it it moved me immeasurably :
I’d suggest the far right, monarchs shagging Farrell is unsure of what the word ‘Marxism’ means and is unsure of what Marxism is…still, nice to see th likes of him are consistent in their inappropriate use of words to attack people…
'the poor and the needy are selfish and greedy'...well done Mozza
I’d suggest the far right, monarchs shagging Farrell is unsure of what the word ‘Marxism’ means and is unsure of what Marxism is…still, nice to see th likes of him are consistent in their inappropriate use of words to attack people…
Let's not take this thread too far off topic please.
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The one that has moved me is concierto de Aranquez by Juaquin Rodrigo. What's remarkable is he was nearly blind since 3 and guitar wasn't his forte more piano:
Heard this on the radio this morning and it reminded me how much I liked it at the time.
I can remember buying the 12" which came with a free t-shirt but it was too small and I never wore it, not that I would have worn a pink t-shirt anyway.
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Started listening to some of that foreign music. My current faves
Rammstein
And when you fall back into the mud it hurts a lot. No! None of it was true, none of those things we thought we could see existed at all. All that was really there was still more misery
Stiff Little Fingers were great at Northampton Roadmender a couple of weeks back. For those of my age the release of Inflammable Material in 79 was a seminal moment - and that’s not just due to the testosterone that was surging in mid-teens. It just blew me away first time I heard it.
We all waited eagerly for SLF to come to the Winter Gardens, then disaster, it was scheduled for same night as Town’s crucial game at Boothferry Park on a Tuesday in March 1980. What to do? 7,000 Town fans were going to Boothferry but me my mates were desperate to see SLF. Then, double disaster, our A level Geography field trip was scheduled for the same day so I got to see neither. What would I have done but for that? A question I posed to myself at the SLF gig the other night. I think SLF had the edge…
Stiff Little Fingers were great at Northampton Roadmender a couple of weeks back. For those of my age the release of Inflammable Material in 79 was a seminal moment - and that’s not just due to the testosterone that was surging in mid-teens. It just blew me away first time I heard it.
We all waited eagerly for SLF to come to the Winter Gardens, then disaster, it was scheduled for same night as Town’s crucial game at Boothferry Park on a Tuesday in March 1980. What to do? 7,000 Town fans were going to Boothferry but me my mates were desperate to see SLF. Then, double disaster, our A level Geography field trip was scheduled for the same day so I got to see neither. What would I have done but for that? A question I posed to myself at the SLF gig the other night. I think SLF had the edge…
Top band are SLF, seen them live many times.
This is my favourite track of theirs, the lyrics really struck a chord with me at the time.
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Went to see Deacon Blue in September and they are still a brilliant live band,loved their music since Raintown came out and Lorraine Macintosh was bloody gorgeous
Going to see the Barenaked Ladies in April in Manchester which I’m looking forward to and anything to do with Paul Heaton has to be good
Went to see Deacon Blue in September and they are still a brilliant live band,loved their music since Raintown came out and Lorraine Macintosh was bloody gorgeous
Going to see the Barenaked Ladies in April in Manchester which I’m looking forward to and anything to do with Paul Heaton has to be good
I remember hearing Dignity when it first came out and when I saw they were releasing "Raintown" I tried everywhere in Grimsby to find it but couldn't. In the end I got my brother to get it for me from Tower Records in London where he lives. One of my favourite bands too.
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I remember hearing Dignity when it first came out and when I saw they were releasing "Raintown" I tried everywhere in Grimsby to find it but couldn't. In the end I got my brother to get it for me from Tower Records in London where he lives. One of my favourite bands too.
If we're doing 'all our yesteryears'....
I saw them at Trent Poly just before Raintown came out, they were excellent.
Then went to see them at the Concert Hall in Nottm maybe 5 years later and Ricky Ross says:
Nottingham holds a special place in our hearts. Just before Raintown came out we were struggling and seriously thinking about breaking up. But we played at the Poly and had a great night, it was the first time a crowd really responded to us and we decided to keep going. If you were in that crowd at the Poly, thank you.
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Deacon Blue are a hugely underrated band considering how good their albums are,Ricky’s vocals are superb but Lorraine’s are on a different level if you ask me,I’ve got all their albums except the latest boxset which has a bonus disc included with their previous albums so basically I would be shelling out seventy notes for one album,love their acoustic version of Dancing In The Dark from it,Twist and Shout and When Will You Make My Telephone Ring never get boring to me
Dignity is and always be a crowd pleaser and it’s not unusual for the crowd to join in (right from the start if you are lucky)
Deacon Blue are a hugely underrated band considering how good their albums are,Ricky’s vocals are superb but Lorraine’s are on a different level if you ask me,I’ve got all their albums except the latest boxset which has a bonus disc included with their previous albums so basically I would be shelling out seventy notes for one album,love their acoustic version of Dancing In The Dark from it,Twist and Shout and When Will You Make My Telephone Ring never get boring to me
Dignity is and always be a crowd pleaser and it’s not unusual for the crowd to join in (right from the start if you are lucky)
You from Nottingham DCT,I’m presuming not?
Nope, Grimsby born and bred but went to Trent and lived in Nottingham for about 15 years in total - loved the place. I live down south now.
I love live music and have seen 100s of bands live...if I'm ever asked what the best venues are I always mention Rock City, it's a brilliant place to see a band. Haven't they just changed the name of it?
I saw a lot of bands at the Trent Poly Union on Shakespeare St as well. Bought all my records from Selectadisc.
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I love live music and have seen 100s of bands live...if I'm ever asked what the best venues are I always mention Rock City, it's a brilliant place to see a band. Haven't they just changed the name of it?
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A band I love and have seen live is Ocean Colour scene. Some of their music for me is top draw and were excellent live. All the crowd singing in unison with the group on one of their songs " profit in peace "will stay with me forever " we don't want to fight no more ".
I love live music and have seen 100s of bands live...if I'm ever asked what the best venues are I always mention Rock City, it's a brilliant place to see a band. Haven't they just changed the name of it?
I saw a lot of bands at the Trent Poly Union on Shakespeare St as well. Bought all my records from Selectadisc.
Rock City is still Rock City unless they’ve changed their name very recently and as you say it’s a brilliant venue for live bands,Selectadisc was one of the best record shops in Nottingham back in the day ,it was run by a Notts fan who did a fanzine that got sold at home games
Listening to them Deacon Blue tracks took me right back, I had some great times back then, great music and happy memories, it’s amazing how music can take you back to periods in your life.
A band I love and have seen live is Ocean Colour scene. Some of their music for me is top draw and were excellent live. All the crowd singing in unison with the group on one of their songs will stay with me forever " we don't want to fight no more ".
I've got Moseley Shoals somewhere on CD (it might even be a cassette!). I wasn't a huge OCS fan, I went for the more leftfield bands in Britpop like Kula Shaker, Gene, Shed 7, Charlatans and Echobelly. The whole Oasis v Blur thing bored me.
But not knocking OCS, they were (are?) good.
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Rock City is still Rock City unless they’ve changed their name very recently and as you say it’s a brilliant venue for live bands,Selectadisc was one of the best record shops in Nottingham back in the day ,it was run by a Notts fan who did a fanzine that got sold at home games
The best gig I've ever been to was at Rock City. I bought tickets to see The Waterboys and between buying the tickets and the gig Whole of the Moon went into the charts.
The place was packed, there was sweat dripping off the walls and the band were amazing. It was an epic night.
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A band I love and have seen live is Ocean Colour scene. Some of their music for me is top draw and were excellent live. All the crowd singing in unison with the group on one of their songs " profit in peace "will stay with me forever " we don't want to fight no more ".
I love OCS too but I rate their lesser known songs more than their crowd pleasers.
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
Huckleberry Grove and profit in peace are my favourite tracks from Ocean Colour Scene. I wish they could get back to the days of 1997 when they had a number one album and had sellout gigs .
I've got Moseley Shoals somewhere on CD (it might even be a cassette!). I wasn't a huge OCS fan, I went for the more leftfield bands in Britpop like Kula Shaker, Gene, Shed 7, Charlatans and Echobelly. The whole Oasis v Blur thing bored me.
But not knocking OCS, they were (are?) good.
The whole Oasis v Blur media scrum bored me too but I’d imagine for different reasons and even the bands got caught up in it! It annoyed me purely because I loved both bands and didn’t see the need for it but I understand why it was deemed necessary.
I loved most of the Britpop era including the bands you list and I would add Cast, Pulp, The Verve, Embrace, Bluetones, Manics, Lightening Seeds, James and the Stereophonics as personal favourites.
But I was an impressionable young pup at the time and found it all so intoxicating. Great times!
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
Huckleberry Grove and profit in peace are my favourite tracks from Ocean Colour Scene. I wish they could get back to the days of 1997 when they had a number one album and had sellout gigs .
Unless you have a flux capacitar for a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 I fear you’ll not get your wish Rick!
Profit in Peace is quality too!
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
Bands like Ocean Colour Scene and Oasis inspired me to pick up a guitar again after a lapse during part of my life due to other events ( originally played the guitar as a small boy which was more classical stuff) and start playing which I still do.
On the flip side of famous bands does anyone love the music of somebody who is a complete unknown? I’ve followed Laura Currie for years on YouTube and she’s got a beautiful voice and she does some fantastic cover versions as well as writing her own songs,she plays all of the instruments on her songs and edits all of her videos and she’s an unknown talent with her version of Lovecats and Love Is A Laserquest being particularly good to my ears,she’s also a member of the UOGB if anyone has heard of them
Bands like Ocean Colour Scene and Oasis inspired me to pick up a guitar again after a lapse during part of my life due to other events ( originally played the guitar as a small boy which was more classical stuff) and start playing which I still do.
I always wanted to play the guitar because it was so bloody cool but secretly I wanted to play the piano more. Unfortunately my sister must have taken all the musical genes in our family as I have zero ability whereas she can pick up any instrument and play almost by instinct.
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
On the flip side of famous bands does anyone love the music of somebody who is a complete unknown? I’ve followed Laura Currie for years on YouTube and she’s got a beautiful voice and she does some fantastic cover versions as well as writing her own songs,she plays all of the instruments on her songs and edits all of her videos and she’s an unknown talent with her version of Lovecats and Love Is A Laserquest being particularly good to my ears,she’s also a member of the UOGB if anyone has heard of them
I will look her up-cheers!
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
I always wanted to play the guitar because it was so bloody cool but secretly I wanted to play the piano more. Unfortunately my sister must have taken all the musical genes in our family as I have zero ability whereas she can pick up any instrument and play almost by instinct.
I was introduced to the guitar by my parents who paid me to have lessons classically. They weren't really into music but just thought it would be a good outlet. I took to the guitar immediately loving the sound which it creates . Hope you can still learn to play the piano as it's never too late ( within reason like really old age 😉). Sometimes you hear people saying I regret not having done this in my younger years for instance.
I've got Moseley Shoals somewhere on CD (it might even be a cassette!). I wasn't a huge OCS fan, I went for the more leftfield bands in Britpop like Kula Shaker, Gene, Shed 7, Charlatans and Echobelly. The whole Oasis v Blur thing bored me.
But not knocking OCS, they were (are?) good.
Shed 7 are a great band. They are just about to release a new album early next year which I have on pre-order. They are from York and my best mate lives there so have had a few nights out in York and once the lead singer Rick Witter was just in front of me at the bar!!
Here's one of their best.
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Shed 7 are a great band. They are just about to release a new album early next year which I have on pre-order. They are from York and my best mate lives there so have had a few nights out in York and once the lead singer Rick Witter was just in front of me at the bar!!
Here's one of their best.
And they're great live.
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Shelled out twelve quid for The Dead South’s album Good Company only to discover this morning that it’s missing Banjo Oddessy which was one of the the main tracks that I wanted,other versions of the album have it on but it wasn’t included on some due to lyrical content and I chuffing well didn’t check,anyone else been disappointed in a purchase?
I was introduced to the guitar by my parents who paid me to have lessons classically. They weren't really into music but just thought it would be a good outlet. I took to the guitar immediately loving the sound which it creates . Hope you can still learn to play the piano as it's never too late ( within reason like really old age 😉). Sometimes you hear people saying I regret not having done this in my younger years for instance.
That’s lucky for you that you had parents that had the insight to provide lessons despite not being musical themselves.
It would be a waste of time for me. I don’t have the underpinning ability to make a success of it. Gladly that doesn’t stop me enjoying it played by people who certainly have the capability.
What’s your favourite tracks based purely on the guitar in them then?
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
What’s your favourite tracks based purely on the guitar in them then?
I liked Greensleeves on the guitar . I learnt the traditional way via sheet music eg crotchets and quavers ( how long you have to play a note). Time consuming but I feel you have a better appreciation of the music as opposed to the TAB method where you just read numbers on the music sheet .
Two fine songs there Les, but neither penned by Shane, so will add a couple myself. Could have picked loads but I will go with 2 of my favourites. The first is just a class song and the second brings back great memories of drunken family gatherings.
Dirty Old Town was written by Ewan McColl who was of course Kirstys dad who with The Pogues delivered the best Christmas song of all time
When he got booted out of The Pogues he brought out the album The Snake which I loved especially the single That Woman’s Got Me Drinking
Ewan also wrote First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, made most famous by Roberta Flack, and was covered by many different artists, all of which McColl hated with a passion. The cover versions that is, not the artists.
Ewan also wrote First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, made most famous by Roberta Flack, and was covered by many different artists, all of which McColl hated with a passion. The cover versions that is, not the artists.
Every day is a school day-I did not know that! I don’t share his distaste for all the cover versions though-I really liked Kelly Jones’ take on it.
“I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards.” –Garth Marenghi
I've got tickets to see The Kaiser Chiefs at Lincoln Castle, not to everybody's tastes I appreciate and they aren't my style of music but i do make an exception to some and they are one of them, some of their early stuff were terrific
I can recommend the Iggy Pop show from 6 Music yesterday, he was joined by Tom Waits - two hours listening to the 2 croakiest voices tuned by Marlboroughs and Jack Daniel’s, absolutely quality, could listen to their banter all night. Music was a real eclectic mix.
Saw Madness and the Lightning Seeds a week ago in Manchester. I'd forgotten how many Lightning Seeds songs I knew until they sang them! Also Madness were top - did a few of their new numbers but they were on a par with the old favourites. Only complaint was £8.50 a pint !!
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AC/DC at the Winter Gardens WOW !! At the time I was 11 years old .(not heard of them till i was 15/16) . Saw them at 16 years old at Birmingham NEC with B Johnson Now I go again at 58 years old Wembley Sun 7th July BON SCOTT = RIP UTM
An Exile and Proud !! UTM Mariners Trust Life Member. In the words of my Uncle Fred "You can take the man outta of Grimsby BUT you can't take the Grimsby! Out the man!"
AC/DC at the Winter Gardens WOW !! At the time I was 11 years old .(not heard of them till i was 15/16) . Saw them at 16 years old at Birmingham NEC with B Johnson Now I go again at 58 years old Wembley Sun 7th July BON SCOTT = RIP UTM
Was also at the AC/DC Gardens gig. I think I might have seen B. Johnson there also when he was in Geordie, but that may have been somewhere else. Bought this single from Rumbelows.
Eventually saw AC/DC with Johnson on vocals at the original Wembley Stadium. Envy you getting to see them there in the summer. Enjoy!
44 yrs ago today - Nobody’s Heroes SLF came out, combined with all of our heroes - Waters, Drinks, Ford, Cumming et all on their way to the 3rd division title - what a time to be 17 yrs old…
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