The Music Thread Strikes Back

[Kenny]

She was a good singer and recorded some excellent songs,

When my F-i-L passed away I had the task of going through his vinyl collection to make sure they were ok for sale....I came very close to ripping my ears off when it came to Cilla's songs.
One song i thought the record player was broken, but it wasnt

 

[sycophantia]

When my F-i-L passed away I had the task of going through his vinyl collection to make sure they were ok for sale....I came very close to ripping my ears off when it came to Cilla's songs.
One song i thought the record player was broken, but it wasnt

Did you get passed over for 'Blind Date?'

 

[Jinky]

Shit - didn’t clock DW had already nominated All Saints - Black Coffee! It’s an absolute pop classic!

Let me replace that one.

 

[sycophantia]

Shit - didn’t clock DW had already nominated All Saints - Black Coffee! It’s an absolute pop classic!

Let me replace that one.

Its ok to like stuff other people do, there's a few of mine appear elsewhere.

 

[Jinky]

Its ok to like stuff other people do, there's a few of mine appear elsewhere.

Oh I know that! Will stick with unique picks on mine. Have replaced with a bit of Skunk Anansie.

 

[Kenny]

Did you get passed over for 'Blind Date?'

Yeah, they didn't like my pre-prepared answer to the question "I love my music, what would you sing to me at the end of our date" and I put "well prepare for your ears to bleed as I murder a song already murdered by our Cilla"

 

[broughtonwolf]

Wish I Didn't Miss You - Angie Stone
Because The Night - Patti Smith
Gimme Shelter - Merry Clayton
Big Time Sensuality - Bjork
Dancing On My Own - Robyn
Les Fleurs - Minnie Riperton
White Love - One Dove
Mandinka - Sinead O'Connor
Down To Zero - Joan Armatrading
Think (About It) - Lyn Collins

 

[b3h]

Paramore - Misery Business

No Doubt - Spiderwebs

The Cranberries - Zombie

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

Yazoo - Only You

Le Tigre - Deceptacon

Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart

Heart - Alone



Struggled a bit without putting 10 Paramore songs. Must be a big fat misogynist. Would probably change if I looked other than spellings - even more 80s bangers maybe.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Paramore's early stuff is quality.

We're off to see Alison Moyet in November. Should have seen her 3-4 years ago with Tears For Fears but she had to pull out, was still the Covid days. They roped in Brand New Heavies as support and so we just turned up for the main act

 

[b3h]

Paramore's early stuff is quality.

They were all so young as well.

Hayley Williams is only 37 now!

 

[sycophantia]

My attempt at a 'one hit wonder' 10

How Long - Ace
Band of Gold - Freda Payne
Eve of Destruction - Barry Magiure
Fire - Crazy World of Arthur Brown
The Boys of Summer - Don Henley
99 Red Balloons - Nena
Reward - The Teardrop Explodes
Jump Around - House of Pain
Whats Up - 4 Non Blonds
Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus

 

[leedswolf]

Mate, seriously

I could make similar comments about some of your selections, or other posters for that matter, but I prefer not to.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Brand New Key - Melanie
Piece of My Heart - Janis Joplin
Backstreet Luv - Curved Air
Anyone Who Had Heart - Cilla Black
Those Were the Days - Mary Hopkin
Downtown - Petula Clark
Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey
Wild Horses - Patti Smith
All Tomorrow's Parties - Velvet Underground & Nico
On my Radio - The Selecter.

Always loved the song Downtown, and have a particular soft spot as my mum was lead singer in a band and was often told she looked and sang like Pet Clark. I had no idea but apparently she was born in Ewell not from here and still keeps a house in Epsom not 500 yards away. She’s in her 90’s now and despite living in Switzerland can still be found very occasionally in The Cricketers at the bottom of the road. That’s going some, fair play Petula.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I could make similar comments about some of your selections, but I prefer not to.

It's more that Cilla was an absolute piece of work.

Mind you I pick Morrissey quite often in these so hey.

No harm done mate.

 

[Alan]

Mind you I pick Morrissey quite often in these so hey.

 

[Jinky]

They were all so young as well.

Hayley Williams is only 37 now!

Went with Hayley Williams solo song rather than Paramore but could have easily mentioned several songs of theirs too!

 

[Sniffer]

Paramore's early stuff is quality.

We're off to see Alison Moyet in November. Should have seen her 3-4 years ago with Tears For Fears but she had to pull out, was still the Covid days. They roped in Brand New Heavies as support and so we just turned up for the main act

Midnight at the Oasis was a banger.

 

[leedswolf]

It's more that Cilla was an absolute piece of work.

Mind you I pick Morrissey quite often in these so hey.

No harm done mate.

TBF, I was only 9 years old at the time and her voice was remarkable and I wasn't party to nuance.

Perhaps we should have the best top 10 songs recorded by people with undesirable attributes?

 

[sycophantia]

Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols
New Rose - The Damned
Something Better Change - The Stranglers
My Perfect Cousin - The Undertones
The Eton Rifles - The Jam
Alternative Ulster - Stiff Little Fingers
In a Big Country - Big Country
Babylons Burning - The Ruts
Into the Valley - The Skids
Orgasm Addict - The Buzzcocks

 

[EpsomWolf]

Female:

The Man With The Child In His Eyes - Kate Bush
Lilac Wine - Ellie Brooks
Nobody’s Diary - Yazoo
Drop Dead Gorgeous - Republica
Me Myself I - Joan Armatrading
Because I love You - Celine Dion
To Sir With Love - Lulu
Dreaming - Blondie
Dear Prudence - Siouxsie and the Banshees
But the most haunting of all was sat under a warm moonlight in LA as a 24 year old trying to work out whether to stay another year or come back to the U.K. while listening to Song To The Siren by This Mortal Coil. Often wondered what would’ve happened if I’d stayed, listening to that takes you back to the turmoil in an instant the way only music can.