its almost impossible to pin it down to one song but if i had too - id say 'archangel thunderbird' by amon duul 2.
Good call with The Chameleons.
The song that gets me dad dancing best might be Bohemian Like You, The Dandy Warhols
Driving rhythm section, jangly guitars, great lyrics, plus a Hatful of memories.
(B side to This Charming man and a live favourite)
donks - Member
Mine is Dry the Rain by The Beta Band - I love the way it builds.
Oh good shout sir. In fact all of the songs from the 3 eps are classics.... Dr baker is one of my faves
Good shout the pair of you.
The Three EPs is just the most amazing album, it never gets tired and I've not heard anything else like it.
Not a duff track on it, extraordinary piece of music.
Having thought about this, weighing up various tracks, I guess I'd have to go with Cat Power's version of Joni Mitchell's Blue.
Today at least.
I think today it's Dignity by Deacon Blue.
Talk Talk - I Believe in you
A crap video for a beautiful song, which I think Mark Hollis wrote about his brother who od'd.
Not sure... liking these three a lot ATM though,
Levee Breaks or CCR's version of Long As I Can See the Light
The one song you always sing along to
Not just in the car, but for any situation that calls for loud signing, out of tune and getting ready for anything:
Beastie Boys - 'Sabotage'
Some good songs but some of you really have shite music taste ... 😆
Don't stop me now - Queen. Mainly because it was the first song I knew all the words to (and still do).
I've tried to answer this several times and every time before I hit Send Post I change my mind, impossible to me unless I keep reposting.
At this moment in time it is Rox by Aliens. Check it out Beta Band fanboys.
In ten minutes it will be Teenage Angst by Cracker.
Or Marquee Moon.
Or Halleluhwah by Can
Or We Don't Play Guitars by Chicks On Speed.
nope
Hurry on sundown -Hawkwind
Lots of mushrooms!
Holy F*ck – Lucky. I just adore this song. Love how the beat builds back up about half way through. Awesome band live too, go see if you ever get the chance.
(although whoever uploaded this called it the wrong song name)
Sorry..,.can I also add 'Is This The Life' by The Cardiacs?
Awesome tune.
Uncertain smile by The The
Never thought I'd be able to answer this question, but I'm happy to reply with Otis Redding's Try a little tenderness. 8)
Definitely either this:
Or this:
Great choice sbob!
😯chewkw - Member
Some good songs but some of you really have shite music taste ...
Can't find it now, but I'm damned sure Chewkw said something about having given up listening to music ages ago, so to say that is pretty rich.
Had a few minutes to myself so just listened to the tracks in this thread I didn't know. Some really interesting choices. Thanks to all. Loop and the Chameleons particularly.
As for me, I'm with chip. Modern music began with 'I feel love'. That video, that music, is raw sex. However, I must point out that a mark 1 Capri would have been 10 years old at that point. 🙂
Billy Bragg - Waiting for the great leap forwards
Currently "Whistle for the Choir" by the Fratellis. Great lyrics, structure and melody. Also "Tramp" by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas. Finally "She's a Rainbow" by the Stones.
Oh yeah, just heard Lola by the Kinks. I love that song (& it tells a story 😉 )
"One of these things first" - Nick Drake and "The Wind Cries Mary" - Hendrix.
Too many...
And lest we forget "Little Wing" - Stevie Ray Vaughan version (sorry Jimi)
"Piece of my heart" - Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin). Such an incredible cover that Emma Franklin, who wrote and originally recorded it, didn't recognise it..
Anyway, I'll get me coat..
And lest we forget "Little Wing" - Stevie Ray Vaughan version (sorry Jimi)
That is fantastic and yes, better than Jimi's. There is a brilliant live energy to all SRV's recordings.
Which reminds me. Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary.
Funkrodent. Shes a Rainbow is a real favourite of mine! Tramp is a song I have so many great memories of dancing to! Kinks and Nick Drake selections are brilliant too!
Love reign over me, the who quadrophenia....
JeZ
Got to be this, want it playing at my funeral (eventually!)
Prefer Soundgarden to audioslave obviously lead singer was in both but if you didn't know listen to badmotor finger by Soundgarden 😉
Prefer Soundgarden to audioslave obviously lead singer was in both but if you didn't know listen to badmotorfinger by Soundgarden
Which possibly proves that some things are greater than the sum of their parts. See: The Beatles.
I'm not sure if Jeff Buckley has been mentioned or not, but Grace has some outstanding songs on it, and it turns out that there's a bunch of new songs turned up in Sony's archives that had been filed away and forgotten, so cue a certain amount of rejoicing from me.
"Flag Day" by the Housemartins beautiful song great tune powerful lyrics and evocative memories of a lousy flat on the Quayside in Newcastle and an incredible gig at the Riverside .saw Stan sat on a junction box outside our flat and Hugh on a cafe before the gig too.
Totally impossible ,but at this moment in time it's Sugar Baby Love by The Rubettes....:-)
Good call for 'Flag Day'.
Just two albums from The Housemartins was not enough.
Used to have the VHS of 'London 0 Hull 4' which had Norman Cook messing about with his first dj stuff.
It got stuck in our video and is now forever lost.
Today this:
Under normal circumstances I'd probably go for this...
Redressing the balance regarding the shocking under-usage of the hurdy gurdy in rock music. Have loved them since I accidentally saw them live nearly thirty years ago.
Apologies for lack of embedding btw. Bloody iPad keeps crashing when I try.
Bring me sunshine - Willie Nelson
Axis bold as love Jimi Hendrix
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Fade to Black - Metallica
Not particularly been thinking about this thread and there are many tunes that mean much to me, but revisited For Those About To Rock by AC/DC tonight and thought there's probably not a tune that means more to me than that. Sat for hours before my first boxing match, atmosphere flat as a fart - comes time to put the wraps on and that tune put me right in the mood. 😀
