Songs You Come Back To--

Trilby · 02-12-2006, 05:35 PM

again and again, no matter what the emotional landscape.

Me? WereWolves of London is a total favorite. Anything by KC and the SunShine Band. And, natch, the entire musical score of Rocky Horror.

When I'm pissed at a dude I like Carly Simon tempered with Paul Simon goin' to GraceLand. Village People are also soothing. What say the Vast UnWashed?

richlevy · 02-12-2006, 05:52 PM

Well, I would put songs into categories like 'old standards', songs Sinatra, Tony Bennet, Dean Martin, etc would sing and show tunes.

I have an uncle who loves doing 'New York, New York'. I get a little choked up over 'The Impossible Dream' (MP3) from 'Man of La Mancha'.

Some of the best songs I remember were performed by some of the worst singers in the movie versions. Zero Mostel in 'Fiddler on the Roof' and almost the entire cast of 'Paint Your Wagon' have a rough honest quality that sell the song. I'd rather hear Lee Marvin sing the title song than someone more polished like Robert Goulet. It also makes me less embarrased to sing them in the shower, which is one test of how much I like a song.

I also like Pop Music, but these two categories are more tied to the personalities of the singers who performed them or the plots of the shows they came from which gives them a little more emotional depth.

Okay, now I'm going have to boot up the Karaoke software....

BTW, here is the link to the gallery of musical avi and mp3 clips.

bluecuracao · 02-12-2006, 05:56 PM

Oh yeah...the opening riff of "Get Down Tonight" never fails to put me in groove mode.

Also, anything by Al Green is always perfect.

Lucy · 02-12-2006, 07:07 PM

Van Morrison. John Prine. Paul Simon. Lyle Lovett. kd lang. Eurythmics. Allison Krauss.
Greatful Dead. Beatles. The Indigo Girls.
In no particular order.

richlevy · 02-12-2006, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucy

Van Morrison. John Prine. Paul Simon. Lyle Lovett. kd lang. Eurythmics. Allison Krauss.
Greatful Dead. Beatles. The Indigo Girls.
In no particular order.

I do like Van Morrison. I went to a school that had an atrium with a piano in it and one of the guys in my class did an amazing version with Moondance that I remember more than 25 years later. I also have Van Morrison with The Chieftans.

BTW, are there any songs you like to sing when noone is around?

Lucy · 02-12-2006, 07:15 PM

I do. I'll sing Moondance when noone is here. And Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes.
I'm not saying I know all the words, mind you. And Allison Krauss songs. I'm not saying I can hit those notes either. And of course, Ripple. I do know all the words to that one.

wolf · 02-12-2006, 07:20 PM

All things Peter Gabriel, up through So. Security is my actual favorite. I have played several copies of the audiocassette into uselessness.

I love my recordings of Beru Revue, a Philly band from the 80s.

Enya's first album gets played over and over and over.

Loreena McKennitt's The Masque and the Mirror is as close to perfect as albums get.

I can actually carry a tune and don't mind singing in the presence of others.

richlevy · 02-12-2006, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucy

I do. I'll sing Moondance when noone is here. And Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes.
I'm not saying I know all the words, mind you. And Allison Krauss songs. I'm not saying I can hit those notes either. And of course, Ripple. I do know all the words to that one.

When I was in college I made the mistake of singing in the shower once, which resulted in my being given a nickname (and no, I'm not going to say what it was).

I don't know every word to the songs either. I considered opening a business selling washcloths with lyrics on them.

The next party, Wolf, I'm bringing the laptop and the Karaoke software.

Lucy · 02-12-2006, 07:26 PM

"I considered opening a business selling washcloths with lyrics on them"

Aliantha · 02-12-2006, 07:27 PM

joy to the world by three dog night. That's always a good one in the shower. Doesn't matter if you don't get the notes right, and there's not many words.

Guyute · 02-19-2006, 09:04 PM

No matter what?

Phish: Rift, Maze, Free or Possum (either 1 of those 4-depends on how much time I have)

or in absence of a Phish CD: Blues Traveler's Carolina Blues, Run Around, or Felicia

footfootfoot · 02-19-2006, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

I can actually carry a tune and don't mind singing in the presence of others.

I can carry parts of a tune, and I have the uncanny knack for knowing the words to practically every song I've heard more than three times.

I've thought about working on my singing ability, since the words are right there.

Anyway, early Eno "here come the warm jets" "another green world"

Nick Lowe, also toasted a few "security" cassettes, squeeze, roxy music's Avalon

Undertoad · 02-20-2006, 12:03 AM

Oh yes on all the above footer! And also select bits of Before and After Science, the trippier bits but also "Julie With" which, come to think of it, is probably the trippiest of them all.

Griff · 02-20-2006, 06:58 AM

Nice call Rich. When I lived in Ithaca, I caught an excellent local production of La Mancha.

When I need to mellow out I return to Marley, Neville Brothers, Van Morrison, and others. My other moods don't seem to link to particular bands.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-20-2006, 09:21 AM

CCR, Tina Turner, Bob Seger.....toe tapping not optional.
And when nobody's around.......Y M C A.

02-12-2006, 05:35 PM	#1
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Songs You Come Back To-- again and again, no matter what the emotional landscape. Me? WereWolves of London is a total favorite. Anything by KC and the SunShine Band. And, natch, the entire musical score of Rocky Horror. When I'm pissed at a dude I like Carly Simon tempered with Paul Simon goin' to GraceLand. Village People are also soothing. What say the Vast UnWashed?

02-12-2006, 05:52 PM	#2
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	Well, I would put songs into categories like 'old standards', songs Sinatra, Tony Bennet, Dean Martin, etc would sing and show tunes. I have an uncle who loves doing 'New York, New York'. I get a little choked up over 'The Impossible Dream' (MP3) from 'Man of La Mancha'. Some of the best songs I remember were performed by some of the worst singers in the movie versions. Zero Mostel in 'Fiddler on the Roof' and almost the entire cast of 'Paint Your Wagon' have a rough honest quality that sell the song. I'd rather hear Lee Marvin sing the title song than someone more polished like Robert Goulet. It also makes me less embarrased to sing them in the shower, which is one test of how much I like a song. I also like Pop Music, but these two categories are more tied to the personalities of the singers who performed them or the plots of the shows they came from which gives them a little more emotional depth. Okay, now I'm going have to boot up the Karaoke software.... BTW, here is the link to the gallery of musical avi and mp3 clips. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama Last edited by richlevy; 02-12-2006 at 06:07 PM.

02-12-2006, 07:20 PM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	All things Peter Gabriel, up through So. Security is my actual favorite. I have played several copies of the audiocassette into uselessness. I love my recordings of Beru Revue, a Philly band from the 80s. Enya's first album gets played over and over and over. Loreena McKennitt's The Masque and the Mirror is as close to perfect as albums get. I can actually carry a tune and don't mind singing in the presence of others. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-12-2006, 07:27 PM	#10
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	joy to the world by three dog night. That's always a good one in the shower. Doesn't matter if you don't get the notes right, and there's not many words. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-19-2006, 09:04 PM	#11
Guyute Gamehenge Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Halifax, NS Posts: 168	No matter what? Phish: Rift, Maze, Free or Possum (either 1 of those 4-depends on how much time I have) or in absence of a Phish CD: Blues Traveler's Carolina Blues, Run Around, or Felicia __________________ It's Really Plain and Easy To See, The Family grows like fungus on a tree.

02-12-2006, 05:56 PM	#3
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Oh yeah...the opening riff of "Get Down Tonight" never fails to put me in groove mode. Also, anything by Al Green is always perfect.

02-12-2006, 07:07 PM	#4
Lucy Colloquialist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 75	Van Morrison. John Prine. Paul Simon. Lyle Lovett. kd lang. Eurythmics. Allison Krauss. Greatful Dead. Beatles. The Indigo Girls. In no particular order.

02-12-2006, 07:15 PM	#6
Lucy Colloquialist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 75	I do. I'll sing Moondance when noone is here. And Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes. I'm not saying I know all the words, mind you. And Allison Krauss songs. I'm not saying I can hit those notes either. And of course, Ripple. I do know all the words to that one.

02-12-2006, 07:26 PM	#9
Lucy Colloquialist Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 75	"I considered opening a business selling washcloths with lyrics on them"

02-20-2006, 12:03 AM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Oh yes on all the above footer! And also select bits of Before and After Science, the trippier bits but also "Julie With" which, come to think of it, is probably the trippiest of them all.

02-20-2006, 06:58 AM	#14
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Nice call Rich. When I lived in Ithaca, I caught an excellent local production of La Mancha. When I need to mellow out I return to Marley, Neville Brothers, Van Morrison, and others. My other moods don't seem to link to particular bands. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-20-2006, 09:21 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	CCR, Tina Turner, Bob Seger.....toe tapping not optional. And when nobody's around.......Y M C A. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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