continuing pats theme of 5 favourite things, what are your 5 favourite songs?

mine are:

one by metallica

orange crush by rem

regular people by pantera

Lola by the kinks

november rain by gnr

Have to think about that Lenny. No knee jerk reactions around here on that one.

Watch this space..................

Rolo.

Lenny,

Who in God's name are Pantera ?

Anyway couldn't narrow it to five but here goes,top ten,as they say on the X Factor,in no particular order.

U2 Out of Control ,Talking Heads Life During Wartime ,Thin Lizzy Still in Love with You , Luke Kelly Raglan Road , Zeppelin Your Time is Gonna Come , Magazine Feed The Enemy , Doors LA Woman , Skynyrd Sweet Home Alabama , Zeppelin Black Mountain Side and Zeppelin again Rain Song.

Like everyone,I could keep going for ever.

Rolo. " Not going to bother with trendy,profound signature like the rest of you ."

pantera were a heavy metal band from the 90s. they split up, and the lead guitarist formed another band, damage plan, before being shot on stage last year.

zepplin are good, so are the doors.

Yeah Lenny,

Zeppelin were my band when I first got into music as a kid.Then it was the heavier stuff I liked,Communication Breakdown,Wholo Lotta Love,Rock and Roll etc.Now I tend to listed to the folkier stuff more.

Have you ever seen their movie " The Song remains The Same "

Magic. Page is just awesome. Best ever guitarist for my money.

Rolo. ( See still no sig.)

Shot on stage last year????!!! I beg your pardon???  I don't remember that, god forgive me but thats funny! Who shot him?

Like the signature Rolo!

5 favourite songs is so hard, I'll think about it and post later. This website is too distracting.

zepplin rock. still listen to a lot of zepplin. page is great. lopve all the tolkien references

yeah - he was shot on stage by some pantera fan who blamed him for their breakup. he was killed and his brother seriously injured. They were playing a gig in the states

Hi xgh ( fed up with long names ) if you can't limit it to five, like me,why not go for the ten.

Rolo.

Ok, This is definitely my last post till lunchtime, I'm supposed to be preparing estimates.

In no particular order and not a definitive list,

Psycho Killer Talking Heads

Led Zeppelin Going to California

Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb

Roberta Flack First Time (very girly I know, sl*g me!)

and finally and appropriately for this website

Jethro Tull Living in the Past

No its not the teen pop song sung by Tiffaney but a much better one!  Its full name is "The first Time ever I saw your face"

I'm sure one of the ahem senior members will be able to educate us as to who wrote it etc.

xgh

Okay, Okay, aging Grove type will own up,

"The first time ever I saw your face" was sung by Roberta Flack!

Stevie

Hey Stevie,

What about your five favourites ?

Movies and songs

Rolo.

Rolo,

Watched the Catherine Wheel last night.........have to say I didn't really like it.  Is it an aqcuired taste like Guinness by any chance?  Maybe just listening to the audio is less distracting, I presume you've watched it many a time?

yeah I knew Roberta Flack sang it, but I don't think it was her song originally tho I could be way off the mark.

Xgh,

I came into work this morning swearing that I wouldn't go near this forum until at least two or three o'clock, but oh no just had to have a little peep and guess what..............

The dance doesn't do it for me,it's the soundtrack,think " Eyes Wide Open " is a great song and as for " What a Day That Was " ,you've seen it in the live show,brilliant.

If you didn't like The Catherine Wheel,steer well clear of " My Life in the Bush of Ghosts " with Eno, or you'll never talk to me again.

Anyway,no idea who wrote your girly song.

Rolo. ( Still looking for a trendy sig.Suggestions  anyone ?)

From the ole internet...

Re The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Folk singer Ewan MacColl wrote this in 1957 for his wife, Peggy Seeger. She was in a play and phoned him for suggestions on a song for a romantic scene. MacColl wrote this on the spot in less than an hour, playing it over the phone for his wife to use in her play.

It was used in the 1972 Clint Eastwood movie Play Misty For Me. It gave a great deal of exposure to the mostly unknown Flack.

It won the Grammy in 1973 for Song Of The Year.

Many artists have covered this, including Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Mel Torme, Isaac Hayes, and Gordon Lightfoot.

My life in the Bush of Ghosts is the one my husband reminded me I can't stand.  Apparently the last time he tried to play it when I was in the house I nearly ran out screaming.  Wisely he now indulges when I'm out!  Amazing how the imagination of one man can write stuff I love and stuff that I'm allergic to!

At least I'm not the only one that likes it.( Bush of Ghosts.)

Never even knew Ewan McColl was married to Peggy Seeger. She is responsible for one of my favourites ,Springhill Mining Disaster. Bono and the Boys have been known to give it a rattle on occasion.

She also wrote " Lifeboat Mona "  which has been discussed in the Song Lyrics Forum.

Are you familiar with " The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald " that eejit and Stevie have been discussing ?

Rolo.

I've probably heard it in a session but not that I remember it no.

I got an informative talk on the discography of TH's and DS last night!!  Including the elusive EP, three big songs and how hard it is to get...................................His original recording of Catherine Wheel was on a tape recorder held up to the telly!! LOL

Come on the rest of you, what're your 5 favourite songs?

xgh

I used to love

Take a walk on the wild side.

Ye do you remember it

It was a great song

Kay Lou Reed! Wow forgot that one! Great song also - I have been looking for the photo's by the way, no sign yet - I'll boot Martin if he got rid of them! If it doesn't move he gets rid of it.  I suppose I'm lucky to still be here...RRRRRRR perhaps in the attic in my Irish box!!! That's a weekend job! Don't worry I'll get them.

OH my god just thinking of that.

How did you remember that..............

By the way Ita has some great photo's of you in 6th class must get them off her

Don't even think about sending them to me I bet their sh*te! Have a few of her to or one of the two of us wrapped around each other at Noreen and Joe's wedding, who could ever believe we would turn out to be the walking goddesses that we are today!!! 

Rock on Lenny,

I've 6 decades to cover...............................

Give me a bit of time.

I wasn't going to put them up on this site ....

Butter wouldn't melt 

You where always so good we were never in any trouble

Lenny I have a few of Kay also! but were not going there are we Kay?

I'll batter ya!

haha - everyone should post up a picture!

No Way not that bad

xgrovehead wrote: You can have six so, Pat, one from each decade!

LOL

OK now my turn: I have put lots of thought into this and it's a hard one as I have so many different likes!

Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls

I Grieve - Peter Gabriel

I Know - Jude

Angel - Sarah McLachlan

Crime Of The Century - Super Tramp

A Forrest - The Cure

Drive - The Cars

Jazz & Swingtime: Smith Music Group

Swing Fever, Bad Bad Bad Bad Boy, How Do you Know

Traditional: Dolores Keane

The Island, Caledonia

Ah here Eejit,

That's some eclectic list.

Can't say I'm familiar with the Goo Goo Dolls in any shape or form.

Any insights ?

Rolo. ( One Hundred and Eighty )

Don't know Goo Goo Dolls

Here is one for you

Stair way to Heaven

Was it a slow song or a fast one

Kay,

It sure was.

Rolo. ( One Hundred and Eighty)

My younger son has just come in to me and asked what is that blue headed boy

Your ID

Kay and Eejit,

When I came home this evening my small fella, nine years old,who has started to learn the guitar in school was actually playing the opening riff to Smoke on the Water.

Rolo.( One Hundred and Eighty )

Ah the kids are great! My two love Dreamer and schools out for summer.  How does your little fella like the guitar Rolo, thinking of getting Darragh one for Christmas.

He's very taken with it at the moment,once it doesn't intefere with hurling or football.

He's always strumming something, not normally very tuneful but you can see the progress from week to week.

Definitely worth a shot for your lad , I'd love to be able to play.

Anyway gotta run ,leave you two to reminisce.

Rolo.( One Hundred and Eighty )

Got it in one,

but just had to have a last look,you know how it is.

Rolo.( One Hundred and Eighty)

Treasa mind are 8 and 3.

Ryan is into every thing the Hurling and football with the GAA.Swimming ,Scouts and krate I am like a taxi women when I come home from work

close in age to mine! I know it's mad all the running they do.  The two of them are here now looking up at me.  Did we ever see day when we would all be married with kids.  I certainly did not, but would not change it for the world - who did you marry?

You remember I went out with this guy called Dave Campbell for 10 years and found out that he was leading a double life had 2 of us on the go at the same time and even had a child from the other girl and I never knew how thick is that........

I swore i would never trust another fellow just have a got time notting heavy But I meet Dave Bradshaw and fell head over heals he is 10 years older than me but we are still very much in love.We are now married 9 years last summer

I never thought I would have kids but now here we are each of us with 2 boys.

Does Carmel and Marie have any children ?

That is fantastic! Yes I remember Dave and that's who I thought you married - what an ass.  I hate to hear that.

Martin is 8 years older than me - feel exactly the same as you do! it's fantastic, I could not be so far away from home only for him.

Ya see we did alright after all our galavanting.

Ye I know

Joan married Gerry Vicker's you remember him.She is married 19 years now.He is the love of her life too.

We are like hags - not liking this much - but listen I have to go - the kids are looking at me here like orphans...

I will speak to you later on an upbeat note - wrecked here.

If you're talking to Orla say hello from me - think of her often.

these are the songs that transport me back to the Grove

Wonderous Stories-Yes

Us & Them-Pink Floyd

Carpet crawlers-Genesis

Dreams-Fleetwood Mac

Blue Monday

... I was watching Queen in Concert at Wembly the other night on TV and my 4yr old daughter who was sitting curled up on the sofa next to me turned and said "Is she a man or a woman daddy?" The poor child was so confucious with Fredrick Mercurys gender that she even called me daddy instead of mommy. I just said "I don't know son, I don't know ... ..."

xgrovehead wrote: You can have six so, Pat, one from each decade!

If Lenny don't mind and acting on XGrovehead's idea, I can't come up with just 5 /6 songs as I've been listening to music for so long

So I'll give you my favourite 5 songs from each decade I've been on the wonderful planet.

There are 100's more songs I want to list but.........

1950's

Love Letters by Pat Boone

Memories (are made of this) by Dean Martin

Fever by Peggy Lee

Tennessee Waltz by Pattie Page

Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis

1960's

Born On The Bayou by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Honky Tonk Women by Rolling Stones

Like A Rollin Stone by Bob Dylan

Born To Be Wild by Steppanwolf

Mighty Quinn by Manfred Mann

1970's

Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Pretty Vacant by Sex Pistols

Shadow Play by Rory Gallagher

Angel by Fleetwood Mac

Like A Hurricane by Neil Young

1980's

Fall Of The Peacemakers by Molly Hatchet

Hell's Bells by AC/DC

Old Man Is Down The Road by John Fogerty

Sweet Child Of Mine by Guns 'n Roses

High Hopes by Pink Floyd

1990's

Everything Is Broken by Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band

What's Up by 4 Non Blonds

One by U2

Changin Man by Paul Weller

Rocks by Primal Scream

2000's

Put Your Lights On by Santana

Hurt by Johnny Cash

Caught In The Crossfire by Starsailor

Rome Wasn't Built In A Day by Morcheeba

Take Your Mama by Scissor Sisters

I see that you are certainly getting as much milage out of those 6 decades as is poss for your 5 songs....the first gig I ever went to was Rory Gallagher....loved him!!!

PS I guess you'll be telling us next that you had to take a cold shower after having yer gander at that sleeve. Personally I would not be at all surprised if you have that cover as your screensaver!!!

PS I guess you'll be telling us next that you had to take a cold shower after having yer gander at that sleeve. Personally I would not be at all surprised if you have that cover as your screensaver!!!

Hello again Pat,

Molly Hatchet, now there's a name I haven't heard in years. This is funny actually,just last Saturday in Virgin Megastore on Times Square, I'm having a look around,trying to spot some rarities not available here,and I spotted a Molly Hatchet album and mentioned to my wife that it was a name I hadn't heard in years.

Have to say that your taste is wonderfully diverse and may I add very up to date.

Went to the Scissor Sisters in Lansdowne in August and was dead impressed.

Rolo. 

Hello again Pat,

Have to say that your taste is wonderfully diverse and may I add very up to date.

Many thanks Rolo.

Get the Molly Hatchet album called "No guts no glory" and listen to "Fall of the Peacemakers" . To me its on a par with "Freebird". 

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Ah, now I see.

cool

Come on lads,

What will casual visitors to the site think when they trawl through all this s***e.

No wonder no one's joining in.

Rolo.

eeejit91,

I can't quite remember but i think it IS you who loves Supertramp just to let you know that next week is Supertramp week at:

'http://www.virginradioclassicrock.co.uk

smurphette posted about this site, its brilliant, I'm listening as I type , so far:

AC/DC-Touch too Much

Rainbow-Since you've been gone

Mott the Hoople-All the young dudes

Steely Dan-Reelin' in the years

Peter Frampton-baby I love your way

Now for the favourite five...that is difficult...maybe 7??

Carpet Crawl & Ripples-Genesis

Romeo & Juilet -Dire straits

Fearless-Pink floyd

Year of the Cat-Al Stewart

Life on Mars -Bowie

Wonderous Stories - Yes

Any Fleetwood Mac more or less...some new stuff as well

Stevie

Stevie, have you seen Ann's favourite songs, think they're on page 7 of this thread.

You sure you don't know each other ?

Rolo.

1. Save all your kisses for me - Brotherhood of Man

2. What's another year. - Johnny Logan

3. Welcome Home - Peters & Lee.

4. Men behind the wire - Barleycorn

5. Long haired lover from Liverpool - The youngest Osmond.

I hope you like my musical taste. I used to like Zeppelin, Genesis, Floyd etc. But ever since BikerPat introduced me to his record collection, I have gone in a different musical direction. Thank you Pat for saving me from that hippie - drivel.    

tony99 wrote: 1. Save all your kisses for me - Brotherhood of Man 2. What's another year. - Johnny Logan 3. Welcome Home - Peters & Lee. 4. Men behind the wire - Barleycorn 5. Long haired lover from Liverpool - The youngest Osmond. I hope you like my musical taste. I used to like Zeppelin, Genesis, Floyd etc. But ever since BikerPat introduced me to his record collection, I have gone in a different musical direction. Thank you Pat for saving me from that hippie - drivel.

LOL Tony

Favourite songs (i'm sure i'll hear a few giggles in the background)

Just a normal day.......Supertramp

if everyone was listening ....supertramp

and you and I .........Yes

Song of the siren ... Liz Frazer /this mortal coil

mad man moon .........Genesis

lake of shadows ........moving hearts

Servant to the slave .......capercaille

cigarettes and chocolate milk .....Rufus Wainrhight

Lenny,

I can't believe you've never heard of Moving Hearts????  Or Yes?  Or Rufus Wainwright?

even I 'v heard of Moving Hearts

jackie

Ah Lenny

Ya can't be that young !!

p.s Jackie love the icon ... did you see my question on thhe lyrics page

Russ

Russell,

Where've ya been man.

D'ya not know Lenny's only 12.

What about " Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Russian Roulette " ..........?

Always thought that was a cracking song.

D'ya remember a song by the Radiators called " A song for the faithful Departed "

Another cracker.

Rolo.

Guys as a newbie - I'm having difficulty in keeping up with the thread on all the pages - - then again it could be the age thing -  anway - answer is no but will get to that page now (in between working obviously)

Jackie

Rolo

I remember both songs really well and both of them I loved !

lenny ... come in for your tea now ...!

Russ

Yeah, Lenny yer ma is calling ya!

russell wrote: Ah Lenny Ya can't be that young !! Russ

yes russell - my official forum age is 12.......

mentally tho.  thats another story

Check out the time of this post. Someone set the alarm wrong last night and ended up leaving at 5 instead of 6 in the morning. That someone only copped it half way down the M1. Was wondering why the traffic was so light this morning. Doh!!!!!

Yo Lenny,

Ya dopey b***ix.

Rolo.

Ah Lenny

Great to get an early start To the day !!! now you can spend more time on this website ...

Have a good day at school son !!!

how about fav songs for christmas....

will post mine when ive 2 hands free...giggles.