Ok. Quick, quick, top of the head, straight from the hip here: five songs that you could not do without. If you had to erase, burn, melt throw your music collection, what five songs would you want to keep a hold of.
1. Walk Out To Winter - Aztec Camera
2. Babies - Pulp
3. Girl With The Sun In Her Head - Orbital
4. Cry Me A River - Julie London
5. Shopping - The Jam
And... pencils down....time up......
1. Walk Out To Winter - Aztec Camera
2. Babies - Pulp
3. Girl With The Sun In Her Head - Orbital
4. Cry Me A River - Julie London
5. Shopping - The Jam
And... pencils down....time up......
16 comments:
(You know though that I've already changed my mind.)
albums is easier:
dare - the human league
abc - lexicon of love
orbital - insides
the jam - all mod cons
the clash - london calling
Soul and reggae is much much harder. For the purposes of this exercise I'm going to assume I'm allowed to secretly keep it all.
Ooh that's a toughie - I don't think I can do it. There's songs/albums I never get tired of, but it's a pool on permie rotation.
albums:-
Bryter Layter
Sign o The Times
I want to see the bright lights tonight. (R and L Thompson)
Cruel Sister (Pentangle)
Straight from the heart (ann peebles)
i don't want to hear it anymore - dusty
brother john - yusef lateef
alternative ulster - stiff little fingers
important in your life - jonathan richman
uptown - the crystals
straight off the top of my noggin it'll change after the next sip of southern comfort...
DAGNABBIT Simon I HATE (love) this game BUT yes! Right Here, Right Now, spontaneously and emotionally they are -
1. Song To The Siren - This Mortal Coil
2. Another Day - Roy Harper
3. Coles Corner - Richard Hawley
4. Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis
5. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Straight off the top of my noggin it'll change after the next sip of Pinto Grig...x
Uptown!!! DAMN I love that Miss Ally!!!
James Kirk - Western Pier
John Cale - Paris 1919
Split Enz - Spellbound
Orange Juice - A Sad Lament
The Smiths - There is a Light That Never Goes Out
Now that was very hard, sir!
Martyn P
1. Joy Division - Atmosphere
2. The Cure - Charlotte Sometimes
3. Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease
4. Clan Of Xymox - Louise
5. Section 25 - Looking From A Hilltop
cheers Dennis
Can't do it, I just can't do it. Oh alreet....
Clifford T Ward - Home Thoughts From Abroad
Undertones - Get Over You
Rilo Kiley - August
Specials - Hey Little Rich Girl
Jim Reeves - Old Tige
(Jim is in as my old dog just died)
Sorry about the dog dvd. Although 'sorry about the dog' sounds like a Jim Reeves tune. Nothing wrong with Jim.
1. Orbital - The Box
2. Orbital - Belfast/Wasted
3. Motorhead - Overkill
4. R.E.M. - Country feedback (Live)
5. Jose Gonzales - Crosses (Stanton Warriers Mix)
If you haven't heard Old Tige, it is available here just now ..
http://dominorally.blogspot.com/
Snuffle away.
Dunno if I can wait that long!
1. Stevie Wonder - For Once In My Life
2. Eddie And The Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do
3. Tubeway Army - Down In The Park
4. Pulp - Common People
5. Pet Shop Boys - It Couldn't Happen here
...though really I should make separate lists for PSB and Motown...
First time I've been here Simon: I'm familiar with your comments on TK, but I was unaware of the delights of this. Excellent stuff.
Welcome!!!!!
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