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Old 23-07-2010, 14:01
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What songs that upon hearing them make you instantly reflect and become nostalgic?

Shanice - I Love Your Smile
Ace of Base - The Sign
Too Unlimited - No Limit
Prodigy - The Pressure
??? - Cotton Eye Joe


These are amongst some of the songs that as soon as I hear them, I get a giddy nostalgic feeling inside. What are yours?
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Old 23-07-2010, 14:50
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breakfast at tiffany's - deep blue something
99 red balloons - goldfinger
adam's song - blink 182
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Old 23-07-2010, 15:01
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What songs that upon hearing them make you instantly reflect and become nostalgic?

Shanice - I Love Your Smile
Ace of Base - The Sign
Too Unlimited - No Limit
Prodigy - The Pressure
??? - Cotton Eye Joe


These are amongst some of the songs that as soon as I hear them, I get a giddy nostalgic feeling inside. What are yours?
Cotton Eye Joe was by Rednex and The Prodigy track was called Breathe.

For me

Living In A Box - Living In A Box
Stan Ridgeway - Camoulflage
Fatboy Slim - Rockerfella Skank
Urge Overkill - Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon (cover)
Clock - Axel F (cover)
REM - Radio Free Europe

and some others.
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Old 23-07-2010, 15:03
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All of them instantly brought back memories for me! I guess we all must be of a vaguely similar age.


Urban cookie collective - the key the secret
Midnight at the Oasis (not the bob james version the one that charted in the early 90s)
ini kamoze hotstepper
boomshak-a-lak
bitty mclean if its raining
the grid swamp thing
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Old 23-07-2010, 15:07
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To be honest, most of the songs posted here are bringing back memories for me.

I'll be routing through my CDs later I think
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Old 23-07-2010, 15:10
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tubthumping - chumbawamba
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Old 23-07-2010, 15:45
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Eugenespeed, thanks for the corrections! I think we must be of similar age - Late 80s/90s child! Urban Cookie Collective - The Key, The Secret. is another one for me as are many clubclassics like "set you free" "im a dreamer" and "push the feeling on"
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Old 23-07-2010, 15:46
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usura open your mind
and of course the shamen ebeneezer goode.

(I still drop that sometimes for a laugh)


ooh mc sar and the real mccoy another night
mr vain cant remember who did that
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Old 23-07-2010, 15:48
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usura open your mind
and of course the shamen ebeneezer goode.

(I still drop that sometimes for a laugh)


ooh mc sar and the real mccoy another night
mr vain cant remember who did that
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Old 23-07-2010, 15:49
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Eugenespeed, thanks for the corrections! I think we must be of similar age - Late 80s/90s child! Urban Cookie Collective - The Key, The Secret. is another one for me as are many clubclassics like "set you free" "im a dreamer" and "push the feeling on"
No probs

I do have a soft spot for some of the mid 90's dance tracks. I must hunt out my N-Trance cassette!
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Old 23-07-2010, 16:44
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Nostalgia by David Sylvian.
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Old 24-07-2010, 17:12
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No probs

I do have a soft spot for some of the mid 90's dance tracks. I must hunt out my N-Trance cassette!
Me too, along with Jungle, DnB and Garage, it sums up the 90s for me! A couple more came to me this morning;

M-Beat - Incredible (Junglist Massive)
Shy FX & UK Apache - Original Nuttah

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Old 24-07-2010, 17:17
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Yep, that Livin Joy's "Dreamer", Apollo 440's "Ain't Talkin bout Dub" and Spaceman by Babylon Zoo.

Oh, and the Macarena..
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Old 24-07-2010, 17:20
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Yep, that Livin Joy's "Dreamer", Apollo 440's "Ain't Talkin bout Dub" and Spaceman by Babylon Zoo.

Oh, and the Macarena..
Could've swore I put that in my first post, mus've left it out! I love that song
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Old 24-07-2010, 17:21
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Me too, along with Jungle, DnB and Garage, it sums up the 90s for me! A couple more came to me this morning;

M-Beat - Incredible (Junglist Massive)
Shy FX & UK Apache - Original Nuttah

yes mate

Ray keith - Chopper

Ganja Kru - Super Sharp Shooter

Renegade - the Terrorist

Wot's my kode? - Dubplate.

sends shivers down ya spine
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Old 24-07-2010, 17:25
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yes mate

Ray keith - Chopper

Ganja Kru - Super Sharp Shooter

Renegade - the Terrorist

Wot's my kode? - Dubplate.

sends shivers down ya spine
Ah mate, those tracks bring back the memories! There's another tune I've got in my head but can't remember who it was by or what it was called, just the "big fat and heavy" line...
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Old 24-07-2010, 17:27
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Most songs from the past make me think of that time....but ones in particular that REALLY get me nostalgic

Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful
Baccara - Yes Sir I Can Boogie
Cliff Richard - Wired For Sound
Buck's Fizz - If You Can't Stand The Heat
ABBA - Name of the Game
Bananarama - Robert de Niro's Waiting
Freeez - IOU
Fat Larry's Band - Zoom

Mostly songs that don't get played to death on 80's retro video shows - where they show the usual suspects of Duran Duran, Wham and Madonna
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Old 24-07-2010, 17:28
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I'm obviously a lot older than everyone else here
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Old 24-07-2010, 17:40
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erm... just about every song i know... from the mid 60's onwards, i always equate tracks to memories/nostalgia from the time they were out...thats why imho its important to keep a flow of new contemporary music going and not get arrested in 'my' era.
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Old 24-07-2010, 18:17
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What songs that upon hearing them make you instantly reflect and become nostalgic?

Shanice - I Love Your Smile
Liked that song. Think it was used in a 'united colors of benetton' ad. Also loved 7 ways to love and rhythm is a dancer from around the same time. And Julian's Lennon's Saltwater, the chorus of which was nicked by Robbie Williams for his song Angels.
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Old 24-07-2010, 18:28
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Liked that song. Think it was used in a 'united colors of benetton' ad. Also loved 7 ways to love and rhythm is a dancer from around the same time. And Julian's Lennon's Saltwater, the chorus of which was nicked by Robbie Williams for his song Angels.
Rhythm is a Dancer.. wicked

Are you sure it's the song Angels though? I just listened to Saltwater and can't hear any obvious pinching, was it one of his other songs maybe?
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Old 24-07-2010, 18:28
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Liked that song. Think it was used in a 'united colors of benetton' ad. Also loved 7 ways to love and rhythm is a dancer from around the same time. And Julian's Lennon's Saltwater, the chorus of which was nicked by Robbie Williams for his song Angels.
and parodied by The Lancashire Hotpots on Girl From Bargan Booze.
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Old 24-07-2010, 19:44
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All of them instantly brought back memories for me! I guess we all must be of a vaguely similar age.


Urban cookie collective - the key the secret
Midnight at the Oasis (not the bob james version the one that charted in the early 90s)
ini kamoze hotstepper
boomshak-a-lak
bitty mclean if its raining
the grid swamp thing
Was'nt Midnight at the Oasis covered by the Brand New Heavies in the early 90s? Actually thats made me feel all nostalgic for clubbing in the early 90s when clubbing was amazing. Around this time on Saturday I would be listening to all the dance and 'r n b' shows that used to be on virtually every radio station then and planning what to wear!

There are so many songs that I can pin piont a certain time to-its like last week Grease was on TV and for about the millionth time I watched it and I was thinking I can remember when that song was number 1 and I was doing this and that even though I was only about 9 or 10.(Now I feel old)
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Old 24-07-2010, 20:07
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I have songs which remind me of my childhood. Some tracks I used to tape off the radio, Vienna, Take on Me and Band Aid being ones I can remeber off to of head.

Then I have songs my dad used to listen to that I love to hear, Fleetwood Mac, Jethro Tull, James Taylor, Pat Benetar, The Who, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell to name but a few. I still keep lots of that music now and I love to remember listening to them with my dad.

Then I have the i-am-old-enough-to-go-to-the-pub tunes which bring back specific memories like particular boyfriends or nights out. Don't Look Back In Anger- a yummy drummer i used to date, Things can only get better - a boyfriend who used to sing that all the time, I saw the sign - a friend, Boombastic, There's nothing i won't do, Alisha's Attic, East 17 songs remind of my best friend in my teens and lots more, i hear specific songs and they just fly me back to the 90s and the fun i had.

Then I have ones of uni, Steps with Tragedy, James Best of CD, the Beatles, Romeo and Juliet soundtrack, Sonique, Build me up Buttercup, oh so many.

I have more recent songs like number ones when i had my children, holiday songs and songs my kids love.

My whole life could be written in songs actually, a song can bring back immense feelings in me.
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Old 24-07-2010, 22:11
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Are you sure it's the song Angels though? I just listened to Saltwater and can't hear any obvious pinching, was it one of his other songs maybe?
Listen to the line 'saltwater wells in my eyes' from that song and 'I'm loving angels instead' from the robbie song. Very similar!

And I thought of another 90's song. The You And Me song by the Wannadies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvFFmLNXmWg
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