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Old 22-01-2006, 18:43
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Wonderwall by Oasis. ir emember lsitening tot his song when i was 8 years old. didn't know what the lyrics meant. but it sounded great and moving. Oasis was the band that introduced me to rock music.
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Old 22-01-2006, 18:55
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Being a bit older, mine would have to be 'the lion sleeps tonight' by tight fit.

My Dad had it on record and would play it for us.

I was convinced that it was Tarzan singing, because the into sounded like the noise he made.
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Old 22-01-2006, 19:26
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Even older

Love of the Common People by Nicky Thomas

I used to play it whilst I rode my rocking horse to pieces
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Old 23-01-2006, 01:08
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There was a radio station which every saturday morning at a certain time, played 'The Wedding' by Julie Rogers. The DJ would dedicate the song to the brides and grooms getting married later that day and read out messages from friends and families.

The song is completely histrionic and kitschy but when I was like four or five years old, I thought it was the sound of angels coming out of the Grundig MW radio. I still like it now, although not for the same reasons.
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Old 23-01-2006, 01:12
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the theme tune to bosco
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Old 23-01-2006, 01:26
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Older than any of you. 'Lola' by The Kinks had me completely rivetted. Another early premonition that I wasn't on the well worn path.

I was also nuts about 'Wichita Lineman' and 'Galveston' by Glen Campbell, and a lot of songs by The Supremes and The Beatles. Also The Foundations, Marvin Gaye, Four Tops, Crosby Stills & Nash, etc...

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Old 23-01-2006, 08:36
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Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep by Middle of the Road.

It gave me nightmares.

I was so scared that I'd wake up one morning and my mum would be gone

Hated that bloody song.
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Old 23-01-2006, 09:06
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Child of the 60's here.

Bits And Pieces - Dave Clark Five.

I used to smack the air drums ten to the dozen (apparently)
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Old 23-01-2006, 17:35
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Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin, my dad used to play it a lot and i remember the wail at the beginning, even though i didnt know until later it was Zep.
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Old 23-01-2006, 17:44
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"Get the Fire Brigade, Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep and Two little Boys." How sad and old do I feel. I still remember all the words.
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Old 23-01-2006, 17:51
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Originally Posted by boyhitscarpimp
Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin, my dad used to play it a lot and i remember the wail at the beginning, even though i didnt know until later it was Zep.
Great choice! One of Zep's best songs from their underrated Led Zeppelin 3 album. I noticed recently that the Immigrant Song is used to promote that BBC1 cop show called "Life on Mars" or something like that (?).
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Old 23-01-2006, 17:54
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i used to sing that Wombles song a lot when I was a kid.
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Old 23-01-2006, 17:56
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Originally Posted by Brain Donor
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep by Middle of the Road.

It gave me nightmares.

I was so scared that I'd wake up one morning and my mum would be gone

Hated that bloody song.
Oh God, my sister used to play that continuously. Horrible, horrible helium-voiced crap.

My childhood was also tainted with Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" but sweetened with Bowie's "Starman".

Then my older sisters got into pop music in a big way and I was subjected to the good (Slade, The Sweet) the bad (Mud, The Bay City Rollers) and the downright awful (The Osmonds)

Fortunately punk happened in 1977 and everything was alright after that...
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Old 23-01-2006, 18:08
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Originally Posted by Eraserhead
Oh God, my sister used to play that continuously. Horrible, horrible helium-voiced crap.

My childhood was also tainted with Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" but sweetened with Bowie's "Starman".

Then my older sisters got into pop music in a big way and I was subjected to the good (Slade, The Sweet) the bad (Mud, The Bay City Rollers) and the downright awful (The Osmonds)

Fortunately punk happened in 1977 and everything was alright after that...
Not really!! the 1980s happened after that! Dreadful electronic music that sounds so crappy and dated now!! So many songs from the 1980s sound really bad now and dated, far far more than songs before that. Creativity and music in general went down the pan....the Clash was the best that period had to offer, and that was VERY early 80s.
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Old 23-01-2006, 18:14
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Kylie Minogue's 'I Should be so lucky' when I was bout 6, my older sister who was about 13/14 at the time adored it and played it constantly hence why It sticks in my mind.

D:REAMS Things can only get better also means alot as I remember my Primary School class did a performance dance thing to the song in about 1993 when I was 11 and we rehearsed for about 6 week before the show every day and I came to get sick of the song, now I see it as a one hit wonder classic lol
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Old 23-01-2006, 18:16
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Originally Posted by the_charmed_one
Kylie Minogue's 'I Should be so lucky' when I was bout 6, my older sister who was about 13/14 at the time adored it and played it constantly hence why It sticks in my mind.

D:REAMS Things can only get better also means alot as I remember my Primary School class did a performance dance thing to the song in about 1993 when I was 11 and we rehearsed for about 6 week before the show every day and I came to get sick of the song, now I see it as a one hit wonder classic lol
Hahaha, it wasn't QUITE a one hit wonder, as i actually bought the follow up single "Ur the Best Thing" by D:Ream! That was the first and last (charted at the time) single i ever bought, been so traumatised by it all!!
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Old 23-01-2006, 18:28
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Originally Posted by BeatleGod
Hahaha, it wasn't QUITE a one hit wonder, as i actually bought the follow up single "Ur the Best Thing" by D:Ream! That was the first and last (charted at the time) single i ever bought, been so traumatised by it all!!
Wow I never even knew he released a second single lol, must go download now mahaha
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Old 23-01-2006, 18:42
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"We Built this city" and "Sarah" (Jefferson Starship) were my absolute favorite songs when I was really young. they were always on the radio and I always made my dad crank it so that I could make up the words as I "sang" along.
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Old 23-01-2006, 19:27
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My older brother had a copy of Hey Jude which got played continuously.
He left the bail arm back & the needle kept on repeating.

Elton John's Crocodile Rock was also one that seemed to be played a lot.

Both of them really made an impression.
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Old 23-01-2006, 20:39
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Originally Posted by rzappa
My older brother had a copy of Hey Jude which got played continuously.
He left the bail arm back & the needle kept on repeating.

Elton John's Crocodile Rock was also one that seemed to be played a lot.

Both of them really made an impression.
Hey Jude also had the advantage of having "Revolution" as its b-side. Awesome!
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Old 24-01-2006, 00:33
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Intergalactive Laxative - Donovan!

Only because my mum tricked me into thinking (until I was about 12) that she was a backing singer...
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Old 24-01-2006, 15:02
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OK aging hippie here. "Groovin' " by The Young Rascals, reminds me of long hot summer days when I was a wee nipper. The days were probably wet and miserable but I prefer to remember them as hot!
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Old 24-01-2006, 15:38
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Originally Posted by Ruby_
Older than any of you. 'Lola' by The Kinks had me completely rivetted. Another early premonition that I wasn't on the well worn path.

I was also nuts about 'Wichita Lineman' and 'Galveston' by Glen Campbell, and a lot of songs by The Supremes and The Beatles. Also The Foundations, Marvin Gaye, Four Tops, Crosby Stills & Nash, etc...

Lola, the original complete with coke reference. How about White Horse by Jackie? As for Wichita Lineman, now you're talking. Although Jimmy Webb did write one better song, the Richard Harris version of MacArthur Park, what an epic!
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Old 24-01-2006, 19:08
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"Brand New Key" by Melanie reminds me of primary school.

I also seem to recall "I Won't Let You Down" by PHD. My sister was always playing the 7" over and over.
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Old 24-01-2006, 19:10
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Stevie Wonder - "Isn't She Lovely" - actually anything from "Songs in the Key of Life" - my mum played that album a lot (still does).

The other song I really loved as a kid was
The Lightning Seeds "All I Want" - the intro still takes me right back
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