Ask Me Help Desk - Favorite songs

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Originally Posted by Allheart

I am the same way. Sometimes peace and quiet is my favorite song :)

I just LOVE Sir Elton, especially "Your Song" and I love Phil Collins too. The two of them just sweep me away....wooooooosh

But this one puts me in a place that I never want to come back from...

Thanks for putting that clip on :D That is soooo up there with the greatest songs ever! Miss Luther a lot! Ruben Studdard does a pretty damn good job of some of his songs though! I have that whole concert of Luthers on dvd, as well as most of the others everyone has mentioned, and now I think I have to spend a night watching dvd's :)

I went to a Frank Sinatra concert when I was in my early 20's... it wasn't my thing AT ALL but we had FREE tickets and thought it would be good for a laugh. Well, I will never forget that concert for the rest of my life. Incredible is all I can say! Weird when you can go from that to Aerosmith and Def Leopard or some of those eh? :)

starbuck8 you are killing me here in MA. I would have given my left, little toe, to have seen Frank Sinatra in concert. I would have given my right little toe to have seen Karen Carpenter in concert. I envy you people, pure envy!

Hmmmm I mostly like rock, alt, indie, all that stuff.
Going to see the foo fighters later this year :) :) :)
So excited
Something that is really frustrating though is that so many bands only play 18+ shows here in australia. The one time smashing pumpkins come to australia and its 18+ :s
Some bands I like are the white stripes, xavier rudd (greeny/hippy/bush music its awesome:)), foo fighters, red hot chili peppers, radiohead "your so ing special i wish i was special but im a creep, im a weirdo i dont belong here" :) etc
:)
Haven't really gotten into much of the older music, though I do like elo and queen quite a bit.

Feel good songs? Van Halen 5150 still gets me banging my head forward, with each beat

I like music that covers many different ranges of emotion, some that make me cry, some that make me smile, and some that just rock! Lolz. Piano just makes me cry every time I love that instrument :)

Oh.. My top 70's songs, no problem. My favorite 10 are below and again in no particular order.

1.) Killing Me Softly with His Song (Roberta Flack)

2.) Piano Man (Billy Joel)

3.) Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd)

4.) More Than a Feeling (Boston) :)

5.) I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) :)

6.) Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon and Garfunkel)

7.) Dancing Queen (Abba)

8.) If You Don't Know Me by Now (Harold Melvin)

9.) Just My Imagination (The Temptations)

10.) Message in a Bottle (The Police)

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Originally Posted by life1973happened

starbuck8 you are killing me here in MA. I would have given my left, little toe, to have seen Frank Sinatra in concert. I would have given my right little toe to have seen Karen Carpenter in concert. I envy you people, pure envy!

You would be walking pretty damn funny then wouldn't you! LOL The first act was Edie Gormet and Steve Lawrence, so we just about walked all of our toes off killing time waiting for Frank, haha!

Listen you brat, I'm still jealous!

What are some of your FAVE memories that go with the song that you heard at the time?

Just a couple of mine.

I was leaving my ex, he was trying to get me to stay, I jumped into my car filled with boxes and tears running down my face, he was running behind my car, I turned on the radio, and the song "Shut up and Drive" (not the new one by Fergie?) but by Chely Wright. I don't even remember the hr drive, all I could hear was "shut up and drive"... don't look in the mirror, you out of know him by now... etc. Evertime I hear that song it takes me right back to that place in my life... but it's comforting!

The other one is "Gotta get back" by Shelby Lynne It was around the same period and although the song says... gotta get back, I do, I do... to me it meant I needed to get back to who I used to be! Songs are awesome eh?!

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Originally Posted by life1973happened

Listen you brat, I'm still jealous!!

Hehe, who you calling a brat? Wish I would've seen the Carpenters too, and Queen, and so many others before they died.

Music is the one thing which pours out of ones soul and heart and lungs into the hearts of others, but also from inside their hearts to them at the same time.
Not sure if that made sense or not but meh...

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Originally Posted by Allheart

How could I forget..

Love Aerosmith. - Don't want to miss a thing.....aaaaaaaaaaaah I love it :)

Yes, definitely one of my favourites:)

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Originally Posted by cal823

music is the one thing which pours out of ones soul and heart and lungs into the hearts of others, but also from inside their hearts to them at the same time.
not sure if that made sense or not but meh...

Sure, that makes sense to me, cal823. Also, the favorite "songs" that one likes don't necessarily have to be those that have words to them. The term "song" or "songs" can have a different meaning for some of us. Sometimes the definition between what a "song" or "piece" is can be blurred and lack true definition in the conventional sense of what they might be defined by using a dictionary.

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Originally Posted by Allheart

Ohhhh I never heard that one. I will have to take a listen.

by the way Nicki....I love your aviator. Beautiful :)

As you know Allheart I am a none beliver but I also like Dolly Parton- dear god
It is a really nice song

I love music so much sometimes it hurts a little... Perhaps if it were a teddy I'd squeeze it so hard it's eyes would pop out. There's an image for you.

At the moment I am absolutely loving Bad Religion. I think they are going to be my new obsession, which is going to be costly as they have back catalogue as long as my arm.

I'm at the tail end of an Alkaline Trio obsession, mostly running dry as I own all the songs now :( Well I'm happy but I want more... I wish they'd get off their backsides and do some touring though *grumble*

I have to put a vote in for Fleetwood Mac. They are my chill out music.

Cal can't you get into the over 18 gig with an adult? I used to do that to get into gigs (my poor mum) when I was 14, or are they more strict down there? It's actually really annoying they do that- the only reason is the bars and to make extra money.

I'm into good melodies. Badfinger is my current favorite. Lyrics can be as immortal as the melody. If the melody is in a minor key and the lyrics are sad, I'll probably like it. Grunge falls into this category often. Some of my very favorite music people and groups are: Elton John, Rush, Sound Garden,The Guess Who, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Greig, Vivaldi (incredible in bed), Bread, The Carpenters, Lobo, Cat Stevens, Brian Adams, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Queen and Muse...

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Originally Posted by simoneaugie

I'm into good melodies. Badfinger is my current favorite. Lyrics can be as immortal as the melody. If the melody is in a minor key and the lyrics are sad, I'll probably like it. Grunge falls into this category often. Some of my very favorite music people and groups are: Elton John, Rush, Sound Garden,The Guess Who, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Greig, Vivaldi (incredible in bed), Bread, The Carpenters, Lobo, Cat Stevens, Brian Adams, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Queen and Muse...

Okay. Now, you are hitting on some of the areas in music that might be in my sort of area, at least in the classical as well as the oldie pop scene!

Is this thread only about songs that have words to them? The terms "song" or "piece" these days are often interchangeable concerning their definitions.

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Originally Posted by nicki143

As you know Allheart i am a none beliver but i also like Dolly Parton- dear god
it is a really nice song

Hey Nicki,

Your mention of the Dolly Parton song, made me think. Have you ever heard a song called "Dear Me" by Lorrie Morgan Good song!

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Originally Posted by Clough

Okay. Now, you are hitting on some of the areas in music that might be in my sort of area, at least in the classical as well as the oldie pop scene!

Is this thread only about songs that have words to them? The terms "song" or "piece" these days are often interchangeable concerning their definitions.

Anything musical really, I just relate better to music with great lyrics to portray my mood and whatever else... its great to find a song where the artist is singing about something that I can relate to directly.

However, I do like a great melody, or "piece" as you put it... I adore "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny Farina... I'm pretty sure that's a fifty's song, but it just makes me feel good listening to it.

And yes, I also love the rendition of "Sleep Walk" by Modest Mouse... though the entitled it "Sleepwalking"