This weekend’s music thread is a nod to those songs. You know which ones. The ones you always sing, love deeply yet secretly. This weekend is your chance to let go and share some of your guilty pleasures.
Starland Vocal Band – Afternoon Delight
Journey – Separate Ways
Proclaimers – 500 miles
Meatloaf – Paradise by the Dashboard Light
Now who has never sung this little ditty;
Sleep tight good folks. This is a great song to leave you with;
Or maybe this one? This has a special place in my file of songs. :-)[img]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnYnSnVmXvM&feature=related[/img]
Iron Butterfly – In a Gadda da Vida
Ha! The all time classic acid rock. I remember when they were first played on FM radio. AM wouldn’t play it because it was too long. People went crazy over the long drum solo!
This song is much better in the original Scots…[img]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImwmQjpCHV0&feature=related[/img]
King of the Road – The Proclaimers
I felt embarrassed to be be part Scottish when that was big.
The all-time guilty pleasure song? Maybe.[img]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc-P8oDuS0Q[/img]
Dexy’s Midnight Runners
I actually get chills every time I hear this little angel sing. Simply amazing;
Wow, that is remarkable.
She was once asked what she felt when she sang. She said she would feel a strong power come over her, which made her very, very happy. I would guess divine inspiration. She is that good.
Thanks for reminding us of Jackie and for mentioning this. So beautiful.
KT, I’ll say it again; her high register is floatingly light and beautiful.
Oh yeah, amazingly so. Like I said, she gives me chills. When you hear her talk though, she sounds like any other squeaky voiced 10 year old girl. But when she starts singing,, WOW!
I think I’ll just take the opportunity to play some of my favorites,
Elton John, “Madman Across The Water”
Great pick zenith!
The Turtles–Happy Together;
Alice Cooper was the first concert I went to(I think it was 1974) and the leaders of the Turtles, touring as “Flo And Eddie” opened, so they were the first big rock band I saw.
That’s cool. Did “Alice,” do his straight jacket bit? Where he would sing, “The Ballad of Dwight Frye?” Great bit to see live.
KT, great pick. That song is almost impossible NOT to sing to.
For real. It is so catchy.
A little change in genre here…
Chopin’s Aeolian Harp Etude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO505HF-QRA
I studied this piece in college. It never fails to bring me to my knees and tears to my eyes! For those of you who are not classical fans, it’s short! And the young lady playing is superb!
Beautiful Em. And she is really good. The passion in her face as she plays is remarkable.
KT, total mastery of the keyboard! She makes it look so easy when it is actually very, very difficult! I slaved over this piece when I was in college after 15+ years of piano.
My favorite Van Morrison song, without a doubt;
Okay…I know this is silly, but I always liked this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMKeQYlTTdI
Laugh at me if you want to! 🙂 It’s a really dorky video!
Em, that’s the spirit!! 🙂
Thanks, funk! 🙂 You’re a pal to say so!
Avril Lavigne – Sk8er Boi
Katy Perry – Hot N Cold
Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUatnbaNfEo
Okay, sue me, I actually think this is a really awesome song. I will not feel guilty!—
Animotion – Obsession
Khirad, no shame in either of those songs. 🙂
Britney Spears – Toxic
I’m pretty transparent on this one, the chick is smokin’ hot. I’m an easy sell—
Toy Box – Tarzan and Jane
Lene Nystrom – It’s Your Duty (To Shake That Booty)
Not so much guilty, as it is just not my normal taste in music, no disrespect to Beyoncée—
Destiny’s Child – Bootylicious
I wanna know the story of how this became a sports anthem—
Kernkraft 400 – Zombie Nation
Thanks KT. Here’s another: “Everybody’s Talking”
One of my all time favorites. It expresses so very well how I felt many, many times.