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"Sylvia's Mother " Dr Hook
After 35 years I still haven't worked out whether it's a wind up or a truly sad song Some times it has me in fits , sometimes near to tears An enigmatic wunderballad .
One positive thing , I think their lead singer is called Dennis !
Ok Foxxheads , 'fess up .Get those embarassing musical skeletons out of the closet now !

I have a soft spot for almost any version of "Send in The Clowns", but for some unfathomable reason the version by Barbara Streisand still gives me the most pleasure.

If not that, then The Crystals original version of "Da Doo Ron Ron"

I know what you mean about Sylvia's Mother as well though.

The Police _ Every Breath You Take ... I've never really understood if it's cool to like it or not, perhaps you could all let me know..(especially that guitar/piano break in the middle, gives me goosebumps)

otherwise
Abba_The Winner Takes it All

Two Little Boys by Rolf Harris. Can stand the song but somehow the simplicity of the lyrics get to me.

I also know what's meant my Sylvia's Mother. Cringe on the rare occassion I have to hear that song.

Peter :rolleyes:

Police are Scooby ! Shame on you
Nothing wrong with Abba , Scandanavian Ubergoetter ! I've got the little one interested in English thanks to them (alongside Karen Carpenter and Kate Bush not shaping up to be a Foxxista much to my chagrin)
Obligatory salutation

"Knowing me Ivan Basso Knowing you Member D !"

Splodgeness Abounds to it to another dimension , Rolf did likewise to "Stairway "

.. is that bad then?

How about
Blue - Breathe Easy ... almost makes me cry thanks to my little one, in fact a lot of Blue stuff ..

e.g. Bubblin' is fantastic. I think Foxx/Gordon should do a cover.

Scooby Doo Scouse rhyming slang for ......?

cacca?

Blimey. You want embarrassing then try this.
"Honey" by Bobby Golsdboro! and on the "B" side is a "butterfly for bucky."
Also, Star Trekkin by New Order?
Has anyone got a copy of shaddupyaface?

..heaven forbid no ...

Yep. Pete that sure is a good song that sticks in your head from long ago. Have you noticed tho that anyone who tries to sing it themselves can only do it Rolf Harris style anyway?? OOOOEWWW!!
Imagine Foxxy doing a version?? Tweak the lyrics a bit....

Two little boys had two little toys,
playing in the under pass.
flourescent lights hilight their plight
to the sound of broken glass...etc.

Not at work this afternoon then Kes?

'Born to be Alive' by Patrick Hernandez.

I was tiny when I bought this, but for some reason I still like it. AND I still have the vinyl 7"

God, I'm embarrassed now....

Sarah

PS I also have 'Snot Rap' by Kenny Everett on single too. Not a favourite though. Don't ask.....

oh ... there are a lot of "guilty pleasures" i could tell u about , but ... I WON'T ! *hehehe*

okay ... i'm a secret ( well ... now not so "secret" anymore , eh ? ;-o ) admirer of madonna's musical work , but i definitely DON'T like "la isla bonita" ! *urgh*
u can give me "into the groove" , "frozen" or "i love new york" ( the rock version ) anytime & would shamelessly dance to it - yeah ! ;-)

Fine Song Patrick not Kenny So philosophically deep If you dig out your 7" and look at the credits ,you will see P.Hernandez/J. P. Sartre /A. Camus

In a similar vein as much as I'd like to see the odious Lloyd Webber and the smug Tim Rice hung ,drawn and quartered , I do like Elaine Page's "Memories "

Guns N Roses: Welcome to the Jungle and
Sweet Child of Mine

Yeah! I done my back and neck in so I can't look right. Too dangerous to go out so "Working" from home!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Sarah Bradshaw:
[QB] 'Born to be Alive' by Patrick Hernandez.

I was tiny when I bought this, but for some reason I still like it. AND I still have the vinyl 7"

God, I'm embarrassed now....

Yeah but Brian will verify that we had "Banana Rock" by the Wombles and "The Smurf song" by Father Abrahams and the Smurfs.
I'm sure we have the 7 inch vinyls somewhere. Perhaps we could do a cover Bri?
Anyway.Didn't father Abrahams do "If only I could" and "Trapped?"

my secrets out...

I dont have them Kes,lucky they got lost in time somewhere...

well ... i think u mean COLONEL ABRAMS then ! ;-)
fyi : http://www.discogs.com/release/61353

Wow.noe I didn't know that!!
And I must admit to having a fondness for it too.

Too many to,list and I'm just in from work so,to be honest,can't be bothered to think of them ,but I will..soon...promise

'Babe' by Styx. And its close relative 'Lucky Stars' by Dean Freidman.

Another song that's ancient from my past is Billy Don't Be A Hero by Paper Lace. For me it's one of those sad songs with a sad ending.
I'm a bit of a sentimentalist really

Peter

Used to do radio shows here in Sweden but this subject I gave away to a fellow radio-talker (thats what we call my kind here I used to be one for almost 20 years) He did "The song a hate that I love" were well known artist here up north had to confess. But the older the song gets the, the less uncool it gets. Like "Hooked on a feeling" with Bjorn Skifs from 1973, I've hated all my life and then Quentin Tarrantino desided it was cool. Still dislike it, but I have to confess that "Around the world" by Aqua is a really guilty pleasure of mine. Or indeed "Umbrella" by Rihanna or "I want it that way" by the Backstreet Boys. Now that's painful to confess.

By the way, please check out the not so long thread that I've started. I'm really curious, who deservs a prize for bringing music evolution forward. Me and my friends discuss this from time to time.

Very DYSLEKKTIKK regards.
Bosse from Sweden

but that's one of the best songs made this year, nothing embarrassing about that.

how about captain jack? i bought their cd couple of monhts ago & i love it (especially "drill instructor"), also bought 'rice & curry' by dr. bombay, does anybody remember?

but what about this, i bought recently 'hits' by phil collins, just because of "sussudio" and "against all odds", great tracks! i guess i must be the winner here

Now that is just WRONG

Phil Collins has made some of the worst records in the history of British music. I seriously believe the album to which you refer has a typo in it, and the 's' should be at the front of the word, not the end.

It contains several pieces from his hit album 'no talent required.'

But each to their own of course.

There's a place for everyone here

To like it is one thing, but to go out and buy it. :rolleyes: No point me posting then.

I hereby officially stake my place in the Hall of Shame: I actually liked the first two Phil Collins albums a lot, esp the second one with You Can't Hurry Love..(can't remember the name of it tho.)
:rolleyes:

Yes, even Barbra Streisand fans.

Hee hee

But does 'liking a song performed by that person' make one a "fan" of that person? It's not the same thing at all

Verso, I'm a John Foxx FAN, but I don't like all his songs…

I thought I'd breathe some life back into this thread, because I find myself attracted to various songs by Lily Allen and I needed somewhere to confess.

But then, I guess...

I'm only human

Then I feel emboldened to confess I'm also partial to certain bits of Lily. 'The Fear' is just classic pop.

I forgive you now and I ask the same of you. While we were apart I was human too.

Oh yes respect to Lily Allen.

Wasn’t sure I’d be able to contribute to this thread, no, its not that I don’t like? naff songs, I sure do, can’t get the torturous little devils out of my head, but its just that there’s all those other songs out there that I might actually like except that I can’t, the artists responsible keep getting in the way with their enormous personalities, and their failed chat-shows, and stupid names for their children, or own-label clothes range, and the Mockney accents, or pretending to be organic farmers, or writing Sunday newspaper columns, and those endless, endless crusades to save the planet on our behalf, Lawks a Lordy, its all Moider on the Dancefloor!

There’s a lot to be said for the artists who thankfully stick to the ideal of having something of a mystique about themselves, apologies for the rant, but it’s all a bummer for me.


So, back to the naff - I woke up on new years day with this Blue little ditty by Effiel 65 running through my head, aw, they’ve even provided subtitles, dabba dee-a dabba its time for an Asprin :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68ugkg9RePc

And then there’s Bextoid, the cat-faced android, somewhere far away in the galaxy of Spiller there’s a planet out there just for her, someone, anyone, please kill the groovejet for me, and burn this Gawd damn house right down :rolleyes: :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syOK6zmpOe0

Neil Diamond.
Sweet Caroline. Its a cracker!

True perhaps but he has also made some of the best. I'm thinking "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds", various with Genesis("Mama", "Invisible Touch") and for some reason "A Groovy Kind of Love".

The defence rests. Prosecution witnesses include "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Jesus He Loves Me", "I Can't Dance". We need a bigger courtroom.

Are you serious? Both of these are bona fide classics!!!

Re. Phil Collins then my guilty pleasure is the whole of the second album "Hello I Must Be Going", but for sentimental reasons only.

No.

You're avin' a giraffe.

Apologies if there's medication involved Mark, but I think you just made a terrible mistake. :rolleyes:


Phew. Someone's opened the confessional on the Bextoid. I could watch her all day. Yummy.
And I can't explain why, but her music is just NOT crap. It kinda works for me... :p

More of a tin bath, actually. And nothing wrong with medication! I'm sure my doctor will just say there's something wrong with my heart.



Just realised I haven't provided one of my own. It's a biggie.

Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat"

Rod Stewart and The Faces - Maggie May

and that GREAT lyric

All you did was wreck my bed
And in the morning kick me in the head

Go on, say it's not a classic...

Funny you should mention that cos I saw/heard a local band play it the other day and I thought 'what a great track'

The best version is when "Rod the Mod" plays footy with Ronnie Wood , and miraculously manages to carry on singing without being anyone near the mike , and the most overrated DJ ever since time began John"Peely" Peel gives a belting mandolin solo on TOTP
Rod , a massive biff , but I can't help liking him "You wear it well" and "Pool Hall Richard " being other examples