Fave songs from way back when!!

[Sean Regan]

I did like Karen Carpenter.

I liked the composition of Natalie Cole's song, the "question and answer" format with the participation of the two female backing singers.
No fancy outfits, just a, "come as you are" effect, but great voices and excellent harmonisation.

 

[LouisFerdinand]

I only know this version

A beautiful version!

 

[Silentrunning]

If you are into alternative music, listen to Moby. He is a very talented performer but never hit it big in the states.

 

[Sean Regan]

Here's another contemporary vocalist singing the classic standards.

Her husband is the saxophonist Jim Tomlinson (in black) who plays in her band.

We saw them at the Lowry about ten years ago.

 

[Logan]

This was my first record that I had

 

[Logan]

I think my oldest brother had these

And this

I can still remember the words to sing to.

 

[Logan]

And this one

 

[Sean Regan]

If you're talking about first records. This was mine.

The track that follows this video is "Laura," one of my favourite tunes, I like to play myself.

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My first LP was this a 10" I bought it after seeing the film.

 

[Logan]

If you're talking about first records. This was mine.

Sounds very good but a bit before my time. But you play very well.

 

[Logan]

This is from 1964
I remember her being on TV with this one, I was about 7, i wanted to be like her and be a singer. I could sing at that age.

 

[Logan]

I remember my dad had a lot of old 78 records that we played on a grammerphone player, can't remember the titles of them.

 

[Sean Regan]

Sounds very good but a bit before my time. But you play very well.

Thanks for that....Laura was well "before my time" it's just a tune I like.

I never considered I had an era, as I listened to my parents and aunt's records bought before and during WWll, which they still had when I was in primary school. Then stuff on the radio. I didn't start buying records until 45 singles came along. You could say my era was that of Cliff Richard, Adam Faith etc., but I'd never have bought British pop as they started out just copying better American artists. I did buy a few Buddy Holly, Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry and the like, but mostly a few jazz albums for many years and the popular US groups and singers of the seventies and eighties. Eagles, Bread, Linda Ronstadt, Hall & Oates, etc.,

Ten years ago I didn't have a single 45rpm record, they'd all got chucked away over time or lost during several house moves, I had just vinyl albums, CDs and a lot of mp3s on a computer.

I started buying 45s that partly represented the eras when jukeboxes were popular, but only those recordings that I would pay to listen to. There's no pure jazz 45s, the likes of Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Bill Evans and many others I've on albums and CDs, as few were released, as they never sold well.

I started buying good quality ones on eBay and specialist sites, some were mint. It's quite a wide spread. I wouldn't like to admit to how much they all cost. But "it's a hobby."


50/60/70/80s Pop/Doo-Wop/Jazz Standards.

Motown and similar.

 

[Logan]

...Laura was well "before my time" it's just a tune I like.

Oh i see, it's a very nice tune,of course we did have a small record player as well as the gramophone player. I was influenced by my brothers at the start. One liked the Beatles and the other liked the Rolling stones as well as others, they watched Top of the Pops.

I didn't get any Carpenters records until 1975, I realised that i could sing to them. My mother bought me the singles album then i was hooked.

 

[Vanessa]

I've mentioned my interest in vintage pop, jazz and Motown, but there are other eras, like the seventies that appeal to me. Scanning my LPs, there's Chicago, Earth Wind and Fire, Bread, Robert Palmer, Fleetwood Mac, Carole King and several more. But I was particularly fond of Hall & Oates. Daryl Hall has written some great songs.
There's a lot of videos on YouTube of "Live From Daryl's House," where he and invited guests sing his and their songs, as well as they did twenty or thirty years ago.

Here he is singing a long-time favourite with the young singer Rumer.

Lots of other well known guests.


Lots more favourites on there.

Never really fond of the Beatles, but I like this this Scandi girl's version

So I taught myself to busk it (and the guitar solo is so easy play)


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Ive heard his music too

 

[Vanessa]

Ive heard his music too

I meant Daryl!