Xann Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 The European Sound Stage Orchestra - 'Walk & Talk' (?) ? I've got 'Salute You' and 'Valentyne' on an SA90 somewhere. Also got 'Walk in the Park' on a Woolies comp, 'The Kettle' on the Vertigo retrospective... just never got round to buying the the two albums - they're on the list though (and have been for 20 years ha ha). Last time I had them in my hand I bought two Kaleidoscope albums that I'd never owned instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 5, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted November 5, 2009 I've still got my vinyl "Valentine Suite" - first ever album on the Vertigo label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 6, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2009 Tom Lehrer - The Irish Ballad The introduction is pure **** genius: Now I'd like to turn to the folk song, which has become in recent years the particularly fashionable form of idiocy among the self-styled intellectual. We find that people who deplore the level of current popular songs -- although I admit they do seem to be recording almost anything these days. Have you heard Sesue Hayakawa's record of Remember Pearl Harbor? These same people who deplore the level of current popular songs and yet will sit around enthralled singing Jimmy crack corn and I don't care or Green Grow The Rushes, Oh! -- whatever that means. At any rate, for this elite I have here an ancient Irish ballad, which was written a few years ago, and which is replete with all the accoutrements of this art form. In particular, it has a sort of idiotic refrain, in this case rickety-tickety-tin you'll notice cropping up from time to time, running through, I might add, interminable verses. The large number of verses being a feature expressly designed to please the true devotees of the folk song who seem to find singing fifty verses of On Top Of Old Smokey is twice as enjoyable as singing twenty-five. This type of song also has what is known technically in music as a modal tune, which means -- for the benefit of any layman who may have wandered in this evening -- that I play a wrong note every now and then. This song though does differ strikingly from the genuine folk ballad in that in this song the words which are supposed to rhyme - actually do. I, ah, I really should say that - I do not direct these remarks against the vast army of folk song lovers, but merely against that peculiar hard core who seem to equate authenticity with artistic merit and illiteracy with charm. Oh, one more thing. One of the more important aspects of public folk singing is audience participation, and this happens to be a good song for group singing. So if any of you feel like joining in with me on this song, I'd appreciate it if you would leave -- right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellyoakvilla Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Listening to Nirvana - Live at Reading 1992 album. Quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted November 6, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2009 Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns and Money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted November 6, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted November 6, 2009 Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns and Money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starsailor9774 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 MC Burberry - You're My Mum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soprano Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 The river by the Boss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC-Prideofbrum Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Chipmunk - Oopsy Daisy and now Calvin Harris - Flashback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns and Money Criminally under rated was Warren. I love all his stuff but "Hit Somebody (the hockey song)" is genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted November 6, 2009 Author Share Posted November 6, 2009 The Kit Kats - 'That's The Way' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted November 7, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted November 7, 2009 Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns and Money Criminally under rated was Warren. I love all his stuff but "Hit Somebody (the hockey song)" is genius He's a very 'dark' artist, that's for sure. Some of his lyrics are absolute genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Watching Jools Holland here, mannn i could listen to Norah Jones' voice till the cows come home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 Larry & the Blue Notes - 'Night Of The Sadist' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xliosive Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 'Atmosphere' - Russ Abbott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 William Shatner - Rocket Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 7, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted November 7, 2009 (and an excellent drum cover) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted November 7, 2009 VT Supporter Share Posted November 7, 2009 Tuuuuune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 Delibes - 'Coppelia' Waltz, NPO Mackerras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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