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Post by sandawa on Sept 11, 2006 9:12:13 GMT 7
No problem, still into CD and SS anyway, but can't get away from my old vinyl files.
My favorite Stones song is "Wild Horses" simply because it was the tune me and wife danced to when she first entered our room after a long Australian academic engagement. The song, some said, was written by Mick Jagger for Marianne Faithful who was unfaithful claiming that in her younger years, she slept with every member of the Stones and the Beatles.
Wild Horses has been covered by many artists, including Dave Matthews and Jewel lately. Here's one for the hopeless romantics: This was in early '90s, I fetched my wife from the airport and when we got into the room, tight hugging followed. I checked my turntable (vinyl dominated my collection back then) and to my disppointment it was a Stones album. I looked for a slow number and found Wild Horses.
It was while me and wife were dancing that the song's lyrics became important for me. Things I would have wanted to say to my wife for years. For a few minutes, I allowed Mick to relay the message to her.
Yes, you may replicate the scene, but be aware of the consequence, unless you're ready to add one more child in these difficult days!
WILD HORSES' excerpt:
"Childhood living is easy to do The things you wanted I bought them for you Graceless lady you know who I am You know I can't let you slide through my hands
"Wild horses couldn't drag me away Wild, wild horses, we'll ride them someday
"I watched you suffer a dull aching pain Now you decided to show me the same No sweeping exits or offstage lines Could make me feel bitter or treat you unkind."
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Post by sandawa on Sept 11, 2006 9:19:42 GMT 7
I checked the original thread on the other board, buhay na naman. Pero nasimulan ko na 'to. Besides this is my favorite board -- I'll stay here and hope RU9, Bayonic, Foo, Mandrake, Zetroce and the others keep this active. Alam ko rin na maraming seryoso sa music at hifi dyan sa Commonwealth Audiofools group!
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Post by bukra on Sept 11, 2006 10:29:47 GMT 7
some more memorable songs - Doors (jose feliciano) Light my Fire, riders on the storm and breakon through; Don Mcleans American Pie at Vincent; gasgas na sa shakeys at sa kaka-play backwards ng mga konserbatibo pero noteworthy ang walang kupas na Hotel California at Stairway to Heaven at Freebird...
sa local music scene, of course famous ulo ng apo/clark bands na plakado (except vocals) ang top US/UK rock bands - ourdailybread maria cafra horoscope cyclone to name a few. sa maynila tumutugtog din sila sa sarungbanggi (iba naman yung alibangbang sa wawcubao). and who would forget quezonblvd opposite raon bilihan ng japanese pressed LPs- pag bitbit mo DP's machine head sikat ka!
"memories are made of these"
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Post by bukra on Sept 11, 2006 10:41:29 GMT 7
anybody know/ remember this song? lyrics copy/pasted from the net
what am i living for? (jon Marc & Johnny Almond)
Well I said to my best friend, can't you see what a mess I'm in? My daddy he taught me to drink whisky But my momma she died from a-drinkin' gin
My brother, he works in a coal mine, works so hard to get his pay My sister, she believes in sweet lord Jesus And she's waitin' for redemption day
What am I livin' for? Why am I living, why am I giving all my life To bring up a family, children, and wife Tell me my friend hasn't that been done before?
I remember my first job, I was singin' with a band Every payday came around I'd take my money from the man
He said "Now spend it wisely, boy, or save it while you have the time" But I got drunk on a stand And I blew the band Now I'm standing in the unemployment line
What am I livin' for? Why am I living, why am I giving all my life To bring up a family, children, and wife Tell me my friend hasn't that been done before?
I had me a sweet woman, mine until the sun don't shine I came home one morning, early And I found her with a friend of mine
It's not so much I needed her But oh, God, how to stay away I packed my bags, and I hit the road And I've never seen her to this day
What am I livin' for? Why am I living, why am I giving all my life To bring up a family, children, and wife Listen my friend, its been done before
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Post by bayonic on Sept 11, 2006 13:18:12 GMT 7
anybody know/ remember this song? lyrics copy/pasted from the net what am i living for? (jon Marc & Johnny Almond) What am I livin' for? Why am I living, why am I giving all my life To bring up a family, children, and wife Listen my friend, its been done before this used to be a favorite song of mine in college ... discovered this from listening to DZRJ's Through The Years program every Sundays. back then this song made me vow not to have kids ... now i have six
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Post by bayonic on Sept 11, 2006 13:42:06 GMT 7
staying with the Stones .... my favorite tune from them is Memory Motel ... from the album Back and Blue . it is imho the only notable track from the entire album. Memory Motel is in Long Island . It's near The Church Estate, which Andy Warhol bought in 1972. According to Arthur Schneider, who owns the Memory Motel, The Stones stayed at Warhol's estate when they were on tour in 1975-'76. (They were good friends with Warhol, who designed the Sticky Fingers album cover.) Since the Memory Motel was the only place in the area with a pool table and a piano, The Stones would occasionally come by and hang out at the bar. The owners at the time were not impressed - they hated The Stones. It's widely speculated that "Hannah Honey" with the curled nose is none other than Carly Simon. Jagger had been romantically linked to Carly around this time, and her physical traits are eerily similar to the song's descriptions. One theory is that Simon wrote "You're So Vain" after a one-night-stand with Jagger at The Memory Motel. Simon has never said who that song is about. On a personal note , my youngest daughter's name is Hannah Hannah honey was a peachy kind of girl Her eyes were hazel And her nose were slightly curved We spent a lonely night at the Memory Motel It's on the ocean, I guess you know it well It took a starry NIGHT to steal my breath away Down on the water front Her hair all drenched in spray
Hannah baby was a honey of a girl Her eyes were hazel And her teeth were slightly curved She took my guitar and she began to play She sang a song to me Stuck right in my brain
You're just a memory of a love That used to be You're just a memory of a love That used to mean so much to me
She got a mind of her own And she use it well Well she's one of a kind She's got a mind She got a mind of her own And she use it mighty fine
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Post by bayonic on Sept 11, 2006 14:12:36 GMT 7
the song : When I Turn Off The Living Room Lights the album : The Great Lost Kinks Album the band : The Kinks
from Wikipedia : The Great Lost Kinks Album is a 1973 LP collection of unreleased material issued by Reprise Records, after The Kinks had moved to RCA. The tracks were recorded between 1966 and 1970, and master tapes were shipped to the US Reprise Label in the early 1970's to fulfill contractual obligations with that label. Kinks leader and songwriter Ray Davies intended the songs to remain unreleased "collateral" tracks for Reprise. Davies and the Kinks management were not forewarned of the album, and they learned of it from the US Billboard record chart. Davies instituted legal action against Reprise, which resulted in the Reprise discontinuing the album in 1975. It became an immediate collector's item, and most of the songs remained officially unreleased until the 1998 reissue of Kinks albums with bonus tracks. Some are still available only on old LPs or unofficial bootleg albums. Several of these were released on the 1971 Reprise compilation Kink Kronikles.
the song "When I Turn Off The Living Room Light" is easily one of the funniest songs I've ever heard . A lot of songs serve to set the stage for a romantic evening ... this is not one of them.
Who cares if you're Jewish, And your breath smells of garlic, And your nose is a shiny red light. To me you are gorgeous, And everything's right, When I turn off the living room light.
Your clothes are old-fashioned, Your knuckles are bony, Your hair looks a terrible sight. But I don't have to see you, The way that you are, When I turn off the living room light. When I turn off the living room light. I don't have to see you, The way that you are, When I turn off the living room light.
Well it's not that you are ugly, And I'm not being cruel, It helps me to relax, dear, It helps to keep me cool. Now I am not intending, To make you feel ashamed, What's wrong in me pretending? 'Cause you can't help being plain.
Your nose may be bulbous, Your face may be spotty, Your skin may be wrinkled and tight. But I don't want to see you, The way that you are, So I turn off the living room light.
We don't feel so ugly, We don't feel so draggy, We don't feel so twisted up tight. And we don't feel as ugly as we really are, When we turn off the living room light. When we turn off the living room light. We don't feel as ugly as we really are, When we turn off the living room light.
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Post by bukra on Sept 11, 2006 15:29:52 GMT 7
rollingstones = sir bayonic, aside from what am i living for, fave ko rin yung "i'll be leaving soon" ng Mark-Almond Band. memories pa? fleetwood mac's Sentimental Lady ;D Written by bob welch. You are here and warm But I could look away and youd be gone Cause we live in a time When meaning falls in splinters from our lives And thats why Ive travelled far Cause I come so together where you are And all of the things that I said that I wanted Come rushing by in my head when Im with you 14 joys and a will to be merry And all of the things that we say are very Sentimental gentle wind Blowing through my life again Sentimental lady Gentle one Now you are here today But easily you might just go away Cause we live in a time When paintings have no color, words dont rhyme And thats why Ive travelled far Cause I come so together where you are And all of the things that I said that I wanted Come rushing by in my head when Im with you 14 joys and a will to be merry And all of the things that we say are very Sentimental gentle wind Blowing through my life again Sentimental lady Gentle one You are here and warm But I could look away and youd be gone Cause we live in a time When meaning falls in splinters from our lives And thats why Ive travelled far Cause I come so together where you are Yes and all of the things that I said that I wanted Come rushing by in my head when Im with you 14 joys and a will to be merry And all of the things that we say are very Sentimental gentle wind Blowing through my life again Sentimental lady Gentle one Sentimental gentle wind Blowing through my life again Sentimental lady Gentle one Sentimental gentle wind Blowing through my life again Sentimental lady Gentle one Well sentimental gentle wind Blowing through my life again Sentimental lady Gentle one
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Post by sandawa on Sept 11, 2006 17:23:44 GMT 7
I believe "Sentimental Lady" was the first major hit by Fleetwood Mac in early '70s. When Bob left the group, he re-issued the song, which again made it to top of the charts.
Mention of Fleetwood Mac, brings me back two decades ago. While gypsy girl Stevie Nicks has been a personal favorite -- her live version of "Landslide" is simply fantastic -- it was Christine McVie's "Songbird" that made it to the list of songs sung during my wedding.
Here's an excerpt:
"For you, there'll be no more crying, For you, the sun will be shining, And I feel that when I'm with you, It's alright, I know it's right
"To you, I'll give the world to you, I'll never be cold 'Cause I feel that when I'm with you, It's alright, I know it's right.
"And the songbirds are singing, Like they know the score, And I love you, I love you, I love you, Like never before."
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Post by Lordfoo on Sept 11, 2006 19:40:10 GMT 7
My DAD passed away more than 2 years ago...i miss him a lot.
One afternon, late last year... on the date of his death anniversary, i was doing some woodworking while listening to one of my favourite stations. 104.3 BR when what do you know but the lady DJ spun a vinyl track of the song that starts... OH MY PAPA....to me he was so wonderful... oh my papa, to me he was so good...
Suffice to say that suddenly the world stopped for me except for the song and my memories of my PAPA...who loved music as much as I do.
He bought my brothers and me our first tube unit. One of those Magnavox monsters with 15 inch woofers in brown boxes... a turntable with plastic arms.... and a tube reel tape recorder. He'd let us play our Long Playing records at full blast all day long on weekends. (Led Zep, Savoy Brown, Allman Bros., Santana)
My father loved guitar music. He bought us our first acoustic guitar. (my mother bought the Violin and the Piano). I heard the song Oh my papa so many times through those equipment..years and years ago...i heard it again when DAD made his last trip... but that Sunday afternoon, listening to BR, the Song became so memorable to me. I can't listen to it anymore with out feeling a catch in my throat and a constriction in my chest.
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Post by sandawa on Sept 12, 2006 7:36:24 GMT 7
Foo, that makes me remember my dad -- still alive -- who was also into hifi and music. When I was a kid, he had those old tube amps and big ElectroVoice, RCA and Magnavox consoles, until he shifted to solid state since he had access to newer models from Japan when his younger brother became close to the Elizaldes, Sony's partner here back in the '60s.
My dad plays the piano but does his best with his violin. Unfortunately we kids forgot to play those instruments now, after the dark green German piano was sold to a collector for an offer my mom could not refuse when I was in teens, though he kept his violin and still plays for us during reunions. His hifi was all gone now although he still listens to old music in a vintage Onkyo and Sony system I once gifted him with.
My dad introduced me to the sound of the Beatles, Elvis, Pat Boone, Connie Francis, Paul Anka, Buddy Holly, all those Sun Records (78s) artists, as well as big bands such as Enoch Light and Mantovani.
One of the tunes that he used to play when I was a kid was Buddy Holly's "It Doesn't Matter Anymore." the story goes that one day, Buddy asked his friend Paul Anka to write him a song, which unfortunately Paul forgot to do for so many months. An irritated Buddy who needed a song for a B-side of the old 45 record, called Paul for the song and the poor guy had to compose in just an hour to deliver to Buddy who was waiting in the studio.
The genius in Paul took over and the result was "It Doesn't Matter Anymore." Paul also recorded that song, which was covered by many artists, later.
Here's an excerpt:
"There you go and baby here am I Well you left me here so I could sit and cry Well golly gee what have you done to me Well I guess it doesn't matter anymore
"Do you remember baby last September How you held me tight each and every night Well whoops-a-daisy how you drove me crazy But I guess it doesn't matter any more"
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Post by RU9 on Sept 12, 2006 7:43:57 GMT 7
saside from what am i living for, fave ko rin yung ;i'll be leaving soon; ng Mark-Almond Band. First heard Mark-Almond's New York State Of Mind/Return To The City sa DZRJ. The first song was a Billy Joel creation. The hunt for this CD took years. I was able to get "To the Heart" CD from bb3 of WS. Will listen to "what am i living for" tonight. Tell Me To My Face from Twin Sons of Different Mothers by Tim Weisberg, Dan Fogelberg. Another catchy tune heard first on DZRJ.
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Post by sandawa on Sept 12, 2006 7:53:07 GMT 7
rollingstones = sir bayonic, aside from what am i living for, fave ko rin yung "i'll be leaving soon" ng Mark-Almond Band. That band also has a mellow version of Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind" now regarded as New York state's unofficial anthem.
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Post by RU9 on Sept 12, 2006 8:05:04 GMT 7
Mention of Fleetwood Mac, brings me back two decades ago. While gypsy girl Stevie Nicks has been a personal favorite -- her live version of Landslide; is simply fantastic -- it was Christine McVie's Songbird; that made it to the list of songs sung during my wedding. I am very familiar with Landslide, although I prefer the album version from this: Songbird from Rumours, the album that i never get tired of listening to. Both are now availble in an expanded edition and remastered well.
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Post by sandawa on Sept 12, 2006 9:07:46 GMT 7
Sorry for the pause, just got a package from the Thomas Jefferson Info Center. Hindi na TJCC -- no longer the monthly schedule of cultural events, instead a monthly dose of American propaganda. (Hey! Big Brother Is Monitoring Us.) How things have changed when you're a grown up.
Still reminiscing songs that my father used to play and one artist I don't hear anymore these days even from retro radio programs is Bill Haley and his Comets. The group popularized "Rock Around the Clock", "See You Later Alligator", and "Shake Rattle and Roll" -- songs that we usually associate with Chuck Berry. It's a pity I don't have any original Bill Haley in my present collection.
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Post by Lordfoo on Sept 12, 2006 10:03:02 GMT 7
anybody know/ remember this song? lyrics copy/pasted from the net what am i living for? (jon Marc & Johnny Almond) What am I livin' for? Why am I living, why am I giving all my life To bring up a family, children, and wife Listen my friend, its been done before this used to be a favorite song of mine in college ... discovered this from listening to DZRJ's Through The Years program every Sundays. back then this song made me vow not to have kids ... now i have six I also liked this song. Mark and Almond LPs ba ung may pictures of a pink bird? I assumed it was a pink flamingo. A flock of this birds is an awesome sight to behold.
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Post by mandrake on Sept 12, 2006 10:03:14 GMT 7
Sir Nani, thanks for sharing those wonderful experiences. I remember watching Bong's Batucada once at the Goethe House a long time ago. Unfortunately that was the only time I was able to go there...and I never got a chance to see any live performances at TJCC nor at the British Council (where I've never been to) . Sir, natumbok mo. It was "Strawberry Statement" alright; how could I have forgotten CSNY's and Thunderclap Newman's contribution to the soundtrack? Nasapawan talaga ng kanta ni Judy Collins. I surfed for more info on the movie and discovered the leading lady was Kim Darby. Hmmmmm...I can't relate the way I felt then with the way she looks. Must have been the context of the movie plus the song that made me feel that way. Kaya pala ng makita ko si Judy nakalimutan ko kaagad siya ;D. Reading your posts and those of others in this thread brought back a flood of almost forgotten memories... all those terrific songs performed by legendary artists, some of them gone, some barely hanging on now. I'd like to add "Dialogue Part 1 & 2" by Chicago. Included in their hit Chicago V album but also released as a single both in 1972, I think. I remember feeling guilty whenever I heard this song because if I had been part of this kind of dialogue in real life then, I would have taken the part of Peter. This during the turbulent early times of Marcos' repressive regime . I also found it remarkable because of it's sudden ending, with the last word "happen" cut in half. Featuring Terry Kath and Peter Cetera on vocals, the lyrics are surprisingly relevent even today: Part I Terry: Are you optimistic 'bout the way things are going? Peter: No, I never ever think of it at all Terry: Don't you ever worry When you see what's going down? Peter: No, I try to mind my business that is, no business at all Terry: When it's time to function as a feeling human being, will your Bachelor of Arts help you get by? Peter: I hope to study further a few more years or so. I also hope to keep a steady high Terry: Will you try to change things, use the power that you have the power of a million new ideas? Peter: What is this power you speak of and this need for things to change? I always thought that everything was fine Terry: Don't you feel repression just closing in around? Peter: No, the campus here is very, very free Terry: Does it make you angry the way war is dragging on? Peter: Well, I hope the President knows what he's into, I don't know Terry: Don't you ever see the starvation in the city where you live, all the needless hunger all the needless pain? Peter: I haven't been there lately, the country is so fine, but my neighbors don't seem hungry 'cause they haven't got the time Terry: Thank you for the talk you know you really eased my mind I was troubled by the shapes of things to come Peter: Well, if you had my outlook your feelings would be numb, you'd always think that everything was fine Part II Group: We can make it happen We can change the world now We can save the children We can make it better We can make it happen We can save the children We can make it happen Speaking of Bill Haley, he's my avatar in the other forum ;D
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Post by dana on Sept 12, 2006 10:41:30 GMT 7
Sirs Nani,Foo
Whenever I play my Dad's vinyl Ray Anthonys' Dream Dancing..., cant help but remember him also with fondness, missed him a lot too...My mom listens intently while sitting in her rocking chair...I consider this one of my prized possession, even got a spare copy from ichie...Sarap pakinggan,melody is so simple,tuneful and very relaxing...parang it just brings you back to the past...Ewan ko ba, but seems have this fondness listening to some bigbands like Les Elgart, Glenn Miller, Mantovani, jazz groups...
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Post by sandawa on Sept 12, 2006 11:01:35 GMT 7
Mandrake, how could I ever forget that song Dialogue. I miss those types of lyrics now, even Dylan's current song lyrics are not as good as when he was younger, starving, and looking for an audience for his songs in NY's Greenwich Village.
Remember Chicago's song Color My World, and the local radio stations would start with Kendrew Lascelles' poem "When All the Laughter Dies in Sorrow," (also recorded by Chicago)?
Here's the poem:
"When all the laughter dies in sorrow And the tears have risen to a flood When all the wars have found a cause In human wisdom and in blood Do you think they'll cry in sadness Do you think the eye will blink Do you think they'll curse the madness Do you even think they'll think When all the great galactic systems Sigh to a frozen halt in space Do you think there will be some remnant Of beauty of the human race Do you think there will be a vestige Or a sniffle or a cosmic tear Do you think a greater thinking thing Will give a d**n that man was here."
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Post by bukra on Sept 12, 2006 11:20:37 GMT 7
on the lighter side, for laughs & to cheer up my day - cheech & chong (born in east LA (spoof of d'boss bruce springsteens born in the u.s.a.; big bambu etc ) and chuck berry's my ding-a-ling (d best yung live performance hiwalay ang chorus ng lalake at babae) ;D * My Ding-A-Ling-A-Ling ============== When I was a little biddy boy My grandma bought me a cute little toy Two Silver bells on a string She told me it was my ding-a-ling-a-ling My Ding-A-Ling My Ding-A-Ling won't you play with My Ding-A-Ling My Ding-A-Ling My Ding-A-Ling won't you play with My Ding-A-Ling When I was little boy In Grammar school Always went by the very best rule But Evertime the bell would ring You'd catch me playing with my ding-a-ling Once while climbing the garden wall, Slipped and fell had a very bad fall I fell so hard I heard birds sing, But I held on to My ding-a-ling Once while swimming cross turtle creek Man them snappers right at my feet Sure was hard swimming cross that thing with both hands holding my dingaling Now this here song it ain't so bad Prettiest little song that you ever had And those of you who will not sing must be playing with your on Ding-a-ling
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