I think music can give us a chance to know a bit more about each other as CC friends.
It’s hard to distill to such a small number and obviously it is just a sample.
And if you don’t know them, give them a whirl. Perhaps our playlists expand. lol.
Songs
How soon is now. - The Smiths
24k Magic. - Bruno Mars
Tempted - Squeeze
Simple Man- Lenyrd Skynrd
Under the bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Bands/Artists
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sublime
Little River Band
Frank Sinatra
Eagles
I was at a Big Data conference, someone from an online music firm talked about how people tell lies about what music they listen because they think others judge them based on their music taste. This person also admits what she tells people is different than what she actually listens.
Well that just takes a bit of fun out of an idea. Jeesh. Not exactly the first post I had envisioned. Lol
If anyone looks at my list - which is a diverse nerd fest - that doesn’t apply to me.
So I would think perhaps as anonymous posters we can be real. Are humans constitutionally incapable of honesty?
I need to admit I have low brow taste in music (among other things), but here goes:
Top 5 Song:
Thunder Road - Bruce
Solsbury Hill -Peter Gabriel
It’s Raining Men (yes, really) - Weather Girls
Wake up Everybody - Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes
Penny Lane ( or about 5 other Beatles songs)
Bands/Artists
Bruce Springsteen
Beatles
Frank Sinatra (My Way might be top 5 songs)
Michael Jackson (not PC, but what can I say?)
Fleetwood Mac
In addition, I cannot imagine the holidays without Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Brown Christmas.
Interesting topic!
I Want it That Way - Backstreet Boys
Will You be There - Michael Jackson
Thank You for Being a Friend - Andrew Gold
Blow Me One Last Kiss - Pink
The First Noel - Karla Bonoff
@houndmom and @OhiBro you just reminded me of songs and artists I love.
It’s raining men. lol. I just heard I can’t wait by new shooz. Yesterday. I really liked it. Hah.
Songs: no particular order
Back on the Chain Gang – Pretenders
Beautiful Day – U2
Touch of Grey – Grateful Dead
Waterloo Sunset – Kinks
(five varies)
Bands: no particular order
Springsteen
U2
REM
Frank Turner
Kinks
@garland. I could replace my list with yours.
Go to bands…
U2
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Billy Joel
Eminem
Zac Brown Band
Chris Stapleton
Ok. That’s could be more than half my list again. lol.
hope this can be a break from some of our more weightier and important threads here. ???♂️
Just going to do eight Bands/Artists, including some with solo careers (too many songs to choose from), no particular order. Could not get down to five.
REM (early years)
U2 (early years)
Bruce Springsteen (early years)
The Replacements
Sugar/Bob Mould
Son Volt/Jay Farrar/Uncle Tupelo
Jason Isbell
John Hiatt
Funny. I loved rem too when they first came out. They were a niche indie band and no one had heard of a music scene in Athens ga
Well, I used to like Simon & Garfunkel until I just went to ‘An Evening With Art Garfunkel’… Somebody needs to tell him it’s time to hang up his boots.
Kenny Loggins
Boy George (yes!)
Culture Club
Steely Dan
Mario Lanza (yes!)
Andrea Bocelli…and more…
Almost forgot about REM … and B52’s, the other Athens band. This thread is reminding me about some awesome artists!
I realized I can’t name songs very easily any more. Twenty years ago I could be more absolute. So…here’s my mixed bag of albums/songs (and not necessarily 5):
The Beatles’ The White Album: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Julia, Blackbird, Maxwell’s Silver Hammer…
The Beatles: Something
The Beatles: Hey Jude
The Beatles: Revolver: For No One, And Your Bird Can Sing…
I could just populate this list with Beatles songs…
Peter Gabriel: Solsbury Hill (Thanks @houndmom!)
Genesis: Duke Album
Stevie Wonder: Innervision
Joni Mitchell: River—I love the Sarah McLachlan version, too.
I could add so many more, including most Ella Fitzgerald songs.
Songs on my mind as my daughter prepares for college:
The Kinks: Most Respectable Man
XTC: Making Plans for Nigel
Im all right by Kenny loggins is my all time movie theme fav
And steely dan. Yes in so many ways.
Yes! I forgot Steely Dan’s Aja!
@Privatebanker “Im all right by Kenny loggins is my all time movie theme fav”
While I am a huge Caddy Shack gopher fan, Animal House’s Otis Day and The Nights or The Big Chill own that spot on my list.
Or John Cusack blairing Peter Gabriel’s “In your Eyes” in say anything or Simple Minds in Breakfast Club for single song in a movie moment.
Sorry I have to add five more.
Alanis Morisettes jagged little pill album. I know she’s angry but I like it - ok. Lol.
Guns and roses.
Paul Macartney & The wings era. Live and let die etc.
The cure. Yep. Pretty much all of it. lol.
The cars Boston Aerosmith j giels band and talking heads for the home town band favorites