Your Favourite Songs ... and why...

As some here may know I have a very varied taste in music – with a particular penchant for the 80s – especially early 80s. I was listening to my Walkman today

well I am old. I have stuff on it from Elvis to the Beatles, the Kings of Leon, Dubliners , Rolling Stones, Killers, Stereophonics, U2, Christy Moore, Lou Reed, Nirvana, Guns’n’Roses, Red Hot Chillies, Westlife , Bowie, Queen, the Doors and a host of others.



Then a song came on called Stay by Jackson Brown. Some of you may remember it (mid 70s!!!). But this is a 9 minute version – and the ‘chart’ version doesn’t kick in til about 6 minutes. The song is actually all about roadies. The twin bro introduced it to me a couple of years back and the minute I heard it – I loved it – a rare thing!!



The original conjures up early summers ‘down the country’ and the lyrics (love lyrics me) are just excellent! Have a listen – highly recommended. Then tell us some of your favourite tracks and why – keep it (relatively) clean!



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Ps RMD – did you go to that 50s night in January or were you barred cos of the Zimmer?

Stereophonics, coldplay and the sawdoctors are class! Best song ever? Green and Red of Mayo

There is no way that I can pick.

My favourite band however is Pantera and I hate Metallica.

Who on earth are they?

Heavy Metal bands

Are you a goth?

Admin wrote:There is no way that I can pick.

My favourite band however is Pantera and I hate Metallica.

I have millions of favs. Just share some with us and why - we may have missed them! (eg I love 'Time to say Goodbye' by Andy Bottyjelly and Sarah Brightperson)

My artists and my favourite songs from them

Garth Brooks...(could be here a while!)
Standing outside the fire
Ireland
The River
You move me
That summer
unanswered prayers
The dance
The thunder rolls
Callin' Baton Rogue

Eva Cssidy (versions, I know she didn't write them all)
Imagine
Songbird
Fields of Gold
True Colours

Bruce Springsteen
Born to run
Dancing in the Dark
Surfing USA

Mark Black/Frances Black/Dolores Keane/Sinead O Connor
Caledonia
A womans Heart
Wall of tears
Sonny don't go away
After the Ball
The Island

Bon Jovi
bed of roses
Bad medicince
wild in the streets
living on a prayer
you five love a bad name
on a saturday night
wanted dead or alive
always

Faith hill

The way you love me
when you tell me that you love me
there you'll be
mommys little girl


Oh God theres so many more to even name, I have a diverse taste to say the least!

Bullet For my valentine

Tears dont fall
Hearts burst into fire
Forever and Always

- Theyre my favourite cos they remind me of when I met Laura

Awww admins got a girlfriend!!

Nope. Use to.

Sorry...But they make you happy so it must have been good times? Was she a Armagh girl?

Depends on the mood really. I'm a rock chick who loves my Irish music roots.
NIRVANA are/were my favourite band but I also love The Fureys and Davy Arthur. I remember singng "The Whistling Gypsy" or "Kilkelly" and then the next day it would be "Lithium" or "All Apologies"

She was born in Craigavon but lives in C**ty Down.

And she was a prod and didnt like GAA. I could no longer live with that

In fact I must tell her.

Lol, ah your last post made me laugh...like a wee delayed reaction 'i must tell her'

Admin wrote:Bullet For my valentine

Tears dont fall
Hearts burst into fire
Forever and Always

- Theyre my favourite cos they remind me of when I met Laura

Is that Laura that Sami is chasing? Jeeze - the plot thickens.
ps Stop hoovering up the female sympathy Admin - its a real emetic!!

Shinners wrote:Depends on the mood really. I'm a rock chick who loves my Irish music roots.
NIRVANA are/were my favourite band but I also love The Fureys and Davy Arthur. I remember singng "The Whistling Gypsy" or "Kilkelly" and then the next day it would be "Lithium" or "All Apologies"

Smells Like Teen Spirit - dunno WTF poor old Kurt (RIP) is singing but its great stuff!

oi! it lasted 4 yrs! haha

Well Jayo if that is the case it's wasted on me, I'm settled with a good Derry man

Niamh_Derry wrote:good Derryman

Excellent oxymoron Niamh!

HAaha suhupa your face!!

Black Label Society - In this River

I'd mainly listen to chart music and just about anything that sounds good.

I listen to all types of stuff, old and new, mainstream and indie, a very wide spectrum of music! I honestly don't know if I could narrow down my favourite songs to a short list though, there's just too many!

Did anyone listen to the link on the first post - if so, what did you think - if not, why not!?!?!