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PJ Matthews
15-09-2002, 16:59
So whats your fav classic golden oldies? Oldies - ummm nothing this side of 93.
My Oldies:

Beach boys - I get around
The turtles - Eleanor
Bee Gees - I started a joke

I can probably go on for ever but thats ya starting point.
Meddler
15-09-2002, 17:11
Anything by Clapton...Leyla(spelling?)is a fave.....Kinks...Lola....Queen and Status Quo r all heard frequently in our house. :D :D :D
iggy
15-09-2002, 19:20
classic=what time range
?
demonixz
15-09-2002, 19:49
Hey Jude - Beatles

Good Vibrations - Beach Boys

Sex Machine - James Brown

Old music is better than new music.
scottie
15-09-2002, 19:56
how about Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry for a real classic?
PJ Matthews
15-09-2002, 21:36
iggy ive said already - nothing this side of 93
Zozart
15-09-2002, 23:33
Blondie - Rapture
[GPO]Solitaire
16-09-2002, 00:20
How classic you guys wanting?

Scremin Jay Hawkins "Heart attack & vine"!

Or

Wagners "Ride of the Valkyries" great music if you got some really big bass speekers and amps :)

Iron Maden "Run to the hills" or "Phantom of the opera"

anything by Queen

or Joe Dolche's "****tupa your face"

lol
InfamousButcher
16-09-2002, 02:13
PJ...Have you heard Faith No More's cover version of "I started a joke"?

Worth investigating - it's a top tune.

IB.
PJ Matthews
16-09-2002, 02:47
I have heard a few different versions - one fav is Wallflowers - ill check out your suggestion though.
iggy
16-09-2002, 04:03
soz pj, my drug addled mind a bit selective bout what it sees :P

hmm, theres so amny good songs.

johnny B goode
War
apache, fbi - shadows
blue suede shoes, heartreak hotel - the king, baybee
cant think ofany more song names, total brainfreeze, rebboting
Graeme*Kustom*
16-09-2002, 19:39
Hmmm

Maybe some old tunes by The Police or The Smiths.

Or the Pixies. They're classic :)
Alan
17-09-2002, 01:54
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Hey Man - Rare Bird
Heavy Load - Free
Lines on My Face - Peter Frampton
Throw Down The Sword - Wishbone Ash
Yours is no disgrace - Yes
Molten Gold - Paul Kossoff
Reelin' in the years - Steely Dan
Be My Friend - Free
Toussant L'Overture - Santana
Perfect Stranger - Deep Purple
That'll do for now.
iggy
17-09-2002, 03:08
totally forgot bout the pixies, which is amazin, co s there in me sig.

everything by queen
Moldiver
17-09-2002, 19:52
Blue oyster cult - dont fear the reaper
bagpuss
17-09-2002, 22:03
Thought i'd add my two pence to the equation !(in no particular order!)

Love will tear us apart - Joy Division
Waterloo sunset - the Kinks
Paint it black - the ' stones
Thats entertainment - the jam
The model - Kraftwerk
China Girl - Bowie

lots more besides but i'm not going to bother typing them all ;)

[ 17 September 2002: Message edited by: bagpuss ]
ZeRo
20-09-2002, 11:51
my mum has some of these on her pc and shes 45.... :)

snow - informer

was out 92 or 93 i think
Meddler
20-09-2002, 15:10
I bet she'd have a fit if she saw her age posted on the forum!!!! :D :D :D :D
GTi
20-09-2002, 20:18
Right then

Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
Led Zeppelin - D'yer Mak'er, Stairway to Heaven
Nazareth - Love Hurts
Del Shannon - Runaway
Dusty Springfield - You don't have to say you love me
Amen Corner - (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice
Derek & The Dominoes - Layla
The Kinks - Lola
Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bread - Everything I Own
Too many Queen, Meat Loaf to list.

and of Course Bee Bumble & the Stingers Nut Rocker...... a classic

[ 20 September 2002: Message edited by: GTi ]
Meddler
20-09-2002, 21:33
Oooh! Tears in Heaven...that one was released right after my 12 year old German Shepherd had to be put to sleep.....where r those paper tissues???? :( :(
Moldiver
22-09-2002, 13:15
That song was written about his child that fell from his hotel window :(
Meddler
22-09-2002, 17:04
I know it was....it was so sad....and my or should I say our GSD was just like a child to us......<<reaches for the tissues again>> ;)
PJ Matthews
23-09-2002, 23:46
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
Craig
24-09-2002, 17:43
Originally posted by Moldiver:
<STRONG>That song was written about his child that fell from his hotel window :(</STRONG>

can i take it that the song called bounce wasn't inspired from it?
SORRY, I HAD TO SAY IT

i'll leave now then.

oh, and anything by queen
IAIN
24-09-2002, 22:16
Well,how about
PATTI SMITH-BECAUSE THE NIGHT
DAVID BOWIE-STARMAN
DAVID BOWIE-HEROES
MEATLOAF-ANYTHING FOR LOVE
BEACH BOYS-GOOD VIBRATIONS
GREYHOUND-BLACK AND WHITE
WALKER BROTHERS-THE SUN AINT GONNA SHINE ANYMORE
Moldiver
24-11-2002, 14:57
Originally posted by Craig:
<STRONG>can i take it that the song called bounce wasn't inspired from it?
</STRONG>

Craig your going to Hell :)
Olicg
24-11-2002, 15:55
any queen stuff rules
paranoid by black sabbath
under the bridge and blood sugar sex magik by RHCP
cant be bothered to list anymore!
scottie
24-11-2002, 17:59
Won't get fooled again - The Who

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Hear my train a coming - Jimi Hendrix

Whole Lotta Rosie - AC/DC

Over the Hills and Far Away - Led Zeppelin

Oh and the one that started the whole Rock and Roll era -

Robert Johnson - The Crossroads (circa 1929!!!!!)

These are all Classic proper :D
Forthy
24-11-2002, 23:57
"Birdhouse in your soul" - They might be Giants

Need I say more? :D
johnwibble
14-12-2002, 00:15
Velvet Underground - Heroin
sazzy
09-01-2003, 20:15
the eagles - hotel california
pink floyd - <any of theirs>
foundations - build me up buttercup (i dont know if that counts!!!)
loadsa love sazzyxxx:D:D:D:D