OK - Heres a twist on a theme.........Fav songs..........but............

ICBM

monquixote said:

I find it odd when bands a momentarily heralded as the future of music and then become a byword for all that's naff and should be ridiculed. In the 90's it seemed to happen with Gomez, Kula Shaker and Reef. 

It does seem a little unfair. Gomez and Reef weren't that naff and ridiculous really.

mike_l

EricTheWeary said:

mike_l said:

Ace of Spades

I love Ace of Spades. I have recently been strumming the slow blues version plus the Hayseed Dixie version is tres awesome but the original is still great.

I don't want to live for ever! Hmmm...

Apparantly Lemmy sings "The 8 of spades" live as he hates the songs......

EricTheWeary

mike_l said:

EricTheWeary said:

mike_l said:

Ace of Spades

I love Ace of Spades. I have recently been strumming the slow blues version plus the Hayseed Dixie version is tres awesome but the original is still great.

I don't want to live for ever! Hmmm...

Apparantly Lemmy sings "The 8 of spades" live as he hates the songs......

having seen Motorhead live (twice) I'm fairly sure no one could tell wether he has any of the words right or not.

EricTheWeary

bobblehat said:

Wanted Dead or Live - Bon Jovi

Truly great song

I used to sing 'on a stale horse I ride' ( as in my horse is a bit knackered now, its gone stale) until MrsTheWeary pointed out it is steel horse. So, always good for a laugh at my expense in our household that song.
:-<

monquixote

ICBM said:

monquixote said:

I find it odd when bands a momentarily heralded as the future of music and then become a byword for all that's naff and should be ridiculed. In the 90's it seemed to happen with Gomez, Kula Shaker and Reef. 

It does seem a little unfair. Gomez and Reef weren't that naff and ridiculous really.

I think Reef blamed Chris Evans for the "It's your letters" thing (which they were told would be a one off). They became linked in peoples minds to the nadir of the aftermath of britpop.

mike_l

EricTheWeary said:

Apparantly Lemmy sings "The 8 of spades" live as he hates the songs......

having seen Motorhead live (twice) I'm fairly sure no one could tell wether he has any of the words right or not.

Funnily, I've the 'head twice and couldn't tell what he sings*. On any songs.

 

*loosest possible definition of "sings"....

EricTheWeary

mike_l said:

EricTheWeary said:

Apparantly Lemmy sings "The 8 of spades" live as he hates the songs......

having seen Motorhead live (twice) I'm fairly sure no one could tell wether he has any of the words right or not.

Funnily, I've the 'head twice and couldn't tell what he sings*. On any songs.

 

*loosest possible definition of "sings"...

many, many years ago my blues band played a biker festival thingy that Motorhead headlined. We were scheduled to play at the same time as them but on a different stage. So, predictably, we started playing to almost nobody but after about 15 minutes we had a full crowd. People told us they liked Motorhead but after a few songs it was all so much the same they felt they had had enough.
When we finished I managed to catch the end of their set which very much could have been any four Motorhead songs. 

IanSavage

EricTheWeary said:

I used to sing 'on a stale horse I ride' ( as in my horse is a bit knackered now, its gone stale) until MrsTheWeary pointed out it is steel horse. So, always good for a laugh at my expense in our household that song.
:-<

Is that the Black Country version?

mike_l

EricTheWeary said:

When we finished I managed to catch the end of their set which very much could have been any four Motorhead songs. 

Funnily, although I like Motorhead, and play a few of their songs, I couldn't play an entire set. All their songs I know are in E minor and all are around the same tempo........

EricTheWeary

IanSavage said:

EricTheWeary said:

I used to sing 'on a stale horse I ride' ( as in my horse is a bit knackered now, its gone stale) until MrsTheWeary pointed out it is steel horse. So, always good for a laugh at my expense in our household that song.
:-<

Is that the Black Country version?

Ay up our Ian.

I don't think  I'm gerrin on a knackered oss scans all that well.

My old blues band used to do Oochie Coochie Mon, sung by Quarry Bonk Slim (I am not making this up).But then we were the Bo Dudleys...
^:)^

Deadman

Anything I like that suddenly gets used in a tv advert is a killer for me. Recent ones include:
Turin brakes - Fishing for a dream
Buzzcocks - Boredom
and
Hives - Tick tick boom

Kebabkid

I think "Sex on fire" and "Mr.Brightside" might be guilty contenders along with "Long train running"

Rocker

Can someone please explain 'cool'...

PolarityMan

Spaceman by Babylon Zoo fucking rocks...even the grunge bits.

EricTheWeary

PolarityMan;153742" said:

Spaceman by Babylon Zoo fucking rocks...even the grunge bits.

It was at number 1 when Eric Jr was born so I have a fondness for it.

dindude

Am I the only one with a soft spot for Nothing's Gonna Stop Us by Starship?

not_the_dj

dindude said:

Am I the only one with a soft spot for Nothing's Gonna Stip Us by Starship?

I certainly remember liking the fur coat flash in the video ;-) only recently found out it was Kim whatshername from Sex in the City in that film (mannequin)

mike_l

EricTheWeary said:

PolarityMan;153742" said:

Spaceman by Babylon Zoo fucking rocks...even the grunge bits.

It was at number 1 when Eric Jr was born so I have a fondness for it.

I was mostly drunk when it was no.1, so don't have much recollection of it...........

jaygtr

"Another brick in the wall".

I get really angry when the dj talks over the solo too.

RocknRollDave

I don't know if this one counts -

Town Called Malice by The Jam.

Billy Elliot brought it to a new audience, and we can't be the only wedding band playing it week in week out (wedding DJ's too, I expect) but...still such a great tune and a fine lyric to match.

This is the song that got me into the Jam in 1982 and 32 years later I can still listen to it without being sick of it.