Posted on 03/04/2005 3:18:53 PM PST by qam1
War and the Joshua Tree are neck and neck, for me.
I glad somebody knows what that song was about.
LOL. Someone mentioned a sense of depression upon hearing Led Zeppelin as elevator music. When I hear a muzak version of Paradise City or Dr. Feelgood, then I know that I am ready for the old folks home.
That's about the only anti-suicide song that comes to mind for me, too. And then of course you had the fraternity party, strobe light dance anthem "White Lines" with the subtitle "Don't Do It" as well.
Holly Johnson (aka Frankie) shouldn't have "Relaxed" as he now has AIDS.
Hey, that stuff has come a long way! This aint Ohio either.
Ah, Grand Master Flash. My university radio station plays 80's music on friday nights. Unfortunately, the DJs were in Pampers when the songs were on the radio.
I heard "She Bop" as elevator music in the Wags at Roosevelt Field Mall as early as 1987.
Was it a Muzak version, though?
BTW: Cyndi Lauper jumped the shark when she wrestled Roddy Piper.
Oh, My God how could I forget Def Leppard, yes i did have the shirt. speaking of which... Guns and Roses, Asia, Mike Oldfield, Alan Parsons Project, Van Hallen, Scorps, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd...God so many excellent bands.
IMHO the eighties is/was the best time bar none.
The crap they deliver nowadays as music, makes me get diarrhea every time I am forced to listen to.
I was more of a "New Wave" fan, but alot of my guy friends were into Def Leppard, VH, Scorpions, etc...
Actually, my first concert was "The Police". My second was ZZ Top with Knight Rider! LOL!
Oh, you know - the usual.
U3.
Grateful Dead.
That's about it. Being an old fart is pretty limiting.
I hate to say it, but I'm a Dead fan too, to some extent. I never followed them from gig to gig supporting myself by selling woven hemp bracelets, but I can appreciate them.
You can't be that old, or you'd cite Perry Como and Tommy Dorsey.
I wish I could link to my iMixes on iTunes. I have a really cool Cocktail Party mix on there. It has some Bossa Nova by Brasil '66, a little Mel Torme, Nat "King" Cole, Judy Garland, Frank. It's pretty cool.
I have an eclectic taste in music, even though I'm a product of the '80's!
Picked up about 3,000 vinyls and about 2,000 CDs along the way, so I've got stuff to listen to forever. Have bought almost nothing since the late 80s, though - so much snarky, sucky stuff out there.
Got some Torme, Nat Cole and Sinatra in my pile too, next to the autographed Journey, Eddie Money and Tom Waits LPs. Count Basie, Aretha, lots of old Atlantic R&B (before the term "R&B" was changed to mean "really, truly, massively terrible crap").
You have good taste.
Your musical range is like mine. I have Sinatra next to Scottish folk music. Then, there is the Quiet Riot, Cure, Guns N Roses combo. I have a tonne of music from a multitude of genres. Heck, I have Gilbert and Sullivan in there as well. Bossa Nova and Samba are great fun.
I think a wide taste in music is a sign of refinement and intelligence, wouldn't you agree? LOL!
I could live without TV, actually I did recently for about three years, but had to resubscribe to satellite for the campaign; but I couldn't live without radio, both talk and music.
I got an iPod for Christmas and I'm having so much fun making various playlists. I found a great album called "Cubapercussion" on iTunes. It's classical music with a Latin beat. It's pretty neat!
You are added, Welcome
Hmmm...a former LI'er from the early 80s, huh? Did you have a "Save the OBI" bumper sticker?
No I never had one, Though I used to love his commericals.
Like many of us, He was finally forced to flee and re-opened the OBI in Key West.
What artists do you have on your Bossa Nova playlist?
I have some mixes I downloaded but my own cds are all brasil66
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