10 best songs you've ever heard
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Primula Baggins
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There really is a Eurovision song contest? 
And here I thought it was a Monty Python joke. (You know, the one where the big winner is "Bing Tiddle-tiddle Bong!")
And here I thought it was a Monty Python joke. (You know, the one where the big winner is "Bing Tiddle-tiddle Bong!")
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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Eurovision
I believe it happens every year.
I wanted to listen to the Finnish song, but it costs over a euro to download the song.
Eurovision
I believe it happens every year.
I wanted to listen to the Finnish song, but it costs over a euro to download the song.
Found the music video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 6522776701
Seems awful American with the cheerleaders...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 6522776701
Seems awful American with the cheerleaders...
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Hard Rock Hallelujah!
Hard Rock Hallelujah!
The saints are crippled
On this sinners' night
Lost are the lambs with no guiding light
The walls come down like thunder
The rocks about to roll
It's The Arockalypse
Now bare your soul
All we need is lightning
With power and might
Striking down the prophets of false
As the moon is rising
Give us the sign
Now let us rise up in awe
Rock 'n roll angels bring that Hard Rock Hallelujah
Demons and angels all in one have arrived
Rock 'n roll angels bring that Hard Rock Hallelujah
In God's creation supernatural high
The true believers
Thou shall be saved
Brothers and sisters keep strong in the faith
On the day of Rockoning
It's who dares, wins
You will see the jokers soon'll be the new kings
All we need is lightning
With power and might
Striking down the prophets of false
As the moon is rising
Give us the sign
Now let us rise up in awe
Rock 'n roll angels bring that Hard Rock Hallelujah
Demons and angels all in one have arrived
Rock 'n roll angels bring that Hard Rock Hallelujah
In God's creation supernatural high
Wings on my back
I got horns on my head
My fangs are sharp
And my eyes are red
Not quite an angel
The one that fell
Now choose to join us or go straight to Hell
Hard Rock Hallelujah!
Hard Rock Hallelujah!
Hard Rock Hallelujah!
Hard Rock Hallelujah!
Rock 'n roll angels bring that Hard Rock Hallelujah
Demons and angels all in one have arrived
Rock 'n roll angels bring that Hard Rock Hallelujah
In God's creation supernatural high
Hard Rock Hallelujah!
Altogether now....
Hard Rock Hallelujah!
The saints are crippled
On this sinners' night
Lost are the lambs with no guiding light
The walls come down like thunder
The rocks about to roll
It's The Arockalypse
Now bare your soul
All we need is lightning
With power and might
Striking down the prophets of false
As the moon is rising
Give us the sign
Now let us rise up in awe
Rock 'n roll angels bring that Hard Rock Hallelujah
Demons and angels all in one have arrived
Rock 'n roll angels bring that Hard Rock Hallelujah
In God's creation supernatural high
The true believers
Thou shall be saved
Brothers and sisters keep strong in the faith
On the day of Rockoning
It's who dares, wins
You will see the jokers soon'll be the new kings
All we need is lightning
With power and might
Striking down the prophets of false
As the moon is rising
Give us the sign
Now let us rise up in awe
Rock 'n roll angels bring that Hard Rock Hallelujah
Demons and angels all in one have arrived
Rock 'n roll angels bring that Hard Rock Hallelujah
In God's creation supernatural high
Wings on my back
I got horns on my head
My fangs are sharp
And my eyes are red
Not quite an angel
The one that fell
Now choose to join us or go straight to Hell
Hard Rock Hallelujah!
Hard Rock Hallelujah!
Hard Rock Hallelujah!
Hard Rock Hallelujah!
Rock 'n roll angels bring that Hard Rock Hallelujah
Demons and angels all in one have arrived
Rock 'n roll angels bring that Hard Rock Hallelujah
In God's creation supernatural high
Hard Rock Hallelujah!
Altogether now....
The Vinyamars on Stage! This time at Bag End
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I'm very late to this thread, but songs are so personal I can't resist the urge to delare my trump.
I take the "song" part seriously here. Words and music, not just sonic glory of the instrumental sort. I'm honoring the blend of w and m in my choices. "Samba pa' ti" is wonderful, but it is guitar and rhythm without vocal. Of course, acapella qualifies because it is indeed words and music.
Even 100 choices would not be enough, but this will show the flavor of the bo baby t collection. It comes from all eras.
No jazz. No symphonic. A person with a single un-amped instrument could perform any of them in a coffee house. Songs, some of them recorded by many many others, but I'll recommend my favorite.
No real order, just bulleted.
Gentle Annie, credited to Stephen Foster.
Plenty of versions. I recommend the McGarrigles, but who could butcher it (except me in the shower)?
What'll I Do, by Irving Berlin.
Written for his mother, it is generic enough for any loss and lament.
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning, by Mann and Hilliard.
Without Sinatra it might not make the list. But the song is forever linked to the man, and so it should be.
The Broad Majestic Shannon, by Shane MacGowan.
Several could have come from master Shane, but this one from "If I Should Fall" never fails to move me. Play it at my final service, please.
Straight to Hell, by Joe Strummer.
Could have chosen "Wrong 'em Boyo", but this sticks to me tighter, thanks maybe to Topper's rhythm contributions. Tests my "one man could perform" limit. Even so.
The Dreamin', by Tom Russell.
It's about whiskey and the immigrant experience and being Irish and being Norwegian in a new world. If you don't know this album, "The Man From God Knows Where", then your collection is incomplete.
Shiver Me Timbers, by Tom Waits.
It is set in time and in place but the metaphor of being adrift while anchored in unforgettable. All this wafting about is held in place by a perfect melody.
Ripple, by Hunter/Garcia.
Like the Dead or not, this is a great song. Jerry delivers it well, though very untextured in the later years. I recommend The Persuasions version . . . yes, the acapella group. They did an album of Grateful Dead songs. Really. It's called "Might As Well" and it's great.
No Man's Land, by Eric Bogle.
Could just as easily choose "The Band Played Waltzing Mathilda", but this is less known and just as great. It also deals with WWI.
The Mary Ellen Carter, by Stan Rodgers.
Our Canadian brethren will know this one. I saw Stan perform it solo many times, but never with the band. It remains a rousing, one-man classic that I put on whenever I feel overwhelmed by adversity.
And as a comment on it all, let's put on "Tower of Song" by Leonard Cohen. Tis a tower indeed, and I haven't even given Hank Williams a room yet. He'll just have to sleep in his car.
I take the "song" part seriously here. Words and music, not just sonic glory of the instrumental sort. I'm honoring the blend of w and m in my choices. "Samba pa' ti" is wonderful, but it is guitar and rhythm without vocal. Of course, acapella qualifies because it is indeed words and music.
Even 100 choices would not be enough, but this will show the flavor of the bo baby t collection. It comes from all eras.
No jazz. No symphonic. A person with a single un-amped instrument could perform any of them in a coffee house. Songs, some of them recorded by many many others, but I'll recommend my favorite.
No real order, just bulleted.
Gentle Annie, credited to Stephen Foster.
Plenty of versions. I recommend the McGarrigles, but who could butcher it (except me in the shower)?
What'll I Do, by Irving Berlin.
Written for his mother, it is generic enough for any loss and lament.
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning, by Mann and Hilliard.
Without Sinatra it might not make the list. But the song is forever linked to the man, and so it should be.
The Broad Majestic Shannon, by Shane MacGowan.
Several could have come from master Shane, but this one from "If I Should Fall" never fails to move me. Play it at my final service, please.
Straight to Hell, by Joe Strummer.
Could have chosen "Wrong 'em Boyo", but this sticks to me tighter, thanks maybe to Topper's rhythm contributions. Tests my "one man could perform" limit. Even so.
The Dreamin', by Tom Russell.
It's about whiskey and the immigrant experience and being Irish and being Norwegian in a new world. If you don't know this album, "The Man From God Knows Where", then your collection is incomplete.
Shiver Me Timbers, by Tom Waits.
It is set in time and in place but the metaphor of being adrift while anchored in unforgettable. All this wafting about is held in place by a perfect melody.
Ripple, by Hunter/Garcia.
Like the Dead or not, this is a great song. Jerry delivers it well, though very untextured in the later years. I recommend The Persuasions version . . . yes, the acapella group. They did an album of Grateful Dead songs. Really. It's called "Might As Well" and it's great.
No Man's Land, by Eric Bogle.
Could just as easily choose "The Band Played Waltzing Mathilda", but this is less known and just as great. It also deals with WWI.
The Mary Ellen Carter, by Stan Rodgers.
Our Canadian brethren will know this one. I saw Stan perform it solo many times, but never with the band. It remains a rousing, one-man classic that I put on whenever I feel overwhelmed by adversity.
And as a comment on it all, let's put on "Tower of Song" by Leonard Cohen. Tis a tower indeed, and I haven't even given Hank Williams a room yet. He'll just have to sleep in his car.
Stan Rogers!
Yes, The Mary Ellen Carter does rather stir the blood, eh?
Teh thing about Rogers is, he wasn't a Maritimes boy at all, at all, but was born in the Navel of Canada: Ontario.
I think you are heavy on the Irish, and who can blame you?
As long as you leave John McDermott off yer list, boyo, I'm kewl with yer taste.
Yes, The Mary Ellen Carter does rather stir the blood, eh?
Teh thing about Rogers is, he wasn't a Maritimes boy at all, at all, but was born in the Navel of Canada: Ontario.
I think you are heavy on the Irish, and who can blame you?
As long as you leave John McDermott off yer list, boyo, I'm kewl with yer taste.
Dig deeper.
If it has to be 'pop':
American Pie - Don Maclean
Let it Be
Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello
Atomic -Blondie
That's Entertainment - The Jam
Bat out of Hell- Meatloaf
The Victory- Steeleye Span (I supose this is dangerously close to folk)
Goodbye to Love - The Carpenters
Building a Mystery - Sarah MacLachlan
Songbird- Fleetwood Mac
But for a real historical perspective
The Agincourt Song
Heart of Oak
Rule Britannia
La Marseillaise
Over the Hills and Far Away
Men of Harlech
Guide me O Thou Great Redeemer
Jerusalem
Thine Be the Glory (or See the Conquering Hero)
O Come all ye Faithful.
American Pie - Don Maclean
Let it Be
Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello
Atomic -Blondie
That's Entertainment - The Jam
Bat out of Hell- Meatloaf
The Victory- Steeleye Span (I supose this is dangerously close to folk)
Goodbye to Love - The Carpenters
Building a Mystery - Sarah MacLachlan
Songbird- Fleetwood Mac
But for a real historical perspective
The Agincourt Song
Heart of Oak
Rule Britannia
La Marseillaise
Over the Hills and Far Away
Men of Harlech
Guide me O Thou Great Redeemer
Jerusalem
Thine Be the Glory (or See the Conquering Hero)
O Come all ye Faithful.
Ooo, Agincourt is magnificent. It's sea chanties for me. Twiddles for choice, or Dark Lady or For Me Grog.
The rest of my favorites are the best songs you've never heard. Not even Rodeczka.
The rest of my favorites are the best songs you've never heard. Not even Rodeczka.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
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Hard. Top 10 Albums would be easier for me.
1. A Day in the Life -The Beatles
2. The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel
3. Imagine -John Lennon
4. For Ireland I'd not Tell her Name -Robin Bullock
5. Saint Simon -The Shins
6. Comfortably Numb -Pink Floyd
7. Subterranean Homesick BLUES -Bob Dylan
8. Don't Think Twice -Peter, Paul and Mary
9. Rocky Racoon -The Beatles
10. Dream a Little Dream of Me -Chilton Price
The songs are my favorite as recorded by the artist listed.
I could do this for years and never be satisfied.
1. A Day in the Life -The Beatles
2. The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel
3. Imagine -John Lennon
4. For Ireland I'd not Tell her Name -Robin Bullock
5. Saint Simon -The Shins
6. Comfortably Numb -Pink Floyd
7. Subterranean Homesick BLUES -Bob Dylan
8. Don't Think Twice -Peter, Paul and Mary
9. Rocky Racoon -The Beatles
10. Dream a Little Dream of Me -Chilton Price
The songs are my favorite as recorded by the artist listed.
I could do this for years and never be satisfied.
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