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Topic 48 of 100: Favourite Song

Wed, Jun 10, 1998 (12:40) | Riette Walton (riette)
Wish I could say mine was a noble one with deep lyrics and beautiful
tune. But my ultimate current favourite is defenitely Chumbawamba's
Tubthumping.
64 responses total. 

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 1 of 64: Mike Griggs  (mikeg) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (04:53) * 34 lines
Me gonna hijack this topic slightly, if that's OK. Lyrics to my favourite song coming up:



I have been unfaithful
I have been unworthy
I have been unrighteous
And I have been unmerciful.
I have been uncreachable
I have been unteachable
I have been unweary
And I have been undesirable.
And sometimes, I have been unwise,
I've been undone by what I'm unsure of
But because of You, and all that you went through,
I know that i have never been unloved.

I have been unbroken
I have been unmended
I have been uneasy
And I have been unapproachable.
I've been unemotional
I've been unexceptional
I've been undecided
And I've been unqualified.
Unaware - I have been unfair
I've been unfit for blessings from above
But even I can see
The sacrifice You made for me
To show that i have never been unloved.

It's because of you, and all that you went through
I know that I have never been unloved.

(Michael W. Smith - "Never been Unloved") 


 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 2 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (07:14) * 3 lines
That's totally beautiful. Is the tune nice too? And it's a good idea for hijacking, because stupid me created the topic BEFORE seeing that it existed already. 



 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 3 of 64: Mike Griggs  (mikeg) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (08:17) * 2 lines
yeah, the tune's really nice, too :) i sat down and learnt it yesterday, but i haven't got it perfect yet. it's in my least favourite key, which makes it a bugger to play :) 


 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 4 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (12:27) * 1 lines
Which key?

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 5 of 64: Mike Griggs  (mikeg) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (12:29) * 2 lines
E major 


 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 6 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (12:34) * 2 lines
That IS a bugger on the guitar, and one of the reasons why I'll never be good, because you often use a B major chord while playing in E major, and my hands are just too small to be able to get it clear. Oh well.
Hey, Mike, we're on at the same time! 

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 7 of 64: Mike Griggs  (mikeg) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (12:39) * 2 lines
yup! b-major is a pain at the moment with my weak finger. and also on my guitar, which doesn't like those shaped chords particularly. not sure why. it's got a bit of an attitude problem :) 


 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 8 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (12:42) * 2 lines
The guitar is probably just playing hard to get.
Which finger was broken?

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 9 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (12:43) * 2 lines
Ha, if it was the forefinger, then ANY chord will be painful, except for E minor!
You'll have to play rap from now on!!!

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 10 of 64: Mike Griggs  (mikeg) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (12:44) * 1 lines
left hand, littlest one

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 11 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (12:48) * 1 lines
DAMN!!! That must have hurt like hell!! You poor thing. Won't it be very hard to get it back into shape again? I mean little fingers aren't even strong to start off with.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 12 of 64: Mike Griggs  (mikeg) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (12:50) * 4 lines
:-)

i'm exercising it lots, and it's improving. gonna go back to the hand surgeon in a couple of weeks or so. 


 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 13 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (12:56) * 1 lines
But there won't be any permanent damage, will there? 

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 14 of 64: Mike Griggs  (mikeg) * Sat, Jul 18, 1998 (15:49) * 1 lines
hopefully not, but one can never tell, i guess. i'll pay to have surgery, if necessary.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 15 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Sun, Jul 19, 1998 (01:01) * 1 lines
Mike, sorry I just left like that last night - I had to go smack some little buttocks for hitting one another on the head with Duplo elephants, and that upset me, so I didn't come back. But it was rude of me to just left like that. I'm sorry. 

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 16 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Sun, Jul 19, 1998 (01:02) * 1 lines
LEAVE like that. DAMN! I've got square eyes this morning!

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 17 of 64: Mike Griggs  (mikeg) * Sun, Jul 19, 1998 (08:53) * 1 lines
:-)) No worries. Did they enjoy the spanking? I would...;-)

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 18 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Sun, Jul 19, 1998 (11:03) * 2 lines
ha-ha! That's good to know - at least SOMEBODY would!
But no, they didn't, and there were lots of tears to dry afterwards, including my own.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 19 of 64: Autumn Moore  (autumn) * Fri, Sep 11, 1998 (11:59) * 1 lines
All time favorites include "What I like about you" and "Love Shack" for their dance-ability; "5 String Serenade" by Mazzy Star and anything by Tom Waits for poignancy; and a slew of other songs that make my heart beat faster and make me light up a cigarette when they come on the radio. (so many songs, so little time...)

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 20 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (09:57) * 1 lines
My favorite song is, "Smoke on the Water", by Deep Purple, Followed closely by, "Black Dog", by Led Zepplein.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 21 of 64: Autumn Moore  (autumn) * Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (15:55) * 1 lines
Oh geez, it's like living at home with my older brother again. Please don't say "Free Bird" by Lynrd Skynrd next.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 22 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Tue, Nov 17, 1998 (16:52) * 1 lines
I liked "Free Bird", but it was not one of my favorites. I listened to Lynrd Skynrd off and on. I was going to name "Ride My Sesaw", by the Moody Blues as my next favorite. This is more by association than by the music. I have a lot of happy memories associated with that song.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 23 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Wed, Nov 18, 1998 (02:57) * 2 lines
Who ARE these people?
Do the names 'Whigfield' or 'Funky Bob' not mean anything around here? 

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 24 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Wed, Nov 18, 1998 (04:31) * 1 lines
I have never heard of Whigfield or Funky Bob. bring some when you come over.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 25 of 64: nick a'hannay  (pmnh) * Thu, Nov 19, 1998 (02:56) * 11 lines
i love skynnrd but 'free bird' has to be
the (second) most overplayed overblown
tune in history... much prefer 'simple man',
'tuesday's gone', 'call me the breeze',
'needle and the spoon', et al...

(and do you really prefer 'smoke on the water'
to 'highway star'?)

how bout david bowie ('young americans' and (esp.)
'sufragette city')?

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 26 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Thu, Nov 19, 1998 (04:07) * 3 lines
I like everything I've heard by david bowie. "suffragette city" and "fame" are my two favorites by bowie.
YEA to Smoke On The Water.
lynnrd skynnrd is ok, i like it, but I'm not a real fan,

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 27 of 64: George Klos  (osceola) * Thu, Nov 19, 1998 (12:05) * 1 lines
I still have all my old Skynrd albums from high school.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 28 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Thu, Nov 19, 1998 (12:57) * 1 lines
All these young types!!! Skynnrd was popular when I was in college

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 29 of 64: Autumn Moore  (autumn) * Thu, Nov 19, 1998 (21:53) * 5 lines
Aha!! I knew there were closet Skynyrd fans around here!

I adore David Bowie, especially "Changes", "Rebel, Rebel" and "Diamond Dogs."

Riette, I have never heard of those artists either.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 30 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Fri, Nov 20, 1998 (01:44) * 2 lines
I also like music by the following: bare naked ladies, offspring, marilyn manson
nine inch nails and several others.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 31 of 64: Autumn Moore  (autumn) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (22:00) * 1 lines
I like BNL too. That Marilyn Manson is too much--over the top!

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 32 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (22:03) * 1 lines
Have you heard the new one by offspring?

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 33 of 64: Autumn Moore  (autumn) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (22:19) * 1 lines
Never heard of them.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 34 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (22:26) * 1 lines
O K now I know for sure that you don't live in Austin!

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 35 of 64: Autumn Moore  (autumn) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (22:55) * 1 lines
Never been to Texas!! I live 1 hour from Baltimore & Philadelphia, and 1 1/2 hours from DC in a rural area of Maryland.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 36 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (23:06) * 1 lines
Ever been to the Eastern Shore? That is my favorite part of maryland.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 37 of 64: Autumn Moore  (autumn) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (23:08) * 3 lines
Have I ever been to the Eastern Shore?! You ever seen an oil rig, Tex? :-)

What is your least favorite part?

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 38 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Sun, Nov 22, 1998 (23:11) * 1 lines
Most of the oil rigs I've seen were in Oklahoma, where I prospected for oil right after getting out of the army.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 39 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Tue, Nov 24, 1998 (08:55) * 1 lines
Is there any job you HAVEN'T done, roaming Tim?

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 40 of 64: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Nov 24, 1998 (09:18) * 2 lines
He hasn't been a roughneck, kind of surprising.


 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 41 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Tue, Nov 24, 1998 (09:59) * 3 lines
Let's see Riette. I've never been a doctor, lawyer, bricklayer, realtor, tv
repairman, lineman, that is about all I can think of, including terry's comment.
But given the right circumstances, I can learn.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 42 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (03:20) * 1 lines
The best way to learn is play....doctor etc...

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 43 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (13:06) * 1 lines
MMMM.... Sounds interesting, Riette, are you offering your skills?

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 44 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Wed, Nov 25, 1998 (13:08) * 2 lines
I've got the basic equipment, Riette, Is there anything I should buy besides a
little nitrous?

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 45 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Thu, Nov 26, 1998 (12:43) * 1 lines
I daresay any guy has the basic equipment; it's whether they know how to use it or not that makes the difference. Nothing extra required.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 46 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Thu, Nov 26, 1998 (18:04) * 1 lines
Very true, Riette, Very true. Extra's however, make things more fun sometimes.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 47 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Sat, Nov 28, 1998 (01:53) * 1 lines
Oh yeah? Name a few!

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 48 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Sat, Nov 28, 1998 (02:01) * 1 lines
Nitrous oxide, Oxygen, Body oil, whipped cream, I'm sure that you get the picture, Riette.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 49 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Sat, Nov 28, 1998 (16:06) * 4 lines
ha-ha!!
slut sauce too???

(could not resist!!!) 

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 50 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Sat, Nov 28, 1998 (19:26) * 1 lines
I see, Riette. you definitely get the picture.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 51 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Mon, Nov 30, 1998 (02:41) * 1 lines
Artists do that.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 52 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Mon, Nov 30, 1998 (02:53) * 1 lines
One would hope so, Riette, I am not so sure about Picasso though

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 53 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Tue, Dec  1, 1998 (02:15) * 1 lines
Me neither! I always think of Picasso as the Baywatch Parody Man.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 54 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Tue, Dec  1, 1998 (02:41) * 1 lines
Ok Riette, That one I'm going to need an explanation of.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 55 of 64: Riette Walton  (riette) * Wed, Dec  2, 1998 (01:58) * 1 lines
Well, he always makes the girls big boobed and long-haired, and half naked - like in Baywatch. Right? Except, the way he paints them can be so way way way strange, it looks like he must be making fun. Silly logic, yes?

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 56 of 64: Tim Guenther  (TIM) * Wed, Dec  2, 1998 (02:14) * 1 lines
NO Riette, when you explain it that way It makes sense.

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 57 of 64: Sam Blob  (AlFor) * Sat, Apr  6, 2002 (14:52) * 1 lines
Picasso's paintings generally look chaotic and horrible to me. This includes Guernica, but since it is about a town being bombed, it is supposed to look chaotic and horrible, which is why I consider it to be one of the greatest paintings I have ever seen (in photographs; I've never seen a Picasso in real life...)

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 58 of 64: Sam Blob  (AlFor) * Sat, Apr  6, 2002 (14:52) * 1 lines
DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!!

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 59 of 64: Marcia  (MarciaH) * Sat, Apr  6, 2002 (18:19) * 3 lines
Goya's is also good....and horrifying. War is hell. I suspect that it is not possible to adequately protray just how bad it truly is unless you have been there and the art triggers memories you'd rather lie buried.

I agree x 7

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 60 of 64: Rob Glennie  (AotearoaKiwi) * Wed, Apr 17, 2002 (03:07) * 19 lines
Hi all

Not sure how we made the conversion from music to powerful arts but I thought I would mention my favourite song.

The Eagle and the Hawk, by John Denver and Mike Taylor

I am the Eagle, I live in high country,
In rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky,
I am the Hawk and there is blood on my feathers,
But time is still turning and soon will be gone,
And all of those who see me, and all who believe in me,
Share in the freedom I feel when I fly.

Come dance with the west wind and touch on the mountain tops,
Sail o'er the canyons and up to the stars
Reach for the heavens and hope for the future,
And all that we can be, and not what we are.

Rob 

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 61 of 64: Sam Blob  (AlFor) * Fri, Aug  9, 2002 (21:28) * 30 lines
Some folks are born made to wave the flag,
Ooh, they're red, white and blue;
And when the band plays "Hail To The Chief"
Ooh, they're pointing the cannon at you! Nyau!
It ain't me, it ain't me;
I ain't no senator's son, no.
It ain't me, it ain't me;
I ain't no fortunate born.

Some folks are born, silver spoon in hand,
Lord, don't they help themselves, nyau!
And when the tax man comes to the door,
Ooh, the house looks like a rummage sale! Nyau!
It ain't me, it ain't me;
I ain't no millionaire's son, no.
It ain't me, it ain't me;
I ain't no fortunate born.

Some folks inherit star-spangled eyes,
Ooh, they send you out to war,
And when you ask them how much can you give,
Ooh, they only answer "More, more, more!" Nyau!
It ain't me, it ain't me;
I ain't no military son, no.
It ain't me, it ain't me;
I ain't no fortunate born.

- Fortunate Son
written by John Fogarty, performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival 


 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 62 of 64: Rob Glennie  (AotearoaKiwi) * Mon, Jan 27, 2003 (02:35) * 5 lines
Hi all

Right now, the Prince of Darkness - the wildman of Rock, Ozzy Osbourne's song "Paranoid" from his days with Black Sabbath and guitarist Tony Iommi is my favourite. Ozzy performed a fast tempo variant of "Paranoid" at the Queens Jubilee Concert and judging by the reactions of the crowd, he took them completely by storm.

Rob

 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 63 of 64: Rob Glennie  (AotearoaKiwi) * Thu, Jul 31, 2003 (08:05) * 9 lines
Hi all

"On the run" with it's cool sound effects from Pink Floyd's brilliant "Dark Side of the Moon" does it for me, and I also like "Time".

Rob

P.S If you want Dark Side of the Moon get the original version, NOT the re-released version that was put out for the 30th Anniversary. The re-released version is missing that authenticity and is too jazzed up. 



 Topic 48 of 100 [music]: Favourite Song
 Response 64 of 64: Sam Blob  (AlFor) * Thu, Jul 31, 2003 (19:59) * 1 lines
Have the original version. Love it.
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