The Soundtrack Of Your Life

[Mook]

Had no idea you were that old Mook. First gig 1985?

 

I was 6, my Dad was taking my brother & me to gigs when we were wee boys. That one was an outdoor festival so there were plenty of kids running about.

[Carvalho Diablo]

 

The First Song You Remember:

Sunday Girl by Blondie

 

The First Gig You Went to :[/]

Megadeth and Sanctuary 1988

 

Your Karaoke Song:

 

The Wurzels, Combine Harvester

 

The First Album You Bought:

 

Boomtown Rats - Fine Art of Surfacing

 

The Band/Artist That Changed Your Life:

 

Suicidal Tendencies

 

The Song You Wish You Had Written:

 

Just too many, sorry.

 

The Song That Reminds You Of Home [/]

YNWA

 

 

The Song That Makes You Want To Dance:

 

DReam - Groove is in The House

[John101]

The First Song You Remember:

 

Black - Wonderful Life. The melancholy of it fits perfect with me reminiscing about my childhood.

 

The First Gig You Went To:

 

The Drums. I genuinely dont like live music. That is sacrilege to a lot of people. I just dont like the sound.

 

Your Karaoke Song:

 

Genesis - Jesus he knows me

 

The First Album You Bought:

 

Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings

 

The Band/Artist That Changed Your Life:

 

Skoozbot. At one point i thought Scouse House was decent and the Pleasure rooms a good night out. An ex girlfriend played me some minimal techno and it was the start of my journey back to decent dance music.

 

The Song You Wish You Had Written:

 

Metallica - Nothing else Matters, always strikes a chord, so ill pick that.

 

The Song That Reminds You Of Home:

 

The Stone Roses - Mersey Paradise

 

The Song That Makes You Want To Dance:

 

Jimmy Soul - If you wanna be happy

[Guest Pistonbroke]

 

 

The Song You Wish You Had Written:

 

Metallica - Nothing else Matters, always strikes a chord, so ill pick that.

 

 

 

That came very close to my choice, it really is about human friendship and strikes a chord as you say. 

 

I chose My way though, just my kind of look on life. Regrets, yeah, we all have a few, but fuck em, I did it my way. 

[thegreatelephant]

The First Song You Remember:

 

Hit me with your rhythm stick- Ian Dury and the Blockheads- bent my fucking head

 

The First Gig You Went To:

 

Public Enemy 1987 Leicester and shook hands with Flav outside in the queue

 

Your Karaoke Song:

 

Golden Brown - The Stranglers

 

The First Album You had Bought:

 

Combat Rock - Clash

 

The Band/Artist That Changed Your Life:

 

Happy Mondays, because it was all mainly electro/hip hop and soul/pop up to that point. it became a lifestyle

when first going out and about as an adult getting amongst it. a mate had all the tape cassette singles

and it opened up a new Indie world alongside The Roses, Charlatans, Ride, Inspirals. etc. 

 

The Song You Wish You Had Written:

 

Bitterest Pill (I ever had to swallow) Jam -  today that is. amongst many other Weller compositions

 

The Song That Reminds You Of Home:

 

Cameo - Word Up

 

The Song That Makes You Want To Dance:

 

Thank you (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly and the Family Stone

[dickie mint]

1st song remembered

 

What's new pussycat - Tom Jones

 

1st gig

the Darts - the Empire 1976

 

Karaoke song

 

Galveston - Glen Cambell ( when twatted)

 

1st Album

 

The Osmonds (Crazy Horses was on it great song)

 

Band/artist

 

The Beatles

 

 

Dance song

 

ABC - the Jackson 5

 

Song removers you of home

 

In my life (the Beatles)

[razor]

The Song That Makes You Want To Dance:

 

Literally thousands. However, I’ll go with I Believe In Miracles by The Jackson Sisters.

 

Repped, Paul.  One of the greatest pieces of music committed to vinyl.  (I have the 1987 Urban release on 12").  It brings a prickle to my neck hairs, a tear to my eye and an uncontrollable shuffling urge to my feet.

 

 

The First Song You Remember:

 

Mama Mia by ABBA.  Still evokes strange memories.

 

The First Gig You Went To:

 

It was actually Clannad in Southport, then a week later Icicle Works at Liverpool University.

 

Your Karaoke Song:

 

Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones

 

The First Album You Bought:

 

I was always more into singles, but I remember getting Auto American by Blondie and Axe Attack metal compilation in 1980/81.  With my own money, maybe DIre Straits or Age of Consent by Bronski Beat.

 

The Band/Artist That Changed Your Life:

 

Lou Reed

 

The Song You Wish You Had Written:

 

Geraldine by Glavegas

 

The Song That Reminds You Of Home:

 

Ferry Across the Mersey - Gerry and the Pacemakers (better than you remember) / Forgotten Town - The Christians

 

The Song That Makes You Want To Dance:

 

Slippery People - Talking Heads / Energy Flash - Joey Beltram / Rock the Casbah - The Clash / Superstition - Stevie Wonder

[The Midnight Rambler]

The First Song You Remember:

Bill Withers - Lovely day

The First Gig You Went To:

Reading Festival 2000

Your Karaoke Song:

Robert Palmer - Addicted to love

The First Album You Bought:

East 17 - Walthamstow

The Band/Artist That Changed Your Life:

Bob Dylan

The Song You Wish You Had Written:

The la's - There she goes

The Song That Reminds You Of Home:

Bruce Springsteen - My Hometown

The Song That Makes You Want To Dance:

To cool to dance.

[TheHowieLama]

 

 

The First Gig You Went to: EMF in Liverpool 1991 I think.

 

 

 

Unbelievable

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

 

 

 

The First Song You Remember:

 

Prince Charming by Adam and the Ants or Joan of Arc by OMD

 

The First Gig You Went To:

 

David Bowie, Maine Road 1990

 

Your Karaoke Song:

 

I've never actually done it on my own. Eight Days A Week by the Beatles is the only thing I've sung as part of a group of mates.

 

The First Album You Bought:

 

Aerosmith - Pump

 

The Band/Artist That Changed Your Life:

 

Guns n' Roses - until I heard Appetite For Destruction, I wasn't into rockier, heavier music.

 

The Song You Wish You Had Written:

 

The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun.

 

A good shout that's difficult to disagree with. Or John Brown by Bob Dylan, or Black by Pearl Jam.

 

The Song That Reminds You Of Home:

 

Ring Of Fire - Jonny Cash

 

The Song That Makes You Want To Dance:

 

Loads. Off the top of my head One Way or Another by Blondie, So What'cha Want by the Beastie Boys or Memphis Soul Stew by King Curtis

[TheHowieLama]

The First Song You Remember:

 

Even though it seems cop out certainly Paul is on here - has to be a mashup of Happy Birthday - some Christmas Carols and church hymns. You're a kid.

 

The First Gig You Went To:

 

Foghat - The Garden, probably 1978

 

Your Karaoke Song:

 

I don't Karaoke. If I did it would be Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang

 

The First Album You Bought:

 

Jackson 5 ABC

 

The Band/Artist That Changed Your Life:

 

Zeppelin - if you grew up in the time between Zeppelin 4 and the Song Remains film you're a liar if you say anything else

 

The Song You Wish You Had Written:

 

Paul Simon - Bridge Over Troubled Water

 

The Song That Reminds You Of Home:

 

Free - Allright Now -- not so much for their version but because of the Stanford Band in the early 70's and everything about them - brilliant  

 

The Song That Makes You Want To Dance:

 

Then - Boogie on Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder

Now - Sometimes - Spearhead

 

The bass lines in both, go on 

[Moo]

 

 

The First Song You Remember:

 

I was a massive Muppets fan as a kid so probably It's Not Easy Being Green

 

The First Gig You Went To:

 

Madness at The Empire in 1980, I was five.

 

Your Karaoke Song:

 

Blondie, Heart of Glass

 

The First Album You Bought:

 

I'm not certain but I think it was a compilation, I expect it was an early Now That's What I Call Music.

 

The Band/Artist That Changed Your Life:

 

Fleetwood Mac for Rumours. I'd heard it many times over the years but didn't start to listen to it regularly and for myself until my early 20's. It may have changed me as a person, it certainly matured me.

 

The Song You Wish You Had Written:

 

The Beach Boys, God Only Knows for starting with the words "I may not always love you" and being one of the most beautiful love songs ever written.

 

The Song That Reminds You Of Home:

 

Charlie Pride, Crystal Chandeliers reminds me of my family home.

The Beatles, In My Life reminds me of Liverpool

 

The Song That Makes You Want To Dance:

 

Michael Jackson, Billie Jean

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Just read Bradley Walshes on the NME site.

 

Mine:

 

 

The First Song You Remember:

 

Maybe "Heard It Through the Grapevine" or "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted"

 

The First Gig You Went To:

 

Jeez, I think it might have been Toyah. The fuck was I thinking?

 

Your Karaoke Song:

 

Wuthering Heights

 

The First Album You Bought:

 

Bowie- Pin-Ups (Still got it.)

 

The Band/Artist That Changed Your Life:

 

None. Musicians only really change your life if they're someone like Gary Glitter

 

The Song You Wish You Had Written:

 

Any song by Oasis, because then it would have better lyrics

 

The Song That Reminds You Of Home:

 

Is it too corny to say YNWA?

 

The Song That Makes You Want To Dance:

 

Sonora - Harry Belafonte

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[AngryOfTuebrook]

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[Mook]

Wuthering Heights on Karaoke?

 

Ambitious.

[Chip Butty]

Now 47

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Wuthering Heights on Karaoke?

 

Ambitious.

It's truly shocking what booze will do.

[Bjornebye]

The First Song You Remember:

Bill Withers - Lovely day

The First Gig You Went To:

Reading Festival 2000

Your Karaoke Song:

Robert Palmer - Addicted to love

The First Album You Bought:

East 17 - Walthamstow

The Band/Artist That Changed Your Life:

Bob Dylan

The Song You Wish You Had Written:

The la's - There she goes

The Song That Reminds You Of Home:

Bruce Springsteen - My Hometown

The Song That Makes You Want To Dance:

To cool to dance.

 

 

[Paul]

Repped, Paul. One of the greatest pieces of music committed to vinyl. (I have the 1987 Urban release on 12"). It brings a prickle to my neck hairs, a tear to my eye and an uncontrollable shuffling urge to my feet.

 

 

The First Song You Remember:

 

Mama Mia by ABBA. Still evokes strange memories.

 

The First Gig You Went To:

 

It was actually Clannad in Southport, then a week later Icicle Works at Liverpool University.

 

Your Karaoke Song:

 

Jumping Jack Flash - Rolling Stones

 

The First Album You Bought:

 

I was always more into singles, but I remember getting Auto American by Blondie and Axe Attack metal compilation in 1980/81. With my own money, maybe DIre Straits or Age of Consent by Bronski Beat.

 

The Band/Artist That Changed Your Life:

 

Lou Reed

 

The Song You Wish You Had Written:

 

Geraldine by Glavegas

 

The Song That Reminds You Of Home:

 

Ferry Across the Mersey - Gerry and the Pacemakers (better than you remember) / Forgotten Town - The Christians

 

The Song That Makes You Want To Dance:

 

Slippery People - Talking Heads / Energy Flash - Joey Beltram / Rock the Casbah - The Clash / Superstition - Stevie Wonder

Ha, ha! I have that exact same version!

[Paul]

The First Song You Remember: Cool for cats by Squeeze.

 

 

The First Gig You Went to: EMF in Liverpool 1991 I think.

 

 

Your Karaoke Song: Live it up by Mental as anything.

 

 

The First Album You Bought: Doubt by Jesus Jones

 

The Band/Artist That Changed Your Life: The Cure

 

The Song You Wish You Had Written: 23 by Jimmy Eat World.

 

 

The Song That Reminds You Of Home: Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits.

 

 

The Song That Makes You Want To Dance: Whip it by Devo.

I saw EMF in Liverpool around that time. Can’t remember which venue though. Was it at the university?

[manwiththestick]

I saw EMF in Liverpool around that time. Can’t remember which venue though. Was it at the university?

I believe it was, yes.

[Bjornebye]

Could well be the first time ever repping Stig for a music related post this.

 

 

Go fuck yourself mate. x 

[TheHowieLama]

Now 47

 

How old were you then?

[Chip Butty]

How old were you then?

 

Then 31

 

 

Not in to all these soundtrack to, bucket list of, greatest life experiences when - list of compartmenting things, kind of person. Not knocking anyone who does like, just not my kind of bag. Miserable cunt or what eh.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

First song I remember was either Pretty Woman or 24 Hours from Tulsa ( my ma )

 

First a single was Cars. Gary Numan.

 

Album The Crossing Big Country

 

Gig Big Country in Sefton Park

 

Band that changed my life Peter Gabriel

 

Wish I'd written Solsbury Hill

 

Dance to Higher Love Stevie Winwood

 

Song that reminds me of home Ferry cross the Mersey ( I know )