Music from 60's 70's 80's

Post by **Horus** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:50 pm

Here you go HL these should work OK, I have also included a couple more for you including my own personal favourite ‘Sheila’
Sorry that the videos are a bit basic, but I chose to upload you the original songs and not a later more modern version, enjoy

Dizzy by Tommy Roe

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Sheila: Note the backing drumming, brilliant so evocative of the era

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Here’s a great cover version by Tommy Roe of Chuck Berry’s ‘Carol’

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Post by **Christine** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:56 pm

Hey there, we shall have to start calling you Mr Music.
I remember the music of the Coasters, also remember Del Shannon.
My parents both liked The Platters do you remember them ?
I grew up listening to music like this .

Post by **Horus** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:27 am

Great stuff Christine

I will have to dig you out a few Platters records for you

but for now how about one of their best ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes'

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PS. I have an interesting little story about the Platters

Post by **Hurghadapat** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:35 am

What memories thats when music was music and you could actually understand the words,always loved that one from the Platters. Another one i love is Red Sails in the Sunset not sure who sang it,maybe the Platters

Post by **Horus** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:53 am

'Red Sails in the Sunset' has been recorded lots of times, the original was in 1935 by Lew Stone. I am guessing that the one you remember is the 1960's version by 'The Platters'

Post by **Hurghadapat** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:16 am

:tu: Horus and pleased you didn't think it was the 1930's version i was remembering

Post by **Horus** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:23 am

It never crossed my mind

Post by **Christine** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:16 pm

Well "Smoke gets in your eyes" brought a tear to mine, lovely, Horus.
Now how about some Harbour Lights and of course "The great pretender"
Very ably covered by Freddie M , but the oldies are the best.

Post by **Christine** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:26 pm

HP you are so right , you cant hear most of the words to modern music and then when you do half the time you wish you hadnt !!!!!
Im not old ( middling years), but they are so boring and repetative

Post by **Horus** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:50 pm

The Great Pretender was indeed originally by The Platters and believe it or not was recorded 1955!
It was also recorded by the great Sam Cooke (1960) of ‘Chain Gang’ & ‘Twistin the Night Away’ fame. Others famous artists were Roy Orbison (1962), Bobby Vinton (1963), the late lamented Gene Pitney (1970) and of course the fantastic Freddy Mercury (1992)

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Post by **Christine** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:02 pm

Hello Horus
Thanks so much for that, and im gald to see youve taken up the thread on musicals, that should keep our feverish little brains ticking over for a while.
Christine

Post by **Hurghadapat** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:32 pm

So you a Freddie Mercury fan Horus......me too and loved him singing Barcelona but also at my husbands funeral i had Who Wants to Live Forever and Friends Will be Friends Forever played and everyone said the words brought lumps to their throats and tears to their eyes

Post by **Hurghada Lady** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:11 pm

I can't listen to any of these three, Dizzy, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & The Great Pretender. Dizzy is the same problem as before. It keeps coming up with "This video is not available in your country due to copyright restrictions" yet I can listen to the others! I WANT DIZZY

Post by **Christine** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:12 pm

Ok back to the lists of songs we can think of.
In no particular order.

save your kisses for me= brotherhood of man
voulez-vous = abba
wigwam bam=sweet
all kins of everything= dana
3 steps to heaven = showadywady
jealous guy = roxy music
way down =elvis presley
bits and pieces=dave clark 5
zanadu= dave clark 5
diane= bahelors
heard it through the grapevine=marvin gaye
dont it make my brown eyes blue =crystal gayle
tears = ken dodd
the carnival is over=the seekers
needles and pins =the searchers
please release me=englebert humperdink
the last waltz=engelbert humperdink
2 little boys =rolf harris
tie me kangeroo down sport= rolf harris
oblade oblada=marmalde
happy birthaday sweet 16=neil sedaka
come on eileen=dexys midnight runners
tears on my pillow=johnny nash
all out of love = air supply
eternal flame = the bangles,( one of my favourite)
Deeply dippy=right said fred
im to sexy for my shirt=right said fred

Post by **Horus** » Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:37 pm

Another good list Christine

As I read down I couldn't help noticing that you had included Zanadu

Here are a couple of songs with the name Xanadu in the title, both are classics

So hows about this then!

Dave Dee, Dozy, Mick & Tich……………….The Legend of Xanadu

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Or…………….just………Xanadu…………..By Olivier Neutron Bomb!

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Hopefully HL can view these

Post by **Christine** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:20 pm

Brilliant Horus.
Tell you what i hadnt listened to some of this music for a very long time, but now you have me digging through my stuff, its amazing how much i had actually collected over the years, and a sure sign of a miss-spent youth, transistor plastered to my ear all the time, locked in my room playing my music, getting shouted at by my parents............ happy days eh