Old favorites that you still play and still "feel".
+ 1 Love me some Cat Stevens Oldhvy - Havana... nice. +1 Good song, good video, smoking bod. I would kick her out of bed. In the morning. A few more; Into the night Benny Mardones You can do magic America Sara smile Daryl Hall & John Oates Love is the answer England Dan & John Ford Coley Lunatic Fringe Red Rider One of these nights Eagles Ship of fools Robert Plant Heaven knows Robert Plant Like no other night .38 Special Tell me I was dreaming Travis Tritt Like the rain Clint Black This Cowboy's hat Chris LeDoux Ain't nothing 'bout you Brooks & Dunn I just want you to know Goo Goo Dolls I'll see you in my dreams Giant Hemmorage Fuel To close Alex Clare Jet city woman Queensryche Will |
"Ruby" Kenny Rogers and the first Edition "Leave your hat on", Joe Cocker "You’re so Vain", Carly Simon "El Paso", Marty Robbins "Highwayman", Johnny Cash "Pretty Woman", Roy Orbison "Whip It", DEVO.... (NEWER) "Havana" Camila Cabello, (Just Smokin’, Amigo!) Strunz & Farah. Just about anything they do.... And a whole lot more.. Regards |
Love berner99’s inclusion of Renaissance ... Live at Carnegie Hall is great, and Annie Haslam is vastly under appreciated. In semi-heavy rotation here (or at least put a smile on my face): Southside Johnny ‘Hearts of Stone’ Santana ‘Moonflower’ Holly Cole ‘Temptation’ Chuck Mangione ‘Feel So Good’ Dave Mason ‘It’s Like You Never Left’ Robben Ford ‘Keep On Running’ John Prine ‘(self-titled)’ Leo Kottke ‘When Shrimp Learn To Whistle’ oh hell, it just goes on and on 😁 |
These have all stood the test of time for me Abbey Road Astral Weeks Born to Run Darkness on the Edge of Town Get Happy!! Love and Theft Romance is on the Rise (Genevieve Waite) Surf’s Up The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter Truelove’s Gutter (Richard Hawley) Village Green Preservation Society Windy (Astrud Gilberto) and currently, for about 2 months now, Rough and Rowdy Ways. |
One time back around 1994 I'm on my third or fourth visit to Corner Audio in Portland. (This was back when it was still safe to visit downtown Portland.) The old guy running the place saying he is gonna give me some culture (ironic, given where Portland is today) pulls out Harry Belafonte at Carnegie Hall. What's funny about this is, the topic is old favorites and this never was an old favorite. It is however a huge favorite. What happened is that over the years every time I would pull it out the darn thing just sounded better and better. Not just talking sound quality either. These songs are all heartfelt renditions of standards of different cultures. In the opener, Darlin' Cora, a black man is outside his girl's window singing- but not to romance her but to get her to come quick, he reached his limit, decked the foreman, and now they must run for their lives! This is serious, meaningful music of the kind we just don't get any more. As performed by one of the all time great male vocalists. Recorded in superb you are there fidelity. Beyond old favorite, Belafonte at Carnegie Hall is a treasure. |
Famous Blue Raincoat--definitely. Leonard Cohen (who by fire) with Sonny Rollins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCaD6GAQmjA King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King Steely Dan: Can’t Buy A thrill Blind Faith Moody Blues: Octave Cat Stevens: albums ; Teaser, Catch Bull, Tea, Mona... Traffic: Low spark of High Heeled Boys Jewel: Foolish Games Renaissance: many albums e.g. Ashes are Burning, Turn of the Cards. Enya: Shepard Moons Deva Premal: Essence Gabriel Roth: Refuge Miles Davis: Kind of Blue Coletrane: Ole Coltrane (hypnotic but perhaps not for those new to him) Pharoah Saunders: Crescent of Love Furtwangler; Beeth 9th Rachmaninoff 3rd PC Hovaness: Mysterious Mountain, Prayer of St Gregory |
I started a somewhat related thread; What makes us chose a certain song as a favorite? The song has that je ne sais quoi, if the song begins and I immediately get the feeling, "Oh yeah... that's the stuff" Then it's a favorite. Here are some of mine; Thunder Island Jay Ferguson I come alive Jay Ferguson Crackerbox palace George Harrison Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin Dream Weaver Gary Wright Hotel California The Eagles R & B You make me wanna... Usher Unbreak my heart Toni Braxton Ain't nobody Chaka Khan Try sleeping with a broken heart Alicia Keys Pop A sorta fairytale Tori Amos Tonight Nina Gordon Lady Modjo Building a mystery Sarah McLachlan Stupid Sarah McLachlan Grandtheft Easy Go Country Kiss me in the dark Randy Rogers Band Alabama Cross Canadian Ragweed Scream Mindy McCready Just a short list. Will |
-"FBR", also -"Anything Goes" late 1980’s Broadway recording -"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg", soundtrack -"Sounds of Silence", especially now! -"Blonde on Blonde" -"Carole King Tapestry" -"Winwood", double album -"Best of Blondie" -"Live at the Cafe De Paris", Marlene Dietrich -"The Last Days of Disco", soundtrack -"Hotel California", original studio version - "Quadrophenia" -"Lou Reed Live - New York" -"Natalie Merchant", anything by... -George Gobel", anything by... 100’s more, but that’s enough for now. DeKay |
