What songs never get old?

[NYPinTA]

The office manager has her radio on and it's a station that plays songs from the 60s to present. Some songs are so dated it's funny. Others... I don't want to say are 'timeless' but still sound cool today.
For some reason most things by Tears for Fears falls into this catagory, for me at least. And it wasn't like I was a fan even when they were new. It's just the songs aren't to dated by anything in the song. Same with 'Cruel Summer' buy (I think) Bananarama. (The name dates them however! :lol )
The Who and Zepplin always sound cool. And Santana. And INXS too.
So... anyone got any others?

[grinner]

"Don't Fear The Reaper". I can listen to any version of this song... Apollo 440's, The Mutton Birds, Gus' version... and the original Blue Oyster Cult. There are 4 other versions by 4 different bands that I haven't heard yet... and am debating wether to buy them from Itunes

CLINT RUIN / LYDIA LUNCH:don't fear the reaper

[scrape_medic]

On a similar theme....."Riders of the Storm"

ETA grinner, very appropriate avatar.....Samhain being the pagan festival of rebirth.....and the rebirth of FS in october :aok:

[grinner]

I just put it up after a marathon Samhain listening session. 3 albums... played continuously over... a week.

[NYPinTA]

On a similar theme....."Riders of the Storm"



oooooo. That's a good tune.

[FrelledProwler]

"Take Me to the River", from Al Green and Tina Turner, through Annie Lennox and the Talking Heads, and my favorite version by the Commitments (Andrew Strong).

[grinner]

"Light My Fire" is a classic song... even though I prefer Type O Negative's version better than The Doors original

[Antrobus]

You Light Up My Life

[mfa96]

Billy Joel "New York State of Mind"
Ray Charles "Georgia"

[Antrobus]

Carole King's "It's Too Late"
James Taylor's "You've Got A Friend"
Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee"
Elton John's "Levon" or "Your Song"
Valerie Carter's late 70s remake of "Ooh Child"
The Staple Singers "Respect Yourself"
Maria Muldaur's "Midnight At The Oasis" (how much different is that pop/jazz sound from what Norah Jones is putting out now?)

[FrelledProwler]

"London Calling" by the Clash and
"I Want to be Sedated" by the Ramones

[grinner]

"A Drug Against War" KMFDM
"Missing Time" MDFMK

[BrowderChick]

I would have to say anything by the Doors, Eagles and Queen :D:D

[Digger]

"London Calling" by the Clash and
"I Want to be Sedated" by the RamonesOh yeah!

Also:
"Stuck in the Middle with You" by Steelers Wheels, just because of the scene in Resevior Dogs.

"Love is Like Oxygen" by Sweet
"Lean on Me" by Ben E. King

Any song by the Rolling Stones pre-1975 (I'm a big fan of the non-hits myself. Songs like Monkey Man, Let it Bleed, Dance Little Sister, Girl With Faraway Eyes, etc)

And many, many more.

[FrelledProwler]

wow Digger, I've never been quoted before! must be that New England thing....I grew up about 20 miles from Canton.

"Twisting By the Pool" by Dire Staits, in a retro kind of way.

[Digger]

How could I not quote someone who mentioned what to me are two of the best songs ever!

Besides, us New Englanders gotta stick together!

[stellar]

China Girl - David Bowie.
Just One Year of Love - Queen.
Jane Says - Jane's Addiction.
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann.
Drift Away - Dobie Gray.
Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher.
I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders... um, that's about all I've got.

[NYPinTA]

You Light Up My Life

Are you kidding. :eh: :lol

[FrelledProwler]

Are you kidding. :eh: :lol


oooh, Debbie Boone :D

[Digger]

I gotta admit..... I was in New York a couple of months ago. One night when I got back to the Hotel I turned on the TV and the movie "You Light Up My Life" was on. I watched it.

Oh, God. I need help.

[mfa96]

Just go and watch "Rock and Roll High School" to balance the scales....

[FrelledProwler]

just don't tell us you've watched Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band....with Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees!

[grinner]

Just go and watch "Rock and Roll High School" to balance the scales....http://personales.ciudad.com.ar/nmzitarosa/imagenes/ramones.gif
The Ramones rulehttp://rhcprock.free.fr/news/newspics/ramones.jpg

[Digger]

just don't tell us you've watched Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band....with Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees!Well, not since it originally aired. Steve Martin as Maxwell with his Silver Hammer!

And I couldn't help but watch "YLUML". It stared the women who played Frenchie in "Grease". I had a big crush on her back when that movie came out. I don't knwo why.

[FrelledProwler]

Well, not since it originally aired. Steve Martin as Maxwell with his Silver Hammer!

And I couldn't help but watch "YLUML". It stared the women who played Frenchie in "Grease". I had a big crush on her back when that movie came out. I don't knwo why.


you're killing me.....okay how about "The Wiz" with Michael Jackson and Diana Ross?

[Digger]

you're killing me.....okay how about "The Wiz" with Michael Jackson and Diana Ross?Oh, absolutely. And Nipsy Russell as the Scarecrow!

I loved musicals when I was a kid growing up. I saw all the Bing Crosby, Fred Astair and Gene Kelly movies. I almost always give musicals a chance. With the exception of Xanadu, which I knew was a dog the first time I heard about it.

[FrelledProwler]

Oh, absolutely. And Nipsy Russell as the Scarecrow!

I loved musicals when I was a kid growing up. I saw all the Bing Crosby, Fred Astair and Gene Kelly movies. I almost always give musicals a chance. With the exception of Xanadu, which I knew was a dog the first time I heard about it.

did you balance any of this out with.....let's see......

The Commitments with Andrew Strong
Streets of Fire with Diane Lane & Michael Pare
Eddie and the Cruisers with Michael Pare & Tom Berenger

or the more obsure

Breaking Glass with Hazel O'Connor

[NYPinTA]

I loved Xanadu!!
Crap! Now I have that song in my head! Dammit Digger!! :grr: :lol
My friend bought that just a few weeks ago on a lark. She loved it as a kid too. We watched it... oh my...I'm glad my tastes have matured. ;)

Another song: Paint it Black (I think) by the Rolling Stones

[Digger]

did you balance any of this out with.....let's see......

The Commitments with Andrew Strong
Streets of Fire with Diane Lane & Michael Pare
Eddie and the Cruisers with Michael Pare & Tom Berenger

or the more obsure

Breaking Glass with Hazel O'ConnorFirst, I never said the earlier movies were good, just that I'd seen them. Once.

Now, as for The Commitments. Loved that movie. "Say it once. Say it loud. I'm black, and I'm proud". I've seen it 3 or 4 times.

I've seen Streets of Fire a couple of times. Not a great movie, but there were some good parts. Loved the fight scene with Pare and Willem Dafoe.

I've seen Eddie and the Cruisers a half dozen times. It's got Joey Pants for crying out loud! And it's a blatant ode to The Doors and Jim Morrison.

I've never seen Breaking Glass. I may need to check that out.

[FrelledProwler]

First, I never said the earlier movies were good, just that I'd seen them. Once.

Now, as for The Commitments. Loved that movie. "Say it once. Say it loud. I'm black, and I'm proud". I've seen it 3 or 4 times.

I've seen Streets of Fire a couple of times. Not a great movie, but there were some good parts. Loved the fight scene with Pare and Willem Dafoe.

I've seen Eddie and the Cruisers a half dozen times. It's got Joey Pants for crying out loud! And it's a blatant ode to The Doors and Jim Morrison.

I've never seen Breaking Glass. I may need to check that out.

Breaking Glass is set in early '80's punk rock scene in London....an aquired taste.

I'm just amazed that you've heard or seen all of these!

"I'm black and I'm proud".

[Digger]

Breaking Glass is set in early '80's punk rock scene in London....an aquired taste.

I'm just amazed that you've heard or seen all of these!

"I'm black and I'm proud".I'll definitely need to check that out then! I love Punk Rock. Ramones. Clash. Sex Pistols. And now Green Day.

And like I said, I will watch just about any musical once because I grew up watching them. I lived in a house where music was very important. One of my brothers is a world class classical musician and we all played in the band (and I sang in the choir too in Junior High).

I loved Xanadu!!
Crap! Now I have that song in my head! Dammit Digger!! Sorry about that!

[NYPinTA]

That's ok. It's been replace already. By...um.. something... :ewink:

[FrelledProwler]

That's ok. It's been replace already. By...um.. something... :ewink:


care to elaborate?

[NYPinTA]

:elol: :ninja: no.

[Digger]

Hmmmm, and what could that be? Another Olivia Newton John Song? "Lets get Physical"

C'mon. You can tell. I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours.

[FrelledProwler]

:elol: :ninja: no.

oh, come on, we won't tell anyone! :mischief:

[Antrobus]

Another Olivia Newton John Song

There used to be a record/cd store in Brookline, Mass that did takes on singers names on the dividers in the racks. I'll always remember that for Olivia that had "Olivia Neutron Bomb"!

[Antrobus]

I heard The Rascal's "A Beautiful Morning" this afternoon and that's a song that's held up well, IMO

[trubador]

:lol Don't Worry, Be Happy :lol












NOT!

[Lord Loser]

Smoke on the Water -- Deep Purple
Rock you like a Hurricane -- Scorps...

[FrelledProwler]

"School's Out"....Alice Cooper

[Owlman]

"Hemorrhage" by Fuel. Jammed it at least once a week for over 3 years, and I am still not tired of it.

"Broken" by Seether (not with Amy Lee)

CD's that don't get old:
"Confessions of a Knife" by My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult (20 Times)
"XIII" by Mushroomhead (listened through it about 30 times)
"Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses" by Slipknot (Gets better with each listen)

[Lord Loser]

"School's Out"....Alice CooperGood one...

a couple more
I love Rock n Roll - Joan
Rain on Me - The Who

[bubblez]

By the name of the thread I was thinking there would be at least a 10 year minimum on the song's existence...

like most tunes by Jimmy Hendrix

[Antrobus]

What songs never get old?

Forever Young - Dylan ;)

[FrelledProwler]

"What Do You Want From Life"....The Tubes (could have put "Don't Touch Me There" or "White Punks on Dope" but they're just personal favs.

Classic lyrics:

Well, you can't have that, but if you're an American citizen you are entitled to:
a heated kidney shaped pool,
a microwave oven--don't watch the food cook,
a Dyna-Gym--I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home,
a king-size Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown waterbed with polybendum,
a foolproof plan and an airtight alibi,
real simulated Indian jewelry,
a Gucci shoetree,
a year's supply of antibiotics,
a personally autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
and Bob Dylan's new unlisted phone number,
a beautifully restored 3rd Reich swizzle stick,
Rosemary's baby,
a dream date in kneepads with Paul Williams,
a new Matador, a new mastodon,
a Maverick, a Mustang, a Montego,
a Merc Montclair, a Mark IV, a meteor,
a Mercedes, an MG, or a Malibu,
a Mort Moriarty, a Maserati, a Mac truck,
a Mazda, a new Monza, or a moped,
a Winnebago--Hell, a herd of Winnebago's we're giving 'em away,
or how about a McCulloch chainsaw,
a Las Vegas wedding,
a Mexican divorce,
a solid gold Kama Sutra coffee pot,
or a baby's arm holding an apple?

Couldn't have said it better!

[NYPinTA]

"School's Out"....Alice Cooper
It doesn't have the same meaning now that I don't get summers off... dammit. :grr:
(I think we should. And mandatory snow days too. The gov't picks random days, makes an announcement and NO ONE has to go to work that day... Wouldn't that be cool?!? I think so. Nothing like thinking you have to be somewhere you don't want to and finding out you don't. ;) )

Forever Young - Dylan ;)
:lol

[FrelledProwler]

It doesn't have the same meaning now that I don't get summers off... dammit. :grr:
(I think we should. And mandatory snow days too. The gov't picks random days, makes an announcement and NO ONE has to go to work that day... Wouldn't that be cool?!? I think so. Nothing like thinking you have to be somewhere you don't want to and finding out you don't. ;) )


:lol

I have my own business, so that's pretty much they way it already is! :devil: