carni 10,094 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 I'm with Lizzie on that one. 67 in April, a few bits inside me not working so well, I love 60s music and still a teenager in my mind. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 I was 12 or 13 when I bought my first Elvis record. I don't think I really understood what he was singing about but liked the sound! Not surprised after years of popular music such as... The runaway train... Close the door they're coming through the window... The railroad comes through the middle of the house... And other dross inflicted on our teenage ears....Mind you with this rap rubbish now I think we're going backwards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 386 Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 image: http://static.nme.com/images/100-best-songs-of-the-1950s_header.jpg Curated by Nigel Williamson. Words by Matthew Horton, Tim Chester, Priya Elan. 100 best tracks of the '50s - Spotify playlist Read more at http://www.nme.com/list/100-best-songs-of-the-1950s/262449#rp3JWQ35eXt6cOjM.99 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Not surprised after years of popular music such as... The runaway train... Close the door they're coming through the window... The railroad comes through the middle of the house... And other dross inflicted on our teenage ears....Mind you with this rap rubbish now I think we're going backwards. Thanks for that ....NOT. Those old songs were going round and round in my head till after midnight! What were those things that were 'coming through' the window anyway - does anyone know? I agree there were some very strange songs in the early fifties. But I quite like rap - not the words but the sound of it generally. Does that make sense? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Stan, thanks for that link to the fifties songs. I really enjoyed looking through them. To everyone who reads this......This thread seems to have moved a long way from Tribal Neighbourhoods. Does it matter? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Not lightly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,457 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 This thread seems to have moved a long way from Tribal Neighbourhoods. Does it matter? If we worried every time a thread drifted off target, we'd all be nervous wrecks. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 MargieH, If you wondered what was coming through the windows mentioned in #54.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXmsLe8t_gg What about guessing what these words meant. The mind boggles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted January 20, 2015 Report Share Posted January 20, 2015 Carni, I'd nearly forgotten that song - thanks for reminding me about it. Looking at it on youtube with subtitles!!! it does have strange words but when I used to dance to it, I don't think I thought about the words much. I think with me it was mostly about the music even when I sang along with the 'boom she boom she boom ram a lam a ding dong......' 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Sorry to upset a lot of folk, but I couldn't stand Elvis at any price. I couldn't stand most of his songs, I didn't like his voice and I certainly couldn't abide his look. He came across as a greasy Momma's boy. !!!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,120 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 How can anyone not like Elvis? I absolutely love him! I'm shocked... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Three reasons as I've just stated. Maybe it was a generation thing. I left school in 62 and detested the thought of being a Ted. and wanted to be a bit of a playboy, however with the onset of groups I wanted to be a Modish hippy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Commo 1,292 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Afraid I agree with basfordred about Elvis. Couldn't stand him and only in the last 15 years or so have been able to listen to his records, I reckon it was a bit of a Marmite situation with him, though it seemed many more raved about him than not. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I have never been interested in 50's Elvis type music and I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to any. Maybe he is such an icon and raved over because the alternative we had was Cliff Richard, yuk. I could be totally wrong because I just don't know enough of that music era. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 I can,t stand Phil Collins his voice sounds like a bee in a bucket to me ,I have to turn the wireless down when he,s on. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Bryan ferry and cliff richards are my key to turn off quickly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
swe62 334 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 #61 janice Nichol on hearing a new Elvis single "I,ll give it a hundred foives" on some juke box jury type programme who,s name eludes me I think the presenter was keith fordyce Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 #64 #66 Sir Cliff Richard OBE. IF you don't mind.......robbie/andy........... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 #68 Sorry Benjamin for getting it wrong again.................Would you be a fan then? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie 39 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 #65 Its along time since I heard that word wireless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 #69 Robbie, After being tied to me Mams APRON STRINGS i went TRAVELLING LIGHT as a BATCHELOR BOY until i found my THEME FOR A DREAM. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Congratulations. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carni 10,094 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Well benjamin, until you found your Theme For A dream... you...'Gotta Keep Searchin Searchin' OOps Wrong Singer Der 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 Watch out for that devil woman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,139 Posted January 21, 2015 Report Share Posted January 21, 2015 She turned out to be a DEVIL WOMAN so i thought i'd better MOVE IT because theres boUnd to be a NEXT TIME and there was and everyone said CONGRATULATIONS 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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