Oztalgian 3,269 Posted February 8, 2020 Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 DJ 360 here is my effort on guns with my all time favourite first Cows With Guns - Dana Lyons God and Guns - Lynyrd Skynyrd I've Shot Every Gun - Steve Lee Tommy Gun - The Clash The Guns of Navarone - The Skatelites Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,269 Posted February 9, 2020 Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 Songs about food, again my favourite first Fast Food Song - Fast Food Rockers Green Onions - Booker T and the MG"s Bangers and Mash - Peter Sellers and Sophia Loren Banana Boat Song - Harry Belafonte I like Bread and Butter - The Newbeats Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,079 Posted February 9, 2020 Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 When i was about 13/14 my bother was in the RAF he had a Gerrard record player, which he left instructions for me not to touch. Well each Sunday morning when he was not on leave, i would go into the front room and to my hearts content play very loud music and of cause sing at the top of my voice. (or make a noise) Here's Five songs that i would play!!! Catch a falling Star Perry Como Love me Tender Elvis Presley Crawfish Elvis Presley from the film King Carole Secret Love Doris Day Deadwood Stage Doris Day 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 894 Posted February 9, 2020 Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 'Secret Love' by Doris Day is one of my favourites, mary1947. Deadwood Stage a good foot-stomper too. Been working on some flying ones. Fly me to the moon. Sinatra. Wind beneath my wings. Bette Middler One day I'll fly away. Randy Crawford. Ebony Eyes. Everleys Magnificent men in their flying machines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted February 9, 2020 Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 More Songs about Running. Cut Across Shorty - Eddie Cochran Sorry, I Ran All The Way Home.- Impalas. Run Baby Run.- Nu Beats Running From Home - Bert Jansch You Keep Running Away - Four Tops Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,269 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 Keep On Running - Spencer Davis Group Band on the Run Paul McCartney and Wings Runaway - Del Shannon Take the Money and Run - The Steve Miller Band Fox on the Run - Manfred Mann Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,079 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 Songs that made my life 1 All I want for Christmas are my 2 front teeth had a 3 wheel bike went over the top and lost my front teeth 2 Bimbo all about a cat not sure who sang it had a cat named Bimbo 3 The Wedding Song Kathy Kirby Was due to get Married and every pub we went in this record was always playing on the juke box 4 Home -ward Bound When we decided to return home from South Africa and last but not least 5 Tie a Yellow Ribbon around the old Oak Tree Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 Pretty sure Bimbo was sung by Perry Como, Mary1947. Been known to be wrong though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,269 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 I thought it was Jim Reeves Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,721 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 It was Jim Reeves. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimbo_(song) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,269 Posted August 22, 2021 Report Share Posted August 22, 2021 5 TV themes for old Detective or crime based shows. The Theme from Minder - Denis Waterman Eye Level the theme for Van der Valk - The Simon Park Orchestra Maigret - Ron Grainer Midsomer Murders - Jim Parker on the Theramin Vera - Ben Bartlett Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,269 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 It's is a gloomy cold wet day here so doing some travelling with songs about San Francisco San Francisco - Scott McKenzie I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding San Franciscan Nights - Eric Burdon Let's go to San Francisco - The Flower Pot Men Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,269 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 Just landed at Heathrow airport so now songs about London, one of my all-time favourites first Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks Streets of London - Ralph McTell Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square - Judy Campbell Sweet Thames Flow Softly - Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,079 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 You must be in the money OZ when you can aford a Dansset record player I remember them costing £13 10/- opps showing my age now, one song you forgot about London that which has the words "Bobbies On Bicycle's two by two A_HH Gone are those Days It Might as Well Rain untill September !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,269 Posted April 11, 2023 Report Share Posted April 11, 2023 1 hour ago, mary1947 said: Bobbies On Bicycle's two by two Westminster Abbey, The Tower, Big Ben. England Swings by Roger Miller There are a lot more Mary but you are only allowed to pick 5, I suppose I could do another set, As a kid my Dansette was red and cream like this one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,269 Posted May 16, 2023 Report Share Posted May 16, 2023 Summer is coming up for you guys so:- Summer Breeze - Seals and Croft Summer in the City - Lovin' Spoonful In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer - Nat King Cole Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,454 Posted May 16, 2023 Report Share Posted May 16, 2023 4 hours ago, Oztalgian said: Summer in the City - Lovin' Spoonful The first record I ever bought for myself, on my own. I got it second-hand from a stall on the old Central Market. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,269 Posted May 16, 2023 Report Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Cliff Ton said: I got it second-hand from a stall on the old Central Market. Was it an ex-juke box record with the big hole in the middle where you had to buy an insert to play it on your home record player? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,454 Posted May 16, 2023 Report Share Posted May 16, 2023 Quite possibly. I remember having more than a few of them back in those days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 2,079 Posted May 16, 2023 Report Share Posted May 16, 2023 The first record i brought was from Woolworths 4/6 at the time I could not afford the 7/6 for a record by the real artist, can't remember what it was though. The second one I did pay 7/6 and it was "Poetry in Motion" by Jonny Tiltson. not sure how to spell his surname. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,134 Posted May 17, 2023 Report Share Posted May 17, 2023 9 hours ago, mary1947 said: not sure how to spell his surname. Try... Tillotson, Noddy. And to answer your query, Yes, we're both fine. X Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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