What are you listening to now ??

[philmayfield 6,144]

It’s a toss up between the Stones and the Beatles. The Beatles had the clever lyricists but the Stones have a ‘rawness’ about them. Our group were more of the Buddy Holly era.

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

Palestrina for me. Musical heaven.

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

Musical dyslexia!  Just make sure you're not Brahms and Liszt this festering season, young Beekay!

[DJ360 6,733]

11 hours ago, philmayfield said:

It’s a toss up between the Stones and the Beatles. The Beatles had the clever lyricists but the Stones have a ‘rawness’ about them. Our group were more of the Buddy Holly era.

 

Or it's both... I always liked pretty much everything the Beatles did.  I still have all of their albums, including all of the 'At the BBC' stuff etc. They stood apart from every other band at the time, or since, by virtue of their exceptional song writing.

 

My first ever single was 'I Wanna Be Your Man' by the Stones.. but a Lennon McCartney composition... I liked the Stones' first couple of albums, which were mostly covers, of American R&B stuff.. as were their first 5 singles. The Stones, like the Beatles and the rest of the UK 'beat' explosion,sort of redefined the 'sound' of all those American Blues/R&B influences and ended up re-exporting it back to trhe USA.

 

For me, the run of singles from the Stones when they started writing their own stuff, from probably 'Satisfaction', through to Jumpin' Jack Flash', Brown Sugar' etc.. were their 'epic' period. They also did some beautiful ballads such as 'Play With Fire', 'Ruby Tuesday' etc.

 

 

[IAN FINN 809]

The Stones for me have the deep south sounds originating from Muddy Waters.

[DJ360 6,733]

In other news, I just watched a film about the Gucci family tragedy, featuring Lady Gaga, Jeremy Irons, Al Pacino etc..

 

The final music was this extraordinary duet of Tracy Chapman and Pavarotti, which I'd never heard before..

 

Gorgeous...

 

 

[MRS B 524]

I watched that too, what a dramatic family eh? Thanks for the clip of the music, Pav effortless as always, just has to open his mouth and something rather beautiful is the result. Huge fan.

[benjamin1945 16,166]

Have a nice one everyone.........

[benjamin1945 16,166]

Lovely words.........and all so true....

[benjamin1945 16,166]

[benjamin1945 16,166]

The Empress of Soul......and the Pips........back in 72' when 'Deano'' was still around.......... 'Gladys'' is now 78 and still performing.....

Love to catch a ''Midnight train to Georgia''.with her....might even see ''Loppy''

[Brew 5,422]

She is performing in Nottingham June 2nd. Tickets starts at £125 only 14 tickets left !

[LizzieM 9,511]

I’m sure I saw her in the 60s for about 2 bob!  

[benjamin1945 16,166]

Yes i know ive played it before...here's a different version....

 

There's just something about a ''Lady in Red''.......in my experience they are slightly ''Dangerous''

[benjamin1945 16,166]

Love this one..........you must watch........

[benjamin1945 16,166]

I really do remember when this was normal in Pubs...........especially ''The Standard of England'' Park Lane Old Basford..........long gone.....

[benjamin1945 16,166]

And this was the 'Standard of England'' ....circa 1950...and a few of my beloved old Relatives

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

@benjamin1945 who are they all, Ben?  It's like an NS meet up, long before NS.

[benjamin1945 16,166]

 Here goes then Jill.....   Left to right.....

Granddad...next two Aunts (i believe) then my two Grandma's...Granddad Jackson...last but not least My lovely late cousin Doris....

All never to be forgotten....

 

[Cliff Ton 10,473]

58 minutes ago, Jill Sparrow said:

@benjamin1945 who are they all, Ben?  It's like an NS meet up, long before NS.

 

I'll bet quite a few of the Nottstalgia attendees are older than many of the people in that photo !

[Jill Sparrow 10,307]

There's a strong similarity in facial bone structure between @benjamin1945and the lady sitting to the left of grandad Jackson as you view the photo, albeit she's looking daggers at someone!

[benjamin1945 16,166]

Probably a chap known as 'Blonde''.........who she wed and were together a good 50 years......again a lovely bloke.........

[benjamin1945 16,166]

Here's a good oldie.......remember Johnnie Ray ?.......one of my Grandma's was in his fan club in the 50s...........

It was a magic time when we walked ''Our baby back home''....Bulwell to Basford after a night in the 'Adelphi' Picture house......aged 16 ish..no car we walked everywhere......even Bestwood estate to Bestwood Village over ''Meadow and farm''......all built on now.........then there was Jill from Coalville 1964...walked her home from Whitwick (next village) after watching ''Robin and the 7 hoods''......Nottstalgia will never die.......

[benjamin1945 16,166]

Think this was their 1st big hit in 1963......i recall driving a Farrands/Marsdens van down to Peterborough to re-vamp a Counter Service Farrands into Self-service... and singing to this with Syd..Pete...and Mick.....my old workmates........

Stopped in Peterborough for a week (little did i know i;d live down there for a time in the 70s)..........

Had all them Beatles style clothes back then...including the 'Cuban Heels''

Struggled to find a decent place to dance at night......it was in the days before they had thousands of immigrants...and the Peterborians wernt used to outsiders who dressed and spoke very differently.....Bless em...

[Brew 5,422]

Johnnie Ray and his music has been described as a 'depressionfest', no wonder he cried so much