Oldies

Music Forum

I am 23, but am greatly inffluenced in my musical taste by what my Mum and my Nan listened too. eg: Mum: Elton John, Cliff Richard, etc. Nan: Simon and Garfunkel, anything Country. So I know a lot of old songs and old bands and singers and things like that.

A lot of old singers and bands everyone knows, like Rollling Stone, Elton John, Bealtes, etc. I thought Rod Stewart was part of that list, but at a party on the weekend I was talking a 18 year old girl and she did not know who Cliff Richard was and I thought that was OK, a lot of people don't know who he is, but she didn't know who Rod Stewart was at all, and it took her ten minutes to work out who Elton John was.

It makes me feel so old.

So I was wondering what Oldies do you love and maybe what do you remember that you think no one else does?

The Isley Brothers. Love their music from the 50's until now, but everyone just remembers "Shout", "Twist and Shout" and "This Old Heart Of Mine"

Sam Cooke, people just remembers him getting shot for doing some blokes wife nothing else

Marvin Gaye... well, he's kind've remembered

Stevie Wonder ... him too

Simon and Garfunkel ... too cool

Creedance Clearwater Revival ... Awesome

Earth Wind and Fire .... also awesome

Zapp ... now no one remembers them, almost positive of that...

Danny Kaye ... his songs were either nice or very funny and I like both

Gap Band ... very cool

Lenny Williams ... the dudes cool

Plus the ones you've mentioned and a heap more... of course

PS. give the girl who doesn't know those artists a forehead slap. Now seriously....

I love Credence Clearwater Revival!! And Dire Straits are good too!

Never really enjoyed Dire Staits that much they were okay

Love Chicago though. David Foster and Peter Cetera are legends, in my opinion.

And anything Burt Bacharach has done is great.... do you know the way to san jose? raindrops keep falling on my head, and just like the man whose feet are too big for his bed... what do you get when you fall in love, a diamond pin to burst your bubble... the man who shot liberty valance! He shot liberty valance

man that guy is good.

Right, where do I begin?

Jimi Hendrix...awesome

Simon and Garfuncle...brilliant

the Eagles...Hotel california, do I need to say any more?

The Beatles...one of the best

Meatloaf...though he is farely modern

Peter Gabriel...weird (sledgehammer video)

John Lennon on his own...imagine

Don Mclean...American Pie and Vincent

Bob Dylan...Hey Mr tambourine man, the hurricane, blowing in the wind, etc

Bee Gees...it's only words...I think they are brilliant

Billy Joel...do I need to say anything?

Creedance Clearwater Revival...Bad Moon rising

The Carpenters...Goodbye to love

Sir Cliff Richards...living doll (everyone in England knows who he is)

Deep Purple...smoke on the water

Elton John...who cares if he's gay?

Joe Cocker...get by with a little help from my friends

Led Zeplin...Stairway to heaven

Phil Collins...quite new

The Police...Every step you take

Queen...I don't need to say any more

Rod Stewart...Maggie May

Santana...Smooth

Slade...Come feel the noise...great rock band

T-Rex...Twentieth century boy, children of the revolution and Seagull Woman are my favorites

Traveling Wilburies...Alright (or end of the line)

Wizard...weird

Eddie Cochran...brilliant

Joe Brown...nice

well there you go, ask and you shall recieve

Peter Gabriel, I forgot all about him, he is quite good too.

and Harry Chapin... just thought of him

A few more:

Cat Stevens, Bill Withers, Black Sabath Paul McCartney and wings

Zapp & Roger..... Great Funk music

Parliament.... The kings of funk

Minnie Riperton.... She should have been the queen of R&B music

Teddy Pendergrass.... The king of getting people laid

Rose Royce.... I don't know probably cause I like that old movie "Carwash."


And I'm only 19, I should have been a 70's baby

Peter Gabriel is old? Sheesh. You youngings.

Elton John-Your Song
Fifth Dimension-Aquarius
the Eagles-take it easy
the Supremes-can't hurry love
Smokie Robinson-ooh baby baby
Simon and Garfunkle-Bridge over troubled water

Yes, I know they are standard but I love them.

Tony Orlando and Dawn-tie a yellow ribbon*my mom loved this one

Heavens, I knew all but 3 on your list.
I really love do-wop, but I am terrible with the artists names.

Here is a few everyone has missed out and I just kicked myself for.

Elvis...blue sued shoes
Buddy Holly...Peggy sue, true love ways, heartbeat, etc
Richie Valens...la bumba
Johnny Cash...cant remember the songs but I like him.
Stevie Wonder...how did I forget him
Jerry Lee Lewis...Great balls of Fire

A few more I remembered but not every will know,

John Denver...Country roads, Leaving on a jet plain
Chuch Berry...Johnny be good

And I have to say this

Jimi Hendrix...All Along the watchtower

Oh I am only 16 and I am a child of the 60's in music sense

Rod Stewart- Maggie May
Peter Frampton- Baby I love your way

Carl Perkins did "blue suede shoes" and 60's music really is the best. None compares