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Title: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: Dunderhead on January 26, 2013, 03:29:03 AM I just wanted to make a thread for everyone to post/recommend their favorite oldies. I've been listening to a lot of cool stuff from the pre-British Invasion period recently and I just wanted some recommendations.
Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: Moon Dawg on January 26, 2013, 06:36:42 AM A couple of years ago, I compiled something like 1000 songs to represent a 1954-64 pre-Beatles rock & roll playlist. Everything from Elvis to Doo-Wop to Pat Boone. (There are hundreds and hundreds of good but semi-obscure Doo-Wop records.) Got burned out and erased the whole mess but now I'm at work on a "Super Seventies" playlist.
Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: modestmaus on January 26, 2013, 09:40:36 AM I'm so confused on what does and doesn't count as an oldie these days. There's a radio station around here I listen to that was pretty much all "ALRIGHT LETS GET SOME OLD SCHOOL IN HERE" and it was Britney Spears' "Baby, Hit Me One More Time". I wanted to cry. :lol
I'm turning 30 later this year and it's freaking crazy to think that there are people out there who weren't even born when "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was huge that are now college/university age. I've been so hesitant to call something like that an oldie but, you know, maybe it is? Or sure darn close to being one. Anyway, my favorite oldie often changes but currently for me it's "The Letter" Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: Letsgoawayforawhile on January 26, 2013, 12:43:23 PM I have always, and will always love, Let it be Me by The Everly Brothers.
That's my jam! Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: hypehat on January 26, 2013, 04:27:01 PM On certain days, Ill say that I Only Have Eyes For You by The Flamingos is the greatest song ever recorded. No record sounds more beautiful.
Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: EgoHanger1966 on January 26, 2013, 04:37:13 PM Not all pre-Beatles. But...a few of my favorite artists, cursory look through my cd collection.
Bobby Vee Neil Sedaka Everlys Lesley Gore Dion (solo)/Belmonts (solo) Four Seasons Billy Fury Jay Black/Jay & The Americans Chiffons Tokens Barry & The Tamerlanes Cascades Lou Christie Four Evers Rick(y) Nelson Early Motown - Miracles, Mary Wells, Eddie Holland, Marvelettes etc Del Shannon Jackie Wilson Kenny Lynch Videls (other Pete Anders and Vinny Poncia related works include The Tradewinds, Innocence, Treasures) Roy Orbison There are plenty of one-off records by very obscure artists that are just as worthwhile. In these days of Youtube, very easy to find out what you like and what you don't, and can go from there.. Good luck! I love "oldies" music and see concerts by still-performing artists frequently. Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: halblaineisgood on January 26, 2013, 05:06:52 PM .
Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: Dunderhead on January 29, 2013, 09:56:02 PM Come on guys, gimmie your top 5 singles or something.
1. Buzz Buzz Buzz 2. Heat Wave 3. Quarter to Three 4. Palisades Park 5. Young Blood Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: Wild-Honey on January 29, 2013, 11:03:47 PM Top 5! That's near impossible, but I'll give it a go :)
Tower of Strength, Gene McDaniels http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM5eYVlztJc The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - Gene Pitney The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - By anyone Rag Mama Rag - The Band The Streets of London - Ralph McTell Caledonia - A lot of folks have sung this song. I first heard it sung by a local at a bar in Kilkenny Ireland and fell in love with it. I've put Dolores Keanes version on here and Paolo Nuntinis. Paolo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux-lObXl9Sg Dolores - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYc-MxAg9XM Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and the Comets :) You Don't Own Me - Lesley Gore Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: halblaineisgood on January 29, 2013, 11:50:39 PM .
Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: Summertime Blooz on January 31, 2013, 12:41:14 PM Sticking with some 60s faves:
It's Not Unusual- Tom Jones Call Me- Petula Clark More Today Than Yesterday- Spiral Starecase I Say a Little Prayer- Dionne Warwicke California Soul- The 5th Dimension Don't You Care- The Buckinghams http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,12580.0.html Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: cablegeddon on February 01, 2013, 01:36:38 AM My top 10 oldies songs
1. Johnny Nash - I can see clearly now 2. Orleans - Still the one 3. Impalas - Sorry (I ran all the way home) 4. Hollies - Here I go again 5. Elvis Presley - Can't help falling in love 6. Archies - Sugar Sugar 7. Ben E King - Stand by me 8. Petula Clark - Downtown 9. Four Seasons - Dawn 10. Ricky Nelson - Lonesome town Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: Wild-Honey on February 01, 2013, 01:57:17 AM First off, great title with reference of one of my fave BBs songs. Now re subject. I have many favorite oldies (however I hate using this word). I'd recommend to listen to early surf instrumentals & jazz singers/musicians. F.ex., Sarah Vaughan, June Christy, Sun Ra etc. In rock-and-roll I like Danny & the Juniors, Joey Dee & the Starlighters, Sam the Sham, The Coasters & so on. Also some amount of Lesley Gore, Leon Russell, Jelly Beans & some one-off records by some unknown artists, for example, The Beatmen. They're not necessarily ante-British Invasion but still in the oldies category since it's 2013 year now. So, let me give this one example of haunting underrated gem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfSB8TrZs_g Isn't it beautiful? Yes I agree RR it is beautiful. Everyone has great taste! When all your replies I thought "oh yeah, I forgot about that song!" :) Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: Moon Dawg on February 02, 2013, 06:00:46 AM Pre-Beatles
1. Little Star-The Elegants 2. Runaway-Del Shannon 3. Johnny B Goode-Chuck Berry 4. A Thousand Stars-Kathy Young & the Innocents 5. My Girl Josephine-Fats Domino Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: Ron on February 03, 2013, 10:59:12 PM I just wanted to make a thread for everyone to post/recommend their favorite oldies. I've been listening to a lot of cool stuff from the pre-British Invasion period recently and I just wanted some recommendations. too many to list, but my favorites are always the kind of slimy ones like "Brandy". Everything about it's great, I don't care how sleezy or corny it is. When I was a kid, I had a couple tapes with these oldies collections, but they were never the really famous stuff, it was always "b" list songs, things like "Ferry Cross the Mersy" or "Rockin' Robin"... or "Chapel of Love"... so I tend to like that stuff the best, because it reminds me of how strange it sounded to me, listening in the early 80's to these kind of b-rate love songs. When I was a kid, I'd buy 45's at the thrift store... I always ended up with songs that were big hits (so they made a single record) but nobody wanted to hear anymore (so now they were cheap!). So those still strike me as my favorite oldies. I was a weird kid, my friends listened to the Beastie Boys, I was listening to "In the Ghetto" and "The Peppermint Twist". Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: Alan Smith on February 03, 2013, 11:23:12 PM Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman
Man of the World - Fleetwood Mac Joy - Apollo 11 Mongolid - Devo You belong to me - the Duprees Title: Re: Your favorite vegetabl...oldies Post by: Gertie J. on February 18, 2013, 07:22:15 PM 'kentucky rain', 'g.i. blues', 'return to sender', 'all shook up' by Elvis the King
Arethas 'chain of fools' 'shout' by the isley bros Dusty - 'i close my eyes and count to ten' 'bobby's girl', susan maughan |