Lockdown Music

[MichaelJH]

It's a while since we did this. So what is your favourite current piece of music in Lockdown? This is mine. You will be told it is unavailable but just click the option that appears on the left (<-)...

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[Milkfairy Heart Star]

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[Shar28]

This is mine

Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole

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[Koassilator]

Police - Don't stand so close to me. 😷 &

Every breath you take

Every move you make

Every bond you break

Every step you take

I'll be watching you. 👀

[Nathan53]

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A crazy mix but how do you choose. You can find a safe place in music.

[tunybgur]

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One for calm, one to wake you up, and one in the middle....

[cowparsley]

Amazing rendition.Loved it.

[dunestar]

Just discovered Eivor, a Faroe Islander with the most amazing voice. She did the soundtrack to the Last Kingdom on Netflix. Not everyone's cup of tea but elemental

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[Alison_L in reply to dunestar]

Good one, Dunestar. Like Clannad.

[Saffron63]

I love your choice Michael, never heard this version before.

🙏 for posting

[Speakeazi]

I don’t know very many of the performers on this but this Lounge All Stars singing Times Like These is genius.

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[Sunnie2day]

I love these music discussions - I don't listen to music radio these days so seeing what others are listening to has brought so many 'new' artists onto my listening playlists!

[Lezzers in reply to Sunnie2day]

Dare I own up that I've had an ABBA gold day? 🤔

[Hidden in reply to Lezzers]

Favourite track ?

[Lezzers in reply to Hidden]

Dancing queen 👑

[Hidden in reply to Lezzers]

I knew you were gonna say that 💃

[Lezzers in reply to Hidden]

😂

[Lezzers in reply to Hidden]

And your favourite track is?

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I do I do

[Sunnie2day in reply to Lezzers]

As long as you're not shocked when I say I wasn't keen on ABBA until Mamma Mia

[Lezzers in reply to Sunnie2day]

Not shocked but definitely surprised 😲 not the bestest musical talent in the film! I was given a dvd of the follow up film for Christmas, though no idea why unless Kevin is a secret ABBA fan. He did once buy me a Simply Red CD as he likes them! 😂

[Sunnie2day in reply to Lezzers]

LOL, my husband has done similar 'gifts' to me. To be fair, I do it to him back - I just ordered a spotlight torch 'for him' that really is for me.

Ooooh, International Orange colour, stand on end to light an entire room or folds to rest on a hinged 3-level stand, and best of all - comes with the rechargeable battery AND mains charging adaptor!

Re ABBA and the less than star quality singing in Mamma Mia (yes, I laughed when Pierce Brosnan sang. I laughed alot), I think that's what woke me up to how fun ABBA actually is.

[Lezzers in reply to Sunnie2day]

He also bought me tickets to a Simply Red concert later this year....so far it's not cancelled but I live in hope.....I'll get lynched for this, but I'm not a fan!

[Sunnie2day in reply to Lezzers]

Don't feel alone - I had to refresh my memory of their (Simply Red) music YouTube, so helpful in so many ways - learn to cook/knit/crochet/make a bookcase AND look-up music, lol!

[Stuart2441]

Scarlett Ribbons by the Cats. I think this version was a little better than the original.

[isobelhannah18]

Thank-you for introducing me to this brilliant version. What a voice! Wonderful.

[Sunnie2day]

That did surprise me. Then again, my personal choice for best ever is Queen 'The Show Must Go On'.

To each her/hisown

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

Prompted by the Obesity thread:

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[Bassman65]

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[Milkfairy Heart Star in reply to Bassman65]

Eva Cassidy so poignant as she died far too young.

[Bassman65 in reply to Milkfairy]

Yes, she found fame far too late and died well before her time beautiful voice also love her singing songbird and over the rainbow

[Milkfairy Heart Star in reply to Bassman65]

Thanks for the reminder of her beautiful voice and other work.

I will listen again to her other songs.

What would we do without Spotify?

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

It must end one day, mustn't it...

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[Lonmayloon]

Giant - Calvin Harris & Rag ‘n’ Bone Man

I Will - The Beatles

Ven Conmigo Guajira - Ibrahim Ferrer

And 4th Concerto “Winter” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.

[Sunnie2day in reply to Lonmayloon]

You have great taste in music! I especially like Four Seasons (Autumn for my preference but all four are superb) but thank-you for introducing me to Calvin Harris, wow!

[Lonmayloon in reply to Sunnie2day]

I tend play the same things until the family beg for mercy and then move on to something else. John Peel, when he was talking about Desert Island Discs, said that his favourite Top Ten varied every week and couldn’t be pinned down to just ten.

[HectorsDad]

When I need to relax, it’s always Chopin nocturnes (esp op9 no1). Any performer will do, but the Rubenstein is the best. Worth trying, even if you don’t normally do classical music.

We’ve also just discovered Scala Radio (on DAB and Interweb) which has a much broader play list than some classical radio stations, including film and game music, and more general interest discussion- give it a go.

[Milkfairy Heart Star in reply to HectorsDad]

Hi HectorsDad

Thanks for the heads up about Scala radio.

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

Excerpts from one of my favourite soundtracks. Also one of my favourite films of all time.

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[Heythrop51 in reply to MichaelJH]

Loved the film!

[gladliz]

Not so much songs as artists

Leonard Cohen (old 'Songs to slash your wrists by'. Never listen to him if your feeling depressed)

Status Quo

Meat Loaf

David Munyon ( who? I hear you ask)

Bruce Springsteen

and loads of other 60's and 70's singers/groups.

nothing like some good old rock music to get the ironing done.

[Heythrop51 in reply to gladliz]

Who?

[gladliz in reply to Heythrop51]

David Munyon, blues, hippyish, Have a couple of his albums from late 90s. Acrylic Teepees and Poet Wind. I like tracks Super Blue and In India. First heard him on Bob Harris's show many years ago. I am sure Alexa or one of that ilk will have him stored away. Enjoy.

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

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[MichaelJH Heart Star]

It's confusing as my Big Wednesday one works!

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

We all miss them...

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[MichaelJH Heart Star in reply to MichaelJH]

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Google "Roger Waters" Mother

Roger was in Pink Floyd for over 20 years.