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Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Off the top of my head and I could do a different

> list every five minutes for the next millenia and

> still come up with loads of goodies. I'm going

> with some old reggae tunes first.

>

> 1 Wet Dream - Max Romeo

> 2 Longshot Kick The Bucket - The Pioneers

> 3 Barbwire - Nora Dean

> 4 Wreck A Buddy - The Soul Sisters

> 5 Fatty Fatty - Clancy Eccles

> 6 Liquidator - Harry J & The All Stars

> 7 Double Barrell - Dave & Ansell Collins

> 8 People Funny Boy - Lee "Scratch" Perry

> 9 Dollar In Teeth - The Upsetters

> 10 Birth Control - Lloydie & The Lowbites



I love all those Ska tunes Jah. I had a compiliation tape called Liquidator in the early 90's with much of those on it. Do you know who recorded "Shame and Scandal in the family"? I have it in my mind that it was Pete Tosh. Am I right?

I've heard Shame And Scandal In The Family and it was a calypso tune.

I haven't looked yet but the late (white) actor and singer, Lance Percival used to do a lot of them, Gossip Calypso being particularly memorable.

I think this was done by an original calypso artiste though.

1/ Everything She Wants-Wham--Reminds me of Sharon circa 1995

2/ Nothing Compares To You--Sinead O'Connor--Natasha 1992/3.

3/ Careless Whisper-Wham

4/ Where Is The Love-Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway-Isle Of Wight holiday with My Mum after Dad died in August 1972.

5/ Guilty-Barry Gibb/Barbra Streisand

6/ Something-The Beatles

7/ Tonight I Celebrate My Love For You-Roberta Flack/Peebo Bryson (I think)

8/ Somebody-The Eagles-Road To Eden

8/ See You In September-No personal memories but the feeling of leaving a love one in June for the whole Summer used to make my heart sink at the prospect.

9/ In My Life-The Beatles-Sheer nostalgia.

10/Skye Boat Song-Beautiful Ballad.

Nothing wrong in a bit of alcohol-induced melancholy once-in-a-while, RD!


I like how songs sometimes weave themselves into our emotions and experiences so they are inextricably connected. One of my earliest song-related connections was 'Lily The Pink' by The Scaffold (don't laugh). I remember our class having to sing it in music lessons, urged on my Miss Scott, our very enthusiastic Scottish teacher. 1967-8 I think. Sadly, I was still too young to remember other classic 60's stuff, although the chorus to 'Grocer Jack' still invades my conciousness from time to time.

I know Brum, good to purge the soul once in a while!

This is a great thread, what I like about music/song nostalgia lists is that they remind you of the songs that you had forgotten you liked, if that makes sense...your choice of Hazel O'Connor's 'Will You' being a prime example, I feel a download frenzy coming on...


Do you remember Terry Jack - Season's in the Sun?..how sad was that song?!..

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