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Okay, by request, what is your top ten desert island discs?

Tuesday, 16 July 2019, 23:28 BFH Uncategorized 54

By discs, we don’t mean albums, we mean songs.

Give us your personal favorite 10 songs. (And, no, they don’t have to be rock.)

*Also, this is very important, if you’re going to link to songs, pick only ones that you don’t think people will know, and limit it to three. You can’t drop more than three links in any one comment, it will be flagged as spam by our spam filter.

54 Comments on Okay, by request, what is your top ten desert island discs?

  1. Then don’t call it “Desert Island Disc,” that means a single album you would like to have stranded on an island with no other music available.
    It harkens back to a time when albums that weren’t just one or two good songs, the entire album was one you just press play.

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  5. Of course there aren’t three which stand above all the others, there are so many great songs in so many genres. But the three I often name are:
    Si Senor the Hairy Grill, by Yello (must play at maximum volume)
    The Brazilian, by Genesis (also max volume)
    Kathy’s Song, by Simon & Garfunkel (normal volume)

    7 more?
    Big Noise (from Winnetka) by Kyle Eastwood. I love jazz, and love string bass.
    Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits
    Cemeteries of London, Coldplay
    Tusk, Fleetwood Mac
    In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins (the unplugged version from Secret Policeman’s Other Ball)
    About a dozen by Led Zeppelin, but let’s go with the Immigrant Song
    Probably something by Guns N Roses
    Put Your Lights on, by Santana with Everlast.

    Oops, I guess it went to eleven. 🙂

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  6. Motorhead – Brave New World
    John Hiatt – Real Fine Love
    Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash – The Road to Bakersfield
    Parov Stellar – The Burning Spider
    Ron Carter – Seven Steps to Heaven
    Lola Albright – Aren’t You Kinda Glad We Did?
    Billy Gibbons & the BFGs – Sal y Pimiento
    T. Rex – New York City
    Paolo Conti – Sotto Le Stelle Del Jazz
    Prince Buster – Shantytown

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  7. * When The Levee Breaks – Led Zep
    * Born on the Bayou – CCR
    * Hot Rats – Frank Zappa
    * Don’t You Feel My Leg – Maria Muldaur
    * Stormy Monday – Allman Bros.
    * Orbital Encounters – Jean Luc Ponty
    * Rain – Beatles
    * Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby – Diana Krall
    * Spooky – (Atlanta Rhythm Section Version)
    * Lost and Lonely Child – Savoy Brown

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  10. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
    Long Train Running Doobie Bros
    Layla Derek and Dominos
    Low Rider War
    Dreams Allman Brothers
    Like a Hurricane Neil Young
    Got to Give it up Marvin Gaye
    Living in the life/Go for your guns Isley Brothers
    Take Five Dave Brubeck
    Moonlight in Vermont Willie Nelson

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  13. Silent Night….The Tractors, Time In A Bottle….Jim Croce, Chiseled In Stone….Vern Gosdin

    Don’t Be Angry With Me Darling….Donna Fargo, Wonderland By Night….Bert Kaempfert, Ballad Pour Adeline….Richard Clayderman, Rivers of Babylon….Jimmy Cliff

    Crimson And Clover….Tommy James and the Shondells

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  18. 1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Clarinet Concerto in A Major K622 (entire)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3EJqvKhYzY
    2. Aaron Copeland, Appalachian Spring (Simple Gifts)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e3rVcSy3IQ
    3. Kyrie Eleison (Christian hymn) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T7n1j03UZA
    4. Sing My Way Home (Christian hymn)
    5. Oh Happy Day (Christian hymn)
    6. Battle Hymn of the Republic (Mormon Tabernacle Choir version)
    7. Grandma’s Feather Bed (John Denver)
    8. Oh Holy Night
    9. Jingle Bells/Jingle Bell Rock
    10. Sleigh Ride

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  26. Brian Eno-Becalmed
    Holtz-Mars
    Gordon Lightfoot-Canadian Railroad Trilogy
    Pink Floyd-Echoes
    Dolly Parton-Lady Mule Skinner
    Leon Redbone-Ain’t Misbehavin’
    David Bowie-Teenage Wildlife
    Tom Waits-The house where nobody lives
    Emmy Lou Harris-Making Believe
    Dwight Yoakum/Buck Owens-Streets of Bakersfield

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  27. OK, I’ll play…
    Deserted Island Disc of LOCO:

    Message In A Bottle – The Police
    A Pirate Looks At Forty – Jimmy Buffett
    Kokomo – The Beach Boys
    The Ocean – Led Zeppelin
    The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot
    Yellow Submarine – The Beatles
    Caribbean Queen – Billy Ocean
    Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
    Run To The Water – LIVE
    Lost In Paradise – Evanescence
    Key Largo – Bertie Higgins
    Cabo Wabo – Van Halen
    La Isla Bonita – Madonna
    The Tide Is High – Blondie
    🙂 🙂 🙂

    Some songs are short so more than ten will fit on a 73 minute disc…

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  28. I would definitely have God’s gonna cut you down by Johnny Cash and Why me Lord which is my favorite Kris Kristofferson song. And The God of life CD by John Michael Talbot as well as the Michael Card CD called The Ancient faith which has one of my favorite songs of his called Job Suite, all about the sufferings of Job. And some Irish Music like from Delores Keane, especially her song Solid Ground. I like all kinds of music except for rap, hip hop and soul music from the 70’s. Heck, I’d even throw in John Prine’s debut album from the early 70’s. And lots of Moody Blues just because.

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  29. I once put together a list for you guys called “Overlooked Gems”, pegging one or two per year starting in 1968. Never did share it though, as it got pretty long. Some of these ten are from that list; a couple you might know, maybe:

    1971 – Moody Blues – The Story in Your Eyes
    1972 – Jethro Tull – Look at the Animals
    1973 – Steeleye Span – Misty Moisty Morning
    1978 – Rush – La Villa Strangiato
    1979 – Steve Hackett – Spectral Mornings
    1979 – Led Zeppelin – In the Evening
    1985 – Clannad – Journey’s at an end
    1990 – Spencer Brewer – Gigue
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ktMlQdJKT8

    1991 – Capercaillie – Heart of the Highland
    1993 – October Project – Return To Me

    And for a bonus round —
    2005 – Julie Fowlis – Biodh an Deoch Seo ‘n Làimh Mo Rùin
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VIoydPBLgU

    If I had Julie Fowlis on the desert island with me, I’d gladly skip the disc – she wouldn’t even have to talk to me. Just sing Scottish folk songs to me now and again. I’d need nothing else.

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  32. Heh.

    LBS, I had to choose between The Ocean and In the Evening. Glad someone else picked The Ocean. And Geoff likes the Moodies. Both welcome on my island. Maybe not so deserted. But Julie comes first…

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  34. BFH…really, I won’t go anywhere near those lovely dimples…
    Spiders snakes and a lizards head
    If I tell a tale I’ll die till I’m dead

    I mean, I wouldn’t push her away, if it was her idea and all.

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  39. Bola Sete- Ocean Waves
    Chopin- Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53
    Richard and Mimi Farina- Celebration for a Grey Day
    George Harrison- Give me Love (Give me peace on earth)
    Robert Pete Williams- High as I Want To Be
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5v_GwfmXd0
    Richard Thompson- Vincent Black Lighning 1952
    Mary McCaslin- Old Friends
    Lynyrd Skynyrd- Needle and the Spoon (or any other)
    Blue Rodeo- 5 Days in May
    Quicksilver Messenger Service- Pride of Man

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  40. My favorite song this Saturday will be:
    Walking On The Moon – The Police

    Also Teddy Kennedy’s favorite since the moon landing allowed the MSM to innocently ignore the fact that he cowardly let a woman die a horrific and painful death in his Oldsmobile Delmont 88 two nights before the historic Eagle landed.

    “Kennedy legacy, we have a problem…”

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  41. What? No Amazing Grace anywhere? At least try a cut from one of the Merry AxeMas lps with various artists. One of them did Amazing Grace and it was graceful.

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  42. back to the island-leon russell sinner in me-depeche mode
    tennessee whisky-chris stapleton above the treetops-pat metheny group
    still unbroken-lynyrd skynrd love and rain-jeff lynne elo
    i feel fine-beatles warsaw concerto-addinsell
    jack the ripper-link wray under the boardwalk- tom tom club
    blue moon-mavericks suicide and redemption-metallica
    crying-kd lang and roy orbison cool water-sons of the pioneers

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  43. Simple Minds, “Acoustic” is on heavy work rotation right now. So, that one for sure. Maybe a ‘Wet Wet Wet’ or a ‘Trash Can Sinatras’ tune as well. Ask me next week and I’ll be back into Tears for Fears and Def Leppard. 🤷‍♀️

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  44. The great thing about these posts are finding new music that we were unaware and agreeing with those familiar.
    We have common interests yet we are all unique.
    That is a beautiful thing.
    Another magical transaction is remembering our past.
    This post alone brought me back to a wonderful night in the 80’s where I met a special woman.
    The song playing, Toto – ‘I Won’t Hold You Back’ will forever be in my heart.
    I listened to it tonight for the first time in years.
    Tears in my eyes once again…and once again they are a welcome friend.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k1RUGWkf9o

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  48. Into the Night – Benny Mardones (come at me!!)
    Sister Christian – Night Ranger
    Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
    Love is a Losing Game – Amy Winehouse
    If I Knew – Bruno Mars
    Holding Back the Years – Simply Red
    Tom Sawyer – Rush
    True – Spandau Ballet
    Kiss of Life – Sade (this was my wedding march back in ’97)
    Bass Head – Bassnectar (maximum volume baby!!)

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  49. 1. Homeward Bound
    2. The Green Green Grass of Home
    3. Who Says You Can’t Go Home
    4. Down Home
    5. Sweet Home Alabama
    6. Take Me Home Country Roads
    7. Take The Long Way Home
    8. Take Me Home Tonight
    9. Honey I’m Home
    10. Old Kentucky Home

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  50. 10. Puff the Magic Dragon.
    9. Cats in the Cradle.
    8. The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald.
    7. Comfortably Numb.
    6. Hotel California.
    5. Sailing.
    4. Come Sail Away.
    3. Chan Chan (Buena Vista Social Club).
    2. Rock and Roll All Night and Party Every day.
    1. Son of a Son of a Sailor.

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  51. How can I choose only ten? Here are some, for the moment. Next week, I would choose ten different ones!

    Turn It Up – Alan Parsons Project
    Because – Peter & Gordon
    Come Sail Away – Styx
    Lights – Journey
    Till There Was You – The Beatles
    Make Me Smile – Chicago
    Head Over Heels – Tears For Fears
    Once Is Enough – Moody Blues
    Long Distance Runaround – Yes
    Follow you, follow me – Genesis

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  53. The only desert island song I know is the theme song from “Gilligan’s Island.” And maybe the theme from “Hawaii 5-O.” And don’t forget the theme from “Magnum PI” (the original, not any retread).

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  54. Bridge over the Stars – Keiko Matsui
    Main Titles – Grand Canyon [Original Soundtrack] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-2Wk7qNPgI
    Human Nature – Miles Davis
    Grand Central – Edward Shearmur [K-Pax Soundtrack]
    Love Theme from Chinatown (Main Title) Jerry Goldsmith
    Seduction – Special EFX
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZE2kKyyAX4
    Since You’ve Been Away – Special EFX
    Rise Above It – Afro Celt Sound System
    Cathedral – Choir of King’s College [Road to Perdition soundtrack]
    Passions – Special EFX
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuaYBqlON3A

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