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If I said "What Song Do You Remember From Your Childhood"
Posted by acousticguitarist • 5/30/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
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What is the very first song that comes to mind?
Mine is unfortunately 'Zip a Dee Do Dar'
Folowed by 'Love is a Many Spendored Thing'
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"Convoy," by CW McCaw. It was all about CB radios and was in the spirit of Smokey and the Bandit...
As a kid, for some reason, I LOVED this song.
"Pig Pen, this here's Rubber Duck. You'd better back off another five. Them pigs is getting INtense."
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Oh my god - ever seen that movie "Convoy" with all the truckers? total late 70's or early 80's cheese fest. It's got Ernest Borgnine and Kris Kristoferson. -
don't know it, should I?
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No, never saw the movie-- In fact, until Tiffany brought it up somewhere else in the thread, I didn't realize the "Convoy" song wasn't just a song, but was part of a movie.
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This song came immediately to me.. Loved it and then Coca-Cola adopted it.
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I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING (IN PERFECT HARMONY)
(Bill Backer / Billy Davis / Roger Cook / Roger Greenaway)
I'd like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees
And snow-white turtle doves
I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I'd like to hold it in my arms
And keep it company
I'd like to see the world for once
All standing hand in hand
And hear them echo through the hills
For peace throughout the land
(That's the song I hear)
I'd like to teach the world to sing
(Let the world sing today)
In perfect harmony
I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
Id like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees
And snow-white turtle doves-
my mama used to sing me this -
I'm seeing lots of kids in ethnic costumes holding hands
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Sweet Dreams by Annie Lenox-
I love this song!!!! -
Wow, how old are you?
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Not so sure about songs but I do remember to first bad poem I ever learned
Wanna know what it is??? LOL
Keep in mind I was little so I leave it to your imagination LOL-
yes...
you must have a song that springs to mind
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Alannah Myles - "Black Velvet" Came out in 89, but I remember it from 92.-
Ahhhh, a true modern classic!
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This thread is making me feel very old. I have a distinct memory of listening to this song on a cassette tape while driving out in the country one night when I was...um...practicing law. -
I'm remembering Sammy Davis, Nat King Cole, ..my father was a singer
When i worked as a jazz musician I knew all the tunes because I grew up with them, but nevr knew their names until I looked at the top of the manuscript after I played them.
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Like A Virgin by Madonna.-
Hi u seem to be a great fan of madonna. why don't u add me as ur friend.
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It has to be "I was born under a wanderin' star" by Lee Marvin (From the film "Paint Your Wagon"). My grandad used to sing it to me when I sat on his knee.
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River of Dreams by Billy Joel -
American Pie. It was my very first record (other than story records). I think I was five. It was so long that it was on both sides of a 45.
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the day the music died. great song. I downloaded and burned it to a cd a couple of years ago but have since lost the cd
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war songs everyday and the more my Mther drank the louder they would get -
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"Never, Never, Never" - Shirley Bassey -
Semi Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind -
"Where the boys are" by Connie Francis, My mother used to clean the house with it blasting throughout out attic apartment. -
Mrs. Lucy had a baby
she put it in the tub
it drank up all the water
and ate the rubber duck
Anyone remember the rest? lol-
no, hum it will you
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Thriftshopromantic, thank you for reminding me of Convoy, I used to love that song. I remember my Dad driving us down to Devon and singing along to that one. Also loved Rolf Harris - Messin about on the river, very apt cos I grew up in Cambridge, messing about on the river!-
Ah!- YAY! Nice to have a fellow "Convoy" appreciator here.
It was GREAT for driving in the car.
"Dark of the moon on the sixth of June in a Kenworth hauling logs..." -
I saw that movie at the drive-in with my parents when I was a kid...probably not entirely appropriate, but what did I know?
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Much of the 70s/early 80s films weren't...
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Downtown by Petula Clark. At least I think that's who sang it. I loved it, I was about 3 or 4 ... and would sing it on public transportation ... according to my mom I'd get quite the audience too. -
my first 8 track was the Bay City Rollers!! *Blush* that ages me doesn't it? -
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A Boy Named Sue
My stepdad had the 8-Track that had that song on and it any car trip longer than 10 minutes was sure to include that song.-
my daddy left home when i was three...what a hoot that song was
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I had Sally Boyden's 'The Littliest Australian' (oh gawd, I even remember the album name). There was a song on there called 'Nobody's Child' which I thought was so sad and I'd play it over and over again, and sing to my brothers and make them cry (probably from my bad singing rather than the sad song). -
That would give my age away.-
The baroque period?
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You know that song from like 1982 (artist escapes me)
"I hear, the secrets that you keep....when you're talkin' in your sleep"
I remember that being on the radio nonstop when I was young. I was too young to figure out lyrics, and as a 4 year old convinced myself it was:
"I hear, the secret session keep" and thought that meant something.
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Brandy (Your a fine girl) by Looking Glass. I think it's from 72 when I was 9. -
Old McDonald Had a Farm
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Kiss on my list - Hall & Oates
and some REO Speedwagon -
"Country Roads" and Player's - "Baby Come Back" -
i loved michael jackson and the beatles when i was a kid
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What's the first song Clydie that comes to your head from your childhood?
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Turn Turn Turn ...the Byrds-
That's a great one to remember.
I love Gene Clark's music as well.
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Damn, all you guys have listed some great songs. To be honest I am 48, and I am really starting to feel older than I already did, even though I am a MILF, according to my son's friends claim.
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Wel I'm 51, I also suffer
i would be seriously worried abot that definition MILF
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From really early childhood? "The Lollipop Tree." -
The rolling Stones Emotional Rescue. Dad had the 8 track, and would play it while we got dressed to go to the bowling alley on league night. They always played that convoy song over the sound system at the bowling alley, lol.
Oh, and anything by the BeeGees. My aunt lived with us for a while and she was obsessed with them.-
Did the whole family dance as well.
I love those Bee Gess melodies, and the hi hi hi hi voices
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lol your reminded me of brer rabbit and brer fox -
OMG, now I have Zippity Doo Da stuck in my head and I absolutely can't think of anything else. I'll have to get back to you. -
Sorry about that. Leo Kottke says hum it backwards and then it will be out of phase and cancel itself out.
The other song was Lemon Tree -
I remember Lemon Tree. My dad had a Trini Lopez album.
Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat.
He also listened to "Ballad of the Green Beret":
Fighting soldiers from the sky
Fearless men who jump and die
Men who mean just what they say
The brave men of the Green Beret
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@acousticguitarist, I was quite concerned at the term myself. When I asked my son, he would only laugh. And the darn kid always has told me everything, I wish he had never told me! He finally told me one day. But Google the term.
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yes, have done
I guess at a real stretch of the imagination, it could almost be a compliment, so maybe leave it at that. However, your Avatar looks a little like Darth Vader inverted -
wrong spot
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Gee thanks. But if 19 year old's think I'm a MILF, I think I would rather go with their opinion than yours.
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Whatever makes you feel blissful
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You got it darling, you got it.
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Midnight Train To Georgia-- Gladys Knight. I always sung along when it came on the radio until Everybody was sick of me and the song
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nice tune
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If you're happy and you know it.-
that made me laugh
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'La Isla Bonita' by Madonna. I've been listening to this song since i was a child,& i like almost all the songs of Madonna. I still like this song
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Dunno why, but "Puff the Magic Dragon" popped into my head when I saw the subject line of this thread. Can't remember hearing that as much as others though. -
"I'm a believer" by the Monkeys, and the Friendly Giant theme song (local TV show as a kid), forget the words, but he played a recorder while singing it, and up popped rusty the rooster.....OMG...memories!!! LOL :o) -
I remember school songs. This song from pre-school:
On the line, on the line, on the side of the line
We'll cheer for Creative in the rain or the shine.
Creative in the rain, we'll love ya just the same.
On the line, on the side of the line.
And this one from elementary school:
Cheer, cheer for 175.
We've got the pep and we've got the drive.
We'll remember 'til we're old
our school colors, blue and gold -
I remember that as a child I used to go to one cousin's of mine home and she had this huge sound system and a lot of records.
But we would listen to her fairytales records, instead of music, so problably my fave song than was something sang by "Snow White" or " Cinderella". kkk -
"ABC." I'm showing my age here, but I had "The Jackson 5; Greatest Hits" on 8-track. -
I suddenly feel very old, since my Daddy would play, "How Much is That Doggie in the Window" for me on his accordian. I still have the sheet music for that one. -
The Skye Boat Song. My mother used to sing it to me as a lullabye. -
"I'm a little teapot short and stout, this is my handle, this is my spout,
when I get all steamed up then I shout, just tip me over and pour me out". Good God. -
Cult by Slayer, for some reason. That song was released in 2006, and I was technically under 18 then, so I guess it counts. -
"Man On The Moon" by Ballyhoo -
1. The "I Dream of Genie" theme song
2. "Ventura Highway". We took a lot of roadtrips and it always seemed to be on the radio. -
The theme song to Jem and "Faithfully" by Journey -
First song I remember is the German version of "Lightly Row" and something entitled "Goodbye,My Love, Goodbye"
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