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74novaman wrote:...but his favorite song to sing a few lines from was "Hey, Good lookin" by Hank Williams Sr. Every single time I hear the song I think of my grandfather. I miss him every day.
I used to sing that song all the time.........while I was going to A&M (late 1970s). Must be something in the water down there. Your grandfather sounds like he was a prince.
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WildBill wrote:
VMI77 wrote:
WildBill wrote:Can a song with no words "speak" to me?



Absolutely. The song Gloomy Monday, wholly instrumental, was even banned in some places because it was said to lead people to commit suicide.
Gloomy Sunday perhaps?
There is a Gloomy Monday, but yes, apparently I meant Gloomy Sunday.
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Thanks Bill. I absolutely love this version by Brother Iz, along with most of his other music. I dare say I want it played at my funeral.

The Minstrel Boy is another song that gives me chills and this version in particular is amazing:

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Another...Green Fields of France as performed by Drop Kick Murphys

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some article wrote:On August 27, 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed when the helicopter he was flying in hit a man-made ski slope while trying to navigate through dense fog. Vaughn had played a show at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisconsin with Robert Cray and His Memphis Horns and Eric Clapton. Vaughan was informed by a member of Clapton's crew that three seats were open on their helicopter, which was returning to Chicago. It turned out there was only one seat left; Vaughan requested it from his brother, who obliged. Three members of Eric Clapton's entourage were also killed. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Stevie Ray Vaughan #7 in its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
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Bryan Ferry - "These Foolish Things"
A 30s song remade in the 70s.

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Jasonw560 wrote:Jeff Healey Band "Angel Eyes" - I still wonder what the heck my wife sees in me.
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10,000 Maniacs - "Grey Victory"
This seems like a lively and upbeat tune, until you listen to the lyrics.

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Jeff Healey was in Roadhouse! One of my favorites!
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Randy Newman - "I Love LA"


Hate New York City
It's cold and it's damp
And all the people dressed like monkeys
Let's leave Chicago to the Eskimos
That town's a little bit too rugged
For you and me you bad girl

Rollin' down the Imperial Highway
With a big nasty redhead at my side "rlol"
Santa Ana winds blowin' hot from the north
And we was born to ride
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Re: One song that "speaks" to you

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WildBill wrote:
Jasonw560 wrote:Jeff Healey Band "Angel Eyes" - I still wonder what the heck my wife sees in me.
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I make CDs for my wife for the times that I may not have the right words for her. Angel Eyes was the first song on the disc. When I ask her “what did I do?”, she points her finger to my chest and says “because I know what’s in there”. I’m pretty sure it isn’t my pectoralis major.
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One of the classic songs written by Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys - "Don't Worry Baby"

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Valk wrote:I make CDs for my wife for the times that I may not have the right words for her. Angel Eyes was the first song on the disc. When I ask her “what did I do?”, she points her finger to my chest and says “because I know what’s in there”. I’m pretty sure it isn’t my pectoralis major.
:thumbs2: Sometimes I make CDs too, obviously not for your wife :mrgreen:, but to convey a "message" to a special person.
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Alisson Kraus - "Too Late To Cry"

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WildBill wrote:I like Fantasia, but this and Alan Sherman's "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" has ruined listening to Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours.

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