OK, So, Whatcha Listening To?

[sadieml]

@goatgurl - I don't really like hip-hop or rap either, but I completely forgot about Show Tunes, Cole Porter, and all those 40's and 50's torch songs that my sisters & I used to sing together at events. Once upon a time, I had a pretty decent voice and 2 of my sisters and I used to sing. Songs like "You made me love you", "Nevertheless", "Always", "What'll I do"...great old love songs.

Edited to correct silly error--forgot, not forget. I could never forget show tunes, I still love to sing them, just not quite as loudly as I used to. I wouldn't want to hurt anyone's ears. LPR, laryngo-pharyngeal reflux, has scarred my vocal chords beyond repair. Once upon a time, singing was one of my VERY favorite things to do. Now, I hardly listen to music 'cause I get carried away, start to sing, hurt everyone's ears including my own, and strain my already scratchy voice.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

I'm unlike most school kids and love the news and country music

 

[GLENMAR]

Fleetwood Mac fan here.

 

[Latestarter]

Ozzy Osbourne "I Just Want You"

 

[Goatgirl47]

I love Christian Hymns the best. I don't like most of 'today's' music...

 

[Latestarter]

I listen to entire albums at a time while on the computer. In the truck driving, I just use the radio. I mostly like rock and classic rock. Right now I'm listening to Pink Floyd's, The Wall, double album.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Today I listened to the kind of music called rooster crows

 

[greybeard]

"other" !
Any good slow dirge works for me.
Can't find a link to the song, but here's my favorite lyrics this week.

The wintry west extends his blast,
And hail and rain does blow;
Or, the stormy north sends driving forth
The blinding sleet and snow:
While tumbling brown, the burn comes down,
And roars frae bank to brae;
And bird and beast in covert rest,
And pass the heartless day.

The sweeping blast, the sky o’ercast,
The joyless winter-day,
Let others fear, to me more dear
Than all the pride of May:
The tempest’s howl, it soothes my soul,
My griefs it seems to join;
The leafless trees my fancy please,
Their fate resembles mine!

Thou Pow’r Supreme, whose mighty scheme
These woes of mine fulfil,
Here, firm, I rest, they must be best,
Because they are Thy will!
Then all I want (O, do Thou grant
This one request of mine!)
Since to enjoy Thou dost deny,
Assist me to resign.

 

[Latestarter]

Went past the $5 CD "basket" @ wally world today and dug thorough for a bit looking for gems. Found a "Best of the Mamas and the Papas" (1999 - 1960s-1970s), Chicago "If You Leave Me Now" (1972-1980) and "The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oats" (1975-2008). There was a best of the Animals CD, but I skipped it (for now). Also picked up Hootie and the Blow Fish "Cracked Rear View" (1995).

 

[sadieml]

@Latestarter - Great choices! Why did you leave the Animals? You gotta get that one, too! My baby brother (43) has a band called "The Soul Mites" that started-up when he was at USC-that's the University of South Carolina-in maybe '91 or '92. They still play the local scene, and could have made it bigger (maybe not as big as Hootie), but they just weren't hungry enough to put it all on the line for success. They each had other goals, so they watched Darius (of Hootie-he's a great friend of Thom's) and those guys sky-rocket, and settled into a routine locally. They still have a fan base after more than 20 years, and still get asked to play a lot of local venues, including the St. Patrick's Day celebration, etc., so I guess that's enough for them. At any rate, they still love it!