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Timothy1964 Member Since: February 2007 Contributions: 736 Gold Stars: 20 View User Posts	Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:04 pm Central Time Throughout your childhood and teens, chances are there were songs you've heard on the radio that you liked so much that you HAD to go out and buy the 45. Of coarse, there were many songs I liked when I was growing up where I had to go out and buy the record. Many of those songs for some reason I associated with a close friend at school, girls I've liked or places I've been. What were favorite, "must-have" songs when you were growing up (not counting favorite bands)??? Here are mine, starting with my very first 45 when I was 5 years old and ending with 11th grade: Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - B.J. Thomas Cried Like A Baby - Bobby Sherman I Think I Love You - Partridge Family Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted - Partridge Family (never had the 45) Money Runner - Quincy Jones American Pie - Don McLean Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan Goodbye To Love - Carpenters Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues (I wore out TWO 45's of that song!) Operator - Jim Croce Pieces Of April - Three Dog Night Living Together, Growing Together - 5th Dimension The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence (never had the 45) Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks Put A Little Love Away - Emotions Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley The Streak - Ray Stevens Annie's Song - John Denver Beach Baby - First Class Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim Kung Fu Fighting - Carl Douglas (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B.J. Thomas (never had the 45) Listen To What The Man Said - Paul McCartney/Wings I'm Not In Love - 10cc Calypso - John Denver I Write The Songs - Barry Manilow Today's The Day - America Let 'Em In - Paul McCartney/Wings Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot Nights Are Forever Without You - England Dan & John Ford Coley Sweet Sweet Smile - Carpenters Count On Me - Jefferson Starship Love Is In The Air - John Paul Young Summer Nights - John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions - Queen In The Bush - Musique I Was Made For Dancin' - Leif Garrett Soul Man - Blues Brothers Le Freak - Chic In The Navy - Village People You Take My Breath Away - Rex Smith Reunited - Peaches & Herb I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick The Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band The Logical Song - Supertramp If You Remember Me - Chris Thompson Voices - Cheap Trick Cool Change - Little River Band Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp Get It Right Next Time - Gerry Rafferty Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) - Pink Floyd Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) - Paul McCartney/Wings It's Still Rock And Roll To Me - Billy Joel Another One Bites The Dust - Queen All Those Years Ago - George Harrison The One That You Love - Air Supply Time - Alan Parsons Project The Voice - The Moody Blues Hold On Tight - ELO Photograph - Ringo Starr As Tears Go By - Rolling Stones Tom Sawyer - Rush Love Is Like Oxygen - Sweet Since You're Gone - The Cars Tainted Love - Soft Cell
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princessdiana Member Since: September 2006 Contributions: 1908 Gold Stars: 1784 View User Posts	Re: Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 3:51 pm Central Time sad Eyes-Robert John Babe-Styx Silly Love Songs-Paul Mccartney and Wings Allentown-Billy Joel Life's Been Good-Joe Walsh Let Em In-Paul McCartney/Wings Lost In Love-Air Supply There's so many of them.
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Wizard Member Since: November 2005 Contributions: 4719 Gold Stars: 139 View User Posts	Re: Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 4:11 pm Central Time Daydream Believer - The Monkees Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys Winchester Cathedral - The New Vaudeville Band Those were the first three 45s I bought. _________________ wizzerd's not heer any more, mrs torrance im shadow i live in wizzerds head redrum! grrr!!! hahahahahaha
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Raggedy Ann Member Since: January 2007 Contributions: 1242 Gold Stars: 459 View User Posts	Re: Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:23 pm Central Time CandyMan--Sammy Davis Jr. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head--B. J. Thomas
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Timothy1964 Member Since: February 2007 Contributions: 736 Gold Stars: 20 View User Posts	Re: Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 10:42 pm Central Time Here's a couple more I forgot to include in my list: Voice Of Freedom - Jim Kirk And The TM Singers (1980) Tired Of Toein' The Line - Rocky Burnette (1980)
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jukebox dave Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2154 Gold Stars: 22 View User Posts	Re: Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:28 am Central Time i'm obviously older than most of you folks... THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN'-NANCY SINATRA YELLOW SUBMARINE-BEATLES HOUSTON-DEAN MARTIN PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON-PETER, PAUL & MARY HELLY DOLLY-LOUIS ARMSTRONG A BOY NAMED SUE-JOHNNY CASH SATISFACTION-STONES
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princessdiana Member Since: September 2006 Contributions: 1908 Gold Stars: 1784 View User Posts	Re: Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:06 am Central Time centerfold-The J Giles band I Love Rock and Roll-Joan Jett and The Blackhearts Home Sweet Home-Motley Crue Freeze Frame-J Giles Band Do You Believe In Love?-Huey Lewis and The News Doin It All For My Baby-Huey Lewis and The News
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Nuke67 Member Since: November 2006 Contributions: 754 Gold Stars: 358 View User Posts	Re: Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:19 pm Central Time Earliest music I remember liking.. Sugar Sugar Crocodile Rock Monster Mash Billy Don't Be A Hero The Streak Wendy Sundown Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Telephone Man (when it came out 76 or so us being around 9 called it the dirty song) Afternoon Delight (As a kid had no clue what it was about) Tie A Yellow Ribbon (My mom always watched the Tony Orlando and Dawn show) There was more I can't think of, I started to listen to music around 9 or so, using my sisters 8-Track player and her tapes, which was all 70's hits at the time, when I hit my teens in the 80's it was all Go-Go's, RATT, REO etc.
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princessdiana Member Since: September 2006 Contributions: 1908 Gold Stars: 1784 View User Posts	Re: Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:44 pm Central Time mr.Telephone Man-New Edition Cool It Now-New Edition The Glamourous Life-Shiela E I Feel For You-Chaka Khan Easy Lover-Philip Bailiey and Phil Collins Crush On You-The Jets Private Number-The Jets You Got It All-The Jets Cross My Broken Heart-The Jets I Do You-The Jets Rocket 2 U-The Jets Love With Keep Us Together-The Captain and Tennille
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Braniff Member Since: December 2006 Contributions: 713 Gold Stars: 61 View User Posts	Re: Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:22 pm Central Time Little Boxes, A Hard Rains' Gonna Fall, We Shall Overcome--as sung by Pete Seeger President on the Dollar, Walking Down To Washington, Yellow Rose of Texas--as sung by Mitch Miller Yellow Bird--performer unknown I have to admit that in my household, my parents' tastes made Lawrence Welk resemble Jimmy Hendrix or Janice Joplin!
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H2IZCOOL Member Since: November 2005 Contributions: 3305 Gold Stars: 70 View User Posts	Re: Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:41 pm Central Time Braniff wrote: Little Boxes, A Hard Rains' Gonna Fall, We Shall Overcome--as sung by Pete Seeger President on the Dollar, Walking Down To Washington, Yellow Rose of Texas--as sung by Mitch Miller Yellow Bird--performer unknown I have to admit that in my household, my parents' tastes made Lawrence Welk resemble Jimmy Hendrix or Janice Joplin! view The popular version of Yellow Bird was an instrumental by Arthur Lyman.
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jukebox dave Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2154 Gold Stars: 22 View User Posts	Re: Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:04 pm Central Time Yellow Bird--performer unknown I have to admit that in my household, my parents' tastes made Lawrence Welk resemble Jimmy Hendrix or Janice Joplin! -------------------------------- interesting to note that LAWRENCE WELK had a number 2 charting album called YELLOW BIRD in 1961...he also put out a single of the song, as did THE MILLS BROTHERS.
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mikeport Member Since: December 2008 Contributions: 172 Gold Stars: 4 View User Posts	Re: Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:26 pm Central Time Secret Agent Man- Johnny Rivers Ding Dong ( the witch is dead)-? Him or me (what's it going to be?)- Paul Revere & the Raiders Revolution-The Beatles ( skating rink classic!) Come down to my boat- Every Mother's Son- ( I SWEAR!) Big John- Jimmy Dean Born to be Wild- Steppenwolf Long cool woman (in a black dress)- the hollies California Dreaming- Mama's & the Papa's Wild Thing- The Troggs House of the rising sun-Frigid Pink ( I think)
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mikeport Member Since: December 2008 Contributions: 172 Gold Stars: 4 View User Posts	Re: Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 5:31 pm Central Time Nuke67 wrote: Earliest music I remember liking.. Sugar Sugar Crocodile Rock Monster Mash Billy Don't Be A Hero The Streak Wendy Sundown Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald Telephone Man (when it came out 76 or so us being around 9 called it the dirty song) Afternoon Delight (As a kid had no clue what it was about) Tie A Yellow Ribbon (My mom always watched the Tony Orlando and Dawn show) There was more I can't think of, I started to listen to music around 9 or so, using my sisters 8-Track player and her tapes, which was all 70's hits at the time, when I hit my teens in the 80's it was all Go-Go's, RATT, REO etc. view " Afternoon Delight"- the first time I heard that song on the radio. I thought it was a Dairy Queen commerical!!!
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surfer67 Member Since: March 2008 Contributions: 1193 Gold Stars: 96 View User Posts	Re: Childhood Favorite Songs Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:15 pm Central Time Midnight Train To Georgia Mr Bo Jangles Bad Bad Leroy Brown Operator Me And You and A Dog Named Boo Did you Boogie With Your Baby Anything KISS Anything Peter Frampton Ride Em Cowboy Chevy Van Please Come To Boston Come Monday I Am Woman Sugar Sugar If You COuld Read My Mind Wreck Of The Edmond Fitzgerald Sundown Care Free Highway Time In A Bottle I Have To Say I Love You In A Song You Dont Mess Around With Jim Saturday Night Money Honey Rock n Roll Love Letter Hey Deanie Thats Rock N Roll Da Doo Run Run Ride Captn Ride Baby Come Back Rock Me Gently Loving You Disco Inferno You Sexy Thing Every One's A Winner Hound Dog Suspicious Minds Cool Change Car Wash ABC Fire And Rain Carolina In My Mind Poetry Man Brand New Key Midnight At The Oasis Rock The Boat Theme From Swat Theme From SHAFT And many Many more.....
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