Songs game: :), :( or ???

[WhiteCrow]

Songs game: or

I had this idea for a very simple game - simple is the key word here.

Basically I start off by mentioning a song/artist. The next person then describes how this song makes them feel, either

- I LOVE IT

- I HATE IT

- NEVER HEARD OF IT

They then mention a new song for the next poster.

So starting the ball rolling ...

Wet Wet Wet - Love is all around

[Rob McCow]

Don't Dream It's Over - by Crowded House.

[SiHart]

Don't Dream It's Over - by Crowded House.
(Although this is rightly revered as a great Crowded House song, it's not my big favourite by them. It still has an amazing set of lyrics and rather good music...)

Next up:

Mr Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra.

Si xx

[WhiteCrow]

Mr Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra.

I love that song - the whole kind of feel of something operatic wrapped in a pop song.

Doctor In The Tardis - The Timelords

[Stephen Morgan]

Doctor In The Tardis - The Timelords

I remember dancing to this at someones birthday disco once. The memory still embarrasses me as they played it for me.
BTW, I have a 12" copy of the thing.

next up:

Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up.

[SiHart]

Rick Astley Never Gonna Give You Up.

I suppose is closest, though actually I'm rather indifferent to it really. My sister loved it at the time, which maybe why I don't love it.

Next up:

Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Si xx

[Si Hunt]

That's one for me Si!

of course! I love Cyndi.

My song is "Hero" by Mariah.

Si.

[MacNimon]

My song is "Hero" by Mariah.

Si.

Mariah has recorded a few good songs over the years, but I don't know this one at all.
Next up: "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick & Friends (Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder)

[Si Hunt]

"Hero"'s probably her most played track (next to the Christmas one) and you'd know it if you heard it I feel sure!

Si.

[WhiteCrow]

Next up: "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick & Friends (Gladys Knight, Elton John and Stevie Wonder)

I'm afraid that's a from me!

Rio by Duran Duran ...

[Stephen Morgan]

Rio by Duran Duran ...

Fantastic song, Fantastic video, epitome of the eighties surely.

Next up: Kate Perry I Kissed A Girl.

[Andrew Curnow]

Unexpectedly, and irritatingly, it's a First time I heard it I found it just annoying, but hearing it again (and again) I found it really catchy. It's not a work of genius, but it's a toe-tapper!!

Next: Vincent, by Don Maclean.

[Jon Masters]

Vincent, by Don Maclean

- a perfectly formed melancholic toon

California Dreaming - The Mamas and the Papas

[SiHart]

California Dreaming - The Mamas and the Papas

Lovely, melancholy song with great harmonies.

Baker Street- Gerry Rafferty

Si xx

[Stephen Morgan]

Baker Street- Gerry Rafferty

Si xx

Wonderful song with a beautiful sax from Raf Ravenscroft. One of the best tracks to come out of a "Greasy" 1978.

Next up, One of the songs that kept Baker Street off the top of the charts.

Wuthering Heights Kate Bush

[Pip Madeley]

I love a bit of Bush.

Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight

[Stephen Morgan]

Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight

A great song that seemed to fit the melancholic mood of the charts post John Lennon's shooting. It seemed only a "Music Theatre" could liven up the mood though, Shaddup A Your Face.

Next one; The original, the best, You Can't Hurry Love by Diana Ross and The Supremes.

[Lord President]

A great song that seemed to fit the melancholic mood of the charts post John Lennon's shooting. It seemed only a "Music Theatre" could liven up the mood though, Shaddup A Your Face.

Next one; The original, the best, You Can't Hurry Love by Diana Ross and The Supremes.

Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf

[WhiteCrow]

Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf

It's not a bad song, but it just goes on far too long past it's welcome.

Creep by Radiohead

[Stephen Morgan]

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A song I first heard covered by Tears For Fears on their
Raoul and the Kings of Spain single, the Radiohead original is wonderfully sinister.

Next one: Alannis Morisette Uninvited.

[cullsoft]

Next one: Alannis Morisette Uninvited.

I've heard a few of Alanis's tracks and don't think I've disliked any of them, but that's one that doesn't ring a bell... time to look for her albums in the sales?

My suggestion:
Scatman John - Scatman

[Stephen Morgan]

I've heard a few of Alanis's tracks and don't think I've disliked any of them, but that's one that doesn't ring a bell... time to look for her albums in the sales?

My suggestion:
Scatman John - Scatman

AH! now you have me I'm afraid.

The Alanis track was recently covered by The Fremasons ft. Bailey Tzuke, which is how I got wind of it, enough to check out the Alanis original, only to discover I already had it on my hard drive. Bailey Tzuke is the daughter of a singer whose albums I enjoyed back in the late seventies and early eighties, Judie Tzuke, who had one hit single in '79, Stay With Me Till Dawn, a tremendous rock ballad, and something which has turned up on several seventies rock ballad collections.
So I'll go with that one for my next choice.

Judie Tzuke, Stay With Me till Dawn