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Favourite Bands/Singers

scorch
Community Member

Hi guys,

I was inspired by Neil's thread about favourite movies.  I want to know - what are some of your favourite bands/musicians?

Do you have an album that you listen to over and over?  Is there a songwriter who you connect with, that seem like they draw their lyrics directly from your soul?  What is your favourite style of music?  Who did you grow up listening to?

Are you a musician yourself?

And importantly, I'm always looking to discover another band or genre so if you have any suggestions of a great song let me know so that I can look it up 🙂

As for me, I don't really like most of the stuff that gets played on the radio.  The lyrics seem meaningless to me, and the songs are mostly produced just to make money - not to connect with an audience or tell a story.  I prefer songs and artists that are sincere and genuine, that confront important and real life topics or are emotionally touching.  that doesn't mean I live for slow ballads... no, I listen to all kinds of music, fast paced - slow and rhythmic, rap, hip hop, jazz, folk, rock, alternative, metal.... I love it so long as it has some depth.

I'm currently hooked on a band called Twenty One Pilots.  I love em!  Also, I recently discovered a genre called Nerdcore which is rapping about nerdy stuff like computer games and everyday events etc... I love rap but I don't love a lot of the language or topics that are usually rapped about, so chilling out to some lighthearted Nerdcore works for me 🙂  

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Jo3
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Geoff,

That was my wedding song as we walked outside from the church.

 Memories ........ now that was almost 28 yrs.!!!

JO

scorch
Community Member

Superchick are AMAZING!!!  I am of the opinion that every teenage girl should own at least one of their albums.

Do you like Barlow Girl too AmyMay?

geoff
Champion Alumni
Champion Alumni
dear Jo, do you like the song where Celine sings with Elvis on 'if I can dream', or Whitney Houston 'the greatest love of all' which is magic. L Geoff. x

scorch
Community Member

Now that I've got Superchick on the mind, I thought I'd share a snippet of lyrics from one of their latest songs.

It's called 'this is the time' and it's a really great song! 
"Say Hey! Hey! Wake your heart!
and break break apart, the walls that keep you from being you
And walk, walk towards the light
And don't stop till you live your life
Like someone died for you.

This is the time, to try
Step out, your life is waiting
and as you fall, you'll find that you can fly."

If you guys need a boost, I highly recommend you listen to Superchick.  They have a mix of styles, but everything they play is uplifting and encouraging. 

Neil_1
Community Member

Hey Jo,

My wedding song was:   "Fools rush in"!   Needless to say, we lasted 18 months and it was all over!

Neil

ps:   it was the Elvis Presley song, you know:  "I can't help falling in love with you" - only I had the version by Corey Hart play - AMAZING!

guest75
Community Member

didnt Huey Lewis and the News sing The Power Of Love?

Oh,speaking of awesome 80s bands, Huey Lewis and the News had some great songs...and songs on the soundtracks of the greatest 80s movies, Back to the Future trilogy

Jo3
Blue Voices Member
Blue Voices Member

Hey Geoff,

I love both those songs!!

This is such a good thread - who started it again??

Oh yeah Neil - thanks Neil for bringing back memories 

Jo

cancerianmoon
Community Member

I love this thread!  Thank you to whoever...!!

It's definitely distracting me from how I feel!

Massive Attack, especially Unfinished Sympathy and Angel.

Morcheeba, Fragments of Freedom album

Deep Forest, self titled album from 1993 

AND of course the greatest band INXS!!

Thanks for this uplifting thread, it's a winner!

🙂  Cancerianmoon

AmyMay2
Community Member
I haven't actually heard of Barlow Girl. I might just look that up now!

Neil_1
Community Member

From my very feint memory, I honestly thought that at around the same time, there were 3 different songs all called:  "The Power of Love".

Artists were:

Celine Dion

Huey Lewis & The News;    and

Frankie Goes To Hollywood.