sammynb 3589 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 (edited) After enjoying the complete people got from jonny's advice needed thread and the ELO responses it got me thinking about the absolute shite music my father use to listen to when I was a kid, Bob Seger and the Silver bullet band, Judy Tzuke, all Dolly Parton's big h(t)its. If it was shit and mainstream he seemed to listen to it and in turn forced it upon us. So what gems stay with you and get you the stares of horror as you sing-a-long with it as it blasts out over the shop you're standing in pa? Edited January 13, 2006 by sammynb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty 0 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Rod Stewart. Wasn't the worst I suppose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15789 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Bix Beiderbecke and sodding Gilbert and Sullivan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 The Beatles Rod Stewart The Jam Pink Floyd Earth, Wind & Fire Rolling Stones Led Zeppelin hours of endless fun on those car journeys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Reinhardt 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Sadly, or perhaps not my parents were not musical beings, not to the extent of myself anyway. They in no way defined themselves or the moment with music. They were and are the type of people who listen to best ofs pretty much exclusively. Not to say they don't like music but it would be fair to describe them as non-musical. Obviously though as a teenager I rejected almost everything my parents had ever listened to with the possible exception of the Beatles, only as the years progressed to re-appropriate many of their favourite artists for myself following a radical re-evaluation period. Not exactly re-appropriating though since although they'd heard a couple of Elton John and Johnny Cash songs they were almost completely in ignorance of the greater body of work involved. Just because your parents may sing along to Candle in the Wind (whatever) it doesn't mean you can't listen to Honky Chateau and enjoy with almost a complete lack of irony. They claimed to be Beatles fans but hadn't heard Dear Prudence, claimed to be stones fans but didn't know Wild Horses. As you can see I've not yet cast off my teenage precociousness. In answer to you question though, Forever in Blue Jeans by Neil Diamond and Your Song by Elton John. Both great songs I would have rejected to the ends of the earth as a teenager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags 1 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Kenny Rodgers, Neil Diamond and Dolly Parton. Scarred me for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 The Carpenters. Fuck me did I get fed up of hearing that shit - got even worse when she starved herself to death - me Mam just bought more albums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizza 105 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 (edited) Thanks to my mother I was brought up on a mixture of Eurythimics, Simply Red, Annie Lennox and some random 80's motown stuff. Edited January 13, 2006 by Bizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags 1 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Barbara.Streisand. One word. Yentl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 I can "tralalalala" along with quite a few random classical tunes... Dad listens to Classic FM and that's about the only music I've had impinged upon me by the parents. Other than songs that Dad will sing as he wanders throughout the house..... I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts...... Two lovely brown eyes..... etc etc. Except he only knows about 2 lines per song, and so, so do I. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3589 Posted January 13, 2006 Author Share Posted January 13, 2006 The BeatlesRod Stewart The Jam Pink Floyd Earth, Wind & Fire Rolling Stones Led Zeppelin hours of endless fun on those car journeys! 78426[/snapback] How the fuck do you mix the Jam in with that lot???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Moody Blues, Eurythmics, Bangles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckypierre 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Dire fuckin Straits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 (edited) My Mam was a cool 60's chick and saw all the bands of the time so the music she played to me was pretty cool imo; Beatles, Stones, Who, Animals (who she 'hung out with' in the Crown Pasada which we think means 'slept with' but we really don't want to know) Free, etc. My Dad was the master of MOR quality though; ELO, Supertramp, Fairport Convention etc...I own albums by all of them thanks to him! Edited January 13, 2006 by sweetleftpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 4014 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Gene f*cking Pitney constantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Chicago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 337 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 The Beatles, The Searchers and The Hollies in my house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 The Carpenters. Fuck me did I get fed up of hearing that shit - got even worse when she starved herself to death - me Mam just bought more albums! 78439[/snapback] Same here ! and Simon and Garfunkle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milly-Molly 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 We were brought up with Elvis, but have to say got used to it and he is actually THE KING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 The JamPink Floyd Rolling Stones Led Zeppelin 78426[/snapback] Same here, and that's the sort of music I've grown up to like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul 0 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 The BeatlesRod Stewart The Jam Pink Floyd Earth, Wind & Fire Rolling Stones Led Zeppelin hours of endless fun on those car journeys! 78426[/snapback] Yer dads a fucking legend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 The Police, Lennon & Queen who i have to say i quite like, but my mother used to listen to Leo Sayer a lot of the time, she did introduce me to Motown though so she gets points for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6700 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 The Carpenters. Fuck me did I get fed up of hearing that shit - got even worse when she starved herself to death - me Mam just bought more albums! 78439[/snapback] Same here ! and Simon and Garfunkle 78595[/snapback] Now I don't mind S&G - I used to nab the old fella's albums all the time and he used to get the right arse about it... Carpenters though man - those fuckers were tragic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radgina 1 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Gallagher and Lyle.......bet nobodies heard of that shit !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 The BeatlesRod Stewart The Jam Pink Floyd Earth, Wind & Fire Rolling Stones Led Zeppelin hours of endless fun on those car journeys! 78426[/snapback] How the fuck do you mix the Jam in with that lot???? 78451[/snapback] me mother absolutely loves The Jam & Weller on his own, god knows how many times she's seen em live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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