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By the way, NS, I was present at an Ayrshire Blind club when the Alexander Brothers - guests at a shindig - started off their set with 'Nobody's child. With the less than accurate ballistic attempts by many members of the audience to aim missiles at Tom and Jack, the duo actually had to stop and leave half way through!

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #1911 on:** January 17, 2017, 03:47:53 PM »

Quote from: Anchorman on January 17, 2017, 03:39:48 PM

By the way, NS, I was present at an Ayrshire Blind club when the Alexander Brothers - guests at a shindig - started off their set with 'Nobody's child. With the less than accurate ballistic attempts by many members of the audience to aim missiles at Tom and Jack, the duo actually had to stop and leave half way through!

I attended a Burns festival gig in the Spiegeltent with the Alexander Brothers and Edwyn Collins. The audiences for both were not the same apart from my wife and me. At one point Edwyn made a slightly disparaging remark about Morrissey, at which point a shaven headed, leather coated audience member threw her pint over him. As he was playing with an ex Sex Pistols drummer, the Record headline was 'Alexander Bros in Punk Rock mayhem!'

Anchorman · « **Reply #1912 on:** January 17, 2017, 03:52:10 PM »

LOL! To be fair, though, my story's better - that was in 1979 (yes, I know). What amazed me was old Craig - an octogenarian who managed to aim his folded up white stick with astonishing accuracy (given that Craig had no eyes). It hit Tom in the gob, apparently. Craig said later that it was a pity Sydney Devine wasn't making it a trio........

Rhiannon · « **Reply #1913 on:** January 18, 2017, 11:16:29 AM »

The very lovely Guy Garvey. Everyone I've shared this with prefers the Roberta Flack version. I don't, but that could be because I'm a girl.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYWfTQYH8_M

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #1914 on:** January 19, 2017, 11:01:29 AM »

Barbara Lynn - You'll Lose a Good Thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoaLCc2jR_g

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #1915 on:** January 19, 2017, 11:12:29 AM »

Olaf Arnulds - Surrender

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGYxyO4Hjac

Rhiannon · « **Reply #1916 on:** January 19, 2017, 11:15:24 AM »

The BBC has an article on its website about songs that move us and thus is one of them.

Although it was written with a specific meaning in mind I'll never forget how it made me feel when I first heard it on the radio at a time when I was going through horrendous bullying at school and was completely isolated. Although I rarely play it these days I think it changed how I saw myself and as such it has since got me through all kinds of crap.

Labi Siffre - Something Inside So Strong

https://youtube.com/watch?v=otuwNwsqHmQ

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #1917 on:** January 19, 2017, 01:15:52 PM »

Plums Mama Didn't Lie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VbMIvEFvbA

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #1918 on:** January 19, 2017, 02:06:02 PM »

Quote from: Rhiannon on January 19, 2017, 11:15:24 AM

The BBC has an article on its website about songs that move us and thus is one of them.

Although it was written with a specific meaning in mind I'll never forget how it made me feel when I first heard it on the radio at a time when I was going through horrendous bullying at school and was completely isolated. Although I rarely play it these days I think it changed how I saw myself and as such it has since got me through all kinds of crap.

Labi Siffre - Something Inside So Strong

https://youtube.com/watch?v=otuwNwsqHmQ

The elegiac quality of song and lyrics in The Way You Look Tonight with the sad thought of 'Awf'lly low' gets me every time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrOEJyLFf84

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #1919 on:** January 19, 2017, 03:59:20 PM »

I Found a Million Dollar Baby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5fe5vC1Qpo

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #1920 on:** January 19, 2017, 04:21:22 PM »

I Won't Send Roses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ne865Q4BQ

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #1921 on:** January 19, 2017, 04:44:14 PM »

In part because of the Sound of Musicals programme, I am reading some of my books on their history. The song below has a claim to be the first mega song from a musical, way more successful at the time than any Lloyd Webber.

After the Ball

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIXGlQdTDKY

Nearly Sane · « **Reply #1922 on:** January 19, 2017, 05:06:46 PM »

Marry Waterson & David A Haycock - Digging for Diamonds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkJzAfU_nnM

Rhiannon · « **Reply #1923 on:** January 19, 2017, 06:42:32 PM »

Quote from: Nearly Sane on January 19, 2017, 04:44:14 PM

In part because of the Sound of Musicals programme, I am reading some of my books on their history. The song below has a claim to be the first mega song from a musical, way more successful at the time than any Lloyd Webber.

After the Ball

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIXGlQdTDKY

Oh lord, NS, that takes me back. I used to go to music hall revival nights with my family and this was very often performed.

My favourite song I remember, and the first love song I ever got the point of, is this.

Vera Lynn - When I Grow Too Old To Dream

https://youtube.com/watch?v=FNB8VbFmlOY

Rhiannon · « **Reply #1924 on:** January 20, 2017, 12:17:17 PM »

Strangeways Here We Come on my iPod and I'm 16 and in love with Jack from the Isle of Man again.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rEpAjymQg5A

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