Desert Island Discs
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Okay, my 5 players - I have seen them all live: -
Glen Hoddle
David Ginola
Ricky Villa
Jay Jay Okacha
Ian Gibson - a much earlier (and just as drunk) version of Paul Gascoigne
Teams: -
Spurs 1960/61/62/63
Holland - Cruyff, Neeskens et al
Barcelona - last 2 years
Brazil 1970
Argentina 1978
Tunes:
Yes - Turn of the Century
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Free - Alright Now
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
If I had to chose a couple of more recent ones:
Coldplay - I will fix you
Elbow - One day like this
Luxury:
Never ending supply of Collier's Choice Cheese and either top of the range Australian Shiraz or Spanish Tempranillo.
If never found I would at least die a happy (and pi$$ed) man!!!
Glen Hoddle
David Ginola
Ricky Villa
Jay Jay Okacha
Ian Gibson - a much earlier (and just as drunk) version of Paul Gascoigne
Teams: -
Spurs 1960/61/62/63
Holland - Cruyff, Neeskens et al
Barcelona - last 2 years
Brazil 1970
Argentina 1978
Tunes:
Yes - Turn of the Century
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Free - Alright Now
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
If I had to chose a couple of more recent ones:
Coldplay - I will fix you
Elbow - One day like this
Luxury:
Never ending supply of Collier's Choice Cheese and either top of the range Australian Shiraz or Spanish Tempranillo.
If never found I would at least die a happy (and pi$$ed) man!!!
5 players
Pele (circa 1970)
Bobby Moore
Jimmy Greaves
Maradona
Gazza
Teams
Brazil 1970
Spain recent
1980's Liverpool
Cardiff 78/79 plus team that thrashed Real Madrid 1 - 0
Chelsea late 60's early 70's
Music
Me myself I - Joan Armourplating
Golden Brown - Stranglers
Hooverville - Fine Young Canibals
Little ole wine drinker me - Dean Martin
San Jose - Dione Warwick
Luxury - NO MOBILE PHONE
Pele (circa 1970)
Bobby Moore
Jimmy Greaves
Maradona
Gazza
Teams
Brazil 1970
Spain recent
1980's Liverpool
Cardiff 78/79 plus team that thrashed Real Madrid 1 - 0
Chelsea late 60's early 70's
Music
Me myself I - Joan Armourplating
Golden Brown - Stranglers
Hooverville - Fine Young Canibals
Little ole wine drinker me - Dean Martin
San Jose - Dione Warwick
Luxury - NO MOBILE PHONE
Pele
George Best
Jimmy Greaves
Dennis Bergkamp
Eric Cantona.
Brazil 1970
Holland 1974
Chelsea 1970 (Yes, yes, I know!)
Arsenal immortals
Current Barcelona
Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis - Vaughan Williams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c3XvNZ3ns4 (My all time favourite piece of music)
Fine and Mellow - Billie Holiday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKqxG09wlIA (Possibly the coolest video I've ever seen)
The Pearl Fishers Duet - Bizet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxBavwHwCyc (Watch this version with the incredible Alfie Boe & Bryn Terfel)
Looking for Today - Black Sabbath: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YnPJNgrunc (One of rock musics highest achievements)
Scherzo No. 3 - Chopin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl9MvizSf78 (This version played by the one and only Martha Argerich, which won her the International Chopin competition in 1965 - it's simply awesome, with the greatest finale of them all).
My luxury would be a comfy sofa lmao!
George Best
Jimmy Greaves
Dennis Bergkamp
Eric Cantona.
Brazil 1970
Holland 1974
Chelsea 1970 (Yes, yes, I know!)
Arsenal immortals
Current Barcelona
Fantasia on a theme of Thomas Tallis - Vaughan Williams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c3XvNZ3ns4 (My all time favourite piece of music)
Fine and Mellow - Billie Holiday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKqxG09wlIA (Possibly the coolest video I've ever seen)
The Pearl Fishers Duet - Bizet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxBavwHwCyc (Watch this version with the incredible Alfie Boe & Bryn Terfel)
Looking for Today - Black Sabbath: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YnPJNgrunc (One of rock musics highest achievements)
Scherzo No. 3 - Chopin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl9MvizSf78 (This version played by the one and only Martha Argerich, which won her the International Chopin competition in 1965 - it's simply awesome, with the greatest finale of them all).
My luxury would be a comfy sofa lmao!
Quo
Now that's taking it up a level, giving links to the music as well. What a range of music also.
Now that's taking it up a level, giving links to the music as well. What a range of music also.
Quo
Now that's taking it up a level, giving links to the music as well. What a range of music also.
Cheers Blue - us City fans are a cultured lot, arn't we, like?
The original Desert Island Discs programme will have been running for 70 years in January........I notice this thread has gone "sticky"
I know it won't last 70 years but I wonder if we'll get 70 posts
I know it won't last 70 years but I wonder if we'll get 70 posts
Yep I've revamped mine in my head half a dozen times already.......you see someone elses choice, and think "I'd forgotten about that one"
I'm only 23, so my best players list will be interesting compared to you oldies.
Best players
Messi
Ronaldo (fat)
Michael Owen - up until he left Liverpool. He was my idol growing up.
Zidane
C. Ronaldo
Best teams
Current Barcelona side
Man Utd in the 90's
Arsenal Invincibles
WC winning Spain
Man Utd at the moment
(Phew that bit was quite difficult)
Best Songs
Design for Life - Manic street preachers
The Everlasting - Manics again
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana
Woman - Wolfmother
Luxury
A football
Best players
Messi
Ronaldo (fat)
Michael Owen - up until he left Liverpool. He was my idol growing up.
Zidane
C. Ronaldo
Best teams
Current Barcelona side
Man Utd in the 90's
Arsenal Invincibles
WC winning Spain
Man Utd at the moment
(Phew that bit was quite difficult)
Best Songs
Design for Life - Manic street preachers
The Everlasting - Manics again
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana
Woman - Wolfmother
Luxury
A football
I'm only 23, so my best players list will be interesting compared to you oldies.
Oldies, oldies
get off our thread you cheeky young whippersnapper
Oldies, oldies
get off our thread you cheeky young whippersnapper
Best Players:
Pele
George Best
Jan Molby (just liked him)
Dennis Bergkamp
Archie Gemmill
Best Team
Liverpool (1977 ish)
Forest (under Cloughie 70s)
Holland (70-78)
Real Madrid (Zidane year)
Man Utd (young guns)
Music:
Two little boys (can a song be so misunderstood?)
Stairway to heaven
Riders on the storm
Hurt (Johnny Cash)
Son of a preacher man
Luxury:
Betty Blow job (your flexible friend)
Pele
George Best
Jan Molby (just liked him)
Dennis Bergkamp
Archie Gemmill
Best Team
Liverpool (1977 ish)
Forest (under Cloughie 70s)
Holland (70-78)
Real Madrid (Zidane year)
Man Utd (young guns)
Music:
Two little boys (can a song be so misunderstood?)
Stairway to heaven
Riders on the storm
Hurt (Johnny Cash)
Son of a preacher man
Luxury:
Betty Blow job (your flexible friend)
Proph,
What a great post!
Pele, Best, Cruyff, Rush, Greaves
Holland 70's, Man City 70's, Liverpool 80's, Clough;s Forest, Brazil
Killing Me Softly, My Sweet Lord, Sultans of Swing, Hotel California, Come On Eileen
Never Ending Lager
What a great post!
Pele, Best, Cruyff, Rush, Greaves
Holland 70's, Man City 70's, Liverpool 80's, Clough;s Forest, Brazil
Killing Me Softly, My Sweet Lord, Sultans of Swing, Hotel California, Come On Eileen
Never Ending Lager
Pele
Best
Greaves
Charlton
Greg Farrell
Barca
Brazil 70
Holland 74
Real Madrid 60
Swansea Town relegation team 11/12
No more heroes - Stranglers
Positively 4th street - Dylan
Forgotten town - Christians
Badge - Cream
I've got you under my skin - Sinatra
Stella Artois pipeline.
Best
Greaves
Charlton
Greg Farrell
Barca
Brazil 70
Holland 74
Real Madrid 60
Swansea Town relegation team 11/12
No more heroes - Stranglers
Positively 4th street - Dylan
Forgotten town - Christians
Badge - Cream
I've got you under my skin - Sinatra
Stella Artois pipeline.
Hiya Pete,
Hiding your light under a bushell again mate.......what about putting one of your fine Karaoke renditions on your record list
Hiding your light under a bushell again mate.......what about putting one of your fine Karaoke renditions on your record list
Leicester game on a Sunday. Surely there will be karaoke in the Insole afterwards? Come on Pete strutt your stuff. You know you want to!!!!
Messi
C. Ronaldo
Zidane
Ronaldo
Ronaldinho
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Barcelona current side
Spain current side
Manchester United - most sides of the last decade
Brazil
Arsenal - 04
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Music is so hard... some of my favourites...
Now we are free - Gladiator Soundtrack
A Thousand Trees - Stereophonics
4 chord song - Axis of Awesome
Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols
Dancing in the moonlight - Toploader
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Luxury - a stunning woman who can cook great meals from the little we have on the island and lives to please me
C. Ronaldo
Zidane
Ronaldo
Ronaldinho
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Barcelona current side
Spain current side
Manchester United - most sides of the last decade
Brazil
Arsenal - 04
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Music is so hard... some of my favourites...
Now we are free - Gladiator Soundtrack
A Thousand Trees - Stereophonics
4 chord song - Axis of Awesome
Bohemian Like You - The Dandy Warhols
Dancing in the moonlight - Toploader
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Luxury - a stunning woman who can cook great meals from the little we have on the island and lives to please me
Gordon Banks (top cat)
Peter Schmeichel (cat and a half)
Robin Friday (best player I never saw) did see him tho ......superstar
Dan Lewis ( Arsenal cat 1927)
René Higuita (clever cat)
Cardiff City 1689 - 2011
Brazil 1970 - 1982
West Ham 1964 - 1970
Havant & Waterlooville 2008 -2008
Germany 2010 - 2010
1 Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
2 Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (In case I scratch the first one)
3 I useta love her - saw doctors
4 I'm not in love - 10cc (10 minute version- so I don't have to change the record so soon)
5 We are sailing - Rod Stewart
Luxury would be a ladyboy with big t#ts (for company only) who can cook ,fight ,play footie, hunt ,drink or if I can,t have a human luxury a blow up sheep will be ok
Peter Schmeichel (cat and a half)
Robin Friday (best player I never saw) did see him tho ......superstar
Dan Lewis ( Arsenal cat 1927)
René Higuita (clever cat)
Cardiff City 1689 - 2011
Brazil 1970 - 1982
West Ham 1964 - 1970
Havant & Waterlooville 2008 -2008
Germany 2010 - 2010
1 Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
2 Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (In case I scratch the first one)
3 I useta love her - saw doctors
4 I'm not in love - 10cc (10 minute version- so I don't have to change the record so soon)
5 We are sailing - Rod Stewart
Luxury would be a ladyboy with big t#ts (for company only) who can cook ,fight ,play footie, hunt ,drink or if I can,t have a human luxury a blow up sheep will be ok
Puyol; Jimmy Greaves; Brian Clark; Besty; Gerd Muller
AC Milan; Barcelona; Spurs (60's); Liverpool; Merthyr
Fuel to the fire - Rory Gallagher; So Many Roads - Climax Blues Band; All Right Now - Free (Live at Sheffield); Time Away - Paul Kossof; Yeti talks to Yogi - Amon Duul 2 (crap track but it lasts 30odd mins, which might be handy)
AC Milan; Barcelona; Spurs (60's); Liverpool; Merthyr
Fuel to the fire - Rory Gallagher; So Many Roads - Climax Blues Band; All Right Now - Free (Live at Sheffield); Time Away - Paul Kossof; Yeti talks to Yogi - Amon Duul 2 (crap track but it lasts 30odd mins, which might be handy)