Cheers Clingo. Christmas 2019 present. Postponed twice due to covid. Adam Lambert was superb. What strength of voice and range.
Music, for me, is more important than oxygen. That said, however, I was seldom affected by an artist or an individual song during my youth. My music journey began in 1981 when Shaky's version of This Ole House was released to much acclaim. It moved my 14 year old soul enough to seek out the nearest record shop and pay for a copy of it with me hard earned money (paper round). Just like a lot of music released in the 80s, I was ignorant to the fact that it was a cover version. Looking back, considering that newly released music opened my eyes to the tracks that came before them, Dire Straits' Private Investigations caught my attention in a massive way. It changed the course of the type of music that I consciously looked out for. Like all other kids in the 80s. I recorded most of my music onto cassette from the Sunday Chart Show on BBC1. This continued until 1986 when I started work on Penarth - directly across the road from Woolworth. At that time I also provided the music and DJ services did my local youth club. Anything that got the charts, got my 7" record collection with some getting special attention with the 12" version. This is where the second of my songs joined my life. New Order's Blue Monday still demands my attention every time that I hear it - some 35 years later. I'm even playing it now as I'm typing this reply. 1987 and U2 played at the National Stadium. The intro to Where The Streets Have No Name blew me away. The way it gently introduced itself into the night and built and built until the band exploded into the stage. It can still see it in my mind today. As far as lyrics go, there are two contributions that stick in my memory and have affected the way that I live and deal with life. John Lennon writes "Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans" (Beautiful Boy) and John Miles' "Music is my first love and it will be my last. Music of the future and music of the past. To live without my music would be impossible to do. In this world of troubles, my music pulls me through". (Music) I take a lot from music. One day I'll find a way to give something back. Thanks for giving me the chance to reminisce OS
Missed out on MY DING A LING then pal...ask BFB? Good story though, as a sixties teenager I was blessed with great music, a magnificent decade and Derek Tapscott! Masky Of Llandaff
Great comments LLF I shouldn't worry about giving anything back as your appreciation fulfils much of the purpose of music. It's an expression of a variety of sentiments for both musician and listener. That said, it's never too late to find the musician or poet within you.
