I grew to love Rocket Man and Daniel a few years back but Your Song has never clicked with me.BitterTom wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 5:15pmNot quite Rocket Man but a solid trackMarky Dread wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 4:48pmI love the Elton track as it reminds me of being a kid. It has a brilliant melody and a lovely sentiment. So shove that up your back in black.
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There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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This list isn't great but I'd still like to know who put Walking On Sunshine at the top.
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Surprisingly I went for Elton John. Have heard it quite a lot recently after the film, docu and Oscars stuff.
I still struggle to understand how Bernie Taupin can write those lyrics without a tune in his head
Never been a fan of WW even though I likes reasonable slice of Oasis.
I still struggle to understand how Bernie Taupin can write those lyrics without a tune in his head
Never been a fan of WW even though I likes reasonable slice of Oasis.
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I would have put a tenner on you going for WW. Not my favourite either though have to say it's on a good album.101Walterton wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 5:45pmSurprisingly I went for Elton John. Have heard it quite a lot recently after the film, docu and Oscars stuff.
I still struggle to understand how Bernie Taupin can write those lyrics without a tune in his head
Never been a fan of WW even though I likes reasonable slice of Oasis.
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I would imagine it's just like writing poetry. The harder part is putting it to music and making it sound natural.101Walterton wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 5:45pmI still struggle to understand how Bernie Taupin can write those lyrics without a tune in his head
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Lot of his lyrics do read like poetry so would guess that was his inclination. There's a scene in the film where bernie writes the Your Song lyric at the kitchen table, hands it to Elton, goes upstairs for a shower and when he returns the song is done and dusted. Bit of poetic license no doubt, but still not too far from reality i think.Heston wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 5:48pmI would imagine it's just like writing poetry. The harder part is putting it to music and making it sound natural.101Walterton wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 5:45pmI still struggle to understand how Bernie Taupin can write those lyrics without a tune in his head
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I loathe AC/DC and love Futurama, so Katrina gets it.
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They're both completely tuneless.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 11:39amAll true except for everything you say. (The vocal isn't as bad as "Wonderwall," but it's only spot-on in the sense of stepping on my last nerve.)Heston wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 11:26amExcept that it has excellent lyrics and a spot on vocal.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 11:23amYet you champion "Bittersweet Sympathy." I look forward to dissecting your brain one day to locate the cog that keeps skipping.
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But that's apparently the virtue in the one. It's meaningful or something.Kory wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 7:22pmThey're both completely tuneless.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 11:39amAll true except for everything you say. (The vocal isn't as bad as "Wonderwall," but it's only spot-on in the sense of stepping on my last nerve.)Heston wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 11:26amExcept that it has excellent lyrics and a spot on vocal.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 11:23amYet you champion "Bittersweet Sympathy." I look forward to dissecting your brain one day to locate the cog that keeps skipping.
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Back in Black by a mile, because I love riffs.
Your Song and Sunshine are great.
Wonderwall is absolute trash. Just a terrible song and everyone who has ever played it on an acoustic guitar at a party is getting a lava enema in hell one day.
EDIT: the ABBA song is a’ight. Not one of their best.
Your Song and Sunshine are great.
Wonderwall is absolute trash. Just a terrible song and everyone who has ever played it on an acoustic guitar at a party is getting a lava enema in hell one day.
EDIT: the ABBA song is a’ight. Not one of their best.
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I'm genuinely proud that after awwwwhhhhhhlllllll, nobody picked Oasis. You're all upstanding people.
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Apparently not, I watched the EJ docu / interview and he told the same story of writing that song.Low Down Low wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 7:09pmLot of his lyrics do read like poetry so would guess that was his inclination. There's a scene in the film where bernie writes the Your Song lyric at the kitchen table, hands it to Elton, goes upstairs for a shower and when he returns the song is done and dusted. Bit of poetic license no doubt, but still not too far from reality i think.Heston wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 5:48pmI would imagine it's just like writing poetry. The harder part is putting it to music and making it sound natural.101Walterton wrote: ↑12 Feb 2020, 5:45pmI still struggle to understand how Bernie Taupin can write those lyrics without a tune in his head
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Back in Black by miles, Walking on Sunshine would be the only other thing that might register but Id also be fine to never hear it again.
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best effort available to make wonderwall tolerable
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I did. Care to have a chat about it?
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