OT - What Song (s) You Listening To Today?

[Andy_Faber]

mooching around to 'Honkers And Barwalkers' a compilation Jump Blues CD from way back, just listened to

Doc Sausage - 'Sausage Rock'


Next up

Teddy Brannon - 'Everybody Get together'

[Romanis]

Romanis Bus Stop by the Hollies its my mothers favourite song She's also a Herman Hermit fan she likes I'm into something good" Bit before my time but sounds like the 60s was a great time for music

To me the Hollies are just a shade below The Beatles in the list of greatest ever bands.

Absolutely love this song and No Milk Today by HH.
The 60s was a wee bit before my time too, but the music then was awesome and it really looked a whole lot of fun for the fans.

Talking about mothers, my mum's 1st death anniversary is coming up and I'll be listening to some the songs that she liked on the day.

[mistaram]

Romanis I'm lucky I still have my parents I've just Skyped them to show them this forum They agree with you vthe Hollies were a great a great group overshadowed by the Beatles success in USA my dad says The air that I breath is one of his all time favorite songs and he's 77 now

[MadAmster]

Just how many youngsters do we have on this site? I was just too young to have been able to have visited the Twisted Wheel in Manchester. Did do all nighters at the Casino, Torch, Va Va's, Catacombs, Samantha's and more. The most lavish one was at the Blue Orchid in Draycott in the Clay. The venue was a 4 star restaurant with a wonderful sprung wooden floor that was perfect for dancing on. The restaurant itsself would shut at around 11. Clear away the tables and hey presto, great place for a nighter. It lasted 18 months and then the venue was acquired by new owners who didn't think being associated with Northern Soul Nighters was good for business.

I was born in 1954 and started dancing to Soul music way back in 1964. I can still do a backdrop.............. downside is that, due to 2 arthritic knees, I can't get back up anymore

For those of you not au fait with the less commercial side of NS, try the following 3.

If this is love - The Precisions
If it's all the same to you babe - Luther Ingram
You don't mean it - Towanda Barnes

3 great songs that fit into both the great to listen to and great to dance to categories.

[Manofpride]

Just been listening to AC/DC Thunderstruck live at the River Plate. I know one of the best performances ever was Queen at (Live Aid) Wembley but this to me beat it, just watch that legend Angus Young on that guitar absolute genius, if you don't enjoy this you're dead!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_GFN3a0yj0

[Andy_Faber]

Just how many youngsters do we have on this site? I was just too young to have been able to have visited the Twisted Wheel in Manchester. Did do all nighters at the Casino, Torch, Va Va's, Catacombs, Samantha's and more. The most lavish one was at the Blue Orchid in Draycott in the Clay. The venue was a 4 star restaurant with a wonderful sprung wooden floor that was perfect for dancing on. The restaurant itsself would shut at around 11. Clear away the tables and hey presto, great place for a nighter. It lasted 18 months and then the venue was acquired by new owners who didn't think being associated with Northern Soul Nighters was good for business.

I was born in 1954 and started dancing to Soul music way back in 1964. I can still do a backdrop.............. downside is that, due to 2 arthritic knees, I can't get back up anymore

For those of you not au fait with the less commercial side of NS, try the following 3.

If this is love - The Precisions
If it's all the same to you babe - Luther Ingram
You don't mean it - Towanda Barnes

3 great songs that fit into both the great to listen to and great to dance to categories.

I don't think you mean Draycott in the clay, you mean Draycott between Borrowash and Breaston, The Blue Orchid Was the club inside The Tudor Court (now demolished and a housing development) on Gypsy Lane, and very much like The Travellers Rest at Griffydam and The Boat club at Shipley, nightclubs that were far enough out of the way for 'all sorts' to be gotten up to. The Blue Orchid predates my (non-dancing) immersion in the Northern soul 'scene', but there was still a Northern/Motown disco happening there (I thought on a mondays, a friend I saw at the weekend remembers sundays) well into the late 70's, maybe even the 80's. A long-standing resident of Draycott (the other end of Gypsy Lane to me) always refers to Gypsy Lane as Condom Alley from those days, apparently the lane was venue of choice for fuelled up revellers wanting some loving 'afters'

My friend recalls it being the only Northern soul disco where you could jump in a swimming pool, I don't recall a pool despite my various rock covers bands playing there many times since. Happy days, rock and soul both.

[mistaram]

MOP. AC/DC awesome band I went to see them at Download 2010 best live band I've seen Used think Linkin Park were good live but these beat them Angus Youngs playing on Jailbreak will always stay with me Malcolm Young's death will leave a massive hole for the band but his writing of Highway to Hell probably one of the best ever rock songs will always be there for us to remember him

[Romanis]

Today I have a treat - just to show how important and great music is to people, especially this kid, born without a jaw. Yet he had this strong desire to be a rapper. So he teamed up with another kid - Trap House and hey presto - he's got a rap song. He writes, Trap House sings:

http://aplus.com/a/isaiah-acosta-rap...etization=true

His song Oxygen to Fly takes tops spot in my Song of the Day:



Other songs for today:

Kissing Strangers - DNCE ft Nicki Minaj

Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks

[Andy_Faber]

Today I have a treat - just to show how important and great music is to people, especially this kid, born without a jaw. Yet he had this strong desire to be a rapper. So he teamed up with another kid - Trap House and hey presto - he's got a rap song. He writes, Trap House sings:

http://aplus.com/a/isaiah-acosta-rap...etization=true

His song Oxygen to Fly takes tops spot in my Song of the Day:



Other songs for today:

Kissing Strangers - DNCE ft Nicki Minaj

Seasons in the Sun - Terry Jacks

I was aware of Isaiah through my daughter, nice story good song

My current listening pleasure:

Be Bop Deluxe - 'Sister Seagull'

[MadAmster]

I stand corrected. Draycott twixt Borrowash and Breaston it was indeed, not the clay version. Thanks Andy.

On a different note, I have seen a post on FB today saying that Petula Clark's Downtown and Couldn't live without your love are being played at Northern gigs in the Manchester area and elsewhere. A lot of comments were that they are too "poppy" for a soul night. I replied that they are no more poppy than The Sweet Three, I would if I could or The Present, Many's the slip twixt the cup and the lip. Two songs that were big on the scene way, way back.