And now the music!
Jun 17th, 2004, 06:08 PM
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And now the music!
What music or song reminds you of your favorite country?
I'll start:
Malcolm Mclaren, "Paris"
Gary Moore, "Pariienne Walkways"...and
The music of Satie
I'll start:
Malcolm Mclaren, "Paris"
Gary Moore, "Pariienne Walkways"...and
The music of Satie
Jun 17th, 2004, 06:22 PM
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Hi C,
"I love Paris"
"April in Paris"
"The Last Time I saw Paris"
"La Vie en Rose"
Just in case you think I am hung up on Paris
"Les Bicyclette de Versailles"
"England Swings Like a Pendulum Do"
"Lisbon Antigua"
"The Rain in Spain Stays Mainly in the Plain"
"O Sole Mio"
"Come Back to Sorrento"
"That's Amore"
"La Bamba"
"I'm Cuban Pete"
"I love Paris"
"April in Paris"
"The Last Time I saw Paris"
"La Vie en Rose"
Just in case you think I am hung up on Paris
"Les Bicyclette de Versailles"
"England Swings Like a Pendulum Do"
"Lisbon Antigua"
"The Rain in Spain Stays Mainly in the Plain"
"O Sole Mio"
"Come Back to Sorrento"
"That's Amore"
"La Bamba"
"I'm Cuban Pete"
Jun 17th, 2004, 07:08 PM
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Mimi, I know you've mentioned McLaren's <i>Paris</i> before and I think it's so cool that you're not only familiar with it, but like it so much.
If I was ever exiled to Elba, or imprisoned on Sainte-Marguerite, it would be one of the ten CDs I'd take with me.
If I was ever exiled to Elba, or imprisoned on Sainte-Marguerite, it would be one of the ten CDs I'd take with me.
Jun 17th, 2004, 07:17 PM
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I love it because it covers much of the time of Kiki's Paris. When I was younger, I wore mostly Sonia Rykiel's clothes, and who doesn't like Juliette Greco and Miles Davis. At work, one of my associates was a handsome young black and I'd sing to him. 'You are black, I wore Black.There's so much covered in that one CD, From Francoiçe Hardy to Catherine Deneuve. It's a trip.
Jun 18th, 2004, 12:24 AM
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I have bought discs as souvenirs(occasionally 78s before they became pricey antiques), including several CDs of 20s/30s Parisian music hall stars (Lucienne Boyer, Chevalier, Mistinguett and so on) as well as Piaf (of course) and Reinhardt/Grappelli - and one of a swing jazz group I heard playing Hot Club-style in the Place des Vosges one glorious Sunday morning.
You can find CDs for the local nostalgia market in most places (somehow I have both 'Paris by night' and 'Buenos Aires by night', so there may be a worldwide series!); I found one of Zarah Leander in Berlin.
As a Londoner, I would go for 'Waterloo Sunset' by the Kinks, or if I felt nostalgia for a really miserable wet Sunday evening, Gerry Rafferty's 'Baker Street' (the best excuse for drowning your sorrows I know); but NEVER 'Maybe It's Becorse I'm a Londoner'....!
You can find CDs for the local nostalgia market in most places (somehow I have both 'Paris by night' and 'Buenos Aires by night', so there may be a worldwide series!); I found one of Zarah Leander in Berlin.
As a Londoner, I would go for 'Waterloo Sunset' by the Kinks, or if I felt nostalgia for a really miserable wet Sunday evening, Gerry Rafferty's 'Baker Street' (the best excuse for drowning your sorrows I know); but NEVER 'Maybe It's Becorse I'm a Londoner'....!
Jun 18th, 2004, 03:41 AM
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Oh, won't you stay....just a little bit longer.... We heard this song play on the last day, last hour, last minute of our 3-week tour of Europe (our first visit to Europe). As we got up to leave the Grasshopper in Amsterdam, heading to Centraal Station to take the train to the airport, this song came on just as we approached the door. You don't know how hard it was not to sit right down and stay....just a little bit longer..
Peace.Robyn
Jun 18th, 2004, 04:41 AM
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"Tell me why I don't like Mondays " (by the Boomtown Rats) - London
" Hot Stuff " (Donna Summer) - Zurich
Both because they had just been released that summer and were playing endlessly in those cities.
Guess we all have silicone chips inside our heads...
Jun 18th, 2004, 04:52 AM
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HI,
Fun question. "Babylon" by David Gray reminds me of London.
This question also reminds me of a funny incident: a couple years ago I was in a pizzeria in Orvieto, and I could hear bits of a song coming from the restaurant's speaker--it was the Dido song, "Thank You," but it wasn't. I realized it was that Eminem song that samples Dido, and I laughed--Eminem wasn't being played on the radio in the States so I'd never actually heard him--had to go all the way to Italy for that!
Patti
Fun question. "Babylon" by David Gray reminds me of London.
This question also reminds me of a funny incident: a couple years ago I was in a pizzeria in Orvieto, and I could hear bits of a song coming from the restaurant's speaker--it was the Dido song, "Thank You," but it wasn't. I realized it was that Eminem song that samples Dido, and I laughed--Eminem wasn't being played on the radio in the States so I'd never actually heard him--had to go all the way to Italy for that!
Patti
Jun 18th, 2004, 05:28 AM
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<i>The Soul Cages</i> album by Sting.
On our first Euro-trip together, Mrs. Go and I rented a car that had a tape player, but we neglected to bring tapes. So we went to a little CD/tape store in Verona. Their selection was quite terrible, but we found one title that might do in a pinch: the new Sting album.
Neither one of us was (or is) a big fan of his, but we ended up playing that one continuously for 12 days on that trip. So now, it's a tradition. We bring it along on every trip, because it sounds like traveling to us.
When I pack my bags for Scotland 6 days from now, <i>The Soul Cages</i> will be in my backpack. Along with about 15 CDs.
It will be interesting to drive along the remains of the Antonine Wall, listening to the words of "All This Time"...
<i>Teachers told us, the Romans built this place
They built a wall and a temple at the edge of a garrison town.
They lived and they died. They prayed to their gods.
But their stone gods did not make a sound.
And their empire crumbled till all that was left
Were the stones some workmen found.</i>
On our first Euro-trip together, Mrs. Go and I rented a car that had a tape player, but we neglected to bring tapes. So we went to a little CD/tape store in Verona. Their selection was quite terrible, but we found one title that might do in a pinch: the new Sting album.
Neither one of us was (or is) a big fan of his, but we ended up playing that one continuously for 12 days on that trip. So now, it's a tradition. We bring it along on every trip, because it sounds like traveling to us.
When I pack my bags for Scotland 6 days from now, <i>The Soul Cages</i> will be in my backpack. Along with about 15 CDs.
It will be interesting to drive along the remains of the Antonine Wall, listening to the words of "All This Time"...
<i>Teachers told us, the Romans built this place
They built a wall and a temple at the edge of a garrison town.
They lived and they died. They prayed to their gods.
But their stone gods did not make a sound.
And their empire crumbled till all that was left
Were the stones some workmen found.</i>
Jun 18th, 2004, 05:38 AM
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I'm with grandmere -- the only thing I have regretted in Paris is that I'm not there now.
Italy -- O Sole Mio [sorry]
Macedonia -- Makedonka Devojche [it's about how Macedonian "girls" afre more beautiful than any others!]
Austria -- Tales of the Vienna Woods
Italy -- O Sole Mio [sorry]
Macedonia -- Makedonka Devojche [it's about how Macedonian "girls" afre more beautiful than any others!]
Austria -- Tales of the Vienna Woods
Jun 18th, 2004, 05:39 AM
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Anything by Edith Piaf reminds me of Paris.
Older Clannad and Fury Brothers for Ireland. Dubliners for Dublin.
Malcolm Mclaren former manager of the SEX PISTOLS???? Mimi - does is have older songs by various artists?
regards Ger
Older Clannad and Fury Brothers for Ireland. Dubliners for Dublin.
Malcolm Mclaren former manager of the SEX PISTOLS???? Mimi - does is have older songs by various artists?
regards Ger
Jun 18th, 2004, 07:12 AM
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N17 - The Sawdoctors - Ireland (along with anything by The Wolfe Tones)
Leaving on a Jet Plane - reminds me of every trip I make to Germany for work, I always leave wondering when and/or if I'll get back there.
Leaving on a Jet Plane - reminds me of every trip I make to Germany for work, I always leave wondering when and/or if I'll get back there.
Jun 18th, 2004, 07:12 AM
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It's unlike anything, Ger, here's the list on the CD;
Mon Díe,
Walking with Satie,
Pere Lachaise,
Miles and Miles of Miles Davis,
Jazz is Paris,
Rue Dauphine,
Paris, Paris,
Je T'Aime...Moi non Plus,
Club Le Narcisse,
La Main Parisienne,
Driving into Delirium, Revenge of the Flowers,
In the Absence of the Parisienne,
Anthem,
Who the Hell is Sonia Rykiel.
Mon Díe,
Walking with Satie,
Pere Lachaise,
Miles and Miles of Miles Davis,
Jazz is Paris,
Rue Dauphine,
Paris, Paris,
Je T'Aime...Moi non Plus,
Club Le Narcisse,
La Main Parisienne,
Driving into Delirium, Revenge of the Flowers,
In the Absence of the Parisienne,
Anthem,
Who the Hell is Sonia Rykiel.
Jun 18th, 2004, 07:39 AM
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Ireland, for more than one reason (even though it was written about the US): U2's <i>Where the Streets Have No Names</i>
And for some reason, Elvis Costello's <i>Veronica</i> makes me think of London.
I'm sure I'd need to play Nessun Dorma in Tuscany.
