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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Dougall » Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:37 am

Another Bowie offering - Queen Bitch
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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Steve1956 » Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:06 am

One of my all time favourite tracks and a song with a serious message
Absolutely wonderful tune
https://youtu.be/6m6PP6l2Duw

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Brucefanclaret » Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:28 am

Bruce Springsteen - If I should fall behind.
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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Steve1956 » Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:30 am

A wonderful track from another artist we don't hear enough from anymore,he has the most relaxing voice,turn the lights down low open a bottle of red and lose yourself in the voice
https://youtu.be/NXxcMw5PTDg

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Steve1956 » Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:43 am

RMutt wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 8:32 am
I’m going for two Bowie songs. I was never really a fan but knew all the hits and one or two others. I was introduced to these by my wife who is a big fan. Bewlay Brothers and Five Years. I know Bowie fans will know them well but going off the fact that I hadn’t Noticed them before I’m assuming others may not have too.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r8IGkLWmf4E
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2ObjtVdsV3I
A fantastic album..the Bewley Brothers and Five Years are quite simply magnificent tracks.

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Silkyskills1 » Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:13 am

Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown
The Byrds -.My Back Pages
Billy Paul - Your Song( an excellent cover version).
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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Stalbansclaret » Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:05 pm

bobinho wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:15 am
Is there a “beamish” moment going on here that I don’t know about?

“The man who sold the world” by Bowie, and it was covered by LuLu not Cilla, wasn’t it?

Anyway, 11:59 and hanging on the telephone from Blondies parallel lines album…. Best known for heart of glass and Sunday girl.

Out in the street and point blank from Springsteen’s the river, better known for the title track and hungry heart.

Wait and see from Stiff little fingers album nobody’s heroes, better known for the title track and tin soldiers.
I nearly went for Point Blank myself when I posted on this thread. Out in the Street is a great live performance song but I think I'd go for Drive All Night, or maybe The Price You Pay, or maybe Wreck on the Highway ...I love side 4 of The River !!
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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Volvoclaret » Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:26 pm

"Love of my Life" by Queen. Either Night at the Opera or Day at the Races.

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Dike Muff » Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:26 pm

A beautiful slow-burner from the Lightning Seeds debut album…

https://youtu.be/-LAIJjfCIUs

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by timshorts » Fri Sep 03, 2021 6:47 pm

Vino blanco wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 7:23 pm
I am a massive Beatles fan and one of my favourite songs of theirs is For No One from the Revolver album. A haunting McArtney melody with a french horn solo played by Alan Civil. A beautiful song.
I used to vaguely know Alan civil as I went to school with his son.
We had an experiment on a parents day where we measured lung power by blowing in a u-tube half full of mercury. His reading was colossal.
Not sure that would be allowed now!

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by minnieclaret » Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:12 pm

Brucefanclaret wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:28 am
Bruce Springsteen - If I should fall behind.
Wonderful choice. In the week before my niece’s wedding family and friends were posting wedding songs for them. The day before I sent her this as the truth about marriage. She replied that they had a surprise for me. They are well known Cork musicians and at the ceremony they had a group of other Cork players cover this as it was his fathers favourite Bruce song and he was unable to attend for health reasons. Emotional.
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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by redcloud203 » Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:13 pm

just love this duet from Ghana - EFYA rocks

https://youtu.be/26ueHpfaxEc

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by fatboy47 » Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:29 pm

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9w5Vg12N2jg


Ronnie Lane's beautiful tribute to an old lady that lived alone near Lane's tumbledown farm in 70s Shropshire. Lane would often visit with Eric Clapton for a pot of tea and words of wisdom.. A truly haunting but genuine portrait of rural life.
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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Devils_Advocate » Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:45 pm

Another one for Beatles fans who maybe dont know some of their more obscure stuff is "Words of Love". Its on one of their earlier albums and you can see in McCartney's writing early signs of songs like "Yesterday" and "Hey Jude"

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by CharlieinNewMexico » Fri Sep 03, 2021 8:19 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:45 pm
Another one for Beatles fans who maybe dont know some of their more obscure stuff is "Words of Love". Its on one of their earlier albums and you can see in McCartney's writing early signs of songs like "Yesterday" and "Hey Jude"
Think that’s a Buddy Holly cover DA.
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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Chobulous » Fri Sep 03, 2021 8:54 pm

Silkyskills1 wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:13 am
Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown
The Byrds -.My Back Pages
Billy Paul - Your Song( an excellent cover version).
The Byrds
Did they actually do anything that wasn’t stolen from Bob Dylan

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Chobulous » Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:01 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:45 pm
Another one for Beatles fans who maybe dont know some of their more obscure stuff is "Words of Love". Its on one of their earlier albums and you can see in McCartney's writing early signs of songs like "Yesterday" and "Hey Jude"
Damn clever that Buddy Holly mimicing Paul McCartney’s writing style all the way back in 1957.

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Steve1956 » Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:04 pm

Steve Harley ..quite simply a masterpiece....has to be sampled live to appreciate fully...
https://youtu.be/hcX09aSs9bw

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by burnleybonzo » Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:52 pm

https://youtu.be/8qOqoFd4SVs

Roxy Music, True to Life from the album Avalon

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by burnleybonzo » Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:53 pm

https://youtu.be/8qOqoFd4SVs

Roxy Music, True to Life from the album Avalon

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by bobinho » Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:20 pm

Brucefanclaret wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:28 am
Bruce Springsteen - If I should fall behind.
Brilliant is that. As is “happy” on disc 4 of the 4 disc compilation called Tracks. A beautiful song.
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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Vino blanco » Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:23 pm

Why do you all keep responding to da’s obviously incorrect stupid comments?

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Zero » Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:00 pm

Talk Talk- Tomorrows Started
The La's - Who knows

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Chobulous » Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:48 pm

Vino blanco wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:23 pm
Why do you all keep responding to da’s obviously incorrect stupid comments?
Sometimes you have to call out a gobshite

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Chobulous » Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:50 pm

On the subject of Springsteen there are also “ The Ghost of Tom Joad” and “Jack of All Trades”

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Brucefanclaret » Sat Sep 04, 2021 2:35 am

minnieclaret wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:12 pm
Wonderful choice. In the week before my niece’s wedding family and friends were posting wedding songs for them. The day before I sent her this as the truth about marriage. She replied that they had a surprise for me. They are well known Cork musicians and at the ceremony they had a group of other Cork players cover this as it was his fathers favourite Bruce song and he was unable to attend for health reasons. Emotional.
It’s one of the songs we had at our wedding back in ‘03. Along with Santana’s ‘Love of my Life’ from the Supernatural album - based on Brahms’ 3rd symphony.

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by BFCmaj » Sat Sep 04, 2021 7:44 am

Funkydrummer wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 10:51 pm
Jigsaw Puzzle Blues - B side of Albatross - Fleetwood Mac.
Great tune. I transcribed and played that at my interview to get into college to do A Level music.

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by ClaretLoup » Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:44 am

The Queen of Soul singing Dr Feelgood, raunchy blues gospel style

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5s-k-i1cvA

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Peter Loo » Sat Sep 04, 2021 8:57 am

I'd not heard of this one until today and I don't usually watch these music YTs till the end but I did this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2twY8YQYDBE

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Steve1956 » Sat Sep 04, 2021 9:04 am

Brucefanclaret wrote:
Sat Sep 04, 2021 2:35 am
It’s one of the songs we had at our wedding back in ‘03. Along with Santana’s ‘Love of my Life’ from the Supernatural album - based on Brahms’ 3rd symphony.
Supernatural....now there is an album without a bad track on it,going to dig out the CD and give it a spin...Smooth featuring Rob Thomas...magnificent.

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by RingoMcCartney » Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:01 pm

" In a broken dream "

Python Lee Jackson

Arguably the ultimate "lesser known song" by a multi million selling internatiinal artist.
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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by RingoMcCartney » Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:03 pm

Watch "Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream (1972)" on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/dcLlq_DXpY8

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by HahaYeah » Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:23 pm

RingoMcCartney wrote:
Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:03 pm
Watch "Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream (1972)" on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/dcLlq_DXpY8
Sounds like Portisheads 'Glory Box'.

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by RingoMcCartney » Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:25 pm

HahaYeah wrote:
Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:23 pm
Sounds like Portisheads 'Glory Box'.
Yes!

I'd never noticed that but you're bob on!.

Be careful , this could inspire a " songs that sound like other songs ," thread!

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by bobinho » Sat Sep 04, 2021 2:08 pm

Vino blanco wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 10:23 pm
Why do you all keep responding to da’s obviously incorrect stupid comments?

maybe we all believe he really IS that ignorant? :?

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Claret Till I Die » Sat Sep 04, 2021 2:19 pm

RingoMcCartney wrote:
Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:01 pm
" In a broken dream "

Python Lee Jackson

Arguably the ultimate "lesser known song" by a multi million selling internatiinal artist.
Heard that the other day for the first time in years & I'd forgotten what a great song it is. 👏

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Chobulous » Sat Sep 04, 2021 3:32 pm

RingoMcCartney wrote:
Sat Sep 04, 2021 12:03 pm
Watch "Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream (1972)" on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/dcLlq_DXpY8
I clicked on your link and saw this classic right next to it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xlo1NvEdAw

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Steve1956 » Sat Sep 04, 2021 4:23 pm

Great video this,I remember were and when I first heard it,good song but a better video which happened a lot around 1978,22 years of age and I saw it in my parents living room either on Noel Edmunds Swapshop or Tiswas...Happy days.https://youtu.be/cEgGtbhmAiQ

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Steve1956 » Sat Sep 04, 2021 4:33 pm

Never knew whether to take this band seriously or not...great tune though
https://youtu.be/W0YeGv5xHUU

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Steve1956 » Sat Sep 04, 2021 4:37 pm

And another.....
https://youtu.be/eTeg1txDv8w
Live without my team playing on a weekend is pretty dull

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Steve1956 » Sat Sep 04, 2021 4:39 pm

Always loved this from George Harrison
https://youtu.be/T0i9rjTxhpY

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by minnieclaret » Sat Sep 04, 2021 5:15 pm

Davy Knowles..Taste of Danger.
https://youtu.be/lIPBSk4Di9c

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by AlargeClaret » Sat Sep 04, 2021 5:52 pm

The Jam - “ to be someone” from All Mod Cons album
Covered reasonably by Noel Gallagher

Manfred Man “ what you gonna do” b side of “ do wha diddy” A total dirty bluesy number ,superb

Beatles - Things we said today - ok its fab 4 so not rare -b side to hard days night .

One more - Ringo - “Boys” great fun and worth it alone for George’s solos

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by RingoMcCartney » Sat Sep 04, 2021 11:28 pm

Chobulous wrote:
Sat Sep 04, 2021 3:32 pm
I clicked on your link and saw this classic right next to it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xlo1NvEdAw
Fine tune.

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by RingoMcCartney » Sat Sep 04, 2021 11:30 pm

Claret Till I Die wrote:
Sat Sep 04, 2021 2:19 pm
Heard that the other day for the first time in years & I'd forgotten what a great song it is. 👏
Done in one take apparently. Class.

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Foreverly Claret » Sun Sep 05, 2021 8:44 am

Don Everly...from the 1966 album In Our Image...a song he wrote himself " It's all over "...beautiful song ,beautifully sung . Picked up later and issued as a single by Cliff Richard.
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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Hipper » Sun Sep 05, 2021 9:15 am

Chobulous wrote:
Fri Sep 03, 2021 8:54 pm
The Byrds
Did they actually do anything that wasn’t stolen from Bob Dylan
Yes. They 'stole' this from Carole King and Gerry Goffin!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqHb7RFpoxU
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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by Hipper » Sun Sep 05, 2021 9:18 am

Marvin Welch & Farrar - Faithfull:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrI1KYMx3dA

Barclay James Harvest - Vanessa Simmons:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4yXon5zVNI

Pink Floyd - Fat Old Sun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcT-xjnHCLA

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by djt2006 » Sun Sep 05, 2021 11:26 am

Squeeze - East side story .. known for Tempted and Labelled with love. A lesser known track is Piccadilly … a night out in 3 and a half minutes.

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Re: Lesser Known Songs

Post by giveusaB » Sun Sep 05, 2021 8:49 pm

ELO - Fire on high

This was the b side to Livin thing.Starts off like a horror film soundtrack.Brilliant.

https://youtu.be/J9iyqMwYtG4

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