The first song you think of.

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:00 am

ChrisA wrote:Boston - We built this city

We built this city... was a Starship song I do believe.

Slan,
D.

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:42 pm

Flyingcursor wrote:I'm going to name a list of famous, or infamous, bands and I want to know the first song that comes to your head for each band. Not necessarly your favorite but the very first that pops in.

Ready? Huh? Ready?

Boston
Supertramp
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
Queen
Lynard Skynard
Molly Hatchet
Jethro Tull
Styx
Police
Talking Heads
Pretenders.
Stray Cats
Rolling Stones
Jefferson Airplane
Blue Oyster Cult

Led Zepplin- Gallows Pole
Queen- Bohemian Rapsody
Jethro Tull- Skating Away
Police- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Talking Heads-Once in a Lifetime
Stray Cats- Stray Cat Strut
Rolling Stones- Ruby Tuesday
Jefferson Airplane- Embryonic Journey
Blue Oyster Cult- Don't Fear the Reaper- but I hear the skit from SNL "I need more cowbell!!!"

I did not answer for all since I'm terrible with tune names. I did not have anything come to mind for some, or, maybe it's the fact that I never really liked anything those bands did enough to learn the name of any of their tunes?

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:51 pm

Let it be known that the vast majority of these bands I was either not born yet or REALLLLLLLLY little for (just had to say that part

) But here are my answers:

Boston - More than a feeling
Supertramp - ummm....gee....
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Lynard Skynard _ Sweet Home Alabama
Molly Hatchet -dunno
Jethro Tull -ummmmm...let me think
Styx - Lady
Police - Syncronicity (sp? )
Talking Heads - Burning Down the House
Pretenders. - I hated the Pretenders so I have no idea
Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
Blue Oyster Cult - I have no idea, although I'm sure I'd know a song if I heard it

Cool topic to come out of lurkdom for, Flydood

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 6:38 pm

izzarina wrote:Let it be known that the vast majority of these bands I was either not born yet or REALLLLLLLLY little

Aw, Izzy, you're such a baby!

JS · Post by JS » Mon Apr 18, 2005 6:40 pm

Led Zeppelin -- Dazed & Confused
Black Sabbath -- Iron Man
Queen -- Bohemian Rhapsody
Lynard Skynard --Sweet Home Alabama
Jethro Tull -- Aqualung
Police -- Roxanne
Talking Heads -- Once in a Lifetime
Pretenders -- Got Brass in Pocket (and the place!--Dave's Foxhead Bar in Iowa City)
Rolling Stones -- Satisfaction
Jefferson Airplane -- 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds

Wormdiet · Post by **Wormdiet** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:01 pm

How about for the following bands, for people of recent vintage:

Pearl Jam
REM
U2
Nirvana
Rage Against The Machine
10,000 Maniacs
Beastie Boys
ALice in CHains
Smashing Pumpkins
Primus
Indigo Girls

(Yes, I went to college in the Grunge era. I'm not a huge fan of all or even most of those above.)

chas · Post by **chas** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:15 pm

Flyingcursor wrote: Boston more than a feeling
Supertramp can't think of the title (something aboout Ameica?), but it sucked
Led Zeppelin whole lotta love
Black Sabbath paranoid
Queen we are the champions
Lynard Skynard Ooh that smell
Molly Hatchet can't think of one
Jethro Tull Aqualung
Styx Lady
Police Roxanne
Talking Heads Stop making sense
Pretenders. I'm gonna make you
Stray Cats don't know any
Rolling Stones Honky tonk women
Jefferson Airplane plastic fantastic lover
Blue Oyster Cult Don't fear the reaper

BrassBlower · Post by **BrassBlower** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:16 pm

Pearl Jam - Jeremy
REM - Losing My Religion
U2 - New Year's Day
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (actually, I like Weird Al's take on it better)

Rage Against The Machine - ?
10,000 Maniacs - These Are Days (with Natalie Merchant), The Earth Pressed Flat (with Mary Ramsey)
Beastie Boys - Fight for Your Right to Party
ALice in CHains - ?
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Primus - ?
Indigo Girls - ?

Miwokhill · Post by **Miwokhill** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:57 pm

or how about?...

Little Feat
Nick Lowe
XTC
Squeeze
Ian Dury and the Blockheads
John Cooper Clarke
Captain Sensible
The Specials
Elvis Costello
Dave Edmunds
Sons of Champlin
Moby Grape
Aimee Mann

mike

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:49 am

Boston ... Nothing
Supertramp ... Nothing
Led Zeppelin ... Whole Lotta Love
Black Sabbath ... Nothing
Queen ... any one of the anthems although I wish they wouldn't (today it was We Will Rock You.)
Lynard Skynard ... Sweet Home Alabama
Molly Hatchet ... Nothing
Jethro Tull ... Aqualung ... I prefer their earlier stuff but never remember song titles
Styx .... Nothing
Police ... Roxanne
Talking Heads .... Nothing
Pretenders.... Back On the Chain Gang ... but any of the early hits or misses.
Stray Cats ... Nothing
Rolling Stones ... Today Satisfaction but any early hit or album track would be remembered ...
Jefferson Airplane ... Somebody to Love
Blue Oyster Cult ... Nothing.

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:02 am

Miwokhill wrote:or how about?...

OK, I'll try these ... I draw a complete blank on Wormdiet's list.

Little Feat .... I have and like all the early albums but can't think of the name of a single tune. This just might be the story of their career.
Nick Lowe ... No idea.
XTC ... complete blank
Squeeze .... eh?
Ian Dury and the Blockheads ... Bellaricky Dickie ... (Ok, all the early singles are favourites too.)
John Cooper Clarke ... who he?
Captain Sensible ... ditto
The Specials ... oh one of my favourite bands. Ghost Town if I'm forced to choose from about 30+ favourites. Strictly I susppose this was the Special AKA.
Elvis Costello .... the whole debut album but Allison comes to mind
Dave Edmunds ... blank
Sons of Champlin ... no idea
Moby Grape ... complete blank
Aimee Mann ... ditto

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:13 am

OK, here's a completely different kind of list not at all attuned to niche radio. All of these figures are stars who transcend their fields .... I wonder if we cluster when it comes to associating songs or with them.

Billie Holiday
Duke Ellington
Muddy Waters
The Carter Family
B.B.King
Benny Goodman
Louis Armstrong
Hank Williams (sr.)
Frank Sinatra
Robert Johnson
Bing Crosby
Bessie Smith

Messing · Post by **Messing** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:04 am

ChrisA wrote: Lynard Skynard - southern man

I think not, although wasn't Home sweet Alabama written after "Mr Young" released Southern Man.

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:25 am

Messing wrote:
ChrisA wrote: Lynard Skynard - southern man

I think not, although wasn't Home sweet Alabama written after "Mr Young" released Southern Man.

Yep. And there was a connection.

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:10 am

Jethro Tull = Aqualung

And that's only because somebody loaned me a tape of his a few months ago.

:roll:

Chiff and Fipple Forums

The first song you think of.

Re: The first song you think of.

Re: The first song you think of.

Re: The first song you think of.

Re: The first song you think of.

Re: The first song you think of.

Re: The first song you think of.

Re: The first song you think of.

Re: The first song you think of.