poor effort of a claim to fame

some kid who lived next door but one to me who's mother used to babysit me sung on happiness is easy. i think it was a childrens choir from chelmsford? thats where they moved to anyway.

Posted By: earthleakage on September 4th 2016 at 21:55:28

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What's everyone's top ten albums ever then? (General Chat) - tim berry, Sep 4, 21:24:35
- Last one - 69 Love Songs by the Magnetic Fields. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 23:51:52
- This has been fun but I have to go to bed now. Proper work tomorrow! Night all (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 4, 23:21:50
  - Good luck! I'm not sure I'll sleep with all this lovely music in my mind... (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 23:24:32
- Seriously, no one has mentioned Transformer? (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 23:08:21
  - Or Let It Bleed. Delia made the cake for the cover photo. #fact (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 23:48:51
  - Or Marquee Moon... (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 23:14:40
    - Saw Television with Billy Bragg in Cambridge 1990 ish (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Sep 4, 23:40:53
    - Quite. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 23:35:26
  - Lust for Life! My shame... (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 23:10:36
  - Or any PJ Harvey? (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 23:09:51
    - I almost put Is This Desire in my top ten. (General Chat) - tim berry, Sep 4, 23:11:41
      - Rid Of Me. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 23:12:47
        
        A Woman A Man Walked By with John Parish. Spectacular. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Sep 4, 23:14:05
  - nor james blunt (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 4, 23:09:42
    - You need a spank. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 23:10:39
      - who doesn't (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 4, 23:14:24
- In no particular order... (General Chat) - Nelsons final flanel, Sep 4, 23:05:40
  - I've been listening to Graceland this week. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Sep 4, 23:07:17
- My top 12 are; (General Chat) - Ken Breadstick, Sep 4, 23:01:46
- Ok, here are some of mine (in the order that I think of them order) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 4, 22:59:04
  - Say Hello Wave Goodbye from Soft Cell's Non Stop is one of the best songs ever written. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Sep 4, 23:09:59
    - Big Up (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Sep 4, 23:46:19
    - I love it! I also have a soft spot for Bedsitter and Tainted Love was the first song I (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 4, 23:14:32
      - now playing torch 12" (n/m) (General Chat) - earthleakage, Sep 4, 23:20:48
    - better than sex dwarf? (n/m) (General Chat) - earthleakage, Sep 4, 23:12:29
      - Marginally, yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Sep 4, 23:14:23
      - Isn't it nice? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 23:13:40
        
        sugar and spice (n/m) (General Chat) - earthleakage, Sep 4, 23:18:39
        
        Sugar and spice. (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 4, 23:16:45
        
        Say Hello? It's beautiful. Even David Gray tried to ruin it and failed. It's unruinable. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Sep 4, 23:15:35
  - I'm having My Aim is True. Great shout. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 23:07:37
    - What kind of music AC? And what period? (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 4, 23:10:34
      - Early 90s. Indie pop. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 23:23:43
  - thats 3 votes for revolver (General Chat) - earthleakage, Sep 4, 23:00:42
    - My selections very poppy. I was really a singles girl Revolver had the Beatles songs I (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 4, 23:08:13
- Pearl Jam (General Chat) - WOTB No1 Tipster 04, Sep 4, 22:56:10
- A great ten of the top of my head! (General Chat) - archroy, Sep 4, 22:53:22
  - Strawberries was underrated. The Damned were a fine band. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 23:40:39
- Ridiculous. Basically impossible. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 4, 22:44:42
  - I do love that first BRMC album. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Sep 4, 23:03:02
    - Ever see them live? They fill a big old barn of a room to the rafters with noise so thick (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 4, 23:04:59
      - I never did. Are they still going? (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Sep 4, 23:07:46
  - ⬆⬆ All of that is already wrong apart from prob Pixies, Godspeed and the Ros. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 4, 22:50:42
    - Good News For People Who Love Bad News is a great album. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Sep 4, 23:03:40
    - it is impossible to do, but i'd really like to be in that place (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 4, 23:01:56
  - Oasis? Really? (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 22:48:21
    - One of the best records of the early/mid 90s. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 4, 22:53:28
      - Radiohead is the name of a track by the Talking Heads. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 23:07:13
      - Good. Not top 10 though. You're right about Radiohead. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 22:56:24
        
        I was exactly the right age for Definitely Maybe. A year older or younger and it (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 4, 22:58:06
    - It's a great album. Singalong. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 22:49:37
      - vmt (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Sep 4, 22:51:32
  - i have 4 of those (General Chat) - earthleakage, Sep 4, 22:47:07
  - cor (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 4, 22:46:20
  - Got to have some Pixies. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 22:45:46
- Surfer Rosa or Doolittle must be there. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 22:43:33
  - And what about Massive Attack? Hmm? (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 22:48:49
    - Lola vs postman yes, meat is murder thou? Have a word! (n/m) (General Chat) - archroy, Sep 4, 22:54:52
      - Sign o' the times. Just for the title track. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 4, 23:04:25
- Can't do an order. And I've probably missed loads... (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 22:31:35
  - Ill Communication - Bastie Boys (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 23:02:09
  - Standing on the Verge of getting it on - Funkadelic. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 22:47:36
- Here's 10 favs, difficult to put into any order (General Chat) - KentonCanary, Sep 4, 22:14:29
  - I saw marilion live at brixton academy late 80's top 3 bands I saw. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Sep 4, 22:24:31
    - so subjective this (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 4, 22:34:32
- A few that would make it into mine (General Chat) - promethian1, Sep 4, 21:56:20
  - Hounds of love yep (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Sep 4, 22:25:15
  - My daughter thought Exodus was 'Pixie Dust' until recently. Proud. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 21:58:50
- in no particular order (General Chat) - earthleakage, Sep 4, 21:43:21
  - love Aphex Twin's new song (General Chat) - pants, Sep 4, 21:50:26
    - i'm struggling to really like anything new he's done (General Chat) - earthleakage, Sep 4, 21:57:37
      - I bet he's minted and no one really knows much of his music (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Sep 4, 22:09:33
  - Talk Talk. Brilliant. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 21:45:04
    - most people choose laughing stock as their favourite (General Chat) - earthleakage, Sep 4, 21:47:23
      - With you all the way. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 21:53:05
        
        poor effort of a claim to fame (General Chat) - earthleakage, Sep 4, 21:55:28
        
        I really like early talk talk - saw them as support at Milton Keynes bowl (General Chat) - Men without hats, Sep 4, 22:27:50
        
        Those are the best claims to fame! By the way, Bardot were on TOTP on Thursday - I thought (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Sep 4, 22:25:11
        
        haha (General Chat) - earthleakage, Sep 4, 22:35:02
- mine (General Chat) - Joe Strimmer, Sep 4, 21:38:30
  - Big up for Chic and Nile Rodgers there (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Sep 4, 21:58:15
  - Some fine choices there. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 21:39:18
    - Why thank you.... (General Chat) - Joe Strimmer, Sep 4, 21:40:57
      - I did spot a pattern... (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 21:43:59
        
        cider weed+acid pills nothing... work out the order yourself (n/m) (General Chat) - Joe Strimmer, Sep 4, 21:46:12
        
        remind by orbital (General Chat) - earthleakage, Sep 4, 21:49:56
- Impossible but right this second and in no particular order... (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Sep 4, 21:36:55
  - ...try again... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Sep 4, 22:00:41
    - the flk (General Chat) - earthleakage, Sep 4, 22:24:09
      - They're almost certainly the KLF (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Sep 4, 22:40:34
  - Fascinating choices there, Dandy! (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Sep 4, 21:50:47
- Well (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 4, 21:29:40
  - By the way, (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 4, 21:30:49
    - I like electric. .. Southern death cult reminds me of the jacquard club (n/m) (General Chat) - Joe Strimmer, Sep 4, 21:44:07
      - I played that album for the 1st time in yonks the other day.,, (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Sep 4, 22:23:27
      - chaos during the dead kennedys (General Chat) - Joe Strimmer, Sep 4, 21:47:55
      - The Jacquard! Happy memories. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 21:45:55
        
        Saw nirvana there supporting Tad (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 4, 21:47:46
        
        No I didn't. Wilde club. Jacquard was great though. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 4, 21:50:56
        
        It was. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 21:56:52
    - Electric does stand out...'Love' was their best work. (n/m) (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 21:35:46
      - I challenge you to listen to Wildflower without air guitaring that riff! Oh and (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 4, 21:46:37
        
        Love Removal Machine for me. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Sep 4, 21:55:26
        
        Run around in A innit (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Sep 4, 22:24:00
- Can't do it, so you're getting a tube of my fave band instead (General Chat) - pants, Sep 4, 21:27:54
  - Where's the best place to start with them? (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Sep 4, 21:31:30
    - think 'Thank god for mental illness' is considered the best. Many cite 'Take it from the (General Chat) - pants, Sep 4, 21:38:05
      - Cheers, I will check them out. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Sep 4, 21:49:04
        
        If it was me, I'd just go to the peel sessions album (General Chat) - pants, Sep 4, 21:53:10
        
        I admit that I know the name but have never listened to them before. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Sep 4, 21:54:30
        
        This thread is awesome. Brilliant replies (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Sep 4, 21:52:17

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