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Yup. There's been a lot of "musical" discussions lately, especially in the Member Spotlights. So I thought it would be appropriate to start a thread about what else... some of our favorite music.

You can add you-tube links or imbeds for songs you really want us to hear. I'd love to see what you all love.

No rules to this thread. Just tell us... or show us what you like on your MP3 player... or in your cd player (for those of us, like me, that haven't gotten with the times yet).

And of course, I'm going to start it.

I LOVE country music (and classic rock). Believe it or not, it was actually my daughter that got me hooked on country, instead of the other way around.

But of all the country artists out there, my absolute favorite is Keith Urban, which is actually a little strange, considering that instead of a southerner, he's actually Australian. (Damn, but Nicole Kidman is one lucky b****... oops... nevermind).

Here he is, singing my favorite of his:

Keith Urban, Tonight I Wanna Cry



Sorry, it won't let me imbed this video, but you have to check it out. Not only is his voice absolutely beautiful and haunting in this song, but so is he!! *swoon*

Let's see, I have a bunch of this

My Favorite song by Maximum the Hormone



One of my favorite from Infected Mushroom



The first hit from my favorite band Yello



And a few more from Yello



Some of my favorite Vocaloid stuff



And my own attempts at Vocaloid music (still in the experimental stages)



And other randomness





That's all I've got for now.

I've always felt that Yello's "Of Course I'm Lying" was one of the most beautiful songs ever written, fringing on deep hidden meaning, while still leaving it open to each one's own interpretation.

and a fantastic video, if only they would release a domestic DVD collection

@Chelle, I wont tell you the number of times I've met Keith Urban... ;-)

as far a country goes, I like a decent amount of it... but typically take to more traditional and older artists. and as a song writer, it really doesn't get any better than Rodney Crowell

I find it interesting that Tiger Dust appears in the Virtual Concert for Touch Yello, but isn't actually on that album. The song itself is from The Eye. "Of Course I'm Lying" has always been one of my favorites. I think I still have my copy of Flag from when it was released, though I doubt it could be played in a CD player anymore. Before the advent of MP3s, I had a tendency to wear them out.

My favorie is from a Korean raper named Tasha, who unlike the vast majority of rappers, esp. Asian rappers, actually has skills:

As for country, the closest I got to liking country was Patsy Cline. So here's a Vocaloid interperetation of Crazy :p

@Krimson... you left out one of my fave Yello video's (and song)

with lyrics like: Visiting your planet for a few thousand days.. Nothing to hide, no reason to stay.. Breathless at the end of my run, it all ends where it begun

who could not like it ;-)


@Arnoldk... I've heard a few other tracks w/ Tasha.. she's very cool.

Never been a great fan of country music probably because we do not get to much exposure to it here but have always liked to listen to Johnny Cash and thought I would share one of his finest last covers. R.I.P



Another song that touches me is Youssou N'Dour featuring Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds



And a track from my favorite album

The Psychedelic Furs - India



Thumbs up to my Last.Fm friends and especially the Laibach video

Nice thread Chelle - I will be terrorising this thread with more of my - lets say unusal taste soon

eta: Jusenkyo, I'm so jealous. Next time you meet him, give him a big, wet, sloppy kiss from me. ^_^

Even though I love country, I'm not a huge fan of the "classic" country. I think I like so much of the newer country because it sounds so much more like classic southern rock than country.

I've never been a Johnny Cash fan, or Hank Williams, etc. But I absolutely love the new stuff out there.

Here's another one of my favorite country singers. This guy has some great "humorous" songs. Here's one of his funniest:

Can't help but wonder if Chelle really knew what she was getting into by starting this thread ;-)

as soon as I get some free time, I'll be terrorizing this thread along w/ you slender...


until then, I'll leave you with this...


a beautiful, classic underground club hit from the mid-eighties. this song helped sculpt my musical tastes into what they are today :-)

Thanks, I went through a bit of a Laibach phase a little while back. A personal favorite of mine



War - and it actually tells you what war is good for!



And the perrenial favorite



Oh and my last.fm profile for whomever is interested.

And I have just discovered Laibach are playong London in December

Well since we are on an industrial tip here is those lovely fellas Front 242 - Headhunter



..and one of my favorite british funk tracks of all time

A Certain Ratio - Knife Slits Water

The whole sound track to Air TV and the closing of Gunslinger Girls.

Sure I like mainstream music, but, I won't loop a song from Rush no matter how long I have enjoyed listening to Canada's premire rock band.

Great choice!

I like that you didn't immidiately list Do The Du, while it's a fantastic track... it's a bit overplayed. just seems everytime someone refers to A Certain Ratio, it's always The Du ;-)

ok guilty pleasure time :P

Well it always has been my favorite ACR track and remember hearing it for the first time and could not wait to rush down to town to buy it- Shak up is another over played one too

and now for something completely different

Fire Engines - Candy Skin

OOkeeay, yep, that was different.

I prefer something a little more traditional, like the following:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq69l32DCKs

Or this:

As far as obsessions go… it was music, loooooong before it was ever Anime! From my first purchase, the 1979 Trying to Love Two Women 7” from The Oak Ridge Boys.. to the fact that I still go out of my way to buy vinyl releases these days. I’m actually wondering how any of us could ever really answer this without feeling the unending urge to keep blurting out the names of more and more musicians? I am not even sure that I have enough space for the answer. Thought at first I would try to block my answers by musical style or type, but so many artists span many genres so I guess I’ll just list as many artists as I can think of all lumped together, just like the great musical stew that they all are...

well hear goes:
...At this point, having decided to stop, I feel horrible knowing I have left out thousands upon thousands of other deserving artists... ah well, such is life.. I’m sure you get the picture ;-)


I’ll leave you with this, a beautiful song from a fantastic band I was listening to on the way home from work today.