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stefaan
Second Love
Belgium
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 Posted - 07/11/2005 : 23:11:22
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It wouldn't surprise me at all if this topic passed the board before.
But as there are a lot new (including me) people here:
What's Your All Time Favourite Love Song, And Why Is It?
I know, it's not easy, but I'm talking about 1 SONG here.
Mine is "You Set The Scene" for sure. First I heard It In The Mid Seventies Almost Daily On The Pirate Station "Radio Caroline". Being In My Mid Teens Then It Was Such A Revalation To Me And My Then "Real LOVE". The girl is gone, But The Song Remains...
Greetz,
Stefaan |
Edited by - stefaan on 10/11/2005 08:56:53 |
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Kula John
Old Love
United Kingdom
756 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 00:00:48
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yeh if i had to name one it would be 'you set the scene' too. I just love it, and it always manages to cheer me up. I love the live version from the FC concert cd. Also a fantastic version on the glastonbury dvd, its great to see that song being played in front of a big crowd at a festival.
This is the time and this is the time and it is time, time, time, time, time, time, time.....
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myoungish
Fifth Love
USA
264 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 01:28:13
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I think mine may have to be The Castle. I've never heard anything remotely like it. Mysterioso, understated...manages to sound both ancient and timeless.
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Merlyn Merlot
Fourth Love
USA
190 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 01:34:16
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Right Now It's "I'm With You"
But this will change tomorrow
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Phil Brauer
Third Love
90 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 02:50:00
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stefaan
Second Love
Belgium
45 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 07:12:49
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quote:
Originally posted by Kula John
yeh if i had to name one it would be 'you set the scene' too. I just love it, and it always manages to cheer me up. I love the live version from the FC concert cd. Also a fantastic version on the glastonbury dvd, its great to see that song being played in front of a big crowd at a festival.
This is the time and this is the time and it is time, time, time, time, time, time, time.....
John, I think we're on the same wavelenght here. The versions you mention are absolutely dynamite. I saw them twice. Once at The Royal Festival Hall with the strings and horns section, and I was really knocked out then. Even my wife got the LOVE-shivers, and that means a whole lot When it comes to music, showing some emotions is all but easy for her. First time was in Utrecht (Holland) where Mike's guitar took over the horns section. Wow, man I saw a lot in my 46 years on this planet, but that evening I realised that I didn't see it all.
This is also the song that brings Forever Changes, when I'm down it takes me up, when I'm up it gives me that feeling that life can be really great!
The melody and words... a masterpiece was born when I was far too young. These days I'm glad being "only" 46, but sometimes I wish I was there then, because this was/is the time!
Greetz,
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Edited by - stefaan on 08/11/2005 07:23:38 |
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Kula John
Old Love
United Kingdom
756 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 13:36:27
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great post stefaan, i know wot you mean about wanting to be there at the time and experience the rise and beauty of FC from the very beginning. Im 22 and only discovered love through FC a couple of years ago, but i guess its better late than never. Love (and FC in particular) has opened my mind to so much more in such a short space of time.
This is the time and this is the time and it is time, time, time, time, time, time, time.....
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JohnFPorcaro
Fourth Love
USA
168 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 16:59:48
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Originally posted by Merlyn Merlot
Right Now It's "I'm With You"
But this will change tomorrow
Dig!
"I'm With You" is a great song as is "Nothing" from the same album.
"And in Manhattan I'll be walkin' down Broadway with you " |
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Allan
Old Love
USA
560 Posts |
Posted - 08/11/2005 : 23:26:04
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Only ONE? You're making it hard
Between Clark and Hilldale...'And here-they always play my songs'...picture The Strip and the Whiskey and the Eating Affair accross the street 
It just feels like the mood of LA at the time, and especially with the Latino / Mexican sound that was prevalent in certain LA neighborhoods
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tmittelstadt
Third Love
63 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2005 : 05:25:01
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It's so hard to pick just one!
I'd have to go with You Set the Scene. It's just so unlike any other song I've ever heard. Plus, every time I hear it, I find myself singing it the rest of the day. |
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maldurqoue
First Love
USA
13 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2005 : 10:51:12
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I have to go with "you set the scene" too. It's the perfect coda to the album and life in general, Arthur's in particular. However, I've had 'She Comes in Colors' swirling around in my head for a few months now. Is there a cure?
Mal
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boombox
Old Love
United Kingdom
548 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2005 : 14:19:55
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For me it's anything off Side 1 of Da Capo - probably because that was the first album I got, Stephanie being the first Love song I heard (albeit in a cover version by The Move!!) but She Comes In Colours and Orange Skies always make me sing/growl along. And as for The Castle, what an acoustic guitar part!
However, Live & Let Live is the one I always play first if I'm feeling in the mood for a Love singalong on the guitar - it must have one of the best first lines ever in the history of music. I also have to agree with the comments about You Set The Scene - fantastic album closer with that repeated brassline at the end, which Mike does SOOO well on the guitar. Will be hoping that Baby Lemonade put it back in the set again for their own gigs (it's on 68% Pure Imagination). |
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ALLANAGAIN
Old Love
United Kingdom
687 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2005 : 20:14:24
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Yeah,it,s a real hard call to name one track from such a back catolouge of great tunes.
Singed D.C. Ison my player right now.
AUGUST is a great track, as are I STILL WONDER+ NICE TO BE........
But my no. 1 is...LIVE +LET LIVE (today anyway) |
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Arnstein
Fifth Love
Norway
340 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2005 : 23:17:23
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| You Set the Scene :D |
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bob f.
Old Love
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2005 : 03:28:56
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| you set the scene. i and my friends stayed up all night listening to and discussing it when it first came out. the lyrics had us mesmerized, and still haunts me with its magic. |
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kdion11
Old Love
USA
552 Posts |
Posted - 11/11/2005 : 00:49:07
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It's gotta be "Laughing Stock" for me. Didn't John Peel play that
one 12 times in a row or something when he first got it ?
Free the tunes !
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Originally posted by bob f.
you set the scene. i and my friends stayed up all night listening to and discussing it when it first came out. the lyrics had us mesmerized, and still haunts me with its magic.
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FAVOURITE LOVE SONG? And Why?
