Desert Island Discs

[sal paradise]

Have you ever tried it? 8 tracks.

I spent a day having anxiety attacks and I think I could get to 16 songs reasonably: 8 from my childhood & 8 from my teenage years. Wow, it’s awful.

[UlricvonCatalyst]

I think if I was invited on (pretty unlikely, I know) I wouldn't overthink it too much. If you have hundreds or thousands of songs that could qualify as "favourite" a lucky dip is the only way to go.

[Skeet-1969]

Songs would be difficult - but albums wouldn't for me. Numbers one to three off the top of my head would be:

A Love Supreme - John Coltrane
Physical Graffitti - Led Zeppelin
Sabotage - Black Sabbath

Sorry for messing up the question, LOL
Mike B

[sal paradise]

Sorry for messing up the question, LOL
Mike B

Literally one rule

Three great albums though, for sure.

[UlricvonCatalyst]

Today's choice:

Erik Satie - Gnossienne No.1
The Velvet Underground - I Heard Her Call My Name
Beatles - Because
Nick Drake - Northern Sky
Wire - Marooned
The Smiths - I Know It's Over
Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea
Broadcast - According To No Plan

[sal paradise]

Today's choice:

Erik Satie - Gnossienne No.1
The Velvet Underground - I Heard Her Call My Name
Beatles - Because
Nick Drake - Northern Sky
Wire - Marooned
The Smiths - I Know It's Over
Future Sound of London - Papua New Guinea
Broadcast - According To No Plan

This is diverse! The last track is beautiful, thanks for sharing that one especially.

[marqueemoon]

I cooked one up real quick. Here is a Spotify link for folks who do that.

Here are the Youtube versions:

The Stone Roses - Standing Here
Idaho - A Sound Awake
Fugazi - Target
Television - Guiding Light
Felix Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 - Issac Stern: violin, Seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Beach House - Myth
Talking Heads - Houses In Motion
Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man

Some of these are partially sentimental picks, but I think the overall theme is music that speaks to me on a fundamental level.

[s_mcsleazy]

i'll come back to this thread. i'm having trouble picking just 4 more songs.

[JSett]

1: Undeclinable Ambuscade "7 Years"
2: The B52's "Love Shack"
3: Descendents "Everything Sucks"
4: Basia Bulat "Gold Rush" (Wood & Wires live version"
5: Radiohead "Street Spirit (Fade Out)"
6: Safe Francis "Inherited Scars"
7: Mogwai "Christmas Steps"
8: Low "July"

This was very hard and could easily change next week but I'd say at least 4 of them couldn't be knocked off the list, ever.

[sal paradise]

This is a rubbish playlist, some of you thought to put some jazz or classical or soul. Didn’t think about those days. Gutted I couldn’t fit Sam Cooke in here, think I like it though.

[distressed]

The Necks - Aether

[Larry Mal]

Hmm. I'll revisit this a little bit. But, I never get tired of hearing this song:

Let's Build A Car

[dinosaurkale->]

off the top of my head:

Jackson Sisters - Miracles
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
Smif N Wessun - Sound Bwoy Bureil
Def Leppard - Gods of War
Brian Eno - Stuck By This River
S. Wonder - My Cherie Amour
Big Star - Thirteen
Benny Troy - I wanna give you tomorrow

[BoringPostcards]

Sonic Youth - The Diamond Sea (was hard to pick one song by SY, but this one has everything)
Land of Talk - Breaxxbaxx
Nirvana - Very Ape
Thelonious Monk - Epistrophy
Medeski Martin and Wood - Retirement Song
The Tragically Hip - Escape is at Hand for the Travelling Man
Sloan - People of the Sky
Eric’s Trip - View Master

[Fac 50]

The Beatles - She Said She Said
Fairport Convention - She Moves Through The Fair
Television - Ain't That Nothin'
The Who - I Can See for Miles
Harmonia - Deluxe (Immer Wieder)
Pink Floyd - Echoes
Kate Bush - Under The Ivy
The Flys - Come On Stupid

This was hard!