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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

What are songs you liked as a child that primarily came from your parents? My Dad was Welsh mum was cockney, neither could sing that well but Dad could sing significantly better than her. He joined the Edinburgh Gaelic Choir so I was brought up on a mixture of folk, Scottish folk and Gaelic songs.

Been digging out some songs from the farthest corner of my head these songs I enjoyed while growing up and finding them on Spotify

These include,

Coisich A Ruin - Capercaillie

Streets of London - Ralph McTell

Lord of The Dance - Dubliners (or whoever) I never realised until now it’s a contemporary worship song.

What song/s take you back to your childhood

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My Mum liked ABBA and Boney M etc so I can remember lots of 70s Disco, and still like I’m that now, I even have a 70s Disco playlist on Spotify

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For me there are lots of songs that take me back to the 70s family holidays in Devon travelling to the sounds of the 8 track playing stuff like

Glen Campbell rhinestone cowboy

Rod Stewart Maggie may

The shadows apache

Del Shannon runaway

To name a few

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sammy Davis Jr, The candy man

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Sammy Davis Jr, The candy man"

Remember it well

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By *ickshawedCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

My mum has a collection of CDs calked Hello Children Everywhere, which are basically songs played during the war on the wireless. Odd considering she was born in the 50s. So I grew up listening to classics like Never do a tango with an Eskimo, I'm a gnu, and The laughing policeman.

Also film music as my parents are film buffs. So I know a lot of soundtracks. Oh, and Kirsty MacColl.

Bit of an odd mix really

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Joan Baez - Children of Darkness

Joan Baez - Farewell Angelina

Moody Blues - Threshold of a Dream

Moody Blues - Days of Future Past

Monkeys - Last Train to Clarksville

Hollies - Butterfly

Simon and Garfunkel - Strawberry Fair (Canticle).

... To name but a few

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Joan Baez - Children of Darkness

Joan Baez - Farewell Angelina

Moody Blues - Threshold of a Dream

Moody Blues - Days of Future Past

Monkeys - Last Train to Clarksville

Hollies - Butterfly

Simon and Garfunkel - Strawberry Fair (Canticle).

... To name but a few "

Only know the last one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine is an artist which is totally different to any of my musical tastes and that is Mario Lanza. It seems like a family tradition at this point because my dad got his like for him off his mom who adored him

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford


"Joan Baez - Children of Darkness

Joan Baez - Farewell Angelina

Moody Blues - Threshold of a Dream

Moody Blues - Days of Future Past

Monkeys - Last Train to Clarksville

Hollies - Butterfly

Simon and Garfunkel - Strawberry Fair (Canticle).

... To name but a few

Only know the last one "

The Moody Blues ones are albums but you can find all on YouTube.

If you listen to one, make it the Hollies. Is their psychedelic period and is a beauty.

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By *hesblokeMan
over a year ago

Derbyshire village

There was a huge variety of music in our house, but Wild Rover was often played, as were a selection by Georges Brassens.

Mind you, Quo and T-Rex were popular too

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

The Ink Spots - I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire.

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By *hesblokeMan
over a year ago

Derbyshire village


"The Ink Spots - I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire. "

Nice!

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

My mum liked the Mamas and Papas and the New Seekers. My dad liked Johnny Matthis, especially When a Child is Born.

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

My mum loves Motown and Michael Ball/Alfie Boe with a bit of George Ezra thrown in.

My step-dad liked all the While my guitar gently weeps type of music, Eric Clapton, Hank Marvin etc.

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By *lderflower_AppleWoman
over a year ago

Basingstoke

My parents loved The Carpenters. I still have a soft spot for them and often turn to their music for comfort.

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By *eandmrsjones69Couple
over a year ago

Middle England


"Sammy Davis Jr, The candy man"

Surely Mr Bojangles...

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

My parents taste was a bit odd, but we crossed over at Elvis and Buddy Holly.

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