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By *iew OP Man
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

what music instantly flashes back memories of your childhood.

I just heard Connie Francis '3 coins in the fountain' and instantly thought of my mum.

also Jim Reeves "Welcome to my world' 'Old tige' & all Matt Monro songs all take me back on a wonderful journey to great and happy memories of times gone by.

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

What age are we talking about?

Late 70s and early 80s for me, the years when I was sent to this country to attend private school for 4 years to do my O and A levels, happy days!

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

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By *iew OP Man
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

"What age are we talking about?

Late 70s and early 80s for me, the years when I was sent to this country to attend private school for 4 years to do my O and A levels, happy days!

any....

I just remember my mum playing an album on our radiogram of Connie singing Film Movie Track..

think Secret Love was on here as well.

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

lily of laguna,my Grandad used to sing this to me,and show me the way to go home ,when he was a little merry

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By *iew OP Man
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

"lily of laguna,my Grandad used to sing this to me,and show me the way to go home ,when he was a little merry"

that is lovely

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over a year ago

I remember my dad playing a LP of the original soundtrack of the Sound of Music at home when I was very young, and we would attempt to sing along to it, especially the "Do Re Me".

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

wonderful memories of my Grandad,he used to call me his little pal,we went everywhere together

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

Ha ha View only last night I was playing Matt Monroe

I think he had a cracking voice and it was such a shame that ne never really made it big

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

Bill Haley and the comets, instantly takes me back to about ten years old and my mum teaching me to rock and roll, dancing lessons in the front room ...... best way to spend a saturday.

Any Nat King Cole, my dad's favourite. Dad used to sing Nat's songs to my mum when washing the dishes together.

Used to love listening to them when they were washing the dishes ........ meant I wasn't doing them!

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By *edriderCouple
over a year ago

glasgow

anytime i hear any rat pack music takes me back to sitting on a crate behind the bar in pubs/clubs with a bottle of and a packet of crisps listening to my dad singing, happy days

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

I remember listening to Pete Murrys Open House on Radio 2. Had no option really, it was the only sation my parents would listen to

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By *iew OP Man
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

The Ink Spots – Whispering Grass as another of her collection

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By *iew OP Man
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

my prized possesion is an LP of tommy steele, was my Mums it was given to me after she died,iv had it since i was seven and wouldnt part with it for the world

great thread _iew,bringing back some lovely memories

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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago

North of The Wall - youll need your vest

"The Ink Spots – Whispering Grass as another of her collection"

That was one of my Mum and Dads. Andrews Sisters and Glenn Miller too.

We have an old song, we think it was a WW1 lullaby, that my Grandad used to sing to my Mum, my Mum used to sing to us, and my sisters now sing to their grandchildren. The best song ever to cuddle on your Mums knee. It was the song that I chose for my Mums funeral.

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

I guess the Sound of Music is one of my favourite films for similar reason.

Besides, Christopher Plummer is HOT in that film!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

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By *iew OP Man
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

Doris Day and Mario Lanza...

Doris Day and Connie Francis

is it any wonder I swing both ways...

thank god for her music collection

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

"Doris Day and Mario Lanza...

Doris Day and Connie Francis

is it any wonder I swing both ways...

thank god for her music collection"

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

I still have a Matt Monro single given to me by my uncle (now dead)

Walk away/Around the world. circa 1964.

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

What a coincidence, I have Matt Munro playing now. Perfect Sunday music. My mum would always play his stuff on a Sunday too when I was a kid

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

My mum was 20 when she had me in the mid 60's so i grew up on all the 60's stuff like, dave dee dozy beaky mick and titch, dave clarke 5, hermans hermits ect, but the very two songs i first remember are solomon king she wears my ring and crispin st peters woke up this morning as my dad used to sing them to her

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By *innamon!Woman
over a year ago

no matter

Petula clark and Downtown.. remember my very refined auntie singing away in her kitchen..

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"what music instantly flashes back memories of your childhood.

I just heard Connie Francis '3 coins in the fountain' and instantly thought of my mum.

also Jim Reeves "Welcome to my world' 'Old tige' & all Matt Monro songs all take me back on a wonderful journey to great and happy memories of times gone by.

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Frank Sinatra - Fly me to the moon

Ella Fitzgerald- Dont fence me in

The Hollies- I cant tell the bottom from the top, my mother had an eclectic taste in music and i think she passed that on to me , thank heavens

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

"The Ink Spots – Whispering Grass as another of her collection"

anything by inkspots takes me back to childhood caravan hols - dad had inkspots tape n it n nat king cole were on constantly as we tooled up to ecclefechan for our annual week in the p*ssing rain lol - oh happy days.....

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

anything by John Denver, Jim Reeves or Matt Monroe..

usually with the odd scratch on them played on a 'lift top' record player..

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By *littylikka69Man
over a year ago

West Midlands

"what music instantly flashes back memories of your childhood.

I just heard Connie Francis '3 coins in the fountain' and instantly thought of my mum.

strange you should mention connie francis as this week i bought a connie francis vinyl LP from a local charity shop,when i saw the songs on the lp,whos sorry now?,stupid cupid,lipstick on your collar,v-a-c-a-t-i-o-n,and a host of other songs that instantly took me back all those years~!,and it only cost me 99p.

i always have a good look in charity shops vinyl section nowadays.

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

It's not so much the childhood songs that I remember as the "funeral" ones

My parents both went to "Lara's Tune" from Dr Zivargo.

Kate's Dad went to "Distant Drums" by Jim Reeves, and her Mom went to "Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye" by Vera Lynne

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

spice girls - wannabe, fugeed - killing me softly, aqua - barbie girl, peter andre - mysterious girl

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

Santana, exotic, romantic beach times.

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By *riendlyfunfemWoman
over a year ago

A world of my own

I have many memories oof my older sister playing her records when I was a small child in the 60s. Lots of songs take me back to that time, The Beatles, The Batchelors. The Monkeys, Billy Fury,Helen Shapiro, Del Shannon, the list is endless. And I still have all those 45s, I just need a record player to play them on.

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

Michael Holiday - the story of my life

Johnny Mathis - Chances are

Andy Williams - Bridge over troubled water

add to that the Beatles - Getting Better All the Time, Donovan, Dylan...

yep pretty much sums it up what was on the decks before I could put a record on m'self

Wolf

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

Fem half: Adam Ant.. fond memories of me and sister painting stripes on our faces with mums best lipsticks and screeching Stand and Deliver lol

Male half: hiding under older bro's bed clothes listening to Radio Caroline at the latest tamla motown hits such as Marvin Gaye... then getting found by his mum and getting a slap for listening to the radio at 1am on a school night.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Walking back to happiness. Helen Shapiro.

This Ole House

Ballad of Davy Crocket

Yellow Rose of Texas

Aint that a shame Fats Domino

El Paso.... Marty Robbins

Sixteen Tons

The Great Pretender

Cry me a River ( julie someone )

I walk the Line johnny cash ..

Thousands of em

Moon Indigo ..... Paul Robeson

Kissin n a Huggin with Fred.....

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Julie London

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By *iew OP Man
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

what a fantastic selection of memories... thanks all for posting x

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

Eleanor rigby by the beatles reminds me of when my older brother took me to the fairground, and in the summer time by mungo gerry reminds me of when i was 10 and a boy i used to like. Sunny afternoon by the kinks reminds me of a nice old gentleman i knew, who i used to visit. He lived in a realy big old house and we would sit in his garden having tea and i heard that song on the radio. He had a little dog and two ponies.

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By *landPeggyCouple
over a year ago

Holland !

Jesus fook, just remembered my mum telling me at a tender age that Jim Reeves' "He'll have to go" made her go weak at the knees.

Dammit.

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

Bimbo jim reeves

My ding a ling xx

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

Jim Reeves seems to be a favourite hear.

Mum passed on 3 years ago leaving me her entire collection of Reeves, on vinyl, cassette and c.d. ... the whole collection in every format

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone............

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