PYo Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Hello, I had this idea for awhile to assemble a book of all my theories, favorite quotes, pictures ect. It would be just for me, something to carry around as my "personal Bible" Any way, I'm trying to come up with my "hymnal", that is a section filled with lyrics of the most "worthy" songs. I've written over 400 songs, and some will be my own and there are some songs I'm rather partial too, but as of yet no songs were inducted into the hymnal. That's why I signed up! Music fans it's up to you to nominate songs! I'm going to say the Hymnal should have 200 songs, and I hope to compile my book by the end of the week. Can you help me out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 What are the prerequisites for a song in your "hymnal?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PYo Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 There are none, free will I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 do you want the whole song lyrics, or just a line or two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PYo Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 Song Names and Artist, I could do research myself. Unless you have enough people giving enough songs to be a contest. I'll make mix tapes to go along with the hymnal, maybe 100 songs likely 20 songs on 5 CDs possibly by a theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PYo Posted December 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 I will nominate a few of my favorite songs, add and change songs till we get a solid best 100 then I'll induct 01. Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles 02. The Spirit Of Radio - Rush 03. Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel 04. Watching The Wheels - John Lennon 05. A Day In The Life - The Beatles add and change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 How about everything on this list ? Feel free to pick and choose, but I figure at the very least the top 10 should go in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 River Deep - Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner When I was a little girl I had a rag doll Only doll I've ever owned Now I love you just the way I loved that rag doll But only now my love has grown And it gets stronger In every way And it gets deeper Let me say And it gets higher Day by day And do I love you? My oh my Yeah river deep - mountain high Yeah yeah yeah If I lost you would I cry? Oh how I love you baby Baby baby When you were a young boy Did you have a puppy That always followed you around? Well I'm gonna be As faithful as that puppy No I'll never let you down 'Cause it grows stronger Like a river flows And it gets bigger baby And heaven knows And it gets sweeter baby As it grows And do I love you? My oh my Yeah river deep - mountain high Yeah yeah yeah If I lost you would I cry? Oh how I love you baby Baby baby baby I love you baby Like a flower loves the spring And I love you baby Like a robin loves to sing And I love you baby Like a school boy loves his pet And I love you baby River deep - mountain high Baby baby baby oh baby oh oooh Do I love you? My oh my oh Yeah river deep - mountain high Yeah yeah yeah If I lost you would I cry? Oh how I love you baby Baby baby baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 How about everything on this list ? Feel free to pick and choose, but I figure at the very least the top 10 should go in. how about this far superior list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PYo Posted December 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 far superior list is awesome! But I'm also looking for obscure wonders. I think I'll make it 200 songs, remember to nominate your favorites I have the first inductee, The Spirit Of Radio by RUSH I've been listening to this one so much lately, and my grandest prayer growing up was that I was praying out of integrity not pride. And music is my outlet when the whole seems fake, it's all I have left that's honest. "All this machinery making modern music can still be open hearted not so coldly charted, it's really just a question of your honesty, yeah, your honesty One likes to believe in the freedom of music but glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity." so beautiful I could cry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PYo Posted December 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 Drum roll for first 50 inductees into The Hymnal The Hymnal 1 The Spirit Of Radio - RUSH 2 Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel 3 Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead 4 Watching The Wheel - John Lennon 5 All You Need Is Love - Beatles 6 Another Brick In The Wall - PFloyd 7 Gimmie Shelter - Rolling Stones 8 Hurt - Johnny Cash 9 In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins 10 Iris - Goo Goo Dolls 11 Behind Blue Eyes - The Who 12 Africa - Toto 13 A Touch Of Grey - Grateful Dead 14 Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers 15 Lake Of Fire - Nirvana 16 Shine - Collective Soul 17 Someday Never Comes - CCR 18 In The Ghetto - Elvis Presely 19 Drops Of Jupiter - Train 20 Joining You - Alanis Morissette 21 Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper 22 A Day In The Life - The Beatles 23 Major Tom Is Coming Home - Peter Shilling 24 Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabreil 25 That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly 26 Sitting - Cat Stevens 27 All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix 28 The Beginning Is The End - Smashing Pumkpins 29 Spilt Milk - The Cure 30 100 Years - Five For Fighting 31 Mrs Robinson - Simon and Garfunkle 32 Instant Karma - John Lennon 33 Crucify - Tori Amos 34 Stairway To Heaven - Led Zepplin 35 A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum 36 19th Nervous Breakdown - Rolling Stones 37 You Found Me - The Fray 38 Miami 2017 - Billy Joel 39 Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles 40 November Rain - Guns and Roses 41 Image - John Lennon 42 Red Flag - Billy Talent 43 Refugee - Tom Petty  44 Disintegration - The Cure 45 Let It Be - The Beatles 46 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day 47 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 48 Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan 49 I Must Belong Somewhere - Bright Eyes 50 Every Rose Has Its Thorns - Poision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 the problem is, for me at least, that your topic is a bit too non-specific, ie I have a hard time thinking up only 'a couple' great songs... if you know what I mean nevertheless, I can try... Angel ~ Massive Attack The Mercy Seat ~ Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds Golden Brown ~ The Stranglers Standing Outside a Broken Phonebooth With Money In My Hands ~ Primitive Radio Gods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 "Video Killed The Radio Star" is No.1 "must-have" in your Personal Bible? Mate, you would appear to be beyond redemption, let alone "help". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PYo Posted December 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Get your dick out of the potatoes and recognize the brilliance of Mr Trevor Horn, "We can't rewind we've gone too far" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Whoa. Things just got heated. Let's watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Did the Buggles have any other songs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Get your dick out of the potatoes and recognize the brilliance of Mr Trevor Horn Get this guy outta here. This is a family site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PYo Posted December 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Is that sarcasm? It's in his info the Buggles had 2 albums and then pretty much became Yes, shame they didn't stick around longer "Elstree remember me, I had a part in a b movie I played a man from history now I work for the BBC" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutzpah Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 Get your dick out of the potatoes and recognize the brilliance of Mr Trevor Horn, "We can't rewind we've gone too far" As someone of Irish descent I find that post a little appalling...the man merely disagreed with your song choice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted December 9, 2009 Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 he does have a point though - it IS a reference to b-f's signature (which I won't quote for obvious reasons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 (edited) I think, (actually I know) because I found out from the source .... that bluesy didn't realize it was a quote of b-f's signature (which I adore btw) and he feels kind of bad .... the comment would be a bit better with a strategically placed (*) but no big deal I don't believe, and no harm done. Carry on. Now that was one h*ll of a runon sentence, was it not? Edited December 10, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PYo Posted December 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 I couldn't get the daily motions to play on my IPhone, I'll look them up on Youtube tomorrow I was being silly with the signature thing, I don't get offened when people dislike a song, that would be weird Bf what are you favorite songs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 PYo, for a sample of my tastes and preferences, you could check out the 50 tracks I nominated for my "Personal Top 10" HERE I'm not sure about your Personal Hymnal idea; does it boil down to "If my Ipod has to be limited to my 50 favourite songs, which would they be?" or are there more specific eligibility criteria, such as an emphasis on "soul-sustenance", lyricism, beauty, etc.? Personally, I find that different musics fulfil different functions / needs. All that punk / post-punk / alt.rock stuff that I love is fine for its purpose, but I'm not necessarily going to listen to The Butthole Surfers (for example) for their lyrical beauty, or spiritual properties. (Having said that, bands like Sonic Youth are capable of creating such great art that it does become spiritually-enriching, in the way that great art can.) Some of my favourites, from the soul-nourishment perspective, include: "Song To The Siren" - This Mortal Coil "Revelator" - Gillian Welch "Sycamore" - Bill Callahan "Police And Thieves" - Junior Murvin "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" - Black Uhuru Then I would have to include some stuff by Sonic Youth (maybe "Expressway To Yr Skull"), Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (say, "Nature Boy" or "There She Goes,My Beautiful World"), The Cocteau Twins, something by Low. e.g. "Shame" - Low This post has taken too long, and I've timed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chutzpah Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 ok a few... "Juggernaut"- Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush "God"- John Lennon "What if God was one of us?"- Prince "I am the sword"- Motorhead "Starship Trooper"- Yes ...sorry not with Trevor Horn "Dead and gone"- Motorhead "Snorting Whiskey"- Pat Travers Band "Boom ,Boom out go the lights"- Pat Travers Band "Friend of the Devil"- Grateful Dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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