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God, that's given me a blast from the past......"I stroke to the East, I stroke it to the West, I stroke to the woman that I love best....I be strokin', that what I be doin'" :D

I LOVED that song!

But all time inspirational for me would be U2's 'Beautiful Day' - always lifts my spirits!

Nicky

Re: Songs that influence
 

The stranglers
waltz in black always lifts my spirits when feeling down :D :D :D

also now that oz is always on mind cant stop singing nuclear device
peter

Re: Songs that influence
 

A couple come immediately to mind.

Dem Bones was a class song of course :D

And of course this little ditty;)



Born free, as free as the wind blows
As free as the grass grows
Born free to follow your heart

Live free and beauty surrounds you
The world still astounds you
Each time you look at a star

Stay free, where no walls divide you
You're free as the roaring tide
So there's no need to hide

Born free, and life is worth living
But only worth living
'cause you're born free

(Stay free, where no walls divide you)
You're free as the roaring tide
So there's no need to hide

Born free, and life is worth living
But only worth living
'cause you're born free

Re: Songs that influence
 

Without a doubt:

The Pogues & Kirsty McColl

It was christmas eve babe
In the drunk tank
An old man said to me, won’t see another one
And then he sang a song
The rare old mountain dew
I turned my face away
And dreamed about you

Got on a lucky one
Came in eighteen to one
I’ve got a feeling
This year’s for me and you
So happy christmas
I love you baby
I can see a better time
When all our dreams come true

They’ve got cars big as bars
They’ve got rivers of gold
But the wind goes right through you
It’s no place for the old
When you first took my hand
On a cold christmas eve
You promised me
Broadway was waiting for me

You were handsome
You were pretty
Queen of new york city
When the band finished playing
They howled out for more
Sinatra was swinging,
All the drunks they were singing
We kissed on a corner
Then danced through the night

The boys of the nypd choir
Were singing galway bay
And the bells were ringing out
For christmas day

You’re a bum
You’re a punk
You’re an old slut on junk
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
You scumbag, you maggot
You cheap lousy faggot
Happy christmas your arse
I pray God it’s our last

I could have been someone
Well so could anyone
You took my dreams from me
When I first found you
I kept them with me babe
I put them with my own
Can’t make it all alone
I’ve built my dreams around you

Re: Songs that influence
 

The Killers - All these things that I've done. :)

Try this one on MAX chat in your car.

Re: Songs that influence
 

Flame Trees...........................by the Chisels

Reminds me of being in Oz when I was a lot younger than now