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Dec 19th 2009, 5:29 am

Pollyana

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Desert Island Discs

Which 10 songs would you take? Sure its been done before, but lets do it again....

1) Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
2) Script for a Jester's Tear - Marillion
3) East of Midnight - Gordon Lightfoot
4) Village Lanterne - Blackmore's Night (as in my signature)
5) Don't Speak - No Doubt
6) Bring me to Life - Katherine Jenkins (or the Evanessence version, they are both good!)
7) And so I will wait for you - Brian Kennedy
8) Piano Man - Billy Joel
9) My Life - Bon Jovi
10) Please forgive me - Bryan Adams

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Dec 19th 2009, 7:18 am

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Re: Desert Island Discs

Thats a toughie but here goes!
1.Kashmir- Led Zep
2.Whole Lotta Rosie-AC/DC
3.LA Woman-The Doors
4.Sex on Fire-Kings of Leon
5.Raga 2-Ravi Shankar
6.Govinda-Kula Shaker
7.The Bizaar-Tea Party
8.The Lady of Shalott-Loreena McKennitt
9.Still on your side-Jimmy Barnes
10.Best of you-Foo Fighters!

Dec 19th 2009, 8:33 am

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Re: Desert Island Discs

Jeez, 10?

1. Stairway - Zeppelin
2. Woodstock - Matthew Southern Comfort
3. Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
4. Tiny Dancer - Elton
5. Love Somebody - Robbie Williams
6. Always a Woman to Me - Billy Joel
7. Weak in the Presence of Beauty - Alison Moyet
8. Hallelujah - Various people have done a brilliant job
9. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
10. Chuck E - Ricki Lee Jones

Dec 19th 2009, 10:16 am

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Re: Desert Island Discs

Who needs 10, when 1 will do....

Bat out of Hell - Meat Loaf

Dec 19th 2009, 10:35 am

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Re: Desert Island Discs

Quote:

Originally Posted by ABCDiamond

Who needs 10, when 1 will do....

Bat out of Hell - Meat Loaf

I'd say 'Scenes from an Italian restaurant' by Billy Joel. Its really 3 songs just stuck together.

Kinda like Meatloafs stuff, it goes on forever

JTL

Dec 19th 2009, 11:00 am

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Re: Desert Island Discs

1) Safe from Harm - Massive Attack
2) Monsters Ball - Hilltop Hoods
3) Hometown Glory (High Contrast Remix) - Adele
4) So Long Without You - Bent
5) Lose Yourself - Eminem
6) Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
7) American Dream - Jakatta
8) Paper Planes - M.I.A.
9) You're Not Alone - Olive
10) Gary Scyman - Praan

Dec 19th 2009, 11:51 am

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Re: Desert Island Discs

In no particular order;

1. Oasis - Live Forever
2. Eminem - Marshall Mathers
3. The Doors - Riders on the Storm
4. Modest Mouse - We've got everything
5. PIL - Rise
6. The Pogues - Dirty old town
7. Madness - Night boat to Cairo
8. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the devil
9. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
10. Paul Simon - Gracelands

I could go on really...

Dec 19th 2009, 11:52 am

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Re: Desert Island Discs

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Originally Posted by Hutch

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Dec 19th 2009, 2:50 pm

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Re: Desert Island Discs

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Originally Posted by JackTheLad

I'd say 'Scenes from an Italian restaurant' by Billy Joel. Its really 3 songs just stuck together.

Kinda like Meatloafs stuff, it goes on forever

JTL

Oh that is brilliant, goes on forever in a fab way!!!

Dec 19th 2009, 4:03 pm

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Re: Desert Island Discs

This is very hard but here it goes(if I saw this thread 2moro, the 10 listed below would probably be completely different)

10. Death Cab For Cutie - Cath
9. Van Morrison - Celtic Ray
8. Pixies - no 13 baby
7. The Cure - Just Like Heaven
6. The Lemonheads - My Drug Buddy
5. De La Soul - Eye Know
4. Camera Obscura - Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
3. Pavement - Range Life
2. Radiohead - Karma Police
1. The Frames - Fitzcarraldo

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Dec 19th 2009, 8:45 pm

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Re: Desert Island Discs

1) Voodoo Chile - Hendrix Experience
2) Machine Gun - Band of Gypsies
3) Soul Sacrifice - Santana
4) I Don't Believe In You - Talk Talk
5) Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
6) Since I've Been Loving You - Led Zeppelin
7) Aqua Marine - Santana
8) Little Wing (Live at the Albert Hall 68) - Hendrix Experience
9) A Day In The Life - The Beatles
10) Get Miles - Gomez

Dec 19th 2009, 8:52 pm

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Re: Desert Island Discs

1- Walking on the spot. - Crowded House.
2- Mirrorball. - Elbow.
3- Smells like teen spirit. - Nirvana.
4- All day and all of the night.- The Kinks.
5- Break 'em off some. - Cypress Hill.
6- Club foot. - Kasabian.
7- Mona Lisa.- Nat King Cole.
8- Alcohol. - Bare naked ladies.
9- Black and white. - Static x
10- In my life.- The Beatles.