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This is a hard one to answer correctly.
I cant think what are the all time fave's, but off the top of my head, 5 songs that mean a lot to me are...

1. Would'nt it be good to be in your shoes - Nik Kershaw.
This one takes me back to being a kid in the 80's, when life was so much simpler.
2. Time - Pink Floyd.
Again, this takes me back. The line "and then one day you find ten years have got behind you, no one told you when to run, you missed the started gun". How very true eh?
3. Ballad in plain D - Bob dylan.
An epically great song about one of his failed relationships. I get shivers every time the harmonica comes in at the end of the last line. (It never fails to get me0
4. Your Missing - Bruce Springsteen.
A very personal song this one. I chose this for my daughters funeral, as the lyrics are very apt. I still cant bring myself to listen to it very often. Only on her birthday.
5. Rocker - ACDC.
Off one of the first albums I ever owned. This one is me all over.

(I'll get back to you on albums)

Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Die With Your Boots On - Iron Maiden
Shadow Play - Rory Gallagher
He's An Angel - The Summits
Heading for a Heatbreak - The Cheesecakes

Top Album

Live After Death - Iron Maiden

Todays all time 5.....

Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring On The Dancing Horses

Lightning Seeds - Lucky You

Happy Mondays - Kuff Dam (not the full tune but you get the idea)

Pulp - Live Bed Show

Prefab Sprout - Cars & Girls

Album of the day- The The- Soul Mining

Originally Posted by NotmeChief

Originally Posted by toejam

Ooooh some nice classics there.... does anyone like any newer stuff or am i openening a " modern music is shite" can of worms.....

I don't think you can open a can of worms with music. Others can rubbish your taste in beer, women and clothes but not music.

Francois Hardy - All over the world.

Ray Conniff - Swan Lake Theme

Lynsey de Paul - Wont Somebody Dance With Me

Roger Whittaker - The Last Farewell - (Pure English patriotism)

Jody Miller - Home Of The Brave

Chief You need help

...surely I can be forgiven for being a wee bit disappointed? Here you are, the poster boys of HM forces, and some one of you admits (on a public forum too!) to liking Robbie Williams - truly appalling. Fortunately, Ship's Cat has saved the day by including "Kuff Dam". The "24 hour party people..." album was clearly the Monday's finest hour.

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Originally Posted by betty_blue

...surely I can be forgiven for being a wee bit disappointed? Here you are, the poster boys of HM forces, and some one of you admits (on a public forum too!) to liking Robbie Williams - truly appalling. Fortunately, Ship's Cat has saved the day by including "Kuff Dam". The "24 hour party people..." album was clearly the Monday's finest hour.

I happen to like Robbie as well, No regrets, and of course Pet Shop Boys/Dusty - , Nothing has been proved, James, Stone Roses, Timbaland, Missy Elliot, Wu Tang, Public enemy, Rage against the machine, The Pixies, Leftfield, The Chemical Brothers, Nelly Furtardo, The Specials Frank Black, The Beat, The Fall, The charlatans, Johnny Cash, LL Cool J, Eric B and Rakim, The Bee Gees, Ella Fitzgerald, The Clash, The Jam, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Oingo Boingo, I could go on .......... but really, you say people should widen their musical horizons then deride Robbie?

But dont worry, cos I saw the Mondays at the bluecoat, and when Tony had a little show on Granada....
Happy Mondays - Performance