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What is the one song most defines your generation?
« on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 3:30am » |
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Being nostalgic and wondering.....
What is the one song that most defines your view of your generation.?
50's
60's
70's
80's
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« Reply #1 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 8:58am » |
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"Shit List" by L7
"Bela Lugosi's Dead," by the Bauhaus 
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« Reply #2 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 9:05am » |
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Either Footloose or Bang Your Head by Quiet Riot off the Mental Health album. That is my rendition of the 80's.
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« Reply #3 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 9:13am » |
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70s - Zep - Dazed and Confused
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« Reply #4 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 9:15am » |
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Fifties: It would have to be something off of the "American Grafitti Soundtrack."
Sixties: Don McLean's, "American Pie."
Seventies: The Eagles, "Hotel California"
Eighties: Jeez.... too many to really decide on...
Nineties: Alice In Chains, "Would"
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« Reply #5 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 9:49am » |
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60's..........For What It's Worth..Buffalo Springfield
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Re: What is the one song most defines your generat
« Reply #6 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 10:24am » |
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80's Dead Souls by Joy Division
90's The Becoming by Nine Inch Nails
00's Straight out of Line by Godsmack
I tend to run on the musical edge, what can I say?
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« Reply #7 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 10:29am » |
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80's Bruce Springsteen & the starts of Techno
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Re: What is the one song most defines your generat
« Reply #8 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 10:50am » |
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50's >
60's > >
70's > > > Plastic Jesus
80's > >
90's >
Dashboard defined,
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Re: What is the one song most defines your generat
« Reply #9 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 10:57am » |
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I Feel Like I'm Fixin To Die Rag
Come on all of you big strong men
Uncle Sam needs your help again
he's got himself in a terrible jam
way down yonder in Viet Nam so
put down your books and pick up a gun we're
gonna have a whole lotta fun
(CHORUS)
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for
don't ask me I don't give a damn, next stop is Viet Nam
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates
ain't no time to wonder why, whoopee we're all gonna die
Come on generals, let's move fast
your big chance has come at last
now you can go out and get those reds
cos the only good commie is the one that's dead and
you know that peace can only be won when we've
blown 'em all to kingdom come
Come on wall street don't be slow
why man this war is a go-go
there's plenty good money to be made by
supplying the army with the tools of its trade
let's hope and pray that if they drop the bomb,
they drop it on the Viet Cong
Come on mothers throughout the land
pack your boys off to Viet Nam
come on fathers don't hesitate
send your sons off before it's too late
and you can be the first ones on your block
to have your boy come home in a box
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Re: What is the one song most defines your generat
« Reply #10 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 12:22pm » |
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Cats in the Cradle
by Harry Chapin
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A child arrived just the other day,
He came to the world in the usual way.
But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay.
He learned to walk while I was away.
And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew,
He'd say, "I'm gonna be like you, dad.
You know I'm gonna be like you."
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then."
My son turned ten just the other day.
He said, "Thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play.
Can you teach me to throw?" I said, "Not today,
I got a lot to do." He said, "That's ok."
And he walked away, but his smile never dimmed,
Said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah.
You know I'm gonna be like him."
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, dad?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then."
Well, he came from college just the other day,
So much like a man I just had to say,
"Son, I'm proud of you. Can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head, and he said with a smile,
"What I'd really like, dad, is to borrow the car keys.
See you later. Can I have them please?"
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, dad.
You know we'll have a good time then."
I've long since retired and my son's moved away.
I called him up just the other day.
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind."
He said, "I'd love to, dad, if I could find the time.
You see, my new job's a hassle, and the kid's got the flu,
But it's sure nice talking to you, dad.
It's been sure nice talking to you."
And as I hung up the phone, it occurred to me,
He'd grown up just like me.
My boy was just like me.
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
"When you coming home, son?" "I don't know when,
But we'll get together then, dad.
You know we'll have a good time then."
Seems to me this defines the stress of bringing home the paycheck... having a mercedes and not having enough time for what is real in life..... Then when all is said and done... wondering where your kids are when your older and suddenly have time for them.~~ree
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Re: What is the one song most defines your generat
« Reply #11 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 12:33pm » |
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I can sure enough relate to that song Ree. Time sure does fly by and now that I finally have the time, THEY are the ones too busy. Not that they necessarily want to be, they just are. Thanks for the memories 
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Re: What is the one song most defines your generat
« Reply #12 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 1:10pm » |
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"I'm walking on sunshine" by ????????
that song instantaniously puts me in a great mood and it takes me back.......dancing in the disco's in my home town in engalnd. Dancing in a circle (with all our handbags piled in the middle like a shrine) with other girls with ridiculously high hair doo's and massive floresant hooped earings. Nasty white stiletto shoes on and asking each other "Is he looking at me, is he????"
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Katrina & The Waves, Jayne! I was going to say that for the 80's, but then I kept thinking of new bands and songs and left it blank, but seriously, that's one of the first songs that came to mind.
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Re: What is the one song most defines your generat
« Reply #14 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 2:20pm » |
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Lizard King - The Doors
My Generation - The Who
You can't do that here - Frank Zappa (Blue Label)
Dunno. Can't seem to make up my mind. Which is another song altogether.
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« Reply #15 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 2:44pm » |
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AC/DC - Highway to Hell
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Re: What is the one song most defines your generat
« Reply #16 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 3:02pm » |
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Too easy ... although I've always thought I could never now write my own song describing my life as it's already been done:
Supertramp
Breakfast in America (1979)
The Logical Song
When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily, joyfully, playfully watching me.
But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible, logical, responsible, practical.
And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, clinical, intellectual, cynical.
There are times when all the world's asleep,
the questions run too deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.
Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical, liberal, fanatical, criminal.
Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're
acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegtable!
At night, when all the world's asleep,
the questions run so deep
for such a simple man.
Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned
I know it sounds absurd
but please tell me who I am.
Dave
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Re: What is the one song most defines your generat
« Reply #17 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 3:45pm » |
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"On Any Other Day" The Police
"See A Little Light" Bob Mould
"Alex Chilton" The Replacements
"Drag Me Down" Social Distortion
"Dirty Boots" Sonic Youth
"Twist and Crawl" The English Beat
"Walk" Blind Melon.... That's my CH song (see my tag)
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« Reply #18 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 3:50pm » |
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Well hmmmm when I was very little (early 80s) I remember listening to a lot of Michael Jackson (back when he was black!), Lionel Ritchie, Huey Lewis and people like that. That's what my parents listened to.
When I graduated from high school in 1999, our theme song was "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel. I'm honestly not sure what that says about my generation and our propensity for accepting responsibility, but hey...who cares. I got to make a fun speech tying present day life to that song in some way. Don't ask me. I got a copy of it laying around somewhere at home.
What song defines Generation X? I'm afraid to ask really!
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For Gen-X? How 'bout Twisted Sister's, "We're Not Gonna Take It!" LOL!
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Oooh I like that one!! Was that in the movie, "Life or Something Like It"?? I just watched that yesterday...I think it was on there! Funny because I would make the title of my autobiography, "Life...or something like it." 
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« Reply #21 on: Sep 23rd, 2004, 4:17pm » |
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Who would have thought that the Planters Peanut would have a remake of "Saturday Night"....
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Though i believe my generation is yet to be defined the best answer i can come up right now is James' "Someone Got it in for Me".
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Limp Bizkit's "Generation" maybe?
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