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So what is the first song you remember? Mine is The Beatles, Twist and Shout. I must have been about two and a half, maybe younger. I remember the joy of it.
Something by Harry Belafonte or Nana Mouskouri. Now that Iβve googled Harryβs songs, Iβm amazed how many I know, lol.
I used to watch the Nana Mouskouri show every week. She was such a huge tv star, had such a lovely voice and nice personality.
Mull of Kintyre - Paul McCartney
The Play School theme I reckon. I had a Play School record, the only record I ever owned.
Regrettably un positive. Rolf Harris.
Two little boys ....
Six White Boomers
FΓΌr Elise or the Blue Danube I think, they were in a kid's fairytale audiobook CD (not tape!) that got very heavy rotation. The Blue Danube used to come at the middle/intermission of a story that always gave me very ominous, anxious feelings and to this day I can't think of it as a magnificent, stately song reminiscent of a big flowing river, just a sense that the baddies are around the corner. I think we had some tapes of The Carpenters (Top of the World was definitely pre-primary).
I don't remember anything earlier aside from your usual kids clapping songs etc.
Can't forget Puff The Magic Dragon by Peter Paul & Mary as a first sing along at primary school.
Oh that was close to being there first full song I could play on piano
Deodatoβs jazz/funk rendition of βAlso Sprach Zarathustraβ from Kubrickβs 2001: A Space Odyssey
Itβs a nice groove from 1973. Not in the least bit part of any historical importance or music chart but, itβs the earliest I can remember.
omg, I remember this
Do you? Far out.
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For some reason they played time warp at my kindy before nap time. I used to dread the end of the song... everyone falls down and stops dead
Now it's one of my favorites, because I have the context of Rocky Horror and adulthood.
I'm convinced that the kindy was run by people who wanted to torment small children.
Can't remember the very first - our house had a lot of music but most of it we made ourselves cos we all could play and us kids were all in the church choir. Maybe Cleo Laine in Porgy & Bess? Mum had the record and played it a lot. Didn't discover 'pop' music until my early teens - The Beatles made a huge impression as did Herman's Hermits.
Mrs Brown you've got a lovely daughter in that voice. Every single time
https://youtu.be/mA1uknS9JgM
Singing my song. Literally.
Lol
Summer Holiday by Cliff Richard
He was such a huge star in the 60s and 70s π
I loved him and followed him into the 80s.
Hmmmm probably Surfing USA - the beach boys. Or The Ventures - Walk don't run
Michael Jackson - Thriller
I feel like it was Michael Jackson Bad or maybe The Bangles. I feel like I didn't hear lyrics in songs until almost my 30s. Probably part of why I liked psytrance.
U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
One thing I'm very grateful for with my upbringing is that there was a lot of music - the Beatles, Beach Boys, U2, Meatloaf, The Seekers. We'd go on family drives (to other country towns for their pokie joints), but the drive was always great with the music playing.
Song not to play at a wedding.