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Author Topic: Everyone's Top 10 RT Songs?  (Read 26740 times)
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« on: April 18, 2013, 06:52:33 PM »

Hey all,

Not sure if this community is big on lists so this may go nowhere, but I have some time to kill at work...so what are everyone's top post-Fairport RT songs?  Huh

I'll have a go:

1. Calvary Cross
2. When I Get to the Border
3. Night Comes In
4. Tear Stained Letter
5. Dimming of the Day
6. Valerie
7. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
8. The Poor Ditching Boy
9. The End of the Rainbow
10. Mother Knows Best
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« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2013, 07:02:59 PM »

I go by which songs I NEVER skip when they pop up on the Ipod -

1. Dimming of the Day
2. A Heart Needs a Home
3. The Great Valerio
4. Meet on the Ledge (original LP recording)
5. Crazy Man Michael (original LP recording)
6. I Misunderstood
7. Wall of Death
8. Man in Need
9. Walking on a Wire
10. Hand of Kindness
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« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2013, 07:22:42 PM »

Beeswing
Devonside
Hand of Kindness
Tear Stained Letter
Wall of Death
Vincent Black Lightning
Shoot out the lights
Read about Love
Galway to Graceland
Persuasion

But it could change tomorrow. Grin
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« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2013, 07:46:27 PM »

This is going to take a bit of thought. I could name two right off the bat but I am not sure I can narrow the rest down to a list of ten. I'll get back to you...
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« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2013, 08:01:59 PM »

Like Nick said, it could change, but think for sure it would always include most of the following, in no order-

1. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
2. Cooksferry Queen
3. Wall Of Death
4. Shoot Out The Lights (any live version)
5. Tear Stained Letter
6. Walking On A Wire
7. A Heart Needs A Home
8. Valerie
9. Turning Of The Tide
10. Beeswing
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« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2013, 08:25:25 PM »


Beeswing
Galway to Graceland
Persuasion



Cooksferry Queen
Wall Of Death
Shoot Out The Lights


All great selections that I had a hard time leaving off the list.  I especially love the version of Cooksferry on Live in Austin TX.  Ghosts in the Wind is another one - the solo version on the BBC box set is fantastic. Oh and MGB-GT of course.

I suppose this does change day to day, depending on how one is feeling.  Smiley
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« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2013, 08:34:57 PM »

That was tough. For now I am going with (in no particular order)

Can’t Win
Al Bowlly’s In Heaven
Waltzing’s For Dreamers
The Poor Ditching Boy
The End Of The Rainbow
A Heart Needs A Home
Walking On A Wire
A Bone Through Her Nose
Mingus Eyes
Bathsheba Smiles


Honorable mentions for I Still Dream and Guns Are The Tongues which only just missed the list. And the Live At Crawley version of Ghosts In The Wind is a favourite recording.

I haven't lived with the two most recent albums for long enough to be objective yet but I suspect that If Love Whispers Your Name may work its way in at some point.



Edit: Damn! have just realised I forgot Hand Of Kindness!
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« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2013, 08:50:40 PM »

When I get to the border
Bone through her nose
Demons in her dancing shoes
Speechless Child
Night comes in
Hokey Pokey
I feel so good
Hand of kindness
Fire in the engine room
End of the rainbow
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« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2013, 09:51:24 PM »

I may need a day or so to work this one out....

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« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2013, 10:12:21 PM »

Ditto.

In fact I would struggle to narrow it to 10 albums....
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« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2013, 10:13:20 PM »



Waltzing’s For Dreamers




That was the one I'd noticed was conspicuous by its absence 'till you mentioned it, Al.

Can I take "all the above"?

I'll need a bit of time for this.
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« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2013, 10:41:50 PM »

In no particular order, 10 RT songs that move me :

1. When I Get To The Border
2. Beeswing
3. Guns Are The Tongues
4. Missie How You Let Me Down
5. Can't Win
6. Nobody's Wedding
7. A Poisoned Heart And A Twisted Memory
8. Bathsheba Smiles
9. The Ghost Of You Walks
10. Diamonds In Her Dancing Shoes

...but with such a canon, ask me again in 20 minutes and I'd probably give you 10 different ones !  Smiley
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« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2013, 11:19:22 PM »

1.I Misunderstood - particularly Cropredy 91 which was when I had my R.T epiphany.
2.Persuasion - the instrumental version from Sweet Talker moved me to write some lyrics for it.Then I was outdone by some Kiwi fellah.
3.Vincent - Of course.
4.Beeswing - Of course.
5.Hand Of Kindness.
6.Dimming Of The Day.
7.Feel So Good.
8.Read About Love.
9.The Ghost Of You Walks.
10.Business On You.

10a.Shoot Out The Lights.
10b.Bone Through Her Nose.
10c.Hide It Away.
10d......nah can't be done.....
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« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2013, 11:37:05 PM »

What a great topic.

Today's 10 are :-

Bathsheba Smiles.
A Love You Can't Survive.
Wall Of Death.
Dimming Of The Day.
Let It Blow.
A Heart Needs A Home.
I Misunderstood.
Crawl Back Under My Stone.
Waltzing's For Dreamers.
Good Things Happen To Bad People.
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« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2013, 09:37:57 AM »

Thank God this isn't a community big on lists!
I'm with Jules, a day isn't long enough to distill it to 10.
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« Reply #15 on: April 19, 2013, 09:51:37 AM »


I'm with Jules, a day isn't long enough to distill it to 10.


I'm not entirely sure a lifetime is...
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« Reply #16 on: April 19, 2013, 09:54:38 AM »

This is completely impossible - I'd struggle to narrow it down to 50 really, but...

1952 Vincent Black Lightning
The end of the rainbow
Waltzing's for dreamers
Cold kisses
I feel so good
Beeswing
Can't win
Cooksferry queen
Tear stained letter
Wall of death

I'd probably come up with a different 10 tomorrow and the day after that and...
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« Reply #17 on: April 19, 2013, 10:16:24 AM »

Well I know the early stuff better than the recent stuff, so this may well change as I get more familiar with the newer songs, but for now:-

1. When I Get To The Border
2. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
3. House Of Cards
4. Nobody's Wedding
5. We Sing Halllelujah
6. Streets Of Paradise
7. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
8. Back Street Slide
9. Down Where The Drunkards Roll
10. Dimming Of The Day

Bubbling under: Wall Of Death; Painted Ladies; The Angels Took My Racehorse Away; Old Man Inside A Young Man; I'll Never Give It Up; Shoot Out The Lights; Beeswing; The Old Changing Way; MGB-GT; The Poor Ditching Boy.

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« Reply #18 on: April 19, 2013, 10:41:05 AM »

So many to choose from but I started with those which I've attempted to play on the guitar (not including Beeswing!) and had to include a light-hearted one at the end. Just thinking of the Janet Jackson song makes me smile. I've added a cover too, with Friday On My Mind coming a close second.

1. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
2. Al Bowlly's In Heaven
3. Can't Win
4. Don't Sit on my Jimmy Shands
5. Beeswing
6. Train Don't Leave
7. Gethsemane
8. Happy Days and Old Lang Syne
9. Saving The Good Stuff For You
10. Dear Janet Jackson

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« Reply #19 on: April 19, 2013, 11:28:18 AM »

Off the top of my head, subject to daily change etc etc (and sticking to solo and R+LT songs)

Poor Ditching Boy
Calvary Cross
Heart Needs A Home
Dimming Of The Day
Wall Of Death
When The Spell Is Broken
Vincent
Beeswing
A Love You Can't Survive
Cooksferry Queen

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