Paul Young
- Song(s)/Music from your childhood: The Gypsy Rover, The Scottish Soldier, Sunday School songs
- Song(s)/ Musos from your teenage years: INXS, The Police, A-Ha, Paul Young, Culture Club, Michael W Smith, Kenny Marks, Keith Green, Elvis, Don Francisco, Robin Mann, Kairos Youth Band, Dire Straits
- First live concert you attended: sat outside Sting concert at Memorial Drive, Adelaide
- Songs your parents sang along to: Mum – opera, operetta etc Dad – country & western, Irish/Scottish folk songs.
- Song(s)/Music your grandparents sang/played: Grandma – classical and opera all the time, I liked some of the classical but not the opera.
- Did your family have sing-a-longs at home or a neighbours: We all sang on car trips – as I said before The Gypsy Rover, A Dashing Young Stockman Lay Dying etc. and around the piano at Christmas.
- Did you have a musical instrument at home: A piano all us kids had piano lessons, my sister learnt the Trombone for a while and then the recorder – she was very proficient and played Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Sopranino recorders.
- What instruments do you play (if any): Flute (failed at Piano LOL)
- What instruments do you wish you could play: Saxaphone and Piano
- Do you/did you play in a band or orchestra: Played my flute and sang in a band called Guiding Light – played for churches, concerts, Senior Citizens etc.
- Do you/did you sing in a choir: have sung in a few choirs
- Music you fell in love to/with or were married to: late 80s early 90s pop
- Romantic music memories: wish there were lots 🙂
- Favourite music genre(s): too many to list – pop, classical, spiritual, hymns, Christmas Carols, rock, folk music, folk rock/pop, country, country/rock, contemporary Christian music.
- Favourite classical music: Vivaldi, Mozart
- Favourite opera/light opera: I LOVE Gilbert & Sullivan
- Favourite musical: Oklahoma, Jesus Christ Superstar (was in a production of this great show)
- Favourite pop: Beatles, Dire Straits
- Favourite world/ethnic: African Gospel music
- Favourite jazz: none
- Favourite country or folk: The Seekers, Josh Woodward, Kasey Chambers,
- Favourite movie/show musical: Grease
- Favourite sounds tracks: The Little Mermaid
- What music do you like to dance to: pop, Aussie – for Bush Dancing
- What dances did you do as a teenager: the Madison, Thriller, bush dancing
- Do you use music for caller ID on your mobile: No
- What songs do you use for caller ID:
- What songs do your children like or listen to: pop, rock, contemporary Christian music
- Favourite live music concerts as an adult: Don Francisco, friends’ bands and friends who are solo artists, Anthony Callea
- Silly music memories from your family: my daughter’s funny mondo greens (mishearing and singing the wrong lyrics)
- Silliest song you can think of: Peter Coombe’s Spaghetti Bolognese
- Pet hate in music/singing: music tooooooo loud and I have to turn my hearing aid off.
- A song that captures family history for you: Christmas Carols
- If you could only play 5 albums (assume no iPods or mp3) for the rest of your life, what would they be: Best of Damien Leith, The Murphy Brothers, Vivaldi Flute & Recorder Concertos, Best of Michael W Smith, it’s so hard to choose Best of Simon & Garfunkel.
- Favourite artists (go ahead and list as many as you like): These are the ones I haven’t mentioned yet – Beatles, Chris Tomlin, Courtney Murphy, Murphy’s Lore, The Murphy Brothers, Cold Play (I’m listening to them now), Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, The Fureys, Billy Thorpe, Simon & Garfunkel, Third Day, loads and loads more…… Megan Washington, The Cockroaches, The Wiggles, Mike & The Mechanics, Genesis, Phil Collins, Pete Murray, Split Enz, Crowded House, Guy Sebastian, Redgum, Midnight Oil, Ry Cooder, ABBA, Elvis, Andrew Lloyd Webber (writer), and more …………………..
Antonio Vivaldi
Kylie, You are reminding me of moe bits I should have included in my post.
Thanks for sharing your memories -enjoyed reading your post 😀
Kylie, It’s easy to see that music is pretty important to you and your family. I loved your response to FH memories….I hadn’t thought of Christmas carols yet Carols by Candlelight was one of THE things we used to do. I’m impressed by the array of musical talent there. Lots of songs and musos I recognise but some I don’t…wrong generation obviously. I don’t know the spaghetti bolognese song at all.
There are many musicians and singers back through my ancestors too! I keep meaning to pull together information about all of them and write a series of blog posts but I haven’t done it yet. My kids grew up listening to Peter Coombe, here’s a video of Spaghetti Bolognese – http://youtu.be/R8x4ZeUN6dQ
Also just noticed your Kiva badge -I’m going to add one to my blog today. Great idea!!
Oh wow, many favourites there Kylie that I’d also forgotten about. A real trip down memory lane.
Hey, Kylie – thanks so much for listening. You’re awesome 🙂
Josh you’re the awesome one and I can’t believe you commented on my blog!! I love your voice and your story telling, and I especially love that you make your music available under a Creative Commons license. I’m trying to do my bit to add stuff to the Creative Commons for everyone to share.
All the best, Kylie 🙂
Hi Kylie, loved reading your musical memories. Reminded me of some I’d forgotten e.g. Gypsy Rover, Scottish Soldier (so loved this), Dashing Young Stockman…, Kasey Chambers (yes!!!), & the Fureys 🙂 … How could I ever have forgotten “Jesus Christ Superstar”?. INXS was a favourite of my daughter… her boyfriend (of 4 years) was the drummer in cover band, INXS-iv, here in Adelaide. Great fun, thanks for sharing
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Hi Catherine
The Scottish Soldier was played at my Uncle’s funeral and it describes him absolutely except he was coming home to the green hills of South Australia not Scotland (where our family is from). My brother, sister and I bawled our eyes out. I can’t hear that song any more without crying.
It was great fun writing this post and reading everyone elses posts too. 🙂
Oh, there are some tunes that do this, eh?… My condolences and may he always RIP.
Thanks 🙂
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Sounds like our music eras are pretty close! How did I forget about The Police?
Yes they sure are 🙂