What's the Earliest Song/Record You Remember ? - Page 4

captain fanta · May 19th, 2012, 09:55 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2bGQogovfA&feature=fvst
Mainly I suspect because it was a cartoon.

drdialtone · May 20th, 2012, 02:31 AM

On my first transistor radio, "Downtown" by Petula Clark.

**Eric Cartman** · May 20th, 2012, 05:40 AM

I was probably five or six. My dad was taking me to little league football practice in his work van. It was summer, hot and no AC in the van and it was The Doors on AM radio. Riders On The Storm. Why I remember it so vividly is beyond explanation but really dig the memories it brings back!

The Doors - Riders On The Storm

**arco35** · May 20th, 2012, 06:44 AM

"I'm Sorry" by Brenda Lee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLR25EJtfE

I was 9 in 1960 and I still remember myself listening again and again to this 45 RPM record, on the family's DUAL turntable. Still like it today...

tubalcaine · May 20th, 2012, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Thedoghead

I lived in Germany for the first six years of my life as my Dad (rip) was posted there when he was in the army and I can remember catching the school bus to the English school and the german female driver had the radio on, she was singing to Cant But Me Love by the Beatles and she encoraged us all to join in. Being the youngest of four boys my eldest brother was in to Jim Morrison and The Doors and the song which really sticks out in my early days was Light My Fire.

And to add a further point the first record I ever bought was Billy Dont Be A Hero by Paper Lace

Yes I admit it, but dont tell anyone

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Hate to show how old I am, but Billy Don't Be A Hero was Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods and Paper Lace did The Night C hicago Died.

**Wendigo** · May 20th, 2012, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by tubalcaine

Hate to show how old I am, but Billy Don't Be A Hero was Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods and Paper Lace did The Night C hicago Died.

Billy Don't be a Hero was definitely sung by Paper Lace, it was on Top of The Pops long enough

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQeYN...feature=fvwrel

Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods also sang it but although many say their version was better I grew up with Paper Lace so have a soft spot for them. As I also have for Pilot, Mud, Showaddywaddy, The Rubettes and lots of 70's bands

Thedoghead · May 21st, 2012, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by tubalcaine

Hate to show how old I am, but Billy Don't Be A Hero was Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods and Paper Lace did The Night C hicago Died.

Never heard of your version but here in good old England Paper Lace sang Billy Dont Be A Hero and if I remember correctly they got to number one.

**rlg118** · May 21st, 2012, 07:51 AM

"Honeycomb" by Jimmie Rodgers (July, 1957).

**billybunter** · May 21st, 2012, 01:58 PM

My mum was never a big music fan. But she did like Acker Bilk. So I heard her Acker Bilk records a lot.

Bernard Stanley Bilk from Somerset England.

tubalcaine · May 21st, 2012, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Thedoghead

Never heard of your version but here in good old England Paper Lace sang Billy Dont Be A Hero and if I remember correctly they got to number one.

My apologies, I stand corrected. Here in the U.S. you couldn't escape the Bo D. version. AM stations would play it 10 or 12 times a day. Now I wanna seek out the Paper Lace version and check that out. Thanks for the info.

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May 19th, 2012, 09:55 PM	#31
captain fanta Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 79 Thanks: 39,777 Thanked 1,012 Times in 75 Posts	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2bGQogovfA&feature=fvst Mainly I suspect because it was a cartoon.

May 20th, 2012, 02:31 AM	#32
drdialtone Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 25 Thanks: 2,467 Thanked 352 Times in 25 Posts	On my first transistor radio, "Downtown" by Petula Clark.

May 20th, 2012, 05:40 AM	#33
Eric Cartman Moderator (Retired) Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The streets of Butter Nuts, New York. Posts: 11,082 Thanks: 97,294 Thanked 435,147 Times in 14,497 Posts	I was probably five or six. My dad was taking me to little league football practice in his work van. It was summer, hot and no AC in the van and it was The Doors on AM radio. Riders On The Storm. Why I remember it so vividly is beyond explanation but really dig the memories it brings back! The Doors - Riders On The Storm

May 20th, 2012, 06:44 AM	#34
arco35 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,037 Thanks: 20,085 Thanked 46,516 Times in 2,034 Posts	"I'm Sorry" by Brenda Lee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLR25EJtfE I was 9 in 1960 and I still remember myself listening again and again to this 45 RPM record, on the family's DUAL turntable. Still like it today...