Raybeard (the dear) mentioned this in the comments on my last blog post:
"There has been some discussion in the past on mine and other blogs about Desert Island Discs, the name referring to a BBC radio programme
which has been running for getting towards 70 years now, in which a
celebrity or well-known person in any field, has to choose the eight
single tracks which s/he has to live with exclusively for, potentially,
the remainder of his/her life (having been supposedly marooned on a
desert island with nothing else for entertainment). At the end of the
programme that person then has to nominate which single track would be
their choice if it was to be narrowed down to just one nomination."
So I listed my 8 pop single tracks:
LA woman - the doors a hard day's night - the beatles miss you - the rolling stones purple haze - jimi hendrix hound dog - elvis presley up on the roof - james taylor stand by me - ben e. king I won't back down - tom petty & the heartbreakers
just
one - I won't back down; it's my personal fight song, it was a hit when
I was diagnosed with cancer. it got me through the rough times with
the illness, then with my divorce.
So then I figured, what the hell, how about 8 classical tracks AND 8 jazz/big band/swing tracks AND 8 country tracks? Because it's MY blog and MY rules, nyah nyah nyah!
8 classical tracks:
concerto in F - george gershwin, as played by oscar levant moonlight sonata - beethoven toccata and fugue in D minor - bach the nutcracker - tchaikovsky american in paris - george gershwin rhapsody in blue - george gershwin dance of the hours - ponchielli the overture to "the barber of seville" - rossini just one - the nutcracker; lots of variety in that selection.
and yes, I have a gershwin fetish; deal with it! :)
8 jazz/big band/swing tracks:
sing sing sing - benny goodman in the mood - glenn miller I'm getting sentimental over you - tommy dorsey you made me love you - harry james begin the beguine - artie shaw avalon - benny goodman string of pearls - glenn miller stompin' at the savoy - benny goodman
just one - sing sing sing; lots of variety in that selection.
and yes, I have a goodman fetish; deal with it! :)
8 country tracks:
crazy - patsy cline he stopped loving her today - george jones you ain't woman enough to take my man - loretta lynn stand by your man - tammy wynette hey good lookin' - hank williams sr. 80s ladies - k.t.oslin when I call your name - vince gill 18 wheels and a dozen roses - kathy mattea
just one: you ain't woman enough to take my man. you go girl!
OK, what about the rest of you? Care to have a go? This should be fun!