Paisley's "Up up and away" thread just reminded me of that song that seemed to be everywhere on British TV in the 70's, usually performed by an all female group such as The Ladybirds ... "up up and away in my beautiful, my beautiful balloon ..."

I think it advertised Slimcea Bread.

And earlier tonight I was reading a book and the song "Lily The Pink" was mentioned. I have a vague memory of the song from very early childhood, being played on the radio.

Why don't we take a collective trip down memory lane?

On my own - Nikka Costa

Rise of The Valkyries

The Wabash Cannonball.

Anything played fast with a banjo.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There's a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.

Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That's where you'll find me.

Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can't I?

If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?

Most Abba and Boney M. songs

I remember watching the Rubber Soul album go round on the turntable and being fascinated with the rainbow ring on the sticker in the middle, it just went on forever! I was about 3 or 4. Norwegian Wood.

Van Morrison...my dad used to play him all the time
The Beatles...my mom is an obsessive fan


as for my own taste in music i am a child of the 80's...just as i was taking an interest in music the 80's happened...in 1980 i was seven...in 1985 in was twelve...
Duran Duran
The Police
Wham
Michael Jackson

i could go on and on and on and on...even today, i'm ALWAYS listening to 80's music...its whats playing in my car right now...'One Night in Bangkok'- Murray Head

scififilmnerd said:

omfg, we're the same age then...


hi scifi... good to see ya!!
[This message was edited Sun Jan 18 5:49:25 PST 2004 by IAmTheTouch]

"Seasons In The Sun"... :O

"One Nation Under A Groove"...Parliament/Funkadelic

"Superstition"...Stevie Wonder

"Frankenstein"...Edgar Winter Group

"In The Summertime"...(Whoever)

"Escapade", Janet Jackson. I remember going to see Disney on Ice with my kindergarten class, and as my mom was getting me dressed, she was singing this to me but substituted "Icecapade" for "Escapade".

"Tiny Bubbles", Don Ho. My my used to sing this to me before bedtime because I liked it (I was an odd child; I liked Don Ho?), but she censored it a bit. "Tiny bubbles in the milk" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

Anything New Kids on the Block

The Elephant Show Theme Song ...Skidda ma-rinky dinky dink, skidda ma-rinky do, I looove youuu!

Good times!

Oh, and I can't believe I forgot "I Just Called to Say I Love You" by Stevie Wonder and "Feliz Navidad". I have fond memories of my grandmother with those songs.

IAmTheTouch said:

Hi, Touch.

theVelvetRoper said:

Or "I Just Called To Leave A Voicemail Message"...lol

Byron said:

Ooh! I can't check my messages from my office, but I'll have something to look forward to when I get out of work!

Puff the magic dragon.

Schoolhouse Rock - Grammar Rock
A Noun is a Person, Place, or Thing



Well every person you can know,
And every place that you can go,
And any thing that you can show,
You know they're nouns.
A noun's a special kind of word,
It's any name you ever heard.
I find it quite interesting,
A noun's a person, place or thing.

Oh I took a train, took a train,
To another state.
The flora and the fauna that I saw were really great.
But when I saw some bandits chasing the train,
I was wishing I was back home again.
I took a train, took a train,
To another state.

Well every person you can know...
{Like a bandit or an engineer.}
And every place that you can go...
{Like a state or a home.}
And any thing that you can show...
{Like animals and plants or a train.}
You know they're nouns
You know they're nouns, oh!

Mrs. Jones is a lady on Hudson Street.
She sent her dog to bark at my brother and me.
We gave her dog a big fat bone,
And now he barks at Mrs. Jones.
She's a lady who lives on Hudson Street.

Well every person you can know...
{Mrs. Jones, a lady or a brother.}
And every place that you can go...
{Like a street or a corner.}
And anything that you can show...
{Like a dog or a bone.}
Well you know they're nouns
You know they're nouns, oh!

I took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty.
My best friend was waiting there for me.
(He took an early ferry.)
We went for a walk on the island you know,
And in the middle of summer it started to snow when...
I took a ferry to the Statue of Liberty.

Well every person you can know...
{Like a friend or the captain of a ship.}
And every place that you can go...
{An island or a sea.}
And anything that you can show...
{Like a statue, a ferry or snow.}
Well you know they're nouns
You know they're nouns, oh!

I put a dime in the drugstore record machine.
Oldie-goldies started playing - you know what I mean.
I heard Chubby Checker, he was doing the twist,
And the Beatles and the Monkees
It goes like this.
I put a dime in the drugstore record machine.

Well every person you can know...
{The Beatles and the Monkees; Chubby Checker.}
And every place that you can go...
{Like a neighborhood or a store.}
And anything that you can show...
{Like a dime or a record machine.}
Well you know they're nouns.

A noun's a special kind of word,
It's any name you ever heard.
I find it quite interesting,
A noun's a person, place or thing.
A noun is a person, place or thing.

"Conjunction Junction"...




Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses.
Conjunction Junction, how's that function?
I got "and", "but", and "or",
They'll get you pretty far.

Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
He cut loose the sandbags,
But the balloon wouldn't go any higher.
Let's go up to the mountains,
Or down to the sea.
You should always say "thank you",
Or at least say "please".

Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up cars and making 'em function.
Conjunction Junction, how's that function?
I like tying up words and phrases and clauses.
Conjunction Junction, watch that function.
I'm going to get you there if you're very careful.

Byron said:

Brings back some memories.

My sixth birthday party was at a pizza parlor (pizza having always been my favorite food) which had an arcade and a jukebox and one of the songs on the jukebox was Right Said Fred "I'm Too Sexy". I remember all us little 6 to 10 year olds dancing around to it. Must have been so funny to watch.
Also being 8 at summer camp and entering a talent contest with my two best friends Loretta and Jenny. Our performance was that we did the running man and jumped around to the boom box playing Boys II Men "MotownPhilly" wearing the matching neon green bicycle shorts my grandmother helped us make.

"Interjection"




When Reginald was home with flu, uh-huh-huh,
The doctor knew just what to do-hoo.
He cured the infection
With one small injection
While Reginald uttered some interjections..

Hey! That smarts!
Ouch! That hurts!
Yow! That's not fair givin' a guy a shot down there!

Though Geraldine played hard to get, uh-huh-huh
Geraldo knew he'd woo her ye-het
He showed his affection
Despite her objections
And Geraldine hollered some interjections...

Well! You've got some nerve!
Oh! I've never been so insulted in all my life!
Hey! You're kinda cute!

So when you're happy (Hurray!)
Oor sad (Aw!)
Or frightened (Eeeek!)
Or mad (Rats!)
Or excited (Wow!)
Or glad (Hey!)
An interjection starts a sentence right.

The game was tied at seven all, uh-huh-huh,
When Franklin found he had the ba-hall.
He made a connection
In the other direction,
And the crowd starting shouting out interjections...

Aw! You threw the wrong way!
Darn! You just lost the game!
Hurray! I'm for the other team!

So when you're happy (Hurray!)
Or sad (Aw!)
Or frightened (Eeeek!)
Or mad (Rats!)
Or excited (Wow!)
Or glad (Hey!)
An interjection starts a sentence right.

Interjections show excitement...
Or emotion...
Hallelujah,
Hallelujah,
Hallelujah... YEA!

Darn! That's the end!

Byron said:

I loved it! It made my day at work a little brighter!

theVelvetRoper said:

*smile*...My pleasure...

Sunny days chasing clouds away...on my way to where the air is freee can u tell me how to get how to get to sesame street!!!

Hey Hey Hey it's Fat Albert


Meet the flintstones there the modern stone age family.

Well listen to a story bout a man named Jeb a poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed then one day he was shootin at some food and up through the ground come a bubblin crude...oil that is black gold texas tea...


just sit right back and you'll hear a tale a tale of a faithful trip that started from this traffic port aboard this tiny ship...

"We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun"-Terry Jacks

"Monster Mash"-Bobby Picket


"Morning After"-Theme From Poseidan Adventure



Tell Me Something Good"-Rufus and Chaka

Heres A Stoiry...a lovely lady

Come on get happyyy

Well were movin on up


Were gonna come around 12 with some puerto rican girls that are just dyinnn to meet you

"Let's Get Butt-Naked And Fuck" by Ice-T. Ahh, sunny afternoons taking tea on the lawn with Mother.

thats the way---yow---of the world-EWF

Fire-Ohio Players

Skyhigh-Jigsaw

Mr Blue Sky-ELO