u put a memory to that song.. but whats your list of songs when u were real small u either heard on the radio, record or in the car here's mine

( showin my fuckin age here)


Love is blue-Paul Muriat
Love child -Diana and the supremes
Love can make you happy-Mercy
Expressway to your heart-soul survivors
Crystal Blue persuasion-Tommy and the shondells
Lightning strikes-Lou Christie
Groovin-Rascals
Grazin in the grass-friends of distinction
The Horse-Cliff Nobles.co
Soul Finger-Barkays
Fa,Fa,Fa,Fa( sad song) -Otis Redding

"Tired Of Being Alone" by Al Green (1971)----this song was played constantly in our household,it's the first song I recall hearing as a child.

"I'm In Love" by Aretha Franklin (1974)

"It's Impossible' by the New Birth (1971)

"Backstabbers" by the OJays (1972)

"So Very Hard To Go" by Tower Of Power (1972)---this song reminds me of my father teaching me how to swim...lol...it must have been on the radio by the pool.

"Want Ads" by the Honey Cone (1971)

funny childhood memory...

It was 1973 and our neighbor had Stevie Wonder's 'Innervisions' album.I was actually scared of the song "Livin For The City"! It sounded really haunting to me...something about those synths and overall mood of it.I used to call it "the spooky song",lol.

DavidEye said:

might've been spooky but u dug it right?

smokey robinson, "tell me tomorrow"

sade, diamond life (my mom bought this album and would play it all the time on her stereo)

bruce hornsby and the range, "mandolin rain"


...gotta think of more

TheRealFiness said:

Oh,of course

Bob James - One and Two
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Herbie Hancock - Headhunters (the album cover scared me to death)
James Taylor - Flag and JT
Earl Klugh - Livin' Inside Your Love
Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves the Sunshine
Doobie Brothers, The Knack's My Sharona, Kenny Rankin, Chicago, and Hall & Oates when I thought Daryl was a woman...


And my personal favorite...
Marlo Thomas's Free to Be... You and Me

[Edited 1/31/05 7:28am]

Damn, y'all are some old people

Songs that stick in my mind from childhood...

Tevin Campbell - Can We Talk
Kris Kross - I Missed The Bus
Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name Of
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Boom! Shake The Room
Janet - Again
Salt 'n' Pepa - Shoop
En Vogue - Don't Let Go
Chaka Demus & The Pliers - Tease Me
Ween - Push The Little Daisies
Soundgarden - Black Hole Son
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares To You
Ace Of Base - I Saw The Sign

I could go on and on.

WildStyle said:

Yeah, some of us are showing our age... Shoop, Again and Can We Talk feel like they were out last week! Time flies...

WildStyle said:

i ain't old...but from the looks of your list you're makin me feel old. all that stuff came out when i was in junior high.

some song by "D Train" my mom use 2 have the 12" of.

"Wishing Well" Tarence Trent D'Arby
my mom would always play that for me.

"When Doves Cry"
for me and "17 Days" for my brother (12")

"Cool It Now" - and the whole 'New Edition' album

The whole 'Control' album

Ready For The World

Skeletons - Stevie Wonder

My mom gave me my own record player when I was like 5 years old. It was a cute little suitcase. She let me play her "I Want Her" 12" by Keith Sweat on it for the first time.


I remember these albums being played while my mom was cleaning and we were playing around the living room.

JackieBlue said:

I know, I was like in the 6th grade when those came out dont seem that old to me even tho im only 22.

Well I remember most of those from when I was around 9 years old.

If you want me to go back further all I can remember is MJ and Elvis. Oh, and that song "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

Baby Cee's faves:

Queen "Another One Bites The Dust" (was actually #1 the day I was born)
The Go-Go's "We Got The Beat"
Captain And Tennille "Love Will Keep Us Together" (actually way before I was born, but my mom loves this song)
The Beatles "Love Me Do" (way WAY before my time, but this was my favorite song on the Red album)

.....and a 1980 K-Tel 8-track called HITLINE.



I bolded the ones that were my favorites.

Program One

Break it To Me Gently – Burton Cummings
This is It – Kenny Loggins
Cruel to Be Kind – Nick Lowe
Hold On – Ian Gomm
Ring My Bell – Anita Ward
AllThe Tea In China – Susan Jacks

Program Two

Too Bad – Doug and the Slugs
Dream Police – Cheap Trick
Lovin’, Touchin’ Squeezin’ – Journey
Boogie Wonderland – Earth Wind and Fire
Two Out of Three Aint Bad – Meatloaf
The Devil Went Down to Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band

Program Three

Heart of Glass – Blondie
Sad Eyes – Robert John
When You’re In Love With a Beautiful Woman – Dr. Hook
Time Passages – Al Stewart
Pretty Girls – Melissa Manchester
I’ll Never Love This Way Again – Dionne Warwick

Program Four

My Sharona – The Knack
One Way or Another – Blondie
Back On My Feet Again – The Babys
Heartbreaker – Pat Benatar
Lonesome Loser – Little River Band
You Can’t Change That - Raydio

paisleypark4 said:

"You're The One"??

" you make lovin fun" (I think that's the title) by christie mcvie

" soft and wet" prince

"star spangled banner" Jimi Hendrix (my mom was in love with him) .

"A little piece of my heart" by Janis Joplin

These were the four i remember her playing constantly.

I'm just gonna list stuff that I heard prior to making my own choices in music. The music I remember my mom and dad listening to a lot:

Jolene - Dolly Parton
Delta Dawn - Tanya Tucker
Yesterday Once More - The Carpenters
Weekend in New England - Barry Manilow
Jesus Christ Superstar Soundtrack
Age of Aquarius - Fifth Dimension
Walk Away - Donna Summer


I'm sure there are others, but those are the ones that immediately come to mind.

I can't believe you started this thread, because I was just thinking about this and was going to start one exactly like it.

I'll have to think about my list now.....

KC and The Sunshine Band-"Keep It Coming Love"
The Sylvers-"Boogie Fever"
Donna Summer and Brooklyn Dreams-"Heaven Knows"
Cher-"You Better Sit Down Kids"
Rita Coolidge-"We're All Alone"
Michael Jackson-"Rock With You"
Kenny Rogers-"Lucille"
The Little River Band-"Remeniscing"
Chuck Mangione-"Feels So Good"
Lipps, Inc-"Funkytown"
Chic-"Le Freak"

These songs take me way back.
Lynn Anderson-"I Beg Your Pardon"

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

ditto

CinisterCee said:

I dont know, it was white and it had him leaning on a big D and I said, "mommy do he catch the D Train too?" (At the time the D train went to Brooklyn in New York) I dont remember what she said but I remember he was on Columbia Records.

"I Like Your smile" Shanice
"My My My" Johnny Gill
"Black Or White " Michael Jackson
"The Loco-Motion" Kylie Minogue
"Emotions" Mariah Carey
" Forever My Lady" Jodeci
" I Wanna Sex You Up" Color Me Badd
"Sensitivity" Ralph Tresvant
"Circle Of Life" Elton John
"Loser" Beck
"You Want This" Janet Jackson

...What can I say? I was raised in the 90's

WildStyle said:

YAY ! Another young one.

variety1317 said:

me too

madonna Into the Groove
madonna Papa Don't Preach
michael jackson Billie Jean
michael jackson Bad
janet jackson When I Think of You
janet jakcson Rhythm Nation
prince Raspberry Beret
prince Batdance
martika Toy Soliders
gnr Welcome to the Jungle
poison any song
motle crue dr feelgood
bonjovi wanted
bonjovi you gave love a bad name
nktob step by step
nktob Hangin Tough
jody whatly
great white Once Bitten Twice Shy


lol my babysitter was into hair metal.

she would spend hours getting her to look like Axl's in Welcome to the Jungle

ehuffnsd said:

Is she related to Jody Whenly or Jody Wherely?

RipHer2Shreds said: