Desert Island Discs got me thinking....if you had to chose a single piece of music what would it be?

The sheer amount and variety of music makes it an Incredibly hard decision. So what is the piece that you never tire of?

Sebastian by Steve Harley....moody and magnificent.

Princess on the steeple and all the pretty
People
They're drinkin', thinkin' that they got it
Made
Exchanging all kinds of precious gifts and
Things
You'd better take your diamond ring,
You'd better pawn it babe
You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags with the language that
He used
Go to him now, he calls you, you can't
Refuse
When you got nothing, you got nothing to
Lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to
Conceal

Depends on my mood

The Immigrant Song by Led Zep is up there....

Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd is up there....

Paint it Black by the Stones is right up there....

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff....

I love the soundtrack to Gladiator......

Like I say it depends on my mood

Thunder Road...Springsteen

1812 Overture...Tchaikovsky, for classical.

God only knows by the Beach Boys. Just a beautiful piece of music

My sister says Castles in the Sky by Ian van Dahl often reminds her of me, as I used to play it all the time, until it got commercialized and then you'd hear it every day anyway. So perhaps that one. Or 'One and One' by Robert Miles.

Papua New Guinea, by the Future Sound of London.

Amazing Grace, sung by Judy Collins.

Terry Callier Bowling Green.

Depends on mood, but Appetite for Destruction was the first album I ever owned and go back to it time and time again, so I'd go with Rocket Queen

Thunder Road from the Born to run album. Springsteen 1975

Very hard to pin down one particular piece but I've always said my favourite song/piece is Awaken by Yes, of course that is a 20 minute album piece that is closely run by several other 'long' songs from albums.

If pinned down to singles there is a shortlist:
Boys of Summer - Don Henley
Days - The Kinks (with a great big nod in the direction of the Kirsty McColl version)
Vincent - Don McLean
Come up and see me (Make Me Smile) - Cockney Rebel
Oddly, McArthur Park by Richard Harris is up there but I think as much for the memories as anything else,

Loads of obvious ones but for me I’m going to go back to the sound of brass.

The greatest sop player that has ever graced our nation.

Peter Roberts
Flowerdale

Give it a chance!

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EMPTY ROOMS by Gary Moore.

Love everything Music....But.Doris Days "Move over Darling" captured my imagination at 11 years old Like she was singing it to me.....

tim_noone wrote:Love everything Music....But.Doris Days "Move over Darling" captured my imagination at 11 years old Like she was singing it to me.....

Someone with taste liking Doris

Mozart 40 in G minor.

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Finley Quaye: 'Ultra Stimulation'

Says it all...

'Shine on you Crazy Diamond' by Pink Floyd.
Closely followed by 'Wade in the Water' by Ramsey Lewis.
Now there is a contrast!!!

Joni Mitchell - A Case of You

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ClaretTony wrote:Someone with taste liking Doris

"Like"

Ben E King - Stand By Me.

Better Call Saul wrote:'Shine on you Crazy Diamond' by Pink Floyd.

If literally stuck on an island then this is a great pick as it's both a long song at 13mins and contains both a chill and rockier vibes in one song.

Or maybe Emmylou - Boulder to Birmingham

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Two people have already said this, remarkably on a relatively short thread, but Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen, for sheer cinematic, lyrical romanticism has everything. Funeral song for me.

I love "Thunder Road" but it's Elvis for me

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Stalbansclaret wrote:Two people have already said this, remarkably on a relatively short thread, but Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen, for sheer cinematic, lyrical romanticism has everything. Funeral song for me.

Just listened to that out of curiosity..not a fan of BS,but that's a pretty damn good track.

Another 2 all time favourite's of mine...
Anybody seen my baby The Stones
Dream on Aerosmith

“If you go away” Julio Iglesias

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Have several, but the one that really hits the spot on many levels is Ruby by Kenny Rogers. Dinah moe humm, Zappa for very different reasons.

best piece of electronic music ever written, nothing comes close
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A touch of grey by the gratefull dead

Stairway to heaven by Led Zepplin Like a rolling stone by Bob Dylan The lark Ascending by Vaughan Williams.

Script for a Jesters Tear Marillion

While my guitar gently weeps.The Beatles

Halleluja...Leonard Cohen

Sultans of Swing...Dire Straits

Just three of many many more.

Fixed the title for you.

Surprised no ine has said Message in a Bottle if we are stuck on an island.

Mine would be Stevie Wonder singing I Hear a Symphony. Simply the best record ever made made.

Vegas Claret wrote:best piece of electronic music ever written, nothing comes close
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Is that Dead Can Dance getting sampled?
Never heard this ...

The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin.

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Imagine- John Lennon

Thunder Road is my favourite Springsteen track and I'd also give mentions to Dream On by Aerosmith along with the pure rawness of Paradise City- G n R..

Dirty old town sung by the Pogues. Though written about Salford it fits the spirit of the town of Burnley that I loved being a teenager in in the 60s. When my sister was dying from cancer many years ago I noticed my brother in law was playing this too. It reminds me of her too.

Bring him home and Fix you reminds me of the love my wife has for her family.

Landed by Ben Folds or Tangled up in Blue - Dylan

Just can’t decide, may need another island

Probably not a popular choice for someone in there late 20s, but Roundabout by Yes

Groovin' Young Rascals. Makes me so happy.

Gimme Shelter Rolling Stones

I’d rather go blind Chicken Shack

Afterglow Small Faces

Paul Shane - You've Lost That Loving Feeling

SalisburyClaret wrote:Landed by Ben Folds or Tangled up in Blue - Dylan

Just can’t decide, may need another island

Another Ben Folds Claret! Who da thunkit!

I would have to say The Lonely Shepherd by Zamfir - tingles every time I hear it.

For pure light entertainment value though I never tire of Spanish Flea by Herb Alpert

And then anything else by Ben Folds / Ben Folds Five

Cold November Rain Guns N Roses

Dazed & Confused/You Shook Me/Your time is Gonna Come/Babe I'm Gonna Leave You Led Zep

The Hurricane Bob Dylan

You're No Jesus Christ Seether

Romeo & Juliet Dire Staits