Old school music is cool!

[Citizen X]

Reggae Night: Jimmy Cliff: 1983

“Reggae night, we come together when the feeling's right
Reggae night, and we'll be jammin 'till the morning light

Penny Reel just called, got to get my things, got to catch this ride
Gotta look my best because I know there'll be mashin' up tonight
Reggae night, we come together when the feeling's right
Reggae night, and we'll be jammin 'till the morning light

You will find it happens only once a year
So don't miss out on this session here

There'll be people comin' from the North and South and East and West
So you better look your best, man
Now, lightnin' strikes at 8, so you better not be late
For this rub-a-dubbin', rockin', jammin', fun, fun, lovin', yeah
Reggae night, we come together when the feeling's right,
Reggae night, and we'll be jammin 'till the morning light

You will find it happens only once a year
So take advantage of this festive cheer
Make we bring we family and let's tell some friends
And everyone will have a jam, jam, session

Oh oh oh raggae night, oh oh oh raggae night
oh oh oh raggae night, oh oh oh raggae night
oh oh oh raggae night, oh oh oh Keep on rockin'
Oh oh oh raggae night, oh oh oh raggae night
Reggae night, we come together when the feeling's right
Reggae night, and we'll be jammin 'till the morning light.”

Reggae Night: Jimmy Cliff: 1983

[Blurock]

One Master's tribute to another. Enjoy.

http://youtu.be/2nGPQ_YPDbU

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I have always been fascinated by Spanish music. Not only Flamenco, but classical as well as romantic Spanish guitar. This lady gives a very good rendition of La Malaguena.

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Marvellous guitar technique.

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Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña (pronounced: [anˈdɾes seˈɣoβja ˈtores]) (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987),[1] known as Andrés Segovia, was a virtuoso Spanish classical guitarist from Linares, Jaén, Andalucia, Spain. He is the father of modern classical guitar. Practically all professional classical guitarists today are students of Segovia, or students of his students.[2][3]
Segovia's contribution to the modern-romantic repertoire not only included commissions but also his own transcriptions of classical or baroque works. He is remembered for his expressive performances: his wide palette of tone, and his distinctive musical personality, phrasing and style.

Wikipedia

[Citizen X]

Fleetwood Mac: Go your own way: 1976


“Loving you
Isn't the right thing to do
How can I
Ever change things that I feel?
If I could
Maybe I'd give you my world
How can I
When you won't take it from me?

You can go your own way!
Go your own way
You can call it another lonely day
Another Lonely day
You can go your own way!
Go your own way

Tell me why
Everything turned around?
Packing up
Shacking up's all you wanna do
If I could
Baby I'd give you my world
Open up
Everything's waiting for you

You can go your own way!
Go your own way
You can call it another lonely day
Another Lonely day
You can go your own way!
Go your own way


You can go your own way!
Go your own way
You can call it another lonely day
Another lonely day
You can go your own way!
Go your own way
You can call it another lonely day

You can go your own way
You can call it another lonely day
You can go your own way

Go your own way.”

[Citizen X]

99 Red Balloons: Nena: English Version: 1984

Ever experienced a song that really made you wonder? I sure have! 99 Red Balloons is just one of them.
“Everyone's a superhero. Everyone's a Captain Kirk," stood out for me. Captain Kirk was big in the 80’s so if everyone wanted to be a ‘Captain Kirk,’ well that said a lot!

This wasn’t a shy chick! Not sure if she was making a fashion statement, or having hair under her arms was just her thing but here she is!

“99 Luftballons (German for "99 toy balloons", literally meaning "99 air balloons") is the third album by German pop band Nena, released in 1984. It is composed of tracks from their two previous albums Nena and ? (Fragezeichen). It was also their first album that released in the United States, and also the first with English language lyrics. The album was a moderate success in America.”[1]

“You and I in a little toy shop
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got.
Set them free at the break of dawn
'Til one by one, they were gone.
Back at base, bugs in the software
Flash the message, Something's out there.
Floating in the summer sky.
Ninety nine red balloons go by.

Ninety nine red balloons.
Floating in the summer sky.
Panic bells, it's red alert.
There's something here from somewhere else.
The war machine springs to life.
Opens up one eager eye.
Focusing it on the sky.
Where ninety nine red balloons go by.

Ninety nine Decision Street.
Ninety nine ministers meet.
To worry, worry, super-scurry.
Call the troops out in a hurry.
This is what we've waited for.
This is it boys, this is war.
The president is on the line
As ninety nine red balloons go by.

Ninety nine Knights of the air
Ride super-high-tech jet fighters
Everyone's a superhero.
Everyone's a Captain Kirk.
With orders to identify.
To clarify and classify.
Scramble in the summer sky.
As ninety nine red balloons go by.

Ninety nine dreams I have had.
In every one a red balloon.
It's all over and I'm standing pretty.
In this dust that was a city.
If I could find a souvenir.
Just to prove the world was here.
And here is a red balloon
I think of you and let it go.”

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[1]Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Luftballons_(album). Accessed 20 April 2013

[Citizen X]

John Lennon: Stand by me: 1975
There have been more than 300 versions of this song. John Lennon’s version is the most meaningful for me..



“When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we see
No, I won't be afraid
No, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darling, darling, stand by me
Oh, now, now, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountain should crumble to the sea

I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

And darling, darling stand by me
Oh, stand by me, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me, yeah

Whenever you're in trouble
Won't you stand by me?
Oh, now, now, stand by me
Oh, stand by me, stand by me, stand by me

Darling, darling, stand by me
Stand by me, oh, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me”

[pmbguy]

18th Avenue

Well I rode a while, for a mile or so
Down the road to the eighteenth avenue
And the people I saw were the people I know
And they all came down to take a view
Oh the path was dark and borderless
Down the road to the eighteenth avenue
And it stung my tongue to repeat the words
That I used to use only yesterday
Meanings just dropped to the ground
I tried to remember what I thought
And what I used to say
Don’t let me go down no don’t let me go
Oh my hands were tied as I struggled inside
The empty waste of another day
Memories were blank to my eyes
The fire and the glory of that night
Seemed safely locked away
Too hungry to rise. too hungry to

Well I rode a while, for a mile or so
Down the road to the eighteenth avenue
And the people I saw were the people I know
And they all came down to take a view
Oh the path was dark and borderless
Down the road to the eighteenth avenue
But my head felt better as I turned the car
And the airport slowly came to view
One mile said the sign
Checked my bags and made it straight to end gate 22
Made it just in time, boy you’ve made it just in time

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Stand by me. One of my favourites. It speaks to me about courage, friendship and perseverance. Nice to play and sing along too.