Maryellen
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Just out of curiosity, What sappy music do you remember growing up?
I found that some songs from the late 60's were "happy music" to me, such as "Good Morning Starshine" ~ though I could do without the "glibby glop" stuff. "Downtown" was another, and The Mamas and The Papas were there too.
The Stylistics I adored!
John, who did you listen too?
Everyone else? (the timeline doesn't matter, just the songs!)
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beontime
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Maryellen, don't get me started, but all the Monkeys tunes except "Day Dream Believer", and then there's "This Diamond Ring", "Sugar, Sugar", "Sweet Caroline ", "Don't Worry, Be Happy", "Mandy", sappy songs go on forever. However, "Imagine" always makes me happy, the wishful thinking. And Ms Beontime missed her bedtime. I'll sleep on it. There are dozens, do share GBers.
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beontime
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Had to return --24 or 6 to 4 driving over the speed limit down the Kennedy Freeway. What a happy rush!!! And "To Sir With Love" and to bed....
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Amie
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emwhy
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Honestly Mary Ellen, my first ever favorite song as a toddler was "My Bonnie", somehow, someway my family had a copy of The Beatles version and that was the first song I ever remember wanting to hear over and over. After that it was "Those Were The Days"....keep in mind this was all before I was even 5 years old.
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Elstree
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If we're talking 70's not many did sappy better than Bread. Barry Manilow qualifies too IMO. And that isn't a dig on either. I like them both.
It would be fun to hear what everyone's first favorite song was. The two earliest songs I can remember loving were "Billy Don't be a Hero" and "Sister Golden Hair". I looked to see which one came out first. Billy was out when I was 4 and Sister when I was 5. |
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At the risk of being laughed off the board...I didn't know anything but country music existed until I was somewhere up in elementary school and exposed to "current" pop songs in music class once a week (along with some classical music). My memories take me back to Sunday mornings with Mom and Dad making breakfast in the kitchen and the record player stacked with such faves as Loretta Lynn, Marty Robbins, Tijuana Brass, Waylon Jennings and Conway Twitty. Hello Darlin'... |
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Amie
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Oh, don't you worry, Sex. My Dad was all about country...Charley Pride, Charlie Rich, Freddy Fender, Jim Reeves, Waylon Jennings, Elvis, and lots of Swing and Dixieland -- Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, the Dorsey Brothers.....believe me, I didn't know a lot of popular music (except what my mother liked....'kinda sappy': Neil Diamond, Tom Jones, Engelbert, Sinatra) until I got my own radio, and I don't even remember how old I was....and I heard all classical stuff in ballet a couple times a week, so my likes were influenced by that quite a bit later on...
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Elstree
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My mom adores Neil Diamond. I see he has a new Christmas album out this year. So that makes my shopping easy. |
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mags45
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Tiger Feet - Mud  !! Number One in the UK back in the early 70's - 1974? for nearly as long as Bryan Adams "Everything I Do (I do it for you)". I "borrowed" the family radio and had it at school in my desk to listen to at breaktime - Tiger Feet was always on - happy days ...
Not forgetting all the theme tunes to kid's shows back then ... Banana Splits, The Flashing Blade, Marine Boy, White Horses, Robinson Crusoe, Double Deckers, Daktari, Champion The Wonder Horse ... I could go on and on ...
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petew
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'Brandy" from Looking Glass, 'Afternoon Delight' by the Starlight Vocal Band, and 'Summer Breeze' by Seals and Croft. i think the names are right. they all sucked, but i was a kid at the mercy of a mother who wanted to listen to crappy top 40 music at the time. oh and there was a Lou Rawls song. it goes 'you'll never find/ another love like mine..' don't know the name of the song, but that song drove me nuts even as a kid.
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beontime
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 Sexy, Amie, I'm in tears of laughter. My mom and dad were into the same country stuff. We were stuck with it. But my first 45 purchased, "PT 109."
Name that year. And I went to bed last night with "Red Rubber Ball" in my head and it's still with me. Quirky happy song, though.  Maryellen, this is fun. I'm trying to have "Sloop John B" push "Red Rubber Ball" away.
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Ramadwarf_Philes
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Sadly I missed this 'sappy' music in my childhood (or rather the earliest of it) and it's just the sort of stuff that my Dad hates. I was actually brought up on a healthy dose of Gary Glitter, until certain things came to light. In fact my Dad was showing his girlfriend and her two daughters videos of me as a kid and what came up? Footage of a baby (me) dancing to Gary Glitter. Oh how I laughed at my Dad's facial droppage. He's ready to destroy those clips. After managing to avoid the crazy frog era, only to purchase the first 'Scissor sisters' album, I got into ASIA and now all I listen to is anything with John Wetton on, various other prog acts, and Tom Robinson. Well, 2-4-6-8 Motorway.
Thankyou for educating me on this 'sappy' music, and thankyou for reading my life history. Uh, I guess I was brought up on Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Roxy Music, the Rolling stones and so on. 
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April
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The Monkees, The Partridge Family, Bread, Barry Manenuff ... then I discovered Alice Cooper and did a total 180. From there I found ELP and things took a distinctly proggy turn.
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rock_of_ages
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Oh maaaahhhn, this thread is making me giggle like crazy! I recall well over 90% of the musicians & songs everyone has mentioned so far!
Out of my memory banks, the top softy-stuff I recall having been subjected to that sorta rankled my nerves were The Carpenters (thanks loads, mom & dad) and Olivia Newton-John (thanks, older sis).   Those artists did/do have nice voices, though.
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