Desert Island Discs

[Vince Evert]

Very beautiful. And it's shocking how poignant it still is today. You'll be too young to remember, and you're from Oz, I think, but, at that time, and in the US, for a southern man to sing this song was really striking. And since you put it up, I won't have to.

Good on you Moxie, I think you'll find that the songwriter Scott "Mac" Davis also recorded this, First choice was Sammy Davis Jnr but he apparently turned it down, only to wax it after Elvis rendition. Did you hear the tracks from the Elvis and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra album that came out last year? Very nice rendition on "American trilogy" and "Bridge Over Troubled Waters".

 

[Moxie]

Your knowledge and offerings are so challenging. I can't keep up! I'll post some videos of my list, and get to my #1, too.

 

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[Moxie]

I think I've posted this before. It's a creepy video, but the music is great.

 

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[Moxie]

I'm sorry this comes in two parts, but it's worth it:

 

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[Moxie]

I'm sorry this comes in two parts, but it's worth it:

 

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[Moxie]

This is my #1. Because young love and summer days and because it's gorgeous. And I go with the original because Dwayne Allmann.

 

[Vince Evert]

Your knowledge and offerings are so challenging. I can't keep up! I'll post some videos of my list, and get to my #1, too.

Thanks Moxie. Don't forget me quizzes !!! A lot of thought goes into the planning of and then putting 'em together. Truly.

 

[Moxie]

As a lot of thought went into my Desert Island picks.

 

[Vince Evert]

You know something, Moxie after vewing your list, I should have put an instrumental in my list just to mix it up, like this one. Have a listen to this please, it's good -

 

[Moxie]

Kind of an odd mash-up. Here's an instrumental that didn't make my cut, but almost did:

 

[Vince Evert]

Thanks for listening. Marvin was in the UK instrumental band 'The Shadows' but his 1970 solo record may not have received any airplay in the US. Another gem is 'Classical Gas' by Mason Williams, you like that one?

 

[Moxie]

I do remember "Classical Gas." Pleasurable, but both a bit wobbly in terms of musical POV. That's my opinion.

 

[britbox]

Thanks Moxie. Don't forget me quizzes !!! A lot of thought goes into the planning of and then putting 'em together. Truly.

Hey @Robert Zimmerman - maybe best to put the quizzes on seperate threads... they are great but can get lost on a big general thread. Appreciate the efforts - I enjoy them a lot.