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To tell you all...these are my salad days

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splendidisolation · 30/09/2017 19:55

I invite you now to all put on your absolute favourite karaoke tune on RIGHT NOW and have a singalong. No exceptions. You must play it right now and tell us its title.

Mine is Gold by Spandau Ballet, and incidentally I'd love it if you could twl me what this line means because i never got it:
"Glad that you're bound to return"

WTF does he mean? Or is he just doing the usual 80s filler line thing?

Hitting play now....

Cuz you are....GOLD!

Happy Saturday

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AnnabelleLecter · 30/09/2017 20:21

Buck Rogers by Feeder.
It's a good shouty one, but I might need to drink cider from a lemon first..

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splendidisolation · 30/09/2017 20:25

@NC4now

Absolutely fucking LOVE billys new england!

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splendidisolation · 30/09/2017 20:25

Black velvet eh? Right that ones going on next!

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splendidisolation · 30/09/2017 20:26

I actually thought by salad days he meant depressed period (not eating well).

Turns out this cheesy 80s tune actually has a lot of references!

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Sparklingbrook · 30/09/2017 20:26

Here I Go Again-Whitesnake

'Cause I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams'

saveforthat · 30/09/2017 20:28

Salad days are happy times

Allyg1185 · 30/09/2017 20:31

Prince Purple Rain

PutTheBunnyBackInTheBox · 30/09/2017 20:31

Glory of Love - Peter Cetera

One of my favourite songs Leslie.

WhatWouldLeslieKnopeDo · 30/09/2017 20:35

Mine too Bunny Grin

We’ll live foreeeeeever, knowing togeeeeether, that we did it all for the glory of love

99blueballoons · 30/09/2017 20:35

Shake it off Taylor Swift and She's so lovely by Scouting for girls name changes in shame

Sparklingbrook · 30/09/2017 20:36

In Spandau Ballet's Gold, why were the chairs all worn?

ShotsFired · 30/09/2017 20:38

If it can be karaoke in the privacy of my own car, it is a dead tie between the high notes of:

New York ("Concrete jungle where dreams are made offffff")
and
Titanium ("I am titaaaaaa-n-iiii-ummmmmmm!)

I have never yet subjected other ears to my unique vocal interpretations of these.

WhatWouldLeslieKnopeDo · 30/09/2017 20:38

If we are allowed two, I will also have All out of love by Air Supply

MistyKnightsTwistout · 30/09/2017 20:39

I thought this was going to be about Salad Days, the musical. Bloody love that.

Judydreamsofhorses · 30/09/2017 20:39

Love On The Rocks, Neil Diamond, or Maps, the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs. They don't love you like I love you...

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splendidisolation · 30/09/2017 20:39

@Sparklingbrook

Maybe he means he kept seeing ither women whilst waiting?

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jaggythistle · 30/09/2017 20:40

I've been in the Phil Collins recently.

"In the air tonight" with compulsory air drumming.

Coloursthatweremyjoy · 30/09/2017 20:40

Grin irrationally proud.

RubyGoat · 30/09/2017 20:43

Nights In White Satin. (I don't sing sober, though, & since I no longer drink...)

Feilin · 30/09/2017 20:43

Me and bobby mcgee . To the baby she loves it 😂 Otherwise I do a mean Delilah .

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splendidisolation · 30/09/2017 20:43

@WhatWouldLeslieKnopeDo
Fuck yes!

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YouWereRight · 30/09/2017 20:47

The Wham Rap. I am loving the H&M advert at the moment Grin

Failing that Love Me by the 1975, or Zombie by Jamie T.

Jaggythistle · 30/09/2017 20:48

I also like to sing loud in the car.

Aerosmith one of my favourites. Especially "what it takes" and super cheesy "don't want to miss a thing" oh and "dream on"

Justaboy · 30/09/2017 20:48

Not too difficult "Logical song" by Roger Hodgson of Supertramp

Band came together in 1969 and he's pushing 70 and still packin them in at concerts!. Enjoy:-)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ and in quieter moments,

"Handel's Anthem for the foundling hospital"

This Aira "Blessed are they that consider the poor"

IStoleThisUsername · 30/09/2017 20:51

Bohemian rhapsody for me. Normally drunk when I sing it but as I'm breastfeeding ds, Someone else will have to have my wine 🍷