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To ask what your fave widely unknown songs are

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Brrrrrrrrrrrr · 24/03/2023 22:40

After recently discovering the song ‘Kiss you all over’ by the band Exile a few weeks ago it’s got me wondering how many other non mainstream gems there are out there that I’ve missed, is it unreasonable to ask what your unknown gem is?
Mine are…

Tina Turner- Don’t Turn around / I’ll be thunder / Ask me how I feel / Love thing / Paradise is here

Rolling Stones- Moonlight Mile

Bruce Springsteen- Racing in the streets

Bette Midler- Stay with me

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xsquared · 25/03/2023 23:29

Orders76 · 25/03/2023 23:26

Richard Harris McArthur park is a superb oddity.
Favourites are Ash shining light and Jeff Buckleys Lover, You Should've Come Over and satisfied mind.

They play McCarthur Park quite a fair bit on Sounds of the 60s, amd it was one of Ken Bruce's songs he played in the last couple of days on Radio 2.

fungalmaiden · 25/03/2023 23:34

Who Cares by Paul McCartney

Orders76 · 25/03/2023 23:35

Superbly weird song!

Orangepolentacake · 25/03/2023 23:38

WuTangGran · 25/03/2023 04:28

Love your username and Still Corners

MissBridgetJones · 25/03/2023 23:45

Sooo many!

Never forget you - Noisettes
Just sprung to mind. Reminds me of being young and in love but mutually going our separate ways.

xsquared · 25/03/2023 23:48

Better Days - Gun

Heard this on Forgotten 80s.
It's the same Gun who also did a cover of Word Up. I had a quick Google after hearing the song and found that the lead singer at the time is actually Sharleen Spiteri's first cousin.

ZeusandClio · 25/03/2023 23:50

Crystal Clear by The Darling Buds. Actually I love all their songs.

Spirini · 25/03/2023 23:59

@AffIt I'd forgotten about that song. I used to listen to it all the time about 8 years ago. I couldn't get into any of their other music but loved Roscoe. Such an evocative song; it took me back in time to some wilderness in the US.

Lilifer · 26/03/2023 00:17

RockGirl · 25/03/2023 10:17

I've always loved The Flaming Lips. They've been around a long time and still touring.

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Part 1. always makes me smile.

Was gonna come on to say The flaming lips, they are divine,

Rarar · 26/03/2023 00:18

Silence by Dave Thomas Junior. It was used on Afterlife but no one I ask has ever heard of it.

Lilifer · 26/03/2023 00:18

EmmaEmerald · 25/03/2023 10:47

I Almost Made You Smile - The Devlins

A rare gem indeed by underrated band. 🙌🏻

Lilifer · 26/03/2023 00:21

Patrick Wolf is incredible - my faves are The days and Together

Lilifer · 26/03/2023 00:23

The KLF's Build a Fire

Lilifer · 26/03/2023 00:23

schnubbins · 25/03/2023 18:50

Mine is Desert Moon from Styx. Ultimate 80's Soft Rock romance and lovely memories of a wonderful summer and being young and oh so happy!

Oh my good I LOVED Desert Moon!! 🙌🏻❤️

Lilifer · 26/03/2023 00:24

Bernadinetta · 25/03/2023 20:15

Take My Hand by Matt Berry

Golden State by Eddie Vedder

Alone in my home by Jack White

You by She Drew the Gun

Another Girl Another Planet by The Only Ones

Make Believe by Clean Cut Kid

Emmylou by First Aid Kit

God yes Emmylou is a beautiful song

Lilifer · 26/03/2023 00:27

bigdecisionstomake · 25/03/2023 23:18

68 Guns by The Alarm - no one’s ever heard of this if I mention it but I love it.

Oh I remember this, and heard this played live in 1985 at Croke park Dublin when The Alarm supported U2 in concert, they were fab!

JMSA · 26/03/2023 00:30

'On Top of the World' by James.

CastlesinSpain · 26/03/2023 00:50

Trees - The Garden of Jane Delawney
Eerie but beautiful song.

Chickenkeev · 26/03/2023 00:52

Orders76 · 25/03/2023 23:26

Oh and Ryan Adams magnolia mountain

I used to love ryan adams. Absolutely loved him. And he turned out to be a vile p**ck. I haven't listened to his music since. It kind of felt like a family member betraying me :(

Tessisme · 26/03/2023 02:18

Just another day by Jon Secada released in 1992

LOVE this song too @Lovegossip. So beautifully melancholy.

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Brrrrrrrrrrrr · 26/03/2023 02:25

Wow so many songs to try out…thanks everyone, here’s to a few more getting added to the list…

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EmmaEmerald · 26/03/2023 02:45

Chickenkeev · 26/03/2023 00:52

I used to love ryan adams. Absolutely loved him. And he turned out to be a vile p**ck. I haven't listened to his music since. It kind of felt like a family member betraying me :(

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I struggled with this but the FBI have cleared him

I think at some point, if you don't separate the art from the artist, we'll be left with about three women.

Ryan Adams was the soundtrack of so much of my life. Fortunately I own the CDs so don't have the download dilemma. I haven't listened to anything he issued since the investigation.

re The Alarm and 68 Guns, I thought that's a song everyone in my age group would know, wasn't it really popular?

EmmaEmerald · 26/03/2023 02:45

Thanks for the playlist Brrrr!

JaneJeffer · 26/03/2023 02:46

re The Alarm and 68 Guns, I thought that's a song everyone in my age group would know, wasn't it really popular?
Yeah everyone who was a teenager in the 80's knows it!