Seniors, Desert Island Discs?

Yes we did, and enjoyed it!.....My selection would have to follow periods of my life; Nat King Cole's , Too young Mrs Mills, Honky Tonk Piano. Hymn , To Be a Pilgrim. Hot Chocolates, It Started with a Kiss......Sinatra's. My way, The wind beneath my Wings. Any Disco, and my own D.V.D A youth Not Wasted!....

I remember listening to Roy Plomley,

I would select -

Atomic - Blondie

Blaze Away - the Blues and Royals band

Everybody's Talkin - Harry Nilsson

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Holliies

I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

Our House - Madness

Yellow Submarine - the Beatles

Wishing on a Star - Rose Royce

I am not familiar with this program, but here is my list:

It's a Lovely Night For a Moondance - Van Morrison

Summit Ridge Drive - Artie Shaw and The Gramercy Five

Bring Him Home -Les Miserables

I Had a Dream - Les Miserables

Lost Out Here in The Stars - Walter Huston from Knickerbocker Holiday

When I Was Seventeen - Lou Rawls

Old Folks - Lou Rawls

I remember struggling to tune into the Light Radio Station on a Sunday afternoon, just after 'The Navy Lark', to listen to this programme. For some reason we kept losing the signal.

My Dad enjoyed listening to it, so I had to.

As to my choices, you've got me testing my memory, but I think these would be my selection;

Ken Colyer Trad Jazz Band - 'Bouron Street Parade'

Acker Bilk Trad Jazz Band - 'That's My Home'

Nat King Cole - 'Mona Lisa'

Rick Nelson - 'Garden Party'

Adam Faith - 'The time has come'

Mantovani & His Orchestra - 'Song From The Moulin Rouge'

Paul Anka - 'Diana'

Sousa's Band - 'The Blue Danube'

Of course as you said, my choice kept changing as I wrote it!

Thank you for the days -The Kinks

It might as well rain until September - Carole King

True - Spandau Ballet

Moonlight Serenade - Glen Miller Band

Every time we say goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald

I'll be seeing you - Anne Shelton

I wish it could be Christmas every day - Wizard

Wouldn't it be nice - The Beach Boys

Darling be home soon - Lovin Spoonful

Stairway to heaven - Led Zepplin

Hi I have listened to Desert Island Discs and have been surprised at some of the music that people have chosen, i loved to listen to it. My list would be.

Shout to the Top....Style Council..

SOS....(Stop her on sight)...Edwin Star.

Highland Cathedral......Royal Artillery Band.

Immortality......Celine Dion featuring Bee Gees.

You Win Again...Bee Gees

Softly Softly....Ruby Murray.

Heaven must be Missing an angel....Tavares

Cant take my eyes off you....Heath Ledger from the film 10 things i hate about you. (taming of the shrew)

I used to listen to Desert Island Discs, and at least one could make out what they were singing about.

"Cumberland Blues" as performed by the Grateful Dead on their Europe '72 album.

"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" as performed by Eric Clapton

"Fine Brown Frame" by Nellie Lutcher

"Chuck E's in Love" by Rickie Lee Jones

"My Castle's Rockin''" as performed by Alberta Hunter (during her comeback when she was 82)

"When Did You Leave Heaven?" as performed by Charles Brown

"I Am the Man of Constant Sorrow" as performed by the "Soggy Bottom Boys" (lip-synched by George Clooney, etc.) in the movie "O, Brother, Where Art Thou?"

and "Corner Pocket" by Count Basie.

To pick one of the eight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08e9k-c91E8

What a wonderful program, Bring him home ,is a soul, booster , wonderful

My security wouldn't let me google it but

I did find this on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMMS4I6f7o4

Love your choice of music.

I love - love - Love - Bring him home and other songs

on his 2011 album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=Nbz0TXK3A2o

Nice.

Peaceful. Teary too.

DeeJay.