I have grown up listening to the oldies, like Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, and Marvin Gaye, and it seems like their are very few people still out there today that enjoys listening to this kind of music, soul and especially Motown. So, is there anyone out there at these boards that does listen to the oldies, and what are some of your favorite groups and songs?

I like Diana Ross and the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and many more from the 60's. That was some really great music.

OMG yes! thats all i seem to listen to these days.:happyface

My tastes run from the Classics such as Mozart and Beethoven to the fun J-punk-pop Sounds of Japanese girl bands Shonen Knife and Mikabomb....

I hate today's "American music" when it comes to North American music,
I listen to mainly anything older than I am, particularly, the "Big Band" sounds of the 30s and 40s and 50s Rock'n'Roll ( I like the early 60s too, but, when the Beatles broke up, R&R went into the toilet , and Rap and hiphop are well...lets not get into how I feel about them :rolleyes: )

30s and 40s

Favorite bands & singers:
Judy Garland
Bing Crosby
Glenn Miller Band
Andrews sisters
Bob Eberly

Songs:
Over the Rainbow
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
In the Mood
Chatanooga Choochoo
Zing went the strings of my heart
I'll never smile again
Bluebirds over, the white cliffs of Dover

1950s

Bands and singers:
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Gene Vincent and the BlueCaps
Johnny Burnette
Little Richard
Jerry Lee Lewis

Songs:
Thatll be the day < My fave song of all time ( And pretty much anything else by Buddy! )
Smoke gets in your eyes
A thousand stars
Be Boppa Lula
Think it over
my prayer
Little Darling
Too much Monkey business
And too many more to list!

1960s-70s

Bands and Singers:
Beatles
Beach Boys
Guess Who
3 Dog Night
Creedence Clearwater
Doors

Songs:
I wanna hold your hand
Light my fire
Bad moon rising
fun fun fun
Shes my Summer girl ( B-side ofJan and Dean's Surf City)
Sukiyaki
In the Summer time ( when the winter was hot)
Beautiful Sunday
American Woman
LA Woman
and many more..but, i'm tired of typing! :lol:

Most of the music I enjoy listening to ranges from the early 60's to the early 90's with a few top hits from 95 - 07.

I'm somewhat different in that I like a lot of variety. There isn't just one singer or group that I can attach myself to. I like a lot of one hit wonders, too.

Some of my favorites going from 60's onward are: The Drifters, Mamas Papas, Fifth Dimension, Elton John, A lot of Disco (Yeah, I admit it), James Taylor, Madonna, Styx, ect..

I like both the Beatles and Rolling Stones....BUT, I have more Rolling Stone favorites than Beatles. Probably because they have been around so much longer.

I can also listen anytime to Nat King Cole or a good Sinatra tune. Like I said, Variety.

I mostly like music from the 50s-80s. I have ALL of the Motown collections on CD. I also have the Beatles, Rascals, Elton John, Crosby Stills & Nash, Chicago, James Taylor, Carly Simon. I could go on and on. I'm not too crazy about today's music, but I do like some of it, including some hip-hop.

Im big into Roy orbison at the moment, thats all i seem to be listening to at the mo that and The Carpenters.

Have you ever heard Roy Orbisons ROCKABILLY music? (He did them in the 50s for Sun Records, before he became mainly a ballad singer; in the early 60s ) ohh I should have put him on my list too! ^_^'

No i cant say that i ever have? was ooby dooby from that?

Does anyone like neil sedaka i love his music to.:)

No i cant say that i ever have? was ooby dooby from that?

Yes actually, theses songs are available on CD..."Roy Orbison, the Glory Years" from Dressed to kill, Metrodome music of England
( So you should be able to find it there )

Ill get that record i reconise songs from it.

and heres the front cover , to help you find it
( Man I love my scanner :D )

What do you think of Bob dylan? ive only ever taken to a handful of songs by him but to be honest never gave him a chance.

Im not a big Dylon ( Real name Robert Allen Zimmerman ) fan but, he did have some pretty good folk songs early in his career such as:
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Mr. Tambourine Man
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
It Ain't Me, Babe
Lay, Lady, Lay
and his best song (IMHO),
Blowin' in the Wind

Man oh man, OLDIES BUT GOODIES is what I grew up with. Of course, they were still kinda new at that time. :lol: I was born in 1965 but I had an older brother and my older sister would play records all the time, so of course, music from the 60's is in my blood.

I have almost a 1000 songs on my iPod and real one player that consist of pure oldies (anything before 1970). My fave girl group is THE CHANTELS. They had several hits that I just love, such as: LOOK IN MY EYES, THE PLEA, MAYBE and I LOVE YOU SO. I especially love the oldies that originated from the Los Angeles area in the 60's, such as Don & Juan.

Im not a big Dylon ( Real name Robert Allen Zimmerman ) fan but, he did have some pretty good folk songs early in his career such as:
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Mr. Tambourine Man
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
It Ain't Me, Babe
Lay, Lady, Lay
and his best song (IMHO),
Blowin' in the Wind

They are pretty much the ones i like.LOL.

I like alot of oldies more then today's music. I like anything from the 60-some of the 90's but my favorite era of music was in the 80's
Classic music groups that I like are:

Cab Calloway- Hi De Ho
The Associations- Cherish and Wendy
Beatles- Yesterday, And I love her, Hey Jude, Love me Do, and Let it be
Beach Boys- Don't worry baby, Good Vibrations, sloop John G., Only God Knows, In my Room, and Kokamo
The 4 Tops- I can't help myself, Baby I need your lovin, and Ain't no women like the one I got
Eagles- Hotel California, Desperado, Take it easy, Tell me why, Already Gone, One of these nights and In a New York minute
CCR- Proud Mary, Who'll stop the rain, Susie Q, Down on the Corner, Born On the Bayou and Bad Moon Rising
Elvis- Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, Heartbreak Hotel, Return to Sender, All shook up, Blue christmas and A little less Conversation
Donna Summer- Last Dance, She works hard for the money and Hot stuff
Commadors- Night Shift, Brick House and Easy
Doobie Brothers- Listen to the music, Long Train Running, Taking it to the street, What a fool believes and Black Water
Abba- Dancing Queen, Thank you for the Music, Take a chance on me and What's the name of the game
Eddie Rabbit- U and I, I love a rainy night, I'm driving my life away and Two dollars in the jukebox
Alabama- Dixieland Delight, Play me that Moutian music, Cheap Seats, angles among us, The closer you get, Roll On eighteen wheeler, and lady down on love
The Judds- Grandpa, Mama he's crazy, Love can build a bridge and why not me?

That just a few of the oldies groups that I like I would post groups from each era but that would take to much time

To me, the 80s arent oldies! :lol:

I dont think 80s can be oldies to anyone can they?

I dont think 80s can be oldies to anyone can they?
GOOD ANSWER!!!!! :cheers:

I dont think 80s can be oldies to anyone can they?
hehe Well, MOST girls your age would say they were, Coff ;)

No way! i wasnt even listening to 80s music in the 80s! lol! :lol:
I think the only way i got to know 80s music was by watching Never been kissed.

I LOVE music from the 1950's(1954 -1960),BOTH early and late 1960's music,and early 1970's music .None of that disco stuff appeals to me,(Yes,I know some people like it)although I DO LIKE The Spinners'"I Love Music",and KC and the Sunshine Band's "That's the Way uh-huh,uh-huh,I like it." I also like instrumentals,but I despise most remakes.And I DO NOT like 1980's ,1990's,and 200's music.

Im not a big Dylon ( Real name Robert Allen Zimmerman ) fan but, he did have some pretty good folk songs early in his career such as:
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Mr. Tambourine Man
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
It Ain't Me, Babe
Lay, Lady, Lay
and his best song (IMHO),
Blowin' in the WindAnd remember the songs BOB Dylan WROTE?-Here are some of my favorites :"If Not for You"(by Olivia Newton-John),"Blowin'In the Wind"(by Peter Paul and Mary)..and "All I Really Wanna Do(Is Baby,Be Friends With You)by The Byrds (and Cher-I like The Byrd's version better)

I LOVE oldies - almost anything from the 1950s - 1970s. Some of my favorites are classic Motown, Roy Orbison, Righteous Brothers, Connie Francis, Lesley Gore, Ritchie Valens, Everly Brothers...then of course there's the Beatles, Bee Gees, Beach Boys, the Carpenters...I could go on and on.

I dont think 80s can be oldies to anyone can they?

I don't consider 80's music oldies, that the decade must of my favorite music comes from and I don't want to consider my favorite songs as oldies just yet

It's great to see a lot of people still listen to the oldies. My entire IPod is filled with oldies from the sixties and seventies. Just the other day I was listneing to Aretha Franklin while cleaning the house, and when my children walked in the door, they immediately told me to turn it off, and they put on some punk rock music. This really made me mad, because all it was was a bunch of noise. I just wish bands today were somewhat like what they were in the fifties and sixties.

I just wish bands today were somewhat like what they were in the fifties and sixties.
That'll never happen because, like the movie industry wh*res, the recording industry wh*res prefer to push the very worst elements in society ( Gangs, war, murder ) and sell them as entertainment, especially to the kids!

That'll never happen because, like the movie industry wh*res, the recording industry wh*res prefer to push the very worst elements in society ( Gangs, war, murder ) and sell them as entertainment, especially to the kids!
Not to mention that you had to have MUSICAL TALENT (for the most part) to get a recording contract.

Not to mention that you had to have MUSICAL TALENT (for the most part) to get a recording contract.
And you had to pay your dues!!!! Not get chosen by a million fans by phone. :rolleyes:

Not to mention that you had to have MUSICAL TALENT (for the most part) to get a recording contract.
:lol: I remember hearing that Whitney Houston was a model when she was approached to sign a recording contract, despite the fact that shed never BEEN a singer. The man who signed her was thrilled that , as a bonus, she actually COULD sing, but, he would have signed her either way! ( Says a lot about priorities in the music bizz, doesnt it? ) :rolleyes:

I Like The Oldies

Originally Posted by roseanne88-97
I just wish bands today were somewhat like what they were in the fifties and sixties.

You might enjoy my favorite "New" band, Shonen Knife, they do R&R the OLD way , for the most part.....They are Japanese, but, have recorded several albums in English . ( they have Japanese accents of course, which makes everything they sing sound SO cute! ;) :lol: )

( Think Ramones meet the BeachBoys meet the Ronettes, and youll have some idea what they sound like :crazy: )

And you had to pay your dues!!!! Not get chosen by a million fans by phone. :rolleyes:
Right , Irene, I can see it NOW.......
"Sorry Buddy Holly, the kids didnt like your glasses, you are the next American Idol, who has to go home!" :eek:

Oldies are amazing!!!!!!!!!


I absolutely love them, especiall the music of the 60's.:happyface


There wasn't any garbage in the songs, and they had more creative tunes then music of today!

My Fav bands/singers of oldies would be:
The Mamas and The Papas, The Beatles, Elvis, The Beach Boys, The Monkees,
The Surpremes, Johnny Cash... and many more....

Posted by mrs.gingerhinkley
absolutely love them, especiall the music of the 60's


The 50s were better

That'll never happen because, like the movie industry wh*res, the recording industry wh*res prefer to push the very worst elements in society ( Gangs, war, murder ) and sell them as entertainment, especially to the kids!

you can probably say the same thing with the tv industry and these cheap reality tv shows that seem to come out

you can probably say the same thing with the tv industry and these cheap reality tv shows that seem to come out
actually yeah, when i said movie industry, i meant Hollywood in general, so, Tv was included (in my mind, at least) , if not actually stated :blush:

actually yeah, when i said movie industry, i meant Hollywood in general, so, Tv was included (in my mind, at least) , if not actually stated :blush:

these days its not about quality but quantity, as money seems to be the main factor in all of them. it doesn't matter how crap they appear to be, for the producers, as long as it brings in the mega bucks for them, they couldn't care less really

these days its not about quality but quantity, as money seems to be the main factor in all of them. it doesn't matter how crap they appear to be, for the producers, as long as it brings in the mega bucks for them, they couldn't care less really
And if something loses money, they write it off on their taxes and probably are even happier :lol:

Posted by mrs.gingerhinkley



The 50s were better

I always thought the sixties were better, too.

^ I really love the music of both the 50's and 60's.

But more of my favoite songs come from the 60's. But the 50's are awesome as well!