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Old School Songs <3 Stevie Wonder, Etta James, Nat King Cole, etc..

#1 nahnsaemi

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Post icon Posted 11 October 2006 - 05:35 PM

I'm really into listening to lose classic old school love songs..
Ahh!! But I need to download some new songs.
Can anyone recommend any others???

I've been loving most of Etta James songs lately <3

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Posted 12 October 2006 - 12:06 AM

Right now, my favorite old school ballad is Frank Sinatra - It Had to be You. Well I don't think you can go wrong with anything Frank Sinatra haha. Julie London is great too. If you ever watched 'V for Vendetta', her song 'Cry Me a River' is the song playing when Evie and V dance together.

I'd like to know what other songs soompiers recommend because I'm looking for new songs to download myself.

This is more jazz, but I love Harry Connick Jr.'s (you might know him as Leo from 'Will and Grace') covers and songs. He also did 'It Had to be You' but more upbeat. I also like 'Wink and a Smile'.

And Michael Bubl�, he does more jazz and swing, but he's great. I've actually been listening to his cover of 'Sway' almost the whole day!

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Posted 12 October 2006 - 12:50 AM

this song is so old school, i think i was around two when it was created.

mariah carey - hero.

it is. the. best. mariah carey song. EVER.

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Posted 12 October 2006 - 01:25 AM

Have you tried Billy Holiday? Some of her songs are rather sad, but her version of "It Had to Be You" is really good. Quite different from Frank Sinatra's (whom I also love).

That's all I can really think of right now. Oh have you given Pink Martini a try? They've got some good stuff.

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Posted 12 October 2006 - 06:05 AM

you'll love nina simone
you'll be shocked when you hear her hehe
i love "the more i see you"

i don't know which classics you know but you might like ray charles' "georgia on my mind" and i love his solo version of "somewhere over the rainbow"

ooh and aretha franklin's "do right woman"

gladys knight and the pips "midnight train to georgia"

these are like my absolute favourites

and natalie cole's "this will be" this one is really famous
totally love it

hope this was some help if you don't know them already, but if you do then we can bond on our love for them! heeh

and i totally love etta too

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Post icon Posted 12 October 2006 - 11:20 AM

If you like Jazz standards you should try Patti Austins tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. It's awesome. It's called for Ella. Also the Good Night Good Luck Soundtrack is very good Diane Reeves is the singer. Great Album.
I've also been listening to The Very Best of Jane Monheit and Renee Olstead two good albums.

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Posted 12 October 2006 - 02:00 PM

THANKS SO MUCH!!!!!!!
I'm downloading songs right now!!!!
Thanks for ALL your input.. Hope to hear some keke

& yes, I love Mariah Carey's "Hero" but I was looking for something wayyy back in the day, hehe!

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Posted 12 October 2006 - 02:11 PM

Btw, I DL'ed some of Michael Buble & Frank Sinatra LOVE THEM!
Thanks soooooooooo much guys~~ I'm gonna DL the others

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Posted 12 October 2006 - 03:14 PM

You can never go wrong with Elton John. Hmm, Air Supply and Michael Learns to Rock are good too.

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Posted 13 March 2007 - 12:39 AM

There's a Gene Kelly movie marathon and I just have to mention these songs:

Gene Kelly - Singin' in the Rain
The whole piece is such a joy to watch on-screen too!

Frank Sinatra and Betty Garrett - You're Awful
I love LOVE this song, the lyrics to the song is just so cleverly written!

also

Al Green - I'm So In Love with You
This is the song that plays in the Tide Simple Pleasures commercial

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Posted 13 March 2007 - 07:40 AM

Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Loving You

I remember hearing this on Metropolis, one of the best songs I've ever heard.

I don't know who sings it, but the title of the song is "What a Wonderful World" that's a good classic too.

Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.

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Posted 13 March 2007 - 11:51 PM

leonard cohen, songs from leonard cohen 1968.
mmmmm.

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Posted 14 March 2007 - 11:09 PM

A-ha - Take on me

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Posted 15 March 2007 - 07:55 AM

If you're looking for really old school music, you should check out The Temptations. "My Girl", "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch", and "Build me up Buttercup" are awesome.

Other other artists I would recommend:
Billy Joel (any Billy Joel song)
Diana Ross and the Supremes ("Can't Hurry Love")
Sam Cooke ("Wonderful World")
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles ("Track of My Tears")
Marvin Gaye
Jackson 5 ("I'll Be There")
Al Green
The Beatles
Elvis Presley

For more recent artists:
Boyz II Men
Michael Bolton ("How am I Supposed to Live Without You")
Lionel Richie
Bryan Adams
Rod Stewart
Richard Marx
Phil Collins
Eric Clapton
All-4-One

I miss well-written music... *sigh*

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Posted 15 March 2007 - 09:43 AM

'at laaaast my looove has come along
my lonely nights are ooover
and life is liiiiiike a soooong'

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Posted 15 March 2007 - 10:44 AM

QUOTE(Delster @ Oct 12 2006, 03:06 AM)

Right now, my favorite old school ballad is Frank Sinatra - It Had to be You. Well I don't think you can go wrong with anything Frank Sinatra haha. Julie London is great too. If you ever watched 'V for Vendetta', her song 'Cry Me a River' is the song playing when Evie and V dance together.

i love julie london's voice. i really like her other songs as well..such as but not for me and you and the night and the music.

i like some songs from doris day and helen forest...but they are really really old school

the carpenters and the egales old school enough? XD i would think they are more recent..comparing to nat king cole and such

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Posted 15 March 2007 - 12:15 PM

LOVE by Nat King Cole is very nice..

Chicago, BeeGees, Air Supply, Chaka Khan(Through the Fire), Carole King(Its Too late n Youve Got A Friend), Carly Simon(Nobody Does It Better)...some good artists i like.. try looking up their songs..