Not to mention the 'Ring in Peace" bit...Sephiroth81 wrote:Most christmas music is pretty crap though - the only half decent one is "Don't let the Bells end" by The Darkness, and thats mainly for the amusing title.

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Not to mention the 'Ring in Peace" bit...Sephiroth81 wrote:Most christmas music is pretty crap though - the only half decent one is "Don't let the Bells end" by The Darkness, and thats mainly for the amusing title.
Ha, I know. I blame whomever decided to convince everyone a few years ago to change all their avatars to Christmas ones, think SirClive pushed me to do it too, could just never be bothered to change it back.Liamh1982 wrote:Judging by your avatar, it's always Christmas when you post!Elgin_McQueen wrote:Last? I've not even started!
TMR wrote: And you wonder why you're being labelled as elitist... you couldn't be any more elite if you were a wireframe.
Whenever I hear that song, the chorus in my head becomes "Chriiiiistmaaaas time! Don't be a bell-end!"joefish wrote:Not to mention the 'Ring in Peace" bit...Sephiroth81 wrote:Most christmas music is pretty crap though - the only half decent one is "Don't let the Bells end" by The Darkness, and thats mainly for the amusing title.
Retro is a state of mind, and cares not for your puny concepts like dates and calendars.
Oh man, I love that sort of stuff. It's musical comedy. So bad that it's unintentionally good. About ten years ago there was a small bookshop in my town and I think the owner must have been a bit of a keyboard player or something. As you browsed the paperbacks you were treated to absolutely excruciating versions of all sorts of stuff that was presented in a sort of chirpy elevator music style complete with the most amazing panpipe solo freak-outs. His version of Ebeneezer Goode had me on my knees between two rows of books. I was laughing silently so hard I thought my bladder was going to go. The man was a total genius, just probably not in the way he thought he was.joefish wrote: A few years ago, someone at work had a CD of Sci-Fi themes (no songs, just music) but recorded by what sounded like a few cheap synths in a 70s light disco / lounge style. The Star Wars 'Main Theme' and 'Cantina Band' tracks were diabolical and hilarious in equal measure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o2ufv_c0xIThe Beans wrote:Oh man, I love that sort of stuff. It's musical comedy. So bad that it's unintentionally good. About ten years ago there was a small bookshop in my town and I think the owner must have been a bit of a keyboard player or something. As you browsed the paperbacks you were treated to absolutely excruciating versions of all sorts of stuff that was presented in a sort of chirpy elevator music style complete with the most amazing panpipe solo freak-outs. His version of Ebeneezer Goode had me on my knees between two rows of books. I was laughing silently so hard I thought my bladder was going to go. The man was a total genius, just probably not in the way he thought he was.joefish wrote: A few years ago, someone at work had a CD of Sci-Fi themes (no songs, just music) but recorded by what sounded like a few cheap synths in a 70s light disco / lounge style. The Star Wars 'Main Theme' and 'Cantina Band' tracks were diabolical and hilarious in equal measure.
In the same vein, I've found Iron Maiden covers albums to be equally amusing. There's always at least one band from lithuania or somewhere who've apparently only ever heard Europe's The Final Countdown and then deciided to do a Maiden cover, with a singer who sounds mexican.
flatapex wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o2ufv_c0xIThe Beans wrote:Oh man, I love that sort of stuff. It's musical comedy. So bad that it's unintentionally good. About ten years ago there was a small bookshop in my town and I think the owner must have been a bit of a keyboard player or something. As you browsed the paperbacks you were treated to absolutely excruciating versions of all sorts of stuff that was presented in a sort of chirpy elevator music style complete with the most amazing panpipe solo freak-outs. His version of Ebeneezer Goode had me on my knees between two rows of books. I was laughing silently so hard I thought my bladder was going to go. The man was a total genius, just probably not in the way he thought he was.joefish wrote: A few years ago, someone at work had a CD of Sci-Fi themes (no songs, just music) but recorded by what sounded like a few cheap synths in a 70s light disco / lounge style. The Star Wars 'Main Theme' and 'Cantina Band' tracks were diabolical and hilarious in equal measure.
In the same vein, I've found Iron Maiden covers albums to be equally amusing. There's always at least one band from lithuania or somewhere who've apparently only ever heard Europe's The Final Countdown and then deciided to do a Maiden cover, with a singer who sounds mexican.
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Winter Wonderland is so huge it heaves with sound, and the "Silent Night" coda at the end of the album is quite shiver-inducing. One of the best albums ever without any doubt. I enjoyed making it!joefish wrote: One I wanted to track down is Darlene Love's 'Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)', which is the opening track from Gremlins. For some reason it never seems to appear on the usual Christmas albums. So I've just ordered the remastered Phil Spector CD of Christmas songs for maybe a bit of quality this year
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