Wiggo's Desert Island Discs

[Cance > TheRest]

Re:

I reckon the task will only be harder the older you get

How old were you when Time made it to the list? Me, maybe I took this song too seriously, lol, only had a crush on it when I turned 30, although the guitar solo had killed me long before.
Dirt and that giant Superunknown, were all over my early 20s, just can't make up my mind which song to pick from them

Have known "Time" since I was 10 or 11 years old. At that time it was mostly the melodic part of the song, including the magnificent guitar solo, that I focus'ed on. When I got older, I started paying more attention to the lyrics. I'm always connecting it to my highschool time, as I wrote multiple essays on it in english class

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

I think that it would be something like this for me:

Dietrich Buxtehude - Jesus Meines Lebens Leben
J.S. Bach - Goldberg Variations
Camille Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto no. 4
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 2
Leo Ornstein - Morning in the Woods
Charles Mingus - Moanin'
Roy Hargrove - Strasbourg St. Denis
Nujabes - The Sign
Megadeth - Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
Johnny Cash - Mercy Seat

 

[jaylew]

Re:

It is not and, as far as I'm aware, has never been albums. It's always been single pieces of music as the aim is to use the pieces of music to discuss the persons lives.

I've always seen DID lists as albums, not songs, but maybe things shifted over time.

I don't think I could even do a song list. That seems way, way too hard.

 

[King Boonen]

Nope.

 

[The Hitch]

My list.


Danca delle ore (Dance of the Hours)- Amilcare Ponchielli. - though really, anything from Fantasia. Wins because the images of drunk purple hippos being chased by shamrock green crocodiles stays with one for ever.

It's all right Ma (I'm only bleeding) - Bob Dylan- More a political speech with a few guitar strums in the middle, than a song, its Dylan's best work. And to tie into the OP being about wiggins - "obscenity, who really cares?"

Te extraño tanto- Luis Miguel del Almargue- some nice traditional Dominican Bachata.

Ciao Fausto- Mauro Gaultieri. About cycling. Beatifull ballad about Coppi and his legacy. Always touching to think cycling had this kind of impact on people back then. "But my voice is failing, I say only 2 words. Goodby Fausto." Molto belle.

Green Fields of France- Beautiful story song about war. You know he died, but each verse tells you more. That's how songs should be. "The countless white crosses in mute witness stand, To man's blind indifference to his fellow man."

Guantanamera- One of the most famous rhythms of all time, comes from what is the most famous and longest resonating Latin American song of all time. The lyrics come from the poetry of Jose Marti, the Father of Cuba, who also said my favourite phrase ever - "Sin Sonrisa de mujer, no hay gloria de hombre".

Kiss the Girl - Disney's The Little Mermeid- Can't go anywhere without a disney song. This one sums them up as it has nice tune, comedy and tells a story.

Me and Bobby Mcgee- Kris Kristofferson- another good story song. Also its country music which always has the best story songs. "Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose".

Alexandra Leaving- Leonard Cohen- Any Cohen song, but this one is calm so ill take it. "I've seen the future brother, it is murder" (different song but still Cohen)

Luka - Suzanne Vega- best for last. Very beautiful and tragic and sad underrated song. "yes I know you've seen me before".

 

[Avoriaz]

My list, in no particular order:

PWA - The High
Made of Stone - The Stone Roses
Gong - Sigur Ros
Pause - Emily Barker
Dyers Eve - Metallica
How Many Tears - Helloween
Ride On - Christy Moore
Agnus Dei (an armed man) - Karl Jenkins
Ne me quitte pas - Jacques Brel

...for now

 

[cellardoor]

I've tried to capture some different moods, different spheres of music I like and songs that I could imagine being able to listen to thousands of times on a desert island. If it was simply a top 10 list of favourite songs then would be a slightly different list.

Neil Diamond - Solitary Man
- My first memory of getting into music was finding this 7" in my mother's collection and playing it endlessly.

Joan Baez - Rejoice in the Sun
- Theme from my favourite film - Silent Running - and I think it showcases her amazing voice perfectly.

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
- One of my favourite bands, could have picked many tracks for this slot. This isn't really my favourite song by Pink Floyd, but I can imagine singing along to this song to lift my spirits when stuck on a desert island.

Pearl Jam - Black
- Reminds me of being at Uni and first getting into grunge and metal.

Porcupine Tree - Radioactive Toy
- Brilliant progressive rock track. I love the way it builds from the long instrumental section back to the chorus.

The Gathering - Travel
- Probably my favourite band, could easily fill a top 100 with songs by them.

Neurosis - Stones from the Sky
- Heavy, angry, but melodic.

Skepticism - The March and the Stream
- Picked this to represent my favourite genre of music - doom/death.

Thievery Corporation - Shaolin Satellite
- Great track to kickstart a balmy July weekend, with all the windows open and a breeze running through the house.

Massive Attack - Safe From Harm
- It's 5am. Trying to find a half drunk can of beer that hasn't got cigarette ash in it. This is on.

 

[FoxxyBrown1111]

Good article on The Wiggo on Cyclingnews today. Now that he's no longer a SKY apparatchick I'm really warming to him. He's always had great taste in music.

His latest interview is very Hendrix, "Hey Brother, really outta site here; no buttons to push; I got an hour record waiting for me in a laundromat; skuse me while I swear a lot..."

Hope you warm down now, after you saw him showing the middle finger to everybody by inviting McQuaid and Bruyneel to his clinical record...

 

[D Avoid]

Why would anybody care? Warm to a radiator, more empathy!!