I set myself this challenge a few months ago and after weeks of thinking about it, I finally came up with an answer.

Imagine that you can only listen to one singer or band or musician or composer, only one, for the rest of your life.

This person or group has to encapsulate for you, happy music and sad music, dancing music and relaxing music, romantic music and passionate music, fun music and serious music, or indeed whatever it is, maybe none of the above, that you really must get out of music.

Then choose that someone who you think will cover all of your moods, you might have to sacrifice something, it isnt easy

I look forward to your answers

For the record I ended up choosing Bryan Adams but he isnt my favourite musician. He is however the person best placed to satisfy more or less all of my musical needs

- Charles Kennedy appeared to say on Desert Island Discs this morning that he couldnt really get along without David Bowie

Predictable, but I'd say The Beatles.

Anton Dvorak

System of a down :headbang:

Originally posted by alchresearch
Predictable, but I'd say The Beatles.

Now you come to mention it, I could have picked them too

I stand with my first choice though, it is no good my changing my mind ten minutes after starting the thread

Not sure they can quite match the funny urban myth about what a lot of people think Bryan was singing at the beginning of Summer of 69 though, but that might have to be a different thread.


;)

Frank Sinatra or Puccini - I'd have to toss a coin, but Frank would probably win.;)

Originally posted by Belle
Not sure they can quite match the funny urban myth about what a lot of people think Bryan was singing at the beginning of Summer of 69 though, but that might have to be a different thread.
;)

Start the thread and I'll feature a small snippet of the intro. for people to click and listen to! It should only be a few Kb to download.

For me it would have to be Belinda Carlisle.

When she came to the Arena as part of the Here & Now tour she lit the place up!

Thats a hard one a toss up between sam cooke and the king elvis think elvis might just shade it.

Frank Zappa -
80 or more albums to collect
from classical to do-wop and everything in between, a master and transcender of genre.

been listening to him probably almost every day for 20 years and there's still a lot I haven't heard.

Oh, and the promise of thousands of hours of unreleased material to come.

Beethoven I think. The ultimate genius.

If not then Nina Simone, if not then Mozart.

Does that make me sound snobby?? I'm not at all, just like classical music a lot. It has everything within it!

Joni Mitchell!

Bryan Adams? Belinda Carlisle? For the REST OF YOUR LIFE? It really does take all sorts.

I don't think I could listen to any one artist for the rest of my life - I'd rather have no music at all.

Phan has the right idea though: choose someone with 80 albums and wildly varying styles. Not many of them around though.

If pushed then, I'll say....Chris DeBurgh

Joni Mitchell is just fine ... but I would have to say ...

mr JIMI HENDRIX for me thank you very much !!

:rolleyes: I changed my mind it would be The Blue Nile :thumbsup:

8) Nah Den Ace........

Just one? Without question, that would have to be..........

The Stone Roses............choice!

Regards,

Spacehopper.

Straylight Run without a doubt. If you've heard them you'll know what I mean! x

David Byrne / Talking Heads. What with all those world rythyms I would have the natives dancing in the isles.

Hi List,
Hmmmmm this is a tough question.
Meat Loaf,Elvis, Phil Collins, Guns and Roses, Bette Middler and Shakira come to mind. Hmmm which one?
I could be awake all night wondering who to pick.
Cher

Originally posted by MichaelTravis
Bryan Adams? Belinda Carlisle? For the REST OF YOUR LIFE? It really does take all sorts.

If pushed then, I'll say....Chris DeBurgh

I do hope you jest, I would rank Chris D up with Belinda Carlisle and Bryan Adams.


If pushed then I'll say Boo Hewerdine - not very well known singer songwriter who has written some great songs and writes for a lot of top artists. He has so many songs you would never get bored, he just keeps dropping them out, heres one I wrote whilst in the shower, heres one I wrote whilst stuck on the M1, heres one I wrote when I was at the dentist........

Originally posted by mikey
I do hope you jest

I do!

4 strings or heavens cry. they make really nice trancey music. nice singing on the tunes too!

After pondering on this one for a while I've decided The Beatles. There's other bands I like more but they haven't got as many albums as The Beatles. I would have to have lots of albums to choose from so that I didn't get too bored of listening to the same songs. And since The Beatles music varies quite a lot across all their albums then that would keep it interesting as well.

I think I'd say Queen, but there's so much stuff I'd miss out on.

Maria Callas.

Hmmm :huh: I think I'd have to say Oasis, simply because I can even listen to some of their "bad" stuff and still enjoy it for some reason.

OMD. Simply because it would remind me of my brother.

Radiohead. Probably. Or maybe The Smiths. Too hard:|

it would have to be somebody who had stood the test of time
made a lot of albums
good albums that is
able to span the generation gap
let's see no contest The Beatles:thumbsup:

You've probably never heard of them, but a band called The Blessing.
As far as I know they only did one album Prince Of The Deep Water.
Musically and lyrically it covers every emotion you can think of and then some.
AWESOME.

You've probably never heard of them, but a band called The Blessing.
As far as I know they only did one album Prince Of The Deep Water.
Musically and lyrically it covers every emotion you can think of and then some.
AWESOME.

I've got that album. It's a great album but I don't think I could just hear that one album for the rest of my life!

Paul Weller.

And if I was forced to choose an era I'd choose the Style Council :o

Or maybe The Smiths.|

Funny thing is, I love the Smiths to death. I really do. But no way could I listen to them for the rest of my life. I've got about 5 albums on an MP3 disc in the car, and I bet it only gets one full listen all the way through every 6 months or so. Then I've proper had enough.

I'm still pondering who I would choose though. Possibly the Beatles. Someone with a huge back catalogue (like someone else said).

I Could Listen To Bob Dylan Forever His Voice Soothes Me, Hes The Best Singer Sonwriter Ever.

Hmmmmmmmm desicion. Prince or David Bowie.

No definately Paul Weller. A huge selection and lots of different styles.

Huh, for me I think Heather Nova, only around 6 albums under her youthful belt but with a nice variance and it chills me out beyond belief.

for me it would have to be the original, blasters :banana:

Frank Sinatra.:cool: Hundreds of tracks to choose from

That young Opera singer on the Andre Riel show fm Turin voice as clear as a bell just a beautiful singer,and I dont even know her name.

It would be Beethoven for me, with probably Haydn as a second choice, Mozart as a third choice and Schubert as a fourth choice.

In rock music, it would be Led Zeppelin.

Led Zep for me. Blues, Rock, Folk, even a bit of country. Plus of course Stairway!!
:headbang:

It would be a close run thing between Elvis Costello and Ani DiFranco. Although it would probably be Elv, I would try to make a deal whereby I could substitute a few Ani tracks for the Elv albums after and including the monstrosity he recorded with Burt Bacharach (sp).

Got to be Johnny Mathis. We courted with him, married with him, conceived with him;) ,laughed and cried with him.......now the youngsters have hi-jacked him cos he's in the charts again. Still got all his LPs on vynyl as well.

Frank Sinatra.:cool: Hundreds of tracks to choose from
yep i have to agree id happily be abe to listen to frank forever, i have fond(and very early) memories of my nan humming his songs while helping my mum in the kitchen and ive listend and sung along to them ever since:)

Frank Sinatra.:cool: Hundreds of tracks to choose from
Of course, "The Guvner" himself Frank Sinatra,who else ?:thumbsup:

Westlife for me :D

Westlife for me:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Matt Munro

Josh Homme, the dudes been in so much i got wide varity of choice

Really difficult one this, lots to choose from.....
Black sabbath
pink floyd
deep purple
Led zepplin
etc etc.........But if I really have to choose only one then it would have to be.......YES.....(yes, the band), superb music I could listen to for the rest of my life.:thumbsup:

etc etc.........But if I really have to choose only one then it would have to be.......YES.....(yes, the band), superb music I could listen to for the rest of my life.:thumbsup:
Not listened to Yes for a long time, but their albums used never to be off my turntable, many moons ago...
Of contemporary bands, it's the Stereophonics for me, now, they've something for every mood.
But if I really had to listen to only one choice for the rest of my life, it would be a hard call between Beethoven and Bach, but I think Beethoven would win, just... but that means never hearing the Brandenburg concerto's again :(

UB40 for me... :banana:

Beatles easily. Greatest band and such a vast record collection :clap:

Well I've been listening to Arctic Monkeys for about a month n havnt got bored yet.... but seeing as they only have one album so far I reckon they'd drive me crazy in the end lol.

i cant do it.........the word eclectic was created just for me :
ok ill have a go........errrrrrrrrrrm

miles davis :)






or johnny cash

gah see i cant do it :(

*gets coat*

Well I've been listening to Arctic Monkeys for about a month n havnt got bored yet.... but seeing as they only have one album so far I reckon they'd drive me crazy in the end lol.

the trick is to choose one with loads of albums sunshine )

Easy; Aphex Twin.

Closely followed by Joy Division.

ermmmmmmmmmmm good god cant think

it would have to U2 altho i would have to ignore the fact they have done a song with mary j blige (two apart are great but together not so good)

guns n roses for me

Numan.
I only really listen to his stuff anyway.

Counting crows!!!!!!!!!!!! They have everything including true musicianship!!

Michael Jackson

I have listened to all his music for over 10 years, and loved every minute. His music has got me through some incredibily tough times. His music varys from happy to sad, and some songs are even a little rocky :D which I love.

I think he is the musical genius....

Belle & Sebastian, loads of wonderful tunes and with a good amount of variety in their stuff.

I'll vote for Richard Thompson. Great writer, and great coverer of other people's songs for over a 1000 years (http://www.richardthompson-music.com/catch_of_the_day.asp?id=117) (kinda like it says on the Henderson's bottle!).

Kate Bush, I've loved her music since she screached onto Top Of The Pops with Wuthering Heights.

Would have to be Bjork for me.

Jim:thumbsup:

The Clancey Brothers and Tommy Makem. Fabulous music, beautifully sung, coming from the heart.

Mine would have to be Marc Almond. Pure genius. I could never get bored of him :thumbsup:

Just one group for ever?

QUEEN

Rush, they have a large and varied collection of albums to keep me happy :thumbsup:

Thats like asking if u would like ears or eyes.

No it's not.

I would have ACDC because I'm on the Highway to Hell.

UB40

Although all their music sounds similar, this is the only group that I have liked throughout my life.
I've liked others but then grown out of them.

Dead Kennedys, I never tire of DK.

Too many to choose from, however it'd be a toss up between:-

Nirvana
Stone Roses
Oasis
Beatles
The Doors
Radiohead
Babyshambles

I think the Beatles would just shade it.

Definitely Sinatra — but I’d prefer his videos. Charm, sophistication and razzmatazz!

And what about the singer you’d least like to have warbling to you? For me, that’s got to be Dean Martin!

Just done most played on i tunes:
1,rem 2,morrissey3,elvis costello.

massive attack

pink floyd

zero7

tough call

ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE??????????

*eyes glaze over*

David Byrne / Talking Heads. What with all those world rythyms I would have the natives dancing in the isles.


Can I have two choices?

Guy Garvey and Elbow needs adding to my DB/TH playlist.

Byork.
Cos after 5 minutes of hearing her my head would self-implode and I that would be the end of having to listen to one singer for the rest of my life.

Chrissie Hynde, any day!

Cat Stevens

Sttellla

A wacky Belgian pop band (http://www.sttellla.be/)

Erm... It would be a tough choice, but I'd have to say either Rage against the Machine, Soilwork or Bob Marley.

Not sure how I'd choose between the 3 though.

After considering all the riches of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s ... I've gone for - Pink! :D

Mine is the third vote for Pink Floyd

Richard Hawley

Richard Hawley

I'd happily listen to Hawley for a long time. But if push came to shove I'd have to vote for Costello, or McManus, or Little Hands of Concrete.

I'd happily listen to Hawley for a long time. But if push came to shove I'd have to vote for Costello, or McManus, or Little Hands of Concrete.
Napoleon Dynamite isn't bad either :) .

Napoleon Dynamite isn't bad either :) .

And The Coward Brothers kick ass too, but their back catalogue is too brief to listen to all day, every day. :P

Slipknot. Surprisingly diverse sound, and I love the combination of tribal drumming and really big slabs of detuned guitar.

My shortlist is The Beatles, Kraftwerk and New Order.

I'd probably choose New Order because they are like two bands in one: one which plays rock music and one which plays dance music.

I can also only get it down to a shortlist. This would be New Model Army, The Waterboys or Sandy Denny.

At the time of having to choose if I was in my radical, raging against social ills mood it would be New Model Army. If I was in my reckless, dancing around the flat mood it would be the Waterboys and if I was in my soulful, creative, contemplative mood it would be Sandy. :D

Could I create a compilation tape?? lol

Bob Marley and the Wailers would do me a treat.

Bob Marley and the Wailers would do me a treat.Yes not bad, not bad at all but for me to answer the question, "If you could only listen to one singer or band for the rest of your life?" it would have to be the birds singing in the morning. :) They are not the same as us but I love those creatures! So am I getting old - or am I getting young? :confused: I dunno, perhaps both.

If you mean singer or band, then No contest. Answer = Ozric Tentacles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GinMx2OGIo Check 'em out!

If however, you include composers, then Definitely = J.S.Bach.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc3KqrKNNck

Hope that answers the OPs Question! :)

:banana::banana::banana::banana:

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Eminem withought doubt.

He's a better poet and story teller and writer than any of the afore mentioned arists.