good songs you would recommend others to listen to

**Designer** · 7th July 2013, 07:01 PM

"Take On Me" by a-ha (41 million views)

"Take on Me" is a song by the Norwegian synthpop band A-ha. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Alan Tarney for the group's first studio album Hunting High and Low, released in 1985. The song combines synthpop with a varied instrumentation that includes acoustic guitars, keyboards, and drums.

The original "Take on Me" was recorded in 1984, and took three releases to chart in the United Kingdom, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in November 1985. In the United States, the song reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1985, due in no small part to the wide exposure of its memorable and cutting-edge music video on MTV, directed by Steve Barron. The video features the band in a pencil-sketch animation method called rotoscoping, combined with live action. The video won six awards, and was nominated for two others at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards.

This music video features lead singer Morten Harket and actress Bunty Bailey.

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**raagadevan** · 9th July 2013, 03:49 AM

This is for Ramky and the other youngsters of the Forum:

Englebert Humperdinck singing "love will set you free...". This song was recorded by him at the age of 77,
and was released on March 19, 2012 as United Kingdom's entry at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Arnold George Dorsey was born in Madras (Chennai) on May 2, 1936, to a British father and a German mother.
He grew up in England, and started his music career in the late 1950s. He took the stage name Englebert Humperdinck
(after the 19th century German classical composer), and became one of the most popular crooners of those days.
Some of his popular songs are: "after the lovin...", "help me make it through the night...", "I believe..." and "cant take my eyes off you..."

Here is Englebert live at the Royal Albert Hall in London, backed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra:

Footnote: "love will set you free...'" came 25th in the Eurovision contest!

**Designer** · 9th July 2013, 08:33 AM

Englebert has got a nice voice, too bad he wasn't ranked even amongst the top ten in the Eurovision contest. Btw, it's been ages since someone called me a youngster (though I think I'm still young at heart)

. Thnx RD!

**raagadevan** · 10th July 2013, 11:34 PM

Welcome to the "I think I'm still young at heart" Club Ramky!

"Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd has been a popular song. Part II of the song became even more popular
after it was adopted as the theme song of the fall of the Berlin Wall! However, Parts I and III are not that well known
or appreciated.

There have been a huge number of video and audio compilations of the song, all being available on line. The lyrics
are also available. I would like to present one set of videos of the song(s) here:

Part I:

Part II:

Part III:

**raagadevan** · 25th July 2013, 06:31 AM

"From gospel and early R&B (Rhythm & Blues) to soul and jazz to blues and straight-up pop, Lou Rawls was a
consummate master of African-American vocal music whose versatility helped him adapt to the changing
musical times over and over again while always remaining unmistakably himself. Blessed with a four-octave
vocal range, Rawls’ smooth, classy elegance permeated nearly everything he sang. He made his name as a
crooner, first by singing jazz standards, then moving on to soul in the mid-'60s, and capped the most commercial
phase of his career with a productive stint at Philadelphia International during the latter half of the '70s. Even after
his days as a chart presence were over, Rawls remained a highly visible figure on the American cultural landscape,
pursuing an acting and voice-over career in addition to his continued concert appearances, and doing
extensive charity work."

Here is one of Rawls’ most popular songs…

“You’ll never find another love like mine…”

**Bipolar** · 31st July 2013, 04:02 AM

"Cranberry Lake" by Ari Hest -

"Lucky" - Jason Mraz -

**Designer** · 3rd August 2013, 03:15 PM

Rocky III (1982) - I was studying in college when this film was released, and many pleasant memories of my college life are intertwined with the music of this movie. Rocky III is a 1982 American film that is the third installment in the Rocky film series. It is written and directed by and stars Sylvester Stallone as the title character, with Carl Weathers as former boxing rival Apollo Creed, Burgess Meredith as Rocky's trainer Mickey, and Talia Shire as Rocky's wife, Adrian.

The film's theme song "Eye of the Tiger", was written by the group Survivor at the request of Stallone, and became a smash hit single, topping the US Billboard music charts and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song.

Here are the songs from this movie :

Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor (32 million views)

Take You Back (Tough Gym) by Frank Stallone

Pushin' by Frank Stallone