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Lucky girl 11-11-2015 04:56 PM

Which classic English songs do you like?
 
I have collected some classic English songs. As follows:
01. Forever
02. Forevermore
03. When You Belive
04. Tamis Ng Unang Halik
05. My All
06. All By Shell
07. Thank For Loving Me
08. Please Forgive Me
09. When Does My Heart Beat Now
10. Because You Love Me
11. I Love You
12. Only Me And You
13. Di Lang Ikaw
14. Because Of You
15. Parting Time
16. Thinking Of You
17. Keep O Loving You
18. I Love You, Goodbye
19. Hero
20. Ikaw Lang At Ako
21. Big Big World
22. Thinking Out Loud
23. Runaway
Can you share your favourite classic English songs with me? I am looking forward to…

Trollheart 11-11-2015 05:00 PM

Depends on how you classify "classic English songs" really. I have to admit, I know few if any of the ones you posted. So what genre are you talking about? Have they to be by English artistes, or just written about England? And do you mean British, because by saying English you're excluding Scottish and Welsh songs. What is a classic English song?

Trollheart 11-11-2015 05:10 PM

In fact, looking at your list, none of the ones bolded are I think English... (see notes)
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Originally Posted by Lucky girl (Post 1651186)
I have collected some classic English songs. As follows:
01. Forever
02. Forevermore
03. When You Belive
04. Tamis Ng Unang Halik

That's not even in English.
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05. My All
06. All By Shell
Is that "All my myself" by Eric Carmen? (American)
Quote:

07. Thank For Loving Me
Thank You for Loving me? Bon Jovi? (American)
Quote:

08. Please Forgive Me
Bryan Adams? (Canadian)
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09. When Does My Heart Beat Now
10. Because You Love Me
11. I Love You
How many songs have this title? Who is this one by?
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12. Only Me And You
13. Di Lang Ikaw
Surely not in English?
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14. Because Of You
15. Parting Time
16. Thinking Of You
17. Keep O Loving You
Keep On Loving you? Reo? (American)
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18. I Love You, Goodbye
19. Hero
Enrique Iglesias? (Spanish)
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20. Ikaw Lang At Ako
Again, not in English
Quote:

21. Big Big World
Swedish I think
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22. Thinking Out Loud
23. Runaway
The Corrs? (Irish)

Not trying to get at you, but again, huh? You haven't even listed the artists, so what are you trying to classify here? Just a bit mystified... :confused:

Cuthbert 11-11-2015 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1651188)
Depends on how you classify "classic English songs" really. I have to admit, I know few if any of the ones you posted. So what genre are you talking about? Have they to be by English artistes, or just written about England? And do you mean British, because by saying English you're excluding Scottish and Welsh songs. What is a classic English song?

Well said TH. This really annoys me.

My favourite English songs are:

- Rose of England
- Jerusalem
- Land of Hope & Glory

& my favourite Welsh song is Hymns and Arias.

Trollheart 11-11-2015 07:03 PM

You can't beat Land of Hope and Glory (Pomp and Circumstance by Elgar of course). Even as an Irishman, my heart swells when the big runup to the chorus, as it were, winds up. I remember I was playing a classical selection many years ago, and had the speaker at the window. Then Elgar came on. Being in a fiercely Irish nationalist estate, I had to suddenly turn it way down before the rocks started flying at my window! :laughing:

Another great classic English song is "Fantasia on Greensleeves" by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Love that.

Frownland 11-11-2015 07:14 PM

These are some of my favourite songs that are in English.







I think that only the first two are considered "classic", but I thought I'd throw Dawson up since he's become one of my favourite lyricists.

Trollheart 11-12-2015 05:02 AM

*waits for Batty to post a Kesha video.... *

Edit: if we're taking the criteria to mean simply sung in English, then my alltime favourite song ever. Ever!

Plankton 11-12-2015 10:01 AM

Engrish?


Janszoon 11-12-2015 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart (Post 1651188)
Depends on how you classify "classic English songs" really. I have to admit, I know few if any of the ones you posted. So what genre are you talking about? Have they to be by English artistes, or just written about England? And do you mean British, because by saying English you're excluding Scottish and Welsh songs. What is a classic English song?

Maybe she means English language songs.

Trollheart 11-12-2015 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon (Post 1651283)
Maybe she means English language songs.

Maybe. But that's a huge swathe of music there; hardly worth categorising it.

Anyhoo, my question remains, LuckyGirl: what are your criteria for these songs? Also, can you advise who the artists are in your list?


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