Which classic English songs do you like？

~~Lucky girl~~ · 11-11-2015, 04:56 PM

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

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)

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07. Thank For Loving Me

Thank You for Loving me? Bon Jovi? (American)

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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

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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...

~~Cuthbert~~ · 11-11-2015, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

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!

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

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

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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~~Lucky girl~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 24	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…

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	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: Signature-free since April 2018

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	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! Another great classic English song is "Fantasia on Greensleeves" by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Love that. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	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. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	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! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,766	Engrish? __________________ See location...