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Coronavirus - songs

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 10:47:39 GMT

The voices of many have been heard in Italy singing from the balconies

Bono has recorded a song dedicated to the Italians in lockdown

https://nypost.com/2020/03/18/bono-writes-new-song-dedicated-to-italy-during-coronavirus-lockdown/

Please share any songs which inspire you in these terrible times

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jonsie — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:18:34 GMT

It's quite awe-inspiring and at the same time quite beautiful. Goosebumps time

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Bambino — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 15:43:31 GMT

As soon as I heard it I thought the melody sounded a lot like 'Nights In White Satin' by the Moody Blues

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Mi-Amigo — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 09:29:50 GMT

BBC News online reports

Inspired by the Italian balcony singers, Sofa Singers has been set up for online get-together of those in self-isolation [ see here ] - scroll down and click The Sofa Singers. for their Twitter account to join in...

p.s. - regards to mention of online pub quiz [especially now UK pubs are shut], we have our own weekly White Room Quiz - questions posted on Wed, answers pm`d to quizmaster on Thurs - in Off Topic

so please come and join us...

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Mi-Amigo — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 10:00:04 GMT

Staff and pupils at Forehill School, South Ayreshire, Scotland sing "Lean On Me" for those affected by coronavirus

link

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Cleoriff — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 10:18:24 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
Staff and pupils at Forehill School, South Ayreshire, Scotland sing "Lean On Me" for those affected by coronavirus
link

Mmmmm @Mi-Amigo whilst I love the sentiment, not sure of the song choice if we consider 'social distancing' (I think we will all come to hate that SD expression before too long!!)

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jonsie — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 14:23:48 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
Staff and pupils at Forehill School, South Ayreshire, Scotland sing "Lean On Me" for those affected by coronavirus
link

Great sentiments by most children in these difficult times

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Mi-Amigo — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 10:15:06 GMT

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Anonymous — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:42:51 GMT

Inappropriate??

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jonsie — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 16:22:36 GMT

Yep, just bleedin' perfect!

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Anonymous — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:37:59 GMT

Thank you for this thread @Mi-Amigo

@Bambino thank you for your thought of The Moody Blues live vid of Nights In White Satin

My go-to music is Blue Guitar by Justin Hayward

Forever Autumn by Justin Hayward = his forever lilting voice and my favourite season because of the colours in the landscape

The music and vocals of Donnie Munro of Runrig is comforting to me, even in Gaelic, such tunefulness / crystal clear enunciation ... thank you @pgn for introducing me to Donnie Munro of Runrig initially on the What Are You Listening To thread.

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pgn — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:06:34 GMT

@Bambino wrote:
As soon as I heard it I thought the melody sounded a lot like 'Nights In White Satin' by the Moody Blues

Doesn't it just, @Bambino: "letters I've written, never meaning to send..." and so on.

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pgn — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:20:16 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
The music and vocals of Donnie Munro of Runrig is comforting to me, even in Gaelic, such tunefulness / crystal clear enunciation ... thank you @pgn for introducing me to Donnie Munro of Runrig initially on the What Are You Listening To thread.

Thank you, @Anonymous - his voice is unique:

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Anonymous — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:21:24 GMT

*Music is International*

@pgn There were some follow up vids of Donnie Munro as frontman of Runrig ... then link to his farewell concert in Sterling 1997 ... I was encaptured by him and, band and the crowd ... my current fave is 'Going Home' = I can join in the chorus on this - I sing a very low alto when focussed ... Donnie's farewell ended with him saying Runring will go on, you (the crowd) will support them ... then the vid / dvd cut out ... I don't know what the final song was ... Do you know @pgn ?

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pgn — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:05:13 GMT

Not sure - but this might have been the playlist they were using, @Anonymous:

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/runrig/1997/stirling-castle-stirling-scotland-7bc062ac.html

The last 2 tracks (of the 3-track encore!) might be these:

Hearts of Olden Glory

Precious Years

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Cleoriff — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:26:27 GMT

I found this lovely 'coronavirus song' Written and performed (amazingly) by German heavy rock band the Scorpions who were formed in 1964.

The lead singer, Klaus Meine, is 72years old.

The song is called A Sign Of Hope

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Anonymous — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:46:41 GMT

Thank you @pgn

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pgn — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 15:11:18 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
I found this lovely 'coronavirus song' Written and performed (amazingly) by German heavy rock band the Scorpions who were formed in 1964.
The lead singer, Klaus Meine, is 72years old.
The song is called A Sign Of Hope

Great find, @Cleoriff! I like that song and the video.

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pgn — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 17:06:15 GMT

In case nobody has seen this one yet:

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Cleoriff — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 17:52:06 GMT

@pgn wrote:
In case nobody has seen this one yet:

Very well sung.