The Easy Listening Lounge

I love lots of easy-listening music that some here have called muzac. Air is one of my faves that I could put there, but a loungey one I love and want to mention is The Cardigans. I have seem some acerbity directed to The Cardigans cover of Black Sabbath's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" (not the only time they covered Sabbath). It puts a huge smile on my face.

^ And I too like Mike Flowers Pops.

And I'm reminded of this with Rick Moranis form the Canadian sketch show SCTV that I loved when young. I still sing this "Turning Japanese" version regularly to this day.




Edited by Logan - November 30 2024 at 11:52

Floydoid wrote: The Carpenters were always a bit of a guilty pleasure for me... Karen had one of the most beautiful female voices of all time. She's up there with the likes of Annie Haslam, Dusty Springfield and Mama Cass. I've always said that Karen's voice wraps around you like chocolate coloured velvet. From many excellent songs my top 5 would be: 1. This Masquerade 2. Calling Occupants... 3. Goodbye to Love 4. Yesterday Once More 5. Solitaire

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - November 30 2024 at 13:08

Back to Back Bacharach in the 21st Century

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - December 15 2024 at 08:48

A dozen + favorite Easy Listening gems:

Nelson Riddle - Sea of Dreams + Love Tide
Ìxtahuele - Dharmaland     
Molly Lewis - On the Lips (+her EP's The Forgotten Edge & Mirage)
Sven Libaek - Ron & Val Taylor's Inner Space
Stringtronics - Mindbender
Bergen White - For Women Only
Combustible Edison - I, Swinger + Schizophonic
Soul Flutes - Trust in Me
The Sandpipers - Guantanamera + Softly
Bob Romeo, His Flute and the Jungle Sextet - Music to Play in the Dark
Francis Lai - Un Homme et Une Femme
Harpo Marx - Harpo in Hi-Fi

Also loads and loads of Exotica, but I'm not certain it qualifies. I mean Martin Denny is often more complex and out there than plenty of Prog.

Paul what about a band called Siliton Teens ? (not a band rather a DJ/preoducer )
Recorded one LP around the early 80ies I think
All songs are cheap/+funny synths versions of 60/70 hits or well know songs

Stilton Teens instantly make me think of Thea Sisters. :v

*Notice that Colette is playing the Rickenbacker bass (popular in the Prog circles). :P

Paul, Mea culpa typo error
the name is Silicon Teens
The founder/boss of Mute records is the man behind this 'project' in 1979

Silicon Teens? More like Silicone Tits! 🤣

REKT! /j

THE BLACK SABBATHS        Easy listening Black Sabbath as you've never heard them before. This is what they'd sound like if Paranoid had been recorded in the 1950's, and Yes, that really is "The Black Sabbaths" on the "album cover". Yeah, Fairies Wear Boots, You gotta believe me, And I tell you no lies. 

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - December 18 2024 at 05:40