The Smashing Tunes Thread (Part 1)

[quote=“farmerinthecity, post: 786426, member: 24”]An obvious one, but still a bona fide classic.

The Beach Boys - God Only Knows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkPy18xW1j8
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I can’t get enough of this song at the moment.

The music. The lyrics. The harmonies.

Perfection.

Smashing tune for the sun! The Stones - Get off my cloud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3F4GmbHl5g

Maxi Priest : Close to You :clap:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSR3YgUcyU4

Depeche Mode : Enjoy the Silence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGSKrC7dGcY

Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBwsG8ubFw

Two great live Blur tunes.

The Universal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI-6-n-4Xok

Coffee and TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1fUs8JCMDQ

The Universal is just beautiful

[quote=“farmerinthecity, post: 801602, member: 24”]Two great live Blur tunes.

The Universal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI-6-n-4Xok

Coffee and TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1fUs8JCMDQ
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Wonderful posting Farmer.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmGNo8RL5kM

Foals - Miami (Jono Ma mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T32YdewoP-4

shocking absence of supertramp on this thread
goodbye stranger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YstSV2ydMk8

dreamer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YstSV2ydMk8

breakfast in america

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ5iqH_4_Po

Philip King played this on The South Wind Blows last night. It was kind of mind-blowing just sitting back on a bus watching the hills of Tipperary roll past in the fading light with crystal clear skies above while listening to it.

The Gloaming - Samhradh Samhradh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYWy2M4TyQg

The late, great Grant McLennan.

I could pick loads of songs but this is probably my favourite - Keep My Word.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX3RyCqVMd4

[quote=“Sidney, post: 802039, member: 183”]Philip King played this on The South Wind Blows last night. It was kind of mind-blowing just sitting back on a bus watching the hills of Tipperary roll past in the fading light with crystal clear skies above while listening to it.

The Gloaming - Samhradh Samhradh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYWy2M4TyQg
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Is that Martin Hayes on fiddle?

Yes

emotional stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3cl7Q2GI50

1982 Van does “yacht rock”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhdUha-ecBc

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Despair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvrjn_pF9tY

The Pixies - Bagboy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGdSYPh5_BI

Have been rocking to the Waterboys lately-here’s Old England is dying at Glastonbury 1986.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwpz8snYCw8