Songs for the Workshop

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Graham Fellows in his John Shuttleworth persona takes the blame for what follows. On Radio 4 Extra he drew my attention to Nirvana's smash hit 'Smells of White Spirit' .

I suggest other suitable songs for we fans of Heavy Metal. In addition to Chuck Berry:

Knock Knock Who's There – Mary Hopkin
A Boy Named Glue – Johnny Cash
White Welding – Billy Idol
Quill the Eskimo – Bob Dylan
French Polish in the USA – Blondie
Don't Fear the Reamer – Blue Oyster Cult
The Other Man's Brass is Always Greener – Petula Clark
Whole Lot of Shaking Goin' On – Jerry Lee Lewis

and of course the Beatles – Help!

Any other suggestions?

 

Edited By SillyOldDuffer on 23/07/2018 17:26:58

[Martin ConnellyParticipant @martinconnelly55370]

The anvil chorus.

The first cut is the deepest.

Didn't the Rolling Stones do Starts Me Up?

Martin C

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[MikelkieParticipant @mikelkie]

Bolero…Ravell

Poet & Peasant…Von Suppe

[Jon LawesParticipant @jonlawes51698]

How Green was Myford – Althread Newman

No Plate Like Chrome – Glenn Camballjoint.

Foo Fighters – Monkey Wrench

[Jeff DaymanParticipant @jeffdayman43397]

30 days in the (drilled) hole – Humble Pie

Smokin' (chips, motors, forge, what have you) – Boston

If you could read my (the designer's) mind – Gordon Lightfoot

Long train running – Doobie Brothers

[I.M. OUTAHEREParticipant @i-m-outahere]

The first cut is the deepest – cat stevens .

Can't touch this- M.C. Hammer  – stop ! Its hammer time ! 

No plans – Cold Chisel 

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[Jeff DaymanParticipant @jeffdayman43397]

Cold as ice – Foreigner (can't get that green coal in the firebox lit nohow)

Turn turn turn – The Byrds

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[blowlampParticipant @blowlamp]

Like a Grindstone Cowboy – Glen Campbell

Anything by Steel his Wheel

Brass in Pocket – The Pretenders

Anything by The Steve Miller band

Anything by The Spinners

Edited By blowlamp on 23/07/2018 18:59:00

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Oh dear S.O.D. you really are trying to wind up the 'irrelevant thread' crew!

Must admit, I'm a big music lover, but I never have music playing while I'm doing machining – workshop sound system has been disconnected for a couple of years

Neil

[I.M. OUTAHEREParticipant @i-m-outahere]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 23/07/2018 19:11:45:

Oh dear S.O.D. you really are trying to wind up the 'irrelevant thread' crew!

Must admit, I'm a big music lover, but I never have music playing while I'm doing machining – workshop sound system has been disconnected for a couple of years

Neil

I have to have something to listen to or i talk myself to death 😄

[Brian RutherfordParticipant @brianrutherford79058]

What about Turn, Turn, Turn by the Byrds?

[John RuddParticipant @johnrudd16576]

If I had a hammer…..Trini Lopez…

If I could turn back (time..) Cher

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[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

I reckon the Rolling Stones have pretty much got it covered:-

Steel Wheels.

Dirty work.

Play with fire.

Hot Stuff.

Sparks will fly.

Paint it black.

Memo from Turner.

And to round things off:-

Think I’m going mad.

Flick the switch

Too much blood.

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[Peter G. ShawParticipant @peterg-shaw75338]

It's all right for you lot, but just think of us poor souls with defective hearing! Much as I used to like classical music, I now can't listen having lost bass response and got reduced sensitivity in both ears.

Mind you it's quite handy when herself comes yammering at the door!

Peter G. Shaw

[Nick Clarke 3Participant @nickclarke3]

The old mill by the stream (Nellie Dean?)

Lathe Lady Lathe – Bob Dylan?

Anything about sheet metal forming by the Spinners

and of course when some new equipment is needed – Money money money by Abba

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 23/07/2018 19:11:45:

Oh dear S.O.D. you really are trying to wind up the 'irrelevant thread' crew!

Must admit, I'm a big music lover, but I never have music playing while I'm doing machining – workshop sound system has been disconnected for a couple of years

Neil

I've no claim to be any kind of music lover. Despite that I find listening to music in the workshop really helps me concentrate: I recommend an MP3 player loaded with tunes. Speech radio has a negative effect.

As to the thread being irrelevant, not so. 'Everybody Loves a Clown' – it's by Gary Lewis & the Playboys…

[Gas_mantle.Participant @gas_mantle]

Lay lady lathe – Bob Drillin

I file fine – The Beatles

Milling me softly – Roberta Flack

My ding a ling – Four Jaw Chuck Berry

[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

The hymn I want at my funeral – Lord of all hopefulness . These words ….

Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,

Edited By Speedy Builder5 on 23/07/2018 21:40:50

[I.M. OUTAHEREParticipant @i-m-outahere]

Posted by Speedy Builder5 on 23/07/2018 21:39:59:

The hymn I want at my funeral – Lord of all hopefulness . These words ….

Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,

Edited By Speedy Builder5 on 23/07/2018 21:40:50

I want a song by an Aussie group called the Angels – am i ever going to see your face again ?

You may want to look it up on youtube but not in a public place !

Peter just buy bigger speakers and a massive amp ! Music is best served very loud !

I record a radio programme every saturday and sunday ( it starts at 4am so i have little chance of listening to it any other way ) i usually play that when i'm in the shed , sometimes i have a dvd going – usually a movie i have seen a trillion times and bridge over the river kwai or the great escape or dam busters are favourites . I don't really watch them just listen to them and occasionally look at the screen usually when i take a swig of my tea or coffee.

[Joseph Noci 1Participant @josephnoci1]

And for those that ACTUALLY manage to finish a project:

The Final Cut – Floyd, of course..

Joe

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Just to prove I'm not entirely armchair-bound:

This photo is a tribute to Cast Iron Maiden…

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

My workshop anthem is If I Had a Hammer*

* Substitute name of whatever tool it is I need to use but can't find of course at that particular moment.

[richardandtracyParticipant @richardandtracy]

Wheels of Steel – Saxon.

Velcro Fly cutting – ZZTop

Regards,

Richard.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

While I don't have much music in the workshop, in my 'office' it's continuous Planet Rock and Radio 4, except rare bits of R5L or R4extra if there's something I want to hear.

As for appropriate tunes, for me it's probably the Rolling Stones 19th Mechanical Breakdown or a Neil Young song oif Ragged Glory whose name I won't type but ends in 'Up'.

Neil

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