Desert Island Discs

is a British radio programme. Guests have to imagine they're castaway (alone) with only 8 records - presumably for the rest of their lives! In popular music it has to be a single piece, not a whole album. They have to choose 1 book, too (Bible and complete works of Shakespeare are given).

Here's my 8 - no particular order - what's yours?

Pink Floyd: Shine on you crazy diamond

Van Morrison: The healing has begun

The Beatles: Hey Jude

Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

Anton Dvorak: "New World" symphony

Kate Bush: The big sky

Sting: Brand New Day

Smokey Robinson: Tears of a clown

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From michaelallen/Michael (441) on July 31, 2003 5:34:03 PM CDT 1-Miles Davis: Kind of Blue; 2-Terence Blanchard: Simply Stated; 3-Jackson Browne: The Pretender; 4-Holst: The Planets; 5-Michel Petrucianni: Live at the Village Vanguard; 6-Patricia Barber: [anything]; 7-Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings; 8-Stephen Fearing: Industrial Lullaby Reply

From deleted185/deleted (31,625) on July 31, 2003 7:50:23 PM CDT Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings Stevie Nicks: Beauty and the Beast Boston: The Man I'll Never Be America: Ventura Highway Stan Kenton: Malaguena Dreams: New York City Big City Music Band: A Sad Little Tune(my old band, my song) Eagles: Desperado Reply

From drdoom2003/Robert (1,094) on August 1, 2003 3:19:27 AM CDT Here you go. I reserve the right to change these at any point in my life. Rolling Stones: Through the Past Darkly Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers Guns 'n Roses: Apetite For Destruction Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here Depeche Mode: Violator The Police: Every Breath You Take - Singles Collection Nirvana: Nevermind Nirvana: In Utero Reply

From ronsuss/Ron (1,240) on August 7, 2003 12:02:57 PM CDT Genesis- "the lamb lies down on braodway Bowie-"ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars" John Coltrain- "Giant Steps" Mozart-"symphony 44 in G minor" Beatles - "abby road" Peter agbriel - "so" Pink floyd - " dark side of the moon" Reply

From lvross/Laurel (341) on August 7, 2003 2:48:55 PM CDT No particular order: Brahms - Symphony #4 J.S. Bach - Brandenberg Concertos Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos (#3 if I had to choose only one) Ralph Lauridsen's "Lux Aeterna" Fleetwood Mac - "Rumours" John Denver - "Poems, Prayers and Promises" (oh quit smirking...I LOVE him!) Enya - "Watermark" Grateful Dead: "Skeletons from the Closet" Reply

From deleted29080/deleted (476) on August 7, 2003 8:55:58 PM CDT Clem Snide - Soft Spot U2 - Best Of Collection (two cds) Weezer - Pinkerton Liam Lynch - Fake Songs Ben Folds - Live Alanis Morrisette - jagged little pill Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie & The Infinate Saddness Reply

From absolut/Omur (897) on August 8, 2003 9:35:59 AM CDT - Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd: Dark Side of The Moon - Led Zeppelin: Zoso - Led Zeppelin: II - Deep Purple: In Rock - Deep Purple: Machine Head - Metallica: Master of Puppets - Iron Maiden: Live After Death That's it! Omur Reply

From wallacerollins/Wallace (336) on August 8, 2003 9:30:36 PM CDT Charlie Parker: Now's the Time Louis Armstrong: West End Blues Miles Davis: On Green Dolphin Street Dave Brubeck: Balcony Rock Ben Webster: Body and Soul Count Basie: Sunday at the Savoy Bunny Berigan: I Can't Get Started Billie Holiday: Fine and Mellow Eight just isn't enough. Reply

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