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What is the first song: 1: that you can remember, 2. that blew your mind?

My mom listened to Jerry Vale, a lot, so, his songs were the first ones I heard as a baby. I distinctly remember Two Purple Shadows.

Many blew me away, but to pick one, I'd say NIB, Black Sabbath.
 
Very tough. But I would say the Snoopy Red Baron Christmas song

And the first to blow my mind was Kiss-Detroit Rock City
 
My Mom had a bunch of 45s' in the 50s' and I remember hearing them. Peg Of My Heart comes to mind (Mom's fav).
First song to really get my attention was Walk Dont Run by the Ventures in the early 60s'.
 
1. "I'm too sexy" - Right Said Fred
2. I would say "Romance for Violin" by the very sonically challenged Ludvig Van
 
First song I Rememer: Downtown - Petula Clark (1965)

First Song that Really Blew my Mind - Little Willy - Sweet (1973)
 
First pop song: "Ghost Riders in the Sky." (1949)

First pop mindblower: "Sally Go 'Round the Roses." (1963)

Uff da! Gammel! :sigh:
 
The first song I remember is "Papa Oo Mow Mow," by The Rivingtons, 1962. I was 6 years old. I went around singing it all the time and my mom thought it was so cute. She got me to do it in front of her friends.
The first song that blew me away was "Please, Please Me," by The Beatles. I remember just how I felt when I heard it. I was impressed with the energy of the song, and the vocal harmonies blew me away. Even now, I think about how it shows how talented they were, that they could take such a simple song and make it sound so transcendent. They did that with everything they performed.:thmbsp:
 
First Pop Song : All Day And All Of The Night - The Kinks.....I was about 3 years old
First Song To TOTALLY Blow Me Away : Wouldn't It Be Nice - The BeachBoys.....The mandolins in the begining especially are so chilling, the harmonys, and so many different parts and changes, and the "wall of sound" mystified me.....and still does today !!!

I had a 45 of Darlin' (the BB) that I played over and over again for hours...another Brian Wilson gem !
 
Earliest song remembered I couldn't possibly say, but it's probably something holiday-related. The first song which made what I regard as a discernable impact on me was Creedence Clearwater Revival's Fortunate Son, a song that inspired me to take up guitar at/near age seven.
 
Easy. "Tom Dooley" by The Kingston Trio. I was five years old and the song absolutely held me spellbound everytime it was on the radio.

SPOKEN INTRO.: Throughout history there have been many songs written about the Eternal Triangle. This next one tells the story of a Mr. Grayson, a beautiful woman, and a condemned man named Tom Dooley. When the sun rises tomorrow, Tom Dooley must hang.

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die

I met her on the mountain, there I took her life
Met her on the mountain, stabbed her with my knife

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry (ah-eye)
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die

This time tomorrow reckon where I'll be
Hadn't-a been for Grayson, I'd-a been in Tennessee (well now, boy)

Hang down (your head, Tom) your head (Dooley) and cry
Hang down your head and cry (ah poor boy, ah well-ah)
Hang down (your head, Tom) your head (Dooley) and cry
Poor boy, you're bound to die (ah well now boy)

Hang down (your head, Tom) your head (Dooley) and cry
Hang down your head and cry (ah poor boy, ah well-ah)
Hang down (your head, Tom) your head (Dooley) and cry
Poor boy, you're bound to die

This time tomorrow reckon where I'll be
Down in some lonesome valley hangin' from a white oak tree

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry (ah-eye)
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die (ah well now boy)

Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Hang down your head and cry (poor boy ah well uh)
Hang down your head, Tom Dooley
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Poor boy, you're bound to die
Poor boy, you're bound to...die
 
First song I remember is Ole Slew-Foot by Jim and Jesse, used to sing it all the time when I was still a wee lad.

First song to really blow me away was Carry On Wayward Son by Kansas, still love that song.
 
First song I really remember:
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley

First song to blow my mind (5 years old at the time)
Witch Doctor - David Seville

Ooo eee,ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla, bing bang
Ooo eee ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla bing bang...
Ooo eee ,ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla ,bing bang
Ooo eee ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla bing bang
:D
 
First song that I remembered/memorized was "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash. My older sister told my parents I was singing a "dirty song" so my parents made me sing the song to them. I remember standing in the kitchen singing it. They loved it! From what I recall my sister got smacked for lying. :D

First song to blow my mind? That's tough. Lot's have done that. Explains a lot about my mind. :yes: Probably The Doors "Riders on the Storm." Or something off of "Live at Leeds" by the Who.
 
Actually now that I think about it ...my mother also had some 45s. My first record player was an old 45rpm from the 50s? It looked like bakelite with a fat tonearm. It was a stacker. Anyway when I was 6 I played the hell out of a 45. I believe the title was "Exodus" not sure of the spelling. Also played these little yellow vinyl 33s ...Alvin and the chipmunks and others I want to say Popeye... cant remember other than that yellow vinyl.
 
Aside from the children's lullaby tunes and such, the first song I distinctly remember hearing as a child was "Take The Last Train To Clarksville" by the Monkees. I had to have been five or six years old at the time and I had just figured out how to put an LP on the family stereo.

The first song that blew me away was "Fortunate Son" by CCR. I still can't get enough of that tune. :music:
 
First song I clearly remember was John Denver - Sunshine on my shoulders

The first one that blew me away was Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
 
Quint said:
One of the first I ever heard, and probably the first one to really blow my mind, was Iggy Pop’s “Lust for Life.” Never had I heard such a snotty, f*ck you voice before. I’ve been modeling my life on that voice ever since. :D
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Then why are you still alive? :D
 
i don't really recall the first i heard, but my first record was a 45 of the doobie brothers "china grove". i'd have to say the first tune to blow my mind was steeley dan's "my old school". i've been a dan fan ever since. gswallow, i believe i bought something from you on that auction site once, your user name sounds familiar.
 
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