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    Posted: 31 Jan 14 at 7:05pm
Caught the Sir Ben desert island disks on I player, ended listening again to the Ellen McArthur one too.  Really do hope the businesses of this country that like to make such a play of their "Britishness" stick their hands in their pockets, with dedicated winners like Dame Ellen and Sir Ben around right now, we should be adding some new lions to Trafalgar Square on the back of an AC win - yes British Airways, British Telecom, Vodaphone, Virgin et al, I mean you!
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Sailing, both competitive and non-competitive, is the activity I love most in this life. I suspect the same is true of Ben Ainslie. If the commitment and focus required to win 4 Olympic Gold medals results in an allegedly "dull" taste in music, then I'd be happy with that compromise.
 
Some people get out there and do amazing stuff.
 
Others simply don't.....
 
I think my 8 Desert Island tracks would remain a personal thing, but I'm always fascinated by the interaction between music and sailing.
 
These tracks are always on my playlist when I'm heading to a sailing event:-
 
Breathe - Pink Floyd
A Forest (Acoustic Version) - The Cure
Solid Air - John Martyn
Caught A Lite Sneeze - Tori Amos
Tunnel Of Love - Dire Straits
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
The Edge Of The End - Lizard Lie
New Year's Day - U2
 
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Originally posted by sandgrounder

Sailing, both competitive and non-competitive, is the activity I love most in this life. I suspect the same is true of Ben Ainslie. If the commitment and focus required to win 4 Olympic Gold medals results in an allegedly "dull" taste in music, then I'd be happy with that compromise.
 

Some people get out there and do amazing stuff.

 

Others simply don't.....

 

I think my 8 Desert Island tracks would remain a personal thing, but I'm always fascinated by the interaction between music and sailing.

 

These tracks are always on my playlist when I'm heading to a sailing event:-

 

Breathe - Pink Floyd

A Forest (Acoustic Version) - The Cure

Solid Air - John Martyn

Caught A Lite Sneeze - Tori Amos

Tunnel Of Love - Dire Straits

All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

The Edge Of The End - Lizard Lie

New Year's Day - U2

 


Some choices right there.
Constant battle to work out which of 3 or 4 Cure tracks on my disc.
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As in Close To Me, A Forest, Lovesong or Lullaby ? Always tricky..
 
 


Edited by sandgrounder - 31 Jan 14 at 8:32pm
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Fools never differ! Although I also particularly like "Play for today" probs more than lullaby.
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Yeah, forgot about that. Suitably urgent, squarely aimed at Thatcher's policies.
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My list is a bit eclectic

Dreams - Van Halen
Halycon - Chicane
Open up - Leftfield
Animal - Def Leppard
Sail Away - David Grey
500 Miles - The Proclaimers
Ode to my Family - The Cranberries
Take a bow - Madonna

Id also consider
The one and only - Chesney Hawkes
Dancing in the moonlight - Toploader


Shoot me now!
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True Faith - New Ordwr
Year if the Cat - Al Stewart
Don't stop me Now - Queen
Ride on Time - Black Box
Animal - Def Leppard
Can't Get you Out of My Head  - Kylie
Now that I've Found You - Alison Krauss
Yo hime Battles the Pink Robots  - Super Furry Animals
the same, but different...

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All About Eve - Wishing the Hours Away
Bruce Springsteen - Jersey Girl
Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol - Si Bheag Si Mhor
Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
Fotheringay - Banks Of The Nile
Gregson & Collister - One Step Up
John Tams - Bound East for Cardiff
Mary Chapin Carpenter - Goodbye Again
Richard Thompson - From Galway to Graceland
Sonja Kristina - Colder Than A Rose

Be a different list if I did it again tomorrow...


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Originally posted by winging it

DIV]Yo hime Battles the Pink Robots  - Super Furry Animals


Wasn't that the Flaming Lips (saw them live in Las Vegas a few years ago when they were supporting the Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Yoshimi is an INCREDIBLE album )
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