Re: Your earliest musical memory

Yeh would have to go with the old gramophone my grand parents never had a tv in their house.
But my old grand dad had a great collection of 78s Bing Crosby and Mario Lanza being the most played.
Guess I got my musical tastes from him they were the best grand parents a kid could ever want.
Fond memories.

Re: Your earliest musical memory

Thanks everyone, I love all the answers. Interesting to see the differences in our childhood memories.

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My parents performed in a musical in the village hall and of all the songs this is the one I remember the most:

Re: Your earliest musical memory

My mum and dad always had Friday Night Is Music Night on the radio on a Friday evening, and I vividly remember lying in bed and hearing the music drifting up the stairs...so I suppose that's my earliest musical memory.
Maybe that's where my lifelong love of music comes from; thanks mum!

Re: Your earliest musical memory

Mother loved opera, dad liked band music - so it was probably one of these:-

Re: Your earliest musical memory

My mother singing to me.

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There were nursery rhymes, Christmas carols, my grandparents 78s (Run Rabbit Run), My mother's 33 1⁄3s (Chopin), big brother's 45s (Elvis). Then the Beatles happened, Love Me Do, I was 9¾, that beat, was like hearing music for the first time, I was wowed.

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I remember all those too dood ...also How much is that doggy in the window.....woof woof....the one with the waggely tail....I loved that and does anyone remember Sisters from White Christmas? Me and my sister used to sing that together

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My dad was a right philistine ... liked TV westerns and their theme tunes.

Move 'em on, head 'em up
Head 'em up, move 'em on
Move 'em on, head 'em up, rawhide
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in
Ride 'em in, cut 'em out
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in, rawhide

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Oh yes...Clint Eastwood ...I loved Wagon Train too remember that....I can't remember to tune though but I bet it was good