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Favorite love songs by Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt sings some of my favorite love songs, so I would like to share some of them with you. Hope you like them.
1. Blue bayou
I love the way she hits that high note at the end. I long to be by the sea. This is one of my favorite love songs, but it takes a good voice to hit the high and low notes. Linda has that voice!
Everybody needs to be loved.
3. Silver threads and golden needles
Money can’t buy happiness.
No fake roses.
5. I’m leaving it all up to you
Do you want my love?
Cupid shot his dart at you! Ms Ronstadt does a good job on this old Buddy Holly number.
7. Guess it doesn’t matter anymore – one of my favorite love songs by Linda Ronstadt
All those nights wasted!
8. It’ so easy
One comedian said that dogs only take a few seconds to fall in love – just one sniff!
British invasion.
10. Will you still love me tomorrow
Gotta be sure girls, or the guys may just use you.
11. I can’t help it if I’m still in love with you
Once you love someone, it is hard to stop. When I was young I used to get very sad singing this favorite love song because it reminded me of a girl who was very special to me.
12. To know him is to love him
Girls trio. Linda Ronstadt teams up with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris.
13. Farther along
One day we will know all the answers.
Movie song.
I think this is an old war song.
16. Adios
California beach.
Go where you can find love.
18. Crazy
Written by Willie Nelson.
19. Crazy arms
We have to learn to be satisfied, and not keep looking for ‘greener pastures.’
20. I fall to pieces
I first heard this one by Jim Reeves.
21. Only Mama that’ll walk the line
Jamming with Johnny.
22. Back in the USA
Jamming with Chuck Berry and Keith Richards.
Jamming with Cher.
I have a double LP record set of Linda Ronstadt, and one of my favorite love songs by her is the Wayward Wind, but I can’t find it on the net.
Favorite Love Songs by Tom Jones
Tom Jones had some big hits, and I would like to share with you some of my favorite love songs that he sang.
A love song about a man’s son.
Love can cause big jealousy and even murder. So this is a warning.
Big crowd, and very nice guitar playing.
I have heard this song before by a country singer, and it is very sad, but very true to life.
5. I’ll never fall in love again – ‘live’ in Chili
Wow. You should see the crowd on this one. They really love Sir Tom Jones in Chili. 2013.
6. Green green grass of home – my favorite love song by Tom Jones
I especially like the feeling of this song and the piano playing.
I have seen pictues of him with a cross around his neck, so I presume he is very religious.
8. Just help yourself – ‘live’
What a number! This is probably many people’s favorite love song. I read a book once by Debbie Reynolds where she says she was shocked at the way the women were throwing themselves at Tom Jones.
9. He stopped loving her today – ‘live’
A sad one I heard by George Jones. But love never dies.
10. Ring of Fire
I first heard this song on Tom Jones’ LP record of Delilah, that I bought back in the 60’s.
Wonderful words on this favorite love song.
12. Without love (there is nothing) – ‘live’
Another one with a lot of meaning, also what he says is important. A true love song.
Very beautiful pictures with this song of faith. The lighthouse and the waves crashing. Big storm. Don’t be afraid, you are not alone. God cares for you. Jesus died for you, so you can get saved.
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Favourite Rock and Roll songs by Cliff Richard
The other day I came across some of Cliff Richard’s early Rock and Roll songs which I really enjoyed, and have become some of my favourites.
1. Whole lot of shaking going on
Here Cliff takes off the old Jerry Lee Lewis.
2. 1959 ‘live’ Rock and Roll concert – 15 minutes
I love his early fast moving songs.
3. Let me tell you Baby – 11 minutes
“Let me tell you Baby – it’s called Rock and Roll.”
4. First ‘live’ recordings 1958 – 4 songs – 9 minutes
I had never heard him sing Jailhouse Rock before.
5. ‘Live’ from Belgium 1964 – 40 minutes
Sir Richard is an internation star. I remember being on a bus in Israel, and hearing him singing on the bus speakers. That was so unusual.
6. Old video – on stage – 2 hours
This is like an assortment of songs.
I thought it was very interesting to hear his life story, as told by other people. “Thank you” Sir Cliff Richard. He shook my hand when I was young, and it was a very big thrill for me.
Beaches and waves
Many times I long to be on tropical beaches and swimming in the waves of the nice warm sea, but not being able to do that, I find the next best thing is to look at places on the computer. So if you are in that position, you too can have a virtual holiday by the sea.
1. Barbados 15 min. (steel drums)
I love the sound of the steel drums playing “Yellow Bird.” There is a small section where people are dancing, but I just fast forward to get to the beautiful beaches, the palm trees, the waves and the cliffs.
I have been there swimming in the waves. It is nice to hear Dolly Parton singing in the background “Knocking on heaven’s door.”
Brings back lots of memories.
4. Durban 3 min
There is no other place like Durbs.
5. Uvongo by the sea 2006 9 min
I used to love going there on holiday, swimming in the waves and relaxing on the beach. They had very nice changing rooms. Everything for free!
I have just enjoyed this and am adding it in.
I found it nice to see the beaches of California, because I have never been to the sea there.
8. Relaxing music with beaches and waves 2.5 hrs
10. Tropical 3 hrs
14. Nature sounds and relaxing ocean sounds 1 hr
16. Beautiful Carribean chillout 2 hrs
17. Beautiful Tahiti chillout 2 hrs
18. Beautiful Seychelles chillout 2 hrs
19. Beautiful Hawaiian chillout 2.5 hrs
20. Beautiful light music 2 hrs
23. Island of escape Fiji 1 hr
24. Hidden Paradise Fiji 90 min
26. Beautiful nature around the world 90 min
27. Nature sounds birds singing 8 hrs
Top Priority – Comic
There is a reason for this comic. When I was in my early twenties, I had a dream one night where I stood before the Lord, and the Lord said: “What did you do for Me?” So I replied: “I went to church.” He said: “That wasn’t for me, that was for yourself, you are the one who got a blessing out of it. What did you do for Me?” So I said: “I read the Bible.” The Lord said: “That was for yourself, you are the one who got a blessing out of it. What did you do for Me?” Then it dawned on me that I had never won any souls for Jesus. I went to religious meetings 7 to 10 times a week. I read the Bible when I was a teenager. I knew hundreds of songs. I even knew most of the numbers off by heart, and what key each song was in, but I had never won any souls for Jesus. So that is what inspired me to ask a girl at work to go to church. When she gave her heart to Jesus, her life changed. For the first time, I saw a life change in front of my own eyes, and I later left my job and went out singing for Jesus, and trying to win souls for Him. I can’t remember why I called this comic Top Priority, but I guess it is because being saved is the most important thing in the whole world! Won’t you give your life to Christ today?
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Favorite gospel songs from the Gaither Homecoming
The Gaither Homecoming people sing a lot of my favorite gospel songs, so I would like to share some of them with you. If you don’t get to going to church, maybe some of these songs will bless you big time!
1. Never been this homesick before
This song was written by the late Dottie Rambo, so that is why the singer comes to her.
Johan Terblanche from South Africa mentioned this song on Facebook, which led me to do this section.
Such a nice song.
The words of this song are very good.
The Boss is in control!
The best family in the world.
I knew a guy once who was a living version of this song.
The camera zooms in on the writer of this song.
9. The old country church – one of my favorite gospel songs by the Gaither Homecoming
10. Everybody will be happy over there
The gospel songs are generally very happy songs that lift up your spirit.
11. He set me free
It is so good to be free. You can be free from all your sins. Just repent and receive Jesus as your Saviour. It is that easy! There is no excuse for going to hell.
When I was a teenager, my parents had a record of the Keller-York Quartet singing this song.
I had a record of Pat Boone singing this song.
14. That old time preacher man
This is one of my favorite gospel songs, but I sing it a bit faster than the Gaither Homecoming people.
I heard some men sing this one in church when I was little. It brings back wonderful memories.
16. There’s something about a mountain
This song became so personal for me when we had some meetings in Cape Town. Table mountain dominates the landscape.
17. Little wooden church on the hill
I first heard this song on a Jimmy Swaggart record. This is one of my favorite gospel songs when I “play” the piano, but the Gaither Homecoming people sing some different verses.
18. The Lighthouse
We heard Phil Enloe sing this song in George Scott’s church in Johannesburg back in the 70’s.
I think I first heard this one on a record by Betty Jean Robinson.
This song always reminds me of meetings in Cape Town. At Ron West’s church this was the favorite song that they sang at every meeting.
21. Fill my cup Lord
I sang at a meeting once where David Du Plessis was the speaker, and he said he thought I was going to sing this song.
22. Through it all
I first heard this song in Fort Victoria. John Hitchcock had a ecord of Dr. Andre Pelser singing it. It was a big blessing. This is one of my wife’s favorite gospel songs. They honor the writer of the song here: Andre Crouch.
Rachel Willemse always used to sing this song in Alberton.
24. Born again
I had a record of Pat Boone singing a song with the same title, but it was a completely different song.
25. I just came to talk with you Lord
I loved singing this song back in the mid 70’s. We had it on a record by the Singing Rambos.
I have been wanting to find this song. “Thank you” to the Gaither Homecoming group for singing it.
27. Thank you Lord for your blessings on me
We heard this song in South Carolina when we were first in America. It is such a blessing, and a reminder to be thankful.
These folks harmonize so nicely.
30. Will the circle be unbroken
I love the banjo playing.
31.Yes I know
32. I’d rather be an old time Christian
34. I never shall forget the day
36. Look for me
This is Tanya Goodman Sykes singing. Apparently her dad wrote the song.
37. Mama, the cat ate the Gaithers – Aaron Wilburn
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Favorite Love Songs by Red Sovine
1. Phantom 309
I only heard of Red Sovine later in life, because he was not a hit singer where I come from, but I think he is fantastic, and sings some of my favorite love songs.
2. Teddy Bear – My Favorite Love Song by Red Sovine
As I listen again, I feel my eyes glistening with tears. This is the first one I heard by Red Sovine. I was working as an assistant superintendant at an apartment building in Mississauga, and as I worked on something in a lady’s apartment, she had this song playing, and it gripped me.
A very touching story. I knew a man once that said he wished he had given flowers to his mother while she was alive.
4. Giddy up go
I had tears in my eyes on this one. I love my son so much, so I guess this is one of my favorite love songs by Red Sovine.
Some of these numbers border on the supernatural, which I find exciting.
There a many people out there that have tremendous needs.
This is the old song from the Second World War that has been adjusted.
8. Little Rosa
I heard this the other week on a country show in color, so I will try and find it there too. A very touching story.
9. Little Joe
A beautiful story about a dog. I started telling my wife just now, and choked up with tears. Yesterday she showed me a story of a baby abandoned at the side of the road in the winter, and a policeman found her. She is now a beautiful teenager.
10. Beyond the Sunset (Should you go first)
Another one of my favorite love songs.
11. The Last Goodbye
Another supernatural number.
Red Sovine is in the third song on this Country Stars Show, as Webb Pierce opens the song for him.
Favorite love songs can mean many different things to many different people. Sometimes it is about animals, or children, or country, or God, not just about a man and a woman.
13. The king’s last concert (about Elvis Presley)
Interesting.
14. If Jesus came to your house
I don’t know why there a pictures of Elvis with this song. This song meant a lot to me many years ago.
15. Why, Baby, why
Nice music.
Someone wrote that he is the “King of tear jerk country.” I think that’s a nice title.
17. I think I can sleep tonight
I was trying to tell my daughter about this song, and I got so choked up that I couldn’t talk.
18. Twenty one
So many of these numbers bring tears to my eyes. It made me think of how Angelina Jolie’s dad left her when she was little.
19. Are you mine (with Goldie Hill)
Looks like a nice TV show.
20. Daddy
This brought back memories of my dad.
My poor old guitar went through a tough time with me.
22. I got religion
My parents were very religious, and brought me up that way.
23. Except the Lord
If the Lord hadn’t helped me, I would have been sunk a long time ago.
24. Is there really a Santa Claus
Another heart touching number.
I used to love being on the road, going from town to town, singing for Jesus. I did it for many years.
Favorite gospel songs by Jimmy Swaggart
Jimmy Swaggart sings a lot of my favorite gospel songs. Back in the mid 60’s a guy in Bulawayo lent me one of his records called: “I’m nearer home,” and wondered if I would like it. Well, I loved it. A few years later I attended the Salisbury Polytechnic to do a survey course, and Pastor Marks lent me 4 of his records. They were such a blessing to me. When I came back to my room, the Beatles would be blaring from one room, and the Rolling Stones from another, and I would go into my room and put on Jimmy Swaggart. It was like heaven came down, and glory filled my soul.
In 1970, I went into the ministry as a gospel singer, showing religious movies. In Durban we went to one of Evangelist Arthur Nippers meetings. He sold Jimmy Swaggart records, and I bought 10 singing records, and he persuaded me to buy 2 preaching ones. These records were such a blessing to me. I played them over and over again for hours, just soaking in the presence of the Lord.
1. I’ve never loved Him better than today – One of my favorite gospel songs by Jimmy Swaggart
I love the fast songs on his early records.
2. God took away my yesterdays
This was the second record..
This was the first record.
I seem to remember a picture of him standing outside a stone church building. When I would listen to the record, I imagined myself sitting inside just basking in the presence of the Lord.
I seem to remember a family picture, with his wife and little boy.
Last night I was singing this song to myself, which inspired me to do this section.
7. You don’t need to understand
This song is such a comfort.
This record was a tremendous blessing to me. Thank you.
I recall this song being on a record where he had the open Bible in front of him. The title was: “Someone to care.”
10. When I get to the end of the way
Another nice song.
11. I’ve never been this homesick before
I first heard this song on his record when I was having meetings with Pastor Eldon King in Arkansas in 1983. I loved this song so much, as I was so homesick for South Africa.
12. He brought me out of the miry clay
All of us sinners are saved through faith in Jesus Christ, and his shed blood on the cross of Calvary.
13. Jesus, just the mention of your name
The credits say this song was written by Mike Murdock. Wow.
14. He chose me
We have a tape of Pastor Johannes Minnie of Port Elizabeth singing this song. He is a big fan of Jimmy Swaggart, so I am guessing that that is where he heard it.
15. Jesus will outshine them all
I had this LP when we lived in South Africa.
16. His hand in mine
I had an this record, plus one of Elvis singing the same song.
17. Remind me
This song was a tremendous blessing to me, and I often sang it at meetings. Years later I heard of Dottie Rambo, who wrote it.
This is one of my favorite gospel songs.
19. Wasted years
I have often sang this song too.
20. Glory, glory, hallelujah, since I laid my burdens down
The other night I was singing in my room, and after I had sung this song, I ended up on my knees by my bed. I feel such an anointing on this song, and such a presence of the Lord when I sing it.
21. Will the circle be unbroken
Pastor Nipper sold me this preaching record and another one. I wasn’t much into listening to preaching, so I hadn’t listened to it. One day I was singing at a church, and a guy asked me if I had this record. I said yes, and he drove a long way back to the Concord Mission Home to buy it from me, and went away rejoicing. This shocked me, so I decided to listen to the other record. It was called: “What shall the end be.” When I finished listening it, I was on my knees next to the record player. Some years later I had some meetings with a minister who had this record, so I was listening to it in his living room, when his wife walked in. I felt such a fool. There I was crying, with tears running down my cheeks.
Jesus suffered so much for our salvation. If we reject him, we have no hope of eternal life. I had this record, and I wish I had the song: “Down the sawdust trail.”
23. Jesus use me
That is my prayer.
24. He washed my eyes with tears
“I saw the blood he spilt upon the sands.”
25. This is just what heaven means to me
To be reunited with loved ones, and see Jesus.
26. I know the Lord will make a way for me
Amen.
27. Jesus is the sweetest name I know
This chorus takes me way back to my childhood years, when I sang it over and over again in my mind.
An old favorite gospel song.
29. Where the roses never fade
Some people that have been to heaven and back say that the grass is singing all the time. Everything is alive and singing.
30. No one ever cared for me like Jesus
Another old favorite gospel song.
31. Build my mansion
One lady that went to heaven said that for each soul you save, you get one brick towards your mansion.
32. At the crossing
I was so blessed by this song. I love it when people put pictures that tell the story about the song. Very beautiful.
This goes way back.
We need to be like the tree by the water. The water is the Holy Spirit.
35. King Jesus
When we were near the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem looking over at the Golden Gate, we were singing this song. Then a Muslim soldier with a rifle came and told us that we cannot sing that song here.
This is just piano. He plays the piano so good, just like David with his harp. The anointing flows through the fingers.
The greatest worship song.
God wants us to talk to Him and worship Him.
39. I’ll never be lonely again
An old favorite. In the Bible it says the the Lord puts the lonely into families. God doesn’t want anyone to be lonely.
Peace in the midst of the storm. Like the dove in the hole in the cliff by the sea, where the storm is raging, and the waves are crashing, but the little dove sits there peacefully.
41. Farther along
When my little sister was small, she thought we were singing about Dad.
I think this was written by George Beverly Shea, who sang at the Billy Graham meetings.
I first heard this by James Blackwood.
44. One more valley
One more trial. Sometimes people buckle under trials. I think of the two nuns who committed suicde one day before the money came in. If they had waited just one more day, they would have had plenty of money. The whole story is on my other website: favourite-love-songs.com
45. Gone
I have been to the empty tomb too. He has gone! Praise the Lord.
46. Got any rivers
We sang this song many times in churches when I was a teenager. It was a very popular faith chorus.
I played this one a couple of times, and danced around the room. When we first visited America in 1976, we were at a church that danced for about an hour in every service, and this is one of the choruses they used to sing.
I was so happy to find this record cover. It took me back so many years when I bought all of Brother Swaggarts records. I used to imagine myself sitting in that church listening to him sing and play the piano.
49. The old rugged cross made the difference
I think I heard this one first by the Gaither Trio. A very holy song.
50. Only believe
This is another chorus that churches often sang during revival services when I was a teenager.
51. Let me touch Him
This is another song I used to sing a lot back in the 70’s. Such a tremendous song, and I would feel such an anointing.
That is the most important decision in
53. God on the mountain – Cowboy Cumbia
I found it so funny when Brother Jimmy Lee takes his cowboy hat, then puts it on, and says he always wanted to take on the devil at Dodge City.
54. One more river to cross – Young Singers
I had a record of the Singing Rambos singing this one. I think it was written by Bud Chambers. When we had meetings in Arkansas, we used to change the words. “One more river to cross, one more mountain to climb, one more valley that I gotta go through, leava that skunkie behind.” Those skunks on the road had such a bad smell!
55. Through it all
This is one of my wife’s favorite songs. Very good words.
56. Our Lord is coming back to earth again
Come Lord Jesus.
57. Look for me
I looked up this song. If I can remember correctly, it was written by Rusty Goodman, who passed away.
I know who holds my trembling hand.
Some songs I had have been taken off. About a hundred times or more, I have put links to songs on the YouTube, only to find they have later been taken off. Maybe people are uploading pirate copies, or maybe it’s the Pirates of the Caribbean that are taking them. If you see Johnny Depp, please ask him if he has seen the songs!
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Favorite Love Songs by Johnny Rivers
1. Memphis Tennessee – My favorite love song by Johnny Rivers
This was a hit song when I was young, and still is one of my most favorite love songs. I really dig that guitar playing, and the ‘live’ audience participation. I wish I could play guitar like Johnny Rivers.
2. I washed my hands in muddy water
Unfortunately this is kind of a bad song about robbing and ending up in jail, but I love that type of music and beat. I have a record of Charlie Rich doing this number.
This is a James Bond type of song that was very popular back in the old days. “A pretty face can hide an evil mind.” Johnny Rivers hits the nail on the head with this one.
4. Where have all the flowers gone
When we were teenagers, my brother and I went on holiday to Margate, and we heard a band there sing this number. They sang a lot of requests, so this must be somebody’s favorite love song. I don’t like war, and this number points that out.
5. 500 miles
When we were teenagers, we did a lot of hitch hiking. Then later in life I did a lot of traveling around the world, so I can relate very strongly with the feeling of being a long way from home. So this is a favorite love song for that family feeling.
This is something about being in prison. I don’t know if Johnny Rivers was ever in prison, but he sings about it.
I guess this must be one of Johnny Rivers favorite love songs.
8. You’ve lost that loving feeling
It is so sad when people lose their loving feeling. I think I heard this one before by the Righteous Brothers.
Everybody needs to be loved.
I grew up poor, and I can relate to this feeling.
11. Stand by me
It is tough being alone, and no man is complete without a woman.
Most fights seem to be over women.
13. Baby come back
This is a real swinger.
Takes me back to my teenage years. I first heard this one in Bulawayo on the radio by Dickie Loader and the Blue Jeans.
The teenage years.
I first heard this song when we visited America.
17. Blue suede shoes
I don’t agree with all the words, but it is a lot of good fun.
“He lives in my heart now.”
About a hundred times or more, I have put links to songs on the YouTube, only to find they have later been taken off. Maybe people are uploading pirate copies, or maybe it’s the Pirates of the Caribbean that are taking them. If you see Johnny Depp, please ask him if he has seen the songs!