Songs for the Workshop

Graham Fellows in his John Shuttleworth persona takes the blame for what follows. On Radio 4 Extra he drew my attention to Nirvana's smash hit 'Smells of White Spirit' .

I suggest other suitable songs for we fans of Heavy Metal. In addition to Chuck Berry:

Knock Knock Who's There - Mary Hopkin
A Boy Named Glue - Johnny Cash
White Welding - Billy Idol
Quill the Eskimo - Bob Dylan
French Polish in the USA - Blondie
Don't Fear the Reamer - Blue Oyster Cult
The Other Man's Brass is Always Greener - Petula Clark
Whole Lot of Shaking Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis

and of course the Beatles - Help!

Any other suggestions?

Edited By SillyOldDuffer on 23/07/2018 17:26:58

The anvil chorus.

The first cut is the deepest.

Didn't the Rolling Stones do Starts Me Up?

Martin C

Edited By Martin Connelly on 23/07/2018 17:36:04

Bolero...Ravell

Poet & Peasant...Von Suppe

How Green was Myford - Althread Newman

No Plate Like Chrome - Glenn Camballjoint.

Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench

30 days in the (drilled) hole - Humble Pie

Smokin' (chips, motors, forge, what have you) - Boston

If you could read my (the designer's) mind - Gordon Lightfoot

Long train running - Doobie Brothers

The first cut is the deepest - cat stevens .

Can't touch this- M.C. Hammer  - stop ! Its hammer time ! 

No plans - Cold Chisel 

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Cold as ice - Foreigner (can't get that green coal in the firebox lit nohow)

Turn turn turn - The Byrds

Edited By Jeff Dayman on 23/07/2018 18:53:02

Like a Grindstone Cowboy - Glen Campbell

Anything by Steel his Wheel

Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders

Anything by The Steve Miller band

Anything by The Spinners

Edited By blowlamp on 23/07/2018 18:59:00

Oh dear S.O.D. you really are trying to wind up the 'irrelevant thread' crew!

Must admit, I'm a big music lover, but I never have music playing while I'm doing machining - workshop sound system has been disconnected for a couple of years

Neil

I have to have something to listen to or i talk myself to death 😄

What about Turn, Turn, Turn by the Byrds?

If I had a hammer.....Trini Lopez...

If I could turn back (time..) Cher

Edited By John Rudd on 23/07/2018 20:25:30

I reckon the Rolling Stones have pretty much got it covered:-

Steel Wheels.

Dirty work.

Play with fire.

Hot Stuff.

Sparks will fly.

Paint it black.

Memo from Turner.

And to round things off:-

Think I’m going mad.

Flick the switch

Too much blood.

Edited By V8Eng on 23/07/2018 21:27:17

Edited By V8Eng on 23/07/2018 21:29:04

It's all right for you lot, but just think of us poor souls with defective hearing! Much as I used to like classical music, I now can't listen having lost bass response and got reduced sensitivity in both ears.

Mind you it's quite handy when herself comes yammering at the door!

Peter G. Shaw

The old mill by the stream (Nellie Dean?)

Lathe Lady Lathe - Bob Dylan?

Anything about sheet metal forming by the Spinners

and of course when some new equipment is needed - Money money money by Abba

I've no claim to be any kind of music lover. Despite that I find listening to music in the workshop really helps me concentrate: I recommend an MP3 player loaded with tunes. Speech radio has a negative effect.

As to the thread being irrelevant, not so. 'Everybody Loves a Clown' - it's by Gary Lewis & the Playboys...

Lay lady lathe - Bob Drillin

I file fine - The Beatles

Milling me softly - Roberta Flack

My ding a ling - Four Jaw Chuck Berry

The hymn I want at my funeral - Lord of all hopefulness . These words ....

Edited By Speedy Builder5 on 23/07/2018 21:40:50

Peter just buy bigger speakers and a massive amp ! Music is best served very loud !

I record a radio programme every saturday and sunday ( it starts at 4am so i have little chance of listening to it any other way ) i usually play that when i'm in the shed , sometimes i have a dvd going - usually a movie i have seen a trillion times and bridge over the river kwai or the great escape or dam busters are favourites . I don't really watch them just listen to them and occasionally look at the screen usually when i take a swig of my tea or coffee.

And for those that ACTUALLY manage to finish a project:

The Final Cut - Floyd, of course..

Joe