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StephEv
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Ancestry Top Twenty
« on: Wednesday 20 August 08 20:06 UTC (UK) »

Hi All, Thought that this might be a little bit of fun in trying to compose a top twenty of songs related to Ancestry, 1 All those years ago, George Harrison 2 Going back to my roots, Sister Sledge as a start. Any help out there ? who nows maybe an Ancestry compilation could be produced to while away those hours of difficulty withones family history. Cheers, Stephen Evans Smiley Smiley Smiley Grin Huh Huh
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mosiefish
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John Knowles 1896 to 1917


Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 20 August 08 21:27 UTC (UK) »

Son of My Father - Chicory Tip
Another Brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd  Grin Grin Grin

Regards,
Mo
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indiapaleale
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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 20 August 08 21:30 UTC (UK) »

We are Family - Sister Sledge!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ2L4iPvdIk
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kizmiaz
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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 20 August 08 21:30 UTC (UK) »

Bernard Cribbins - Hole In The Ground (well, its the only way I'm ever gonna find anything about some of 'em!)

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kizmiaz
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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 20 August 08 21:34 UTC (UK) »

David Bowie - Look Back In Anger
Rolling Stones - Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
The Kinks - Dead End Street
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Annie I'm Not Your Daddy
Clive Dunn - Grandad
St Winifred's School Choir - There's No-one Quite Like Grandma
Johnny Matthis - When A Child Is Born
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In Sussex - Robins, Willis, Hills, Winchester, Harwood, Breden, Jupp, Matthews, Windsor, Dove, Duly, Baker and lots more.
In London - Scully, Day, Emery, Alger

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indiapaleale
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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 20 August 08 21:50 UTC (UK) »

Lonnie Donegan - My Old Man's a Dustman:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7GeZ3YmONw

 Grin Grin
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mosiefish
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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 20 August 08 22:07 UTC (UK) »

Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi

Mo
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Cornwall: Rich, Binney, Peake
Devon: Walters
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Where are they?


Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 21 August 08 08:03 UTC (UK) »

The Long And Winding Road – The Beatles
Son of My Father – Chicory Tip
Mother Of Mine – Neil Reid
Who Are You – The Who
And anything by MFSB [Mother, Father, Sister, Brother]
Oh and of course The Searchers
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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 21 August 08 08:38 UTC (UK) »

Hunting High and Low - A-Ha
I Was Born Under a Wandering Star - Lee Marvin
Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver

and for the emigrants...

Sailing - Rod Stewart


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Sisterjane
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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 21 August 08 08:45 UTC (UK) »

Hazard.....Richard Marx   Grin Grin

And another Bonjovi one...Ill sleep when Im dead.... Shocked

Jane
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StephEv
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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 21 August 08 09:01 UTC (UK) »

Hi All, This is fun here's one, Son of a Preacher Man, Dusty Sprinfield. Given the postings it could be a 4CD set, Stephen Evans Smiley Grin Cheesy
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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 21 August 08 09:06 UTC (UK) »

Great topic

How about..

Father and Son - Cat Stevens

or dare I suggest

Alice (who the f**k is Alice) Smokie and Roy Chubby Brown Grin Grin

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Sisterjane
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Castle Hill Huddersfield...Im Here..Where are They


Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 21 August 08 09:09 UTC (UK) »

Hi All, This is fun here's one, Son of a Preacher Man, Dusty Sprinfield. Given the postings it could be a 4CD set, Stephen Evans Smiley Grin Cheesy

Or.....Now thats what I call Ancestry.....

Jane
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Windsor87
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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 21 August 08 09:17 UTC (UK) »

Shame and Scandal in the Family - Madness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlqbt1PQ1ek

 Grin
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Sisterjane
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Re: Ancestry Top Twenty
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 21 August 08 09:23 UTC (UK) »

And how can we forget the Jethro Tull song...

Living in the Past...

Must stop this now..Ive got to go shopping..!!!!!!

Jane
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