Last week, with a TWENTY FIVE euro voucher for Golden Discs on offer, we asked what song makes you blub like a big crying, blubbing baby.

You replied in your tearful tens.

But there could be only one winner.

Yes, only one.

Oh, pull yourself together for pity’s sake.

In reverse order then…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egwkDB5ZzKI

Sheila Larkin writes:

“While not often found crying, I have been literally moved to tears listening to the Hozier song “In a Week” featuring Karen Cowley because it’s so fuppin moving and sad. Listen to those lyrics.Sobs.”

Clampers Outside writes:

“While not often found crying, I have been literally moved to tears listening to More Than Everything by Bombay 1 because it is so an incredibly simplistic and sparse, a song that simultaneously fills me with melancholy and joy to a point that it feels like it slows the beat of my heart…and I forgot to give it to the DJ at my wedding…. fupp… :(“

Bernie writes:

“While not often found crying, I have literally been moved to tears, listening to Storm by Lifehouse, because of its intensity and relevance, when missing close family members in other countries. Don’t listen to it if you’re of a delicate disposition.”

Spud writes:

“Alicia Ross by Canadian singer Kathleen Edwards.Written about a local girl who went missing and was murdered. She often welled up signing it live and it’s a beautiful, yet tragic song. I never knew the story when I first heard it.”

Winner...

Niallo writes:

Try, Song to the Siren, by This Mortal Coil.  Go on, really listen to it, i cant anymore because it inflicts actual physical pain. Think Martin Sheen in the opening sequences of Apocalypse Now. (1979) I don’t know why, it just does…

Bubbling under:

Brother Barnabas: “While never found crying, I have been almost moved to tears listening to an upbeat panpipes-version of Bridge Over Troubled Waters because the cafe beneath my office has been playing it repeatedly on loop since around half 10.”

Soedgy: ‘While not often found crying, I have been literally moved to tears listening to my marketing manager give me design advice because he wants to make it ‘pop’’

Thanks all.

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Last week: Dancing With Tears In My Eyes

Every Friday, we give away a voucher worth Twenty FIVE euros to spend at any of the many Golden Discs branches nationwide to a reader.

All we ask is a tune we can play on Monday.

This week’s theme: Blubbing

What song in the contemporary music canon has the power to move you to tears?

A well known or obscure favourite that both grooves your soul while reducing you to a wobbly, lachrymose mess.

To enter, please complete this sentence.

“While not often found crying, I have been literally moved to tears listening to____________________because__________________________’

Lines MUST close at 2.45pm MIDNIGHT!!

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Sunday is Father’s Day!

Every year, we give away a 25 euro Golden Discs voucher to ONE paterfamilias on Fathering Sunday.

All we ask from you is a tune your old man (living or tooling about in the great shed in the sky) would like to hear (in his good ear) on the big day.

We already have 33 songs selected from last week (see below).

This is your very last chance to tell your da you love him through the medium of choonage.

To enter, please complete this sentence:

‘Could you please play____________________________for my father on Father’s Day because it reminds him of___________________________________’

Lines MUST close at 6.15pm

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Two weeks ago, on the eve of the Eighth Amendment referendum and with a twenty five euro voucher to spend at Golden Discs on offer, we asked you: what is your favourite Yes track.

You voted in your proggy tens.

But there can be only one winner.

In reverse order then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKftiJS30Cs

Yes – Starship Troopers

Dinny Do Well? writes

‘While not a massive prog fan, I am partial to a blast of Yes’’s Starship Trooper (YES album) owing to its 9.29 minutes combining the talents of three band members showing vocal dexterity, instrumentation, virtuosity of playing, range (rockabilly in prog?) but especially the indulgent solo in Würm. The ABC of prog dysfunction that will make you wonder. And laugh at the daftness’ (If it can make it to HBO’s Divorce, it’s gotta be worthy.

Yes – Long Distance Runaround

Royal M writes:

While not a massive prog fan, I am partial to a blast of Yes’ Long Distance Runaround owing to its brevity, catchiness and gorgeous melody despite it being unmistakably proggy with it’s jazzy drums, noodly guitar/piano and that bass line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9yW-3vFxA0

Yes – Heart Of The Sunrise

Sam writes

While not a massive prog fan, I am partial to a blast of Yes’  Heart of The Sunrise owing to its …its…holy jesus just listen to the madness of the bass and drums in the first 20 seconds alone, though it gets a bit sh*te when the singing starts which isnt for about another 4 mins, it is prog after all…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tdu4uKSZ3M

Yes – Roundabout

Witty Name writes:

Roundabout, the fancy guitar harmonics and chunky bass, with jazzy drums, key changes, timing changes, tangents, organs, fast bits, slow bits. sure, what more do ya need from a bit o’prog. Love it!

Yes – Don’t Kill The Whale

Itchysays writes:

‘While not a massive prog fan, I am partial to a blast of Yes’ Don’t Kill the Whale, from the 1980 live album ‘Yesshows’ owing to the eye-opening effect it had on me, to the worlds ignorance regarding the plight of the Whale and other endangered species of our beautiful world…this in 1980….was a shock to a very young me and many others…the overall atmosphere of the track is incredibly emotive & Rick Wakeman’s melodies at 2:15 are sublime….please give it a listen if you’ve 4:10 to spare ’

PSI am not…. and never have been ‘A Hippy’ ! :) PPS I Vote YES, YES, YES.

Thanks all.

Previously: Close To The Edge

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It’s here!

Last month, with a twenty five euro voucher to spend at any of the many Golden Discs branches on offer, we asked you to donate a song to our Summer 2018 Playlist.

You responded in your humming droves.

We have boiled it down to the classic 47 song collection (scrollable above). The perfect amount of choonage to cater for a one way motor from Dublin to Cork apparently.

Classic staples, some cheese, the odd sour pickle and lashings of pop. It’s a veritable picnic basket of sound for your next journey on the open road.

Many thanks to the choosers: Andyourpointiswhatexactly? Marklar; Yupyup; Tarfton Clax; Spudnick; f_lawless; Scottser; Gorugeen; Kolmo; Cool Hand Lucan; Ouch; Alors; Sam Prekop; Liam Deliverance; Joe; Moochail; Daisy Chainsaw; Frilly Keane; Seimiq; HyperGlobalCompuMegaNet; Yep; Harry; Johnny; Lush; The Ghost of Starina; Daisy Chainsaw; Penfold; Papi; realPolithicks; Ed Quinn; The Bad Ambassador; Martco; Snowflake; Ivan; Jasper: SOQ; Leopold Gloom; Janet, I Ate My Avatar; Bobby J; Mildred St Meadowlark.

A special thank you to Bertie Blenkinsop for his Spotify chops.

Now YOU must choose the best of the playlist.

Best entry wins a Golden Discs voucher worth 25 ‘big’ ones.

Lines MUST close at Midnight Saturday!

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Previously: It’s been A Long Cold Lonely Winter

Every Friday, we give away a voucher worth TWENTY FIVE euros to spend at any of the many Golden Discs branches nationwide.

All we ask from you is a tune we can play TOMORROW.

This week’s theme: Yes songs.

If you could vote for one song from the original gods of prog capable of bringing you to a state of positive affirmation what would that choon be?

To enter, please complete this sentence.

‘While not a massive prog fan, I am partial to a blast of Yes’______________________owing to its_________________________________’

Polls Lines must close at 10pm.

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Every week, we give away a voucher worth Twenty Five Euros to spend at your leisure in any of the many Golden Discs branches nationwide.

All we ask from you is a song we can play at an unspecified time next week.

This week’s theme: ABBA

With their imminent release of new music, what perfect pop confection from the Swedish quintet hurds your gurdy.

To enter, please complete this sentence:

‘My Abba tribute band will be called__________________________and we shall play_____________________owing to its___________________________’

Lines MUST close at 6.55pm MIDNIGHT!

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Never mind.

Every week, we give away a voucher worth TWENTY FIVE euros to spend at any of the many Golden Discs branches nationwide.

All we ask from you is a tune that we can play at an unspecified time (probably next Wednesday).

This week’s them: Here Comes the Sun

For the weekend that finally appears to be in it, what nicely baked number do you choose when the wilful orb begins its all-too brief Summer cycle?

To enter, complete this sentence

‘With the actual sun on my back, I am very partial to cranking up____________________________’

Lines MUST close at 4.19pm Extended until 6.15pm MIDNIGHT MIDDAY Saturday.

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Before Easter, we asked you: what is the greatest contemporary musical comeback?

You certainly ‘rose’ to the challenge and answered in your tens.

But there could be only one messiah

In reverse order then…

Edwyn Collins – Home Again

Paddy writes:

The greatest comeback in contemporary music would have to be Edwyn Collins with Home Again in 2007 after his brain haemorrhage. He had to learn how to speak, read and play guitar after this sudden catastrophic event in his life.

The accompanying documentary Home Again showed how his love for music and a superhuman determination brought him back to us.

The Stone Roses – Breaking Into Heaven

ZeligIsJaded writes:

The greatest comeback in contemporary music would have to be The Stone Roses with Second Coming. I Can still remember my first listen – on my birthday, getting the CD on first thing in the morning before school, with the Big Breakfast on mute on the TV.

I was late for school, and listened to it relentlessly all day on my trusty Discman.The long intro to Breaking Into Heaven prolonging the agony, but it was worth every second I waited.

Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name

Custo writes:

Rage Against the Machine coming out of retirement in 2009 to nab the Xmas #1 and then go back on the road. Their gig in the Point on that tour was the best I’ve ever seen and ever will see.

Still get goosebumps thinking about the lights going down and the klaxons sounding, and then kicking straight into Testify and the whole place going fupping BANANAS for 2 hours with no let up.

Take That – Patience

Bertie Blenkinsop writes:

The greatest comeback in contemporary music would have to be Take That with Patience. Love them or loathe them, they came back from being laughing stocks to play massive stadiums…

Winner

Manic Street Preachers –  Everything Must Go

Yep writes:

The greatest comeback in contemporary music would be Manic Street Preachers with Everything Must Go. Seemingly dead in the water (too soon?) after the disappearance of Richey Edwards, fans felt the band should be disbanded while critics said they could never reach the artistic heights of before without him.

Instead of calling it a day, the now band of 3 went on to produce one of the defining rock albums of the 90s. Not only convincing most of their hardcore fans they could still do it, but gathering a whole new legion of fans while achieving mainstream success not thought possible before.

Thanks all.

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Previously: Greatest Comebacks

Stations of The Cross reenactment from St John the Baptist Church in Clontarf, Dublin this afternoon

Every Friday, we give away a voucher worth TWENTY FIVE EUROS to spend at any of the many Golden Discs branches nationwide.

All we ask from you is a tune we can play on Easter Sunday.

This week’s theme: Miraculous comebacks.

Your favourite band was left for dead.

Crucified by the critics.

Doubted by their own fan base.

But you never gave up faith.

And they returned better than ever.

To enter, please complete this sentence

The greatest comeback in contemporary music would have to be_______________________with___________________’

Lines MUST close at 10.30pm MIDNIGHT

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