Music from Cold Winters

[damianslaw]

47 minutes ago, Northwest NI said:

That East17 song “Stay another Day” is another for 1995 though I have a feeling it came out the previous winter. In 1995 it started snowing here on Christmas Eve and by Boxing Day there was an even 6 inches. This freeze last until the New Year.

 

 

It was number one in Dec 1994, which was a very mild month overall.. 

[Weather-history]

6 hours ago, Ed Stone said:

Saw Crocodile Dundee, at the MK Dome, on January 12th 1987: 

 

The song that reminds me of January 1987 is Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson

 

[Don]

Here you go, one from December 2009/January 2010.

 

[feb1991blizzard]

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[Don]

Classic from Foreigner, January 1985!

 

[Kirkcaldy Weather]

December 2009

January / February 2010

 

Edited November 16, 2019 by Kirkcaldy Weather

[Don]

Classic Dad rock album Dire Straits Brothers in Arms very much brings back memories of winter 1985/86!

[Robbie Garrett]

 

[AderynCoch]

9 hours ago, damianslaw said:

Jan/Feb 96 - Babylon Zoo - Spaceman

That's the one that sticks with me. Number One late January through early February. 

[jethro]

It's got to be In The Bleak Midwinter for me.

Winter/Christmas Eve of 1981, I was in Young Farmers, we were booked to do the rounds of local big houses, carol singing for charity, the only way we could get around was on skis. I'll never forget the surreal sight of coming out of Great Tew church (in the Cotswolds) after midnight mass and seeing rows of skis stood up against the church. Snow had fallen, snow on snow, it lasted for weeks, cut villages off, it was like middle England had turned into the Austrian Tyrol. For me, still the best winter ever.

[Relativistic]

Ellie Goulding's cover of Elton John's Your Song, released late 2010, is the only song I associate with Winter. I was a paper boy and would hear it very often in the newsagent when I was picking up my papers for delivery. Seemed to fade as the cold did.

[Northwest NI]

4 hours ago, jethro said:

It's got to be In The Bleak Midwinter for me.

Winter/Christmas Eve of 1981, I was in Young Farmers, we were booked to do the rounds of local big houses, carol singing for charity, the only way we could get around was on skis. I'll never forget the surreal sight of coming out of Great Tew church (in the Cotswolds) after midnight mass and seeing rows of skis stood up against the church. Snow had fallen, snow on snow, it lasted for weeks, cut villages off, it was like middle England had turned into the Austrian Tyrol. For me, still the best winter ever.

That’s a lovely story. I love “Inthe Bleak Midwinter” also

Theres a good version by Bert Jansch which I always mistook for Ralph McTell until many years later

[Methuselah]

This Pete Seeger classic always reminds me of 1969-70, which I spent in Tunbridge Wells:

 

[Northwest NI]

There had to be a Xmas song eventually but this George Michael song stands out for me for 2009 as we were frozen from mid December to mid January, although definitely not as much snow as 2010.

 

 

[Taras Incognito]

I always thought this came out in 2010 (turns out it was 2011) but it’s a post-truth world, so it doesn’t matter!

https://youtu.be/a3BzjfAjug4

Edited November 17, 2019 by Taras Incognito

[Froze were the Days]

OMD - Maid of Orleans (Joan of Arc)...December 1981, filmed in North Yorkshire...if this doesn't remind you of that cold snowy period I don't know what will....when musicians were talented, enjoy!

 

Edited November 17, 2019 by Froze were the Days

[Methuselah]

Katrine's post in the other thread reminded me of this...1979, I believe:

 

[Sunny76]

1 hour ago, Ed Stone said:

Katrine's post in the other thread reminded me of this...1979, I believe:

 

Wrong. It was from spring of 1980, late Feb or March of 80, but maybe it was getting AirPlay in late 79, although I highly doubt that was the case.

I was listening to a retro countdown from this time in 1979, so I’m looking forward to hearing Pink Floyd and The Police when we move into December. 

[Sunny76]

And while on the subject, I’ve moved from November 79 to November 1980. Disco has faded during this period and less dominant, new wave has become more popular, while punk is also on the slide. Loving to two tone ska stuff by Madness.

The winter of 80-81 was mild in London. We moved before the Christmas of that year.

[cheeky_monkey]

February 1978...this seem quite ironic 

 

[Methuselah]

Another one from 1979...I hope!

 

Edited November 18, 2019 by Ed Stone

[Northwest NI]

Think it was 1981....

[cheeky_monkey]

December 1978..although a tune about September 

 

 

 

[cheeky_monkey]

February 1986...for me anyway

 

 

[Sunny76]

Not a cold winter, but whenever I hear Sad Cafe’s Every Day Hurts, it reminds me of end of autumn/winter 1979, heading into 1980. 

Also, Walking on the Moon, and Video Killed the Radio Star.