suggestions for my strings & things CD compilation please

[robertson]

I'm trying to compile a CD of well-known pop/country/whatever tracks which prominently feature violins. So far I've got Come On Eileen (Dexys), Pay Me My Money Down (Springsteen), and That's What I Think (Lauper). Can you please suggest others you think would sit well on this CD?

[spat]

Dixie Chicks "Theres Your Trouble"

[Quizmonkey]

The Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels

[tjlettle]

Bluebells - Young at Heart

[andy-hughes]

'You Wear It Well' - Rod Stewart.

[delboy3]

A lot of ELO
'It Must Be Love', Madness
'Cloudbursting', Kate Bush

[OBonio]

Welcome to the Cheap Seats - The Wonder Stuff
Anything by The Levellers (though 15 Years is a good bet)

For something different, The Only Rhyme That Bites uses the strings section from The Big Country film.

[dr john]

'Out ot the Blue' from Roxy Music's Country Life album was always my favourite, though 'Robbery With Violins' from Steeleye Span's Parcel of Rogues comes a close second. Roy Wood used a lot of strings on his Move/Wizzard/solo stuff. Any Dave Swarbrick.

[robbo82]

Bob Dylan- Hurricane.
The Verve- Bitter Sweet Symphony
Oasis- Whatever
Manic Street Preachers- A Design For Life

[Llamatron]

Glorybox and Roads by Portishead both feature a strings backing.
Although Roads makes me want to cry every time I hear it so I don't think it would sit particularly well next to Come On Eileen.

The Right Time or Erin Shore by The Corrs, in fact pretty much anything by them.

[littleoldme]

Quite a few violins used by The Divine Comedy and My Life Story. Also the Colin Blunstone hit Say You Don't Mind - nothing but strings and vocals.

[OBonio]

Thought of this one last night :

Chi Mai - Ennio Morricone

A truly beautiful song.

[Gromit]

The violins are sampled, but Captain Dread by Dreadzone is really catchy.
The sample by the way is a Patrick Street tune.

[OBonio]

Forgot this one :

The Universal - Blur