What's your opinion on Jim Reeves?

[Bbbananas]

Distant Drums is on the radio - reminds me of when I was a child & dad used to play Jim Reeves records. And whatever my dad loved, then I loved. Bimbo where's your little daddy-o, I Love You Because and I Won't Forget You..... pure nostalgia.

I didn't quite realise the poignancy at the time though, of dad playing "He'll Have To Go" to my mother - at the time she was having it away with the primary school headmaster. I think that was his way of letting my mother know her secret wasn't so secret.....

[Mick-Talbot]

Jim reeves fitted my bedroom carpet.

[kat2206]

LOVE Distant Drums, what a song... am going to youtube it so I can listen to it...

[Bbbananas]

Really?
Did he have one of those carpet stretchers? Very hard on the knees those....

[andy-hughes]

Similarly, my mum played his records all the time - so nostalgia here too.

[WELSHYORKIE]

My late mother was a Jim Reeves fan too and I still sing aong when I hear the 'odd tune' - I suppose it's a way of remembering mam. I actually sang Distant Drums on the karaoke at my silver wedding do!

[LoftyLottie]

Lovely gentle voice. I rather like him - him and Matt Monroe sort of have lots of lovely memories.

I find I am thinking back to past times at the moment - probably Christmas. My Mum's picture is and always will be my desktop picture. She has a wry smile on her face. Taken just a month before she died. She loved Jim Reeves. I now have made myself feel all weepy!!

[kat2206]

Im actually listening to his song - I Love you because... and sorry to p!ss people off but I think its beautiful to walk down the aisle to..... lol sorry!

[Bbbananas]

Ah Lotts, didn't mean to make you cry.
That's the trouble with nostalgia.... too darn nostalgic.

Go and have a cyber cuddle with mr vibes x

[WELSHYORKIE]

Me too, Lofty

[madmaggot]

The songs that parents played all the time when we were young and that we thought we just so naf; they're the ones that just break me up when I hear them! My mum loved Val Dounigan (sp) and Des O'Connor!

[WELSHYORKIE]

No Salla, the trouble with nostalgia is that it isn't what it used to be!

[Bbbananas]

good one yorkie!

My mum used to love Englebert Humperdinck - I have to admit I have a penchant for old Bert... his dance album is brilliant!!!

[WELSHYORKIE]

God help my kids then, Maggot - they'll be nuts listening to Black Sabbath after i've gone!!!!!!!

[LoftyLottie]

That cyber cuddle was really good!! I'll be back for more ;o)

Perry Como is another one that brings back memories and the wonderful Nat King Cole!!

However, my Mum was a real entertainer and social animal and didn't miss any opportunities to get up and sing herself.

She actually was a beautiful lady in her time with a lovely voice. Oh why do we have to get old!!

[tamborine]

that so sad salla

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stEjTFMb940

[madmaggot]

Hah, if we didn't get old who would the kids feel superior to?

[LoftyLottie]

Ha ha Welsh.

Me and my son have the same music tastes believe it or not!!

Salla My Grandmother adored Englebert. Mum liked Tom Jones. I actually still like Tom Jones, especially the style of music he is doing now - brilliant.

[Bbbananas]

Sad yes tambo, but I am pleased to say it eventually resolved - but the whole saga did involve a shotgun, my hysteria at possible parting fro my dad, the head being sacked in disgrace and a skegness railway station reconciliation...

They went on to have another son, my brother, and have now been married 58 years. I doubt either of them know that I remember the whole thing very vividly. I was 8.