# What Song Did You Instantly Love? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 18, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-did-you-instantly-love/408528 "2007-06-18T23:54:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-did-you-instantly-love/408528/81 "2007-06-22T03:18:41Z")
Bach’s _Little Fugue in G-Minor_ as played by E. Power Biggs on the Flentrop organ at Harvard. I was in music appreciation and kind of fell asleep. The prof put this one on and I heard it in my sleep, causing me to wake up. It was _awesome_, so awesome I asked him to play it again. Imagine my surprise when he told me it was on the set of CD’s I bought for the class. :o Who knew? 😉 I, er, wasn’t the greatest student in the history of mankind. But that moment launched a decades-long love affair with Bach’s music. I even wanted to learn to play the organ so I could play that song. Ahhh, youth, when you think anything’s possible, even taking up the organ when you’re 20 with no musical experience whatsoever. However, nowadays, I prefer his other organ fugue in G-minor, the “Great” (BWV 542), especially the version by Mr Biggs on the same organ. ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-did-you-instantly-love/408528/82 "2007-06-22T04:48:25Z")
[QUOTE=elfkin477] It’s worse than you think: a lot of these bands are from the 80s & 90s, so the average age is probably at least 30. [/QUOTE] Wow! I have been disappointed in music for that long? Amazing. However I just want to second the vote for Solomon Burke. He is a vastly underrated American treasure. ---
**Author:** ![valleyofthedolls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-did-you-instantly-love/408528/83 "2007-06-22T06:26:49Z")
“Once in a Lifetime” by the Talking Heads. Love at first listen for that song and pretty much everything else they’ve done. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-did-you-instantly-love/408528/84 "2007-06-22T13:27:48Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] I’m showing my age, but the first time I heard _Life in the Fast Lane_ and found out it was The Eagles. I was blown away… [/QUOTE] Yeah, I remember when we all looked down on The Eagles as pretentious, LA cocaine cowboys. Especially here in Texas. But every time I hear “Take It Easy” on the radio, I want to put the top down & head West. (Too bad I don’t have a convertible.) In those same old days, me & my pals mostly played & listened to “Roots Music”–before the phrase was invented. But Fleetwood Mac’s “Go Your Own Way” blew me away. I actually went out & purchased an LP that was in the Top 10! In the days before the earth’s crust cooled, my teenybopper self _loved_ “Do You Believe in Magic” by the Lovin’ Spoonful. But the liner notes led me on the winding path towards Jug Band Music & the Holy Modal Rounders. And I only caught “For What It’s Worth” a few times on the radio–but it sent me in search of Buffalo Springfield. Note to self: Start listening to some of the more “up to date” music channels that come with my cable TV. Yes, I was sad when they dropped Americana. But I already know about those guys. Time to hear more new stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Ichbin\_Dubist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ichbin\_Dubist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichbin_Dubist)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-did-you-instantly-love/408528/85 "2007-06-22T15:39:53Z")
Most recently: “Cinnamon” by the Long Winters. The drummer in my band played it for me in the car, mainly for the curiosity of the song being in 6/8 but the drummer playing most of it in 4/4, but despite this bit of trickery it’s a great song and I’ve listened to it at least a few times a week since. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-did-you-instantly-love/408528/86 "2007-06-22T19:04:25Z")
I was stunned the first time I heard **Queen** (which was the first greatest hits album) ,became a lifelong fan. One song I just heard for the first time the other day is _I Was in the House When the House Burned Down_ by **Warren Zevon**.Really neat song…opening verse is _I had some shit til’ it all got smoked_ _I kept the promise til’ the vow got broke_ _I had to drink from the lovin’ cup_ _I stood on the banks til’ the river rose up_ _I saw the bride in her wedding gown_ _I was in the house when the house burned down_ While I am on **Zevon** he recorded an album with **REM** minus **Stipe** under the band name **Hindu Love Gods** ,which I loved instantly.Songs are all covers including **Prince’s** _Raspberry Beret_ (which charted) and Georgia Satellites’ **Battleship Chains**. Awesome album! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-did-you-instantly-love/408528.md?page=4)