Billy Forrest: A Selection Of My Favourite Songs

From Billy Forrest

It was a difficult one this. To remember my favourites over a span of 55 years was no mean feat, who do you leave out? I’ve chosen the songs that moved me the most, with just that “something” that makes a song reach into your soul. I’ve got two lists, International and “Local”. On the S.A. side it was more a case of appreciating the song, the performance and the production. Enjoy!

~ Billy Forrest

Tracks

KEY
Artist – Song (International)

International

• Cliff Richard & The Shadows (Live) – Miss you nights
• Dobie Gray – Loving arms
• Moody Blues – Nights in white satin
• Dolly Parton – I will always love you
• Kenny Rogers – Ruby don’t take your love to town
• The Righteous Brothers – Unchained melody
• The Walker Brothers – Make it easy on yourself
• The Beatles – Yesterday
• The Rolling Stones – Satisfaction
• Matt Monroe – Born free
• Dion Warwick – Valley of the dolls
• Mike & The Mechanics – The living years
• Elvis Presley – Are you lonesome tonight
• Tom Jones – What’s new pussycat
• Richard Harris – McArthur park
• Abba – Fernando
• K.D.Lang – Hallelujah
• Elton John – Sacrifice
• Mamas & Papas – California dreaming
• Josh Grobin – You raise me up

Local

• June Dyer – Whirlpool of love
• Dickie Loader & The Blue Jeans – Exclusively yours
• The Flames – For your precious love
• The Dream Merchants – Time and the river
• The Staccatos – Cry to me
• Clout – Substitute
• Bright Blue – Weeping
• McCully Workshop – The Buccaneer
• Copperfield – So you win again
• Ballyhoo – Man on the moon
• Rabbitt – Charlie
• Joanna Field – Don’t fly too high
• Maria – Clap your hands and stamp your feet
• Gene Rockwell – Heart
• Ken.J.Larkin – Turn around
• Johnny Clegg – Scatterlings of Africa
• Margaret Singana – Mama Tembu’s wedding
• Steve Hofmeyr – Pampoen
• Laurika Rauch – Kinders van die wind
• Sias Reinecke – Sproetjies

Thanks to Marq Vas’s Southern African Music Collectibles