What is your favorite song about time?

[Keith Lehman]

Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds

 

[THTanner]

Long Time Gone - Crosby Stills and Nash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKwjYR_76n4

 

[Keith Lehman]

Wow! Fantastic song. Thanks for sharing.

 

[harold bain]

A previous thread on this topic:
https://mb.nawcc.org/showthread.php?16569-Horological-songs

 

[novicetimekeeper]

My Grandfather's clock.

 

[Keith Lehman]

Which version of of "My Grandfather's Clock" do you like most? I'm only familiar with the Johnny Cash version.

 

[novicetimekeeper]

I don't think I've ever heard that.

 

[Les harland]

"The times they are a changin" by Bob Dylan

 

[MartinM]

Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce

 

[novicetimekeeper]

Which version of of "My Grandfather's Clock" do you like most? I'm only familiar with the Johnny Cash version.

I clearly have heard the Johnny Cash version as it seems to have come out when I was three. However it was always a childrens song when I was growing up and the song, music and lyrics, go back to the 19th century and said to be the origin of the term grandfather clock which is why it is an obvious choice for me.

When the song was written longcase production in the UK was pretty much over, and the clocks were seen as old fashioned which explains the basis of the song.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Grandfather's_Clock

 

[MUN CHOR-WENG]

A previous thread on this topic:
https://mb.nawcc.org/showthread.php?16569-Horological-songs

Since Harold Bain has brought up the old thread I like to mention that in classical music, there are at least two compositions in which the sound of a clock forms part of the music.

In Sain-Saens's Dance Macabre, at the very beginning we can hear the clock striking 12
( played on the piano)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytpqcJ1IfoA

In Albert Ketelby's The Clock and The Dresden Figures, the tick-tock sound of a clock can be heard practically through out the entire piece, and nearly the end of the music the sound of the clock spring snapping can be heard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVRW0vIVHSc


Mun C W

 

[THTanner]

And the theme song to Mission Impossible uses a rather frenetic percussion beat to simulate the passage of time under duress, almost as if the clock speeds up and slows down with the emotional tension as time runs out.

https://youtu.be/JtyByefOvgQ

Since Harold Bain has brought up the old thread I like to mention that in classical music, there are at least two compositions in which the sound of a clock forms part of the music.

In Sain-Saens's Dance Macabre, at the very beginning we can hear the clock striking 12
( played on the piano)

 

[rmarkowitz1_cee4a1]

Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock Tonight": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgdufzXvjqw

This is pushing it but Black Sabbath's "War Pigs": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ6QHfZwTSw

There's that line "Hand of God has struck the hour.." Song is rather about the end of time and an unnerving expression of teenage angst.

Rather the other side of the spectrum from the happy Bill Haley song.

RM

 

[RL]

Look at the previous thread on the subject (above by Harold B.) and you will find a pretty long list that was put together several years ago.
Prety cool as I had forgotten about that thread.

 

[MartinM]

Edited:
Nevermind. Pink Floyd's "Time" was mentioned, previously. For some reason the Ctrl+F version of "find" didn't find it.

 

[Keith Lehman]

Hello all and thanks for your input! I've created a list based on your suggestions on Spotify and Apple Music. Please visit if you subscribe to these services and I will update them as the list continues.

https://watchnews.nawcc.org/watch-blog-feb-27---mar-3.html#timely_music

 

[roughbarked]

Edited:
Nevermind. Pink Floyd's "Time" was mentioned, previously. For some reason the Ctrl+F version of "find" didn't find it.

I've had friends tell me that every time they hear this song, they can picture me tinkering with clocks in a room with clocks striking and chiming.

 

[rmarkowitz1_cee4a1]

Rolling Stones "Time is On My Side".

Chicago's "Does Anyone Know What Time It Is?"

RM

 

[Tom McIntyre]

The impact and importance of songs seem to relate to when you first heard them. We were just starting to build our family in West Virginia when Time in a Bottle was released. I had been a professor for three years and our children ranged in age from 7 to 2. It was a very good time of life.

[video]https://ia601303.us.archive.org/7/items/JimCroceTimeInABottle_201508/Jim%20Croce%20-%20Time%20In%20A%20Bottle.mp3[/video]

 

[richiec]

Chamber's Brothers, "Time Has Come Today".

 

[MUN CHOR-WENG]

The impact and importance of songs seem to relate to when you first heard them. We were just starting to build our family in West Virginia when Time in a Bottle was released. I had been a professor for three years and our children ranged in age from 7 to 2. It was a very good time of life.

[video]https://ia601303.us.archive.org/7/items/JimCroceTimeInABottle_201508/Jim%20Croce%20-%20Time%20In%20A%20Bottle.mp3[/video]

Tom,

The last sentence of your post reminds me of a song that was featured in a 1970 epic romantic drama film "Ryan's Daughter' directed by David Lean. That song was called 'It was a Good Time'.,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv1RbfBtlA4

Mun C W

 

[roughbarked]

22 thousand days, 22 thousand nights.
It's not a lot but it is all you've got
22 thousand days.

 

[JTD]

Oh dear, I'm well over my sell-by date in that case! (22,000 days is not even the traditional 'three score years and ten' that we're supposed to get, not very generous of the Moody Blues!)

JTD

 

[Keith Lehman]

Thank you all! I've just updated the list. Keep them coming!

 

[Les harland]

There is an English "Nursery Rhyme" Hickory Dickery Dock or Hickety Dickety Dock

Hickory Dickory Dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one
The mouse ran down
Hickory Dickory Dock

I do not know if there is an American equivalant

 

[roughbarked]

Oh dear, I'm well over my sell-by date in that case! (22,000 days is not even the traditional 'three score years and ten' that we're supposed to get, not very generous of the Moody Blues!)

JTD

Yeah, I always thought that too. Maybe Graeme Edge chose a set of words that fitted rather than doing the maths.

 

[Steven Thornberry]

Has this one been mentioned?

[video=youtube;Og7JS8mcp3c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og7JS8mcp3c[/video]

 

[harold bain]

A Hazy Shade of Winter, by Paul Simon:
"Time, time time, look what's become of me,
As I look around, all the possibilities,
I was too blind to see"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnZdlhUDEJo

 

[Accutronica]

5 minutes alone, by Pantera.

Robert

 

[Keith Lehman]

Oh man, great one! Far Beyond Driven is such an incredible album! Adding it to the list on Spotify and Apple Music now.

 

[Accutronica]

Oh man, great one! Far Beyond Driven is such an incredible album! Adding it to the list on Spotify and Apple Music now.

Yep! Pantera is my favorite band. Too bad that psycho murdered Dimebag.

Robert

 

[RL]

The "Thyme" in the Simon /Garfunkel song is an herb.---as are the others---parsley---sage---rosemary---and thyme

 

[Steven Thornberry]

The "Thyme" in the Simon /Garfunkel song is an herb.---as are the others---parsley---sage---rosemary---and thyme

Hmm. Now I suppose someone will tell me that this song does not mention a bathroom on the right!

[video=youtube;5BmEGm-mraE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BmEGm-mraE[/video]

 

[Keith Lehman]

Yes, that was tragic. Thinking back to those times I'm adding Seasons In the Abyss to this list.

[video=youtube;eQpvqPuDJWI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQpvqPuDJWI[/video]

 

[Keith Lehman]

Coldplay: Clocks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d020hcWA_Wg

Coldplay Buena Vista Social Club: Clocks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb81igoifpg

 

[Keith Lehman]

WatchNews Weighs in on Songs Most Timely Part II



https://watchnews.nawcc.org/june-19---june-23.html#spotify_two

 

[harold bain]

A group I saw live this week, the Steve Miller band's Fly Like An Eagle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IefXfSR7Kyo

 

[RL]

From the Hootenanny era a great song by the "Pozo Seco" singers

"Time---oh good,good time. Where did you go".

Look it up on youtube---I remember it so well from that period in life.

 

[Steven Thornberry]

[video=youtube;VhkmB5OzvQ0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhkmB5OzvQ0[/video]

 

[Steven Thornberry]

[video=youtube;yp7r0j4XrO8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp7r0j4XrO8[/video]

 

[tom427cid]

there is a song about time by the group It's a beautiful day.
tom

 

[Missy]

Two of my favorite songs are "September Song" and "Autumn Leaves". Probably because September is my birthday month. Being well into the autumn season of my life, I am aware of the cycle of life (and the days dwindle down to a precious few) and time waits for no man. So I guess it is fitting that I love and respect my clocks as they mete out these precious minutes, hours, days, months and years.

Missy

 

[Steven Thornberry]

Of course, Missy, no version of Autumn Leaves can compare with one of Victor Borge's renditions.

[video=youtube;p6nCalLpOqk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6nCalLpOqk[/video]

 

[onsite]

I clearly have heard the Johnny Cash version as it seems to have come out when I was three. However it was always a childrens song when I was growing up and the song, music and lyrics, go back to the 19th century and said to be the origin of the term grandfather clock which is why it is an obvious choice for me.

When the song was written longcase production in the UK was pretty much over, and the clocks were seen as old fashioned which explains the basis of the song.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Grandfather's_Clock

This is a pleasing female rendition sprinkled throughout a CBC documentary called "Too Tall For the Shelf, The Grandfather Clock".

The first part is about the only watchmakers school left in Canada, then a piece about a train ride, then is the story of The Grandfather Clock.

Just drag the slider to the 24 minute mark for The Grandfather Clock but the whole thing is time well spent. It will play while you open another window and search the internet for pocket watches. http://######.infopop.cc/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

It's About Time

 

[coldwar]

....and the flip side.

[video=youtube;_Rhc6CxG7j8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rhc6CxG7j8[/video]

 

[Steven Thornberry]

Let's not forget this classic.

[video=youtube;J1G-TsdNWGg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1G-TsdNWGg[/video]

 

[leeinv66]

Time after time - Cyndi Lauper. A classic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdQY7BusJNU