? Poll: What absolutely RUINS a song for you?!
Question: ? Poll: What absolutely RUINS a song for you!?
Besides it being attached to something tragic (like, death of friend/family or a messy breakup etc) For me, it's when it's used in a TV show (over a montage) OR in a movie OR in a commercial!. Seriously!. While it's neat!.!.!. the marketing techniques and using familiar media (music) and i always say "oh wow, that was a nice choice" I find it absolutely RUINS the song for me, and i cannot listen to it any longer, because it loses a few points on my "cool and/or interesting chart"!. It's weird, i enjoy music that i listen to being "publically familiarized" in such a fashion, and i'm all for clever marketing techniques, but !.!.!.!. once the song is overused in such a fashion, well !.!.!.!. it bites the dust as all i can think of is what it was used in!. (Episode, Commercial, Movie etc)!. And i KNOW that's the point !.!.!.!. song association with the "product" but *ack!*
Though there ARE exceptions!.
Here's some songs that have bitten the dust in my playlist!.
Loops of Fury - The Chemical Brothers!. (it was used in a car commercial)!.
Under The Influence - The Chemical Brothers!. (it was used in an episode of CSI: Miami; several seasons ago)!.
Starry Eyed Surprise - Paul Oakenfold!. (It was used in a diet coke commercial, which by the way, i enjoyed!. 10 points for clever marketing and writing!. Good angle)!.
Technologic - Daft Punk!. (it was used in both a car commercial AND a technology commercial, iPod/phone or something)!.
High Roller - The Crystal Method!. (it was used in a car commercial AND in an episode of CSI: Miami, several seasons ago)!.
Down with the Sickness - Disturbed!. (It was used in an episode of CSI: Miami, several seasons ago)!.
"When the Love Light Starts Shining Through His Eyes" - The Supremes!. (It was used in an episode of Cold Case, several seasons ago)!.
CSI: Miami uses (or used to use) a lot of The Chemical Brothers & The Crystal Method in thier Montages!. And let's not forget about all of the "The Who" songs that have become/are the intros for all of the CSI's!. I like the shows, i like the songs, but dagnabit the songs are ruined for me now!.
Exceptions:
Venus - Bananarama Version (it was used in a Razor commercial)
Horse With No Name - America (it was used in some commercial but i forget what the product was!. They're driving a car)!.
Keep Hope Alive - The Crystal Method!. (It was used in the film "Replacement Killers"
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen (It was used in Wayne's World of course)
And so on!. I could add dozens more to both lists!. I'm cleaning out my playlists to create more space on my hardrive, such the nature of this question!. So, what does it for you!? What makes you dislike a song that you formerly liked!?
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Though there ARE exceptions!.
Here's some songs that have bitten the dust in my playlist!.
Loops of Fury - The Chemical Brothers!. (it was used in a car commercial)!.
Under The Influence - The Chemical Brothers!. (it was used in an episode of CSI: Miami; several seasons ago)!.
Starry Eyed Surprise - Paul Oakenfold!. (It was used in a diet coke commercial, which by the way, i enjoyed!. 10 points for clever marketing and writing!. Good angle)!.
Technologic - Daft Punk!. (it was used in both a car commercial AND a technology commercial, iPod/phone or something)!.
High Roller - The Crystal Method!. (it was used in a car commercial AND in an episode of CSI: Miami, several seasons ago)!.
Down with the Sickness - Disturbed!. (It was used in an episode of CSI: Miami, several seasons ago)!.
"When the Love Light Starts Shining Through His Eyes" - The Supremes!. (It was used in an episode of Cold Case, several seasons ago)!.
CSI: Miami uses (or used to use) a lot of The Chemical Brothers & The Crystal Method in thier Montages!. And let's not forget about all of the "The Who" songs that have become/are the intros for all of the CSI's!. I like the shows, i like the songs, but dagnabit the songs are ruined for me now!.
Exceptions:
Venus - Bananarama Version (it was used in a Razor commercial)
Horse With No Name - America (it was used in some commercial but i forget what the product was!. They're driving a car)!.
Keep Hope Alive - The Crystal Method!. (It was used in the film "Replacement Killers"
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen (It was used in Wayne's World of course)
And so on!. I could add dozens more to both lists!. I'm cleaning out my playlists to create more space on my hardrive, such the nature of this question!. So, what does it for you!? What makes you dislike a song that you formerly liked!?
xoxo
?Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
When the song isn't blues or soul but some words are sung that way!. Examples: Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson singing Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"; LeAnn Rimes "How Do I Live" (without chew)!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Unnessicary remakes, the overuse of the word "baby" and when some singers do all that vocal gymnastic stuff, "oooooooOOOOOooooooOOooh"!. you know what I mean!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Hearing it played repeatedly
Hearing a song that repeats the same words over and over and over
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Hearing a song that repeats the same words over and over and over
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talking about a revolution (tracy chapman)
http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=7rZbvi6Tj!.!.!.
i am playing it right now
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http://www!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=7rZbvi6Tj!.!.!.
i am playing it right now
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what ruins a song is when it is like slow in the beginning then all of the sudden they start screamingWww@Enter-QA@Com
For me: Celine Dion or Mariah Carey singing it!. They each RUINED perfectly good AC/DC and Def Leppard songs, respectively!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
A I-IV-V progression ruins a song for me!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
when its used for commercials, movies, tv shows, or anything other than music-related showsWww@Enter-QA@Com
CSI: Las Vegas totally pwns Miami - well, before all the good people quit!. :((((( Www@Enter-QA@Com
If Radiohead is singing it!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
people on youtube who cant sing or play them attempting to do it
that and people on american idol who cant sing for isht trying to sing themWww@Enter-QA@Com
that and people on american idol who cant sing for isht trying to sing themWww@Enter-QA@Com
a very very bad remake!Www@Enter-QA@Com
YouTube people and classical music!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Knowing the ending in advance!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
If it is used in a cartoon movie!.
Like the songs in "Shrek" or "Lion King" for instance!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Like the songs in "Shrek" or "Lion King" for instance!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
When Clay Aiken sings it
P!. S!. Thats a whole lotta shhhhitt to write!.!.!.i didnt bother to read it!.!.!.sorryWww@Enter-QA@Com
P!. S!. Thats a whole lotta shhhhitt to write!.!.!.i didnt bother to read it!.!.!.sorryWww@Enter-QA@Com
when my sister sings it!.
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I teach singing!.
A really bad performance!.
I mean, I heard someone sing
"Cwime evwy mowntin, fwoat evwy stweem,
fowwow evwy wainbow, tiw yoo find yoh dweeem!!"
I can't listen to that thing without the galloping giggles!Www@Enter-QA@Com
A really bad performance!.
I mean, I heard someone sing
"Cwime evwy mowntin, fwoat evwy stweem,
fowwow evwy wainbow, tiw yoo find yoh dweeem!!"
I can't listen to that thing without the galloping giggles!Www@Enter-QA@Com