Second Most Embarrasing Song on your iPod
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Topic: Second Most Embarrasing Song on your iPod
Posted By: emigre80
Subject: Second Most Embarrasing Song on your iPod
Date Posted: September 18 2015 at 23:50
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Because I would never ask (and certainly never tell) the most embarrassing song. So this thread is for the runner-up. You know, the song that you only listen to when no one is around, and the reason you can't put your iPod on shuffle if anyone else is in the car. I'll go first. The Bee Gees, New York Mining Disaster 1941. |
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: September 19 2015 at 03:43
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^ Why is that an embarrassing one? It's a really good song. There's something Beatlesque about it (probably the vocal work and the melodies). I'd put it on even if there were people around me (if they cared at all, of course). I don't have an iPod, but I do have an iPhone. So, ... my second most embarrassing song? ... I think it depends on who is sitting next to me. Could be a metalhead/alt-rock frat-guy reprimanding me for having Steely Dan and "mullet rock" (Metallica) on my phone or ... or else. (Sorry for the horrible generalization. Just making a point.) I think it'll have to be Dream Theater's "False Awakening Suite" (but even I wouldn't listen to it).
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Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: September 19 2015 at 04:58
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I'm not particularly embarrassed by anything I like listening to because I don't really care what people think of the music I enjoy. ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: September 19 2015 at 05:41
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Well I attended a picnic this summer with some female friends of mine. They'd brought a big boombox for additional tunes but forgotten about MP3 devices other than their mobile phones, which obviously were far more important in their purses. I then offered my own MP3 player as DJ. First album my friend puts on is Henry Cow's Legend. Maybe not embarrassed per se, but they sure made me feel like a strange entity - especially when they begged for new music and then desperately clicked on the Faust Tapes  We ended up listening to what I personally consider.....well if not the most embarrassing then highly ironic music found on the device: Smurph Hits (which is a riveting album when you and about 8 other guys stumble into an apartment at 6 o clock in the morning after a night out on the town). ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: September 19 2015 at 06:52
Maybe this should be retitled "Second song others would most surprising" or something like that. I'm guessing a lot of folks will say they aren't really embarrassed by the music on their mobile devices (video might be a different story  ). I love NY Mining Disaster too; I listened to a lot of those early Bee Gees songs when I was a young kid and found them to be pretty good mood music.Anyway for me I'd say Maria McKee's "Don't Toss Us Away", written by her brother the late Bryan MacLean of the band Love. It's a simple country/folk tune but with the right vocal delivery it's quite haunting. ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 20 2015 at 07:54
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Gilbert O'Sullivan's Alone Again, Naturally. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 20 2015 at 08:08
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do you like that song? -------------  
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 20 2015 at 08:10
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^ Nice pop song. Very sad. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 20 2015 at 09:12
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agreed, pretty and sad, pretty sad song -------------
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Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: September 20 2015 at 10:04
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agreed, very poppy but fun to sign along with, particularly when you feel low. |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: September 20 2015 at 10:06
it's a nice idea for a thread but I don't think anyone would be surprised by anything found on my iPod, I have some real oddities.
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ClemofNazareth wrote:Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 07:35
| I don't have an iPod. Probably the only "embarassing" song on my Walkman is "Mamma Mia" but I happen to think that's a great song, so there. |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 08:11
Pretty much ... at a certain point you just kinda realise that meh whatever man. Music ... it's just entertainment folks.
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 09:57
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 11:07
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When my daughter want to embarrass me she goes over to the CD rack and either pulls out the Opera Babes' Beyond Imagination or Coldplay's Parachutes. The former never does because anything that has http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqJGTJkf4nU" rel="nofollow - The Flower Duet from Lakmé is never going to embarrass me, but I admit the latter invariably will. However, neither of those were ever on my iPod or my current 500Mb Archos. Scanning through my iTunes list the only ones that makes me wince are Rondó Veneziano's Greatest Hits (of which they had none as far as I can tell) and Impellitteri's Screaming Symphony (which is how it makes me feel after listening to it). ------------- What? |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 11:12
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I'm embarrassed that I don't have an I pod. Screw what other people think about your tastes. ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: twseel
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 11:20
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I can't really think of anything more embarrassing than having an iPod ------------- 
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 12:05
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Screw what other people think about owning an I Pod! ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 12:13
| is lack of iPodness a matter of principle? I travel too much to do without one. |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 12:16
| ^No Terri, Twseel and I are just joking. He's got a dark sense of humor that I enjoy. |
Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 12:33
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I have an ipod but the battery died recently, so I just stuff my phone full of albums these days. As for the question, probably something like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2EQm6WPMHs" rel="nofollow - this from KARA. If nothing else, these Kpop/Jpop pixies help sate the mid-life crisis issues. |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 12:39
I had a moment of panic there, looking at my perfectly innocuous iPod (well one of them, I have two) and wondering what was socially inacceptable about it.
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 12:41
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^It's all good! ------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: twalsh
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 13:00
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It wasn't long ago that I had Rick James' 'Give it to me, baby.' Or maybe that is the most embarrassing. ------------- More heavy prog, please! |
Posted By: twseel
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 13:06
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Glad to hear you have a crush on me Steve.
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Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 13:08
They are ugly and overpriced but they sure are useful.
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Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 13:21
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probably rasputin by Boney M, but it's such a guilty pleasure! This video is even more embarrassing |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 15:44
I don't have any embarrassing songs on my pod since I don't have a pod. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 15:57
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I presumed my iPad had no music on it whatsoever as I purposely never put any on it, however, it appears I have a copy of U2's Songs of Innocence. Now THAT's embarrassing.  ------------- What? |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 16:19
------------- This message was brought to you by a proud supporter of the Deep State. |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 17:09
Apple put it there, so everyone has one. I hear it's a real bugger to delete, too. I have all U2's pre-1993 albums, from the days when they used to make music. Now they just wear sunglasses. I find it insulting to think that we'd fall for that.
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Posted By: twseel
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 17:39
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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: September 21 2015 at 17:46
I liked 'The Troubles' off that album, a nice little song
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: September 22 2015 at 04:40
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this might end up on the emberrasing list but its so catchy  -------------
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: September 22 2015 at 04:53
The Steve Lillywhite albums were excellent but once Eno and Lanios took over production I lost interest, which was a shame because I generally like the stuff either of them get involved in, just not U2 (or Coldplay). ------------- What? |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: September 22 2015 at 07:15
You Win Again is unbelievably catchy, and yes, I do have it on my iPod.
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Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: September 22 2015 at 07:19
My favorite is The Unforgettable Fire, which Lillywhite produced, but I think Joshua Tree is also top-notch. Achtung Baby is definitely the beginning of the end, although I do like most of the songs on it. Pop, however, was and remains a crime against humanity.
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: September 22 2015 at 14:44
 I grew up with that song.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: September 22 2015 at 14:48
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Nothing as I don't have an i-pon and I don't keep any junk on my Zune! I also use my "smart" phone as a player and there's no room for junk there... ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Smurph
Date Posted: September 22 2015 at 14:56
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On my iPod? The undownloaded version of that new U2 album because I can't get rid of it being in my library unless I download it and I refuse to download it.
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Posted By: Smurph
Date Posted: September 22 2015 at 14:58
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I'd say probably the most embarassing songs on my iPod that I actually listen to is the new Steven Wilson album. Everything else on there is weird underground avant crazy sh*t that would not embarass me at all. I'm more embarassed that I don't have Cardiacs on there.
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Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: September 22 2015 at 15:00
I feel your pain. I've seen on-line instructions to avoid that step but they didn't make sense. A whole lot of people were pissed off with Apple for sticking them with an album they didn't want.
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: September 22 2015 at 15:36
| I really don't understand what the big deal is about having Songs of Innocence on your iPod/iPhone. Everyone has it. |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: September 22 2015 at 15:37
| ^ I think having music downloaded to your device without asking you if you want it is kind of obtrusive. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: September 22 2015 at 16:13
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I think I'm going to go back to not stating my opinions on music again. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: September 23 2015 at 12:19
| The fact that I had 'Ancestral' from the new Steven Wilson album on my phone months ago. As of now, I'm not embarrassed about anything on my phone. |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: September 23 2015 at 12:29
why?
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: September 23 2015 at 12:52
why do you ask? ------------- What? |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: September 23 2015 at 12:55
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^curious. also I don't see anything on the thread that would make you resolve not to state opinions. |
Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: September 23 2015 at 13:51
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I'd say "Cavallina a Cavallo" by Ilona Staller... anyway, it's a tune by Ennio Morricone!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9JgXoy8UsA ------------- 
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: September 26 2015 at 10:33
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I have one very embarassing....Faith Hill - Cry. And I listen to it, too. I find it powerful. ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: September 26 2015 at 10:43
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I'm pretty certain that half of the tunes on my iPod would cause embarassment to many forum members. Fortunately for me, I am not them. ------------- 
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: September 26 2015 at 10:54
Aha, this reminds me of the time I posted a Ghulam Ali (Pakistani 'ghazal') live performance clip on my FB status just to share with anybody else who might like it and this metalhead friend asked if I was playing stuff for my grandchildren to listen to. I shot back with a caustic remark about his own fondness for Bryan Adams. He didn't like that. Well, if you dish it out, you've got to be prepared to take some as well. So...your generalisation is not that horrible and resonates with me. I was pretty much done with metal by then and that exchange was the final nail in the coffin. It's not the musicians's fault but (a) I need to socialise with metalheads to listen to new metal music and that means putting up with their sometimes outright dumb comments about 'non metal' and (b) some of the legendary metal musicians themselves aren't very different, like Tom Araya suggesting if they had been a classic rock band like The Who, they would have got bored of playing the same songs over and over. As if one Slayer song is radically different from just about any other in the first place.
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Posted By: rogerthat
Date Posted: September 26 2015 at 10:55
| On topic, no, nothing. I don't use an Ipod anymore but anyway my playlist could have Gentle Giant, it could have Morton Feldman and it could have ABBA or Michael Jackson. I don't care how embarrassing somebody else finds it but those are my tastes and somebody's views of all things could hardly stop me from listening to a song if I wanted to. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: September 26 2015 at 11:04
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Refuse to buy any listening or computing device with an "I" in the front, I don't pay extra for an apple logo. Specially since I couldn't redeem a gift card from HT, because they say we dirty Peruvians can't download their precious crap because they don't trust us. Just bought a 16 GB card for my phone and a good Samsung Tablet. 30% of the price and as good
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Posted By: timothy leary
Date Posted: September 26 2015 at 11:26
| How do you know it is good if you have not tried an IPod? |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: September 26 2015 at 14:45
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I have a work mobile which is an iPhone and I have to admit that the sound quality is better than my on Android tablet. But I must say that having to use iTunes on my home PC only to load my own stuff on it is really pissing me off. If I can see the internal memory as an USB disk when it's for photos, I don't see reasons othr than commercial for not allowing the same with audio files. Then add also the fact that you can't use High density MicroSD cards on apple devices. Surely it's not for proggers. So should I buy my own device it wouldn't be an apple for sure. I don't care if the quality is better. ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: September 26 2015 at 15:11
A bit like someone posting a dog turd through your letterbox...
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Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: September 26 2015 at 16:01
^thanks for the charming metaphor.
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: September 26 2015 at 16:07
I think that sort of mail would be referred to as compost. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: emigre80
Date Posted: September 26 2015 at 16:10
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I do enjoy a good pun.
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