I know that I listen to plenty of "novelty" music, and do so with some regularity. That's because it's not a novelty to me. I think well done music that is funny, or just plain entertaining, is a pure joy. Long story short, I don't have a specific plan for this week, I'm just hoping to put a few smiles on faces, and maybe garner a laugh or two along the way as well.
Also, do you know how tough it is to find a quality video of Weird Al doing a live performance? Probably the most entertaining concert I've ever been to, and I can't find anything to do it justice. So we get this instead.
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do you know how tough it is to find a quality video of Weird Al doing a live performance
I've assumed he's like Prince and the MLB in that way: stongly defending copyright. I wouldn't be surprised if Weird Al does so because he's got so many others' copyrights involved in his performances.
Fair Use should allow his parodies, but IIRC he gets permission anyways.
Dylan's the same. Very little out there.
Dylan gets permission when he parodies people?
Yes. Before he died, Woody Guthrie gave his blessing for "This Ham Is My Ham (It Is Not Your Ham)"
*revokes all WGOM bucks previously earned*
And here I thought that comment was monet.
So that's what he's singing! I can never make out the words.
thinking on this now, i remember hearing him on an episode of WWDTM. a panelist asked about a song her son was listening to that he'd found on the internet which was performed by him. he said, no, that definitely wasn't him, then went on to say that there's a lot of songs (some particularly vile) that get attributed to him. if that's what he's defending against, then i guess that's one of the more noble reasons i've heard towards copyright infringement requests concerning youtube.
Now that you mention it, I remember that episode too. He seems an alright sort.
No video, but this is one of my favorite recent "Weird Al" tunes:
httpv://youtu.be/2sr48PsVbS0
Yeah, his polkas are undeniably fun. And I'd say this is among his best.
Oh yeah, that got a lot of play. Even if the kids only knew about 20% of the references.
"Timber" "Gangam Style"
I think that was the first time EAR heard the words to "Pumped Up Kicks"
Only reason I know "Call Me Maeby" (AD Fanfic as hit pop song?)
Oh, and the best thing to come out of the soulsucking Daft Punk album.
#NotWorthIt
I have to admit that there was a point in my life when the only reason I knew "Bohemian Rhapsody" was because of "Bohemian Polka".
I have to admit that there was a point in my life when the only reason I knew "Bohemian Rhapsody" was because of "
Bohemian Polka" Wayne's World.That's probably true for 80% or more for the 1975-1985 birth cohort.
For some point after 1985, a plurality of those born will have learned it from American Idol or the Muppets on Youtube.
Muppets for my kids.
Likewise here.
Puscifer for mine:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjCu0UwDMNM
Most memorable songs from the concert I attended back in the late 80's was "Living with a Hernia" and a medley of every single song he's ever done about food.
I believe I was well into my twenties before I realized that "Hernia" was a parody and not just a popular original.
So... "Christmas at Ground Zero" is his most popular original?
"Albuquerque" would get my vote.
Yeah, I've never heard that before.
Might not hear it again either.
Studio version is fantastic. Not sure about this one.
I think well done music that is funny, or just plain entertaining, is a pure joy.
So I thought about this after I read it this morning, because I don't have any novelty music in my library, even though I enjoy Weird Al. I don't even have Bohemian Rhapsody, even though I enjoy it. And so why is that?
I decided that I think it's because those are songs that I would listen to with other people, that's how I would enjoy them most. When I listen to things by myself, I prefer something different. And I would never envision myself volunteering my iPod or music library for any kind of social occasion. It's interesting how my collection has this apparently unwritten but very real rule without my ever really even having thought about it.
But there are things like when I download toddler songs or baby songs for Gideon I can't wait to delete them from my library once I've transferred them to whatever I'm using to play them for him. That's that same rule raising it's head.
I have a bit of Tenacious D in my library, but that's about it. I liked Weird Al from about grades 3-6, but lost interest after that. I love comedy, but comedy music really doesn't do it for me (for some reason, I don't count the D as such). Whenever I see a comedian pull a guitar up on stage (non-Demetri Martin division), I roll my eyes.
For me, Bo Burnham is only funny when he's singing. His regular standup doesn't do it for me. Normally, though, I agree with you.
And I think comedy music really works well.
Funny.
Garfunkel and Oates
Was considering for this week.
I listened to some Ray Stevens when I was young.
I doubt I'm going to pull that cassette out of the box in the basement any time soon.
two words: Roger Miller.
Heywood Banks
I love good comedy music, but it's not easy to find. Apparently, writing a comic song that's actually funny is a lot harder than it looks.
Lydia Loveless and a lot of rappers can be funny in their lyrics. I still have them.
I usually keep my iPod for my own reasons. Two vehicles ago, we had a line-in, so I'd put more stuff for my kids on it (things I like, but catering to them). Then we got a minivan without that, so I'd have to do more planning and just burn CDs. So my iPod became more about me. Now we've got a line-in for the current van but my selection for the kids stinks. ("Dad, you play this every time!" Because you like it and I like it. Usually about Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's "I Am a Cinematographer" [Sings Greatest Palace Music version]:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp0W6OljzWo
.)
I've been thinking about this. I find I'm doing largely the opposite - and probably have for a long time. I really enjoy sharing what I'm listening to, and very much volunteer my library. At this point in my life, I don't even do a ton of listening by myself any more. I used to, but now not so much.
Do you find yourself listening to much in common with others? Where do you get that music from?
I don't really listen to much in common with people that I know outside of the internet. My wife and I have nearly opposite music tastes, so there isn't much music sharing going on in our house (that makes it sound like a silent monastery. We play music, there just isn't much overlap in what we play).
I follow some music sites to get recommendations (Pitchfork, Quietus, Textura, Closer Listen, ... others that I can't think of), but also people around here have pointed out plenty of new stuff for me. But that whole process is kind of a solo effort where I hear a band name or read a review and then listen on my own.
Sounds like my story, although I don't have much in common with people I know inside the internet as well.
Agree on the common/not-in-common part. Almost no one I personally know (some old MN friends excepted) share my tastes (Jane included, but music is more take it or leave it with her, so she acquiesces the stereo controls ). While the site gets me into stuff now and then, I find that I'm the biggest influence on me. Meaning, DJ work forces me to try to find new and interesting things, and I've gotten into a lot of bands while going through stuff trying to find something to play.
Each of my friends (including my wife) and I share a bit of overlap, but I would tend to agree. I definitely tend to influence myself the most.
I follow some music sites to get recommendations...
Brainwashed? They were huge for me.
I tried. Everything was opaque to me there.
Hmmm... not sure what to think.
(I'll admit I rarely go there any longer. It seems to be on a slow decline from large niche to much smaller niche.
I still come back for the end-of-year lists, but I haven't voted in 4 or more years.)
I don't really listen to much in common with people that I know outside of the internet
More or less me. I had friends that shared some tastes in College. Though there was the one guy that had both New Kingdom albums in his collection of 30 or so CDs, mostly it was one friend, who was from Kasota.
I haven't seen him since the Cinematic Orchestra concert before CER was born (EAR was like 3rd Trimester). He was going to go for a months-long hike through southeast Asia. Last time I googled him, it looked as though he may have never come back, because I found one hit in that region. He really eschewed email and never appeared on facebook. Did he graduate? Maybe my college has information on him.
Sorry, that's a digression.
I wanted to comment on this thread, but didn't know where to jump in, so it's going here.
I have a lot of music that enjoy on my own, but I don't think it'd be stuff that is unlistenable to others. My last solo road trip was The Shins' albums on random going there, and then Classic Rock & Country radio stations on the way back (no USB or aux inputs in my friend's car).
I'm happy to share my iPod and like to have a selection from nearly every genre to personalize/tailor for the company. On my device, my favorite songs (the four & five star variety) run the gamut from Adele, Beastie Boys & Clair de Lune to Xzibit, Yellow, & Zac Brown Band. Probably nothing groundbreaking or all that far outside the mainstream, but I'm not exclusive to any particular genre or era and that appreciation for variety isn't typical for a lot of folks I know.
It's unlikely that I'll be the one introducing new bands or songs to folks around here. I hear a lot of music on commercial radio, almost none of it "new" and will occasionally search out songs that I like, only to find they've been out for months. Basically, most of the "new" music I hear or seek out isn't really "new" ... tends to have been out for quite a while before I hear it.
Occasionally I seek something out that I've been exposed to here, but only when I'm on the internet and have time. Starting to use my phone to explore a bit more.
I can't really listen at work (cube life but unable to use headphones and I like to actively listen to songs) and don't have a ton of alone time, but we (I) do play music at home using my iPod and portable speaker. The sound isn't great, but my home stereo has been consigned to the basement and we're not down there all that often.. Once in a while, I'll hook up my phone and stream stuff, but not knowing what's going to show up is tricky with little kiddos around.
Amen.
I've tried to tailor a few Pandora stations to be acceptable to both myself and the kids.
At home I'm quite big on playing activity-appropriate music. For example, I enjoy cooking to my Sinatra-seeded station. I enjoy grilling and having a beer to my classic rock seeded station. Lazy Sundays are classic country time. Friday afternoons are usually more indie-pop than my Monday morning inoffensive modern rock stations. Etc. I like the variety too. Indeed, I usually look at your FMD lists and think "I would appreciate downloading Can's library."
I discovered it awhile ago, and Pepper mentioned it recently, but I highly recommend The Current's Wonderground stream.
Yup, I've used that before. Less so since the previous curator left. I very much appreciated Abney's talents.
Thanks for this, I must have missed the mention of it.
I'm kind of on my own for music stuff outside of the internet these days. I share about half of what I'm into with J, but for (most) metal, (most) rap, and noise I'm kind of on my own.
I used to host a radio show and I miss it intensely, and I've thought about reviving it but I don't know if I have the time or breadth in interests to make it good any more. I'd sure like to find out though.
DG, I've been thinking about this comment. I'm like you--the music in my library is very much what I want to listen to when I'm on my own. Most of my listening is done with headphones at work or at home when I'm alone and cleaning, so what I buy is stuff that works well for those situations. When I'm driving and have music on the radio (which doesn't happen all that often), I find that I enjoy songs in that context that I wouldn't like as much at other times (and therefore don't own). I also generally prefer listening to full albums, FMD excepted.
I have to wonder if at least part of the difference in music to share vs. music listened to alone has to do with extroversion vs. introversion. Philo, you are definitely an extrovert and I'm . . . not.
I think introversion/extroversion is a large part of it. My music really is my me-time (also books, but that's a whole different post).
It's strange though, because so much of my listening time is similar to what Pepper describes, down to enjoying things in the car I wouldn't otherwise. Music is a me-time thing for me too. I just also enjoy sharing it more broadly when I'm able.
I listen a whole lot while working, and I've always preferred instrumental music (and soundtrack music) because I can enjoy it without it distracting me. Too much.
This is interesting, and also largely where I come down on the issue. I don't think it was always this way, but it certainly has been for the last decade or so.
Could be? It's an interesting theory, anyway. I think a large part of it is how a person consumes their music, as well. I'm an "album at once" person, as well, and like DG says, music is my ultimate "me time". My wife, on the other hand, though she does love music*, views it as more of a soundtrack to her day (I don't want to say "background noise", because she's generally not so cavalier as all that, she just doesn't invest in it in quite same way that I do), so her library is often nostalgic and community-based (music she listens to with friends, etc).
It's all very fascinating to me, at any rate.
* I don't know if I could enjoy the company of someone who didn't, even if I dislike a large chunk of the music she listens to, there is a connection between people who really like music that doesn't exist in many other shared connections, I think.
My wife and I stopped investing in music years ago. For us it's more "need to have something on in the car," but it's almost never on in the house. I guess we're not moving in with you guys.
I don't know if it's quite like that. We don't have it on constantly at home (I honestly don't know if we have enough overlap in tastes to play music throughout the day).
Yeah, we all know what you're saying...
I don't know if it's quite like that. We don't have it on constantly at home (I honestly don't know if we have enough overlap in tastes to play music throughout the day).Please move in with us.Philo, with the comment:rating ratio here, I think your week is off to an excellent start! 😉
FWIW, I've never seen a daily video featured as a stand alone post. congratulations?
I blame DG for raising such an interesting response to a Weird Al Polka.
Because of the long conversation, I didn't want it relegated to the sidebar. I updated the code to allow older Cup and video posts to appear in the active row. That way everything that is interesting should be in the first two rows with the third row being the latest content.
figured it was something like that. i can dig it. thanks! °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°