Bechuga Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 At the end of a long day at work, the radio is turned off and, for a few moments before we leave to go home, I play my own music to coworkers. It's a nice change from the usual Top 40 shite they hear. For twenty minutes, I am John Peel. This thread is for suggesting more music to delight, confuse or piss off these coworkers, some of whom think U2 are an underground band. Of course, there are limits to what I can play: * Nothing racist / overly offensive * Nothing pure noise / too loud * Nothing so quiet it cannot be heard in a noisy environment * Some other reasons I have yet to think of Here are some tunes that have gone down "well" previously (spoilered to help page load): I played this one on repeat for twenty minutes until violence nearly ensued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 "it's so weird. i just want something on in the background i don't have to pay attention to so i can get through this awful work day and this guy is over in the corner blasting buyer's market by peter sotos." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Squee Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I played this one on repeat for twenty minutes until violence nearly ensued LOL! You should just put on some sassy music... Or something by Haruomi Hosono... https://youtu.be/-mKRnwdrpuQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreOceans Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 "it's so weird. i just want something on in the background i don't have to pay attention to so i can get through this awful work day and this guy is over in the corner blasting buyer's market by peter sotos." lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candiru Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I got scolded for playing No Quarter by Led Zeppelin once. “This is depressing, no one wants to hear this.” The pleb levels are strong in the workplace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bechuga Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Those are excellent suggestions! keep em coming!messiaen, thanks for nothing "it's so weird. i just want something on in the background i don't have to pay attention to so i can get through this awful work day and this guy is over in the corner blasting buyer's market by peter sotos." Peter Sotos is a great suggestion, thanks! Keep meaning to take Whitehouse's Wriggle Like An Eel and Cut Hands Has The Solution, should get on that.If my coworkers hate listening to my music, perhaps they should learn to work faster so I don't have to wait for them to finish... Or something by Haruomi Hosono...https://youtu.be/-mKRnwdrpuQ I played YMO on Friday, in particular their first album. Went down like a treat (they hated it)!Also never checked out the original version of Sportsman, thanks for the reminder. It's way different to the newer version YMO performed on their recent reunion shows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bechuga Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 I got scolded for playing No Quarter by Led Zeppelin once. “This is depressing, no one wants to hear this.” The pleb levels are strong in the workplace. Philistines. Speaking of depressing, this one did not go down well: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zaphod Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTLHxpUQ_B8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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zkom Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Some songs I tried in a recent office party with mixed results: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZa4yre0uEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zMejDwiKOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY_ESTnBlS0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teMdjJ3w9iM Yes, I was drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEK Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 saw II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Sumbitches Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I'm enjoying imagining the cognitive dissonance of getting to the end of an average work day when suddenly WESLEY WILLIS My contribution: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triachus Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 be sure to try out Meredith Monk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTPF0CC58yk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBlnrRUVfo0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caze Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I played this one on repeat for twenty minutes until violence nearly ensued I want this song as the soundtrack to my life, just playing in the background constantly as I walk about. fun fact, it was written by Soft Machine's Karl Jenkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolkeyZ865 Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I played this one on repeat for twenty minutes until violence nearly ensued I want this song as the soundtrack to my life, just playing in the background constantly as I walk about. be careful what you wish for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubularCorporation Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Divine Styler - Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light There's leftfield hip hop* and then there's THIS *This is nominally a hip hop album (at least according to the major label imprint that released it) and Divine Styler is a hip hop artist who just happened to discover LSD and Islam around the same time in the early 90s and make one of the greatest weird albums of all time, as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolkeyZ865 Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 ^^^ holy shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Um yeah that's stunning... thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichlisuite Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Once I optimistically offered to play some rather complex jazz (forgot the artist) in the office I shared with two female coworkers with whom I went to smoke a spliff before that. It goes without saying that my tolerance for the notion of complex music prevented me from making an impression on them, and was kindly suggested to turn it off. The chunk of wounded pride I had to swallow was immense. I failed in my judgement to present a piece of art that would enhance the moment, bring joy and intellectual stimuli to my unsuspecting coworkers, and elevate me to the status of a mysterious music shaman. Forgive me, watmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolkeyZ865 Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Once I optimistically offered to play some rather complex jazz (forgot the artist) in the office I shared with two female coworkers with whom I went to smoke a spliff before that. It goes without saying that my tolerance for the notion of complex music prevented me from making an impression on them, and was kindly suggested to turn it off. The chunk of wounded pride I had to swallow was immense. I failed in my judgement to present a piece of art that would enhance the moment, bring joy and intellectual stimuli to my unsuspecting coworkers, and elevate me to the status of a mysterious music shaman. Forgive me, watmm. could you share the jazz, friend? EDIT: Forgot you forgot the artist you forgot about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candiru Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Honestly even if you’re playing an artist everyone loves, you could be playing a deep cut or just a song people haven’t heard already a million times and you can catch some flack for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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