The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #44782   Message #660916
Posted By: Desdemona
01-Mar-02 - 06:02 PM
Thread Name: BS: Can YOU ignore 'spam' music?
Subject: RE: BS: Can YOU ignore 'spam' music?
It depends on what it is & where I am; "hold" music whilst waiting to talk to someone on the phone is invariably a horrific test of endurance; I don't know about you guys, but 1001 Strings rendition of "Light My Fire" is NOT my cup of tea! I sometimes amuse myself by imagining Muzak versions of "God Save The Queen" or "I Wanna Be Sedated", but recently was turned onto something much, much better: a band from san Francisco called Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, who do punk arrangements of various popular songs! They have a Broadway album, a '60s album ("Blowin' In The Wind" is particularly beautiful; even better than Bill Shatner, really), a '70s album ("Mandy"---need I say more?!)....and the best part is they're actually a really good band! I'll never think of "Sweet caroline" the same way again!