Songs I heard at work

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I'll defend Savage Garden as an Aussie. They're no Air Supply though.

They definitely cannot make all of the stadiums rock.

 

[Valeyard]

Their major sin is being both unremarkable and still kind of amusing for what they were. Letterman-era Chris Elliott of bands.

 

[Valeyard]

"ME!" by Taylor Swift is possibly the worst song ever recorded. It's top three, possibly two for me. I have to leave the room.

 

[Gary]

Didn't need to hear Dave Matthews covering Joni Mitchell, though somebody blasting "Man in the Box" in the parking lot is nice ("We Die Young" is the best song on that album)

 

[Valeyard]

There's a Dave Matthews cover? Or do you mean Counting Crows?

Gorillaz busting out "Cracker Island" is the best random song in months. Oh shit. And that said I don't fucking like this world where Gorillaz are listed as adult contemporary.

 

[Gary]

You know what song I don't like? "Believe" by Cher.

 

[Valeyard]

Same.

We have to go back to the bullshit radio and our time with the actual ability to like and dislike gave us a very superior algorithm, but "Believe" is one of the few that snuck in even after I blocked it.

 

[Fall of Epic]

That song was playing at a coffee shop I was in about a week ago. I forgot it existed until then.

Gotta give Cher props though for having a hit song in 1998 even if it's littered with autotune.

 

[Valeyard]

The brief window my school thought Cher and Blondie were cool was surreal.

And speaking of Blondie, "Maria" is good still.

 

[Gary]

Songs I like hearing at work:

-"Linger" by The Cranberries
-"Human" by Human League

Songs I don't like hearing

-"Bad to the Bone" (played outdoors by a man in a truck)
-"Fight Song" by Rachel Platton
-Maroon 5 in general

 

[Valeyard]

I didn't know the Wallflowers had more than one song.

 

[Valeyard]

"Don't Worry Be Happy" is fucking awful.

Kpop has no business in a workplace.

Ed Sheeran. Find that guy. You know what to do. You know what to do.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Get him to record a Kpop version of "Don't Worry Be Happy"?

 

[Valeyard]

I could get into that, honestly. It's goofy enough to appeal to me.

The Kpop thing is much more about the people reacting to it, though. It's comically divisive with certain customers.

 

[Valeyard]

"Veronica" is not the Elvis Costello song I expect to play but it does and I'm quite happy with it.

 

[Valeyard]

New Elton John sucks.

 

[Gary]

Getting to hear "Frozen" by Madonna ain't bad.

 

[Valeyard]

Why are there so many Sia songs?

 

[Valeyard]

Boss's favorite song is "What's Up" and I can't do this.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I thought you were talking about Springsteen and said to myself “Well. That is disappointing but weirdly not surprising.”

 

[Valeyard]

I have no problem with Bruce. "Brilliant Disguise" just came on.

 

[Gary]

"CAUSE YOU'RE EVERYWHERE TO ME!!!"

Love that song.

 

[Valeyard]

"Der Kommissar" is just one of those songs I enjoy and can't explain.

 

[Gary]

"I Don't Wanna Wait (For Our Lives to be Over)" is not something I wanted to hear today, nor was "Closer to Free" by the BoDeens

 

[Valeyard]

Since we got the control over the various stations back, I've used any time no one is around to manipulate the algorithm. As few of the same songs I've heard for the last two years as possible, as little 70s easy listening as possible ("Key Largo" or "I Write The Songs" are the worst), no Taylor Swift, as much random 80s and 90s as I can swing with most of whatever the adult alternative station is-- there's an agenda. When the main radio over the store speakers is turned on, as it is all the same system, the algorithm goes fucking nuts and gets great while the actual stations we can control improve exponentially for me who is a hateful monster who wants to accentuate the powers of the sound system we're selling.

That said why the fuck is "Believe" on four times a day now? And why is "Tuff Enough" on three times? And more importantly why is a rotation of Lumineers, Cannons, 21 Pilots, and everyone from Grease?

 

[Gary]

Since we got the control over the various stations back, I've used any time no one is around to manipulate the algorithm. As few of the same songs I've heard for the last two years as possible, as little 70s easy listening as possible ("Key Largo" or "I Write The Songs" are the worst), no Taylor Swift, as much random 80s and 90s as I can swing with most of whatever the adult alternative station is-- there's an agenda. When the main radio over the store speakers is turned on, as it is all the same system, the algorithm goes fucking nuts and gets great while the actual stations we can control improve exponentially for me who is a hateful monster who wants to accentuate the powers of the sound system we're selling.

That said why the fuck is "Believe" on four times a day now? And why is "Tuff Enough" on three times? And more importantly why is a rotation of Lumineers, Cannons, 21 Pilots, and everyone from Grease?

Oh Christ this is reminding me of when "Grease" was celebrating it's 20th anniversary and I had to hear the soundtrack all the time. "Hopelessly Devoted" is a great song though.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

One of the BoDeans is an (incestuous) diddler too so it’s OK to hate that song. As much as it pains me as a former Party of Five fan.

 

[Valeyard]

Grease stuff is fine in significant moderation. Basically "Summer Lovin'" or "You re The One That I Want" bimonthly at most.

Also speaking of Olivia Newton John, "Physical" is pretty rank.

 

[Valeyard]

Christmas music has started.

 

[Gary]

"Walk of Life" has entered the work playlist, which is a positive.