Follow this link: The Most Unwanted Music
and listen. here's the background:
The most unwanted music is over 25 minutes long, veers wildly between loud and quiet sections, between fast and slow tempos, and features timbres of extremely high and low pitch, with each dichotomy presented in abrupt transition. The most unwanted orchestra was determined to be large, and features the accordion and bagpipe (which tie at 13% as the most unwanted instrument), banjo, flute, tuba, harp, organ, synthesizer (the only instrument that appears in both the most wanted and most unwanted ensembles). An operatic soprano raps and sings atonal music, advertising jingles, political slogans, and "elevator" music, and a children's choir sings jingles and holiday songs. The most unwanted subjects for lyrics are cowboys and holidays, and the most unwanted listening circumstances are involuntary exposure to commercials and elevator music. Therefore, it can be shown that if there is no covariance--someone who dislikes bagpipes is as likely to hate elevator music as someone who despises the organ, for example--fewer than 200 individuals of the world's total population would enjoy this piece.
More background here.
you absolutely must listen to this.
via boingboing.
2 Reply to "Yo, Yo, I'm a cowboy now"
Anonymous on 18.4.08
i think it is bad to be in this much pain and yet laughing so hard at the same time, especially this early in the morning. it can't be good for my health.
Daniel on 18.4.08
It's one thing to make bad music because you're just terrible, it's another to make bad music to be funny, but I can't say I've ever seen anyone make bad music for the express purpose of just trying to make the worst piece ever created...
I have never been so disgusted yet so entranced at the same time (while laughing).
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