Help me load my 9 year old nephew's ipod with parent-friendly songs for Christmas! [more inside]
posted by mandymanwasregistered on Dec 24, 2009 - 14 answers

She thinks I'm a music snob, I think she listens to overcommercialised crap, what can we enjoy together? [more inside]
posted by dickasso on Dec 17, 2009 - 68 answers

Pop rock meets little sisters filter: I would like to buy my two teenage sisters tickets to a pop concert for Christmas. Ticketmaster is not being helpful and I can't seem to find anything useful in too-much-info alt-weekly. [more inside]
posted by timpanogos on Dec 2, 2009 - 7 answers

Songfilter: help me find out what this early 90s era pop song that is stuck in my head is [more inside]
posted by MattMangels on Oct 19, 2009 - 7 answers

Just a curiosity - why do you think that the overwhelming trend in rock 'n' roll / pop style music with male lead vocals is for the male vocalist to sing in a tenor / high tenor / contratenor or higher range - viz. Steve Perry, Triumph, etc.? I just wonder because that isn't the trend so much in other popular music - blues, R'n'B, country, traditional folk, etc. It's simply puzzled me for years and I wonder if MeFi has any theories?
posted by BrooksCooper on Aug 31, 2009 - 12 answers

I like Amy Winehouse, psychobilly, the Pipettes, the Acid House Kings, the O Brother... soundtrack, and even that throw-back-to-the-Andrews-Sisters Christina Aguilera song. I have a craving for music produced in the now but inspired by the 1930s to early 1960s, with my favourite era being the 1940s. Can you recommend anymore good contemporary rock/pop bands along these lines, including psychobilly bands I may not have heard about yet? [more inside]
posted by flibbertigibbet on Aug 30, 2009 - 52 answers

Help me identify a song that was on a tape in an Italian restaurant. [more inside]
posted by Xurando on Aug 1, 2009 - 4 answers

Most interesting hip-hop, country, and pop of the 2000s? [more inside]
posted by kathrineg on Jul 29, 2009 - 21 answers

Hi, I would like to know song's that are similar to Let's Get Loud. By similar I don't mean songs by Jennifer Lopez. By similar I mean songs that have the same musical structure, beat, flow, rhythm and genome attributes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Music_Genome_Project_attributes). I have no access in Pandora's music service so I need specific answers. Song titles and artist's name will do. Thanks in advance for any help on this matter.
posted by yoitsfrancis on Jul 20, 2009 - 6 answers

What are some good pop/rock songs that feature an accordion? I'm not looking for any polka/cajun/zydeco-influenced sounds, but more traditional rock tunes - think "The Last Beat of My Heart" by Siouxsie and the Banshees or even "What it Takes" by Aerosmith - where it's just another backing instrument.
posted by adverb on Jun 20, 2009 - 29 answers

I give up! I know I saw a link to this silly glam rock band here or on the blue, but I can't find now and it's driving me NUTS! [more inside]
posted by maryh on Apr 29, 2009 - 7 answers

I have been enlisted to DJ a high school dance. I need some cool, danceable music that I won't feel ashamed for playing. Now, I myself am a high school student, but my musical tastes deviate a little from what most of my compatriots would consider danceable. Whereas they listen to Basshunter, I listen to Selected Ambient Works 85-92, for example. However, I cannot play music that people will not like. Some suggestions? [more inside]
posted by Bahro on Mar 27, 2009 - 40 answers

There's a beautiful, beautiful summer pop song I heard maybe five years ago, that supposedly either won a songwriting competition or came close, and now I can't find out for the life what it was - please help. [more inside]
posted by Ash3000 on Mar 20, 2009 - 4 answers

What's this song? It was on US Top 40 radio in the late 80s. It's a mashup sorta thingie of musical styles, starting out with a big band playing "In the Mood" and moving forward through different popular music styles to the modern day. IIRC at the very end there is a brief return to a little bit of In the Mood.
posted by Lou Stuells on Mar 18, 2009 - 4 answers

sorry if this is just so insanely obscure it is impossible. I heard this record that was apparantly a new york band. It was pretty obscure (probably the kind of thing reviewed in the Wire or a similar magazine) and may be classed under such genres as 'new weird america' or freak folk. Musically it was sort of a mishmash of electronica and some feedback and acousticy stuff with a male vocalist, and (this is the key thing) was a double album and probably quite recent (2007 or 08). May have been considered suitable for a late night mood. Any suggestions?
posted by iamnotateenagegirl on Dec 29, 2008 - 18 answers

Peppy indie/foreign pop? [more inside]
posted by sondrialiac on Dec 29, 2008 - 23 answers

There's this whole group of British pop songs that sound like the chorus to the song "Elenore" by The Turtles. Only I'm not British and don't know them. Do you? [more inside]
posted by rileyray3000 on Nov 29, 2008 - 23 answers

I'd like some rock en español recommendations, current stuff in particular. I used to listen to a lot of Spanish language pop and rock in the past, but I don't know what's out there these days. [more inside]
posted by needled on Nov 6, 2008 - 12 answers

Can you identify this 1970s pop/disco/r&b song? [more inside]
posted by droplet on Sep 4, 2008 - 5 answers

What are some good 70's and 80's songs suitable for playing in a pharmacy? My father owns a family pharmacy and we have an iPod with nice 70's and 80's songs set to play for the customers. Can you tell me some that I can add to the playlist? Remember nice calm easy listening ones are best, and no dirty or bad songs about dying etc.. To get an idea of some of the songs I have here's a link to the playlist so far. Specific songs are great, but I will also take artists. Try not to give duplicates. If 10 people give 10 songs that's 100 new songs! Thanks!
posted by ptsampras14 on Aug 18, 2008 - 34 answers

With the recent discovery of a trove of Delia Derbyshire tracks, my interest in early synth and electronica has been reawakened. Help me find some good stuff. [more inside]
posted by oflinkey on Jul 29, 2008 - 19 answers

I'm looking for music that has "pop" mass appeal and lyrics that are ironic/post-modern. In other words, intelligent, but not intelligent at first glance. Some acts that I've found which fit this criteria are: Steely Dan, Scritti Politti, and Beck. Any other recommendations?
posted by matkline on Jul 16, 2008 - 46 answers

Let's say you're putting together a mix of your favorite obscure 1990s pop/rock music. What are the top couple of tracks you'd be sure to include? [more inside]
posted by iamisaid on Jul 2, 2008 - 72 answers

I'm looking for songs with the Catholic sound - like Enigma: Sadness. [more inside]
posted by ChabonJabon on Jun 23, 2008 - 16 answers

Hi. The geniuses on here have helped before with a seemingly impossible question. About 10 years ago, I downloaded an African song (I cannot remember what country the artist was from or even what particular "style" it was in) that was called something like "T'wala bimsu". Somehow I lost the song and I would be very gratified to find out the artist's name and the song's true name so that I could buy the CD if it exists somewhere. The song is upbeat with a lyrical hook floating over a percussive "bassline" for lack of a better word. I vaguely remember another song by the artist concerning a yellow bus. Does this ring a bell with anyone? Thanks!!
posted by 8699oriel on Feb 20, 2008 - 5 answers

SongFilter: What is this song? [more inside]
posted by whimsicalnymph on Jan 6, 2008 - 5 answers

Where can I find covers of popular songs done in the style of c64/amiga/mod/xm etc? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 5, 2008 - 9 answers

How can I find the right bass player for my band in the Philadelphia area? [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van on Dec 30, 2007 - 20 answers

Help me identify the LAST unknown songs on my Itunes. Mostly jazz, some blues and one or two pop songs. [more inside]
posted by rileyray3000 on Dec 11, 2007 - 18 answers

I want to hear songs that are ironic reimaginings of other, more popular songs. This is hard to explain; examples inside. [more inside]
posted by crinklebat on Dec 7, 2007 - 77 answers

Babe-in-the-wood-music-biz-filter: just suppose I come across an utterly winsome and amazing and yet unknown pop-ensemble from Eastern Europe: [more inside]
posted by londongeezer on Nov 5, 2007 - 10 answers

Help me find other artists who combine poetry and music in interesting ways? [more inside]
posted by wemayfreeze on Oct 11, 2007 - 31 answers

Looking to find pop music that was big in Ghana in 1996. [more inside]
posted by blapst on Oct 10, 2007 - 9 answers

What kinds of music are hip French 19 year-olds (or any hip people for that matter) listening to? Who are some popular artists? [more inside]
posted by baserunner73 on Oct 4, 2007 - 19 answers

Jack Endino famously traced back the roots of yarling in the manner of Creed's Scott Stapp. Have the origins of other popular music singing styles been established? Two examples of distinctive styles are the floaty west coast folk style of the 60's (e.g.) and the back-of-the-throat 80's singing sweeping the internets in the form of Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up (other non-rickroll examples). I'm looking for the history of other pop music singing styles, not just the above-mentioned two, but these were the ones that got me thinking. Ideal would be essays on the subject. [more inside]
posted by Kattullus on Sep 5, 2007 - 4 answers

I can't believe I'm going to blow a question this, but here goes: I keep hearing this really lame hip pop track that features the artist calling out: Whooooooooooooooooo? Yoooooooooooooooooou! and then some references to superman. It's stuck in my head. I can't seem to google it. I've listened to everything on the charts. Help me go to sleep.
posted by phrontist on Sep 2, 2007 - 5 answers

I'm in Buenos Aires for a week, what Argentine rock and pop (not Tango) CDs should I buy? [more inside]
posted by fdhidalgo on Aug 11, 2007 - 8 answers

I would like to make a mix of "post grunge" modern rock type music. Gin Blossoms, Toad the Wet Sprocket etc. [more inside]
posted by ND¢ on Jul 26, 2007 - 71 answers

Do recommend me music like Aïcha by Khaled. [more inside]
posted by jouke on Jul 24, 2007 - 6 answers

I'm looking for mid-century pop songs with sexist lyrics. Think Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin singing about how nice it is to have a "girl" cooking dinner at home. Or about all the pretty "girls" out on the street. The lounge feel is what I'm after, though anything jazzy ought to work. Please help me annoy my wife! [more inside]
posted by jdroth on May 10, 2007 - 73 answers

What is the best song by the worst band? [more inside]
posted by Tommy Gnosis on Apr 14, 2007 - 146 answers

What is the name of the band that was popular in the mid-1990's with a few hit singles. I think they were from California.... [more inside]
posted by sneakin on Mar 15, 2007 - 5 answers

I keep hearing this song when I'm out and about in Australia. What is it? Humming included. [more inside]
posted by divabat on Feb 25, 2007 - 12 answers

I have a strange affection for the syrupy, slightly outdated, epic-sounding vocal pop of female singers like Eleni Vitali (Greece), Selda Bagcan (Turkey), Lata Mangeshkar (India), and the like. Who else would you recommend in this line? [more inside]
posted by mykescipark on Feb 11, 2007 - 7 answers

I recently admitted to myself and to the world that I really, really love ABBA's Dancing Queen! Are there any interesting indie / rock covers of it to be found online? [more inside]
posted by Lush on Jan 27, 2007 - 28 answers

Help me discover some great orchestrated pop music. [more inside]
posted by Asparagirl on Jan 15, 2007 - 55 answers

I just watched the Scorsese-directed, 17-minute video for Michael Jackson's Bad, released on 1987, and I'm trying to figure out which subway station it was shot in. Most stations looked different back then, of course - there's been a lot of fixing up and adding of art since then. It looks like maybe it could be the 2nd Ave F stop, but it could also be the Broadway/Roosevelt/74th St multi-train express stop in Jackson Heights, Queens. Or.... where? Does anyone know? I haven't been successful finding anything about it via web searching.
posted by MaudB on Nov 13, 2006 - 7 answers

What percent of US citizens have never heard of the Beatles? [more inside]
posted by mike_bling on Sep 6, 2006 - 37 answers

Popmusic filter, I really like the gospel choir singers singing along to rock music, ala The Killers "All these things I have done", or Marilyn Manson's "I Don't like the drugs but the drugs like me". Any ideas for songs like this?
posted by CCK on Jul 1, 2006 - 37 answers

Where can I get indie rock gigs outside of (but nearby to) Pittsburgh, PA? [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van on Jun 28, 2006 - 21 answers