I recently have become very fond of some vocal track only versions of pop and rock songs that someone had reversed engineered from DVDs and posted online, and I would like to find more music like this.
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posted by jb
on Jun 15, 2013 -
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I'm making a Summer Jamz 2k13 playlist for a few BBQs I'll be hosting this month, and I'm looking for more songs to add to the rotation. Despite my best efforts I'm a little out of both the indie/hipster loop and the R&B/rap/pop sensation loop, so I'm turning to you for help.
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posted by misskaz
on May 29, 2013 -
22 answers
Looking for more ethereal electronic
(is that even what the kids call it these days?) music with a certain feeling to it - sort of happy, sort of sad, slightly otherworldly, all blending to create a dreamy, transcendant feeling.
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posted by lunasol
on Apr 25, 2013 -
52 answers
I really enjoy playing piano as a hobby. I've played in worship bands for 3 different churches, and played in a few local bands as well with live gigs. But I don't think I'm very good, and I'm not sure how to improve.
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posted by Happydaz
on Apr 19, 2013 -
11 answers
What's the origin of
this sample from Sweet Nothing? Is it original to the song? I swear it sounds so much like something from the soundtrack of Hotline Miami. Is there a name for this type of beat/sound?
posted by gzimmer
on Feb 7, 2013 -
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I wanted to pick the hive mind a bit with regards to Music that deals with global issues. My Daughter is working on a great project about modern songs that would have stories about problems in the world. The first thing I could think of was We are the World but well that just doesn't do it for her (or me really). She had some more criteria as we walked through what she would like...
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posted by mrgroweler
on Jan 12, 2013 -
50 answers
Le Pop Super-Bon! Can anyone suggest French bubble-gum pop that's especially
au courant? Like
Yelle (particularly her first album), only more recent? Stuff good for dancing or for cleaning the house. I've seen
these threads, but they're a bit stale.
Merci à tous!
posted by Capt. Renault
on Dec 14, 2012 -
6 answers
Chinese pop music question. What is the background music in
this video? It doesn't identify in Shazam or SoundHound. I looked through 50 pages of the YouTube comments and it's all a lot of arguing about HAARP and ice crystals, so I guess I'll need some help from Chinese MeFites. Thanks.
posted by crapmatic
on Oct 25, 2012 -
2 answers
What do the cool dead kids listen to? I'm looking for vintage spooky pop with a particular flavor: that sparse, echo-y
Day-O/
Ghost Town mournful message from beyond-the-grave sound. With a beat.
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posted by roger ackroyd
on Oct 16, 2012 -
28 answers
I'm finding myself quite happily drawn to the
Gangnam Style video. Can you point me towards the best dance/pop/crazy dance videos NOT from the U.S.?
posted by agregoli
on Sep 29, 2012 -
49 answers
Are there music blogs or Internet radio stations that feature links to reasonably recent English-language pop tracks re-recorded by foreign artists in their native tongue for those foreign markets?
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posted by eschatfische
on Sep 1, 2012 -
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Turns out I really like to exercise to cheerleader/chanting/marching type pop songs. Can anyone recommend songs with that same kind of chorus/chanting and beat that isn't actually marching band music? Examples inside.
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posted by The Whelk
on Jul 23, 2012 -
60 answers
I'm really liking female indie-pop vocalists right now (Kimba, Florence Welch, Adele, Marina + the Diamonds). Who else should I listen to? Sorry, I hate Kate Bush.
posted by flibbertigibbet
on May 26, 2012 -
69 answers
Help me write a research paper all at once by providing me with the ultimate late-night write-a-thon soundtrack. Pop/Dance/Electronica edition, specifications within.
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posted by Scientist
on Apr 24, 2012 -
29 answers
Source for machine-readable lists of chord progressions of popular songs?
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posted by unSane
on Feb 7, 2012 -
6 answers
Looking for a source for DJ dance mixes that lean toward the indie rock/pop side of the spectrum but don't neglect radio dance-pop.
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posted by sprocket87
on Dec 22, 2011 -
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I'm trying to remember the name of a band. They make slow, trippy, synth-y pop songs that are almost ambient. I'm pretty sure they have a silly multi-word name, along the lines of Neutral Milk Hotel or Natural Snow buildings, though it isn't either of those. I remember getting a distinctly hippy/granola vibe from their album art and song titles. They're recent, from the 2000s. That's all I can remember. I lost my whole music library a while ago and their name has been on the tip of my tongue for months.
posted by Rinku
on Nov 13, 2011 -
43 answers
I'm searching for digitized archives of Joel Denver's 'Future Hits' radio program from 1984-1992.
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posted by yellowcandy
on Oct 31, 2011 -
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Pub quiz music question setting. Bands or song titles with the theme of the ten commandments?
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posted by Jakey
on Oct 7, 2011 -
15 answers
Name that song! Instrumental. Very recent. Overheard on the radio and in stores/restaurants where they typically play indie/alt rock. Bouncy. Very strong bassline. Kinda reminds me of Air.
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posted by Afroblanco
on Aug 4, 2011 -
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Help me find a song! It was on Sirius radio on July 23, between 10am and 3pm mountain time. It was a female singer singing over what sounded like a very Pet Sounds-like arrangement. She sounded like Joni Mitchell to me. (Maybe it was Joni Mitchell!) The song also sounded very familiar. I thought it was Both Siders, Now, but I listened to that song again and that's just guitar. This song sounded just a little more upbeat, more poppy, but equally as beautiful. Any ideas?
posted by ageispolis
on Jul 26, 2011 -
6 answers
Can someone locate the complete playlist of a cassette that was included with the purchase of a Mercury Marquis station wagon in 1984?
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posted by germdisco
on Jul 19, 2011 -
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I'm looking to expand my "happy music" collection for summer. I'm thinking pop music that is fun to sing along to and scream that is catchy as hell. Suggestions?
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posted by lakerk
on May 23, 2011 -
37 answers
What popular songs or songs by popular bands use instruments not commonly associated with rock/pop/alternative music?
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posted by hoppytoad
on May 12, 2011 -
55 answers
Karaoke in Japanese. Am looking for tracks with a karaoke version on YouTube for an event. This
old post has some great ideas, but sadly half of them have been removed from YouTube. What Japanese language songs do you sing at karaoke at the moment?! The more contemporary the better
posted by 0bvious
on Apr 1, 2011 -
6 answers
Kiss Kiss Kiss Fun Fun Fun: What are your favorite little known or obscure love songs? The stuff that makes you go "Oh you have to hear this it is great?" Funny is nice, catchy is better, catchy and lively is bestest.
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posted by The Whelk
on Feb 8, 2011 -
49 answers
Looking for crazy badminton videos, I stumbled on a very enjoyable pop song. Can you identify it?
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posted by amusem
on Jan 16, 2011 -
2 answers
There's a beat used in the Beatles' "Please Please Me," that's used over and over in pop music. It's in, "Dog Days are Over," "That Thing You Do," and Del Shannon's, "Runaway." Does anyone know more songs where this is used?
posted by itsjustcarlo
on Jan 13, 2011 -
13 answers
I would to get a better idea for the history of pop, ideally all the way from Little Richard and up to 2010, though given that there is so much to cover, shorter pieces of this history are also of interest. I guess what I'm looking for is either a podcast or a TV series - something fun and interesting, and that at the end will give me a good feel for how different genres and bands fit together, who started what, and who influenced whom.
posted by Hediot
on Sep 24, 2010 -
8 answers
Pretend it's 2030 and you're making a Best Of The 00s music mix. What do you include? I pretty much ignored pop music for a decade and now I want to catch up and hear great stuff from this century.
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posted by The Whelk
on Sep 17, 2010 -
42 answers
