You know those clinking bottles in Bob Marley's "Jammin'"? Help me think of other popular songs that have what I am calling "persistent superfluous percussion".
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posted by Curious Artificer
on Jul 19, 2012 -
21 answers
Please suggest songs (mostly but not exclusively blues and americana) for a soundtrack to a story about two very bad people on a cross-country Bonnie & Clyde-style crime spree.
Ideally the lyrics would be at least a little bit relevant, but that's less important than the tone. The best example I have so far is Holly Golightly's
Devil Do.
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posted by you're a kitty!
on Jul 16, 2012 -
44 answers
I'm looking for examples of songs that deal with poverty v. wealth in mate selection.
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posted by CoinOp
on Jul 13, 2012 -
42 answers
SongFilter! Help my find songs about loneliness and isolation, either sad songs about those feelings or happy songs about overcoming those feelings.
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posted by nickhb
on Jun 30, 2012 -
35 answers
I'm learning sign language, and I thought it'd be fun to practice by making music videos. I'm hearing, but I'd like my videos to be interesting even without sound. Know any suitable songs for this?
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posted by Yma
on Jun 26, 2012 -
6 answers
Seeking song reccommendations for a song circle/singalong in the woods. I want songs that are simple to teach, fun to sing, sound good, and
don't make you feel like a 10-year-old at summer camp. Drinking songs, sea shanties, rounds, folk songs, etc.
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posted by rivenwanderer
on Jun 18, 2012 -
21 answers
I normally listen to bluegrass/folk/classical, but I recently found out I really love Bad Religion's "Sorrow". What other punk tracks might I enjoy?
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posted by Bardolph
on Jun 6, 2012 -
25 answers
Inspired by this thread, from which I got Dan Mangan's
Basket, and Chocolate Genius'
My Mom. I'm composing a playlist as a mediation on my parents, and I wondered what other songs others thought of when they thought of Mom and Dad.
posted by oflinkey
on May 26, 2012 -
15 answers
I'm looking for songs about siblings that
don't have words like sister, brother, or family in the title. Help me out.
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posted by punchtothehead
on May 25, 2012 -
46 answers
I'd like to find more music like the song "What You Feel" from the episode "Once More, With Feeling" from
Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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posted by johnofjack
on May 21, 2012 -
10 answers
[PlaylistFilter] Songs about being on, or prescribed with, psychiatric medication.
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posted by Yma
on May 18, 2012 -
52 answers
Come now Metafilter, help me compile a playlist of the best R&B Summer Jams from the years 1986 to 1991, which are similar in radness to the two featured inside this post...
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posted by Senor Cardgage
on May 16, 2012 -
52 answers
TV shows that used thematically remixed/covered versions of their theme songs for particular episodes.
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posted by theodolite
on Apr 26, 2012 -
36 answers
Can you help me find Spanish-language songs covered in Portuguese, and Portuguese-language songs covered in Spanish? Bonus points if the singers and songs are Latin American, and if the songs are available on YouTube or Spotify.
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posted by StrikeTheViol
on Apr 24, 2012 -
11 answers
For a project I'm doing, I'm looking for songs in Spanish that demonstrate
voseo (the use of the informal second-person singular pronoun
vos). This way of speaking isn't technically "standard" Spanish, so I don't exactly know how to search for songs that show this usage.
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posted by huxham
on Apr 15, 2012 -
15 answers
Songs with unreliable narrators?
posted by Trurl
on Apr 14, 2012 -
55 answers
Is there any coded thing to find and collect *.mp3 from my hdd according to my loved last.fm songs and make a .m3u ?
I scrobble mainly from my PC so it would be really great to have this possibility of possibilities !!
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posted by amomp3
on Apr 3, 2012 -
3 answers
What are some songs about pets or animals that aren't obviously about pets or animals? Any era or genre will do.
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posted by MaryDellamorte
on Mar 1, 2012 -
35 answers
Help me revel in the splendour of Canada. I'm looking for songs that reference Canadian provinces/territories by name.
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posted by kanata
on Feb 28, 2012 -
44 answers
I have a fondness for songs that incorporate crackly snippets of old movies/audio recordings, or things that sound like old movies/audio recordings. What are the best tracks in this genre?
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posted by itesser
on Feb 24, 2012 -
40 answers
What's the best - and ideally free - way to get a LOT of AAC's onto a memory card that will play in my car?
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posted by rileyray3000
on Feb 24, 2012 -
9 answers
You're 3 years old. You love holding up your plastic microphone and looking at yourself in the mirror as you sing along dramatically to diva women with big voices. Who are you singing to? Give me names and songs for this compilation, and make a little girl super happy!
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posted by anitanita
on Feb 24, 2012 -
47 answers
The "Pink Panther" theme and the "Peter Gunn" theme are both jazz pieces created by Henry Mancini in the 1960's. But musically, how are they similar? If I add Lalo Schifrin's "Mission Impossible" theme ... is this a particular flavor or genre of jazz? If I like these as music, what other pieces (that are not necessarily theme songs) would I like?
posted by musofire
on Feb 2, 2012 -
27 answers
Accidental DJ is on deck - I need alternative/underground/indie/queer dance hits of the last decade, any genre. Help me minimize looking a fool!
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posted by Frowner
on Jan 19, 2012 -
31 answers
"Little birdy sending a message over the ocean wide / little birdy sending a message: 'Can I be your bride?'" Who sang this song?
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posted by jacobm
on Jan 5, 2012 -
3 answers
Google Music is selling $4.99 albums, but songs are only 49 cents each. Help me beat the system by suggesting great albums that include just a handful of songs.
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posted by Knappster
on Dec 23, 2011 -
33 answers
Why does the audio I'm ripping from YouTube sound so weird when I play it through my car's speakers?
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posted by iLoveTheRain
on Dec 10, 2011 -
8 answers
I am looking for a blues song about the dangers of a black man interacting with a white woman during the Jim Crow era. I thought it was an Otis Taylor song but I can't seem to find it in his catalog. I thought the song was called "White Woman."
posted by zzazazz
on Dec 6, 2011 -
2 answers
i've tried to go through the numerous "looking-for-sexy-music" questions that are out there, but none seem to deal with the specific type of songs i'm looking for: relaxing, sensual songs, usually slow with sexy female vocals and minimal or unobtrusive instrumentation. think along the lines of unwinding in a steamy shower with a candle burning as opposed to music to have sex to.
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posted by carlypennylane
on Nov 19, 2011 -
27 answers
