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Calypso posted:Thanks for the chuckle. It is you who are giving us the chuckle. So thanks. 
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kedo posted:It is you who are giving us the chuckle. Always happy to help!
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Is Sandstorm the most widely known electronic song of all time? If not, what do you think would be? Or if so, what would #2 be? Firestarter? Halcyon + On + On?
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hooah posted:We recently bought a sandbox that has a fabric cover that's not quite a tarp, and as such is not quite waterproof. Is there something I can use to coat it to improve its water repellent qualities? Something like nikwax (may not be available in your country).
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regulargonzalez posted:Is Sandstorm the most widely known electronic song of all time? If not, what do you think would be? Or if so, what would #2 be? Firestarter? Halcyon + On + On? It's probably impossible to answer definitively, but I have to guess that Popcorn and Axel F are top contenders for having been around and very ubiquitous for a much longer time than Sandstorm.
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Rockit by Herbie Hancock should probably be up there as well.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75V4ClJZME4
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"Oh, I love Where's Your Head At by Basement Jaxx!" is what people who don't listen to electro always tell me when I say I like listening to electro.
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May 17, 2022 02:08
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I forgot Get Lucky which is probably in the top 10 at least
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I don't listen to electronic music at all, so I'm going to guess it's something like 'Get Lucky' or 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' because those are the only ones that I've heard that I can recognize off the top of my head. Listening to the others mentioned here, I'm pretty sure I've heard Sandstorm before because it seems vaguely familiar, but if you put in the background of a youtube video or a commercial or something there's no chance I'd recognize it and go "Oh, hey, that's Sandstorm".
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does the mario theme count? if we’re just talking dance music…’vogue’?
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May 17, 2022 06:35
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Blue Monday by New Order maybe?
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May 17, 2022 08:07
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Does anyone know of any Firefox extension that will fill out those birth date prompts automatically? I hate them.
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There's a thing where people forward scam calls to an automated sound board that randomly plays clips of what I think sounded like a kind of older Australian fellow? You guys know what I'm talking about? I thought it was called "It's Harold" but it's not, and I'm not sure how to Google this... Edit: I was almost right, it's called It's Lenny. credburn fucked around with this message at 16:49 on May 17, 2022 |
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May 17, 2022 16:44
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What's that famous quote that goes "if this be A, then give me B. If this be B, then give me A"?
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kedo posted:"Oh, I love Where's Your Head At by Basement Jaxx!" is what people who don't listen to electro always tell me when I say I like listening to electro. Had to look it up! Its awful, thank you!
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Barnum Brown Shoes posted:Had to look it up! 
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Barnum Brown Shoes posted:Had to look it up! Its awful, thank you! You're welcome! Never listen to it again, and you may avoid it burrowing deep into your brain like the insidious parasite it is.
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May 18, 2022 02:39
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regulargonzalez posted:What's that famous quote that goes "if this be A, then give me B. If this be B, then give me A"? "If this is coffee, bring me tea; if this is tea, bring me coffee." The most common attribution is Abraham Lincoln.
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regulargonzalez posted:I forgot Get Lucky which is probably in the top 10 at least Seriously, I bet more people know the Doctor Who theme than Sandstorm or anything by Daft Punk, by at least an order of magnitude. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsRuhCflRyg
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Hyperlynx posted:Seriously, I bet more people know the Doctor Who theme than Sandstorm or anything by Daft Punk, by at least an order of magnitude. Dr Who isn't really a thing outside of the UK and maybe marginally America
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May 18, 2022 09:42
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Dr. WHo is pretty huge in America.
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I’ve never known a single Dr Who fan in my life and I’ve lived in America for drat near 50 years. I’m sure there’s fans here. But huge? No.
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Eh I think it was pretty popular in the nerd circles when they rebooted it. Kind of lost some of that now but it’s been ten years so not unexpected.
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I saw a Bad Wolf sticker just yesterday here in Austin, so they are out there just may not show it as much as other fanbases.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I’ve never known a single Dr Who fan in my life and I’ve lived in America for drat near 50 years. I’m sure there’s fans here. But huge? No. That's because most of the fans are 20-40 years younger than you.
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Slimy Hog posted:That's because most of the fans are 20-40 years younger than you. Fair enough, my point was I wouldn’t describe it as “huge.” It has its niche, and plenty of devoted fans. But most Americans don’t know what a tardis or sonic screwdriver is.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:Fair enough, my point was I wouldn’t describe it as “huge.” It has its niche, and plenty of devoted fans. But most Americans don’t know what a tardis or sonic screwdriver is. The question isn't about most Americans, though, is it? It's about whether Doctor Who has a bigger fanbase than electronic dance music. I honestly don't know either way.
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There's a bit from Kernkraft 400 that got a lot of play at pretty much every sports event a while back. That's gotta be a contender.
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Anecdotally I've found Dr. Who fans are absolutely positive that Dr. Who is a cultural phenomenon the world over and that everyone knows what the show is about, but people who aren't Dr. Who fans have absolutely no clue who or what he is, especially in America.
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The question was what electronic music piece would the most people recognize. I interpret that as "oh I've heard that." The latest Daft Punk hit might be playing all over the place in your life, but it hasn't been around that long and longevity is going to put it in more people's ears, of different ages. There's also where people might have heard it, so things that get used a lot in soundtracks and commercials and stuff will enjoy a big advantage. Popcorn was a very early electronic song (1969) and randomly shows up in the background of all kinds of things. I feel like nearly everyone who hears it thinks oh I've heard that before, even if almost nobody can name it. Axel F and Chariots of Fire both had big popular movie roles decades ago, enjoyed significant success and radio play outside of the film, AND have been used a ton ever since in parodies and similar genre things. So I think they'd be in top running too. The Dr. Who theme is an interesting thought, I'm personally very skeptical though. It has a very devoted cult following but most people have never seen it, and I don't know that it's been used outside of the show in parodies, radio play, etc. I've certainly never heard it. But (assuming it's been the same song throughout the show's run) it does have longevity going for it.
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Drimble Wedge posted:"If this is coffee, bring me tea; if this is tea, bring me coffee." The most common attribution is Abraham Lincoln. Thanks!
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Actually, I've had a thought and I now think the most widely recognized electronic song might be the Cisco phones hold music song https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SDfm17fWSqY Really great Radiolab episode about this song.
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regulargonzalez posted:Actually, I've had a thought and I now think the most widely recognized electronic song might be the Cisco phones hold music song Oh god this brings back memories and none of them are good.
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regulargonzalez posted:Actually, I've had a thought and I now think the most widely recognized electronic song might be the Cisco phones hold music song I've never heard this song before in my life
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regulargonzalez posted:Actually, I've had a thought and I now think the most widely recognized electronic song might be the Cisco phones hold music song Ok, now I know the company responsible. It always reminds me of that Xbox game Crackdown.
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I've never heard past about the first minute of that song because it seems like every service that uses it just loops that 1 minute endlessly.
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Sounds better over a crackly rear end landline connection imo
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tuyop posted:Sounds better over a crackly rear end landline connection imo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki92UusWEeg
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