The Most Unwanted Song

[Mr. Analog]

"The Most Unwanted Song" is a song created by artists Komar and Melamid and composer Dave Soldier in 1997. The song was designed to incorporate lyrical and musical elements that were annoying to most people. These elements included bagpipes, cowboy music, an opera singer rapping, and a children's choir that urged listeners to go shopping at Wal-Mart.

For The People's Choice: Music CD, "The Most Unwanted Song" was paired with "The Most Wanted Song," which incorporated musical elements that were "wanted" by listeners, again as determined by a public opinion survey. Instruments such as guitar, bass, piano and drums, and lyrics about love were "most wanted" by the survey respondents, and are included in the song, which has been described as "Celine Dion-esque".

The vocals for "The Most Wanted Song" are provided by Ada Dyer and Ronnie Gent; Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid is featured on guitar. [Wikipedia]

https://youtu.be/-gPuH1yeZ08

...MY BRAIN...

[Darren Dirt]

"The Most Unwanted Song" is a song created by artists Komar and Melamid and composer Dave Soldier in 1997. The song was designed to incorporate lyrical and musical elements that were annoying to most people. These elements included bagpipes, cowboy music, an opera singer rapping, and a children's choir that urged listeners to go shopping at Wal-Mart.

For The People's Choice: Music CD, "The Most Unwanted Song" was paired with "The Most Wanted Song," which incorporated musical elements that were "wanted" by listeners, again as determined by a public opinion survey. Instruments such as guitar, bass, piano and drums, and lyrics about love were "most wanted" by the survey respondents, and are included in the song, which has been described as "Celine Dion-esque".

The vocals for "The Most Wanted Song" are provided by Ada Dyer and Ronnie Gent; Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid is featured on guitar. [Wikipedia]

https://youtu.be/-gPuH1yeZ08

...MY BRAIN...

I read the description above and was thinking not-gonna-clicky.

Then I saw something about Vernon Reid, dammit now I am conflicted! LOVED his work with Living Color back in the day.

[Mr. Analog]

I made it 15 minutes in

it's a challenge

[Darren Dirt]

I made it 15 minutes in

it's a challenge

21:59 total duration

viewing in Chrome = "1.5x" or even "2x" speed available

Therefore can waste my morning coffee break on this I guess ... #WishMeLuck?

[Mr. Analog]

No that's cheating also it would probably sound WORSE sped up

You might miss the lyrics about Walmart or important rap about Yom Kippur

[Darren Dirt]

I'm up to #5:53 -- is that a terribad Susan Boyle impersonator? The spirit of Mrs. Doubtfire crossed with Fresh Prince kinda?

omg and I'm not even 25% of the way through... wish I ate less for lunch...


PS: yup, like seemingly everything, there's even a brief "documentary" for THIS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVWooMru3-U (narrated by Jim "Hot Pockets" Gaffigan)

[Darren Dirt]

Damn my brain is weird, but eventually by the last 10 minutes I found it be strangely soothing (other than the kid yelling about US political structure or terminology or w/e that was through the bullhorn #wtf)

But I can see how the tuba and accordian and operatic vocals could be "unwanted" musical elements to those of less ... eccentric nature. #YouCallMeCrazy


PS: here's the Most Wanted Music: (takes me back to late 1980s and early 1990s for SURE -- this coulda been a Color Me Badd single feat. Kenny G lol)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McIfIx29tSg

[Darren Dirt]

PS: here's the Most Wanted Music: (takes me back to late 1980s and early 1990s for SURE -- this coulda been a Color Me Badd single feat. Kenny G lol)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McIfIx29tSg

( TOTES recognized the Vernon Reid style in the guitar solo @ #t=2m48s )

[Mr. Analog]

The background music sounds like an extended version of an instructional VHS
-alto sax
-slap bass
-synthesizer