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The Most Unwanted Song
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:08 pm
by tapeworm
In the 1990s, some artists took a survey to find out what the public likes and hates in music. Then they made a song that statistically most people should like and one that most people should hate. (They had done the same thing earlier with
paintings.)
The highlight of the project is the "Most Unwanted Song."
The most unwanted music is over 25 minutes long, veers wildly between loud and quiet sections, between fast and slow tempos, and features timbres of extremely high and low pitch, with each dichotomy presented in abrupt transition. The most unwanted orchestra was determined to be large, and features the accordion and bagpipe (which tie at 13% as the most unwanted instrument), banjo, flute, tuba, harp, organ, synthesizer (the only instrument that appears in both the most wanted and most unwanted ensembles). An operatic soprano raps and sings atonal music, advertising jingles, political slogans, and "elevator" music, and a children's choir sings jingles and holiday songs. The most unwanted subjects for lyrics are cowboys and holidays, and the most unwanted listening circumstances are involuntary exposure to commericals and elevator music. Therefore, it can be shown that if there is no covariance—someone who dislikes bagpipes is as likely to hate elevator music as someone who despises the organ, for example—fewer than 200 individuals of the world's total population would enjoy this piece.
You can download both the most wanted song and the most unwanted song
here.
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:06 pm
by Commodore
they could have tried to make it less musical. It actually showcases too much talent.
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:40 pm
by Microwave
Ahaha the second one is grand. I agree, there's much worse music than that.
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:58 am
by Aplsos
the "most wanted" song is hideous, i've yet to be able to stand more than a minute of it.
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 3:47 pm
by Zenith Nadir
heard 'em a year ago, they rule a lot
the paintings are great too, the "most wanted painting" is just the same thing over and over (a landscape with a family and/or animals, while some guy smiles over them benevolently for some reason) while the most unwanted painting in denmark is a cubist representation of a man complaining that he has a boner
do all your shopping... at wal-mart
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:18 pm
by Dr. Dos
America's most wanted painting has George Washington thrown in for no real reason.
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:11 am
by zamros
the only least wanted painting that's in really poor taste seems to be Italy's, the rest of the unwanteds look like generic gallery fare that are probably unwanted because it reminds the general populace of how much they can't grasp modern art
the most wanted paintings all look like something that you buy at a flea market
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 6:41 am
by InfoSponge
germany and denmark's least wanted were really fucking sweet
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:43 am
by Zenith Nadir
zamros wrote: the unwanteds look like generic gallery fare that are probably unwanted because it reminds the general populace of how much they can't grasp modern art
the most wanted paintings all look like something that you buy at a flea market
there is a lesson to be learned here, but what is it!
(people are horrible morons with awful taste, that's what it is)
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:03 am
by nuero
china's most wanted painting made me laugh
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:35 pm
by Microwave
Yeah... both of the paintings and songs have to be a joke. Cause, throwing in a leader of the country seemingly random makes it automatically the most wanted? Da fuck?
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:09 pm
by Zenith Nadir
it is because people are patriots
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:52 pm
by Farm
my power level is enormous
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:40 pm
by Fungahhh
I don't know, I'd like to hang some of these least wanted paintings on my wall more than the most wanted ones. But maybe I'm just a least wanted person... And don't even get me STARTED on this least wanted song...!