Crap music at social occasions..
When I was young, I used to be really po-faced about music. Mostly 'cos it was all really bleak stuff like The Smiths, Joy Division etc.. Apart from the charty stuff that ALWAYS got played at weddings, family functions etc. And sure enough, all of my family members, and assorted friends (who were otherwise fairly cool) would shriek like toddlers and run towards the dancefloor, in order to either sit on the (sticky, grungy) floor in rows and pretend to compete in some sort of rowing race. or do enthusiastic "actions" to whatever horrible Black Lace tune was playing. Awful, Awful, Awful..

Now that I'm a grown up (or so my passport says) I work at various social functions, and whilst Black Lace have fallen out of favour (Thank Fuck!) They have been replaced by fat middle aged women teetering around flailing madly "Macarenaing".. or... or .. the God-Awful Whigfield's sickly ickle girly "Saturday Night" and it gets worse... they always, always without fail, play some ABBA. They never seemed to torture us with it much in the 80s, but the horrible cringey close harmonies of "Dancing Queen" always fills the floor up faster than a sale at Fecking Primark, and with the same participants. I really really don't get cheesey music. I have tried, and tried doing the dancing with my young colleagues, but it just gives me the headaches. Give me some Techno, Accoustic Blues, Ska, Metal, anything.. Just not THAT!

I'm off for a sit down now, take the weight off my slingbacks...
(Beer Elf Thought this was like a campfire, anyhow, on, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 22:32, 5 replies)

OMG
tell me about it!
Is there somesort of conditioning these people go to, such that regardless of age they will dance to that pish!?!

It is the main reason I leave the Xmas party the minute the coffee & mints are served. Otherwise I would have to beat some ponse DJ to death with his own arms

/sigh
( Fire & Forget it's the only way to be sure, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 22:39, closed)

How would you like some rap music?

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 22:47, closed)

lol
Is there no "Sing" available? Nahh a verse and chorus of "The wheels on the Bus" would be an improvement!
(Beer Elf Thought this was like a campfire, anyhow, on, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 22:56, closed)

I can sort you out
With some rap, some sing, some instrument and some bint.

Which would you like?

I'll be careful to make sure there are no blacks involved.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 15 Oct 2009, 23:14, closed)

Bloody hell
*clicks*

Why do I always meet women who like those flippin' songs? Where are your lot hiding, eh?

What gets me about these pieces of music is their ubiquity - they are everywhere - every club, every function, on every two-bit radio station, and if you don't automatically squeal like a chimp trained by scientists to react to repetitive stimulus upon hearing them, yer in big trouble. Arses!

Edit - I note that, if you wrinkle your nose when these crappy anthems start to blare, people will often accuse you of being "boring", and that "it's only a bit of fun". I'd be interested to see how this attitude would bear up if I took 'em only to places that played hardcore jungle every weekend. The goons.

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( the_other_jeff_lebowski Croutons on my tits, Fri 16 Oct 2009, 1:19, closed)