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The rules of music

TubeTube Registered User admin
edited May 2007 in Social Entropy++
I am compiling the rules of music. So far I have only a few

1. If you have ever written a song about an item of clothing, you are a cunt
2. If you have ever written a song "inspired" by a film of the calibre of say, Ghost Rider, you are a cunt. Quality of film is not the issue, subject matter is. No one is that inspired by Spider-Man
3. Your talent as a musician is inversely proportionate to the amount of times you say your own name in the song title
4. Sing in your own accent. Jesus Christ, how hard is that.
5. Love songs sung by five men all wearing identical white suits and occasionally dancing have a sinister quality

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    hello tube

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  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    I am compiling the rules of music. So far I have only a few


    5. Love songs sung by five men all wearing identical white suits and occasionally dancing have a sinister quality


    But Tube,

    2Gether was a pretty rad band

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  • bongibongi regular
    edited May 2007
    does iron man count?

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited May 2007
    does iron man count as what

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    music

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  • mrpakumrpaku Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    mike jones is gonna be pissed

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited May 2007
    6. No one will ever be as interested in your guitar solo as you are. On average, their interest relative to yours will lie at around 5%

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    dudes must be hella interested in their guitar solos

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  • VothVoth Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Are you talking about rules for commercial music? There's always the indie scene if want some variety.

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  • bongibongi regular
    edited May 2007
    does iron man count as what

    i mean you said no-one is that inspired by spider-man

    but what about being inspired by iron man

    or am i being thick?

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  • mrpakumrpaku Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    dudes must be hella interested in their guitar solos

    when i was playing more, i was incredibly interested in guitar solos i knew weren't actually hard or really even that good

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  • PotUPotU __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2007
    You know, the Carinthian accent sounds pretty weird.

    You don't want anyone to sing it.

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  • ThaoxThaox Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    4. Sing in your own accent. Jesus Christ, how hard is that.

    See : "The Killers"

    Often times the beatles don't sound very british when they sing, how do they fit into this rule? (see: Rocky Racoon on the White Album)

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    inspider-man

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited May 2007
    7. The following are not acceptable subject material for songs
    Veganism
    Your own body parts
    The death of your grandmother
    How much you love to party
    How bad it is to be famous
    How impressive your fighting abilities are
    How happy your are in your relationship. NO ONE IS HAPPY IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP. WE ARE NOT FOOLED BY YOU.
    How "bananas" your "shit" is

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Rule 8: If you are still indie after like 10 years it is probably because you suck, not because the audience just doesn't get you.

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  • ascotascot Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    to be fair, the beatles didn't sound very anything

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  • BusterKBusterK Negativity is Boring Cynicism is Cowardice Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Thaox wrote: »
    4. Sing in your own accent. Jesus Christ, how hard is that.

    See : "The Killers"

    Often times the beatles don't sound very british when they sing, how do they fit into this rule? (see: Rocky Racoon on the White Album)

    Yeah that negates like 95% of British invasion music
    fuck that

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    7. The following are not acceptable subject material for songs
    Veganism
    Your own body parts
    The death of your grandmother
    How much you love to party
    How bad it is to be famous
    How impressive your fighting abilities are
    How happy your are in your relationship. NO ONE IS HAPPY IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP. WE ARE NOT FOOLED BY YOU.
    How "bananas" your "shit" is

    this rule is bananas

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited May 2007
    Thaox wrote: »
    4. Sing in your own accent. Jesus Christ, how hard is that.

    I don't know about regional accents, but they always pretty much sound american

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited May 2007
    8. No one is interested in how long you can sing a note for, or in any display of your "classical training"

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  • mrpakumrpaku Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    cuz we're alright

    we're up all night

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited May 2007
    9. If, when describing the genre of your band, you use the word "post", your band is terrible.

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    If you arpeggiate chords over and over for all your songs you are probably boring

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  • bongibongi regular
    edited May 2007
    the angry hedgehog still makes me giggle

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited May 2007
    10. White people cannot play funk music or reggae. The guy from Wild Cherry never did anything else.

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  • Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    7. The following are not acceptable subject material for songs
    How much you love to party


    kiss.jpg

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    but tube what about bands made entirely of mailmen

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  • BusterKBusterK Negativity is Boring Cynicism is Cowardice Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Ooh and "More Human Than Human"
    I liked that song

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    you could say they are

    post rock

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  • Dead LegendDead Legend Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Texas Country is far superior to regular country.

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    just because you can play fast doesn't really mean you're amazing

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  • DranoDrano __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2007
    tube is a fascist

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  • BusterKBusterK Negativity is Boring Cynicism is Cowardice Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    10. White people cannot play funk music or reggae. The guy from Wild Cherry never did anything else.

    This man says you can suck his cock
    bio_kc_sunshineband.jpg

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  • PotUPotU __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2007
    Does post nuclear music count?

    Playing with mutants and somesuch?

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  • Skull ManSkull Man RIP KUSU Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    BusterK wrote: »
    10. White people cannot play funk music or reggae. The guy from Wild Cherry never did anything else.

    This man says you can suck his cock
    bio_kc_sunshineband.jpg

    to be fair he says that to everyone

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    The average person will not understand fancy things like odd time signatures

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited May 2007
    BusterK wrote: »
    10. White people cannot play funk music or reggae. The guy from Wild Cherry never did anything else.

    This man says you can suck his cock
    bio_kc_sunshineband.jpg

    I can't imagine I'm the first person he's said that to.

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  • ThaoxThaox Registered User regular
    edited May 2007
    Thaox wrote: »
    4. Sing in your own accent. Jesus Christ, how hard is that.

    I don't know about regional accents, but they always pretty much sound american

    That's my point, they don't qualify because their accent is British, and they aren't singing like whoever that guy who sings for "The Darkness."

    Eric Clapton also doesn't qualify as an English musician who sings in a british accent.

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited May 2007
    The average person will not understand fancy things like odd time signatures

    Rule of thumb: if odd time is used well, no one will notice.

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