What are you listening to?

[user 188685]

 

[user 135671]

C'mon you know it puts a smile on your face

 

[user 135671]

When compact discs were introduced in 1982, consumers marvelled at the amount of information they could store. For every three-minute song, a CD uses about 32 megabytes of data. But that size proved to be unwieldy in the early, pokey days of the Internet. Using an old, dial-up modem, it might take eight hours to transfer or download a single song.

So in the early 1990s, German engineer Dr. Karlheinz Brandenburg pioneered digital compression techniques for the MP3, crunching the size of audio data by a factor of 11. While tweaking the format, Brandenburg used Suzanne Vega’s 1987 acapella rendition of “Tom’s Diner” as the benchmark for sonic quality. He reasoned that if he could get her warm vocals to sound good on MP3, then the new platform would work with just about anything.

So, if you love downloading music, thank Vega for having such a pretty voice.

 

[TheSkaFish]

Rancid - Silence is the Only Rule

 

[TheSkaFish]

When compact discs were introduced in 1982, consumers marvelled at the amount of information they could store. For every three-minute song, a CD uses about 32 megabytes of data. But that size proved to be unwieldy in the early, pokey days of the Internet. Using an old, dial-up modem, it might take eight hours to transfer or download a single song.

So in the early 1990s, German engineer Dr. Karlheinz Brandenburg pioneered digital compression techniques for the MP3, crunching the size of audio data by a factor of 11. While tweaking the format, Brandenburg used Suzanne Vega’s 1987 acapella rendition of “Tom’s Diner” as the benchmark for sonic quality. He reasoned that if he could get her warm vocals to sound good on MP3, then the new platform would work with just about anything.

So, if you love downloading music, thank Vega for having such a pretty voice.

That's a pretty interesting story, I didn't know that!

 

[NoxApex(N/A)]

Remembering as a kid that my mother, used to sing The Hearse Song on long drives through the loop when me and my sister were 5 and 1 for us to fall asleep at night. I remember the whirl of the canopy of trees through the window and the dim lights of the old car. I also remember this being a funny song as a kid because it SOUNDS funny to a child who doesn't understand the context.

As an adult I'm like:
"Wow! Either my mom's ****** up or she's an OG goth kid."

 

[Bam111]

Remembering as a kid that my mother, used to sing The Hearse Song on long drives through the loop when me and my sister were 5 and 1 for us to fall asleep at night. I remember the whirl of the canopy of trees through the window and the dim lights of the old car. I also remember this being a funny song as a kid because it SOUNDS funny to a child who doesn't understand the context.

As an adult I'm like:
"Wow! Either my mom's messed up or she's an OG goth kid."

wow that's interesting lol

 

[user 135671]

Remembering as a kid that my mother, used to sing The Hearse Song on long drives through the loop when me and my sister were 5 and 1 for us to fall asleep at night. I remember the whirl of the canopy of trees through the window and the dim lights of the old car. I also remember this being a funny song as a kid because it SOUNDS funny to a child who doesn't understand the context.

As an adult I'm like:
"Wow! Either my mom's messed up or she's an OG goth kid."

I've never heard this before. It's so dark and twisted I bloody love it!

 

[Bam111]

I've never heard this before. It's so dark and twisted I bloody love it!

ikr lol

 

[user 188685]

 

[Bam111]

 

[Bam111]

who knows where this song is from what movie? I want to see if anyone else knows

 

[Kamaione]

 

[Kamaione]

This song has been stuck in my head alllll day! I wonder if it's because I keep on thinking it's Sunday??? (P.S. I have very eclectic taste in music, so no worries if you're not a fan, lol!)

 

[Bam111]

This song has been stuck in my head alllll day! I wonder if it's because I keep on thinking it's Sunday??? (P.S. I have very eclectic taste in music, so no worries if you're not a fan, lol!)

why wouldn't I like Elvis my mom loves him so do I

 

[Kamaione]

So nice to hear, Bam! I have been a fan for almost 50 years. I am only just now trying to collect his whole discography.

 

[Bam111]

it's a bit sappy for some but this is my mom's favorite one from the king

 

[user 135671]

 

[Claudia1794]

Silence

 

[Kamaione]

it's a bit sappy for some but this is my mom's favorite one from the king

Not sappy to me; always tender and sweet!