Worst Songs Ever Heard at a Lindy Hop Night?

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#91 Post by straycat » Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:27 pm

keither wrote:Heh. ANY version of Fever counts as the worst "I'm actually trying to play in the genre" song ever heard at a lindy OR blues dance.
Humbug. I quite like some versions (Timi Yuro's, for example)

Of course - if you really want to plum the depths, have you ever heard the Oleg Skripka version?

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#92 Post by CafeSavoy » Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:35 pm

keither wrote:[/img]
Howard Johnson?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTGUxfAfsAM

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#93 Post by keither » Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:47 am

Hehehe. Yeah, him. I just felt compelled to make the Blazing Saddles joke. :)

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#94 Post by Mr Awesomer » Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:06 pm

Surreal wrote:As for my original comment, did I mention a side benefit to playing Bublé here is that the dj gets group hugs from the girls after playing his music?
I don't consider that a side benefit. Bad taste in music is a huge turn off. :D
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#95 Post by wspeid » Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:58 pm

The opening 2 plus minutes of Mars! The Bringer of War from Gustav Holst's symphonic masterpiece The Planets Suite. It was faded into an Andrews Sisters number.

The laptop owner explained he used it to build energy and a sense of excitement on the previously empty dance floor.

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#96 Post by CountBasi » Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:36 am

wspeid wrote:The opening 2 plus minutes of Mars! The Bringer of War from Gustav Holst's symphonic masterpiece The Planets Suite. It was faded into an Andrews Sisters number.

The laptop owner explained he used it to build energy and a sense of excitement on the previously empty dance floor.
Far less painful yet far more effective alternative would have been to construct a thermo-nuclear power station on the dance floor.
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#97 Post by trev » Fri Jan 15, 2010 7:42 am

wspeid wrote:The opening 2 plus minutes of Mars! The Bringer of War from Gustav Holst's symphonic masterpiece The Planets Suite. It was faded into an Andrews Sisters number.
whoah, that wins!

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#98 Post by keither » Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:47 am

I guess nobody can complain that Holst wasn't using a BIG band...

Just.. wow.

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#99 Post by Toon Town Dave » Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:43 pm

The Andrews Sisters, an unfortunate way to ruin a symphony.

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#100 Post by Haydn » Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:53 pm

wspeid wrote:The opening 2 plus minutes of Mars! The Bringer of War from Gustav Holst's symphonic masterpiece The Planets Suite. It was faded into an Andrews Sisters number.
I like the idea, maybe just a little too theatrical. Sounds great for a Sci-Fi film though :)

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#101 Post by Surreal » Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:48 am

I prefer Jupiter myself.

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#102 Post by Capt Morgan » Wed Feb 17, 2010 5:37 pm

Mark wrote:Ok, Herrang 2009 is coming up again. I need more of the worst songs you've ever heard at a lindy hop night for me "Ultimately Bad Lindy Hop Music Showcase." Surely there's some new "classics" that you'd like to share with me.

Fire away!
I came across this while browsing swing MP3's on Amazon:
SWING CAT

If you have to listen to 1 track, make it "Jump Swing And Jive"

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#103 Post by CountBasi » Wed Feb 17, 2010 5:52 pm

Capt Morgan wrote:
Mark wrote:Ok, Herrang 2009 is coming up again. I need more of the worst songs you've ever heard at a lindy hop night for me "Ultimately Bad Lindy Hop Music Showcase." Surely there's some new "classics" that you'd like to share with me.

Fire away!
I came across this while browsing swing MP3's on Amazon:
SWING CAT

If you have to listen to 1 track, make it "Jump Swing And Jive"
Never before has an argument been won so emphatically. Completely, utterly, totally cringeworthy.
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#104 Post by Surreal » Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:25 am

Wow, that sounds like 80's synth recorded in a bathroom...

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#105 Post by Capt Morgan » Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:18 pm

For some reason, this guy keep posting on the SoCalSwing forum asking for compliments on how great his original music is.

You be the judge:
http://www.tunecore.com/music/anthonypmaurosr

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