Red Mosquito

I’ve spent way too much time watching Bruno Mars videos on YouTube today, but it’s kinda all I want to do right now.

I'm glad we all agree that samples aren't covers because my head nearly exploded

cutuphalfdead wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:

PHATJ wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:remember the rumor that 311 stood for the KKK?

Lol, kinda

i feel like the 311 rumor and the "Marilyn Manson is the kid from Wonder Years" rumor were like 6 months apart.

that was a good year.

I never heard the 311 one but I do remember the Marilyn Manson one.

the 311 rumor was that 'K' is the 11th letter in the alphabet, so 311 meant KKK

I remember that.

There's another origin story that was a rumor or maybe true. I can't remember. 311 being police code for streaking?

I also remember a rumor, though I think this was isolated to my high school, that the original copies of STP's Tiny Music album contained a cigarette in the hollow end of the jewel case. Though I don't know why this was even a thing considering we all owned original copies of that CD and the jewel case was transparent.

washing machine wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:

PHATJ wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:remember the rumor that 311 stood for the KKK?

Lol, kinda

i feel like the 311 rumor and the "Marilyn Manson is the kid from Wonder Years" rumor were like 6 months apart.

that was a good year.

I never heard the 311 one but I do remember the Marilyn Manson one.

the 311 rumor was that 'K' is the 11th letter in the alphabet, so 311 meant KKK

I remember that.

There's another origin story that was a rumor or maybe true. I can't remember. 311 being police code for streaking?

I believe that’s the confirmed origin. 311 meaning public nudity.

PHATJ wrote:

washing machine wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:

PHATJ wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:remember the rumor that 311 stood for the KKK?

Lol, kinda

i feel like the 311 rumor and the "Marilyn Manson is the kid from Wonder Years" rumor were like 6 months apart.

that was a good year.

I never heard the 311 one but I do remember the Marilyn Manson one.

the 311 rumor was that 'K' is the 11th letter in the alphabet, so 311 meant KKK

I remember that.

There's another origin story that was a rumor or maybe true. I can't remember. 311 being police code for streaking?

I believe that’s the confirmed origin. 311 meaning public nudity.

those guys were deep

Anders wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:

Anders wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:

Anders wrote:I don’t think there is a single other artist out there that could pull off an orignal The Police inspired song, and make it sound as authentic as Mars.
So really don’t know what you are talking about.

i dunno why that's a compliment, bc Sting sucks

Now you are just wrong.

eh, he probably doesn't suck, i just think he sucks

Taste and all that, I’ll agree he had made some boring music in his later years, but especially The Police were groundbreaking.

For the record, I also love The Police.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Anders wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:

Anders wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:

Anders wrote:I don’t think there is a single other artist out there that could pull off an orignal The Police inspired song, and make it sound as authentic as Mars.
So really don’t know what you are talking about.

i dunno why that's a compliment, bc Sting sucks

Now you are just wrong.

eh, he probably doesn't suck, i just think he sucks

Taste and all that, I’ll agree he had made some boring music in his later years, but especially The Police were groundbreaking.

For the record, I also love The Police.

Good.

Anders wrote:Please youtube post some of the great pop songs you are talking about. Let the music speak for itself.

I realize my tastes often diverge wildly from the average population of a Pearl Jam message board in 2018, but here are some of my favorite pop songs of recent years (not including Kanye because obviously every Kanye song would dominate).

Spoiler: show

Lykke Li creates a really good atmosphere in that song. What did you think of Little Bit?

chewm wrote:

Oh man, I've been meaning to check her out. This is killer.

"212" is an all-time great, the way it moves between sections and the different voices she employs. Azealia Banks will never make anything as good as that song again.

not gonna lie ... i listened to every single one of those youtube videos that LV posted because i hadn't heard any of them and wanted to check them out, and i didn't like a single one of them. i think i just don't like pop music. or at least, recent pop music.

i'mma go back to jazz and ambient

and Father John Misty

I'm gonna stick to my retrowave. You know, real music.

theplatypus wrote:and Father John Misty

A showdown for the ages

I looooove “Everything is Embarrassing”.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Anders wrote:Please youtube post some of the great pop songs you are talking about. Let the music speak for itself.

I realize my tastes often diverge wildly from the average population of a Pearl Jam message board in 2018, but here are some of my favorite pop songs of recent years (not including Kanye because obviously every Kanye song would dominate).

Spoiler: show

You are a total mix of my 14 year old daughter and 17 year old son. All of a sudden I don't feel so very very old!

Lv thinking his tastes diverge wildly from the average population of a pearl jam message board in 2018 is one of the posts of the year already.