Not Actually a Lyrics Quiz

[surrealestate]

When DD played his sweet video at Pi-Con (at the Arisia party we were hosting, no less, as if it wasn't already geeky enough), at some point I smooched him and said,

"Also, I love the extra bonus stealth geekiness in the musical choice!"

He smiled (adorably), "I was hoping you'd notice that."

"Of COURSE I noticed! How could I NOT notice?" *more smooches*

It seemed, however, that nobody else who saw the video noticed. So is it just us? I don't think so.

Time for a musical quiz! In order to let folks hear it without revealing any further information, I turned it into black-screen YouTube video, embedded behind the cut, because it's so f'in annoying when people embed videos and don't cut them. If you don't like cuts or embeds, you can just follow this link. If you don't like YouTube, you're on your own. (FYI, DD's video was only 1:40, but the entire song is in there for your pleasure.)

[Poll #1613116]

[ETA: Note that comments may contain spoilers. Or just be very confusing.]

Comments

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Um, okay.. so...

I'm not sure I have any idea what you're talking about! :]


(But I do get what you're saying in general, although I'd expand to say that many people don't really notice the music at all. One of my favorite bits of Family Guy's Blue Harvest was the Muzak version of the Imperial March playing in the elevator, which had me falling out of my chair to the confusion of my fellow viewers. Then we had to rewind so they could listen.)

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

music accompaniment is meant--in general--to add mood. so if you are paying too much attention to it, you are likely missing something else. Though, probably not in reality i just like excuses :)

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

I don't think noticing something implies paying too much attention to it. :)

(I notice the opposite effect as well -- if the musical choice is terrible, it really takes away from the experience for me.)

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

oh definitely. i prefer no music at all in general (unless it's part of the actual scene, like at a club) - i think if the scene isn't holding up then the problem isn't a lack of extra sounds.

also, i know what the song is from, and googled to confirm, but i am kinda scratching my head as to why this is significant *am dumb*

[melebeth]

There is a scene in the movie For The Boys where one of the singer rewrites the lyrics to a duet "on the fly" to insult the person she's singing with. It's hysterically funny and integral enough to the scene that people should be paying attention to what is being sung... only most people think "Oh! Someone is singing" and stop listening at that level.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Oh, *that* I got, I just wasn't sure how it connected. :)

[melebeth]

Oh, it was the "subtleties in the lyrics pointing out bits about the relationship" and the difference between hearing that someone is singing and WHAT someone is singing.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Except in this case, the song lyrics aren't actually relevant to the poll question.

[melebeth]

Oh. Then I'm hearing something different in them than you intended. :)