# Blow my mind with 3 Dollars and Itunes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 27, 2008, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830 "2008-05-27T23:32:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/1 "2008-05-27T23:32:20Z")
This might be too narrow a thread topic, but I am going to try anyway. Pretend you have three dollars to spend on Itunes, to find the most off the wall, “what were they smoking” **W** hiskey **T** ango **F** oxtrot stuff you can find. What do you spend your three dollars on, and why? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/2 "2008-05-27T23:40:02Z")
_Food and Pussy_ - Dan Reeder ---
**Author:** ![Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8797f3/32.png) [@Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ins_Outs_What-have-yous)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/3 "2008-05-28T00:05:04Z")
I’ve never owned an mp3 player or used iTunes. So tell me how many songs can be downloaded for $3, and I’ll give you my answer(s) ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/4 "2008-05-28T00:22:20Z")
Buck a song, I think. I’ll nominate “Homecoming” by The Teenagers. No idea if it’s on iTunes or not, but [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngHDYzhDBk4&feature=related) is the YouTube video. Despite the innocuous name, it’s quite possibly the only song ever written with a chorus containing the line “I fucked my American cunt.” Good song, too, IMHO. Definitely odd, though. Crazy French synth-pop bastards… ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/5 "2008-05-28T00:27:01Z")
“Young Girl”. Not the Gary Puckett song, the kunt and the gang song. _I’ve got a feeling in my trousers Makes me want to take it further Than the law allows us; Young Girl I can’t stick it in you._ ---
**Author:** ![Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8797f3/32.png) [@Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ins_Outs_What-have-yous)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/6 "2008-05-28T00:59:16Z")
Three songs? Okay ‘Montana’ by Frank Zappa ‘Sir Satanic Magic Bamboo Jerks Off’ by Acid mothers Temple ‘Shattering Song’ by Sausage ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/7 "2008-05-28T01:41:22Z")
Don’t know if it’s so much a WTF or not, but I bought Yes’ Relayer CD for just three dollars. It’s only three songs, but it’s a full length album. I saw it was still listed if you look carefully (try their “see all albums by this artist” page). ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/8 "2008-05-28T02:35:15Z")
“[13 Monsters](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ2ni-bYL_o)” by Lightning Bolt "[Less Dead](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O43uck8ojRA) by Night Wounds “[43% Burnt](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv8b6RPbnAc&feature=related)” by Dillenger Escape Plan. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/9 "2008-05-28T02:39:26Z")
Oh, and one more if we’re going for almost totally unlistenable: "[Pajama Party Horror](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M09joVhNi4E&feature=related) " by Mike Patton, former lead singer of Faith No More. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/10 "2008-05-28T03:25:52Z")
They should have these, but I refuse to install iTunes on my system. Sigh, [Ecstatic Transformation](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giSRbWwkGO4) The Berzerker, [All About You](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqV35gDZgJg) Rasputina, [Gingerbread Coffin](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzfSpkCYMTM) ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/11 "2008-05-28T04:56:09Z")
[QUOTE=ultrafilter] They should have these, but I refuse to install iTunes on my system. [/QUOTE] Man after my own heart. I won’t have that shit on my computer. HATE ITUNES! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/12 "2008-05-28T05:49:02Z")
If we’re going for kind of out-there music, there’s The Locust. Try [The Half-Eaten Sausage Would Like to See You In His Office](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCTrTPRClNM) or [Psst…Is That a Halfie in Your Pants.](http://youtube.com/watch?v=eQNf0fNeH9I) I don’t really know much about the band, but I do kind of find them fascinating. Not something I could listen to everyday, but I think the way they cram about twenty different musical ideas into a one-minute space is quite nothing like I’ve ever heard before. Xiu Xiu. Try [Apistat Commander](http://youtube.com/watch?v=mhg9ZJnh91g). I’m only really familiar with their album “The Promise,” but never has a band made me feel so, I dunno, uneasy with their music. It’s like listening to the musical equivalent of a mental breakdown. Very effective, in my opinion. Messer Chups. Crazy experimental electronic horror surf circus cartoon music from St. Petersburg. [Here’s “Go Satan Go.”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiyxQJNPjvE&feature=related) Wacky stuff. NOM. Perhaps the original Russian indie band. [I could ease you in with this familiar tune.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeU1JfgfBWg) [Or try this one.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFgItqMgVzQ) Unfortunately, I don’t think they’re available on iTunes. Eastern European absurdism at its finest. I’m also sure something by Slovenian rockers Laibach would fit the spirit of this thread. The Moog Cookbook. This duo does instrumental covers of pop songs, with stylistic twists, on vintage analog synthesizers. [Blackhole Sun.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQYNcZmbOEc) [Are You Gonna Go My Way.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km5sW7d70IY) As goofy as the music may sound, listen carefully. It’s obviously tongue-in-cheek and fun, but there’s a deep musicality underneath it with the wonderful subtleties to the synthesized textures and orchestration. ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/13 "2008-05-28T06:40:00Z")
[QUOTE=ultrafilter] They should have these, but I refuse to install iTunes on my system. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=OpalCat] Man after my own heart. I won’t have that shit on my computer. HATE ITUNES! [/QUOTE] What’s wrong with iTunes? Is it their way of doing business? An issue with the software itself? Or something else I should know about? I’m just curious. ---
**Author:** ![phil417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@phil417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phil417)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/14 "2008-05-28T07:26:02Z")
Two suggestions: (sorry, they’re you-tube) 1. Billie Holliday, “God Bless the Child Who’s Got His Own” & "Baby, Make up Your Mind"[http://youtube.com/watch?v=7IYTx60s07A](http://youtube.com/watch?v=7IYTx60s07A) 2. CCR’s “Favorite Son” (I love the story behind this song…the lead singer for CCR wrote this the day he got his draft notice.)"[http://youtube.com/watch?v=CiA15bdJRmU](http://youtube.com/watch?v=CiA15bdJRmU) Love, Phil ---
**Author:** ![phil417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@phil417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phil417)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/15 "2008-05-28T07:33:06Z")
Uh, my bad…the CCR song was “Fortunate Son” [http://youtube.com/watch?v=4Kn4ASeRaPg](http://youtube.com/watch?v=4Kn4ASeRaPg) Great song, though. Love, Phil ---
**Author:** ![The\_Them](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@The\_Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Them)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/16 "2008-05-28T10:22:38Z")
Most…addicting…noise…ever. “Barbie Girl” by Aqua. Scandinavian techno/dance that apparently provoked legal action! :)I’m too lazy to find out if that last bit is true. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/17 "2008-05-28T14:14:42Z")
[QUOTE=ultrafilter] The Berzerker, [All About You](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqV35gDZgJg) [/QUOTE] This is awesome. They’ve got that rhythmic swing that escapes most Death Metal bands but to me keeps the genre listenable. Anyone can do a Hate Eternal kind of constant blast beat shreiking guitars thing, but this, this has style. The vocal patterns are well done as well. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/18 "2008-05-28T14:15:08Z")
[QUOTE=DfrntBreign] What’s wrong with iTunes? Is it their way of doing business? An issue with the software itself? Or something else I should know about? I’m just curious. [/QUOTE] Sort of all of the above. For the software itself I find it doesn’t offer options to let me manage my music the way I want to. It has preconceived notions about how my music should be arranged and I don’t agree with them. I have tried it a few times in the past and on all occasions have been unable to tweak the settings in a way that would work for me. Apple products are just like that. They figure out what the majority of users like, and then try to force everyone else to do it like that. That’s fine if you’re in that majority, but if you’re not, you’re SOL. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/19 "2008-05-28T14:50:46Z")
[QUOTE=OpalCat] For the software itself I find it doesn’t offer options to let me manage my music the way I want to. [/QUOTE] The installer for the latest version has a checkbox for you to tell it to let you manage your music library yourself. No idea if that would allow you to do what exactly you want, though. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830/20 "2008-05-28T15:18:22Z")
[QUOTE=The Them] Most…addicting…noise…ever. “Barbie Girl” by Aqua. Scandinavian techno/dance that apparently provoked legal action! :)I’m too lazy to find out if that last bit is true. [/QUOTE] Heh.. I bought that song from iTunes. In a similar vein, I also have \*A lapdance is so much better when the stripper is cryin’ \* by The Bloodhound Gang. It’s pretty much all NSFW, so I’ll leave it to you to look up. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-3-dollars-and-itunes/450830.md?page=2)