# Do any of you here know an Ariana Grande song? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 26, 2017, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514 "2017-05-26T22:36:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/41 "2017-05-27T08:49:28Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I have kids, so sure. “Problem” was okay. > > Her ability to do singing impressions is remarkable and hilarious. I am a big fan of good impressions so I checked out these: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhq5TzMeD40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhq5TzMeD40) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss9ygQqqL2Q](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss9ygQqqL2Q) Very impressive. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/42 "2017-05-27T08:54:13Z")
Not only do I not know any of Ariana Grande’s songs, I think I get her mixed up with Iggy Azalea, though I don’t know any of her songs either. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/43 "2017-05-27T08:56:57Z")
The last album I bought was Dire Straits ‘Love over gold’ (in 1996.) I don’t know any of the lady’s songs. ---
**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/44 "2017-05-27T09:02:16Z")
I couldn’t name any, but I’m sure I’d recognize a few if they were announced to me. Same as with David Bowie, FWIW. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/45 "2017-05-27T09:21:19Z")
Probably…my niece is a fan, and an enthusiastic singer. But I couldn’t identify any as hers. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/46 "2017-05-27T10:07:51Z")
While she sorta falls into the background behind the _awesome_ singing of Jessie J on “Bang Bang”, it’s still a solid performance and a lot of fun to listen to. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/47 "2017-05-27T10:14:24Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Not only do I not know any of Ariana Grande’s songs, I think I get her mixed up with Iggy Azalea, though I don’t know any of her songs either. [They did a song together, you know.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS1g8G_njx8) I’m well outside her target demographic, but I do listen to my fair share of pop radio on my daily commute, and I know most of her singles. She tends to have pretty good videos as well - the video for “One Last Time”, for instance, is [a Max Landis-directed faux-one-cut sci-fi depiction of an apocalyptic meteor strike.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPgEgaPk62M) ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/48 "2017-05-27T10:49:04Z")
Other. I couldn’t name a song but I do listen to the radio and wouldn’t be surprised if I recognized one of her songs. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/49 "2017-05-27T10:53:29Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Not to threadshit, but I’ve never heard of her before now. I’m way out of her demographic. I understand she has the same audience as Katy Perry, but I’ll be damned if I could pick one of her songs out. Stangely, I know several Katy Perry songs but while I know who Ariana Grande is, I can’t name a single one of her songs. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/50 "2017-05-27T11:04:53Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > Not only yes, but HELL yes. My eleven year old daughter adores her. I actually have trouble _naming_ songs that are hers, but I’d _recognise_ at least a dozen. > > Also has a great line in campily hilarious music videos, eg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8eRzOYhLuw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8eRzOYhLuw) > > (I’m sure I remember one with her and a brother-figure mixing up a magic potion to freeze all their ‘friends’ at a dinner party and then creatively destroy the resultant statues - but now I can’t find it. Or have I credited her with someone else’s work?) [Found it!](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nmcdLOjGVzw) The song is nothing much. The video is very well done. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/51 "2017-05-27T11:13:34Z")
I picked \*Other \*because there’s a chance I may have heard her songs without knowing who was singing. So I can’t swear that I don’t know anything she’s sung. I’m not even sure I ever heard her name before this incident - but then I don’t listen to current music, or much other music for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/52 "2017-05-27T11:24:40Z")
I feel really good realising that I rarely have to listen to pop music these days. I’ve heard of Ariana Grande but didn’t know any of her songs (I listened to the duet with Iggy Azalea that was linked above and I’m clearly not missing anything). ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/53 "2017-05-27T11:44:27Z")
No, I’ve never heard of her before the tragic events of last Monday. But as others have said I’m out of her demographic and I couldn’t name you a Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, One Direction or Kanye West Song either, They just don’t enter my sphere of attention. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/54 "2017-05-27T12:22:03Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Not to threadshit, but I’ve never heard of her before now. I’m way out of her demographic. Oh c’mon, that’s the exact opposite of threadshitting. Dopers are tripping over themselves and each other to make sure everyone knows they either 1- have no clue who she is 2- think her only talent is her looks 3- get off my lawn ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/55 "2017-05-27T12:43:24Z")
I’ve known who she was prior to the bombing, but I couldn’t name a song of hers. And after a brief and random sampling of her work…I’m good. ETA: I though maybe she did that ‘Work, work…’ song that I loathe, but apparently not. Anyone know who that is (so I can focus my loathing)? mmm ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/56 "2017-05-27T13:08:10Z")
I know the name but I wouldn’t recognize any of her songs even though I may have been exposed to them. She might have a great voice and it’s possible the lyrics may even be ok, as far as I know, but I simply find the popular singing styles in music these days to be quite horrible. It’s getting rarer that I find anything in the top 40 that I would voluntarily want to listen to twice. ---
**Author:** ![Tee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Tee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tee)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/57 "2017-05-27T13:37:51Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I’ve known who she was prior to the bombing, but I couldn’t name a song of hers. > > And after a brief and random sampling of her work…I’m good. > > ETA: I though maybe she did that ‘Work, work…’ song that I loathe, but apparently not. Anyone know who that is (so I can focus my loathing)? > mmm That was Rihanna. ---
**Author:** ![Evan\_Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@Evan\_Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evan_Drake)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/58 "2017-05-27T14:25:36Z")
No, but I had heard of her since she posed in schoolgirl uniforms a year of so ago. That sort of thing is big in Britain. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/59 "2017-05-27T15:01:23Z")
I’ve heard a song or two, just being curious after I saw her in a YouTube video. I can’t tell you anything about them, as I don’t remember. It was clearly not for me. All I can tell you is that she does the Mariah-Carey-style whistle tone. (The video was a vlog proving she could really hit those notes, because someone online said she couldn’t. Yeah, she’s that type.) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2017, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514/60 "2017-05-27T15:06:27Z")
I’m in the same boat as **Leaffan**. I spend a lot of time around teenagers, so there’s a pretty good chance I’ve heard something by her, but I wouldn’t have known it if so. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-here-know-an-ariana-grande-song/787514.md?page=4)