# How would you feel if all music completely disappeared? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-all-music-completely-disappeared/524935 "2010-01-14T15:04:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Captain\_Mumble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Captain\_Mumble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Mumble)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-all-music-completely-disappeared/524935/41 "2010-01-15T11:44:40Z")
Unemployed. After requesting the Dance of Despair from Numfar I’d be looking for the first portal outta there. -Mitch ---
**Author:** ![Spectralist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Spectralist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectralist)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-all-music-completely-disappeared/524935/42 "2010-01-15T12:20:26Z")
I don’t really dislike music but I don’t listen to any intentionally. So I’d lose: soundtracks to video games and movies and the noise other people listen to. The latter would be absolutely delightful. The former is a bit of a toss up. On the one hand music used well in movies and video games can be quite nice. On the other hand music is rarely used well in either. In movies, especially, music is usually used in ways I hate. I recently saw Watchmen, for example, and the music was terribly used in that. It was distracting, awkward, way too loud, and just out of place. The movie would have been much better with little to no music. So while “good riddance” is a bit more enthusiastic than I’d like it’s what I chose as I’d probably be happier overall. It’d certainly be nice to never be asked what kind of music I listen to again. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-all-music-completely-disappeared/524935/43 "2010-01-15T16:52:12Z")
I hate you even suggesting it - how do you know aliens aren’t reading this right NOW? **Moderator** , please go change all votes to ‘Good riddance’. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-all-music-completely-disappeared/524935/44 "2010-01-15T17:32:35Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I hate you even suggesting it - how do you know aliens aren’t reading this right NOW? Are you kidding? They’re probably putting demos up on Youtube right now in hopes of getting noticed by a label. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-all-music-completely-disappeared/524935/45 "2010-01-15T17:39:20Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I hate you even suggesting it - how do you know aliens aren’t reading this right NOW? > > **Moderator** , please go change all votes to ‘Good riddance’. Thank you. As if aliens could read English…ha! Don’t be ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-all-music-completely-disappeared/524935/46 "2010-01-15T17:49:03Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > Bugger the cyanide - I would kill them or go down trying. > > To me, music _is_ life. +1 - Music _is_ my sanity. As Nietzsche said: > [@](#): > > We have art in order not to die of the truth …that is the role of music in my life. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-all-music-completely-disappeared/524935/47 "2010-01-15T20:02:44Z")
Eh. I’ve given up music long ago. It wouldn’t affect me. ---
**Author:** ![filling\_pages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9bd4f/32.png) [@filling\_pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filling_pages)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-all-music-completely-disappeared/524935/48 "2010-01-15T20:09:24Z")
> [@Spectralist](#): > > I recently saw Watchmen, for example, and the music was terribly used in that. It was distracting, awkward, way too loud, and just out of place. The movie would have been much better with little to no music. Wow, different strokes for sure. One of the things I enjoyed most about the movie was the use of music. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-all-music-completely-disappeared/524935.md?page=2)