# Let's do the 30 Day Song Challenge. For everyone who does every day with me, I'll Paypal a dollar. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 2, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997 "2016-04-02T23:34:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/41 "2016-04-05T08:43:05Z")
I don’t know enough about music to properly contribute, and “favourite” is so amorphous. But here’s one I love to listen to a lot. [Crazy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2B6SjMh_w) by Gnarls Barkley. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/42 "2016-04-05T14:33:02Z")
OK, so I got curious, and finally opened this thread. And then I went to Google. And I still have no idea what the 30 day song challenge is. Is it just to listen to one song each day for 30 days? That doesn’t seem like much of a challenge. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/43 "2016-04-05T16:07:26Z")
Seems to me that each participant posts a song each day for 30 consecutive days. Hopefully each poster will pick up a few recommends from others, less of a challenge in difficulty, more of a challenge to listen to something that interests another person [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-gfHVdrGdYo/maxresdefault.jpg "The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gfHVdrGdYo) Staple Singers - I’ll take you there ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/44 "2016-04-05T16:12:34Z")
“Long Away”, from Queen. There are tons of songs that rock my socks, but this has been a favorite since I first heard it as an innocent, 11 year-old. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/45 "2016-04-05T16:36:36Z")
_Bower of Bliss_ **The Clouds** ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/46 "2016-04-05T18:06:35Z")
> [@casdave](#): > > Seems to me that each participant posts a song each day for 30 consecutive days. Except, as the OP explains, there will be a separate thread for each installment of the challenge, and it will be posted every other day, thus making the whole challenge last 60 days to prevent clutter. Here is installment two: [post your least favorite song](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=789368). ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/47 "2016-04-05T19:44:47Z")
Just as I couldn’t pin down a single most hated song, neither can I narrow down my very favorite, so I’ll offer _Baker Street_ as one I’ve loved from the first time I heard it(so, 40+ years) and enjoy every bit as much each time I hear it now. ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/48 "2016-04-05T20:01:48Z")
Late to the game, as usual. Hard to say what my all-time favorite son is, but I know what my first one was. By [The Sweet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM6I-pmV0RA). My favorite right now is a cover performed by [Martha Wainright](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cafdbStasOk). April 5, 2016, 12:59pm PDT. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/49 "2016-04-05T20:03:31Z")
Nah, you just post ONE song in each thread. This one is for challenge number one…your favorite song. [Challenge two is up now](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=789368)…It’s your Least Favorite Song. It’s a new thread. This one just required you only to post your favorite song, not to post a new favorite each day, haha. Each challenge day I will start a new thread, so look for them. Tomorrow will be Day/Challenge three which is “A Song That Can Always Make You Feel Happy” so start to think about it now so that when I post that topic, you’ll have the song and story (if there’s one behind it for you) ready. ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/50 "2016-04-05T22:10:44Z")
Honestly, there have been threads I didn’t kill. You just have to hunt for them. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/51 "2016-04-06T13:05:20Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Nah, you just post ONE song in each thread. This one is for challenge number one…your favorite song. > > [Challenge two is up now](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=789368)…It’s your Least Favorite Song. It’s a new thread. This one just required you only to post your favorite song, not to post a new favorite each day, haha. > Each challenge day I will start a new thread, so look for them. Tomorrow will be Day/Challenge three which is “A Song That Can Always Make You Feel Happy” so start to think about it now so that when I post that topic, you’ll have the song and story (if there’s one behind it for you) ready. Clearly, I misunderstood the “rules”. Looks like I’m out already. Unless you’re gonna give us a Mulligan. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/52 "2016-04-06T17:12:21Z")
**Fields of Gold - Sting** ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/53 "2016-04-06T17:18:21Z")
I simply do not understand the rule, and it was not mentioned in the original post, it wanted a post for each day for favourite songs, no mention of least favourite, or some other yet undisclosed challenge. I knew I would not meet to full requirements anyway, however given that these are now significantly different and have been inadequately explained, this is my last post in this thread, I’m done here. I said good day to you sir. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/54 "2016-04-06T18:13:24Z")
I don’t see how it can go 30 days. We have, “Your favorite” and “your worst” there’s not much left. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/55 "2016-04-06T19:16:28Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I don’t see how it can go 30 days. We have, “Your favorite” and “your worst” there’s not much left. Favorite A Capella Broadway song Best song to whistle Song you love, but your SO hates. Song you would win karaoke singing Etc ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997/56 "2016-04-06T22:34:59Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I don’t see how it can go 30 days. We have, “Your favorite” and “your worst” there’s not much left. The list I’m going to use [is here](http://images.8tracks.com/cover/i/002/511/159/30-day-challenge-26.jpg?rect=0,0,457,457&q=98&fm=jpg&fit=max), if you want to look. I don’t really know how to say it any more simple: A thread will be posted every two days (one for each day of the challenge…aka: Each challenge will have its own thread). Participate in all and you get paid. It only requires one post/entry per topic, though. I’m going to close this first one now for two reasons: 1. So nobody else accidentally posts in here again, heh…but more importantly… 2. To finally cut off anyone else from entering. As it looks like there’s only about 47 people (maybe less, I’ll do an exact count later today), everyone will at least be getting two dollars. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-the-30-day-song-challenge-for-everyone-who-does-every-day-with-me-ill-paypal-a-dollar/750997.md?page=2)