# The Timeless Music of Yanni... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 16, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145 "2003-04-16T19:16:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/1 "2003-04-16T19:16:46Z")
Coming to Madison Square Garden on April 17th. Yeah, I want me some o’ dat. :o ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/2 "2003-04-16T19:26:16Z")
I believe the correct musical term is “tempoless,” not “timeless.” ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/3 "2003-04-16T19:35:20Z")
Or another term would be “tedious” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Payton\_s\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Payton\_s\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payton_s_Servant)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/4 "2003-04-16T19:55:55Z")
Taunt and make fun of him all that you want, 'course you don’t have $45,000,000 socked away collecting interest like Yanni does, now do ya? ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/5 "2003-04-16T20:04:46Z")
Well, if you meant by timeless that his music seemingly lasts forever, I am right there with you. ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/6 "2003-04-16T20:06:31Z")
No, but I do have musical talent… ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/7 "2003-04-16T20:25:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Payton’s Servant \* > \*\*Taunt and make fun of him all that you want, 'course you don’t have $45,000,000 socked away collecting interest like Yanni does, now do ya? \*\* **Payton’s Servant** = Yanni’s agent ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/8 "2003-04-16T21:02:39Z")
He’s nothing compared to John Tesh. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/9 "2003-04-16T21:04:14Z")
You guys are getting Yanni mixed up with [Yablo!](http://www.clayz.com/notes.html) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/10 "2003-04-16T21:10:13Z")
What about Slim Whitman and Zamfir? ---
**Author:** ![djf750](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@djf750](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djf750)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/11 "2003-04-16T22:05:17Z")
i’d rather be in a threesome with kenny g and michael bolton than have to listen to one note from yanni lola, we meet again ---
**Author:** ![djf750](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@djf750](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djf750)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/12 "2003-04-16T22:32:21Z")
and of course what song is on the oldies station right now? Lola…Lo Lo Lo Lo Lola… i like Yanni’s mustache ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/13 "2003-04-16T22:44:38Z")
Howdy, **djf750**! I want to know how Yanni’s making that 45 mill…who _are_ these people buying his records? I’ve never actually met one. Will his gig at MSG be a full house? Maybe I will wait outside the Garden and see who his fan base actually is…but if I ran into a friend and they saw me loitering outside a Yanni concert …I don’t think I could ever live that down. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/14 "2003-04-16T22:47:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Payton’s Servant \* > \*\*Taunt and make fun of him all that you want, 'course you don’t have $45,000,000 socked away collecting interest like Yanni does, now do ya? \*\* So: MONEY=TALENT? ---
**Author:** ![djf750](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@djf750](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/djf750)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/15 "2003-04-16T23:10:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LolaCocaCola \* > \*\*Howdy, **djf750**! > > I want to know how Yanni’s making that 45 mill…who _are_ these people buying his records? > > I’ve never actually met one. > > Will his gig at MSG be a full house? > > Maybe I will wait outside the Garden and see who his fan base actually is…but if I ran into a friend and they saw me loitering outside a Yanni concert …I don’t think I could ever live that down. > > ☹ \*\* Ill bet Diane and Indygirll like him ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/16 "2003-04-16T23:23:55Z")
(remembers to bookmark _that_ thread) heh heh heh good times. ---
**Author:** ![Payton\_s\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3da27b/32.png) [@Payton\_s\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payton_s_Servant)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/17 "2003-04-17T00:58:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LolaCocaCola \* > \*\ ***Payton’s Servant** = Yanni’s agent \*\* _ **No.** _ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/18 "2003-04-17T02:13:30Z")
Some Manhattan doper needs to go hang around outside MSG and see who goes in. ---
**Author:** ![kefka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@kefka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kefka)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/19 "2003-04-17T02:18:57Z")
a friend of mine once came up to me knowing that i was an english major and asked me “What’s the world’s greatest Greek tragedy?” i took a minute to think, rolling through the works of sophocles and other greats, trying to come up with an answer, but before i could, she told me, “Yanni, Live at the Acropolis.” i didn’t stop laughing for days… ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2003, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145/20 "2003-04-17T02:22:26Z")
Feh. You guys just don’t know good sex music when you hear it. Candles, dimmed lights, champagne and Yanni. \ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-timeless-music-of-yanni/169145.md?page=2)