# What Genre Of Music Is This?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-genre-of-music-is-this/710867
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [January 25, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-genre-of-music-is-this/710867 "2015-01-25T16:36:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-genre-of-music-is-this/710867/1 "2015-01-25T16:36:50Z")
I’m going to post a link to a video below, but I’m warning you now: the video and lyrics are extremely NSFW.
Disregard the lyrics and focus solely on the instrumentation, the melody, the vocalizations. Pretend the lyrics are about hosting a garden party, if you like. But whatever you need to do, separate the lyrics from the song.
Once you’ve done all that - and ruled out “parody” - what genre of music would this type of song be? Sounds to me like where Beautiful Music and Vocal Jazz would intersect on a Venn Diagram, but I’m no music historian.
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### Author:  [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-genre-of-music-is-this/710867/2 "2015-01-25T17:56:00Z")
> **[Sunshine pop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_pop)**
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> Sunshine pop (originally known as soft pop) is a subgenre of pop music that originated in Southern California in the mid-1960s. Rooted in easy listening and advertising jingles, sunshine pop acts combined nostalgic or anxious moods with "an appreciation for the beauty of the world". The category largely consists of lesser-known artists who imitated more popular groups such as the Mamas & the Papas and the 5th Dimension. While the Beach Boys are noted as prominent influences, the band's own mus Su...
Sunshine pop is the best term, if we want to narrow it down to one genre rather than call it a blend of source inspirations. This particular song reminds me of the '60s group The Sandpipers more than anything else (especially with the vibraphone part). “Easy Listening” is also valid, since a lot of the now so-called Sunshine Pop acts ended up in the Easy Listening charts back in the '60s.
Incidentally, I’ve seen the Wet Spots live - they’re a very cute act!
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### Author:  [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-genre-of-music-is-this/710867/3 "2015-01-25T19:32:50Z")
> [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](#):
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> [Sunshine pop - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_pop)
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> Sunshine pop is the best term, if we want to narrow it down to one genre rather than call it a blend of source inspirations. This particular song reminds me of the '60s group The Sandpipers more than anything else (especially with the vibraphone part). “Easy Listening” is also valid, since a lot of the now so-called Sunshine Pop acts ended up in the Easy Listening charts back in the '60s.
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> Incidentally, I’ve seen the Wet Spots live - they’re a very cute act!
Thank you for this! It’s been driving me nuts for a while now.
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### Author:  [@Enlightening\_Meditation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enlightening_Meditation)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-genre-of-music-is-this/710867/4 "2015-01-26T00:12:23Z")
I was thinking comedic bubblegum pop.
Sunshine pop is applicable, too, I think.
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### Author:  [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-genre-of-music-is-this/710867/5 "2015-01-26T02:38:20Z")
Once you get past the intro it sounds like a bossa nova.
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### Author:  [@Fiveroptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveroptic)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2015, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-genre-of-music-is-this/710867/6 "2015-01-26T02:48:33Z")
Hilarious Bossa Nova, if such a genre exists (and it should.)