# What song is your cell ringtone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 30, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792 "2010-12-30T04:07:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/61 "2010-12-30T23:00:36Z")
Anyone know where I can find the opening guitar riff from _Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress_ by the Nollies? I think that would make an awesome ringtone ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/62 "2010-12-30T23:07:58Z")
Just changed the wife’s ringtone to Cannonball by the Breeders. We’ll see how that one works. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/63 "2010-12-31T01:11:50Z")
Sunken Waltz by Calexico My alarm is Pompeii by ES Posthumous. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/64 "2010-12-31T03:02:00Z")
_Linus and Lucy_ ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/65 "2010-12-31T03:30:56Z")
I use several utterances by Timmy from South Park. ---
**Author:** ![Tinkertoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f19dbf/32.png) [@Tinkertoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinkertoy)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/66 "2010-12-31T04:03:23Z")
Default = [**Nobody’s Fool**](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCOrtJMQmVs) by Cinderella Hubby = [**Gypsy Road**](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j7E7pvLxmI&feature=channel) by Cinderella (he’s a truck driver) Mother = [**Poor Poor pitiful me**](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srpwqf2MWAw&feature=fvsr) ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/67 "2010-12-31T04:05:16Z")
My main ringtone is “First Call”, better known as the call to post that is played when racehorses step on the track. My text notification tone is Special Ed from “Crank Yankers” saying “Yay! I got mail! Yay!” The Futurama and Buffy themes have also been recently used. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/68 "2010-12-31T04:12:40Z")
Shinedown–The Sound of Madness. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/69 "2010-12-31T04:13:22Z")
Um. It’s _Der Kommisar_. In my own defense, I only got a narrow choice because my phone is uber-cheap, so I picked the silliest 80s song. Someday when I upgrade, I’m going to have favorite Bollywood tunes! ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/70 "2010-12-31T05:24:49Z")
Porn Star Dancing by My Darkest Days. Just changed it this morning. I’ve had Immigrant Song for the past year or so. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/71 "2010-12-31T05:29:02Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Doctor Who theme song. This is also mine. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/72 "2010-12-31T13:27:49Z")
> [@labtrash](#): > > Anyone know where I can find the opening guitar riff from _Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress_ by the Nollies? > > I think that would make an awesome ringtone I don’t know who the Nollies are, but the Hollies are available on iTunes. If you have an iPhone or can otherwise import ringtones from iTunes, you can [make your own](http://mp3.about.com/od/tutorials/ht/iTunes_freetones.htm) out of any song. I’m pretty sure this is legal; I trust somebody will say so if otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/73 "2010-12-31T13:45:14Z")
I’ve made my own. For family (for obvious reasons), it’s a short excerpt from the Ramayana, popularly referred to as the Balinese Monkey Chant. For some of my friends, it’s a clip from Crsytal Method’s “Name of the Game,” where the dude says, “Listen, all you mothaf\*\*\*as!” Or a clip from the Fear Factory cover of Gary Numan’s “Cars.” ---
**Author:** ![tygre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@tygre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tygre)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/74 "2010-12-31T14:00:12Z")
Mine is the Unsolved Mysteries opening theme. ---
**Author:** ![Headrush042](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Headrush042](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headrush042)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/75 "2010-12-31T14:51:02Z")
[Tank!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zDfxZ4NcE&feature=player_detailpage#t=14s) So far only two people I work with have recognized it. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/76 "2010-12-31T17:01:38Z")
Default is the opening synthesizer riff from “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by the Who. When my wife calls, it’s the opening riff from “All Along the Watchtower” by Hendrix. ---
**Author:** ![Lethal\_Babydoll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3be4f8/32.png) [@Lethal\_Babydoll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lethal_Babydoll)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/77 "2010-12-31T17:06:09Z")
when someone calls from work, it’s “Beast of Burden.” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/78 "2010-12-31T18:14:28Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I don’t know who the Nollies are, but the Hollies are available on iTunes. > If you have an iPhone or can otherwise import ringtones from iTunes, you can [make your own](http://mp3.about.com/od/tutorials/ht/iTunes_freetones.htm) out of any song. > > I’m pretty sure this is legal; I trust somebody will say so if otherwise. I’m sure it’s legal, too, as I make my own. I don’t see how it could be otherwise, as long as you are using the track for your own private use. Anyway, I have three: My default one is “I Hear the Voices” by Hall & Oates. I have “Who Can It Be Now?” as a second ringtone for when I get bored with the first one. My brother gets “Rock and Roll Part 2” by Gary Glitter. No particular reason. I just like the tune. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/79 "2010-12-31T18:20:25Z")
Regular, default ringtone for telephone calls is an old-school ringing telephone I ripped from an episode of _A Prairie Home Companion_. Regular, default tone for SMS/MMS is a snipet from _Monty Python and the Holy Grail_: “Ffffffffffft! Message for you, Sir!” I have others for specific people. My girlfriend’s phone ringtone is Donna Summer’s “Love to Love You, Baby” and SMS/MMS ringtone is a sonar ping (it’s a _Hunt for Red October_ reference). For calls from work, I hear that “worst ringtone ever” ringtone from the GEICO commercial. It used to be Admiral Adama saying “Some days, I really hate this frakkin’ job.” ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792/80 "2010-12-31T18:56:52Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > Anybody know how I could get the “foghorn” sound from the old “Addams Family” TV show? I always wanted that! You rang? [The Unofficial Addams Family Home Page](http://www.addamsfamily.com/sounds.html) It has the doorbell, several assorted Lurch vocalizations (“Follow me”, “You rang?”, Lurch’s groan), and other assorted wave files from the show. Just right-click and save. Then you can import into iTunes and convert it to an AAC file if you want to use it for an iPhone. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-your-cell-ringtone/565792.md?page=5)