# What's the last song you heard and liked instantly? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 4, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037 "2011-12-04T17:27:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/182 "2012-01-23T02:27:44Z")
_I Wish I was the Moon Tonight_, by Nico Case [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fhur6g8_BM) The previous one was _Electric Worry_, by Clutch [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx6FV2qR2TY) ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/183 "2012-01-23T02:53:17Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > _I Wish I was the Moon Tonight_, by Nico Case > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fhur6g8\_BM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fhur6g8_BM) It’s spelled correctly in your link, so why did you spell her name Nico Case? It’s _Neko_ Case. Another contribution - [Blood and Guts](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61fHF0SZiF0) by Middle Brother ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/184 "2012-01-23T03:11:32Z")
> [@Invisible\_Chimp](#): > > It’s spelled correctly in your link, so why did you spell her name Nico Case? It’s _Neko_ Case. > > Another contribution - [Blood and Guts](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61fHF0SZiF0) by Middle Brother God forbid I should make a mistake. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/185 "2012-01-23T03:20:53Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > God forbid I should make a mistake. If you had misspelled her name with no link, or you copied the misspelling from your link, I doubt I would have pointed it out. It just annoyed me and seemed sloppy that you couldn’t be bothered to get the correct spelling from your own goddamned link. I agree that Neko Case is great though. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/186 "2012-01-23T03:54:53Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > _I Wish I was the Moon Tonight_, by Nico Case > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fhur6g8\_BM](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fhur6g8_BM) Nice song. ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2012, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/187 "2012-01-29T20:07:10Z")
[Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D42avv5KfaA) by Phish. Granted, the first time I heard it was on NYE at their blowout concert, but it’s a simple, tight, uptempo song with a great refrain “Got a blank space where my mind should be.” ---
**Author:** ![krisolov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krisolov/32/3724_2.png) [@krisolov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krisolov)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/188 "2012-02-03T00:34:50Z")
[Downward Facing Dog](http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDFEEZb6vc0) by moe. I like Phish, but moe really does it for me. A jam band, but with more of a rock sensibility. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/189 "2012-02-03T02:35:20Z")
Perfume - [Laser Beam](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPCLH5S29ck) It reminds me of songs I’ve heard in anime and also videogame soundtracks on the Megadrive and SNES. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/190 "2012-02-03T04:44:03Z")
Mark Knopfler’s [_So Far From The Clyde_](http://youtu.be/UrTOeje9Rhs). It broke my heart. Great comment on that video: > [@](#): > > An incomparable dirge as only a Scotsman could compose and perform. Expressing loss with intense emotion yet with great dignity. He is lamenting much more than the scrapping of a ship and the fall of The Clyde. If the song has the intended effect, you will feel your losses or some cruel injustice and weep. ---
**Author:** ![Philliam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/philliam/32/3011_2.png) [@Philliam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philliam)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/191 "2012-02-03T21:05:46Z")
Just a few from over the years that grabbed me from the first chords and have remained favorites: Dead Can Dance - “The Carnival is Over” Mark Isham - “Flames” (Crash soundtrack) Quicksilver Messenger Service - “Gypsy Lights” Laurie Anderson - “Oh Superman” ---
**Author:** ![wellanuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@wellanuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wellanuff)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/192 "2012-02-04T00:04:39Z")
“Jan Pehchan Ho”, the song used in the Heineken commercial “the Date” with the white guy and the chinese girl running through a club. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XnBbjc5hmho/hqdefault.jpg "Jaan Pehchan Ho - Mohammed Rafi | Shankar Jaikishan | Gumnaam | Dance Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnBbjc5hmho) (The video links to the original (?) use of the song in a Bollywood movie, not the Heineken commercial.) ---
**Author:** ![GovernmentMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/193 "2012-02-04T02:41:58Z")
The Exploding Hearts - Throwaway Style [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LFmIFP1xAdU/hqdefault.jpg "The Exploding Hearts - Throwaway Style") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFmIFP1xAdU) song rules ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/194 "2012-03-17T21:54:56Z")
Been ODing on [“Cuts You Up”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frNmXh0bcJA&feature=fvst) by Peter Murphy (as a means of therapy-worked wonders). I vaguely remember it from 120 Minutes back in the day (23 years ago? :eek:), on a lark clicked on it when looking for “All Night Long” on Youtube, must have played it 20 times already today… ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/195 "2012-03-29T19:36:44Z")
The Generationals- [When They Fight, They Fight](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7paxiFhd6Sc&feature). I like the video even more than the song. ---
**Author:** ![sliv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@sliv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sliv)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/196 "2012-03-30T00:29:31Z")
I fell instantly in love with “Andrew in Drag” by The Magnetic Fields. A friend of mine sent me a link to Neil Gaiman’s blog, where he was raving about it. Great great song. I’ve always loved the Magnetic Fields. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Jf_l3EGQvL8/maxresdefault.jpg "The Magnetic Fields - Andrew in Drag") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf_l3EGQvL8) ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/197 "2012-03-30T02:41:13Z")
I have a new ones too: Royal Bliss “[Save Me](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBwqlcJanz0)” also Ani T “Fly With You” but there’s no video ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Seamack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@Seamack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seamack)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/198 "2012-04-01T07:48:23Z")
Hanni El Khatib - You Rascal You [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x7UaAMn9Qw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x7UaAMn9Qw) Heard this during the closing credits of a recent episode of Californication. Immediately had to google it. Really enjoying the LP it was taken from now. Great artist. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/199 "2012-04-01T12:42:09Z")
Rolling in the Deep-Adelle ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/200 "2012-04-01T16:16:44Z")
Deadmau5 and Kaskade: [I Remember](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK1mLIeXwsQ) Also, speaking of “Rolling in the Deep”: [this version](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIuz6WGUxLo). ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/201 "2012-04-01T16:29:18Z")
I’m Not The One by New Found Glory. When I heard it I swore that I had heard it before, and not in a bad way, in a “yeah this is totally a classic song that I’ve known and loved for years!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037.md?page=11)