# 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:** 11
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/202 "2012-04-01T18:49:06Z")
No video except from a fan, but this is so catchy…Wilco’s "Heavy Metal Drummer: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oOLwKmw0cFY/hqdefault.jpg "Heavy Metal Drummer - Wilco Fan Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOLwKmw0cFY) ---
**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:** [April 1, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/203 "2012-04-01T20:28:43Z")
> [@vivalostwages](#): > > No video except from a fan, but this is so catchy…Wilco’s "Heavy Metal Drummer: > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOLwKmw0cFY](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOLwKmw0cFY) The album it comes from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is perhaps my favourite album from the last decade. I love Heavy Metal Drummer and it’s not even my favourite on the record. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2012, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/204 "2012-04-08T04:49:45Z")
> [@An\_Gadai](#): > > The album it comes from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is perhaps my favourite album from the last decade. I love Heavy Metal Drummer and it’s not even my favourite on the record. Now I wonder if you might like Golden Smog too. Here is “Until You came Along”: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YUu7yXDYch4/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-CYAC0AWKAgwIABABGGAgYChgMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCCJ6P94PtZ6RMXz4VWH9BYwzgzug "Golden Smog - Until You Came Along") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUu7yXDYch4) ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/205 "2012-04-11T03:29:47Z")
“So damn Beautiful” by Poloroid: [Poloroid - So damn beautiful - YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_czut8jiCGU) Lordy, what a fine song. ---
**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:** [April 12, 2012, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/206 "2012-04-12T04:20:01Z")
[El Da Sensei- Crowd Pleasa](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guO5lwCPTwI) ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/207 "2012-04-12T20:51:27Z")
Dead Can Dance - How Fortunate The Man With None WOW! Heard this on of all places a christian radio station, it reminds me of Johnny Cash’s covers. ---
**Author:** ![DeweyDecibel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@DeweyDecibel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeweyDecibel)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/208 "2012-04-12T20:57:42Z")
Alabama Shakes “Hold On” I had never heard of this band until last week, now they seem to be everywhere [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iQXbf1i24C8/hqdefault.jpg "Alabama Shakes - "Hold On" - Live from the Shoals 8-21-2011") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQXbf1i24C8) ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/209 "2012-04-12T21:18:35Z")
All out of podcasts, I was walking around town a few weeks back listening to one of my pandora stations. There were a few things that grabbed me that day, but probably the standout was Emma Wallace’s “[Pet](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBVS_CAUcmk).” ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/210 "2012-04-12T22:46:45Z")
Adel’s Rumor Has It… LOVED it upon first hearing. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/211 "2012-04-13T00:21:40Z")
> [@statij](#): > > [Somebody That I Used to Know](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY) > > By [Gotye], featuring Kimbra. I’d never heard of either of them, but immediately fell in love with the song when I first heard it yesterday. > [@bouv](#): > > I just heard this song the other day and holy damn do I love it. Been listening to it a lot. [A couple of the _ **American Idol** _ contestants sang this pretty well last night](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLKvAfKfe2A). Great song. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/212 "2012-04-13T02:37:38Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I’m Not The One by New Found Glory. I didn’t realize they’d released anything in years. Flo Rida and Sia [Wild Ones](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWDpXkVCSZg) Graffiti6 [Free](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDjVlrY1VxQ) Elliot Smith [New Disaster](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC0IWCDEpAk) ---
**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:** [April 18, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/213 "2012-04-18T19:57:03Z")
[Metronomy- The Bay](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PnOG67flRA) ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/214 "2012-05-19T00:59:11Z")
“Default” by Django Django" [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DDjpOrlfh0Y/maxresdefault.jpg "Django Django - Default (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDjpOrlfh0Y) Fun! ---
**Author:** ![Patience\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@Patience\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patience_Jones)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/215 "2012-05-19T01:05:35Z")
The Body of an American by The Pogues. First heard it on _The Wire_, if I remember correctly. ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/216 "2012-05-19T21:24:32Z")
most recently [_Blue Ocean_ by **Flying Colors**](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RxFIqwZulE) and/or [_Nomad_ by **Santana**](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sfinX4wZIc) ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/217 "2012-05-19T22:11:22Z")
Recently, [Mira, by Melody Gardot](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6X9uq05H74) and [Lucky Now, by Ryan Adams](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp064T7rQSk). ---
**Author:** ![canterburyales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@canterburyales](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/canterburyales)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/218 "2012-05-20T14:12:32Z")
I discovered Emily Wells by browsing [Daytrotter’s](http://www.daytrotter.com/) sessions. Both of these songs qualify: [Symphony #6: Fair the Well & the Requiem Mix](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJh39EZex-Q) [Take it Easy, San Fransisco](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6e2wOt1E2Y) ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/219 "2012-05-20T18:50:13Z")
Songs I loved INSTANTLY and have listened to on repeat after first hearing them… Most recently to least recently Fun - We Are Young (probably over 100 plays on repeat) One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful (can’t even begin to estimate how many plays) Florence + the Machine - Shake It Out (Gotta be close to 100 plays) Luke Bryant - I don’t want this night to end (dozens of times, singing at the top of my longs along with the chorus and blasting it in the car) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/220 "2012-05-20T20:22:48Z")
Enya: “Wild Child” Village People: “Sex Over the Phone” Human League: “Louise” The Seekers: “On the Other Side” Paul Gross: “Ride Forever” ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/221 "2012-05-20T20:41:00Z")
> [@Invisible\_Chimp](#): > > [Metronomy- The Bay](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PnOG67flRA) The Bay isn’t bad, but I like “[She Wants](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ntVV3dTo-qw)” much better. My latest is “[I Got It](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hX_A1RABlh0)” by Stereo Crowd. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037.md?page=12)