# 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:** 12
**Author:** ![happycamper\_5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cab0a1/32.png) [@happycamper\_5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happycamper_5)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/222 "2012-05-21T00:39:39Z")
Here’s five from my current earworm playlist: Arctic Monkeys - [Bigger Boys & Stolen Sweethearts](http://youtu.be/8VBP1OInY3g) Porcelain Raft - [The Way In](http://youtu.be/jS_CWk6sSNU) The Men - [Candy](http://youtu.be/RFBCuDrXxwA) Japandroids - [The House That Heaven Built](http://youtu.be/alW6358dPxI) Trembling Bells & Bonnie Prince Billy - [Riding](http://youtu.be/XLWAYio4TsM) **drewtwo99** , I think you would love the cds that my wife is tortured with at her store. Every few weeks, head office sends a new one and two of your new favorites have been featured already. Although, the Fun track on the latest one is [All The Pretty Girls](http://youtu.be/AIoaiTwLk6I), which might not be up your alley. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Made\_in\_Macau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/223 "2012-05-21T08:54:09Z")
I’ve finally read through this thread and most of this is new stuff for me - thanks Dopers! The answer to the OP for me is [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8pbdLqTh_x4/hqdefault.jpg "darwin deez - radar detector (official video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pbdLqTh_x4) Darwin Deez’ ‘Radar Detector’ which I first listened to as a recommendation on a similar thread here a while ago. MiM ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/224 "2012-05-21T14:33:47Z")
“Pretty Lady” - Ke$ha ---
**Author:** ![Enuma\_Elish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@Enuma\_Elish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enuma_Elish)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/225 "2012-05-21T14:48:43Z")
The last performance that just grabbed me was Eva Cassidy’s version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. That was a few years ago and nothing has really caught my full attention since. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/226 "2012-05-21T15:02:26Z")
[“Hold On” by Alabama Shakes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPrza6iiCWU) ---
**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:** [May 21, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/227 "2012-05-21T16:39:32Z")
Time Freedman - [Girlfriend Heaven](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raw2dYXj76U) Walk Off The Earth - [Someone Like You(Adele Cover)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U0NFgoNI7s) ---
**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:** [May 21, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/228 "2012-05-21T17:10:27Z")
> [@Invisible\_Chimp](#): > > Time Freedman - [Girlfriend Heaven](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raw2dYXj76U) > > Walk Off The Earth - [Someone Like You(Adele Cover)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U0NFgoNI7s) Wow. Walk off the Earth is fascinating. I love their version of “[Somebody That I Used to Know](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NF2edxy-M&feature=relmfu)” (I was only exposed to the original through this thread). ---
**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:** [May 21, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/229 "2012-05-21T17:38:07Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Wow. Walk off the Earth is fascinating. I love their version of “[Somebody That I Used to Know](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NF2edxy-M&feature=relmfu)” (I was only exposed to the original through this thread). I love their cover songs, but I’m not blown away by their original stuff. Also, my understanding is the woman in both the “Someone Like You” and “Somebody That I Used To Know” isn’t an official member. She should be. ---
**Author:** ![Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Boulter\_s\_Canary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boulter_s_Canary)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/230 "2012-05-22T17:58:47Z")
[Amy LaVere - Red Banks](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaO0YtJ9h2c) ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/231 "2012-05-23T00:05:41Z")
The most recent semi-random hearing (a friend linked me) that caught me was [Halestorm - Daughters of Darkness](http://youtu.be/3XQ1FB3Rz0g)…which lead to seeking out The Strange Case of… and hearing [Beautiful With You](http://youtu.be/BhOt8hvQ3-8) and [Rock Show](http://youtu.be/buNoT-AELRs) both of which I dig hard. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/232 "2012-05-23T06:26:27Z")
Been a few weeks now since I caught him on Letterman, but I’ve been going back and back to his video. **Father John Misty** doing _Son of the Ladiesman._ (Josh Tillman, ex drummer for the Fleet Foxes.) Lyrics—superior. Dance moves—I want to “affect” them. If you check it out and like it, also try _I’m Writing a Novel._ (To me, reminescent of Paperback Writer, and I like the bop-bop-a-do-wop of the song.) ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/233 "2012-05-23T14:45:22Z")
I haven’t read the thread, only skimmed over the 1st page. This song gets played all the time, and it’s for a good reason. [Fun - We Are Young](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv6dMFF_yts) ---
**Author:** ![MickNickMaggies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MickNickMaggies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MickNickMaggies)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/234 "2012-05-24T15:40:32Z")
> [@happycamper\_5](#): > > Here’s five from my current earworm playlist: > Trembling Bells & Bonnie Prince Billy - [Riding](http://youtu.be/XLWAYio4TsM) I think I love you. This album is what I have been needing. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/235 "2012-05-24T15:54:11Z")
Quite a few recently, since re-discovering alternative radio. [The Black Keys - Lonely Boy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_426RiwST8) is the most recent. ---
**Author:** ![Plumpudding](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@Plumpudding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumpudding)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/236 "2012-05-24T19:28:58Z")
Get got by Death Grips. I don’t normally enjoy hip hop at all, but I really like the group. Funny enough I found out that the drummer plays in Hella, a band I discovered years ago. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpxZdL2hQVc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpxZdL2hQVc) ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/237 "2012-06-09T22:42:55Z")
This is a recent…EAR WORM :rolleyes: Live version… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/msFZ4reAASs/maxresdefault.jpg ""I make my own sunshine" - Alyssa Bonagura") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msFZ4reAASs) I wrote… > [@](#): > > And here I thought this was some quirky Zooey Deschanel tune written by studio writers for a silly commercial plug. -.o Apparently she has more stuff on her page… Same tune, studio version. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sUFDFePer_c/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgVChBMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCorKjoMq_6YHfPDnKEx4hJxLXjPQ ""I Make My Own Sunshine" - Alyssa Bonagura (Lowe's Commercial)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUFDFePer_c) ---
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/238 "2012-06-10T00:14:07Z")
You guys are all going to laugh at me, but… I heard “Call Me Maybe” for the very first time when I watched the intro to Friday night’s (actually, this morning’s) Jimmy Fallon show, and this happened: [http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2012/06/jimmy-fallon-roots-and-carly-rae-jepsen-perform-call-me-maybe-classroom-instruments-](http://thecelebritycafe.com/feature/2012/06/jimmy-fallon-roots-and-carly-rae-jepsen-perform-call-me-maybe-classroom-instruments-) I’d never heard of the song or the singer before this morning, but a little googling has informed me that I’m the only person in the world who hadn’t. But I thought Jepsen was cute as a bug, and the song was catchy, so there you are. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/239 "2012-06-10T06:06:39Z")
^I’ve only recently become aware of that song, too. And while it’s not really my kind of song, that Fallon/Roots/Jepsen version is very fun. Thanks for sharing it! ---
**Author:** ![Cold\_Dish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Cold\_Dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cold_Dish)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/240 "2012-06-11T03:33:15Z")
Muddy Jesus by Ian Moore ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/241 "2012-06-11T17:25:07Z")
An oldie I’d only heard _about_, until last week: The Chiffons “Up On The Bridge” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037.md?page=13)