# 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:** 13
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/242 "2012-06-11T18:48:41Z")
I can’t think of the last one to grab me instantly. I’m sure there have been a number of them, but the absolute best song I’ve heard and loved instantly was **“Dry the Rain” by the Beta Band**. Yes, it was due to the 5-10 second clip in the movie “High Fidelity,” and I’d have bought the record right away if I’d been a character. Instead, I bought the record the next day in real life. That’s a song I can listen to over and over and over, and the only reason I’ll move on is a mild fear that I may come to regret a 50th straight listen. ---
**Author:** ![evasgram](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ec9cab/32.png) [@evasgram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evasgram)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/243 "2012-06-12T03:01:01Z")
> [@Cherrie](#): > > Miranda Lambert’s “The House That Built Me.” I love this song, too. It makes me cry every time I hear it, though, because our house burned down last year. ☹ It kind of pulls out that healthy, emotional stuff out of me. ---
**Author:** ![bahia\_hombre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@bahia\_hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahia_hombre)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/244 "2012-06-12T03:31:57Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3KbRjxy8pVI/maxresdefault.jpg "Florida - Good Feeling (Official Musik)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KbRjxy8pVI) Reminds me of Robert Plant/Led Zeppelin ---
**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:** [June 28, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/245 "2012-06-28T18:27:29Z")
[Why?–Sod In The Seed](http://m.soundcloud.com/anticon/why-sod-in-the-seed) ---
**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:** [June 28, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/246 "2012-06-28T18:44:09Z")
[Alpoko Don–Get My Paypa Dog](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfY-G9z9U4Y) ---
**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:** [June 28, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/247 "2012-06-28T23:19:17Z")
Iona - [Wave After Wave](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHrjL-VuHg4) ---
**Author:** ![Stowed\_Bob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stowed_bob/32/3312_2.png) [@Stowed\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stowed_Bob)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/248 "2012-06-28T23:23:24Z")
The Mountain Goats - [Store](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyo1p4pZATw) ---
**Author:** ![BunnyTVS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BunnyTVS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyTVS)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/249 "2012-06-29T00:09:08Z")
Dan Walsh - [Every Day Is A Better Day](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWzooytWIDg&feature=youtu.be) ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/250 "2012-06-29T01:46:32Z")
> [@DfrntBreign](#): > > 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) i just got the Flying Colors cd - my favorite is The Storm, but there are a lot of good songs on that album. Wonder if they’re gonna tour? I also like “Banker Bets, Banker Wins” from Ian Anderson’s Thick as a Brick 2. ---
**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:** [July 15, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/251 "2012-07-15T20:30:34Z")
[Kishi Bashi–Bright Whites](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wcZb80f5VE) ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/252 "2013-05-29T19:02:14Z")
“Royals” by Lorde: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LFasFq4GJYM/maxresdefault.jpg "LORDE - Royals") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFasFq4GJYM) ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/253 "2013-05-29T19:03:54Z")
Also, “Don’t leave me” by Regina Spektor: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BWXWivwhi14/hqdefault.jpg "Regina Spektor - "Don't Leave Me (Ne Me Quitte Pas)" Official Music Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWXWivwhi14) And “Love Letters” by Ketty Lester–it’s been an earworm for me lately: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juLWA0N6Xzo) ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/254 "2013-05-29T19:08:50Z")
> [@meanoldman](#): > > [StarLight](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPZBYCvHgHg) by Rachael Yamagata > > ] Damn good song! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/255 "2013-05-29T19:14:14Z")
“Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon5 ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/256 "2013-05-29T20:12:30Z")
I found this [cover of “Come, Little Children”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKlsUrfbiE0) instantly arresting. I played the video I originally found it on several times to listen to it, then went looking for other music by the singer. After listening to a few pieces, I bought everything she’s recorded. I suppose that means one of the other songs I listened to before buying is technically the last I heard and liked instantly, but the linked song is the one that got me moving. ---
**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 29, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/257 "2013-05-29T21:21:32Z")
Ke$ha division: “Machine Gun Love” Non-Kesha division: “Can’t Hold Us,” Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/258 "2013-05-29T22:15:57Z")
[Green Blood](http://sonnyandthesunsets.bandcamp.com/track/green-blood) by Sonny and the Sunsets. Had never heard of the band before. Loved the song instantly. ---
**Author:** ![Noodles\_Fellicini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Noodles\_Fellicini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noodles_Fellicini)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/259 "2013-05-30T01:03:53Z")
The Basket or the Blade by Enter the Haggis. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/260 "2013-05-30T13:41:32Z")
[Six Pack](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiZPMWCZLII&feature=artistob&playnext=1&list=TLJdCmb7NVMWg) by Jeff the Brotherhood. Heard them on _Letterman_, then kept hearing the song in stores, etc. after that. Has a good 1970 feel to it. ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/261 "2013-05-30T13:45:21Z")
1. Scream (Acoustic) from Chris Cornell (commercial Timbaland version blows) 2. Destroyer of the Universe - Amon Amarth 3. Another Day Another Way - Volbeat [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037.md?page=14)