# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/41 "2011-12-05T08:26:08Z")
[Jessie J - Domino](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7StnE6zNHMw) ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/42 "2011-12-05T10:51:36Z")
I’ve recently discovered the first three studio albums by [Rainbow](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_(band)). There are a bunch of songs on all three records I liked immediately. ---
**Author:** ![Krav\_Manga](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krav_manga/32/3153_2.png) [@Krav\_Manga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krav_Manga)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/43 "2011-12-05T11:14:54Z")
The Gabriel-esque [Somebody That I Used To Know](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY&feature=youtube_gdata_player) ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/44 "2011-12-05T11:33:09Z")
[The Black Keys- Lonely Boy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_426RiwST8) ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/45 "2011-12-05T11:33:23Z")
Jonathan Coulton’s [Down Today](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQGs8mw3aq4). Love it to death. His latest album is fantastic. I’m going to enjoy going through this thread and listening to everyone’s finds! Wish I didn’t have to leave for work in ten minutes. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/46 "2011-12-05T11:39:03Z")
I was watching the BBC comedy show “Him & Her” the other week. Towards the end of the episode there was a lovely little tune, which I just HAD to have a copy of. I stayed up until 2am (about a couple of hours after I had seen the show) tracking it down, eventually being dismayed to hear that it was written especially for the show by the show’s writer and he considered it a throwaway piss-take. I still don’t know if he has released an MP3, but I found a video on the BBC site with what appears to be most of the song and I recorded the audio from that. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00m184n/him\_her\_i\_cant\_believe\_you\_like\_me/](http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00m184n/him_her_i_cant_believe_you_like_me/) ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/47 "2011-12-05T11:46:16Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > I haven’t been listening to the radio much lately, so probably “[The Dog Days are Over](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWOyfLBYtuU&ob=av2e)” by Florence + the Machine. HA! That one’s probably not the last one I heard, but it’s the first one I thought of, instantly. And [the video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWOyfLBYtuU) _really_ hit me. Rather bacchae-like. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/48 "2011-12-05T12:32:48Z")
A few months ago I heard a song called I Don’t Mind by a band called Sunday Valley on Morehead State University’s radio station. I liked it so much I immediately tracked them down and bought the album. [Here’s a link](http://www.sundayvalleyband.com/?page_id=76) to their web site page that contains a tune widget; you have to select I Don’t Mind from the list. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/49 "2011-12-05T13:14:14Z")
Ceelo Green’s[No One’s Gonna Love You](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzAof7HjaxU). I first heard it on Cracked, of all places. I’ll second [Sail](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH2efAcmBQM&ob=av2e) by Awolnation. [Burn it Down](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN5AXq4WvZI). Actually, I got all of Monolithic Symphony off of iTunes, instantly really liked about 7 songs off it, and never got into any the rest. All of their songs seem to be of the ‘instantly love or hate’ variety. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/50 "2011-12-05T13:35:29Z")
[Breathe Out, Breathe In](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4wpHjAkY-I) by the **Zombies**! I went to see their [50th anniversary tour](http://cowgatehead.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/50-y-o-zombies/) a few weeks ago and they opened with it. I loved it and assumed it was an obscure old song of theirs I hadn’t heard before, but after it Blunstone announced that it was a new song… ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/51 "2011-12-05T13:38:01Z")
The Sounds by Waking Lights [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Tt-juyvIWMQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Drivelapse USA - 5 Minute Roadtrip Timelapse Tour Around America") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt-juyvIWMQ) ---
**Author:** ![ASanders](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asanders/32/3367_2.png) [@ASanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASanders)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/52 "2011-12-05T13:43:23Z")
“Somewhere Only We Know” on Glee made me seek out the original artist, which turned out to be Keane, new to me. Glee has introduced me to quite a bit of music I wouldn’t otherwise know. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/53 "2011-12-05T13:47:04Z")
Rockin’ in the Free World. Neil Young. 1989. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/54 "2011-12-05T14:24:33Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > What a coincidence - yesterday I heard a different song by them and immediately bought it. Only I can’t remember what it’s called. Evidently it was “Shake it Out”. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/55 "2011-12-05T14:25:38Z")
Cobra Starship’s “You Make Me Feel…” LOVE THAT SONG! See if you can spot the famous actor in the video, too: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HpyZEzrDf4c/maxresdefault.jpg "Cobra Starship: You Make Me Feel... ft. Sabi [OFFICIAL VIDEO]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpyZEzrDf4c) ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/56 "2011-12-05T14:29:21Z")
Friday by Rebecca Black ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/57 "2011-12-05T14:48:18Z")
[Pumped Up Kicks](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ&ob=av2e), of course. That song is catchy as hell. Others: [Passion Seekers](http://youtu.be/rBJbj78nvbE) - Little Tybee [Helplessness Blues](http://youtu.be/2-E8dXUIKnc) - Fleet Foxes [Victory](http://youtu.be/FT8gaiNVqOM) - Trampled By Turtles ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/58 "2011-12-05T16:56:18Z")
> [@Spoke](#): > > [Pumped Up Kicks](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDTZ7iX4vTQ&ob=av2e), of course. That song is catchy as hell. That’s the one. One of the few times I immediately Googled a song as soon as I got off the road. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/59 "2011-12-05T17:31:58Z")
“The Calamity Song” by the Decemberists and “Conversation 16” by the National. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-last-song-you-heard-and-liked-instantly/605037/60 "2011-12-05T18:15:04Z")
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