# Would it be fun to create a music playlist made by SDMB members? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 18, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559 "2010-02-18T23:32:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/1 "2010-02-18T23:32:12Z")
I made an account at [www.playlist.com](http://www.playlist.com) I’m thinking…how about we all log into the account and put a few songs on a playlist? Due to many possible trolls reading this board, though, I’m not going to post the password here, but rather I’ll PM it to anyone interested. It might be fun to get a huge playlist (and playlists on [playlist.com](http://playlist.com) can have up to 200 songs on it), though. * * * Here are the steps: 1. If you’re interested, reply to this topic and I’ll PM you the password. 2. You will then go to [playlist.com](http://playlist.com) and sign in. 3. Search for artists or song titles via the search engine there. They seem to have a very huge database of full songs. 4. When you find the right song/artist, click the play button to see if it works first, If it does, click the plus sign/add button to add it to the playlist (remember to be logged in first). 5. Add anywhere from 4-6 songs then sign out. * * * And finally, here’s a link (that can be accessed by anyone) to the playlist: [http://www.playlist.com/playlist/19268421131](http://www.playlist.com/playlist/19268421131) I have added one song, so far. Who wants to be the next to add a few songs? Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/2 "2010-02-18T23:56:25Z")
Sounds neat, I’d like to add a few. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/3 "2010-02-18T23:59:04Z")
Yeah, I’ll do it. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/4 "2010-02-19T00:10:45Z")
Pass sent to both of you. ---
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/5 "2010-02-19T00:15:59Z")
Fun idea! I’d like to also! ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/6 "2010-02-19T00:19:15Z")
Got mine added. ---
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/7 "2010-02-19T00:23:57Z")
Added 3! ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/8 "2010-02-19T00:27:28Z")
All of you that have the password now can log in and add more as many times as you like, if you think of some. You can also create more playlists, if you wish, under that account. An account can have an infinite number of playlists as far as I know. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/9 "2010-02-19T00:44:59Z")
There’s nothing on that site to indicate whether or not the artists/copryright holders/recording companies are getting paid for the use of their music. Do you know if they are? It would affect my willingness to participate. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/10 "2010-02-19T00:49:56Z")
I’m pretty sure that [playlist.com](http://playlist.com) is like ovguide is to movies and TV. That they don’t actually host the music on the site itself, but rather they just give direct links to where it is elsewhere on the internet. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/11 "2010-02-19T03:49:26Z")
sounds like fun. PM me. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/12 "2010-02-19T07:33:54Z")
Me too please? ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/13 "2010-02-19T13:21:39Z")
Done. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/14 "2010-02-20T03:10:45Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > There’s nothing on that site to indicate whether or not the artists/copryright holders/recording companies are getting paid for the use of their music. Do you know if they are? It would affect my willingness to participate. Did you miss the [legal page](http://www.playlist.com/about/license)? It mentions that they do their best to only gather legally available music. But even if they make a mistake, they still pay the appropriate royalties, and will let the copyright owner take it down. For the type of service [playlist.com](http://playlist.com) is, I don’t see how they could do any better. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/15 "2010-02-20T05:32:35Z")
Thank you, **BigT**. Er…did you want to add a few songs? ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/16 "2010-02-20T06:20:32Z")
Thanks Idle Thoughts! Props to the person who added “Eleventh Earl of Mar”! That one’s pretty obscure. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/17 "2010-02-20T06:28:30Z")
Shit, I won’t listen to a playlist I wrote more than once. Why would I expect someone else to listen to it? FTR, “Eleventh Earl of Mar” is not particularly obscure. ETA: You want pretentious? I’ll give you PRETENTIOUS! Twas a time, just after it was released, that I found “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway” pretentious and boring. That was both the day it was released and a couple years ago. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/18 "2010-02-20T06:34:02Z")
And today. ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/19 "2010-02-20T07:40:35Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > FTR, “Eleventh Earl of Mar” is not particularly obscure. I’d go with obscure on this one. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559/20 "2010-02-20T16:30:48Z")
My rather eclectic selections are up now 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-fun-to-create-a-music-playlist-made-by-sdmb-members/529559.md?page=2)