The Song Fight Bulletin Board

The guy in the cube next to me plays the same two songs over and over and over all day, every damn day. Very loud, so it bleeds through the headphones.

Dreamweaver
and
The Pina Colada Song

I kid you not.

I don't have a copy of the DSM-IV handy so I can't check, but there has to be some clinical term for people who have that psychosis that allows them to listen to the same 1-2 song(s) on repeat for hours/days/weeks/etc. on end. In college the guy in the dorm room next to mine, who had his subwoofer up against our shared wall, had the disease. I think he played that Seal song "Kissed by a Rose" or whatever it was about 15000 times, then a Weird Al polka medley about 12000 times, etc. One of my brothers has the same dementia. He loved that "Bittersweet Symphony" song and listened to nothing but that one song for a month or two. It drove me nuts!!! You should check out the "Extreme Isolation" headphones. Ken has a pair, they're pretty amazing:

http://www.extremeheadphones.com/

My wife has the DSM-IV handy. I'll ask her what that disease is. Then when he's not listening to those two songs, he's spouting his ultra-conservative, misinformed politics on anyone who'll listen.

Those headphones look nice. I have the Bose, and I love 'em. There are earbuds out now that conform to your ear perfectly. They actually make impressions of your own ear by pouring goo in there, then use that for the mold for the earbuds. Gross, but apparently they're the best around.

Maybe he does it on purpose to annoy people. Maybe he's not even in his cube. In college, there was a guy in my dorm who put the Smurf theme on repeat at max volume and left the building for FOUR HOURS.

Anyhow, good luck with your co-worker. Could you get him some album you like as a gift? "Hey, I notice you like 'Dreamweaver', here's some other bands I think you might enjoy"....

He's bound to stop sooner or later... Hopefully. Anyway, the clinical term for the condition is arsehole.

Don't know what you're whinging about. The Pina Colada Song ROCKS!!!

Jim of Seattle wrote:My wife has the DSM-IV handy. I'll ask her what that disease is. Then when he's not listening to those two songs, he's spouting his ultra-conservative, misinformed politics on anyone who'll listen.

Those headphones look nice. I have the Bose, and I love 'em. There are earbuds out now that conform to your ear perfectly. They actually make impressions of your own ear by pouring goo in there, then use that for the mold for the earbuds. Gross, but apparently they're the best around.

The fact that people even know what the DSM-IV is what I love about Songfight. What an eclectic group we are!!!

I trained as a psych nurse in the UK and am now responsible for our Medical records practice for the company I work for. What's your excuse ?

stueym wrote:I trained as a psych nurse in the UK

They're coming to take us away ho ho!

You mean the "you put the lime in the coconut" song? Yikes.

Future Boy wrote:You mean the "you put the lime in the coconut" song? Yikes.

No, that was Harry Nilsson. The Pina Colada Song was by Rupert Holmes.
...do you like Pina Colada
and getting caught in the rain?"

I think the song bore the alternate title "Escape"
(why is it can I remember that, but I can't remember to put the garbage out?).

Either way - they are both very fine tropical drink-related tunes.

I've got the listen-to-a-song-1000 times in a row problem myself...

Personally, I would go for John M's solution, but then you would probably end up in a cell next to a guy with the same issue AND thinks you're cute.

haha

It's crazy that so many of you went to college with people who were assholes to everybody. I mean, my freshman roomie played Living on a Prayer any time I was getting on his nerves, but there was usually some level of reciprocity. *cringe*

Umm, I like the idea of giving him a CD of music you think he'd like, but it might result in him playing those so much you start to dislike the CD too. You could give him cheapy headphones. But really, gift-giving to people you dislike is never the best answer.

There are also covert solutions. Delete the mp3s or replace them with similarly labelled good mp3 files so he just gets confused and gives up.

Crank his speaker volume down and break the dial. Alternatively, crank it up and break the dial to get him in trouble.

Go into his volume controls and turn everything down and then alter the options of what is shown so that he can't find a way to turn up his mp3 volume and he can still listen to wavs for computer alerts or whatnot.

Write an article about how listening to the same songs all the time is something stupid liberals do and format it so it looks like Rush Limbaugh or Ann Coulter wrote it. Leave it somewhere that he might find it.

Egg wrote:haha


Write an article about how listening to the same songs all the time is something stupid liberals do and format it so it looks like Rush Limbaugh or Ann Coulter wrote it. Leave it somewhere that he might find it.

more ha ha! cute.

God, you guys are creative. I love the idea of replacing his CD with something else. This is Microsoft, so he's probably listening to them from Media Player on his PC. I could sneak in there, take let's see... Level Nivelo's Blueberry Hassle and Starfinger's More Than Soup and rename them so he thinks they are his favorites. Tee hee. Unfortunately, we're required to lock our computers when we're away.

Seriously, though, the idea of giving him a gift CD is a good one. I don't dislike the guy, really.

stueym wrote:I trained as a psych nurse in the UK and am now responsible for our Medical records practice for the company I work for. What's your excuse ?

My wife is an MSW.

Harry Nilsson's "Coconut" was one of my favorite songs as a kid. I bought the 45, my sister broke it and bought me a replacement, which I still have. I was 10 when it came out. It's not really a favorite now. But it's not in the same class as Pina Colada, which is horridly repetitious.

Pina Colada Song
Cocnut
Margaritaville

What are some other famous songs about drinks that underage kids used to listen to? Hey Nineteen doesn't really count, although they sing
The Cuervo Gold
The fine Columbian
Make tonight a wonderful thing
(Say it agiiin)

Jose Cuervo, you're a friend of mine!
I like to drink you with a little salt and lime
Did I, kiss all the cowboys?
Did I (something else)?

Jim of Seattle wrote: What are some other famous songs about drinks that underage kids used to listen to?

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

And the reason I know about the DSM, even though nobody really asked, is because psychology is becoming somewhat accessible knowledge and I'm a member of a young, very dorky generation. I wouldn't be surprised if a largish percentage of our grandchildren will learn about the DSM by highschool age.

I've.....got... TWO pinacoladas, one for each hand....

LOOOONG neck bottle, leggo my hand.....

(both garth brooks oddly enough)

Jim of Seattle wrote:But it's not in the same class as Pina Colada, which is horridly repetitious.

Oh my god, I must disagree with that. Take one measure of fingerpicked acoustic guitar, and play forever. Every time Harry hit a breath point in the recording, it always seemed to have a hint of "Oh my god. Where the hell am I in the song? Why isn't it over yet?" Thoug the song is a personal favorite, and not just because of the Muppet Show.

Jim of Seattle wrote:What are some other famous songs about drinks that underage kids used to listen to?

Uh.... Ramones "Somebody put something in my drink"?

Which reminds me of the evil powers of the Ramones in get-stuck-in-head-musical-cube-warfare. Play and sing along with their "We're a happy family". It's good for what ails ya.

Of course, if you want to clear the floor, Morricone's "Navaho Joe" is a handy little briefcase nuke