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Old 23-02-2006, 22:11
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Here's a question that could pose some interesting answers...

What -- to you -- is the most "normal" song?

I'm not asking for a song you love, or hate... just what you think of as the most normal type of song.

I'm talking about a song that has no gimmicks, no particular "style", and is not heavily influenced by fads or fashions. A song that is neither old-fashioned or modern sounding.

Just a really regular, middle-of-the-road, run-of-the-mill, basic song that people will listen to and say "oh yeah, that's just a normal song". A song that will neither offend nor excite anyone to any great extent.

I'm looking for the musical equivalent of a cheese and tomato pizza. Or jeans and a t-shirt. Or the missionary position. Just the most standard, default, plain, un-accessorised song.

If you can't think of any particular song... how about a time period (ie when was music at its most "normal"?)

Well?
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Old 23-02-2006, 22:20
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I nominate the current single by the Magic Numbers. It meets all the criteria you mention.
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Old 23-02-2006, 22:38
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What the heck is 'normal' and when did you last meet a 'normal' person!!

Thank god there is no such thing as 'normal' or life would be pretty boring. I love music and am grateful we have different genres which is thanks to the first teenagers in the 50's who refused to listen to their parents music.

Sorry there is no way I could answer your question
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Old 23-02-2006, 22:48
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I must add that there isn't any "right" answer. I just want to see what people's perceptions of normal are.

The first thing that comes to mind is probably the only "right" answer.

Twingle, I don't think the 1950s was the beginning of "genres". They had plenty of genres before then!
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Old 23-02-2006, 22:52
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Old 23-02-2006, 22:53
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I don't know if what you're asking is really all that possible - all music has some sort of "style" attached to it, so it's all going to be fairly unique in it's own way... it's an interesting question though



I guess the only way I could interpret the question is to name a fairly boring, dull song... something like an Oasis song... uninspired, run of the mill, 4 chords, verse chorus verse chorus structure, all rhyming lyrics...

but then, people who like Oasis would probably disagree with me there
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Old 23-02-2006, 22:53
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Excellent answer, Smudged!

But which came first... Baa Baa or Twinkle Twinkle? (Or The Alphabet Song!)
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Old 23-02-2006, 23:04
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Originally Posted by Grand Dizzy
Excellent answer, Smudged!

But which came first... Baa Baa or Twinkle Twinkle? (Or The Alphabet Song!)
Try here .
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Old 23-02-2006, 23:10
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To answer my own question...

The type of song I consider "normal" for some reason is soft electro pop-rock from the mid-1980s. I have no idea why these songs seem more "normal" than others. Maybe because I grew up hearing them?
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Old 23-02-2006, 23:37
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Erasure - Sometimes..there,thats a normal song.

or Howard Jones - What is love ?
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Old 24-02-2006, 02:59
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Originally Posted by Audio Rebel
Erasure - Sometimes..there,thats a normal song.

or Howard Jones - What is love ?
Ha, but I love both of those.

I'd say the most "normal" style of music is the radio-friendly dance music of the present day, just because every song seems to be identical. Even avid dance music listeners must have trouble telling the songs apart these days, especially the radio edits. It's always fun to go to a club and see a DJ play a 3 or 4-hour set of the same old stuff. Sometimes I wonder if the DJ just plays the same song on repeat for the whole night to see if anyone notices. But no-one would ever notice...
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Old 24-02-2006, 03:22
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Mcfly - All about you.

Don't ask me why, to me, it's just a normal song.
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Old 24-02-2006, 07:16
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Drivers Seat by Sniff and the Tears.
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Old 24-02-2006, 07:46
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Anything by Dido is certainly NORMAL, can't remember how any of her songs go, it all blurs into one.
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Old 24-02-2006, 10:20
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Breakfast at Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something.

It's inoffensive but actually pretty forgettable. You could walk past the band in the street and not recognise them so I would say if you are talking about something just blending in, then this is your song.
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Old 24-02-2006, 10:31
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Howard Jones.

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Old 24-02-2006, 11:07
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I second the McFly suggestion. When I first heard it it screamed 'generic'.
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Old 24-02-2006, 12:12
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The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie / Nirvana
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Old 24-02-2006, 12:22
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Originally Posted by KradSesor
The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie / Nirvana
And Lulu!!
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Old 24-02-2006, 12:38
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Aussie leg-spinner Shane Warne's tribute to Stargate SG-1, "That's My Goa'uld" is very formulaic...
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Old 24-02-2006, 12:51
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I did a music course a while back. According to one of the lecturers the song that fits perfectly into the formula of what a song should sound like, verse, chorus, bridge, middle 8 etc is Shiny Happy People by REM.
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Old 24-02-2006, 12:56
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if you listen to Blues song they were all structured exactly the same. Even their album songs - they always went: verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, chorus with Lee high pitched over the top of it. And their choruses were usually always structured the same way too. So any of Bues songs would be normal songs for me as a lot of bands structure their songs that way. Blue would fall into the normal category for me.
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Old 24-02-2006, 13:58
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Moodswings-Charlotte Church, the song scares me in how unbad yet how ungood it is, there is just nothing about it, there doesnt seem to be a recognisable chorus, it isnt catchy or gimmicky but it is very listenable, i dont understand how it is like that but it is.
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Old 24-02-2006, 16:36
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Never mind what's the most normal song, why would you want to find it? To avoid it?
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Old 24-02-2006, 17:10
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Francis Dunnery : "good life", a wonderfull, simple, straight forward song.
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