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Songs You've Heard a Million Times

Songs You've Heard a Million Times

Date: Apr 13 2009

Themes: Hobbies, Music

Grammar: Past Perfect Tense

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The number one million can be positive or negative. It would be great to have a million dollars. And it’s exciting that English, baby! now has a million members. But you wouldn’t want to get stung by a million bees, right? And it’s pretty annoying when a song is so overplayed that you feel like you’ve heard it a million times.

Some songs get played over and over again, not just on the radio but also in movies and on commercials. Listen to Jason and Marni talk about overplayed songs.

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Jason

Jason

Marni

Marni

Jason:  You know, one good thing about having the music industry sort of falling apart and just totally spread out all over the place, with just so many bands, is that I don’t really get played out on songs anymore.

Marni:  That is true. You know, I hadn’t actually thought about that. Songs get so overplayed. But now you have so many options.

Jason:  I mean, there were some a few years ago that I really may have heard a million times.

Marni:  Yeah, definitely.

Jason:  Do you remember that “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” song by Aerosmith? That song?

Marni:  Yes! And it was used in movies and…

Jason:  It was everywhere that summer, whatever it was, like ‘98 or something.

Marni:  Yeah. That song I could do without ever hearing again.

Jason:  Same goes for “Barbie Girl in a Barbie World.”

Marni:  “I’m a Barbie Girl?” Yeah. And there was that Postal Service song that was used in like every commercial for a while. There was like five commercials that were playing at the same time that used the same song, which I thought was so weird.

Jason:  I don’t know why you would do that, you’d think you’d want a commercial to have its own personality and not use something that’s played out.

Marni:  Right, exactly. And you get so sick of that song…

Jason:  I mean I guess maybe they’re thinking it’ll get stuck in your head and then every time you’re singing it to yourself, you’ll think of that commercial that you saw.

Marni:  Right, and you’ll want to go out and buy that product.

Jason:  But mainly it’s just driving me crazy.

Marni:  Right.

 

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Discussion

Jason says that he doesn’t get played out on songs as much as he used to. He thinks this is because there are a lot more bands out there now than there were back in the ‘80s and ‘90s thanks to the Internet.

Some songs get played so much that you feel like you’ve heard them a million times. Popular songs are often used in movies or on commercials, too, so they become even more overplayed. Jason and Marni get really annoyed when they hear the same song over and over again.

Do you ever get played out on songs? Are there any songs you could listen to a million times without getting sick of them?

 

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Racken

Racken

China

Um…very well

11:09 AM Apr 13 2009 |

91patii

91patii

Poland

hm..I've heard a lot of songs milion times :D eheeh. :)

I have my favourite songs ( 20 songs ) and I listen them all the time. ;p when they will bored I will search new songs ;) ehehe. ;)

10:29 AM Apr 13 2009 |

djanlm

djanlm

Brazil

When I like a music i use to listen to it several times, some musics reach thousand plays. 

10:15 AM Apr 13 2009 |

cybiljia

cybiljia

China

I have to say i like playing old music time and time again.If I like the music, merely can I get played out on these songs!

Let it be,Hey,Jud and so on I can listen to a million times!Tongue out

08:45 AM Apr 13 2009 |

cheekyangel

Philippines

yeahh..

there are lot of songs I could play a million times without getting sick of it..but not unless..it is my favorite song,,,

 

 

08:25 AM Apr 13 2009 |

青儿

青儿

China

yes,i think listent to the music make me feel better when im tired and upset ,usually i listent to music eveyday,there are so many kinds of misic .but i don't like the music too noisy…

if i have fall in love with one song ,i will listent that song for several days,is really nice ,and after i will find aother  beautifull song…

and today i find this song: namolla family

 

 

07:01 AM Apr 13 2009 |

zhzloverzy

zhzloverzy

China

sure no,  if I have heared only one song million times continuously ,seriously, I would break my radio~..I mean it's suck..but  many people and mates all around me always listened music that way and I can't figure it out,,,

06:13 AM Apr 13 2009 |

sofree

sofree

China

Yes, I agree I don't get played out on songs either, that's because there's too much bands and singers outside now, and NONE of them worth being listened to millions of times.

 

I don't know what's the problem of the music industry now, how could they let any people publish album.  Sometimes the internet too spoiled them, everyone would sing. If you like singing, pls go to ktv, don't put them online and spread your website link everywhere.

 

Yes, I know there's really some genius among these garbage. Pls give me top 10 your favorite songs, I bet most of them are over 5 or 10 years old. I could easily find 10 good songs in 10 album in old time. Now I could barely find 10 out of 1000 new songs if you call them songs. Sorry I just don't want to take the risk, I need to save my time.

 

For commercials,  people get sick of its music maybe  not a bad idea. You might think I would never buy this thing, so stupid , but it's better than you never remember it, right? And when you have no other choice, most of us would use a product that's on commercial.

05:57 AM Apr 13 2009 |

blake84

blake84

China

when i am durative to listen to a song for days, i will get played out on it. but if after a period of time, when i come back to listen to it. i will feel better, even than the first time.

03:25 AM Apr 13 2009 |

michael1028

China

People don’t get sick of the classical song although it plays a million times, because it stands for the culture and spirit, it’s a symbol. But guys should be annoyed or forget the songs that are so superficial.

03:20 AM Apr 13 2009 |

mehdi2

mehdi2

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

very good
just with dance

02:44 AM Apr 13 2009 |

alexa1

alexa1

Saudi Arabia

i love arabic songs

02:44 AM Apr 13 2009 |

mukashi

mukashi

Myanmar

Listening music is one of my hobby. I never getting sick of music. There are many songs I could listen to milion times. For example Lonely by AKon, Because of you by Kelly Clarkson, na na na by Neo . Even though Akon song is overplayed I still like listening to it. Music makes me happy. However I 'm totally played out on Britney Spears. I cannot feel her songs. At present I totally like Stepping stone by Duffy. Music is the best partaner of me. 

01:15 AM Apr 13 2009 |

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