Popular artists where you can't name one song

[atlantamoi]

Was looking over a list of albums online by Snoop Dog and realized I couldn't even name one song he's recorded.

Anyone out there can't name one song from some major name act?

[cungar]

The list would take 2 pages. I go out of my way not to know the crap that's played on hit radio or popular with the doom and gloom crowd. But it would include

Hillary Duff
Puff Daddy
Lindsey Lohan
Good Charlotte
Mudvayne
Slipknot
Korn
Limp Bizkit

etc

Something tells me I'm not missing any of the great works of modern music.

[Filmmaker]

Santana

[Hud]

Grateful Dead

[Numanoid]

I think when you reach a certain age, this list becomes huge (seeing how most commercial music is aimed at teens and pre-teens). My list would include almost all of the top 40 artists today, I imagine. I comfort myself with the knowledge that I can name songs by artists most of the kids have never even heard of.

[Toad]

:up:

I agree with everything you said.

The only reason I can even name a Maroon 5 song is because they get played on every radio station 98294 times an hour. It's why radio sucks (and why I need XM or Sirius :()

[cungar]

Santana

I guarantee if I played Oye Como Va, Black Magic Woman or Smooth, you'd recognize it.

[Filmmaker]

But would I know the titles? No.

[garolo]

But would I know the titles? No.

I think you would know the titles of Oye Como Va, Black Magic Woman and Evil Ways if you listen to AOR (and some Top40) stations in the 70s and 80s or to Classic Rock stations in 90s and 00s. They were/are played quite frequently and the titles are featured heavily in each song. Smooth, on the other hand, you might not know the title. You would never know the titles Jingo or Everybody's Everything but you'd know it's Santana.

[atlantamoi]

My list would include almost all of the top 40 artists today, I imagine. This makes me wonder about when the 00's are nostalgia and there is a radio station devoted to nothing but Top 40 from today. I will be 100% clueless about it. I've seen current charts and I really don't have any idea what almost all those songs sound like. I'm kind of clued into current underground/alt acts, but almost nothing from Top 40.

[brianluvdvd]

Almost any Country artist or group, old or new.

[The Infidel]

I think you would know the titles of Oye Como Va, Black Magic Woman and Evil Ways if you listen to AOR (and some Top40) stations in the 70s and 80s or to Classic Rock stations in 90s and 00s. They were/are played quite frequently and the titles are featured heavily in each song. Smooth, on the other hand, you might not know the title. You would never know the titles Jingo or Everybody's Everything but you'd know it's Santana.
Good lord! Why are you giving this guy such a hard time? :lol:

The OP asked a simple question, and Filmmaker gave a simple answer. He's obviously never been a Santana fan to the point where he could name one of his songs just based on hearing his name. He probably has heard those songs before, but it doesn't change the fact that if someone mentions the name "Santana", he wouldn't be able to name a song by him, and likewise if he heard the song, he may recognize the song, but probably wouldn't know the title or be able to associate it with Santana! Jeez!

Sorry for the rant, but this hit on a pet peeve. People do something similar to me all the time:

"You remember (name)?"
"No."
"You know, (the guy) that (did that one thing) a few years back?"
"No."
"Come on. He used to hang out with (some other person you don't know)."
"NO!"
"You know, he's related to (someone else you never met)."
"NO! GOD DAMN IT! NO!"
"Well, your brother knows him."
"GOOD FOR MY BROTHER!!! TELL HIM YOUR COCKAMAMIE STORY!!!"

;)




And just to keep this on subject matter, I wouldn't be able to name songs by most country or rap artists, the two evil ends of the musical spectrum.

[garolo]

Good lord! Why are you giving this guy such a hard time? :lol:

The OP asked a simple question, and Filmmaker gave a simple answer. He's obviously never been a Santana fan to the point where he could name one of his songs just based on hearing his name. He probably has heard those songs before, but it doesn't change the fact that if someone mentions the name "Santana", he wouldn't be able to name a song by him, and likewise if he heard the song, he may recognize the song, but probably wouldn't know the title or be able to associate it with Santana! Jeez!

Sorry for the rant, but this hit on a pet peeve. People do something similar to me all the time:

"You remember (name)?"
"No."
"You know, (the guy) that (did that one thing) a few years back?"
"No."
"Come on. He used to hang out with (some other person you don't know)."
"NO!"
"You know, he's related to (someone else you never met)."
"NO! GOD DAMN IT! NO!"
"Well, your brother knows him."
"GOOD FOR MY BROTHER!!! TELL HIM YOUR COCKAMAMIE STORY!!!"

;)




And just to keep this on subject matter, I wouldn't be able to name songs by most country or rap artists, the two evil ends of the musical spectrum.


I wasn't giving him a hard time. I was trying to point out that he probably does indeed know more than he believes. :D


On subject:
Assuming that it's an indication of popularity, looking at the Billboard 100 Albums, I can't name one song or would even recognize a recording by any of the following:

50 Scent ( I know)
Dierks Bentley
Mike Jones
Ciara
John Cena
Il Divo
The Starting Line
Bobby Valentino
Akon
Mike Jones
Rascal Flats


And that's just the first 25 or so!

[Filmmaker]

I think you would know the titles of Oye Como Va, Black Magic Woman and Evil Ways if you listen to AOR (and some Top40) stations in the 70s and 80s or to Classic Rock stations in 90s and 00s. They were/are played quite frequently and the titles are featured heavily in each song. Smooth, on the other hand, you might not know the title. You would never know the titles Jingo or Everybody's Everything but you'd know it's Santana.

And everybody would know the names of the titles of songs by other artists listed here if they listened to the proper stations, too--the fact is, I don't listen to Santana, I'm not interested in Santana, and if you played a song by Santana and asked me to tell you the title, I wouldn't have a fuckin' clue. Kindly quit riding my case on this.

[The Bus]

Up until about a year ago, The Who.

I only know the title of one Linkin Park song.

[Hollowgen]

tom tom club

[the aftermath]

Was looking over a list of albums online by Snoop Dog and realized I couldn't even name one song he's recorded.

Anyone out there can't name one song from some major name act?How could you not know one song by Snoop Dogg? I can name some off the top of my head

Gin and juice
Murda was the case
What's my name? (snoop dogg)

[Jboone]

Coldplay
Linkin Park
Green Day
System of a Down
Limp Bizkit
Good Charlotte
any Popular Country Artist

[BJacks]

How could you not know one song by Snoop Dogg?Maybe cause Snoop Dogg sucks? ;)

[atlantamoi]

How could you not know one song by Snoop Dogg? I can name some off the top of my head

Gin and juice
Murda was the case
What's my name? (snoop dogg) Maybe because I don't care one iota for the style of music he's involved with? I know it seems odd, but my interest in him is down near zero. That juice song sounds vaguely familiar but probably because I've heard other people maybe joke about it (??)

I also couldn't name one song from Tupac either. "Thug Life"? Not sure. And don't care.

[Demontooth]

Radiohead

[grunter]

I guarantee if I played Oye Como Va, Black Magic Woman or Smooth, you'd recognize it.

Of course, those are the ONLY three songs that ever get played by Santana on modern (read: Clear Channel) radio.

[Decker]

Up until about a year ago, The Who.
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:jawdrop:
Seriously? That would be almost beyond comprehension prior to the success of CSI; afterwards it's unfathomable.

[GuessWho]

Up until about a year ago, The Who.

Mods, please change The Bus' username to Magic Bus

;)

[Michael Corvin]

Grateful Dead

I see your Grateful Dead and raise you a Dave Matthews Band and Phish.

[DRG]

I second Phish.

For recent bands, I'd say Audioslave, Dave Mathews, and Ben Folds Five.

[astrochimp]

Mods, please change The Bus' username to Magic Bus

;)

rotfl

[paulringodaman]

I see your Grateful Dead and raise you a Dave Matthews Band and Phish.

Exactly, I cannot tell you one song from DMB and Phish...(I do love Grateful Dead, though)

[monkey]

U2.
















Just kidding.

[nazz]

With the exception of The Who, Santana and The Grateful Dead, every artist mentioned would qualify for me.

[Matthew Chmiel]

I'd like to third Dave Matthew Bands and Phish.
I'd like to second Grateful Dead.

Hillary Duff
Puff Daddy
Lindsey Lohan
Good Charlotte
Mudvayne
Slipknot
Korn
Limp Bizkit
Now seriously, will those artists be popular in five years? ;)