Fluffy_Little_Fox

Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j1u74wd wrote

Reply to comment by StevenuranSmithusamy in Which song do you think is the ‘We didn’t start the fire’ of today’s times? by [deleted]

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https://youtu.be/8-DMIf-WZYU

Harry Potter, Domo-kun, Ridge Racer, Sailor Moon.

Stephen Colbert, Captain Picard, Attack of the Show.

Technologic, curb stomp, New Orleans, falling Thwomp.

Bell peppers, Brian Peppers, MySpace is emooooo.

Captain Kirk, oh snap, Bill Cosby, it's a trap!

Connery, O RLY?, Katamari Damacy.

Cuppycake Gumdrops, spinnaz never gonna stop.

Butterfinger, Lex Luthor, screw you Scientology!

We didn't start this website!

It was always twisted since the site's existed

We didn't start this website.

No we didn't code it but we're gonna vote it.

Had one weakness, Third Reich, Zelda, nxxxga stole my bike.

Linsdsay Lohan, Sonic, Hassan.

NEDM....

JoshCube, camping n00b, Internet's a big tube.

Hax, Max, horsedxxck, stapler, Tiny Tim.

What is Love, Dew Army, safety isn't guaranteed.

VinnyWeapons, Cloudsong, MasterSitsu, Donkey Kong.

Conan, Cyberman.

Asiacopter, G-Man.

Dschinghis Khan, Pokémon, people raiding eBaum!

We didn't start the website!

Though we didn't start it, we made it look rxxtarded.

We didn't start the website!

No we're not the smartest, but we're still called artists.

Willy Wonka, virgin nerd, didn't say the magic word.

Best day ever, Michael Moore, holy crap a dinosaur!

Spiderman, barrel roll, Batman stares into your soul.

Had it with these F'in snakes, punch the keys for god's sakes!

Darth Vader, Bill Nye.

Razor Gator, Homer, Pi

LazyTown, Gay Fuel pride, Syncan's gonna break my stride.

Eon8, Soylent Green, never-ending ball machine.

Shoe on head, violin, stingray killed Steve Irwin!

We didn't start the website!

We may be inventive, but we're not attentive.

We didn't start the website!

No we didn't make it, but we're here to break it.

PS3 versus Wii, 64 and DBZ.

Russia, A-ha.

World of Warcraft dra-ma.

Very greedy seagull.

Chunk is indestructible.

Burger King, racial slur, pranking telemarketurrr.

Chuck Norris, choc-o-late.

Jesus and a fish-biscuit.

Kool-Aid, not afraid, Dr-L337 is getting laid.

We didn't start the website!

They may call us losers, but there's lots of users.

We didn't start the website!

Much more than a blog...

.....cause We're the men -- now dog, now dog, now dog, now dog, now dog.

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Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j1pujwi wrote

Reply to comment by MeBroken in Holy shit is “Tom’s Diner” by Suzanne Vega & DNA so godamn good. by treeillusion

https://youtu.be/QnyjsAcggfg

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I am sitting on the sofa.

There's a TV in the corner.

I am watching Major Nelson.

He is played by Larry Hagman.

And he found a little bottle.

And then out popped Barbara Eden.

She couldn't show her belly button.

All she did was blink.

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Duh-Dut -- Duh-Dah.

Dut-Dut, D'Dut Dat.

Duh-Dah.

Dut-Dut, D'Dut Dat.

Duh-Dah.

Dut-Dut, D'Dut Dat. Dat.

D'Duh-Dut-Dut -- Dat.

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Tony Nelson works at NASA.

With suspicious Dr. Bellows.

And there's also Roger Healy.

Who would become Howard Borden.

And Jeannie always means well.

But they get in wacky trouble.

She folds her arms and blinks her eyes.

It's kind of like Bewitched.

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Duh-Dut -- Duh-Dah.

Dut-Dut, D'Dut Dat.

Duh-Dah.

Dut-Dut, D'Dut Dat.

Duh-Dah.

Dut-Dut, D'Dut Dat. Dat.

D'Duh-Dut-Dut -- Dat.

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Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j1oq3rv wrote

Reply to comment by Jackattack736 in Holy shit is “Tom’s Diner” by Suzanne Vega & DNA so godamn good. by treeillusion

Not just that --- the guy trying to fine tune the Mp3 format had to listen to it a 1000 times.

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Suzanne Vega's catchy tune has made her "Mother of the MP3" -- though it took a while. Vega wrote "Tom's Diner" as an a cappella song way back in 1982. By 1984 it has been released on an obscure folk compilation, and didn't appear on Vega's studio albums until 1987's Solitude Standing. In 1990, the song was remixed by The DNA Disciples, adding a danceable beat and instrumentation -- this version hit the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #5 in the US.

So what does this have to do with MP3? Well, after its release in 1987 audiophiles began using Vega's a cappella track to test speaker systems for clarity. It was considered a good, warm recording of a human voice -- something that could reveal flaws in an audio setup. Working at the Fraunhofer Society in Germany in the 90's, audio engineer Karl-Heinz Brandenburg was hard at work developing the MP3 audio compression scheme.

Brandenburg used Vega's a cappella version of "Tom's Diner" to tune the compression system, playing the track before and after compression was applied to tell whether MP3 sounded good enough. He figured Vega's song would be a tough track to compress (as it was already favored by audiophiles), and would be a good test for whether MP3 was really listenable. Although many audiophiles ended up hating MP3, Brandenburg seems to have done pretty well for himself -- MP3 became an incredibly popular technology.

On the choice of "Tom's Diner," Brandenburg recalled: "I was ready to fine-tune my compression algorithm...somewhere down the corridor, a radio was playing 'Tom's Diner.' I was electrified. I knew it would be nearly impossible to compress this warm a cappella voice."

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Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j1hw6b8 wrote

Reply to comment by death_by_chocolate in Music sounds so much better on cd, why?? by puk3x

Audiophiles hate me.

I like cheap gear, but it's gear that sounds good ~to me~

A cheap $11 set of Skullcandy Ink Plus earbuds.

A cheap $25 set of One Odio A71 Over Ear Cup Headphones.

My dumb little SD05 cheapie Chinese Mini-Amp.

My old as dirt $35 "Sony D-NE320" CD Player that can play burned ATRAC CDs

The only thing super fancy I have is my Hiby R3 Saber that I paid $150 for and while it's very small and convenient, the sound is .... TOO clean??? TOO analytical?

I like what the D-NE320 and the ATRAC conversion process does to the sound. Yes, I'm aware FLAC is better. Yes, I'm aware I am probably adding extra degradation by letting Sony Sonic Stage 4.3 make ATRAC files from my 320kbps MP3 files.

But the thing is ..... I don't care.

It sounds good ~to me~

It makes ~me~ happy.

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Fluffy_Little_Fox t1_j1fy1k0 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in When did music change? by Different_Dig6903

I don't need your rockin' chair.

Your Geritol or your Medicare.

Well, I still got Neon in my veins.

This gray hair don't mean a thing.

I do my rockin' on the stage.

You can't put this possum in a cage.

My body's old but it ain't impaired.

I don't need your rockin' chair.

I ain't ready for the junkyard yet.

'Cause I still feel like a new corvette.

It might take a little longer but I'll get there.

Well, I don't need your rockin' chair.

(I don't even LIKE country music, WHY THE HELL DO I REMEMBER THIS SONG????)

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