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The actual song is linked to from the article and can be found here: http://blog.wired.com/music/files/KomarMelamid_The-Most-UnwantedSong.mp3 http://blog.wired

The actual song is linked to from the article and can be found here: http://blog.wired.com/music/files/KomarMelamid_The-Most-UnwantedSong.mp3 http://blog.wired.com/music/files/KomarMelamid_The-Most-Unwa... I would describe it as bizarre. Mostly it's just a total clash of styles and instruments. And yes, it would be incredibly annoying to listen to it as music. (as opposed to a scientific work) The song exists of multiple parts, so calling it one song is a bit of a stretch.

hugh 18y ago
Indeed. If they'd kept it down to five minutes and increased the amount of flow between the sections, it probably would have been pretty amusing. I especially liked the operatic rapping section with tubas "It's cowboy livin' the American way!" Still wouldn't be in any way "scientific" though.
- pmjordan 18y ago
  I find it mostly unbearable in its length, and didn't listen to it all the way through. I think some of the ultra-compressed "popular music" they sell these days would rival it in annoyingness though if it was the same length.
  - unalone 18y ago
    The same Dan Soldier-led group tried to make a "most listenable" song ever. I think it's actually a lot worse than this one. The opera rapping and the kid holiday sections both crack me up.
petercooper 18y ago
The reason I didn't link directly is because then people would miss the link to the "Most Wanted Song" alternative :) http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/survey-produced.html http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/survey-produced.html The Most Wanted Song is arguably worse than the Most Unwanted Song. This is ideal evidence that crowdsourcing doesn't yield ideal results!
- pmjordan 18y ago
  Oh, the article is definitely interesting. The song on its own would just be WTF material.
- hugh 18y ago
  Wow, that was truly awful. At least the most unwanted song had some bright points of originality. In fairness though, I'm sure that the elements here: love, soprano sax, string swells, power chords, and cheesy male-female harmonies, could be combined into a much better song than this. Probably still not as good as an idealized Walmart holiday operatic tuba rap though. That'd be awesome.

hugh 18y ago

Indeed. If they'd kept it down to five minutes and increased the amount of flow between the sections, it probably would have been pretty amusing. I especially liked the operatic rapping section with tubas "It's cowboy livin' the American way!" Still wouldn't be in any way "scientific" though.

pmjordan 18y ago
I find it mostly unbearable in its length, and didn't listen to it all the way through. I think some of the ultra-compressed "popular music" they sell these days would rival it in annoyingness though if it was the same length.
- unalone 18y ago
  The same Dan Soldier-led group tried to make a "most listenable" song ever. I think it's actually a lot worse than this one. The opera rapping and the kid holiday sections both crack me up.

petercooper 18y ago

The reason I didn't link directly is because then people would miss the link to the "Most Wanted Song" alternative :) http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/survey-produced.html http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/survey-produced.html The Most Wanted Song is arguably worse than the Most Unwanted Song. This is ideal evidence that crowdsourcing doesn't yield ideal results!

pmjordan 18y ago
Oh, the article is definitely interesting. The song on its own would just be WTF material.
hugh 18y ago
Wow, that was truly awful. At least the most unwanted song had some bright points of originality. In fairness though, I'm sure that the elements here: love, soprano sax, string swells, power chords, and cheesy male-female harmonies, could be combined into a much better song than this. Probably still not as good as an idealized Walmart holiday operatic tuba rap though. That'd be awesome.