Huey Lewis and the News - It's Hip to Be Square ($1.29)Why did they think people would be willing to pay 30 cents more for *this* song?
5/20/2009 12:05:47 PM
For the exact same reason you thought this was thread-worthy.
5/20/2009 12:08:00 PM
>_>
5/20/2009 12:11:20 PM
why are people so ignorant to the fact that iTunes, Amazon, and all the other music services don't get to set the pricing.
5/20/2009 1:00:51 PM
You know Limewire charges you 0 dollar bucks right?
5/20/2009 1:01:48 PM
5/20/2009 1:03:08 PM
5/20/2009 1:08:36 PM
http://www.gomusic.ru
5/20/2009 1:24:01 PM
^^^^you know stealing CD's from best buy also charges you 0 bucks.
5/20/2009 1:31:21 PM
5/20/2009 1:37:41 PM
well you singled out iTunes. Maybe you should have just stuck with 'paying for music no longer worth it'
5/20/2009 1:38:30 PM
^ only because that is the only place that I buy music. I have no idea what the song would cost on Amazon or wherever. My thread is fine the way it is, for those of us not trying to stroke our internet-dick. ktnxbye
5/20/2009 1:40:42 PM
This thread was a failure when you admitted to looking for that fucking terrible song.
5/20/2009 1:44:13 PM
^^thanks for proving my point about you being ignorant.
5/20/2009 1:50:33 PM
vynl, I guess I could have bitched about all the shitty Who songs that people actually pay for, but it would be too easy. "Hey, check it out! I can play a guitar with a bow from a violin!" "hey, check it out! I can make tedious rock operas!" Haha people pay $.99-$1.29 for that rubbish.RSXTypNLSKL:KDLK,The prices of some songs are different on Amazon than they are on iTunes.http://www.pcworld.com/article/162784/amazon_top_songs_now_priced_cheaper_than_itunes.html[Edited on May 20, 2009 at 1:54 PM. Reason : ``]
5/20/2009 1:54:10 PM
I would've walked away from this thread a long time ago sockz
5/20/2009 1:58:19 PM
haha
5/20/2009 2:00:06 PM
If you build it, they will come.If you diss Apple, Golovko will post.
5/20/2009 2:01:17 PM
ha
5/20/2009 2:10:09 PM
1. vynl?2. Of all the bands you could pick, why the Who?3. Pete Townshend never played guitar with a bow. He left that pussy shit to Page.
5/20/2009 2:13:20 PM
This thread has inspired me to listen to Quadrophenia again.
5/20/2009 2:20:10 PM
i'm going to have to side with Socks`` on this onehuey lewis and the news have contributed SO much more to music than the who could ever dream ofit's not even up for debate[Edited on May 20, 2009 at 2:22 PM. Reason : HUEY]
5/20/2009 2:21:38 PM
5/20/2009 2:28:23 PM
Can you imagine a Back to the Future soundtrack without "The Power of Love" or "Back in Time"?I can't
5/20/2009 2:28:40 PM
perhaps in an alternate timeline
5/20/2009 2:29:55 PM
^^^ lolwut?^^ "the power of love" is actually a half-decent song"it's hip to be square" isn't ]
5/20/2009 2:30:51 PM
No chump would travel through time to "Squeeze Box"HL&TN 4 LIFE
5/20/2009 2:31:05 PM
^^ what's the difference?
5/20/2009 2:39:10 PM
"the power of love" is a typical cheesy love song with typical dated-as-all-hell (see "born in the usa") FM keyboards and typical huey lewis vocals"it's hip to be square" has typical huey lewis vocals and typical dated-as-all-hell FM keyboards, but might be the stupidest concept for a rock song ever
5/20/2009 2:46:35 PM
^I disagree. I think HL's undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square". The song is so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.
5/20/2009 2:52:18 PM
^ Then surely it must be worth $1.29?!Anyway, "I Want a New Drug" is obviously the masterpiece. So very exquisite, it was also a hit for Ray Parker, Jr.!
5/20/2009 2:54:42 PM
^ That is also a good song off of HL's album Sports, which came out in '83. I think they really came into their own on this album, both commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. HL's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humour. [Edited on May 20, 2009 at 3:00 PM. Reason : ``]
5/20/2009 2:57:26 PM
5/20/2009 2:58:08 PM
.... or by Christian Bale
5/20/2009 3:06:15 PM
LOL at the self pwnt from Socks.
5/20/2009 3:10:12 PM
I've never met an honest-to-god Huey Lewis fan.Do you own Duets on DVD?
5/20/2009 3:11:00 PM
paying for music is so '90s
5/20/2009 3:19:00 PM
no i don't, but i would sure like to. He sung with Gwen Paltrow of all people! http://www.popmatters.com/film/reviews/d/duets.shtml
5/20/2009 3:23:52 PM
If This is It rules!
5/20/2009 3:26:27 PM
^^ Ranked by Spinner as the worst duet of all time!
5/20/2009 4:57:00 PM
5/20/2009 4:58:07 PM
^ An mp3 is not a product? I mean I don't know much about computers but I don't think an mp3 is imaginary. Something to do with Megabits.
5/20/2009 5:03:55 PM
i'm just skimming the thread, but it looks like socks is just posting American Psycho quotes and people are taking them seriously.
5/20/2009 5:06:03 PM
^^the cost of duplication is so low that it's practically zero, unlike material goods where reproduction takes an appreciable quantity of capital relative to its valuethe market valuation of most forms of data is artificial, legislated, creating piracy exchanges and various black marketsyou can't legislate value or demand: it failed with alcohol prohibition, fails with drug prohibition, and it's failing with intellectual property as well.[Edited on May 20, 2009 at 5:11 PM. Reason : .]
5/20/2009 5:06:37 PM