Why do they play such a big amount of downers in bars and pubs?

07.25.2007, 04:53 AM

Fucking hell, the amount of depressing music that they play in bars and pubs is spellbinding. It's a trend, trust me. I mean, if you were about to slit your wrists, wouldn't you rather do it to something a little more upbeat?

Norma J · 07.25.2007, 04:59 AM

For example?

07.25.2007, 05:03 AM

Snow Downer Patrol, to name one whiner alone.

terminal pharmacy · 07.25.2007, 05:05 AM

id be happy for my pub to play something nick drake particulary on weekend when all the suburban destroyers come to the city for a big night out and take over my pub

Norma J · 07.25.2007, 05:05 AM

Perhaps you're one of the happy ones?

Pookie · 07.25.2007, 05:05 AM

You're going to the wrong bars.

Norma J · 07.25.2007, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by terminal pharmacy

id be happy for my pub to play something nick drake particulary on weekend when all the suburban destroyers come to the city for a big night out and take over my pub

This happens on the weekend in my town too.

07.25.2007, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Pookie

You're going to the wrong bars.

Perhaps I am, the thing is that in a lot of pubs they tend to play stupidly sentimental music, which I find generally depressing. There is a time for that, sure, but I hear a lot of what you call music for bedwetters around.

jico. · 07.25.2007, 05:10 AM

i say stick with downtempo.

Pookie · 07.25.2007, 05:10 AM

There is a lot of bedwetter music around generally. So they're bound to be playing it in bars, I suppose.

07.25.2007, 05:13 AM

And the male castrato vocals stretch longer and longer, and the female voice reaches new heights of pain.......

terminal pharmacy · 07.25.2007, 05:21 AM

don't go to bars with neon around the pool table and jukeboxes in the corner

07.25.2007, 05:35 AM

Well, if the boat is sinking, we might as well go for something that will make it feel like it is fun to drown.

A Thousand Threads · 07.25.2007, 05:40 AM

That's why I always go to spanish salsa bars.

sonicl · 07.25.2007, 06:13 AM

Depressing music = despressed customers = more drink purchased = higher profits

07.25.2007, 06:21 AM

Yeah, but they do that with loud music, not specifically depressing tunes.

matt74m · 07.25.2007, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by sonicl

Depressing music = despressed customers = more drink purchased = higher profits

Love it :O)

matt74m · 07.25.2007, 06:28 AM

I think a better question would be why do they always play such shit music in pubs?

sonicl · 07.25.2007, 06:44 AM

Maybe research has found that there are more fights when upbeat music is playing?

Pookie · 07.25.2007, 08:13 AM

Then again, people do things faster to faster music. So fast music = drinking faster = more drink purchased?

07.25.2007, 04:53 AM	#1
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Fucking hell, the amount of depressing music that they play in bars and pubs is spellbinding. It's a trend, trust me. I mean, if you were about to slit your wrists, wouldn't you rather do it to something a little more upbeat?
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07.25.2007, 04:59 AM	#2
Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	For example? __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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07.25.2007, 05:03 AM	#3
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Snow Downer Patrol, to name one whiner alone.
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terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	id be happy for my pub to play something nick drake particulary on weekend when all the suburban destroyers come to the city for a big night out and take over my pub
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07.25.2007, 05:05 AM	#5
Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	Perhaps you're one of the happy ones? __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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07.25.2007, 05:05 AM	#6
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	You're going to the wrong bars.
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07.25.2007, 05:10 AM	#9
jico. expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,417	i say stick with downtempo.
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07.25.2007, 05:13 AM	#11
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	And the male castrato vocals stretch longer and longer, and the female voice reaches new heights of pain.......
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07.25.2007, 05:21 AM	#12
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	don't go to bars with neon around the pool table and jukeboxes in the corner
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07.25.2007, 05:35 AM	#13
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Well, if the boat is sinking, we might as well go for something that will make it feel like it is fun to drown.
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07.25.2007, 05:40 AM	#14
A Thousand Threads expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,000	That's why I always go to spanish salsa bars.
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07.25.2007, 06:13 AM	#15
sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	Depressing music = despressed customers = more drink purchased = higher profits
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07.25.2007, 06:21 AM	#16
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	Yeah, but they do that with loud music, not specifically depressing tunes.
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07.25.2007, 06:28 AM	#18
matt74m little trouble girl Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London Posts: 45	I think a better question would be why do they always play such shit music in pubs?
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07.25.2007, 06:44 AM	#19
sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	Maybe research has found that there are more fights when upbeat music is playing?
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07.25.2007, 08:13 AM	#20
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	Then again, people do things faster to faster music. So fast music = drinking faster = more drink purchased?
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