Music to colonise by

Trollheart · 05-18-2012, 01:39 PM

I think I did something similar once (someone probably did) but what the hell, consider the situation:

For reasons which will never be adequately explained, and defying all logic and precedent, you have been chosen to participate in the colonisation of, let's say, a moon.

You will be there for probably a few years. Some geeky sci-fi explanation says that music doesn't travel openly on this rock, so to hear anything you have to use your NASA-issued ipod. But due to massive government cutbacks, and the absolute necessity for every member of Congress to take a big holiday and buy a new car, there is only funding for the crappiest of players, that will take a maximum of ten songs.

Please do not try to use logic to query this: it will not work. Why are the ipods so small? Why does music not work naturally? Maybe the inverse reaction of the polaron emitters is going through a cascade failure, or maybe just shut up, that's why!

The question is: which ten songs would you have NASA officially load on your ipod (which is not interchangeable with the ipods of any of the other colonists, in case you were wondering) that you could happily listen to for years as your only music, without running out onto the surface and removing your helmet, which would be a BAD thing and would not end well?

05-18-2012, 01:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,971	Music to colonise by I think I did something similar once (someone probably did) but what the hell, consider the situation: For reasons which will never be adequately explained, and defying all logic and precedent, you have been chosen to participate in the colonisation of, let's say, a moon. You will be there for probably a few years. Some geeky sci-fi explanation says that music doesn't travel openly on this rock, so to hear anything you have to use your NASA-issued ipod. But due to massive government cutbacks, and the absolute necessity for every member of Congress to take a big holiday and buy a new car, there is only funding for the crappiest of players, that will take a maximum of ten songs. Please do not try to use logic to query this: it will not work. Why are the ipods so small? Why does music not work naturally? Maybe the inverse reaction of the polaron emitters is going through a cascade failure, or maybe just shut up, that's why! The question is: which ten songs would you have NASA officially load on your ipod (which is not interchangeable with the ipods of any of the other colonists, in case you were wondering) that you could happily listen to for years as your only music, without running out onto the surface and removing your helmet, which would be a BAD thing and would not end well? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018