The Bitch Box

Trollheart · 05-14-2013, 12:59 PM

So why then is it tracklisting and not songlisting? Huh? Huh? Answer that, smart guy!

Nah, there's nothing wrong with saying tracks at all. "This track coming up is great", "How many tracks on an album?" etc. That all goes back to the divisions on a vinyl LP where you could actually SEE the division on the record and so each of those was a track, on a disc, and so every song is a track. I'm not mad about "cuts", to be honest, but I guess it's the same thing. 'sides, you can't keep saying song all the time, it gets boring and repeitive. It also gets boring and repetitive.

I think you need to be older (like me) to appreciate how much tracks were used to identify songs on albums back when I were knee high to a Fender Strat...

DAMN YOU YOUNG PEOPLE!!!!

~~Cuthbert~~ · 05-14-2013, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Am I the only one who hates songs being referred to as tracks? A track is a spot on an album, not a song. Calling a song a track just feels like calling a woman a bitch in the hip hop sense. It's degrading and makes you sound ignorant.

I say tracks.

Mainly because I listen to a lot of Hip-Hop where there is no singing, so calling it a song just sounds daft. I sometimes say "tune" as well.

"Hip-Hop song", na. I suppose I could say "joint"

, but that would make me sound like a bell-end as well.

**Janszoon** · 05-14-2013, 01:21 PM

I like using "tracks" too. Like Fluffy hinted at, it's actually a more all-encompassing term than "song" which technically only refers to music with singing.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 05-14-2013, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Am I the only one who hates songs being referred to as tracks? A track is a spot on an album, not a song. Calling a song a track just feels like calling a woman a bitch in the hip hop sense. It's degrading and makes you sound ignorant.

I call songs tracks and albums records. It's not really that big of a deal!

djchameleon · 05-14-2013, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Am I the only one who hates songs being referred to as tracks? A track is a spot on an album, not a song. Calling a song a track just feels like calling a woman a bitch in the hip hop sense. It's degrading and makes you sound ignorant.

That track can call herself a song all she wants but all I know is she better have my money!

I swear the mailman hates me, all the misc. mail with other people's name on them gets put into my box only

LoathsomePete · 05-14-2013, 05:18 PM

For whatever reason my car decided to stop working today. I'm pretty sure it's a transmission problem, and those are always expensive

Paul Smeenus · 05-14-2013, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

I swear the mailman hates me, all the misc. mail with other people's name on them gets put into my box only

That's ok, deej, don't worry, it's not just the mailman. We all hate you too.

FRED HALE SR. · 05-14-2013, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

For whatever reason my car decided to stop working today. I'm pretty sure it's a transmission problem, and those are always expensive

Why do you think its a transmission problem Pete?

djchameleon · 05-14-2013, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

That's ok, deej, don't worry, it's not just the mailman. We all hate you too.

I already knew that, tell the voices in your head that I said thanks for the compliment

LoathsomePete · 05-14-2013, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

Why do you think its a transmission problem Pete?

The electronics are fine and my engine was revving, but I couldn't get it into drive or reverse. It's been a little jerky going from idling to movement too.

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05-14-2013, 12:59 PM	#11871 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	So why then is it tracklisting and not songlisting? Huh? Huh? Answer that, smart guy! Nah, there's nothing wrong with saying tracks at all. "This track coming up is great", "How many tracks on an album?" etc. That all goes back to the divisions on a vinyl LP where you could actually SEE the division on the record and so each of those was a track, on a disc, and so every song is a track. I'm not mad about "cuts", to be honest, but I guess it's the same thing. 'sides, you can't keep saying song all the time, it gets boring and repeitive. It also gets boring and repetitive. I think you need to be older (like me) to appreciate how much tracks were used to identify songs on albums back when I were knee high to a Fender Strat... DAMN YOU YOUNG PEOPLE!!!! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

05-14-2013, 01:21 PM	#11873 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I like using "tracks" too. Like Fluffy hinted at, it's actually a more all-encompassing term than "song" which technically only refers to music with singing. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

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LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	For whatever reason my car decided to stop working today. I'm pretty sure it's a transmission problem, and those are always expensive __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

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