Magnetic Fields "You Must Be Out of Your Mind" just came on. Woman at nearby table starts silently mouthing along with chorus. I just pointed at her and said "I see you singing along with this great song!" Now I suddenly feel this might have been horribly rude. Was it?
"Silently singing along with coffeeshop soundtrack: C/D" also fair game for discussion here.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 6 March 2011 17:09 (fourteen years ago)
It was my favourite song on the last album. Pounce immediately.
― clemenza, Sunday, 6 March 2011 17:13 (fourteen years ago)
I like it when someone points out that I have good musical taste.
In my case it's so rare though...
― NYCNative, Sunday, 6 March 2011 17:19 (fourteen years ago)
how did she react
― save a bike, ride a hipster (bernard snowy), Sunday, 6 March 2011 17:47 (fourteen years ago)
I don't think I ever silently mouth — either I sing or I don't. mostly don't, because, y'know, self-conscious. who's gonna sing in public, just walking around? I feel like people shoot me dirty looks just for whistling (and let the record show that I am an excellent whistler with impeccable taste)
― save a bike, ride a hipster (bernard snowy), Sunday, 6 March 2011 17:52 (fourteen years ago)
warmly, as far as I could tell, agreed that it was a great song and then returned to her powerpoint presentation
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 6 March 2011 18:04 (fourteen years ago)
okay, just making sure that "I suddenly feel this might have been horribly rude" wasn't code for "she shot me a glare, stood up, and quickly left the coffeeshop"
― save a bike, ride a hipster (bernard snowy), Sunday, 6 March 2011 18:12 (fourteen years ago)
pounce immediately
― flopson, Sunday, 6 March 2011 18:13 (fourteen years ago)
rawr
― save a bike, ride a hipster (bernard snowy), Sunday, 6 March 2011 18:14 (fourteen years ago)
just a lil something to get your TIGER BLOOD flowing on a lazy sunday
― save a bike, ride a hipster (bernard snowy), Sunday, 6 March 2011 18:15 (fourteen years ago)
silently sing along at a coffee shops is rly just polite society's way of saying "pounce me immediately"
― flopson, Sunday, 6 March 2011 18:18 (fourteen years ago)
just to make it clear, no pouncing was implied, singer and I are both thirty-somethings w/ wedding rings on
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 6 March 2011 18:23 (fourteen years ago)
but i mean the c/d question should apply more generally
pounce immediately or do not pounce immediately
― flopson, Sunday, 6 March 2011 18:26 (fourteen years ago)
yeah i was gonna say it's p.funny that everyone immediately assumed eephus was interested in/attracted to this woman
(which could maybe be precisely *why* it's seems sort of awkward/potentially rude?)
― save a bike, ride a hipster (bernard snowy), Sunday, 6 March 2011 18:42 (fourteen years ago)
v. true, I would have done the same to a man and not wondered/cared whether it was rude, tbh
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 6 March 2011 19:13 (fourteen years ago)
pounce and then tell her the magnetic fields are overrated
― it's so cool man because it's so hardcore (CaptainLorax), Monday, 7 March 2011 00:35 (fourteen years ago)
Would have been a lot more rude if they had been playing some Celine Dion or something and you had commented on how horrible it was to sing along with such crap.
― You're Twistin' My Melody Man! (Geir Hongro), Monday, 7 March 2011 14:29 (fourteen years ago)