World's Most Unwanted Song

02/12/09 6:55pm

Scientific researchers have created software and done studies to calculate the possibilities of a song becoming a hit based on various musical and lyrical qualities. That's boring.

We're more interested in the work of composer Dave Soldier and artists Komar and Melamid, who asked about 500 visitors to their website to give their views on the music they'd least like to hear. The trio used this information to compose "The Most Unwanted Song" that "fewer than 200 individuals of the world's total population will enjoy.”

Here's their description of the track:

"The most unwanted music is over 25 minutes long, veers wildly between loud and quiet sections, between fast and slow tempos, and features timbres of extremely high and low pitch, with each dichotomy presented in abrupt transition.

"The most unwanted orchestra was determined to be large, and features the accordion and bagpipe (which tie at 13% as the most unwanted instrument), banjo, flute, tuba, harp, organ, synthesizer (the only instrument that appears in both the most wanted and most unwanted ensembles).

"An operatic soprano raps and sings atonal music, advertising jingles, political slogans, and 'elevator' music, and a children's choir sings jingles and holiday songs. The most unwanted subjects for lyrics are cowboys and holidays, and the most unwanted listening circumstances are involuntary exposure to commericals and elevator music."

After reading all that, you probably can't wait to hear the song. We don't want to keep you jonesing any longer. Here's "The Most Unwanted Song."