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September 6, 2007


the mid-90s? practically ancient!
posted by soe 2:49 pm

The temp at our front desk after coming into my office: Are you playing Jimmy Buffet?

Me: No, it’s The Cranberries.

Her: Oh, that’s so cute. You like the old stuff, huh?

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Heh – you should spin up some Highwaymen, Kingston Trio, PP&M or Bob Dylan to give ’em fits.

Comment by Rudi 09.06.07 @ 3:14 pm

I’m honestly more shocked by the fact that the temp couldn’t tell the Cranberries from Jimmy Buffet. It’s not as if they are musically similar in any way — not to mention the fact that one is a male singer and the other a band fronted by a woman!

Comment by Sarah 09.06.07 @ 4:05 pm

And now that I think about it, wouldn’t Buffet also be significantly older than the Cranberries? So if they are old to her, Buffet would be ancient.

(A quick look at Wikipedia confirms that the first Cranberries album came out 23 years after Jimmy Buffet’s first.)

Comment by Sarah 09.06.07 @ 4:09 pm

Wait, how did they think the Cranberries were JIMMY BUFFFET??

Also – OLD???!!

Comment by Jenn 09.06.07 @ 6:40 pm

The Doppler effect as applied to the perception of musicians relative to the temporal position of the observer.

Comment by Grey Kitten 09.07.07 @ 11:25 am

That’s awesome! Though the cranberries sound nothing like jimmy buffet (thank goodness).

Comment by Suzanne 09.07.07 @ 11:38 am