patsylabrador Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Is anyone else annoyed when out shopping by the relentless twittering of R & B in shops. I do everything in my power to avoid the likes of Cheryl Cole et al, but you can't get away from them in shops. I'm not a fuddy duddy - my favourite bands at the moment are The Cribs and The Temper Trap, and superb 70's rock - but R&B drives me mad, all those pointless notes for one word. I would like a bit of quiet so that I can think about what I'm spending money on especially at this time of year - in fact I've turned to online shopping in quite a big way this year. Sorry to be miserable but it's done me good to get that off my chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 And where better to have a rant than here...you feel better...we either agree or don't & support along the way.........perfect Re the music, it would be quite so bad if it wasn't so blooming loud Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I tend to do all my shopping online for that reason too ( and I hate crowds). I feel sorry for all the shop assistants who have to listen to it all day long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Yes,I loath it too...............................& I also love The Cribs My eldest met them at a signing earlier this year,& reports back that they are 'lovely', as is Johnny Marr who was there too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 It can't be as bad as the X Factor stand in BHS last night which had a tune ( I use this term loosely) repeating over and over we walked out after about 1 minute There are also an awful lot of crude things in the shops which I don't think really fits with the spirit of Christmas. I am not a religious person, but Christmas should be a loving family time. Grumpy old woman that's what I am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I like good music of many different styles, including R&B, but I agree, there does seem to be a lot of mediocre R&B around as well as pretty awful cheesy pop from manufactured artistes and groups. I like bands like Muse and Porcupine Tree, but also like some of Beyonce's stuff (not all of it). But I also like music from classical to heavy metal. The only music I can't abide is Country and Western, but even then I like some of Dolly Parton's music. It isn't the genre so much as the general naffness of piped music and the feeling that somehow we have to have music wherever we go. I mainly avoid shopping because of the crowds. If I go to the shops I go on Monday morning when there is hardly anybody there, otherwise I shop online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 i do 99% of my shopping for christmas online hate christmas shopping in shops, too busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Double dare you to demand Alice Cooper in the next shop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 The only music I can't abide is Country and Western I would whole-heartedly agree with you there. My Dad listens to the most awful country music ever. How many Hanks can you have for goodness sake?!! There was Hank Snow, Hank Williams, Hank Locklin. Ahhhh! Oh, and Marty Robbins' El Paso...what a pants song. One line goes 'I caught a good one, it looked like it could run.' I rest my case! Rant over (sorry Dad). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Double dare you to demand Alice Cooper in the next shop! Alice Cooper blasting out in M & S - what a crazy yet happy thought. Don't think I'd bother asking in any sports shops though - I'd only be asked 'who's she?' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I reckon Mariah "you must bow when you speak to me" Carey is the worst offender for warbling - why use one note when you can go up and down the scale at least twice for every word?! She's got an amazing range, and an amazing voice, but she will NOT hold one note. To me she sounds like she's having a tantrum every time she sings And it would be alright if the music was in the background, but sometimes it's so loud you actually have to raise your voice to be heard! Can't be doing with it me! BeckyBoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I reckon Mariah "you must bow when you speak to me" Carey is the worst offender for warbling - why use one note when you can go up and down the scale at least twice for every word?! BeckyBoo Yes, I agree - unfortunately our niece thinks she is wonderful Alice Cooper in M&S would be cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 At this time of year all you get is the "best Christmas album" and can walk from one shop to another and hear the whole thing at different stages. I am thoroughly fed of warbling busty women Beyonce and Alex Burke and the other warblers drive me nuts. They cant sing they just shout. Yes I'm a GOW too and proud of it. Go girl go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I am fine with the mucis to be honest, I just block it out with the la la's in my head I do object to shop assistants pouncing on me as I enter the store and calling me madam, I will not and have never been one :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 My first teaching practice school had an all female senior management team and they insisted that all female staff should be called madam by the pupils. It was a bit of a shock when I first heard it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 No budding Ethel Mermans on here then???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I do object to shop assistants pouncing on me as I enter the store and calling me madam, I will not and have never been one :lol: Madam is what I call DH's ex-wife ...she knows I do too as I hollered up the stairs to his nibs one day that Madam was on the phone & left her spluttering on the stairs for him to pick up ..........everyone who knows me knows better than to refer to me as Madam, they get the rough side of my tongue Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Surley NOTHING is worse than being called Dear,Love or Duck though??? I love it in Henley during the Regatta when I get called Ma'am by the lovely American rowers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenNutter Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Surley NOTHING is worse than being called Dear,Love or Duck though??? Ooooh! That's a bit southern! Nowt wrong wi' 'luv' 'ooop north. It's kindly meant and Lancashire for 'Madam'. No offence, chuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&T Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Surley NOTHING is worse than being called Dear,Love or Duck though??? Ooooh! That's a bit southern! Nowt wrong wi' 'luv' 'ooop north. It's kindly meant and Lancashire for 'Madam'. No offence, chuck! Whenever my Mum and I used to hit the shops in Derby, we used to have a competition over who could get "ducked" the most often! The trick was to select the most likely looking cashier.... It is a novelty for southerners - it's not an expression that is used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Those are fine by me - it's OH calling me Fat bum that I object to - even if it is true (but then I call him baldy - he's getting a bit sp"Ooops, word censored!" on top ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
