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Songs I didn't realise were about hi-fi
Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 3:31 pm
by savvypaul
There is a standby light that never goes out - The Smiths
I only want to class b with you - Dusty Springfield
Life is a black ravioli - 10cc
Down in the el34 tube station at midnight - The Jam
She bangs the cable drums - Stone Roses
All about that bass reflex - Meghan Trainor
Belt drive - The Cars
DAC don't impress me much -Shania Twain
Moving coil closer - Phyliss Nelson
Star earth man - David Bowie
I've got the power amplifier - Snap
Bird on the oxygen-free copper wire - Leonard Cohen
Don't turn around - Aswad (written to be used for blind listening tests)
Did I forget any?
Re: Songs I didn't realise were about hi-fi
Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 9:08 pm
by Karnevil9
Bruce Springsteen - The Fuse
Re: Songs I didn't realise were about hi-fi
Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 9:29 pm
by Quarknosis
Electric Phase plug - Spiritualized
Gold plated - Spandau Ballet
Hanging on the Telephono - Blondie
The man with the Golden Tonearm - Elmer Bernstein
Interconnected - Stereo MCs
Re: Songs I didn't realise were about hi-fi
Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 10:29 am
by savvypaul
Hanging on the telephono
I can't unsee it, now...
Re: Songs I didn't realise were about hi-fi
Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 6:48 pm
by terrybooth
Quadrophenia - The Who
Revolver - The Beatles
(too straight?)
Re: Songs I didn't realise were about hi-fi
Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 7:08 pm
by savvypaul
I think you already know the answer to that question...
Re: Songs I didn't realise were about hi-fi
Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 8:56 pm
by terrybooth
savvypaul wrote: ↑Fri May 04, 2018 7:08 pm
I think you already know the answer to that question...
Right...
"Dac's the way I like it" KC and the Sunshire Gang
"Turning Tables" Adele
"Cowboy Stylus" Kylie Minogye
"Can't get it out of my headshell" ELO
"In a mellow tonearm" Sarah Vaughan
"Reel Love" The Beatles
"Don't Sleep in the Subwoofer" Petula Clarke
Re: Songs I didn't realise were about hi-fi
Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 9:00 pm
by savvypaul
That's better. Now you're talking.
Don't sleep in the subwoofer...
Genius
Re: Songs I didn't realise were about hi-fi
Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 9:19 pm
by Karnevil9
Here is the best one ever
You ready:
The Village People - MCRU
Re: Songs I didn't realise were about hi-fi
Posted: Fri May 04, 2018 10:58 pm
by Lindsayt
The Turntable Song - Deanna Durbin
The Stand - Hillsong
Interconnect - Uh Huh Her
Amplifier - Imran Khan
The Stand - Mother Mother
The Cable Song - Dave Carroll
Speaker - Mani Singh
Stand - REM