Things that Fly!

Does Your Mother Know - ABBA

I was at an improve marathon (Dienasty) a couple years ago and in one scene a couple characters started dancing to this song. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard. I recently downloaded the whole ABBA gold CD. Surprisingly the university is a great place to download music. Because their wireless network covers most of campus, all you have to do is open iTunes and a dozen or so other people connected to the network with iTunes open shows up under the shared section. You're supposed to only be able to listen to other peoples music, but with a little app known as Ourtunes you can download their music.

I have recently taken to downloading massive amounts of music in the background while taking notes in class. I don't usually give much consideration to the fact that pretty much all the music I own is an illegal copy, but I noticed today that I have about 2500 songs on my computer right now (9.5 days, or about 13gigs). If you measure the value of such a collection by the inflated prices of an actual CD, then I must have several thousand dollars worth of music (which I could fit onto 3 DVDs for a total actual value of 75cents).

I used to just put it out of my mind that I was stealing. I still do to some extent, but I justify it with the fact that I do try and take in at least a few shows a year where my budget and schedule permit. Last year I took in a 3 day music festival in Tennessee (Bonnaroo) and couple months ago I saw Metric at the Starlite room. I know thats not much, but I'm really going to try and take in more. Music is about a million times better experienced live, and I would way rather give my support an artist than a recording company.

The the moral of the story. Downloading music is ok. Just make sure you try and support your favorite artists when you get the chance.

posted by Rob and Lauren @ 1:41 AM