The most unwanted song

A pair of Russian conceptual artists (Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid) attempted to determine, through a series of interviews, the most hated musical features in a song in order to compose the most heinous song of all time. Among the most frequently cited are the following.

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 commercials and elevator music.

Then, of course, they composed it. So here it is, by Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid, The Most Unwanted Song

According to the authors, after due statistical calculations, this song should be liked by a maximum of 200 people in the world. As for me, overall it's pretty awful, but I like some parts of it...

Via ArtsJournal

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