I do. I’m not asking about the mpgs you downloaded, but the fist song you downloaded and actually paid for. aaahhh, don’t care how you did it.
What is the first song you downloaded?
This is mine, M Ward’s cover of a Creedence Clearwater’s song, Green River…
got this one for free from iTunes.
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11 responses to “Do you remember the 1st song you downloaded?”
Never paid for songs online digitally. Haven’t downloaded songs in years. I bought the Halo 2 Soundtrack CD online through the mail and downloaded it to my Xbox. I used a program to download some songs to then download onto my old Xbox. First song could have been How You Remind Me by Nickelback since I loved it at that time for some reason. I can’t say for sure though. Xbox ran a little program thing years back where they would give you a (specific) music video to download for free each week. First one I got was Over My Head by The Fray. I now just stick with Spotify and YouTube, with a touch of Pandora or music cable channels.
Definitely something from Napster, but can’t remember what it was Impressed that you remembered.
Mine could have been Blood Seat and Tears. I was a huge fan of David Clayton Thomas. Or maybe something from the Doobie Brothers. Michael MacDonald had that same gritty baritone that I liked. Thanks for taking me down Memory Lane.
Had I the capacity to down load at the time, this is probably close to what was available back in the day…
Music did not interest me until a day I was cleaning a friend’s house and watching all his cats and dogs, while he and his daughter were visiting family on the East Coast states. Then he sent this song and the dogs lurched at the computer, almost knocking it off the desk. So, this is the first song I wanted to save on my computer.
@ladybarbara We may disagree on a number of things, but I think we can agree that this man can be a fantastic poet when he wants to be.
I asked my wife this question. She guessed her’s was American Idiot by Green Day. As she reflected she said we had a lot of cd’s she liked listening to and when Green Day came on the scene; we didn’t have anything.
Watching it was timely for me. The poetry triggered something associated with another thread I started.
Here is the official video, but I have heard some live versions that are insane.
i have only purchased a couple of individual songs on line. i used to LOVE buying a new cd. the liner notes were an important part of the experience. and the album was created as a whole, so i always felt like buying just one song was like a discredit to the artist or something? but i dont buy a lot of music. thank you listening websites! you know me and my groove shark addiction from the past, it was so sad when they went down, but happily deezer is still kicking and there are so many sites now to listen. i dont need to own music. sorry artists. its the truth of the times. or im a jerk. dunno what evs :D
to answer your question, i think the first of like 3 individual songs i bought on itunes was a cover of my jam Im On Fire, covered by a canadian group Whitehorse. ye can look it up if ye are so inclined :)
@BelleMadre You’re right. It is kind of unfair to the artist but the new reality is that availability is rampant so a new paradigm needs to be established.
To me, give away the music and make your money live. Use your music as the lure and then set the hook with enthusiastic performance.
This will work for the biggies with practically zero impact on their ability to survive, because they will likely have more than they need even at this reduced rate of revenue.
The smaller acts will just have to be good enough to get the gigs to put food on the table and if they aren’t, get a job. That simple.
@spitfire3dc that Is a good point, making music in live capacities – that must be where the money is now! pretty much always has been for anyone not huge. thats what i Did before mother hood, my social life was music. any band that came to town, i was there. now its rare i make plans and spend money but when i do, its still music. one of my favourite bands of all time is touring and im buying tickets next week. havent done something like that in nearly a decade, so when its worth it, i splurge! and i think smaller acts, thats how they always do it anyway right? small acts dont really rely on album sales outside of tours. and really, social media does a lot for artists, not that i fully grasp it. but like, views and sharing. it promotes music, brings industry. and yes, get a job man!
I think it was the entire XTC White Music album on iTunes™, but my favorite Napster-napping was this:
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actually my first iTune™ buy might have been this tune? I bought it again on amazon™ when my ipod died.