Jukebox Etiquette

[FatKidsDad]

a guy came up to us while we were putting songs in, and asked if he could put one in - we said ok - and he went to the download screen (which takes an extra credit) and proceeded to put on an awful awful song, I believe by ween.

Let's see...he asked, and you said ok.  What was the question again/

[Edgar]

we dont have jukebox
we have

[jackson_34]

Ween are great OP  ,

My one peice of etiquitte would be, if you have access to the play and skip functions, especially at a party don't put on a song unless you are willing to see it through to the end of it. I can't tell you how frustrated I get when that happens.

[waiting for #18]

I'm one of those guys who plays in a band where the clubs often have jukeboxes. The club owners love it when people load up the jukebox with money, because they get a cut of the money. When the band starts, some places put the jukebox on "pause" until the set is over, but most others just turn down the volume. The songs play in silence during the band's set, and then during the break, customers feed those dollars into the jukebox again, making more money for the club (and jukebox owner). As for customer's selections, nobody's taste is as good as mine.

[Andy Jick]

if a man came up to me and asked about putting a song on the jukebox...

well, i'd probably surmise i was in the wrong kind of bar...

time to leave.

[Redz]

Ween are great OP  ,

Another fan of Ween:

They do have their moments.  Love their country album.

If they let it play on, a busy bar's jukebox will still be playing the songs people paid for many, many hours after closing.  One good rule of thumb with a jukebox, don't put in any money unless there's nothing currently playing.

[nickagneta]

I have one rule regarding jukebox selection and one rule only, know your audience. For instance:

- when in a bar frequented by members of Hell's Angels, don't play "You Light Up My Life" by Debbie Boone

- when in a bar where Little People hang out, don't play "Short People" by Randy Newman.

- when in an, ahem, all-male bar and you don't feel like dancing with another guy, don't play "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls.

- when in a bar where police officers like to go when off duty, don't play "Cop Killa" by Ice-T.

- when in a bar ........

Ahh, nevermind, you get the idea.

[Redz]

I have one rule regarding jukebox selection and one rule only, know your audience. For instance:

- when in a bar frequented by members of Hell's Angels, don't play "You Light Up My Life" by Debbie Boone

- when in a bar where Little People hang out, don't play "Short People" by Randy Newman.

- when in an, ahem, all-male bar and you don't feel like dancing with another guy, don't play "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls.

- when in a bar where police officers like to go when off duty, don't play "Cop Killa" by Ice-T.

- when in a bar ........

Ahh, nevermind, you get the idea.

When in Rome...

[nickagneta]

I have one rule regarding jukebox selection and one rule only, know your audience. For instance:

- when in a bar frequented by members of Hell's Angels, don't play "You Light Up My Life" by Debbie Boone

- when in a bar where Little People hang out, don't play "Short People" by Randy Newman.

- when in an, ahem, all-male bar and you don't feel like dancing with another guy, don't play "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls.

- when in a bar where police officers like to go when off duty, don't play "Cop Killa" by Ice-T.

- when in a bar ........

Ahh, nevermind, you get the idea.

When in Rome...

...don't go to a Chinese restaurant.

[Andy Jick]

I have one rule regarding jukebox selection and one rule only, know your audience. For instance:

- when in a bar frequented by members of Hell's Angels, don't play "You Light Up My Life" by Debbie Boone

- when in a bar where Little People hang out, don't play "Short People" by Randy Newman.

- when in an, ahem, all-male bar and you don't feel like dancing with another guy, don't play "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls.

- when in a bar where police officers like to go when off duty, don't play "Cop Killa" by Ice-T.

- when in a bar ........

Ahh, nevermind, you get the idea.

When in Rome...

go sightseeing...and apparently stay out of the bars.

[Schupac]

It depends.  If other people have been feeding the box, then 30 songs is a lot. 


If no one else has been picking songs, there is no problem.


Also, how big is your group?  If there were 4 people, that's alot of songs.  If there were 10 people, that is only 3 songs per person.







As for bad etiquette, when I was in college, I watched two of my friends load up the jukebox right as a live band was getting ready to start.

Shouldn't the bartender/owner whoever just have cut the jukebox?  Sorry guys, next time pay attention.

Personally, I never play the jukebox when I head to the bar.  Shelling out a few bucks for listening to one song is a bit much.  But... if someone ELSE is paying, here's the simple rule I follow:

If I was in my car with the window rolled down and cruised past a beautiful woman, would I want that song coming out of my car?

Related note, I make most decisions of my life like that.  Should I buy this shirt..?  I don't know, put it to the beautiful woman test.  Huh, new movie came out... what if a beautiful woman knew I was watching it?

hmmm, what if a beautiful woman was reading your blog post?

Then she'd be a beautiful woman reading celtics blog and I would buy her a car.

[Redz]

It depends.  If other people have been feeding the box, then 30 songs is a lot. 


If no one else has been picking songs, there is no problem.


Also, how big is your group?  If there were 4 people, that's alot of songs.  If there were 10 people, that is only 3 songs per person.







As for bad etiquette, when I was in college, I watched two of my friends load up the jukebox right as a live band was getting ready to start.

Shouldn't the bartender/owner whoever just have cut the jukebox?  Sorry guys, next time pay attention.

Personally, I never play the jukebox when I head to the bar.  Shelling out a few bucks for listening to one song is a bit much.  But... if someone ELSE is paying, here's the simple rule I follow:

If I was in my car with the window rolled down and cruised past a beautiful woman, would I want that song coming out of my car?

Related note, I make most decisions of my life like that.  Should I buy this shirt..?  I don't know, put it to the beautiful woman test.  Huh, new movie came out... what if a beautiful woman knew I was watching it?

hmmm, what if a beautiful woman was reading your blog post?

Then she'd be a beautiful woman reading celtics blog and I would buy her a car.

Funny you should mention that.  Mine just pooped the bed (my car, not my beautiful wife...which we wouldn't speak of here anyhow... )...If I dressed like a lovely lady would you buy me a new transmission?  I don't even need the whole car.

Uggghhh...

My mechanic called me back and said "I'll talk to you about your car when come here."  I said, "Oh, that doesn't sound good."

[Andy Jick]

redz...you need to stop driving that volkswagon around in which all your clown fans pile into trying to prove a point - has to be hard pulling all that weight...

but seriously, hope you get it fixed for a reasonable amount...i hate automobiles.

[Schupac]

It depends.  If other people have been feeding the box, then 30 songs is a lot. 


If no one else has been picking songs, there is no problem.


Also, how big is your group?  If there were 4 people, that's alot of songs.  If there were 10 people, that is only 3 songs per person.







As for bad etiquette, when I was in college, I watched two of my friends load up the jukebox right as a live band was getting ready to start.

Shouldn't the bartender/owner whoever just have cut the jukebox?  Sorry guys, next time pay attention.

Personally, I never play the jukebox when I head to the bar.  Shelling out a few bucks for listening to one song is a bit much.  But... if someone ELSE is paying, here's the simple rule I follow:

If I was in my car with the window rolled down and cruised past a beautiful woman, would I want that song coming out of my car?

Related note, I make most decisions of my life like that.  Should I buy this shirt..?  I don't know, put it to the beautiful woman test.  Huh, new movie came out... what if a beautiful woman knew I was watching it?

hmmm, what if a beautiful woman was reading your blog post?

Then she'd be a beautiful woman reading celtics blog and I would buy her a car.

Funny you should mention that.  Mine just pooped the bed (my car, not my beautiful wife...which we wouldn't speak of here anyhow... )...If I dressed like a lovely lady would you buy me a new transmission?  I don't even need the whole car.

Uggghhh...

My mechanic called me back and said "I'll talk to you about your car when come here."  I said, "Oh, that doesn't sound good."

Here in Ohio, hurricane Ike hit us last Sunday with a crazy wind storm.  A tree fell on my car as I was opening my front door to get into it. 

I feel your pain, Redz.

edit:  Oh I forgot the kicker - while in my sweet (sarcastic) rental car, a 2008 Kia Spectra, I was surprised how fast it went and was at 92 miler per hour in a 65mph zone when I saw those blue lights behind me. 

Now I've got a $150 dollar ticket and serious bragging rights.  Also I had no power for 3 days, and I have a hole in my jeans.  Somebody put me out of my misery.

[Andy Jick]

those kia's have some stones under the hood...we just bought a brand new sedona a couple weeks ago and that thing flies.  we were driving out to eat and the mall one night and i looked down and i was going almost 90 on the interstate.  worst part was there were people passing me...