Most Wanted Paintings and the Worst Song Ever Created by Poll Data

Do you like this painting?  If you are an American polling data suggests you should.  Why?  Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid, that's why.

In the 90's these 2 took to polling to determine the most and least wanted paintings by country to make the perfect painting.  You can see the poll results HERE pictures HERE as well as the director's notes.  

However, more interesting, if that is possible, is Dave Soldier's music version of this project.  He polled 200 people to determine how to make the best and the worst song.  The best song is a boring R&B love song that is so generic it could pass for elevator music.  BUT, speaking of elevator music, the worst song ever is a 22 min masterpiece that includes elevator music, political speeches, opera, jingles, rapped cowboy melodies, cocoanuts banged together, and more.

Here is a taste of what you'll get:

"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. Therefore, it can be shown that if there is no covariance—someone who dislikes bagpipes is as likely to hate elevator music as someone who despises the organ, for example—fewer than 200 individuals of the world's total population would enjoy this piece."

And some lyrics rapped by the operatic soprano:

Yo, I'm ropin' up my saddle for the long long ride
Every time I see the desert there's something inside says
Yo, yo,  this is the life
Give me open land and a big ol' knife
To get some bear, deer, even a snake
I light me a fire, do the shake and bake
I say yo, yo, I'm a cowboy now.

Right click to download the MP3 and be amazed.  

-Idaho Bob-