Qui n’aime pas les sondages? Tant qu’on a pas à y répondre, je crois que tout le monde aime ça. En tout cas, 80 à 90% des gens aiment ça, selon une étude récente.

Alors, pourquoi ne pas utiliser ce formidable outil pour écrire LA chanson parfaite? C’est ce qu’ont fait des russes, Komar and Melamid & Dave Soldier, en 1996. Il en a résulté deux choses: la chanson qui correspond le plus à ce que les gens veulent et la chanson que le moins de gens sont susceptibles d’aimer.

Les deux se retrouvent sur le formidable site Ubuweb.

The most favored ensemble, determined from a rating by participants of their favorite instruments in combination, comprises a moderately sized group (…) consisting of guitar, piano, saxophone, bass, drums, violin, cello, synthesizer, with low male and female vocals singing in rock/r&b style. The favorite lyrics narrate a love story(…). The only feature in lyric subjects that occurs in both most wanted and unwanted categories is “intellectual stimulation.”

Most participants desire music of moderate duration (approximately 5 minutes)(…).

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(…). Fewer than 200 individuals of the world’s total population would enjoy this piece.

Après écoute des deux, je dirais que… je préfère la chanson que personne n’aime.

[Trouvé via Sur le web de Radio-Canada, qui le tenait de Boing Boing, qui le tenait de Quick Study, qui le tenait de Dial "M" for Musicology... Gênez-vous pas pour ploguer ça sur votre blogue vous aussi...]

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