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Google has acquired music streaming biz Songza for its data-harvesting capabilities. The Pandora-like website creates "mood music" playlists for specific contexts, so it will suggest a playlist of songs for when you're about to, say, have a shower - or have sex. Songza's CEO rather gave the game away when he told CNET: There …

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  1. James 51

    Or not.

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  2. I ain't Spartacus Gold badge
    Devil

    Hmmm. What is the appropriate music for preparing to get into the shower? Punk perhaps? It's got to be something pretty short, given that it doesn't take long to remove clothes, open door, climb in.

    I wonder what's on their playlist for 'having a poo'?

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    1. Swarthy
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      In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

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    2. 's water music
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      that's easy

      I wonder what's on their playlist for 'having a poo'?

      Blue Suede Shoes track 2

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    3. The Man Himself Silver badge
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      RE: I ain't Spartacus

      "I wonder what's on their playlist for 'having a poo'?"

      Justin Bieber?

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  3. Simon Rockman

    Itichypoo park

    The fart of noise

    Shitting by the dock of the bay

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  4. 's water music

    sustainability

    So once the current generation of grown-ups dies who the hell is going to "curate" playlists or will the last one write an algo to make a sounds-like match with the existing database and simply inherit the event tags from the match?

    Hang on, forget I said that and get me a VC on line one.

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    1. Hollerith 1
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      Re: sustainability

      What's the playlist for taking out the garbage? Doing your taxes? Watering the plants on the balcony?

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      1. TexExp
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        Re: sustainability

        DMB, Bassic and Eagles or Oasis (Smooth Jazz) (Plants love it) in that order. :-)

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    "Google dude. I'm about to get, er, intimate – which music should we play?"

    why not..... Rage Against The Machine -- Killing In The Name Of

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    1. Aslan
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      The Lumberjack song

      The Lumberjack song, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZa26_esLBE

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      1. LordWilmore
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        Re: The Lumberjack song

        You sir owe me a keyboard. Also my dog is not happy as he now he smells of coffee.

        Have an upvote

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    2. Anonymous Coward
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      Ray Parker Junior - Ghost Busters.

      Extra points for climaxing when he sings 'Busting makes me feel good'

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