"Customers who bought Enya also bought:

- Enigma
- Clannad
- Dido
- Madonna
- Dire Straits
- U2
- Michael Jackson
- Fleetwood Mac
..."


The first couple of entries make sense. But... Dire Straits?! WTF? From 
there on it just makes less and less sense. o_O

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Invisible schrieb:
> "Customers who bought Enya also bought:
> 
> - Enigma
> - Clannad
> - Dido
> - Madonna
> - Dire Straits
> - U2
> - Michael Jackson
> - Fleetwood Mac
> ..."
> 
> 
> The first couple of entries make sense. But... Dire Straits?! WTF? From 
> there on it just makes less and less sense. o_O

Why?

I don't know Enya (or, well, maybe I just don't know the name), but if 
bears /any/ resemblance to music from Clannad, then I know at least one 
Dire Straits album (actually the only Dire Straits album I know ;-)) 
they might enjoy as well, and Fleetwood Mac fits pretty well, too.

I'm just a bit puzzled about seeing Madonna and Michael Jackson named in 
the same list as Clannad, Dire Straits and Fleetwood Mac, so maybe I'm 
terribly wrong about Enya; but then I couldn't agree with your statement 
about the first couple of entries.


Also note that Clannad != Clannad, Fleetwood Mac != Fleetwood Mac (both 
changed their music significantly over time), and maybe also Dire 
Straits != Dire Straits (for instance the Dire Straits album I own 
features a Knopfler solo live performance CD, which I find much better - 
and a much better fit to Clannad and Fleetwood Mac besides - than the 
Dire Straits performances of the same pieces).

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I own CD's from Enya, Clannad and other Celtic / Irish / Scottish stuff. 
Even had a tape from Andy Steward. Loreena McKennitt (Lady of Shallot, 
Portmore) is nice, too.

Nonetheless, when the mood takes me, I like to listen to Madonna, Dire 
Straits and (long ago) from Michael Jackson, too. Visage, Pet Shop Boys, the 
whole 80's stuff. Boney M (very long ago), Barclay James Harvest - all these 
brings fond memories. And when I still had a comparatively fast car: 
Steppenwolf  and Genesis rock at 140 mph ;-)

Nice to hear that other people have the same mixed taste as I have...

However, I abhor "classical" music - I really do. I find it lame and tame. 
Yes, I admit: ain't got no class, ain't got no style...

"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:4aeec55d$1@news.povray.org...
> "Customers who bought Enya also bought:
>
> - Enigma
> - Clannad
> - Dido
> - Madonna
> - Dire Straits
> - U2
> - Michael Jackson
> - Fleetwood Mac
> ..."
>
>
> The first couple of entries make sense. But... Dire Straits?! WTF? From 
> there on it just makes less and less sense. o_O

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clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
> I don't know Enya (or, well, maybe I just don't know the name), but if
> bears /any/ resemblance to music from Clannad

Vocally, a lot. She was with Clannad in their early days - she's a Brennan.

I don't think there's anything strange about Dire Straits being in the list
either. Clannad and Straits are both significant presences on my shelves!

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Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> "Customers who bought Enya also bought:

> - Enigma
> - Clannad
> - Dido
> - Madonna
> - Dire Straits
> - U2
> - Michael Jackson
> - Fleetwood Mac
> ..."

> The first couple of entries make sense. But... Dire Straits?! WTF? From 
> there on it just makes less and less sense. o_O

  You mean someone who buys Enya doesn't buy Dire Straits? Why not?

-- 
                                                          - Warp

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Bill Pragnell schrieb:
> clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
>> I don't know Enya (or, well, maybe I just don't know the name), but if
>> bears /any/ resemblance to music from Clannad
> 
> Vocally, a lot. She was with Clannad in their early days - she's a Brennan.

Ah! then maybe I've even heard something of her. And if not, then I 
probably should.

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On 2-11-2009 20:19, clipka wrote:
> Bill Pragnell schrieb:
>> clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
>>> I don't know Enya (or, well, maybe I just don't know the name), but if
>>> bears /any/ resemblance to music from Clannad
>>
>> Vocally, a lot. She was with Clannad in their early days - she's a 
>> Brennan.
> 
> Ah! then maybe I've even heard something of her. And if not, then I 
> probably should.

I think 'Orinoco flow' may be the most well known song by her. Why don't 
you try youtube and don't tell anybody I suggested that.

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TC wrote:
> I own CD's from Enya, Clannad and other Celtic / Irish / Scottish stuff. 
> Even had a tape from Andy Steward. 
> However, I abhor "classical" music - I really do. I find it lame and tame. 
> Yes, I admit: ain't got no class, ain't got no style...
> 

Figures :P

Oh! Campbeltown Loch, Ah wish ye were whisky!
Campbeltown Loch, Och Aye!
Campbeltown Loch, I wish ye were whisky!
Ah wid drink ye dry.
-

Best Regards,
	Stephen

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andrel wrote:

> I think 'Orinoco flow' may be the most well known song by her. Why don't 
> you try youtube and don't tell anybody I suggested that.

...or if you're watched the end credits to LotR...

-- 
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Warp wrote:

>   You mean someone who buys Enya doesn't buy Dire Straits? Why not?

Well, presumably people who aren't me have, you know, "normal" tastes in 
music. As in, they like one particular style and only listen to that.

Also, while I'm sure probably a lot of people who buy X also buy 
unrelated Y, there would have to be a hell of a lot of people buying 
*the same* unrelated Y for the statistics to pan out like this... which 
would be a really big coincidence.

-- 
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*

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