I currently have 10 downloaded ringtones on my cell phone. I have Sprint's Rumor phone, it sucks, but it looks cool. Having these ringtones makes my phone better.
I used to buy ringtones while say, in class in high school instead of listening or while in the bathroom instead of washing my hands, but now I download them from from from Myxertones. It's probably illegal, but I do pay the cost of a text message to receive the tones, and I'm an internet pirate, so what the fuck ever.
Here are my tones.
1. "What It's All About" by Girl Talk
Specifically, the sample at the very end of the song that features a remixed version of "ABC" by the Jackson 5.
My ringtone starts at the 3:32 mark and features the mashup stylings of "Umbrella" by Rhianna and "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. This tone is for my parent's house, labeled "Home."
2. "1969" by Iggy Pop and the Stooges
This one is solely for my best friend, Kayla.
She and I are bffls not because we have everything in common, but because we have only the most awesome things in common. We both love rock music and our dads are both old rockers and we don't put up with any of that bitch rock music. We love The Stooges. We also love the movie SLC Punk! and the soundtrack of that movie which changed our lives. "1969" is one of the key tracks from that album. When my phone rings and it's Kayla calling, up pops a picture of her making a weird smiley face with big sunglasses taken from the beach near our houses in Warwick, and Iggy singing. It's always summer when she calls!
3. "Come Together" by The Beatles
Dad's cell phone. This is a tricky one, because I have it start right at the beginning of the song, which is kind of soft, but it's a good one.
This is pretty easy to explain. My dad is an old Beatles die hard acid dropping Tolkien reading long haired freak. If not for my dad showing me the Beatles, I'd be dead in a ditch somewhere. I like this one particularly because it's groovy and weird.
4. "Fashion" by David Bowie
Oh dear. This is the big one, people. This is the ring tone for all caller ID calls. So 85% (I'm assuming) of calls I receive ring with this tone.
I don't need to tell you how I feel about David Bowie. It's a feeling that just grows and glows inside me. I really love him. He's so special to me. "Fashion" is genius, a perfect Bowie song, and it suits me quite well.
5. "I Think I Love You" by David Cassidy
I don't even know if I've assigned anyone to this ringtone. I got it for free from Oprah Winfrey. One day, I was watching her show and she was doing an "All Things '70s" show, and she had David Cassidy on to perform. She then shouted at the camera "I'M GIVING AWAY FREE DAVID CASSIDY RINGTONES TO ALL SPRINT PHONE USERSSSSSS!" and I was like, "shit, I'm a Sprint user" so I texted the number and got this free ring tone. Yup, that's it.
Randomness is a great thing. I'm glad I have this ring tone. Plus it was freeeezies.
6. "Mad Men Theme Song (A Beautiful Mine)" by RJD2
As I've already stated here on this blog, I love the show "Mad Men" and their theme song is hot as hell. This tone is assigned to blocked number calls, I believe, giving them an even more ominous feeling when the moment occurs and the phone rings.
7. "MCs Act Like They Don't Know" by KRS-One
This is for my friend Cassie. She's a bad ass bitch and my radio co host. I made her a mix with this song on it when we were 18 and to this day we thug out when we listen to it.
Cassie and I have been known to do some gangsta shit so this song suits her perfectly. Lots of hangovers, driving in cars with big sunglasses, selling weed, getting into fights at clubs, that kind of thing. This is our jam.
8. "Mother and Child Reunion" by Paul Simon
This one is for my beloved mom...duh. My whole family is huge Paul Simon fans, this song is one of my all time favorites. It's soooooo beautiful.
This song is sort of about the mother and child relationship, but not really. It just makes me love my mom when I hear it. We dance around the kitchen to this. I feel warm and fuzzy just listening to it. Paul Simon will always mean love to me. It's definitely a treat, no matter where I am, to hear this song and see my mom's face on my phone.
9. "Once Again" by Girl Talk
Girl Talk gets two spots on my cell phone. This tone is for my girl Linzi. She's a big GT fan and we chill all the time. We are often singing in her car, shaking our butts and waving our arms in the air. This is most def one of GT's best jams, but the part of this song that is my ring tone is PURE GENIUS. It's at the 1:25 mark. Ying Yang Twins vs. The Verve. Can you deal with that?
Linzi deserves it, that's all I have to say.
10. "The New Pollution" by Beck
Marissa, my sister, takes the title for this ringtone. She calls me A LOT, so unfortunately, this song has lost some of its joy because it has become associated with not answering the phone. But, way back in my memories, I remember my sister as the weird, skateboarding alt rock frizzy haired chick that gave me "Odelay." Beck is God to me, so that makes my sister ... Jesus?
Wow, just watching the video reinforces my beliefs. I love you sis!
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