Favorite music for robot videos

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by AlecMataloni

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see a robot video featuring "Big Pimpin'" by Jay-Z as much as the next guy; however, I think the amount of profanity and blatant sexual references in most of the songs performed by those artists doesn't appeal to the reputation of FIRST teams, some of whom may or may not be making the video to show to members of their community.

I find it ironic how people always assume that "most" Hip Hop songs are profane, while people are more than fine to turn a blind eye to the lyrics in other genres. No one seems to care that Thunderstruck by AC DC talks about strippers performing sexual acts on customers, or that Semi Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind is about crystal meth usage. (Just picking a couple of popular FIRST tunes off the top of my head) Seriously, take a moment to really listen to the music played at a regional, it's not nearly as clean as you think it is.

You are right though, some songs are blatant with their profanity and should be avoided. Luckily, you can usually find a radio edit of most which would be appropriate for most audiences.