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What Was the Very First MP3 You Downloaded?

Posted by Cliff on from the fun-discussion-pieces dept.

Anonymous Coward asks: "I was wondering whether people remember the very first MP3 file they ever downloaded. For me it was Cher's 1998 single 'Believe.' I was at work and, after reading an article about MP3s on CNET, I figured I'd give it a try. I think it's strange that I remember it so clearly. I mean, it's not like it was a first kiss or anything. I started out using WS FTP LE and Winamp. 1000s of MP3s later, WS FTP LE is a distant memory but Winamp is still my player of choice. What about you?"

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  1. Yep, anonymous is good by alastairm · · Score: 5, Funny
    For me it was Cher's 1998 single 'Believe.'


    Well I think we can all see why you don't want to reveal your identity.
    1. Re:Yep, anonymous is good by biglig2 · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's either that or because his e-mail address is Mitch.Bainwol@riaa.com...

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    2. Re:Yep, anonymous is good by joFFeman · · Score: 3, Funny

      hey- i'm a cher fan. openly.

      and when you're a cher fan, a word like 'openly' has a double-meaning, i suppose.

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  2. Me? never downloaded one! by KDan · · Score: 5, Funny

    No sir! I didn't! Never! I don't even know what they are! What's an mp3 anyway? Huh? Why you bringing the subject up? Maybe YOU have something to hide, huh? huh? huh?

    *shifty eyes*

    Daniel

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    1. Re:Me? never downloaded one! by Molina+the+Bofh · · Score: 4, Funny

      > What's an mp3 anyway?

      MP3 is a loathable format created by communists in order to disrupt economics. Those evil terrorists usually approach innocent kids with crap speak like "information wants to be free".

      DON'T FALL INTO THIS TRAP. Chances are if you ever try one MP3, you'll become addicted and need more and more. Countless downloads, and sleepless nights are to come. Not to talk on spending loads of cash for new HD's, and faster broadband. Even worse, you may fall to the perils of file sharing, in wich a bad hacker will download and destroy all your files.

      It's often said that MP3s are a gateway file. Once MP3s are not enough, people usually want stronger files, like .AVI, .MPEG.

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  3. If you buy... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I remember driving home and hearing a song on the radio. I just got a dial-up account a couple of days before that and as far as I can remember, there weren't any p2p networks back then. So, after searching the web for hours (using HotBot), I finally managed to find the file.

    Ironically, the song went something like "If you buy this record your life will be better..." and I wasn't among the buyers. Must be the reason why higschool sucked so much. ;)

  4. I think it's strange... by Anaxagor · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...that you'd admit to downloading a Cher MP3.

  5. I'm only a high schooler, so... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    honestly, not trying to get +5 Funny here, but

    "My name is Lihnus Torvalds, and I pronounce Linux Lihnuhks"

  6. Don't deny it ... you are a nerd!! by Elivs · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...I remember it so clearly. I mean, it's not like it was a first kiss or anything...

    Don't deny it, like everyone else here you are a nerd. Of course downloading your first mp3 on p2p was as important as your first kiss. Back in Dec 1999 when "Believe" came out only us cool people even new what p2p and mp3 were. Being able to "listen to mp3s we had leached from p2p on our RH5.1 boxen running the experimental gnome-0.3 that came on the cd-iso" was what set us ahead of the rest that christmas.

    On another alarming note I vaguely remember that "Believe" might of been my first mp3 I downloaded. (should I post this anonymously?)

    Elivs

  7. Metllica's entire collection by gregRowe · · Score: 2, Funny

    I had never heard of mp3s until Lars Ulrich from Metallica made me aware that I could download their studio albums for free.

    (I'm kidding of course)

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  8. Re:My First MP3 by sharkey · · Score: 2, Funny
    Chemicals Between Us from Bush.

    See? Even back when he was singing, before he went into politics, he was laying the groundwork to go after Iraq's oil.

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  9. "Winamp, Winamp..It really kicks the llama's ass." by xagon7 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah.. my first mp3 has to be the one that came with winamp.

  10. Re:LAN downloads by gcaseye6677 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Those were the days... When college network connections were screaming fast since everybody had not yet figured out how to download music.