March 06, 2008

Who knew that spreadsheets, flickr, and music would work so well together? You've probably already seen LivePlasma, which shows how musicians influence each other. Now you can get into their brains! Venn diagrams, bar graphs, and pie charts show the process that some of the world's greatest songwriters use when they agonize while writing lyrics.

Which one's your favorite?

  • Oh I say ...
  • Many of these make me feel st00pit.
  • Many of these make the people who made them seem st00pit. But there were one or two good ones.
  • I like this one.
  • my humble contribution: Route 66

  • The Arctic Monkeys versus Eminem          _____          A   .-'     '-.         .'           '.       /               \    B  .-""-.   ;                 ;    /`      `\   |                 |   ;          ;   ;                 ;   ;          ;      \               /     \        /     '.           .'       `'-..-'`        '-._____.-'                  A= What people say   B = What I am         I am           _____          A   .-'     '-.         .'           '.       / B  .-""-.     \       ;   /`      `\    ;    |  ;          ;   |    ;  ;          ;   ;     \  \        /   /        '. `'-..-'`  .'               '-._____.-'       A = Whatever you say I am  B = What I am