To think buskers should read the room

Bette Midler songs are bad enough sung by Bette Midler, never mind someone's bad cover versions.

Park yourself up next to busker and wail along loudly and out of tune. They'll be offski in minutes.

At least the noises that children and people make are natural. I can't stand the big amps that these buskers use.

We are a crowded country, we don't need even more artificial noise and interference.

I've been waiting for a thread like this, so I know it's not just me being a miserable bitch! Absolutely not BU OP, agree with previous poster that buskers should never be where anyone might be stationary.

We live in a small touristy city and buskers always pitch up in this beautiful squar, where lots of people sit outside of pubs and restaurants to eat. I'd say a solid 90% of the time, they're singing the most miserable, sad songs, and it totally kills the vibe even if you're just walking past! And all use professional equipment so you can hear it ages away. My husband says I'm being mean, these people are talented and are just looking for a chance. I disagree that this means the misery should be inflicted on us all.

My poor unborn baby probably recognises 'someone like you' now 😂

You're embarrassing yourself, do you not check before posting? Yoh? Ate?

Or maybe you do eat stupid.

And..

It's metre.

And it's embarrassed.

Duh!

The natural sound of children playing or adults chatting is very different to someone who is arrogantly taking over a peaceful park or outside a cafe venue where people have gone for some very much needed calm and relaxation.

Loud, especially amplified singing and playing, cuts into the ability to switch off and think your thoughts. It makes it all about the dominance and desires of one person - the busker, and in my opinion is all about the individual rather than best for the most people.

Hope you can either get Council to make park peaceful spot or find somewhere else another time OP.

And of course, everyone else is delighted to be subjected to your inane one-sided conversation while you are walking in public.
Double standards rule in your mind

Hardly a park then is it? Hardly a garden by the sound of it, so will be noisy with kids and dogs and buskers

Equally, if kids start running around and screaming while you are in the park trying to get some peace, you can tell them to shut the fuck up before you call the police
Jeez

Reminds me of the time we visited Ronda, southern Spain. Early evening we were on the ‘balcony’ viewing spot near the old bullring.

Sun setting on the valley stretched out in front of us, warm evening, stunning.

Apart from the busker with his accordion playing merry jolly tunes ( think Birdie Song )

Hard agree. One set up near us at a beach yesterday - a town beach, so a busy area, but I don't want to hear music at the beach. Of course we could have moved, but we had everything set up and were in a spot that suited us.

She had a tripod and was singing to her phone, so I assume was doing a live on Tiktok? It was a bit weird she was performing to her phone rather than the people around her...

Some bloody awful ones in our town. The main street is pedestrianised with lots of cafes with tables outside. These buskers set up there with their amps and start caterwauling, spoiling peoples coffee and conversation. I always secretly hope some passing chancer will snatch their amp and run off with it 😅😅😅

It's prety damn hard to read a 20 acre room...

yes, but one of them is producing noise pollution and the other isn't.

Every town should have a designated space for buskers, so that people who wanted to hear them could actually seek them out. Though I doubt that anyone ever would.

I hate buskers!
They're up and down my high street and so loud! Literally can't walk and talk on the phone down the high street!

I actually like buskers, but this one does sound very annoying. I always think, if you’re going to have a backing track (rather than playing an instrument or just vocals), you’d better be REALLY good and sing something people actually want to hear!

You're in a public space , so is she . So what .

How exactly was she stopping the OP from leaving?

I'd ban them from using amplifiers. Acoustic instruments only.

I’d put buskers into Room 101 if I was a guest on the show. I fucking hate them. When I walk past one, I’m thinking “I didn’t ask you to inflict your noise on me you egotistical show off. I’m trying to remember what I need in Boots, and I can’t think straight with you screeching Wonderwall in my ear. I know your mum and your gran told you you were amazing when you put on little shows as a kid. But they should have told you that the rest of the world doesn’t feel the same. Now shut up.”

@Sillyjane I'd surely the Busker 😂 we have a large and small park in town and in the smaller one you defo wouldn't be able to escape a busker

Oh cmon, yoh think we ate stupid? Your park is a meter square, embarassed for you

@Sillyjane having a hard day? (Or are you perhaps the busker in question?)