Disney songs in the office

[ffsrealy]

I’m in a grump this morning anyway but oh my god. Disney songs on all morning and I just can’t deal with it. WIBU to turn them off and tell the person playing them to grow up? We’re an office of adults!

My job involves being on the phone so I can’t do this unfortunately

They’re kids films though really aren’t they?

YABU. It's the week of Christmas, it's pretty standard to add a bit of cheer to the office.

Yeah, Christmas songs. Not kids songs!

Not everyone is allowed to listen to music through headphones in their office. They need to know what is going on around them.

Disney adults give me the ick (and I have a couple amongst family and friends 😂 obvs I remain silent and smile and nod).

@ffsrealy you're not being unreasonable, but Disney is a cult and the people who are inside it will try and argue you down until the cows come home.

I have a school run where this (thankfully) small minority are easy to spot. You can visually identify the kind of people who argue this. They buy all the Disney merchandise, they go on Disney cruises, they have Disney rucksacks and scrunchies. They would never dare have an old car, it has to be a 24 plate Sportage or Tiguan minimum, they usually have a Datejust or a Santos just to let you know all is well also.

I love it.. I wish life was filled with these kind of visual cues so I can slouch along in my world listening to music made by musicians who felt something about their real life and wanted to share it with the real world, and not film composers who are working to make you feel something about an imaginary world.

Ah cross-posted. Yep!! Totally agree @whatsit84 it's painful.

Oh god, here we go. What, prey tell, is "proper music"?

I actually think people like alternative bands to give themselves a personality.

Personally I prefer something with a bit of heart, not a film soundtrack designed purely to make money. Some soul, folk, something that means something

Oh come on. So soul, folk musicians et al aren’t interested in making money?

There’s huge talent that goes into writing and producing Disney songs

Anyway , get off MN and get on with your work!! 😆

Music in offices? Just, no.

Of course they are.

But Disney music is solely produced to make money. It’s designed to be as catchy (annoying) as possible

You need to let it go

Excellent :-)

Brilliant! Wish I’d have thought of that!

Absolutely spot on. I don't think I've ever heard the Disney cult so well summarised.

Oh and @Sidebeforeself I also thoroughly enjoy Country music. Nate Smith etc.

I 100% agree and, in your shoes OP, I would probably be writing my resignation letter!

You know it is possible to like both….!

I don’t understand the hate people get purely for liking certain things. I think people who get so angry and outraged by it all are surely missing something in their lives. Live and let live and all that.

I don’t understand the hate people get purely for liking certain things.

This isn't "hate".

I think people who get so angry and outraged by it all are surely missing something in their lives. Live and let live and all that.

I am not "angry". Can people please stop doing this on Mumsnet @Pepperedpickles ?

Saying someone is "angry" to try and discredit their perfectly reasonable, calm post... well, it is just peak Internet gaslighting.

I'm not angry. I can't be angry at people who choose to dress like Minnie in their 40s.

I'm just posting a caricature of a personality type we've all seen, for my amusement, which seems to have also resonated with others.

I wouldn't care if they were playing my all time favourites I would hate the distraction. Especially if I have to be on the phone . One person's choice of music shouldn't be inflicted on a group working . If I wanted to listen to Disney Corporate shite I would be embarrassed to let other people know anyway .

So much sneering on this thread towards people who dare to like Disney

I'm a grown adult, with no children and am currently watching The Jungle Book. I'm also autistic and Disney is one of my comfort watches as it's predictable and safe. Lots of NT adults like it for the same reason.

Why can't people just say "Disney isn't for me" without being nasty about the people who do enjoy it?

For me, depends on whether it’s on loop. Second go around would be the limit and I’d certainly ask for a change after that. Musical tastes are a very personal thing, for instance, constant commercial radio would drive me up the wall, though I doubt anyone else would be that interested in me playing weird ambient soundscapes either.