I think I figured out the source of your hearing loss...

[ThirdGenRetail]

It was the Disney version. My younger bros were much younger then. We were at a gas station and the sliding door of the van was open while Mom was filling up (no AC in the van). These guys pull up to the next pump, blasting music full of cussing and talking about criminal activity. What they didn't know is that my older bro loves messing with sound systems so we had a pretty good one in that minivan. Mom asked them to turn it down as there were young children around and they cussed at her. So she reaches in, pops in the first tape she could reach, and turns it all up. The entire gas station then heard "Winnie-the-Pooh, Winnie-the-Pooh, ......" to the point of drowning out the guys' music. They left and my mom got a round of applause from everyone there.

Your brother wins for that sound system, and your mother wins for doing that.

My mother's pretty sure she cheesed off a teenage girl a few weeks ago. She was waiting for me to come out of Land of the Red Vest after work(Sad but true, I do not drive, never bothered to learn... I have less painful bills, incidentally), and being late spring in Hampton Roads, she had the windows down. Well, this girl in the car next to her was waiting for her parent(s) to come back out from what they were doing, blasting her rap or R&B or something or other, her parents' vehicle windows also down. Now, our car is by no means impressive - We call it Gutless Wonder for a reason(No get-up-and-go and it's a wonder it has as much umph as it has ). Same sound system the car came with when it was made 9 years ago. Finally annoyed, she reaches over and turns up the radio... And blared country music out of her car. Not much warning, but done calm as could be. The girl and family were gone already when I got out there, but it was a funny story, none the less.

[Chromatix]

Ah, but she's a woman - and therefore knows instinctively that it's not what you've got that counts, but what you do with it.

[flybye023]

or, of course, who can forget "The 1812 Overture" - if you can get a recording played with actual cannon, this is a fantastic retribution.

I have one with real cannons and I love it!

I really like bagpipe music and one day when one of those bass-pumpers pulled up next to me, I cranked up the 'pipes. The guy behind me busted up laughing.

[Fire_on_High]

Most of the World of Warcraft soundtrack...the various title themes, Stormwind, Ironforge....

[DeltaSierra]

Then again, one never hears Vivaldi or Rachmaninoff blasted at 120dB, does one?

You've never met my father!!!

[ditchdj]

My wife actually likes that crap. So I say to her, "Why would I want to have life in the ghetto being blasted into my ears with bone-shattering bass??? We used to live in the ghetto. I HATE the ghetto. I dont want to be near the ghetto. I NEVER want to live in the ghetto EVER AGAIN. Not to mention the fact that when you buy something nice in the ghetto with your hard-earned money, you don't become an inspiration to other people there, you become a target!"

And it certainly does NOT help that, unlike 20 years ago, booming car stereos are like assholes. Everyone's got 'em. Pure poseur-crap.

[Pagan]

Anything on the 'What's The Rumpus' CD works best, I've found.

Though if you wanna go really crazy, I'd recommend Enter the Haggis' Gutter Anthems CD.

I can't believe I forgot Enter the Haggis!

"What's the Rumpus" is good, but there's a lot on "Bring Yer Wellies", too. ("Darcy's Donkey" is great! "What's the Rumpus?" is my ring tone right now.)

For sheer obnoxiousness though, "Kiss Me I'm Irish" (especially if you shout along with it) is good. And "Never Drink 'Em Dry". "Dia Luain, De Mairt" has the added bonus of being in Gaelic.

If "Raised on Black and Tans" is indication, "Cabbage" should be good, too.

Hell, just any of theirs works.

[firecat88]

For sheer obnoxiousness though, "Kiss Me I'm Irish" (especially if you shout along with it) is good.

Oh, I don't just shout along. On the 'Raise your glasses and sing' part, I raise whatever restaurant beverage container (or water bottle) happens to be in the cupholder at the time. And wave it around during the final chorus. I drive my dad nuts when I'm in the car with him. My mom's better because she loves Celtic as much as I do, so she sings along with me.

I've thought of another good sing-along-to-drown-out-the-heavy-bass song: ETH's cover of 'Donald Where's Your Troosers?'

[Teysa]

With all of our neighbors who like to play their music super loud in the middle of the night, my husband and I have joked about buying stock in one of the hearing aid companies. I don't really care if they want to have a party but if the music is so loud I can hear it on the other side of the house and it rattles the windows, it's a bit much.

[Merriweather]

If I am in my car I will slip in my Rocky Horror Movie rip CD and BLAST "Sweet Transvestite" or the Time Warp or pull out some vintage Molly Hatchet or some Alan Parson's Project I Robot (esp the overature lots of deep bass and synth's with little vocal)

Although I do not recommend attempting to drive down the street with two teenagers in the back seat attempting to do a sitting down version of the Time Warp as it plays - "a little jump to the right" isn't so great when it's feeling like the car is about to jump into the oncoming traffic on it's own

[Pagan]

I've thought of another good sing-along-to-drown-out-the-heavy-bass song: ETH's cover of 'Donald Where's Your Troosers?'

I forgot about Ashley MacIsaac. Got sheer volume with him and lots and lots of Gaelic!

[Magpie]

I never thought about using Pooh, but I have used one of Great Big Sea's albums, usually either Donkey Riding or Old Black Rum. I love the looks I get for those songs.

The senior Drama classes did The Chemical Worker's Song as the intro for the play one year. The teacher had to come out and yell at all the gangsta types before they started the play again, they were all enjoying the beat. Just to warn you...

I forgot about Ashley MacIsaac. Got sheer volume with him and lots and lots of Gaelic!

He's also more similar to the reprobates who make the rap music than most of the other suggestions here .

Carl Orff is a good one. I adore Carmina Burana for drowning out obnoxious boomers.

O Fortuna anyone?

[Pagan]

He's also more similar to the reprobates who make the rap music than most of the other suggestions here .

He might be somewhat of a nut, but at least he can carry a tune and play an instrument. And he's settled down some. I don't think he would've been asked to play at he Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics otherwise. (That was awesome, him and Loreena McKennitt!)

O Fortuna anyone?

Ooooh, yeah!

[Munkie]

It's that fucking music you blast from your car. The bass is rattling the wine bottles.

By the way, that's not good music. Good music doesn't call women names every-other-word. Nor does it talk about committing violence in such a laid-back way.

Then again, one never hears Vivaldi or Rachmaninoff blasted at 120dB, does one?

*takes notes and writes a reminder to put in the boom-car mods in her van...* Now... where do you live? I'll do a drive-by with some Rachmaninoff and Bach...

[Captain Trips]

... who can forget "The 1812 Overture" - if you can get a recording played with actual cannon, this is a fantastic retribution.

Been there, done that - cranked to 11. Yes, with full cannon chorus!

Never hear any more (c)rap music from her apartment again!