Tap Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 For dd15- Sweet Child of Mine --Guns and Roses dd15's boyfriend -- Lowrider -War (play on words because he rides a skateboard) ds19-- Heaven Los Lonely Boys (there are a few lyrics that really fit him, so while the overall song is wrong, the music and a few key lyrics are just perfect) My coworkers all have the same Zoo -- Scorpions Everyone else Somewhere Over the Rainbow -- Iz Friend who lives on a sailboat-- Sitting on the Dock of the Bay -- Otis Redding I am on the lookout for a song for dh. I have never found the right mix of lyrics and sound for a good ring. EDITED TO ADD: Dh is now Jet Airliner by the Steve Miller Band. He flies a lot for work so it is quite fitting. :0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Some of mine: Dan Fogelberg's "Longer" "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" from the musical Oklahoma "Misty Mountains Cold" from The Hobbit soundtrack "What a Wonderful World" by The Ramones Boomer Sooner The Imperial March from Star Wars "Hawaii" by The Beach Boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Smoke on the Water :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperstone Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Oh, I'm so boring, just the plain old fashion ring tone for me. My dd 27 used to have- Who let the dogs out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachermom2834 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I have the theme from Mad Men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 i currently have wild strawberries by pnau. Another favourite is Regina spektor's dance anthem. I need something loud and fun or I don't hear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Smoke on the Water :leaving: This might actually be a good one for dh since it's about a Zappa concert and he's a HUGE Zappa fan. I have Dance, Dance for oldest dd. Dream On for everyone except Dh but I want to change it. Dh has a normal ring-tone for now but I'm looking for a song for him. Dh calls me more than anyone else and it was driving me nuts with Dream On because it's also a song on my Ipod so everytime it would play, I would think I'm getting a call. I usually just add songs to my phone and use them as ring tones (as opposed to buying ring tones) but it's hard to find a song that plays loud enough in the beginning to make a decent ring tone. Dh also loves Pink Floyd but some of those songs really start quietly. I haven't found a good way to just grab a section of the song to do it.. Are the songs you buy as ring-tones better? Do they just use a good loud section of the song, rather than start at the beginning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunflowerlady Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Journey's Don't Stop Believing While I'm Waiting from Fireproof Christmas songs others I can't remember. I've always wanted to use Play That Funky Music, but haven't. Ha, Mine is Play That Funky Music. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I have a "dumb" phone, all it does is be a phone. But, I did figure out how to download the Doctor Who theme song so my Tardis Blue flippy phone is the coolest in my eyes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I have Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" for everyone except DH. His is some Blues guitar thing I can't recall the name of. ETA: Oh, and I have some bell tone thing for one of my sisters. Not sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Asimbonanga is my general ringtone. I have a different sound for each of my morning alarms though. My initial wake-up alarm is some deep toned call to prayer bells. The next alarm is 15 min. later signaling that yoga time is over and lights come on. That tone is "Livin' Lovin' an' 'Doin" by Eric Bibb. And my final alarm is 15 min later signaling that it's time to get up. That one is Under the Sea from Little Mermaid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I just added the Orphan Black theme music. I also have Doctor Who and Sherlock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Anybody in my contacts list gets the Fraggle Rock theme song. :D My carrier no longer allows me to buy songs via the computer, only by going through the phone, so I will not be changing it unless I get a new phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Love love love this thread, right up my alley! The best part of having a clever phone is customizing it as far as I am concerned. Current Ringtone is Matchbox Twenty, How Far We've Come because of this video Other favorites have been this one, because, Harry. I bought the whole album. My current email notification is a Firefly Quote My twin's ringtone is a Firefly quote My basic text tone is River's Dance from Firefly Custom text for bff is Allons-y from Dr. Who and her custom ringtone is Sigh No More, because, we did Much Ado together twice and David Tennant. ;) Current notification tone is Brighter than the Sun, because it makes me happy every single time because I see this in my head. My boys!!!! Custom tones for friends and family.. My little sister's is the theme from BJ and the Bear because it makes me smile, she loved that show when we were little. My Mom's is the theme from Cheers My dh is If I Was Jesus Youngest is the theme from H2O, a mermaid show she loves, No Ordinary Girl Rowan's is Galway Girl from PS I Love you and her text tone is clipped from this video, Bite me alien boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 This might actually be a good one for dh since it's about a Zappa concert and he's a HUGE Zappa fan. I have Dance, Dance for oldest dd. Dream On for everyone except Dh but I want to change it. Dh has a normal ring-tone for now but I'm looking for a song for him. Dh calls me more than anyone else and it was driving me nuts with Dream On because it's also a song on my Ipod so everytime it would play, I would think I'm getting a call. I usually just add songs to my phone and use them as ring tones (as opposed to buying ring tones) but it's hard to find a song that plays loud enough in the beginning to make a decent ring tone. Dh also loves Pink Floyd but some of those songs really start quietly. I haven't found a good way to just grab a section of the song to do it.. Are the songs you buy as ring-tones better? Do they just use a good loud section of the song, rather than start at the beginning? I use Myxer to customize songs I own for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Who Can It Be Now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Who Can It Be Now? Clever, lol. Off to go listen to Men at Work. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabinfl Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 My phone revs up a Ferrari 458... music to my ears! :) Something like this: https://soundcloud.com/ferrari-gt/458-spider-standing-start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 For my theatre kid, I have a newsies song "Now's the time to seize the day. Answer the call and don't delay" For DH it's Slim Harpo "I got love if you want it." For my dance students, it's a song we use regularly for folkloric gigs. For my dance peers it's Don Henley "all she wants to do is dance" For family it's "Take me home country roads" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Currently, the only one i have personalized is Trap's-- the guitar break from Hillbilly Highway, by Steve Earle (1986) I will always see him in my mind, dancing around the radio station he worked at when we were in college, this tall, lanky kid in his everyday cowboy hat... :wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I just use 1 ringtone --- Sweet Child of Mine -- Guns N Roses When I change ringtones, it takes forever for me to realize my phone is ringing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Africa by Toto I had some others but I like Africa. Of course, if that song in playing (once in the grocery store and once at Home Depot) I do a mad dash to find my phone in my purse! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom23Boys Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 General: You May Be Right by Billy Joel My DH: Waterfalls by TLC My house: Fresh Prince of Bel air theme song Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 In the past I have used the Firefly theme and the Castle theme (though that one was hard to hear). My current general ringtone is the Stargate SG-1 theme. ♥♥♥ James Bond is the James Bond theme song Indy is the Indiana Jones theme song My mom is Tell Mama, by Etta James I haven't found the perfect one for my dad though! I'm thinking The Streak, by Ray Stevens, because I remember him singing that all the time when I was little, or 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, by Paul Simon, because he sang that all the time too. Still thinking. James Bond's general ringtone is the Firefly theme song. My ringtone on his phone is Brick House. I called him once during a work lunch and he said everyone cracked up. They're not allowed to take phones into the building where he works (it's a security thing), so they'd never heard it before. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Rock the Casbah Yahweh Kashmir If I Ever Lose My Faith in You Isn't About Time (Stills) I use these diff tunes for diff people calling me, but I don't remember which is for whom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candicane Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I have The Walking Dead theme song as my main ring tone, and Pikachu saying his name for texts/notifcations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I had ds1 make me one, so he calls, "Mom! Mom! Your phone's ringing! Get the phone!" from my back pocket at unexpected times in public. Next time dd visits, I'm going to get her to make me one with her classic "MOTHERRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!" in the tone of voice she uses when she's disgusted with me. My main ringtones are the ringtone from a rotary dial phone for calls and the sound of a typewriter for texts. I'm old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Love love love this thread, right up my alley! The best part of having a clever phone is customizing it as far as I am concerned. Current Ringtone is Matchbox Twenty, How Far We've Come because of this video Other favorites have been this one, because, Harry. I bought the whole album. My current email notification is a Firefly Quote My twin's ringtone is a Firefly quote My basic text tone is River's Dance from Firefly Custom text for bff is Allons-y from Dr. Who and her custom ringtone is Sigh No More, because, we did Much Ado together twice and David Tennant. ;) Current notification tone is Brighter than the Sun, because it makes me happy every single time because I see this in my head. My boys!!!! Custom tones for friends and family.. My little sister's is the theme from BJ and the Bear because it makes me smile, she loved that show when we were little. My Mom's is the theme from Cheers My dh is If I Was Jesus Youngest is the theme from H2O, a mermaid show she loves, No Ordinary Girl Rowan's is Galway Girl from PS I Love you and her text tone is clipped from this video, Bite me alien boy! Awesome. Pure awesome. A local friend (on this board): Man of Constant Sorrow from Oh Brother Where Art Thou Dh: Hey Bulldog by the Beatles Best friend: Sexy and I Know it (a joke) Mom: Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin General phone: Sail by AWOLNATION General text: Madness by Imagine Dragons I cycle through. I also have I love Rock and Roll, Bubble Toes (Jack Johnson), Lime in the Coconut, and Seven Nation Army on my phone to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Right now it's Celtic Thunder's version of The Sound of Silence. I'm still deciding on one for my SO. Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest would be great, but it starts off so softly that I don't think I'd hear it. His ringtone for me is Rob Zombie's Living Dead Girl. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 James Bond's general ringtone is the Firefly theme song. My ringtone on his phone is Brick House. I called him once during a work lunch and he said everyone cracked up. They're not allowed to take phones into the building where he works (it's a security thing), so they'd never heard it before. :) When my husband first got his smartphone, I insisted that my ringtone be Brick House. I don't think he's been busted at work, though. :) Africa by Toto I had some others but I like Africa. Of course, if that song in playing (once in the grocery store and once at Home Depot) I do a mad dash to find my phone in my purse! :lol: That is a hazard. I used to use bird song as my son's ringtone, but I changed it the day I missed his call because I was wondering why the local birds were so agitated (and sounded so close; almost as if they were in my purse). Derp. Now I use Mandelbrot Set; I won't mistake it for wildlife, and it's unlikely to be played in the grocery store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 For DH: "I Swear" sung by the Despicable Me Minions For my landlady: Mr. Bean saying "Pick up the phone! Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up..." My Dad: Superman theme (in the '70's he looked a LOT like Christopher Reeve in the Superman movies) My Mom: Ramalama Bang Bang by Roisin Murphy General: Right now it's a Steampunk type old ragtme+techno mix. It starts out sounding like a 1920's silent movie track, then starts adding more techno sounds to it. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzingirl Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I don't have customized ringtones. All calls make my phone play the beginning of "Back in Black" by AC/DC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 It used to be the Husker Fight Song. Now it is Just Keep Breathing by We the Kings. I havent gotten around to personalizing for anyone since I havent had this phone long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Hubba Hubba Zoot Zoot -- DH captured it off especially for me. Years ago I had a midi of the Raiders of the Lost Ark theme. When we changed phones the new phone played the actual music, which I never could recognize as my phone ringing. The beep rings it did have sounded too much like my toddler's toys, so I could never tell when I got a phone call. DH took my old phone, captured off my beepy Raiders midi, and loaded that on my phone for me. At last! A ring that didn't sound like someone's music player or a young child's toy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 It used to be the Husker Fight Song.The school song? Or the Tunnel Walk?True story: We were at the fair last summer, in line at the Lion's food booth with half the county. The Tunnel Walk (Sirius?) started playing and a half dozen people were groping for their phones :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyinLA Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I'll play. OP has some that I've used in the past. Currently: DH is "Once" by Pearl Jam Oldest dd is "Soul Meets Body" by Deathcab for Cutie Next dd is "Just Dance" by Lady GaGa Next dd is "Answer the Phone" by Sugar Ray Ds is "-Human" by Metallica My main tone is "I Wish You Were Here" by Incubus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in OK Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I don't have any on my current phone (mostly because I don't know how :sad: ). But on a previous phone I had all of my clients set to "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Two years ago April was a difficult month for me...rounds 4 & 5 of chemo. Just hard--no way around it. Kelly Clarkson's 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger' was a popular song. I snagged it as my theme song. For the past two years every time a client or friend called I was reminded by KC that I was getting stronger. :) This year I realized I needed a new theme for this part of my life--so when friends and clients call these days Katy Perry reminds me I am Champion and you're gonna hear me roar... My husband's ringtone is Danger Zone from Top Gun. Youngest son's tone is 'Let's Hear it for the Boy' from Footloose Oldest son's is Sweet Child o Mine by Guns and Roses Dear Daughter in Law's is Back in Black. Fun thread! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Well. My general ringtone is Game of Thrones ring tone. A select few are set to The Red Wedding ring tone (another GoT theme) DH is Freebird My dad is Popeye the Sailor man Mom is song from Gone with the Wind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in NC Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 My dh is set to The March for Darth Vader. When he gets home from work, he will walk up the stairs humming this song so I put it on my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 General ring tone is an instrumental version of Adele's Rolling in the Deep by The Piano Guys. Dh's ringtone is Happy Together also by The Piano Guys. When my Mom calls, it is Mama Said by the Shirelles. I need some others but those are the people that call me the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Oh, one of my favorites that I used to have was a clip from Metallica's "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)." It ended with Hetfield muttering "Just leave me alone" (which is how I usually feel when the phone rings :D). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alenee Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Superstition- Stevie Wonder :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 "We are family" if mom or sisters call "Workin 9 to 5" if its work "Im so excited" if hub calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbi in Texas Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 When dh calls, I hear Amazed by Lonestar. He put it on there. Isn't that sweet? Ds 19 recorded his dad snoring and used that for a ringtone for a while. Too funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 My general ringtone is Humoresque My Scottish parents have Scotland the Brave My oldest dd has the opening theme used for the 11th Doctor My youngest dd has a Rush song - Time Stand Still My dh varies. Right now it is Darth Vader's theme. Sometimes it is Queen's "You're My Best Friend". When I'm angry at him it is the ending part of "Paradise By the Dashboard Lights" - the part where Meatloaf is singing "So now I'm praying for the end of time . . .". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I just use one ringtone. That alternates between Hedwig's Theme (the main Harry Potter music) and Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 "Workin 9 to 5" if its work Dh, whose name is Bill, uses the Kill Bill Vol. 1 theme for work. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Some random ring tone that came with the phone. I have a phone aversion, which means most people know better than to call me to get ahold of me, and I've discovered that having a song as a ringtone totally ruins that song for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 The school song? Or the Tunnel Walk? True story: We were at the fair last summer, in line at the Lion's food booth with half the county. The Tunnel Walk (Sirius?) started playing and a half dozen people were groping for their phones :D Hail Varsity. Being in Florida, I got weird looks when it would play. I could always tell when a snowbird was from Nebraska, because they immediately recognized it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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