Inappropriate "hold" music.

Narcotics anonymous -Eric Clapton "cocaine" , Stranglers "Golden brown",NIN "the perfect Drug"
Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) -Lionel Ritchie "Hello"
Help the hospices -The Jam "Going Underground"
Cerebal Palsy -Kim Carnes "Bette Davis eye's"
Institute of race relations Patti Smith "Rock and Roll nigger"
Marriage counselling Jay-z "99 problems"
The samaritans the stranglers "hangin' around"
 
The Parkinson's charity (Not sure what it is called)...............Anything by Shakin-stevens
"Shake your Ass....Watch yourself" as another.
 
Funeral Directors: Option 1: 'Going Underground' - The Jam, Option 2: 'Burn Baby Burn' - Ash
British Heart Foundation: 'Achy Breaky Heart' - Billy Ray Cyrus
Cancer Research & Alcoholics Anonymous: 'Cigarettes & Alcohol' - Oasis
RSPCA: 'Doin' the Dog' - The Knack
The Samaritans: 'Hanging on the Telephone' - Blondie
Self Harm - Recovery - Advice - Support Line: 'The First Cut is the Deepest' - PP Arnold
BNP: 'Nazi Punks, Fuck Off' - Dead Kennedys
Childline: SexyMF - Prince
 
Marmite Factory: Techontronics - Pump up the jam.
Child Line: Soft Cell - Tainted Love
The Grand Hotel, Brighton: The Gap Band - You dropped a bomb on me :shock:
Body Form Factory: Bet Midler- The wind beneath my wings
STD Clinic Test result line: Roy Orbison - You got it.
 
Not only:

    • Damian Murphy said:
      Narcotics anonymous -Eric Clapton "cocaine" , Stranglers "Golden brown",NIN "the perfect Drug"
      Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) -Lionel Ritchie "Hello"
      Help the hospices -The Jam "Going Underground"
      Cerebal Palsy -Kim Carnes "Bette Davis eye's"
      Institute of race relations Patti Smith "Rock and Roll nigger"
      Marriage counselling Jay-z "99 problems"
      The samaritans the stranglers "hangin' around"
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      ... but also:
        • Narcotics anonymous - Huey lewis & the News: "I need a new drug""
          Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) - The Who: "I can see for Miles" and "54-40 I go Blind" (sadly covered by Hootie & the Blowfish)
          Witness protection & relocation service -The Jam: "Going Underground"
          Organ Donor Ombudsman's Office - Kim Carnes: "Bette Davis eye's"
          Institute of race relations - Lou Reed/VU: "I want to be black"
          Marriage counselling - Tonio K: "H-A-T-R-E-D"
          The samaritans - Malcolm Middleton: "Loneliness Shines"[/list:u][/list:u]
 
I work in an IT support company, and for a short time our hold music was:

"it's the end of the world as we know it" by REM

We felt this would help cheer up the clients calling us with work critical computer failures
 
Urban Hermit said:
The samaritans - Malcolm Middleton: "Loneliness Shines"[/list][/list]
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A very inappropriate song for The Samaritans would be Black's It's A Wonderful Life. I think I'm not alone in getting annoyed when the chorus is used in the wrong context. Think it was in an advert a few years ago. Then again it might actually cheer some people up.
 
hunnymonster said:
Marriage Guidance Council - Nat King Cole "When I fall in Love"
BNP - "Young, Gifted & Black" - Nina Simone
Prisons Service - "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" - Nina Simone
The Vatican - Alan Hawkshaw's "Blarney's Stoned"
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Prisons Service - Aretha Franklin "Rescue Me"
The Vatican - Tom Lehrer's "The Vatican Rag"
Alcoholics Anonymous - Elvis Costello "I can't stand up for falling down"; Joe Jackson (or the Louis Jordan version of: ) "What's the use of getting sober (when you're gonna get drunk again)?
 
The teleportation mishap helpline: Human Fly (The Cramps)
The temperance society: Dames, Booze, Chains and Boots (ditto)
The advanced driving institute: Bend Over I'll Drive (ditto)
Transvestite support group: I Wanna Get in Your Pants (and again)
Network rail: Wrong Way Ticket (guess...)

This is a rich vein, and I'm self censoring like mad. Something to offend everyone.
 
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