Online - September 22, 2005

Name That Tune

411-Song

You’re standing in a crowded record store attempting to hum (over blaring emo-core) the melody of an unidentified song you heard on the radio to a bemohawked salesperson who has a look on his face that, translated into English, means “kill me now.”

Wow. You’d pay money not to go through that again. So do. For just 99 cents, 411-Song, a service available through your cell phone, can identify any little dittie from a fifteen-second snippet.

Whether in your car, at a club, or hanging at a too-cool-for-questions-like-that dinner party, just dial the number, wait for the beep, then hold your phone up. Within moments you get a text message with the names of the song and artist.

Next stop: iTunes.

You’re gonna want to steer clear of that record store for a while.

For more information, go to 411song.com.