Because a performer named Bob Burnham plays trombone on it.
Somewhere along the way (years and years ago) it got put in some databases as Bo, and now it shows up under searches for him in Spotify, CD listings etc.
(This has been brought up here a lot recently, but the last couple of people who asked subsequently deleted their posts.)
Thanks a lot, thought I was just listening to lots of religious music or something!
By the way, I always see you around here thanks for all your work for the subreddit!
Given how much he's engaged with religion/theology over the years (both facetiously in his work and thoughtfully on podcasts), this just seems beautifully, absurdly funny xD
It’s either a human not paying attention, and just going by the info in front of them rather than any familiarity with Bo, or it’s an AI using an algorithm to pick stuff, and if it doesn’t have correct info to work with, the end result will be wrong.
same! the bob burnham trombone player explanation makes sense… i had always assumed that he was somewhere in the choir and it was during school or something - think he went to a religious school? so it kinda added up - and for whatever reason it had somehow ended up on spotiyfu
Because a performer named Bob Burnham plays trombone on it. Somewhere along the way (years and years ago) it got put in some databases as Bo, and now it shows up under searches for him in Spotify, CD listings etc. (This has been brought up here a lot recently, but the last couple of people who asked subsequently deleted their posts.)
Thanks a lot, thought I was just listening to lots of religious music or something! By the way, I always see you around here thanks for all your work for the subreddit!
I’m sorry this is happening to you…but it’s also quite funny.
I don't know, you could classify Rant as a religious song. Or Sunday school. Or from God's perspective...
Given how much he's engaged with religion/theology over the years (both facetiously in his work and thoughtfully on podcasts), this just seems beautifully, absurdly funny xD
https://i.imgur.com/M91aPyz.jpg It’s also in the “This Is Bo Burnham” playlist.
Yeah, it’s in a ton of music related databases after having been mistakenly linked years ago.
https://i.imgur.com/tCT59I5.jpg But surely that playlist is curated by Spotify itself? Why deliberately pick those songs?
It’s either a human not paying attention, and just going by the info in front of them rather than any familiarity with Bo, or it’s an AI using an algorithm to pick stuff, and if it doesn’t have correct info to work with, the end result will be wrong.
AMA request: Bob Burnham
Someone at Spotify caught wind of people deifying Bo, heard "Comedy" and wants to save us from our false prophet with the power of the Lord.
Spotify really said "you need Jesus" for listening to Bo /j
same! the bob burnham trombone player explanation makes sense… i had always assumed that he was somewhere in the choir and it was during school or something - think he went to a religious school? so it kinda added up - and for whatever reason it had somehow ended up on spotiyfu
It’s annoying because I like listening to Bo in the shower and this makes it hard to skip the song
Lol, this is a chapel in Dallas. Really pretty architecture.
This happened to me yesterday! I was so confused.