| Getting ringtones for your cell phone has
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| | phone.
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| become one of the hottest ways to set
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| | 2. "Stairway to Heaven" Led Zeppelin
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| yourself apart on today's scene. If you
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| | The calming woodwind that accompanies
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| want to stand out in a crowd, the
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| | Page's slow guitar picking makes for rock
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| ringtone you choose can be a big step in
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| | and ringtone heaven on earth. Several
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| the right direction.
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| | portions of this song have been made into
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| So you want a great ringtone, but have no
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| | ringtones, but the tone depicting the
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| idea what makes one great? Follow the
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| | song's introduction is truly a classic.
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| advice below and learn where the bar has
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| | 3. "Sweet Home Alabama" Lynyrd Skynyrd
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| been raised by the top 10 list below,
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| | Music fans of all ages get a smile on
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| dubbed the first class of the ringtone
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| | their face at the first sound of this
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| Hall of Fame.
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| | southern-rock classic. Change a party's
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| Separating great ringtones from the rest
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| | atmosphere from get together to jamboree
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| of the bunch requires a series of judging
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| | by a simple "ring-ring." The MP3 version
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| criteria. First and foremost, a great
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| | is a required tone for country and
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| ringtone must come from a great song.
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| | classic rock fans.
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| While it is possible for great songs to
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| | 4. "Super Mario Brothers" Game Theme
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| yield disappointing ringtones, the
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| | The essential ringtone for gamers. The
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| opposite is impossible. The ringtone
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| | polyphonic tone is an exact replication
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| must also be easily recognizable to many
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| | of the track from 16-bit Nintendo.
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| people. Everyone wants that ringtone
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| | 5. "Halloween" Movie Theme
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| that makes people smile and say, "I love
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| | Perfect custom tone for friends named
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| that song" when your phone rings.
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| | Michael Myers. One of the most popular
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| From a musical standpoint, the ringtone
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| | ringtones of all time that can outsell
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| must be created from one of three song
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| | pop hits year round.
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| portions: the intro, the hook, or the
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| | 6. "The Next Episode" Dr. Dre
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| solo. The success of these three parts
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| | While many hip-hop ringtones sound poor
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| to the musical equation are make or break
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| | due to the overuse of dull bass lines,
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| for hit songs, making them essential to
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| | "The Next Episode" features thumping bass
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| the success of a ringtone. Because of
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| | and a pulsating G-funk guitar lick,
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| the technology format, songs that make
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| | creating the bench mark for multi layered
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| great ringtones also need to have simple
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| | ringtones.
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| layers. Songs with dueling drums or
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| | 7. "Mission Impossible" Theme Song
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| guitars cause a ringtone to sound
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| | Another incredibly popular ringtone
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| cluttered, making it difficult to
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| | despite its age that will only get more
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| identify by ear. The intros to songs
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| | popular after the fourth installment of
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| like "Stairway to Heaven" and "A Thousand
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| | the movie franchise begins filming.
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| Miles" make great ringtones because they
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| | Perfect as a custom tone for those
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| are catchy and easy on the ear.
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| | over-demanding bosses in the workplace.
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| In addition to coming from a particular
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| | 8. "Sandstorm" DaRude
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| section of a song, great ringtones must
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| | Like "Super Mario Brothers," a distinct
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| also feature a strong, repetitious
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| | song replica is created by the polyphonic
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| percussion line. Whether that persistent
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| | ringtone. A must for fans of techno
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| pulse comes from the bass line of "Drop
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| | music and another, sure fire,
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| It Like It's Hot" or from the
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| | party-starter tone.
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| synthesizers in "Take On Me," the ability
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| | 9. "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" Theme Song
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| for many people to recognize a specific
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| | The only hip-hop song your father can rap
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| song comes from that repetition.
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| | over is one of the most recognizable
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| While the final keystones are being
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| | ringtones available. The beat is so
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| cemented into the ringtone shrine, here
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| | contagious that setting it as your
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| are the first ten inductees into the
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| | default ringer in a public place will
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| Ringtone Hall of Fame:
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| | cause a room to begin rhyming along as if
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| 1. "In Da Club" 50 Cent
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| | they were Will Smith.
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| Besides being Billboard's inaugural
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| | 10. "The Jetsons" Theme Song
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| Ringtone of the Year in 2004, 50's first
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| | While the Jetsons had a lot of great
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| #1 hit has a bass line built for making
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| | things in their future world, one thing
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| heads bob. The strings section adds
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| | they don't have is their own song as a
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| suspense to the song and puts high notes
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| | phone ringer. We don't have flying
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| on top of the gutter base line. Having
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| | automobiles yet, but show off the
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| "In Da Club" as a ringtone means the
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| | evolution of cell phone technology with
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| party is never farther away than your
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| | the upbeat polyphonic ditty.
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