25 Music Conversation Starters to Find Out Someone's Taste
By the Bakkar team ·
Asking someone's favourite song gets a one-word answer. Asking what they cry to in the shower gets a conversation. Here are 25 better ways in.
Easy openers
- Kaunsa gaana abhi repeat pe chal raha hai?
- Song you will never skip, even in public?
- Guilty pleasure song, be honest.
- Old Bollywood or new Bollywood, and why are you wrong?
- Headphones on the commute: music or podcasts?
- What was the first album or song you were obsessed with?
- One song that reminds you of school?
Play a game
- Send me the last song you played, no skipping ahead.
- Describe your week as a song title.
- Three songs for a road trip playlist. Go.
- Which song would play when you enter a room?
- Antakshari, you start with "ma".
- Rate my favourite song out of 10, brutal honesty allowed.
Go deeper
- A song that got you through a tough time?
- Do you play an instrument, or wish you did?
- Best concert or live gig you've been to?
- Lyrics or tune: what makes you love a song?
- Which artist would you want to have chai with?
- A song from your parents' time that you secretly love?
For a music Adda
- Drop one song nobody here has heard.
- Weekend open mic anywhere nearby?
- Build the group playlist: one song each.
- Who's going to the next gig in town?
- Unpopular music opinion thread.
- Indie artists from our city, share them.
Keeping it going
Listen to the song they send before you reply, then mention one specific line or moment you liked. It shows you actually listened, which is rarer than it should be.
Finding people who are into music
On Bakkar, Music is one of the 20 interests you can pick for your profile (up to 5). Discover shows people who share the most interests with you first, and highlights the ones you share on their card, so an opener from this page is never out of the blue. More openers for any mood are in our 40 conversation starters.
