Cable Radio 41 - 45

I'm listening to all of the radio stations on my cable television for 20 minutes and then writing about them. Last batch!

41) Blues

Several current songs, which was a disappointment, although I liked one from Solomon Burke, We Don't Need It. Then Sam Cooke's Tennessee Waltz which wasn't bluesy at all! Just at the end did they play more traditional blues. So I'm going to totally break with this channel and post one of my favorite blues songs:

42) Contemporary Christian

This sounded a lot like contemporary love songs to me, and then they would say Yahweh or Jesus Messiah. A Christian music station took over one of the radio stations I listened to, and I hadn't reprogrammed the channel and one night I heard Some Kind of Wonderful. Except it was "My savior, he's all right - My savior, he's clean outta sight!" "Can I get a witness" was PERFECT. Anwyays. This isn't bad music, it's a good message, the singers definitely seemed sincere.

43) Singers and Swing

I was mad when they added Swing to this channel, as it used to be a perfect nap channel for me. I could still nap to it, I think. Lots of standards, it would make nice dinner music, especially if I were having my parents over.

44) Classical Masterpieces

Well, that's exactly what they are. I like classical music, but I almost never listen to it. I had a roommate who did, he would play this channel on Sunday mornings while he read the paper. It's probably a good habit to get into.

45) Light Classical

According to the description of this channel, "From the Baroque era to the present, enjoy a tasteful mix of the all-time Classics you knows (sic) and love featuring a delicate styling of solo instrumentalists and chamber ensembles." I didn't know any, and I didn't notice a difference between this and Classical Masterpieces, except maybe they were shorter?

Cable Radio 36-40

I'm listening to all of the radio stations on my cable television for 20 minutes and then writing about them.

36) Reggae

The Reggae sound I don't find objectionable, but I don't really like either. I heard Stir it Up and Wasn't Me, I like both of those songs, as do most people. This song was sweet:

37) Rock

This music barely captured my attention. I've never listened to such ignorable rock. All American Nightmare by Hinder caught my attention because sometimes it sounded like other songs I've heard. I still haven't forgiven Hinder for that Lips of an Angel.

38) Toddler Tunes

Nice quiet music after 10 at night, I wonder if it's different in the daytime. Loooong Teletubbies song that sucked, but the rest was nice. I'm going to check in the daytime and see if it's peppier. I think kids would like this one best, but what do I know?

39) Urbana

A slightly harder version of the music I heard on Pop Latina - and maybe Tropicale! Mostly in Spanish, and then they played a song by Usher/Jay Z.

40) Pop Latina

They played Alejandro! The other songs were in Spanish, but basically the same as Pop Americana. No rap though, at least while I listened.

Early Memories

10 memories before age 10. Inspired by Clusterflock.

1) A dream I had when I was 3 or 4. Someone offered me a cookie and I woke up when I reached out for it and my hand hit the wall.

2) Catching crayfish in the brook.

3) I went to a sleepover and I got my foot caught on a door and ripped the big toenail almost all off. The family either had an English Sheepdog or white shag carpeting, maybe both.

4) I woke up at what seemed like the middle of the night. I went out into the living room and my parents were watching the Miss America pageant. They let me stay up and I sat on my dad's lap and had a bite of his meatball sub. I couldn't wait to be grown up. "This is living", I thought.

5) Teaching my little sister how to make a bow on a sundress that tied at the shoulders. She learned right away and then I was mad, because I'd only known it myself less than a day.

6) A teacher yelling at me and when I looked up, the whole class had lined up and were waiting for me. I was reading a book and never heard a thing until she yelled.

7) Sitting under a round table in Kindergarten, trying to get away.

8) My present for my 6th or 7th birthday - a transistor radio that was a statue of a girl with a dog.

9) My father skating me out to the middle of a pond and leaving me to skate back.

10) My friend and I found a dead bird and we buried it and I had an idea that a hot air balloon would come down to take it to heaven, but I fell asleep before it came.

Cable Radio 31-35

I'm listening to all of the radio stations on my cable television for 20 minutes and then writing about them.

31) Jazz

I always say I like the first 3 minutes of every jazz song I've heard. It's not for me, it's too repetitive. I know that makes me an unsophisticated listener, I am OK with that. My favorite of the THREE songs I heard in 20 minutes was Dizzy Gillespie's The Mooche. But in 10+ minutes, with Dizzy playing, it makes sense you're going to hear something you like, right?

32) Smooth Jazz

I kind of like Smooth Jazz better than Jazz, it's more melodic. Also I like to say "Smooth Jazz", I say it to my sister's kids when I want them to calm down. But it also strikes me as a little lame too. Kind of like Muzak.

33) Tropicales

Salsa! Fun songs that make you want to dance. Some were too long and repetitive, but you prolly wouldn't notice that if you were dancing. I liked this one; it's so dramatic!

34) Adult Alternative
Ostensibly, this is my kind of music, with the exceptions of John Mayer and Dave Matthews band, which are inescapable, unfortunately. I don't know why some bands get radio play and other's don't. Not John Mayer and DMB, but the smaller ones. I mean, I suppose I do and I could read more, but that would be depressing. I liked this one:

35) Soundscapes

Mostly ignorable New Age, but then this caught my ear - and not in a good way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albedo_0.39

It's not my kind of thing.

I don't think I've said, but Cable Radio gives you facts about the song or the singer or the time period on the screen while they play the songs. While playing Cynthia Jordan's Childgrove, a Celtic instrumental, I learned that the first song she ever wrote was José Cuervo (You Are a Friend of Mine). That made me happy.

Cable Radio 26-30

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26) Classic Rock

Just what it says. No deep cuts, but I hadn't heard Bat Out of Hell in a long time and I liked all of the songs they played. I'm calling this my favorite, because I like it and also I have a good memory of singing this with a crowd at a Smithereeens concert soon after John Entwistle died.

27) Hip Hop and R&B

It seemed like an OK mix between, but I didn't really like anything I heard, and actively disliked some really repetitive songs - Nelly's Tippin in The Club and Ciara's Gimme That. And I've liked both of them for other songs!

28) 90's

Started out Shania Twain to Green Day, so I was encouraged, but the rest of the songs would have been played on any Adult Contemporary station in the 90's. And still might be today, let's face it. And then they played What is Love. IMMD. Ha!

29) Party Favs

Cruel Summer, Good Vibrations, Our House, 1-2-3-4...It would be OK for one of my parties, but I can't imagine it would fit everyone's! It was fun.

30) Throwback Jamz

If you miss rap based club music of the 90s, which I don't. Didn't do anything for me, I was disappointed. I think they'd have to throw further back for me to like it.