WALKING MUSIC
I have been listening to radio music while I walk . . . . it’s a new day.
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I was starting to find cassette tapes. Sometimes I bought them. And sometimes artists or promoters gave them to me. I always love cassette tapes. They are so retro! Recently I sent off and got a little tiny cassette player, so I could listen to music while I take my afternoon walks. That worked for several days, then some problem in the workings caused a terrible buzz in my ears. I had to quit playing tapes.
Then I discovered that the cassette player was also a radio, and that it played AM and FM stations. It’s been awhile since I have listened to much commercial radio. I am now. I have been listening to the station with the strongest signal, the one that “comes in” best. The station says its format is Contemporary Hits Radio (CHR) / Top 40.
I am walking farther and faster, and certainly with more pleasure. Also — I am astonished at the lyrics of the songs being broadcast over the public airwaves. There are some very adult-oriented images being described in very graphic terms. I am a little surprised, but I am learning to know the words to some of the songs, and to enjoy them. Today, for the first time in a long time, I conducted an internet “search” for a phrase of a lyric. I found it, read the lyrics to the entire song, identified the album on which it appears, and learned a little about the artist. I guess that’s what commercial radio is supposed to do. I haven’t bought the album yet — but I might listen to some of the other tracks! And who knows?
