In case you're not sure what I'm referring to, this is what occurs when combining slow internet and a Netflix subscription with Instant Streaming on a Nintendo Wii. I do not have cable TV so this is where the majority of my TV watching stems from (besides various DVDs and VHS tapes). This is the first entry in the possibly one the silliest ideas for a "One-Note" type of blog: The dreaded "Netflix Retrieving Screen". BUT, there are a few folks out there who have a similar opinion to mine as to redundancy of this station. So because of this, it boggles my mind as to why people still buy into garbage music such as what they play on "The Blend". The internet just makes so much of the legwork in this almost nonexistent and much more accessible. We listened to college radio, had pen pals mixtapes, independent magazines, etc. When I was younger, I had my older brother's interests to take as an influence on my own likes and dislikes when it came to music, movies etc. You can listen past the radio format to find bands that you may have never heard otherwise. Even in this day and age where your own personal choices are so much more in reach than ever. Do that many people actually like these terrible songs? Well, there's no accounting for taste among the general public. Is this modern day payola? Are these songs' companies, labels, etc paying for these songs to be aired constantly? It just doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense. Although, this past one did have a couple of newer ones, but still consisted of a few pesky songs that for some reason will not go away. Over time, I've noticed very little changes to the songs that they pick for this survey. With the exception of just a couple, these are the songs that are repeated over throughout one of my 8 hours work days. Just Give Me A Reason - Pink + Nate Ruess ( see post 1).If anybody should "go their own way", it should be her. Speaking of Carnie, have you seen her on "Celebrity Wife Swap"? Her husband was such a jerk.
I recall such lines "Prince Valiant haircut" referring to Chynna Phillips and Carnie Wilson after harshly being called "the fat chick" is said to also have the "best personality". Number 23 on the countdown is Wilson Phillip's "Hold On" which is hilariously torn apart. I have it taped off of TV, but unfortunately it's not available in it's entirety online. It starred Denis Leary, Janeane Garafalo, Jon Stewart and Chris Kattan (the only funny thing I think he ever did). MTV had a special, or a pilot that never launched called " The 25 Lamest Videos". If you're not familiar with their singing, do yourself a favor and just skip to their parents music, Brian Wilson (father of Wendy and Carnie) of the Beach Boys and Michelle Phillips (mother of Chynna) of the Mamas And Papas. They play a few of their songs at my present job and I've heard their songs probably all throughout my retail "career" (*shudders*).
I think back in elementary school either myself or my sister had a Wilson Phillips tape or CD. This one came as a surprise because it was a group I had actually heard of.
Like many of the songs I hear throughout the work day, I'm not sure who sings most of the songs I hear. Here's "Go Your Own Way" originally by Fleetwood Mac, redone by Wilson Phillips. At work, there are many cover versions of superior original songs played throughout the day.