Random Music Thoughts

Springboarding from my thoughts in the Listening thread, was very philosophical about certain songs

Though typically listen to Spotify, I haven't yet given up my Sirius XM in the one car left that has it - my wife jettisoned it due to cost awhile back.
I think I just like the surprise/anticipation of something different

Oh sure, on a classic rock station, more time or not it's gonna be "More Than A Feeling" or "Carry On Wayward Son" or "Start Me Up" but man I used to love the mild endorphin bump back in the day of listening to WNEW-FM NY and hearing a B-side or less played track

The other day on 1975 playlist the Outlaws "Green Grass and High Tides" came on - not my favorite song but one of those songs that only occasionally came up in whatever old radio stations algorithms were - so I gave a brief, happy "oooh" and listened on.
 
Zeeba Neighba said:
Springboarding from my thoughts in the Listening thread, was very philosophical about certain songs

Though typically listen to Spotify, I haven't yet given up my Sirius XM in the one car left that has it - my wife jettisoned it due to cost awhile back.
I think I just like the surprise/anticipation of something different

Oh sure, on a classic rock station, more time or not it's gonna be "More Than A Feeling" or "Carry On Wayward Son" or "Start Me Up" but man I used to love the mild endorphin bump back in the day of listening to WNEW-FM NY and hearing a B-side or less played track

The other day on 1975 playlist the Outlaws "Green Grass and High Tides" came on - not my favorite song but one of those songs that only occasionally came up in whatever old radio stations algorithms were - so I gave a brief, happy "oooh" and listened on.
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So Flamin' Groovies "Shake Some Action" just came on my 1976 playlist and I got that same feeling (especially as it followed songs like "Hotel California", "Go Your Own Way" and "Dancing Queen" that are good songs but you do hear all...the...time.
 
Zeeba Neighba said:
Springboarding from my thoughts in the Listening thread, was very philosophical about certain songs

Though typically listen to Spotify, I haven't yet given up my Sirius XM in the one car left that has it - my wife jettisoned it due to cost awhile back.
I think I just like the surprise/anticipation of something different

Oh sure, on a classic rock station, more time or not it's gonna be "More Than A Feeling" or "Carry On Wayward Son" or "Start Me Up" but man I used to love the mild endorphin bump back in the day of listening to WNEW-FM NY and hearing a B-side or less played track

The other day on 1975 playlist the Outlaws "Green Grass and High Tides" came on - not my favorite song but one of those songs that only occasionally came up in whatever old radio stations algorithms were - so I gave a brief, happy "oooh" and listened on.
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:agree:

We still listen to SiriusXM during our regular 2 hour drives from Ojai to LA and back. There are several channels that Mrs. Ojai and I can agree on: Willie's Roadhouse (Classic Country), 40's Junction, 50's Gold, 60's Gold, 70's on 7. I look for channels that have DJ's in the hope that they will play something we haven't heard in a while. Also, folks like Paula Nelson and "Shotgun Tom" Kelly bring back the fun of live radio.

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"Music can metabolize sorrow."

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Folk singer-songwriter David Wilcox on making the personal feel universal​

May 1, 2026

American folk singer and songwriter David Wilcox has been making music since the 1980s, crafting introspective songs that chronicle life. His most recent album is called "The Way I Tell the Story."

Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with Wilcox after a recent performance in Virginia. They discuss his wife's death last year and the way he's processing that loss through music.

This segment aired on May 1, 2026.

Thank you to @wbur NPR for the kind words! Check it out here: https://www.wbur.org/.../2026/05/01/david-wilcox-new-album
 
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