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Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :

My wife and kids are in Japan for 11 weeks. My wife told me she misses our local pop station. This station plays stuff like Brittany Spears and...hell, I don't know. The popular stuff that kids like and is on the radio.

She asked me if I could make her a CD of that music because she can't get anything like it in her home town.

However, as I mentioned, I don't know the names or the artists or the songs. It is not my style of music. I don't know what to get her.

At work I have about 30 caps from 20oz Diet Pepsi bottles. Each cap is worth one song at Amazon. I am thinking of downloading a bunch of "today's hit music" and burning her a couple discs.

The challenge is this: Name as many artists and songs can think of from a basic local radio station. If you name it, I will download it. You don't have to like the music, just recognize what is out there for the past 6 or so months.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Posted by Threads (Member # 10863) on :

All of the best pop songs came out more than 6 months ago [Frown]

Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :

Ok, well...lets keep it withing the last year. That is the last year of hearing it on the radio, not necessarily the year it was produced.

Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :

I turned on the radio for the first time in a long time today. For almost a full hour, I couldn't recognize a single song aired on the "today's hits" station.

Of course, I can sing along to *every* song on the classic rock station. You know you're getting old when classic rock starts playing songs that were released when you were alive.

Posted by Speed (Member # 5162) on :

See if your local station has a website with internet streaming. Record a few hours with Goldwave or Audacity or something, then burn them onto CDs and send them over.

No research, perfect selection, and you'll still have your free downloads.

Posted by cmc (Member # 9549) on :

In keeping with the local station/website thing... you could just copy some of the playlist and then use the caps for those songs?

Posted by DSH (Member # 741) on :

Nighthawk, I can't seem to listen to the radio at all unless it's an "80's Lunch" or an "80's Weekend", etc.

I used to make fun of people who were "living in the past". [Embarrassed]

Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :

Like This
This is why I'm hot
Piece of Me
Lollipop
Bartender (feat akon)
Tambourine
Apologize/Apologize remix
Umbrella
Love in this Club
Sexy can I
Love Song
Low
Shawty is a killar (cherish)
Rock her hip (crime mob)
Drop it like it's hot (crowd pleaser)
Hey there Delilah
With you

These are some of the hottest songs from the last 6 months with an emphasis on the later pieces as my memory doesn't go back that far. Thank you, thank you.

Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :

Does this help?

Posted by lem (Member # 6914) on :

Thank you thank you everyone. I now have what I need to start burning.

Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

I randomly turned on the radio and was rewarded with a preview of Weezers Red Album. My, but that was a master stroke on radio's part in trying to win me back.

Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

"Love Song" is quite good, as is "I'm Yours." I've actually had some fun browsing the Amazon MP3 Downloads section and picking up the bits of new music I enjoy.

Posted by Pegasus (Member # 10464) on :

One that I hear (too much): Tattoo

I think that song should be in the running for most trite lyrics ever.

Posted by Speed (Member # 5162) on :

Tattoo? The Who song?

Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :

Actually, that pepsi cap thing, you need 5 points to get a song so you only have enough for about 6 songs.

Edit: Oh, and I haven't got a clue about popular music. Sorry.

Posted by Pegasus (Member # 10464) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Speed:
Tattoo? The Who song?

Sacrilege!

and no, I meant the Jordin Sparks (from American Idol) song released last year.

Posted by Phanto (Member # 5897) on :

I *hate* that Tattoo song. But, as it happens, I liked Paris Hilton's single from 2 years ago, and I kinda like Miley Cyrus's latest as well... odd [Smile]

Posted by EmpSquared (Member # 10890) on :

quote:
Originally posted by BlackBlade:
I randomly turned on the radio and was rewarded with a preview of Weezers Red Album. My, but that was a master stroke on radio's part in trying to win me back.

Ugh. Rewarded is an arguable term.