it's no surprise {if you've spent any amount of time on my blog that is} that i'm a massive music-lover. oh no, sorry, i don't think i said that right. what i meant to say was, i must have music playing at all times if i am to get anything done, remain a happy person, and not pass out on the floor in a melodramatic fashion.
now when i'm at home, i have my grooveshark playlists, wonderground radio, and eclectic 24 to keep me company at my computer, but i'm in a whole world of trouble in the car. i'm not sure if you're aware of this, but it's really hard to find a happy radio station outside of the interweb. this has always troubled me, especially now that i live in LA, a city full of frustrated drivers who could use a positive influence.
{having fun at kusc}
ever since high school i was surrounded by radio hosts. several of my best friends {holler brian!} worked at our local classical music station and i would spend countless hours in the booth, even working the buttons after the boss went home {shhh! don't tell}. so i suppose it's somewhere in my blood to have a strong desire to start my own radio station. only i want mine to be one that is ridiculously happy and fun... a radio station that takes the airwaves on a trip to the petting zoo, buys it an ice cream cone, and plays hopscotch with it. sadly i don't have a real life radio station {and am not likely to have one at any point in the near future},
but what i do have is this blog and an extremely active imagination.
so step on up folks and push play. delight your ears with the sounds of my pretend real life happy radio station! a station that reads uplifting quotes instead of commercials and reports only good news stories {this just in, a little girl in oregon has been happily reunited with her lost puppy!}.
now when i'm at home, i have my grooveshark playlists, wonderground radio, and eclectic 24 to keep me company at my computer, but i'm in a whole world of trouble in the car. i'm not sure if you're aware of this, but it's really hard to find a happy radio station outside of the interweb. this has always troubled me, especially now that i live in LA, a city full of frustrated drivers who could use a positive influence.
ever since high school i was surrounded by radio hosts. several of my best friends {holler brian!} worked at our local classical music station and i would spend countless hours in the booth, even working the buttons after the boss went home {shhh! don't tell}. so i suppose it's somewhere in my blood to have a strong desire to start my own radio station. only i want mine to be one that is ridiculously happy and fun... a radio station that takes the airwaves on a trip to the petting zoo, buys it an ice cream cone, and plays hopscotch with it. sadly i don't have a real life radio station {and am not likely to have one at any point in the near future},
but what i do have is this blog and an extremely active imagination.
so step on up folks and push play. delight your ears with the sounds of my pretend real life happy radio station! a station that reads uplifting quotes instead of commercials and reports only good news stories {this just in, a little girl in oregon has been happily reunited with her lost puppy!}.
what's your favorite happy music?
My fave song of all times is: The Beloved - sweet harmony or David Bowies: A space Oddity -
ReplyDeleteLooove them :)
This widget is well cool - I am going through your songs - very cool - have a happy day kim,
Axx
definitely start a radio station, you do need money behind you but if you can get an investor and sell lots of advertising you can do it. my dad ran an internet radio station for two years but it had to close due to lack of funds. but its amazing what you can do if you have the money behind you....oh music is wonderful. my favourite happy music is india arie and lauryn hill!!! xxxxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteI love this!!! I'm an avid music - lover from wayyyy back! ;). Music is my muse, therapy, my happiness, etc. I think you get the picture!
ReplyDeleteOne song that I will bust out to at any given moment is Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz. LOVE!
Right now I've been listening to a ton of country music and its been making me really happy. I haven't really been into country since high school and I forgot how much I love it!
ReplyDeleteI'm also finding that Passion Pit and Muse have been rockin' my ears quite a bit lately.
I always thought being on the radio would be cool. I like music but I like silence a lot too. :)
ReplyDeleteIn my dream last night I flew to CA to find you. Haha. Not strange at all!
I am somewhere between a music lover and silence lover. I love music but I also love a quiet moment in silence. Every time I feel like I need a happiness boost, I turn on the radio and sing my lungs out... It always works.
ReplyDeleteDo it! I love happy music! Right now, I'm spending a lot of time listening to The Head and the Heart, which is making me awesomely happy!
ReplyDeleteYou are so cute in that booth! You sooo need your own radio show- it would be ridiculously awesome. My favorite fun music? 1960's pop. Way happy.
ReplyDeleteloving the playlist! I'm listened to it as I unloaded the dishwasher...kept me from "falling on the floor in a melodramatic fashion" I laughed out loud when I read that.
ReplyDeleteok. no way! Just got to song four... I don't think I've heard this since Beetlejuice! It's gonna be a good day!
ReplyDeleteI love you. That is all.
ReplyDeleteBut mainly because you put "Mahna Mahna" on your playlist. That is just the cutest :)
I could use some happy music today. Going to give your playlist a listen right now... Thanks, Kim!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet idea! I love it! Although the best music can usually not be found on mainstream radio, I'm pretty attached to the morning show at one of the local hip hop stations here in SF. The three of them crack me up, and it totally helps me get prepared for work (on my tedious drive across the Bay Bridge).
ReplyDeleteFavorite happy music . . . probably old school hip hop? That always puts me in a dancing mood. I should come up with a Happy playlist . . . I've done too many depressing ones with weepy sad love longs!
Recently it's been Al Green. What can I say I am a motown girl at heart.
ReplyDeleteAw, this makes me SO happy!! I think that LA needs a station like this, for sure. Maybe the world would be a better place because of this reason alone. I'm so happy to be here in Louisville and have the indie-rock listener-supported station that we have. It's usually playing good stuff and I'm forever thankful!
ReplyDeleteOh my gracious, I might just have to have this playing at all times in the background as I work. LOVE this!
ReplyDeleteMy happy music: Oh my babies, by Sara Swenson. She could sing the alphabet and I'd swoon. She ROCKS!
Thank you for the happy playlist, Kim! :)
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain. I need to steal some of these songs and make a mix for my car. I listen to the same ole same in there.
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