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04 February 2007

... turn back the time

do you remember a time before music was available on CD. and even if it were, it was like 30 bucks a pop for a johhny hates jazz album! remember johnny hates jazz??!! smash hits. bad hair and shoulder pads. but i digress ...

i was remembering a time when i used to cram-study at night while listening to the radio. i didn't have the dough to buy CDs nor casettes. (how can you tell if you bought an OA casette from an indonesian import? originals got lyrics inside) anyways, i used to buy blank casettes and keep it on stand-by, in my mini boom-box, waiting patiently for the dj to play my song.

in those days, we couldn't sort, tag or shuffle songs. the playlist was completely dependent on the dj's selection. no song build-up nor genre arrangement. to split genres, i usually had 2-3 casettes on stand-by. rock, pop and slow. sometimes it got soo frustrating, especially when the song was near it's end, and the dj decides to start talking as it fades. or plays a cheesy commercial as transition. so many times, i pulled my hair out in tufts at the wasted effort. but when the tape was full of my fave tunes, it was magic.

i remember my first CD which i bought with my first pay cheque. actually i bought 2. it was the best of eagles and best of hall & oats.
eurasian girl what!

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Who dis Guming?? nowsadays got blog also kenna spam huh?

Aneeway..Yah sis..haha..i remember the nabae DJ talk cok before the song ends and many a times we pulled our hairs too..but then remember there were these shops you could go and tell them the songs you want and they record it down for you..ahh such simple life..now its PIRACY!

Smash Hits..hahah..

10:19 AM  
Blogger shoesthatfit said...

you-know-who still had his smash hits mags know. in those green containers that he took from your TP house. BTW, those boxes have not been touched since then!!

he IS the collect-dust master. all hail!

... i din know got shops to record leh. my neighbourhood damn ulu lah. instead i kena tulan wait long-long for the dj. (i really shouldn't speak street)sigh.

11:45 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

so sorry i forgot to mention in the other post..


YEAH!! I #2!!

yeah i remember going to marine parade and international plaza got this kind of recording service..and yes..OA..sometimes kenna con.. never check fine print..haha..

Oh those green boxes.. not touched yet? is he trying to outdo himself?? wow..maybe thats for the kids..

2:16 PM  
Blogger baubles bangles and beads said...

This is way too Freaky with a capital F dudette!

Seems like we both had our blast from the past moments over the weekend! That aside, totally felt the entry...esp the quickly putting in blank tapes to record fave songs bit! The things we used to do! And no thanks to you, Domino Dancing was playing in my head the whole day today! Dun laugh but i actually remember the full lyrics to the song! (oh, like you don't have a secret!)

ps. i see that you've got an uninvited spammer in da'house too!

1:07 AM  

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