... 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.
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