According to Sirius: "Contemporary lite songs from the brightest stars in pop music." Driving Circumstances: Once again, the morning drive on the way to work. Added bonus, though: I'm still in recovery mode from last night's festivities. Oh, and I got stuck behind a slow-moving duck while trying to leave my apartment complex. Don't ask.
My Experience: The softer musical stylings of Starlite were the perfect companion to the slightly throbbing headache I was experiencing as I headed to work. Also, I was surprised at what was considered lite. As you'll see in the playlist below, you may already be listening to lite music, and (GASP!) not even know it.
The larger philosophical question of how lite music is different from light music is too much for my poor brain to try to puzzle out today.
Sample Playlist:
- Gnarls Barkley, "Crazy"
- Wilson Phillips, "Impulsive"
- The Fray, "How to Save a Life"
- Phil Collins, "You Can't Hurry Love"
- Dixie Chicks, "Landslide"
- UB40, "The Way You Do the Things You Do"
- Kelly Clarkson, "Because of You"
Verdict: Well, I'll give it this much...I'll consider Starlite the next time I have to drive somewhere with a throbbing headache. Until a UB40 song pops up...then I'm changing the damn channel. Seriously, having to sit through "The Way You Do the Things You Do" currently holds the title of "Most Painful Part of This Experiment."
2 comments:
Dirk -
I want to play the part of the doctor in "Super Size Me" and say that you should stop this now. No one should have to listen to that UB40 song. Is there a way to work in an option once a day to hit 'scan'? Can there be a catchy moniker for just such a thing?
Siriusly, man. Your fortitude is the stuff of legend. It worked once as a social experiment. You could have walked away. But, no. You came back for another round.
Godspeed Curtis Clark, from this humbled terrestrial radio slave.
Green
p.s. I may be pushing my luck here, but is there a way to incorporate drinking into the satellite radio driving experience?
Drinking and driving? No. But drinking and parking? Yes. Or I could have someone just drive me around while I'm thoroughly blasted.
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