Wednesday, March 09, 2005

It must be Sirius' awesomely bad station...

and I don't mind either cuz I happen to like Starship's We Built This City, but even I have to draw the line some place!
I work at a brokerage firm that recently relocated offices. During the move a satelite radio station was installed that emits an easy listening station, similar to that of Magic 98.3, even if you've never heard the station, you know the type. Lots of Phil Collins, Rod Stewart, Barry Manilow, etc. Crap, but classic crap.
I can't complain, however, because a station that averages two Billy J. songs a day can't be all bad, plus, I'm usually able to tune it out. Every now and then I pick up a note or two and my ears perk up when something good or unusual is playing. At first, hearing my new favorite song, some depressing country ballad by Tim McGraw, every half hour was exciting for all of a day, but the novelty soon wore off and I've stopped listening when ol' Timmy's voice is overhead.
So, I was pretty suprised one day, early last week, when I heard Tiffany in the office. That's right, Tiffany, as in too-cool-for-a-last-name teeny-bopper of the 80's, rival of Debbie Gibson, shopping mall crooner. To be fair, it was the softer side of Tiffany, a love ballad that was probably indistinguishable to most (at least those who were not pre-teens in the late 80's).
Then today I was found dumbstruck when I heard a familiar little diddy. I thought at first that I was imagining it and that the tune was only playing in my head. It seemed plausible, but no, I listened closer and it was real. I took a walk to the reception area, where its played the loudest, and lo and behold, there in the reception area of a brokerage firm: whoa, oh,oh,oh,oh,oh. That's right, we're....HANGIN' TOUGH!! My office was playing freakin' New Kids on the Block. NKOTB!?! And no one said a word. The receptionists answered the phone as if it were any other song. Could you imagine calling an insurance office and hearing NKOTB in the background? Even better, how about walking into an office and hearing it? It would be physically impossible to not break into dance. And not just any dance, you know the one, and if you don't, that's just sad. Right, left, right, pelvic thrust! Today was the best day at work ever! I wonder what they'll play tomorrow...