Listening to the radio stations here for the first couple weeks threw me back into a happy nostalgia. "Wow! Billy Ocean. I remember listening to this when I was 6." Or remembering all my Jr. High dances when 'More Than Words' came on for the 20th time. But it has started dawning on me that there isn't anything being played that has been released in the last 5 years.
So the other day I am sitting in line at the Starbuck's drivethrough (it's one of the only things that keeps me sane) and was furiously pounding the station keys to find something that was produced after I was 12. Here's the sampling that was on the stations.
'Wind Beneath My Wings' by Better Midler
'Old Time Rock and Roll' by Bob Seger
'Little Miss Can't Be Wrong' by the Spin Doctors
Honestly the only thing that I have heard that is recent are Kelly Clarkson songs. And, I admit, that when smattered sparingly between some more modern, new songs, I would actually like Kelly Clarkson. However, I can't cling to her as the newest music around. It feels wrong. I guess I'll make some iTunes playlists and go through those in the car. Or maybe just wait until I am caffeinated before turning the radio on.
