I recently discovered Pandora Radio. Where recently discovered Pandora Radio means recently lost my earbuds and broke my iPod.
Pandora is intelligent internet radio. Where intelligent means the fucker is sure I should like the Beatles and internet means free is cheaper than a new iPod. Here's how Pandora works. Step 1: you go to www.pandora.com and type in a song you like. Like, let's say, Hey There, Delilah.
Shut up, haters.
Fine, you type in a song you like, like, say, Banana Pancakes. And Pandora does some database mining and decides to start you off with something similar, like, um, Hey, There Delilah. Where database mining means like anyone knows what that means and starts you off with Hey There Delilah means shut up, haters.
And then, step 2: if you like Hey, There; Delilah you click the thumbs up and Pandora adjusts her playlist to give you more songs like that and if you don't like Hey, There, Delilah, Where the F Does the Comma Go you click the thumbs down and it puts you in the data mine as a hater. Just saying.
So. Anyway. I like Pandora. Most of the time. I don't like Pandora when she's all what do you mean thumbs down the Beatles? Let's try Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. And I'm all yeah, no, Pandora, thumbs down to that too. And Pandora's all wtf? Who doesn't like the Beatles? Let's try I Want to Hold Your Hand. And I'm all yeah, still no.
But I do like Pandora. Much of the time. But I don't like Pandora when she's all well, everyone likes Bob Dylan. And I'm all oh, hellza no, I don't like Bob Dylan, thumbs down. And Pandora's all fine! I give up! You get The Fray and like, Katy Perry. Loser.
Stupid intelligent internet radio.

16 comments:
Bob Dylan changed my life. So I tattooed his name on my body. Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one. But maybe you should try his Bootleg Series. You better not thumbs down that shit, gurl!
I have Sirius satellite radio, which is not free or intelligent at all. Shit. Leave it to me to pay for retard radio while you have free intelligent radio. You are so cutting edge.
Bob Dylan? What is the universal thumb sign for Loser. Anyone who doesn't like Bob Dylan should, click, that.
Pandora has become quite the sassy judgmental bitch with me, too. I actually do like The Beatles (and still love Hey There, Delilah <-- that's how the comma should go) but am also of the Universal Loser variety who does not like Bob Dylan.
I also do not like all things Jazz just because I give the thumbs up to Chris Botti...Why make things harder, Pandora?
Frick. I'm still trying to get Hues Corporation on my Walkman.
I know there is a plethora of free "intelligent" radio stations online. However, perhaps you might want to check out slacker.com. Just sayin' . . .
Oh, and I hear you can stream it across your Blackberry if you wanted. You know, in case you didn't have an iPhone, that wasn't broken. Or lost. Or had a dead battery. Or . . .
Slacker
Kind of like a DVR for radio, eh?
My daughter tried to explain Pandora to me. I was all Shut Up and isn't that Illegal and more shut up and all because I don't understand this techno stuff even if it is legal so I just handed her my credit card and said "Buy it on itunes dammit"
And I love Hey There Delilah and who the F cares where the Comma goes. And "Make a Man out of You" From Mulan. Very inspirational. No I only wish I were kidding.
And I hate bob dylan. Is that singing?
I like both the Beatles and Hey There, Delilah and Katy Perry along with some Lynyrd Skyndrd. I wonder what Pandora will do with that.
I think the thing most people like about Bob Dylan is not the "singing," it's the poetry and power of his words. Just sayin'. Maybe you should listen to the words, and you'll get past his somewhat less than spectacular voice. You probably like his songs when they're sung by different artists.
I think Pandora is now stalking your blog.
Also? The Beatles? It's like hating air. (yes, secretly I too have been recruited by Pandora).
I am so glad that I'm not the only person on the planet to not like the Beatles. In fact, I will go so far as to admit that I HATE the Beatles. I know. That makes me weird. My current fave Pandora station? Michael McDonald, which also features Hall and Oats and Phil Collins. I know, I should actually be a 55 year old woman.
I thought I was the last person to discover Pandora radio. Turns out I was wrong. Hey, do you have one of those new fangled microwaves?
except when luke does bob dylan
The Beatles??? Is my church, my love, my cookies and milk, Oh I know my brown sugar cinnamon poptarts and black coffe in the morning.... LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVEEEEEEEEE
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I kinda liked Hey There, Delilah, until my husband decided to start singing, "Hey There, Vagina" and now it's just sort of... ruined. Mine plays all Decemberists and Iron and Wine and Modest Mouse and everything that they think sounds like all of the above.
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