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A show about kids? Yes! A kids' show? No! It's late, there'll be some naughty words. Don't let your kids stay up so late! Although I myself stayed up quite late as a kid, especially during summer vacation. & I might have been hoping to listen to naughty words on the radio!
The journey to this show was a bit circuitous & it began with me compiling covers of 1980s songs for my own amusement. I discovered that the Pretenders song "Kid" (which I know is from 1979 but I think of it as an 80s song) has been covered several times - most recently by Tanya Donelly & The Parkington Sisters. I thought about a show featuring different songs about different kids - from Billy The Kid to the Cars' "Misfit Kid." But what I discovered in my initial research was that musicians liked to write songs about different types of kids - weird kids, indie kids, bridge & tunnel kids - & of course the word "kids" doesn't have to mean "children" - much like Bogey saying, "Here's lookin' at you, kid," the word could be used as a term of endearment, or as something condescending, or in the same way we use "guys" to mean a group of people including boys & girls.
The journey to this show was a bit circuitous & it began with me compiling covers of 1980s songs for my own amusement. I discovered that the Pretenders song "Kid" (which I know is from 1979 but I think of it as an 80s song) has been covered several times - most recently by Tanya Donelly & The Parkington Sisters. I thought about a show featuring different songs about different kids - from Billy The Kid to the Cars' "Misfit Kid." But what I discovered in my initial research was that musicians liked to write songs about different types of kids - weird kids, indie kids, bridge & tunnel kids - & of course the word "kids" doesn't have to mean "children" - much like Bogey saying, "Here's lookin' at you, kid," the word could be used as a term of endearment, or as something condescending, or in the same way we use "guys" to mean a group of people including boys & girls.
It seemed I had a way to narrow down the theme a little. Then last week on the show someone requested "The Kids Are Alright" by the Who & I suddenly had to expand the show to include songs about "kids." & that's what I did. Maybe it made it a more diverse show? I have hours & hours of songs to choose from!
Also of course there'll be interviews. Four of them! It was a busy week.
The results will be available for you to hear tonight from midnight to 3am on 90.7 KBOO in Portland & online at kboo.fm. Please don't let your kids listen to it. Especially if they're the young kind of kids. The older kind might just think it's too dorky.
Also of course there'll be interviews. Four of them! It was a busy week.
The results will be available for you to hear tonight from midnight to 3am on 90.7 KBOO in Portland & online at kboo.fm. Please don't let your kids listen to it. Especially if they're the young kind of kids. The older kind might just think it's too dorky.
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