#40: Listening to the Radio and Waiting for Your Song to Play
“I can sit in the car or at home, tune the FM dial carefully to avoid static, and wait 20–30 minutes (or longer) for my favorite song to finally come on — then crank the volume and sing along like it was the only chance I’d get.”
“Nowadays, we just hit play on Spotify or YouTube and skip to whatever we want instantly. The thrill of ‘it might come on next!’ and the shared cultural moment of radio hits are basically gone — music is on-demand, but it lost some magic.”
