Today we call them "playlists", but back in the '90s they were mixtapes (because, well, they were usually recorded on cassette tapes). Sometime around 1999, my Grandma requested an upbeat mix of music for when she walked around her neighborhood. A few weeks later, Grandma called back and said, "Hun, thank you for that tape you made me. I'm really enjoying it although I don't care for that song about Elvis and a comb." Elvis and a comb? What the heck was Grandma talking about? I don't know about any Elvis songs about combs. I would later figure out that she was referring to lyrics from Shania Twain's "That Don't Impress Me Much". Got it, Grandma...no Shania.
Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Shania Twain - "That Don't Impress Me Much"
Today we call them "playlists", but back in the '90s they were mixtapes (because, well, they were usually recorded on cassette tapes). Sometime around 1999, my Grandma requested an upbeat mix of music for when she walked around her neighborhood. A few weeks later, Grandma called back and said, "Hun, thank you for that tape you made me. I'm really enjoying it although I don't care for that song about Elvis and a comb." Elvis and a comb? What the heck was Grandma talking about? I don't know about any Elvis songs about combs. I would later figure out that she was referring to lyrics from Shania Twain's "That Don't Impress Me Much". Got it, Grandma...no Shania.