Ode To Cassettes (#605, 221015)

from The Nashville 24, Vol. 2 by James Tristan Redding

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JTR song #605, finished October 15, 2022 at 11:02am CT

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Radio playing tape in the deck
Hovering over record
Waiting for Green Day or Stone Temple Pilots
Cross legged on the floor

Volume way down sharpie in hand
Creating a library
Music I loved that never fails
To set me free

Ode to cassettes to 1995
To pop tarts and Diet Mountain Dew
Bless the DJs the old FCC
And FM 102

Ode to ripped jeans and cotton with stripes
To anything fun I could get
I really loved it a picture don't cut it
Ode to cassettes

It was like making playlists
Before Spotify
It was like swapping albums
But more DIY

It was perfect for road trips
When the cars played cassettes
It was over too quickly
But I won't forget

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from The Nashville 24, Vol. 2, released October 16, 2022

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James Tristan Redding Nashville, Tennessee

British-American songwriter, singer, audiobook narrator, studio player, Godin Guitars official artist.

Founded global collective www.SongAWeek.org, performance art experience The Under Over: tinyurl.com/uoxuo (song circle underneath a highway) and writing retreat www.TheNashville24.com (annual challenge: write 24 songs in 24 hours).

Cuts by Sarah Harralson, Eli Alger, Emma Gale, David Easterling
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