All Request Friday
Apr. 22nd, 2016 06:29 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladyofastolatHaving spent the last hour listening to the radio while making a huuuuge vat of stew (which, happily, only required a two thirds of the bottle of wine I had bought for it, which meant that it was my solemn DUTY to drink the rest of it, because to do otherwise would have been to waste it, and waste is BAD and makes little fluffy bunnies cry), I am reminded of the fact that I have meant for a while to post about how much I enjoy Simon Mayo's All Request Friday on Radio 2, which runs from 5 till 7.
Normally I dislike phone-ins, which usually seem to consist either of inanity, or of opinionated bigots who don't actually know a single thing about the subject they're phoning in about, but are still prepared to announce on national radio that it is a DISGRACE. But All Request Friday consists of people phoning in - or texting or emailing - to prattle about the exciting things they've got planned for the weekend, and then to request some favourite song. Yes, it's inanity, but they're all so excited. Because all the songs are someone's all-time favourite, they're usually songs I am quite happy to listen to. Better still, half the people who phone in give the impression of being ever so slightly drunk, having started early on their anniversary weekend/birthday/family reunion.
And then there are the little children. I normally cringe with embarrassment when a small child turns up on a phone in, but Simon Mayo had a really nice way of talking to them - kind of slightly teasing, but encouraging them at the same time. With most of the tiny children, I'm laughing out loud pretty much from the start.
And the best thing of all? The number of times something like this happens.
Lisping 6 year old: "I'm excited because tomorrow I'm going to ride my favourite pony, Twinkle Toes, while dressed as a fairy." (not an actual quote)
Mayo: "And what song can we play for you?"
Lisping 6 year old: Highway to Hell by Ay Thee Dee Thee (actual quote)
Normally I dislike phone-ins, which usually seem to consist either of inanity, or of opinionated bigots who don't actually know a single thing about the subject they're phoning in about, but are still prepared to announce on national radio that it is a DISGRACE. But All Request Friday consists of people phoning in - or texting or emailing - to prattle about the exciting things they've got planned for the weekend, and then to request some favourite song. Yes, it's inanity, but they're all so excited. Because all the songs are someone's all-time favourite, they're usually songs I am quite happy to listen to. Better still, half the people who phone in give the impression of being ever so slightly drunk, having started early on their anniversary weekend/birthday/family reunion.
And then there are the little children. I normally cringe with embarrassment when a small child turns up on a phone in, but Simon Mayo had a really nice way of talking to them - kind of slightly teasing, but encouraging them at the same time. With most of the tiny children, I'm laughing out loud pretty much from the start.
And the best thing of all? The number of times something like this happens.
Lisping 6 year old: "I'm excited because tomorrow I'm going to ride my favourite pony, Twinkle Toes, while dressed as a fairy." (not an actual quote)
Mayo: "And what song can we play for you?"
Lisping 6 year old: Highway to Hell by Ay Thee Dee Thee (actual quote)
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Date: 2016-04-22 07:01 pm (UTC)LOL at the kid asking for Highway to Hell by Ay Thee Dee Thee!! So cute! :D