mylittlejamjar | Second Album [audio]

[At first, there's only silence. Well, relative silence. If you listen closely, you could here a bit of awkward shuffling in the background, with the occasional distant mumble of "Where the heck did I put that thing?" coupled with a lengthy string of colorful and creative curses. Eventually, the background noise subsides. There's a sound of a needle hitting a record and...]

[Music. Well, for a certain value of the term, anyhow. The audio quality's fairly subpar, like somebody dragged the record player out of the trash, and the recording pops and skips in places where it probably shouldn't. As the song ends and the music fades away, a voice- raspy and lightly accented- cuts in.]

Gooood afternoon, Ponyville, this is the one and only DJ Pon-3 comin' at ya loud and proud from our own little patch'a heaven, our home away from home! It's three to the PM at the top'a the hour, a let me tell ya it is a scorcher out there today. Looks like the Big C's got it out for us today, eh listeners? But, lucky for all of you, we here at the studio are dedicated to providing you with quality entertainment. We're gonna be bringin' you the hits, all day, everyday, whether you like it or not!

So, if y'all got any request, shout-outs, call-outs, knock-outs, drop-outs, smoke-outs, workouts, or you just plain wanna make yourself heard, you go ahead and give us a holler. Remember, Ponyville, we're here for you.

Now, without further adue, this next track's from the Pony of Pop herself, Sapphire Shores, and in this humble DJ's opinion, it definitely stands out against her more recent work. Enjoy.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I've heard'a music before, I play music m'self, and that? It ain't music.

See, that's what I keep hearin', and I really don't see what the problem is. You just gotta keep an open mind. Broaden your horizons a little.

Besides, if you don't like what we're playing, you can just ask for somethin' else. That's why we take requests in the first place, y'know.

I've an open mind, thank y'very much. It's just a bit too weird fer me.

That so?

Fair 'nuff, fair 'nuff. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

Well, I wouldn't be tellin' you about it if that wasn't the case. So, anything in particular you'd like to hear?

Yeah.

‘f ya have somethin’ similar to what we play in the West — guitars, harmonica an’ such — that’d be ‘ppreciated.

Alrighty then! You just keep sittin' pretty while I see what I can scrounge up.

[There's more shuffling, along with the occasional grumbled "No taste in this town, I swear" before the music kicks in.]

[Probably not what Butch was thinking of, upon retrospect.]

[ What's that with no taste? He's just used to other things than mostponies.

He listens to the song and finds it's... ]

Not bad.

Well now! Looks like there's hope for you yet, caller.

…whuh?

I'm sayin' you got taste, man! You've got style.

Like I said, you just gotta broaden your horizons a little.

That so?

I’m’n old man, I learn slow.

Well, doesn't mean we can't at least try teachin' this old dog some new tricks.

Might wanna ditch the whole old school cowpony thing you got goin' on while we're at it. Not sayin' you don't make it work, but you should maybe shoot for somethin' a little more current.