https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:38:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-used-to-buy-cassette-singles#post-389274 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:07:34 +0000 tororojo 389274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: I was OBSESSED with En Vogue, such a fun music era!</p> <p>I liked calling to make requests, too, but I don't think they ever actually played them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-used-to-buy-cassette-singles#post-389096 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:00:49 +0000 ladyfingers 389096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: Yep! You'd always get a piece of the DJ talking and a piece of the next song. I also would record them off MTV, I'd hold the boom box up to the TV!! Margaret Cho has a funny bit about this about how you could always hear her mother yelling at her in the background of the tape.</p> <p>@MediaNaranja: I used to call in and request songs all the time too, and also try to win stuff! I was really good at winning cassettes, I joke that I used up all my winning mojo between the ages of 9 and 13. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-used-to-buy-cassette-singles#post-389083 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:55:10 +0000 ladyfingers 389083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: "Cassette tape" is being taken out of the dictionary?? That's ridiculous! They still have them at thrift stores and stuff... :)</p> <p>I had tons of cassingles, like Snow's "Informer," Green Jello "Little Pig, Little Pig," Ugly Kid Joe "Everything About You," and Tom Cochrane "Life is a Highway" (I actually still love that song!). But my favorite music story was when I joined Columbia House in like 1992 and my first haul of 12 CDs for a penny included En Vogue, Kris Kross, and Mariah Carey Unplugged. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-used-to-buy-cassette-singles#post-388993 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:29:05 +0000 MediaNaranja 388993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: Guilty. It was an especially arduous process for me, as I lived in a small mountain town with only spotty radio signals from the big city, haha. When my favorite station came in loud and clear I was glued to that baby trying to make the perfect mixed tape!</p> <p>I also loooved to call and request songs (at least until my mom yelled at me for making too many long distance phone calls, haha). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-used-to-buy-cassette-singles#post-388991 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:28:45 +0000 Mrsbells 388991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: @tororojo: Haha yeah it was really annoying when the DJ would keep talking over it! Sometimes I would talk too and mess it up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-used-to-buy-cassette-singles#post-388983 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:25:15 +0000 tororojo 388983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: Yes, I loved making tapes of my favorite songs from the radio! But I got reeeeally annoyed if I slipped up and got some talking in by accident. (they should really not start talking before the song is over, ya know?) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-used-to-buy-cassette-singles#post-388979 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:24:28 +0000 mrs. wagon 388979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So weird that you posted this because today's brain strain on our country radio station was "what item is so outdated that it's being taken out of dictionaries" and the answer was cassette tapes! </p> <p>I bought a few singles... I can name them... one of them was SWV's "Weak"... </p> <p>@Mrsbells: I loved to tape songs off of the radio :) I would get so pissed when the DJs would start talking before the end of the song!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-used-to-buy-cassette-singles#post-388907 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:59:15 +0000 Mrsbells 388907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No I preferred to wait and buy the album or to record the songs from the radio. Did anyone do that? I would wait and when I heard the song come up I would press record and end up with a mix tape </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-used-to-buy-cassette-singles#post-388904 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:58:50 +0000 Mrs. Pen 388904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hahaha yes :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-used-to-buy-cassette-singles#post-388896 Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:57:55 +0000 tororojo 388896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still have singles! Both cassettes and CDs, it was just easier on my allowance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-used-to-buy-cassette-singles#post-386993 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:13:57 +0000 banana 386993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I loved them! I bought a lot of Debbie Gibson, PM Dawn, George Michael, Tiffany. haha. good times </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-used-to-buy-cassette-singles#post-386992 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:13:40 +0000 Boogs 386992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Had some Mariah and Boys II Men lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-used-to-buy-cassette-singles#post-386987 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:12:30 +0000 Mrs. Bee 386987@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember they were $3 back in the day. I had a bunch from boyz ii men, pm dawn, mc hammer haha.... </p>