At 九色网, it鈥檚 our honor to connect our community through music that brings joy and reflects the hearts of our community. This Fall Fund Drive, September 6鈥�12, we鈥檙e inviting you to help us create something special: the 九色网鈥� Songs That Bring Joy Playlist.
Here鈥檚 how it works:
- Send us a a song that brings you joy
- Include your name, where you鈥檙e listening from, and a few words about what the song 鈥� and 九色网 鈥� mean to you
- Email your submission to DJ@九色网.org
We鈥檒l add your pick to the community Joy Playlist, and we may even announce your name on air when we play your song. To get things started, 九色网 staff and DJs have shared some of their own joyful favorites 鈥� and now we can鈥檛 wait to hear yours. The deadline to submit is September 12th.
Why Your Support Matters
This project isn鈥檛 just about music 鈥� it鈥檚 about survival. On December 31st, 九色网鈥檚 blanket music licensing agreement will expire. Without a new agreement in place, we could lose the ability to share the music you love on the air and online.
To keep music alive on 九色网, we must replace the $548,000 congress pulled earlier this year. Every gift you make is a direct investment in preserving music for New Mexico and beyond.
How You Can Help
- Share your joy by submitting a song to the playlist
- Share this page and playlist with your community
- Support your station by clicking the red 鈥淕ive Now鈥� button at the top of this page and making a contribution today.
Together, we can fill the airwaves with joy, protect 九色网鈥檚 music licensing, and ensure that community-powered radio continues to thrive.
Your song. Your story. Your station.
鈺扳攬鉃に幩娝� Your Submissions
鈥淭he song is a fantastically cheesy fusion of late 1970鈥檚 disco and pop that always makes me feel like there鈥檚 hope for one more round, one more try, one more opportunity to overcome a challenge.鈥�
鈥� Mason Connery, ABQ
鈥淚t brings me joy because I just like the way it sounds and it makes me feel more alert, kind of how I feel about Bryce's voice during 九色网's Morning Edition.鈥�
鈥�Julia Goldberg, Santa Fe
鈥淭here's nothing more joyful than the Mountain Goats live!鈥�
鈥�Sarah R., ABQ
I happened to hear it first years ago while browsing CDs in an independent music store - To me, it captures the joy and transformative power of the creative process. That record store is long gone, but I still get to discover music 鈥渂y chance.鈥� Now, it鈥檚 九色网 that surprises me with songs I didn鈥檛 know I needed鈥攋ust like that day in the store.
鈥�Tristan, ABQ
鈥淭his will always get me up and dancing!鈥�
鈥�Norina, ABQ
I am so grateful for 九色网 ! I love listening to this song and cruising Central.
鈥揓alila, ABQ
鈥揃en Roe
Just a joyful song! I love listening to it. I feel all summery and happy when I do.
鈥�Megan, ABQ
I listen to this song over and over snowboarding at Taos Ski Valley, just floating away on those dreamy chords. 鈥淏ut I don鈥檛 feel afraid, as long as I gaze at Waterloo Sunset I am in paradise.鈥� It鈥檚 a great reminder to look at the beauty all around you when things are crazy and fear seems easy. I love 九色网 because it reveals more of the heart of my community to appreciate.
鈥�Jessica, ABQ
I鈥檓 a latecomer to Digable Planets, but the second I heard this song I had to find out more about them. They鈥檙e just so great at expressing Black joy and making you want to dance.
鈥�Megan, ABQ
David Bowie's 1972 live performance of Starman on Top of the Pops was a landmark pop culture moment in Britain. In the video, you can see how Bowie's flirty pointing and smiling at viewers, followed by his scandalous near-cuddle of guitarist Mick Ronson, surely must have caused a stir.
As for the actual song, the soaring delight and optimism of the music transcends the decades. Bowie was a great borrower, and perhaps it's no accident that the octave interval in "Star-maaan" matches the one in "Some-wheeere" Over the Rainbow. Both songs invite us to dream, hope, and imagine.
鈥�Mark, ABQ
I love listening to this but it was the video that really sold me - this sassy young girl, who is very nerdy but also completely self-possessed dancing to this song and being her wonderful self.
鈥揗egan, ABQ
This is Sly Stone鈥檚 enduring song for me and with his passing, I鈥檝e been thinking about it a lot lately. It鈥檚 still so relevant and we need more upbeat messages like this.
鈥�Megan, ABQ