@ttylon good Sunday morning...Pandora typically requires a bit more content from an artist to generate a full station. Their Music Genome Project relies on analyzing multiple songs to create a station with similar musical traits. If Tee Smith only has one track available, Pandora may not have enough data to build a station around it.  Have a blessed day. Take care and GOD bless.  ... View more

Good Saturday morning, dear friend. Hopefully, this will be something that will not only be an encouragement for me, but for you as well.  The Gift of Stillness There are days when the noise of life grows loud—when expectations, emotions, and unanswered questions swirl like wind through the soul. And then there are days like this… when the silence settles in. Not as emptiness. Not as an absence. But as an invitation. Stillness is not the void—it is the voice beneath the surface. It is the sacred hush where healing begins. It is the gentle reminder that you don’t have to earn rest. You are allowed to receive it. Even the God of creation whispers, “Be still and know that I am God.” Do not do more. I didn't figure it out. Just be still. And know. Today, let the silence speak. Let the stillness sing. Let your soul rest in the knowing that even when you feel empty, you are full of possibility. Sometimes being still and quiet is the holiest step you can take. And in that quiet, you are not alone. You are held. (Still by Hillary Scott & The Scott Family. Enjoy the song.) Have a blessed weekend. Take care and GOD bless. ... View more

@RagnerTheBiker, thank you for sharing such a powerful verse of encouragement. Have a blessed weekend. Take care and GOD bless.  ... View more

Good Friday morning friend, today for GSOTD, I will be adding three songs to today's post and playlist. Enjoy the music as well as the read. Acoustic Folk/ Soft Rock / Folk Rock/ Reggae Influence: Home by Jack Johnson.  Jack Hody Johnson is an American singer-songwriter. His music falls into genres like folk, surf-rock, and various other subgenres. Johnson's musicianship has earned him multiple spots on the Billboard 200 chart, reaching number one on the chart with his albums Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George in 2006, Sleep Through the Static in 2008, To the Sea in 2010, and From Here to Now to You in 2013. His album In Between Dreams peaked at number two on the chart in 2005 and again in 2013. Country Pop/Singer-Songwriter / Acoustic Ballad: True Believer by Brett James. For over two decades, Brett James has written career-defining songs for countless artists, including Carrie Underwood ("Jesus Take the Wheel," "Love Wins"), Kelly Clarkson ("Mr. Know It All"), and Kenny Chesney. (“Out Last Night,” “When the Sun Goes Down”) and Dierks Bentley (“I Hold On”). Today, the Nashville-based hit songwriter is releasing some music of his own. “True Believer,” his first single as a solo artist in nearly two decades. The heartfelt ballad he penned for his daughter marks the beginning of his first solo project in over 20 years. The poignant ballad has James’ soulful voice at the forefront alongside delicate strums of an acoustic guitar and soaring string accompaniment. Throughout the beautiful tune that he wrote for his 19-year-old daughter, he promises to always be there for her. “I’ll be your true believer/ The secret place you hide/ Your promise never leave/ I’m always on your side,” he sings on the chorus. (Brett James Cornelius, a Grammy-winning Nashville songwriter known professionally as Brett James, died on Sept. 18, 2025, after a small-engine plane crashed in a field in Franklin, North Carolina.  Gothic pop/ Trip hop/ Soul/ alternative pop: Waking Up by MJ Cole & Freya Ridings. "Waking Up" by MJ Cole & Freya Ridings explores the complexities of love and the process of self-discovery. The song delves into the narrator's realization of their own feelings and desires, as well as their struggle to understand and be understood by their partner. In the first verse, Freya Ridings expresses her love with open eyes, suggesting a level of vulnerability and honesty. She admits that she needs her partner to accept her without necessarily understanding everything about her. This line could imply that she longs for acceptance and support, even if her partner may not fully comprehend or relate to her experiences. "Waking Up" is a collaborative single by English producer MJ Cole and fellow English singer-songwriter Freya Ridings. It was released as a single on 11 December 2018 and was subsequently included in Cole's Waking Up EP, released on 27 February 2019. The official video for the song was released on the same day.  Have a blessed weekend. Take care and GOD bless.  ... View more

Good Friday morning, dear friend. Today, I am going to post a song to pay tribute to Brett James, who was tragically killed yesterday afternoon in a single-engine plane crash.  True Believer by Brett James. (6/5/68 - 9/18/25)  “True Believer” is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Brett James. It was released on February 7, 2020, as the only single from his debut extended play, I Am Now, via Songs of Brett. The poignant ballad has James’ soulful voice at the forefront alongside delicate strums of an acoustic guitar and soaring string accompaniment. Throughout the beautiful tune that he wrote for his 19-year-old daughter, he promises to always be there for her. “I’ll be your true believer/ The secret place you hide/Your promise never leave/ I’m always on your side,” he sings on the chorus. “Having written songs for other artists for so long, I’ve gotten used to not writing from personal experience,” James tells Billboard. “When ‘True Believer’ started to fall out of the sky in my studio, though, I knew immediately that it was for my daughter, Clare. I really just started playing that guitar riff, and the words and melody fell out in an hour or so. “I realized afterward that it can be about anyone that you believe in. It’s for anyone you want to know that you’ve got their back, no matter what. It’s been inspiring to write songs for me to sing finally, and I’m stoked that this is the first song off of this EP that’s all about love, love, and more love.” James debuted several songs off the project at a recent show at Nashville’s famed Bluebird Café. He introduced the title track, “I Am Now,” as his “new, hippie song,” which he penned with frequent collaborators J.T. Harding and Chris Stevens. It’s the only song he didn’t write by himself on the upcoming project “I haven’t made a record in about 25 years, so I decided to make a record,” he told the venue during his performance at the second annual ASCAP Experience in the Round. He then said that songwriting is “the great joy of my life.” (Source comes from Brett James – True Believer Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Take care and GOD bless.   ... View more

@AlyssaPandora I love mushrooms as well...Along with some fresh garlic. Have a blessed day, friend. Take care and GOD bless.  ... View more

@Junebug1, this is not my favorite one, but it made my top five favorite movies because of the message the movie has. Hallmark movie titled A Dream of Christmas. It reminds us of the most important things in life, but you don't realize how important they are until you lose them, and then you fight to get them back.  Platoon, starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and William Dafoe. Friday the 13th, the first and second ones. Halloween, the first and second ones. Saving Private Ryan.  Here is my overall favorite.   This is a great movie. Take care and GOD bless.  ... View more

@Listener001, here is my favorite, and it has been for a long time.   Foolish Games (LP Version)  Take care and GOD bless.      ... View more

@AdamPandora, @Listener001, @AlyssaPandora, @ErickPandora, @TannerPandora and @MariaPandora feast your eye's on this ultimate chessesburger. Your taste buds will never be the same...This is what I call "YUM YUM in the TUM TUM." Have a blessed day. Take care and GOD bless. ... View more

@MariaPandora, hello, dear friend. Thank you for your friendly reply and support. Evanescence is one of my favorite groups. I will look into adding more of Leona Lewis's music; she truly is a great singer. Have a blessed day, take care, and GOD bless.    ... View more

Good Wednesday morning, today we are going to take an in-depth look at the meaning behind the song  I Need Never Get Old by Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.  "I Need Never Get Old" by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats explores themes of love, self-discovery, and the desire for eternal youth. The song delves into the complexities of relationships and the human tendency to hide behind facades. The recurring phrase, "I need never get old," carries a profound message throughout the song. It signifies the longing to preserve the youthful passion and excitement that comes with love and life. The opening lines, "Can we be there, oh, just think of the time," suggest a yearning to revisit a past moment of love and connection. The mention of "thought of love so strange" hints at the mysterious and sometimes unpredictable nature of love. The lines, "While I try my best to cover our eyes, it's a common way to blame and hide the truth," emphasize the tendency to avoid facing the realities of a relationship's challenges by concealing them. Have a blessed day. Take care and GOD bless.   ... View more

Just now... Keep The Wolves Away by Uncle Lucius.  Take care and GOD bless. ... View more

Good Thursday afternoon, dear friend. Today, we will be exploring the meaning behind the song Hello by Evanescence. Enjoy the song and the read.  This song is about death coming from a child's point of view. When Amy Lee was 6 years old, her sister Bonnie, who was 3, died. Amy was at school when she found out, hence the line, "Playground school bell rings again, rain clouds come to play again." What she's saying in the song is what she felt when she found out, and since she was so young, she didn't fully understand the concept of death. One of Evanescence's most popular album cuts, "Hello," was released on Fallen, their first album with major-label distribution. It didn't get a video and wasn't part of their live set, but many fans connected with the song on a personal level. Amy Lee wrote the lyrics and melody to the song, which was co-written with the group's keyboard player, David Hodges, and guitarist Ben Moody. Hodges left the band before the Fallen album was issued, and Moody split in the middle of the group's tour in 2003, leaving Lee the only original member. Take care and GOD bless.     ... View more

Good Thursday afternoon, here are my three choices. Amanda (feat. Morgane Stapelton) by Chris Stapelton. Elvira by The Oak Ridge Boys. Gloria by Laura Branigan.  Enjoy the music. Take care and GOD bless. ... View more

Good Thursday morning, dear friend.  A Word of Encouragement for Your Day: “The Courage to Speak” Today, I grieve the loss of a brother—not by blood, but by belief. Charlie Kirk spoke boldly, lived faithfully, and invited even his fiercest critics to sit and reason together. He didn’t fear disagreement. He welcomed it, trusting that truth could withstand the fire. Now he is gone. Not because he was wrong, but because someone could not bear the light he carried. But I will not let that light go out. I will speak. I will stand. I will love fiercely and defend truth with grace. Because the God Charlie and I worship is not shaken. And the faith we share is not silenced. 📖“Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” —Matthew 5:10 (KJV) Let your voice be a light. Let your words be a bridge. And let your heart be strong enough to hold both truth and tenderness. You are not alone. My prayers are with Charlie's wife and two young children. Have a blessed day, friend. Take care and GOD bless. ... View more

@LeonPandora I'm still adding to it. I started it when I became a premium customer back in 2019. It has been a slow and tedious process, but I am also being very particular with the songs that I have been adding.  Take care and GOD bless.  ... View more

@Landon_Fagan1 I went to a 50 Cent concert once that only cost me .45 cents, and that's because they were featuring Nickelback...Lol... Take care and GOD bless. ... View more

@BunnyMsTx, good morning. I will share my favorite playlist with you, which I've been growing.  MOHLovesAlaska Created Playlist. This playlist is 32 south of 2,000. The first two songs in this playlist are my overall favorites, and the first ten are my top ten as well. Enjoy the music. Take care and GOD bless.     ... View more

Good Friday afternoon, and welcome to GSOTD (Genre Songs Of The Day). Today, I will be adding three songs to this post and playlist. Enjoy the music and the read. Modal jazz: Freddie Freeloader (feat John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly & Paul Chambers) by Miles Davis.  "Freddie Freeloader" is a composition by Miles Davis and is the second track on his 1959 album Kind of Blue. The piece takes the form of a twelve-bar blues in B♭, but the chord over the final two bars of each chorus is an A♭7, not the traditional B♭7 followed by either F7 for a turnaround or some variation of B♭7 for an ending. Davis employed Wynton Kelly as the pianist for this track in place of Bill Evans, as Kelly was something of a blues specialist. The solos are by Kelly, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, and Paul Chambers. The origin of the title is disputed. Jon Hendricks and Kind of Blue chronicler Ashley Kahn claim that Fred Tolbert was a Philadelphia bartender whose business card read "Freddie the Freeloader". According to the documentary Kind of Blue: Made in Heaven, and an anecdote from the jazz pianist Monty Alexander, the piece was named after an individual named Freddie who would frequently try to see the music Davis and others performed without paying (thus freeloading ). The name may have also been inspired by Red Skelton’s most famous character, "Freddie the Freeloader," the hobo clown. Jon Hendricks, on the eponymous record, added vocalese-style lyrics to all of the original solos (himself singing Coltrane's part), reimagining it as a story about a barman who allowed jazz musicians to freeload at his bar at the expense of other patrons. Reggaetón/ Dancehall/ Latin Pop/Pop Rap/ Contemporary R&B: MIA (feat. Drake)  by Bad Bunny.  "Mía" (transl. "Mine") is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny featuring Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on October 11, 2018, through OVO Sound, Rimas Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Records, as the second single from the former's debut studio album X 100pre  (2018). The song was written by Benito Martinez, Aubrey Graham, Edgar Semper Vargas, Elvin Peña, Francis Diaz, Henry Pulman, Luian Malave Nieves, Joseph Negron Velez, Max Borghetti, Noah Assad, and Xavier Semper Vargas, and produced by DJ Luian, Tainy, La Pacienci, and Mambo Kingz. "Mía" peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Bunny's first top 10 single on the chart as a lead artist and Drake's 26th. New Wave/Dance-rock/Pop: Shake It Up (Remastered) by The Cars. Shake It Up is the fourth studio album by American new wave band Cars, released on November 6, 1981, by Elektra Records. It was the last Cars record to be produced byRoy Thomas Baker. A much more pop-oriented album than its predecessor, its title track became the band's first Billboard top-10 single. Spin magazine included it on their "50 Best Albums of 1981" list. Have a blessed weekend. Take care and GOD bless.  ... View more

Good Friday afternoon, dear friend. I hope you are doing well and are feeling upbeat. I posted a song just a few minutes ago Stop The Clocks by Leona Lewis. I want to use that song and feed off the meaning of that song for today's A Word Of Encouragement For You Day.  Today, let the rush pause. Let the calendar hush. Let the hands of the clock fall silent for a moment of grace. Leona Lewis sings, “I wanna stop the clocks tonight / I wanna tear the hands right off” — not out of fear, but out of reverence. Some moments deserve to be held, not hurried. Some love is so deep, so healing, that time itself feels too shallow to contain it. So if you find yourself in a moment of peace, of laughter, of connection — stay. If your heart whispers, “Don’t move just yet,” listen. Presence is not passive. It’s powerful. Whether you’re with someone you love or simply sitting with your own soul, know this: You are allowed to stop the clocks. You are allowed to be here, and here is the moment you feel bliss, safe, loved, and not forgotten. And here is holy. Have a blessed weekend, dear friend, take care, and GOD bless.   ... View more