Is it really that hard? Is it, Pandora? All I want is a radio station inspired by my absolute favorite singer. You can honestly look me in the eye and tell me Michelle Branch possesses the same high level of pop sensibility and artistic integrity as a one Hilary Erhard Duff?

I guess Pandora thinks that lazily clustering a bunch of young female singers will satiate my musical needs. Jessica Simpson? Are you nuts? You think she can hold a candle to Jo Jo? Look, I don’t mind actress/singers, but I still have TASTE. I applauded you when you played Lohan’s “Drama Queen (That Girl)”, but you then had the gall to play some Jennifer Love-Hewitt? Like she can even sing! And what’s this? Salt in my wounds when you decided to play more JLH just three tracks later after I had already given her a thumbs down? I know you have rules but when Dick Cheney hears an artist he does not like, Dick Cheney does not want to ever hear that artist again.

I’m just a little frustrated here. I mean you had moments of brilliance like when you hand-picked Avril. I'm sure you hesitated, forecasting her punk ballads would be too edgy and dangerous for my sensibilities -- but the passion she puts into her music, less the notes themselves, is what I respect. And you knew that.

But every time we got close you would do something stupid like play Sixpence None The Richer or The Goo Goo Dolls. Those are bands I just want to punch after hearing their names let alone their music.

I’m sorry Pandora, I admit I can be a little impatient. And, in fairness, I can’t help but think that the Music Genome Project is equally at fault here.  

Let’s just make this work, ok?  I know we can.