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99.5 WJBR's the 70s to now?

radiodx10

radiodx10

Just a few minutes ago, I heard "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John- a song released in 1971 (according to Google). The host came on after the tune ended and said "WJBR the 80's to now"

I like the classic hits, but it is just a bit funny to hear them say the 80's to now and go ahead and play and early 70's tune.
 
It's probably not the only 70s song in their playlist. Imaging lines are strictly that. That's to present an image of the station. Not taken as historic and accurate fact. It's just imaging.

The song wasn't a big hit when it was a single in 1971. It's one that has gathered some steam as time goes on. Others have covered it recently. So it likely tests well among their demographic. Elton still does the song in his show, although without the falsetto in the chorus.
 
radiodx10 said:
Just a few minutes ago, I heard "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John- a song released in 1971 (according to Google). The host came on after the tune ended and said "WJBR the 80's to now"

I like the classic hits, but it is just a bit funny to hear them say the 80's to now and go ahead and play and early 70's tune.
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TheBigA said:
It's probably not the only 70s song in their playlist. Imaging lines are strictly that. That's to present an image of the station. Not taken as historic and accurate fact. It's just imaging.

The song wasn't a big hit when it was a single in 1971. It's one that has gathered some steam as time goes on. Others have covered it recently. So it likely tests well among their demographic. Elton still does the song in his show, although without the falsetto in the chorus.
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Failed to make the top 40 per Whitburn.

ixnay
 
TheBigA said:
The song wasn't a big hit when it was a single in 1971. It's one that has gathered some steam as time goes on. Others have covered it recently. So it likely tests well among their demographic. Elton still does the song in his show, although without the falsetto in the chorus.
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I was surprised that it wasn't a big hit nationally. It received tons of airplay in Philly when it was released and for years after.
 
ixnay said:
Failed to make the top 40 per Whitburn.
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Correct...it peaked at #41. Missed it by "that much!" A great example of a song that didn't chart well in its time, but became a hit afterwards.

One thing you miss with Whitburn is that certain songs were regional hits. They may have received lots of airplay in certain markets, but not enough to chart nationally.

Springsteen was a star in Philly long before had a major national hit.
 
Some got better album/progressive play as well, and this may have been one of them. It was apparently familiar enough for WKRP in Cincinnati to lift a line out of it (which had to be replaced in syndicated versions)
 
TheBigA said:
Good point...those spins didn't count in making the Top 40 chart because those stations weren't reporters in that format at the time. But obviously the plays made impressions.
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Which is why it's important when programming radio today to look beyond airplay charts.
 
Another song from the early '70s that got heavy exposure where I was at the time (Syracuse) was BTO's "Let It Ride." I'm very surprised to see it only reached No. 23 nationally. Was it a bigger hit in the Northeast and Midwest -- the closer to Canada, the better? I don't remember it getting any play on AOR/progressive, as BTO was considered a mainstream "singles" band.
 
TheBigA said:
One thing you miss with Whitburn is that certain songs were regional hits. They may have received lots of airplay in certain markets, but not enough to chart nationally.

Springsteen was a star in Philly long before had a major national hit.
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A classic example from Philly is "She's Gone" by Hall & Oates; a big hit here on initial release in '74 but peaked well outside of the Top 40 nationally. About 2 1/2 years later, after they changed labels and broke through with "Sara Smile," Atlantic reissued it and had a national hit. I think "Dream On" by Aerosmith was another one that the rest of the country caught onto well after Philly did.
 
deepstblu said:
A classic example from Philly is "She's Gone" by Hall & Oates; a big hit here on initial release in '74 but peaked well outside of the Top 40 nationally. About 2 1/2 years later, after they changed labels and broke through with "Sara Smile," Atlantic reissued it and had a national hit. I think "Dream On" by Aerosmith was another one that the rest of the country caught onto well after Philly did.
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Nope. It was also huge in Boston -- the band's home turf -- on its original 1973 release.
 
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We use the 80's to now, but have about 50 titles from the 70's including the Bee Gees and KC and the Sunshine Band. I don't think anyone notices (or cares).
 
I'm a little surprised by that myself, and I wonder if there was a distribution issue with the single in the states. Seemed it was played to death as a current, and though I was in range of that big CKLW signal and their Can-con requirements, I heard it on all the other regional top 40s.


CTListener said:
Another song from the early '70s that got heavy exposure where I was at the time (Syracuse) was BTO's "Let It Ride." I'm very surprised to see it only reached No. 23 nationally. Was it a bigger hit in the Northeast and Midwest -- the closer to Canada, the better? I don't remember it getting any play on AOR/progressive, as BTO was considered a mainstream "singles" band.
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