Melle Mel or no Melle Mel?
I just heard Melle Mel.
I just heard Melle Mel.
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I Feel for You
- Thread starter vchimpanzee
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When it's played here on FM or on SiriusXM, the "Chaka Khan" rap is always included. I think it's such a familiar part of the '80s hit that even stations that generally don't touch anything with a rap component feel safe in playing it.
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Groove1670
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Chaka Khan (Rufus) was a staple on AM radio in the 70's. I feel for you was written by Prince. The song is 36 years old. Khan also won a Grammy for the single. Welcome to our generation of Adult Standards.
The 50's and 60's are giving way to the next decades of standards. Which will be the music of the 70's and 80's.
Many of the groups of the 70's and 80's are performing on Cruise Ships and Casinos. A sign you have reached the silver haired club. Not to offend, I'm getting close.
The 50's and 60's are giving way to the next decades of standards. Which will be the music of the 70's and 80's.
Many of the groups of the 70's and 80's are performing on Cruise Ships and Casinos. A sign you have reached the silver haired club. Not to offend, I'm getting close.
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Groove1670
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Push It
Jump Around
It Takes Two
Baby Got Back
Brass Monkey
Can't Touch This
and several other crossover pop songs were a huge success and are featured on many classic hits stations.
And in this millennium, we've had "California Gurls" by Katy Perry and "Love Like This" by Natasha Bedingfield, with rap contributions from Snoop Dogg and Sean Kingston, respectively. I remember hearing uncut and no-rap versions of both on SiriusXM, but I wasn't listening to much CHR on local FM in those years, so I'm not sure how Hartford/New Haven stations handled them.
Exactly. Some folks were freaked out when Ray Coniff and Mitch Miller gave way to soft rock. Time marches on. Over in country music there are folks who are freaking out that Randy Travis and The Judds are considered classic rock. They're 35 year old songs. At some point, it's time to grow up. The songs should be enjoyed before the artists who made them die. Unfortunately that's too late for Prince.
Meanwhile you have artists who had hits ten years ago who are angry that they're not getting airplay on the currents-based stations. That's because they don't have current hits. If you haven't had a hit in a while, you start getting played on these other gold-based stations.
I should have remembered that "Waterfalls" by TLC is done with rap and without. When the station was soft AC the song was played without rap, but now that it is AC, maybe. I heard the first few notes and that's all I needed to hear. I'll try to remember next time.
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