AM Only was definitely more contemporary than MOYL in the 1990s. AM Only played the Righteous Brothers and Beatles whereas MOYL did not.
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The ideal adult standards format
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Did MOYL play the softer Elvis hits?
Well, it wasn't old.
Actually, I've seen a definition of "adult standards" that said it was the more contemporary sound and that means what you're describing was called "nostalgia".
And WSOC in Charlotte NC was doing the more contemporary version in 1981.
Why are you trying to be me?
Anyway, I don't like Michael Bolton but he's all over America's Best Music. Which also plays "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", which IS too loud. I haven't heard "Ride Like the Wind" lately but it was being played and is also too loud.
I remember several Glenn Miller hits including "Tuxedo Junction" which was often played before they went to news.
And even earlier, they still played Dick Haymes.
I guess John Philip Sousa is out of the question!
I guess John Philip Sousa is out of the question!
As are, I'd imagine, songs including "Silent Running," "Silence Is Golden," "I Don't Want To Talk About It" and "Hush."
On an adult standards station, sure, but there would be exceptions for patriotic holidays.I guess John Philip Sousa is out of the question!
I've added a bunch of songs to my original list. I haven't counted but it may be several dozen. Of those, only the "Titanic" song has been mentioned.
I'm not familiar with the last two. The first one I wouldn't want to hear but I've heard the second one (on oldies radio, but I'm not sure about America's Best Music) and liked it okay. Whether I would include it in the "ideal" format I'm not sure.
Just having a little fun, since all the titles imply quiet.
Anyway, "I Don't Want to Talk About It" was a Rod Stewart cut, a slow song that actually might fit the format. "Hush" was originally done by Billy Joe Royal, then by Deep Purple. The Deep Purple version, as you could probably guess, would melt your sensitive ears right off the sides of your head. The Royal version? Don't know. How would you feel about playing "Down in the Boondocks" on your station?
I wouldn't, but I like the song okay.
I heard the Beatles song I meant to include. I only remembered the title started with a T. It was "Till There Was You". When I heard "There's a Place", it was too loud. That song is now on the list that I will post elsewhere at some point and the correct Beatles song replaced it.
Deep Purple's version of "Hush" charted at #4 in 1968. It was never played that much on Oldies radio but is a familiar staple on Classic Rock. I listened to Billy Joe Royal's version and it struck me as something on television to appease adults. I had never heard of it before. It peaked at #52. Here is Deep Purple's version: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...F9DFB47C460A57BC58A1F9DFB47C460A&&FORM=VDRVRV
I could see myself liking a softer version.
I already like two versions of a song called "There's a Kind of Hush". I'm not sure whether to include Herman's Hermits in my ideal format.
The other one must be the Carpenters'. Their version had a hint of country about it. They did have one substantial country hit in the late '70s, "Sweet Sweet Smile," which I liked a lot.
"Top of the World" definitely had a "country" flair but I never was aware that there was anything "country" about "There's a Kind of Hush" until just now, when I listened and heard things that resembled a country sound but were surrounded by others that were based on different musical forms. I never picked up on the countryness of "Sweet Sweet Smile" either but I just listened and it's definitely there! If you listen to just about anything from a modern perspective, you can pick out things that weren't intended or were barely perceptible at the time, including The Beatles!
Did you happen to notice that we just went from "Hush" to "A Kind of Hush", in one post?
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I don't know if you would like Billy Joe Royal's version of "Hush" or not but here it is: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...l+youtube&PC=IS45&PTAG=SYS1000000&form=ISCHR1
I'm sorry for making two separate posts but the "multi-quote" button doesn't work for me anymore. I think it's my browser but it's the fastest one I can find and I don't want to give it up, just for that. It might have something to do with a recent update.
"Top of the World" went to No. 2 on the country chart for Lynn Anderson in 1973, a few months before the Carpenters' single was sent to pop radio. There was definitely enough "country" -- including top session steel guitarist Buddy Emmons -- on the Carpenters' "Top of the World" to have made it a country hit as well as a pop hit, but Anderson, an established country hit maker, effectively shut that door.
Absolutely not. I thought you had given me Janis Joplin by mistake.
So, the same song that I thought was intended to appease adults over 50 years ago, you thought was sung by Janis Joplin, who never got old enough to appease adults? I've always thought that their voices were dissimilar, meaning Janis Joplin, compared with anyone else in history!
To anyone who thinks my list is outdated (and yes, I know advertisers would never support it, but that's not the point) I can't imagine would you would think if you heard the actual radio station I listened to today.
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