a song heard on Magic which has NO business being there

[BoscoGoldBear]

Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield - yes, I heard it with a Magic liner or jingle before it in a Tedeschi's in Southie recently. Yes, it's being passed off as soft rock whereas it was a big loud rock tune on 'COZ, 'AAF and 'BCN back then - every bit as loud as AC/DC, Pat Benatar (most comparible, given it was her crew with Rick in '80-early '81), Journey, Van Halen and the rest of that 'COZ crap. (Clearly I was a big Kiss/WILD listener then, and I'm no big fan of all rock all the time.) Anyway, after playing that, Magic has no business calling themselves "soft rock" after that, and may as well move on to the above artists - their Magic sister in Philly did!

 

[mistermicrophone]

Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield - yes, I heard it with a Magic liner or jingle before it in a Tedeschi's in Southie recently. Yes, it's being passed off as soft rock whereas it was a big loud rock tune on 'COZ, 'AAF and 'BCN back then - every bit as loud as AC/DC, Pat Benatar (most comparible, given it was her crew with Rick in '80-early '81), Journey, Van Halen and the rest of that 'COZ crap. (Clearly I was a big Kiss/WILD listener then, and I'm no big fan of all rock all the time.) Anyway, after playing that, Magic has no business calling themselves "soft rock" after that, and may as well move on to the above artists - their Magic sister in Philly did!

It's called the evolution of the format. I really am starting to feel that you, like others on this board, aren't as dim witted as you come across, rather, you post idiotic posts such as this just to get a reaction...

 

[Eli Polonsky]

Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield - yes, I heard it with a Magic liner or jingle before it in a Tedeschi's in Southie recently. Yes, it's being passed off as soft rock whereas it was a big loud rock tune on 'COZ, 'AAF and 'BCN back then - every bit as loud as AC/DC, Pat Benatar (most comparible, given it was her crew with Rick in '80-early '81), Journey, Van Halen and the rest of that 'COZ crap. (Clearly I was a big Kiss/WILD listener then, and I'm no big fan of all rock all the time.) Anyway, after playing that, Magic has no business calling themselves "soft rock" after that, and may as well move on to the above artists - their Magic sister in Philly did!

You keep trying to pigeonhole radio formats into your own extremely narrow definitions of what you believe they "should" be, and what they "should" play, in your opinion.

What would you have done if you had been around listening to radio in the late '60s when FM "progressive" album rock stations (such as WBCN in its first few years as a rock station) also mixed in jazz, blues, soul/R&B, folk, international, and even the occasional classical piece into their "free-form" mix in those days? Your head would've spun right off your shoulders!

 

[SonicOverload]

yeah, that Rick Springfield song is JUST as heavy as AC/DC or early Aerosmith or Led Zep. Riiiiiight... :

 

[Watt]

Rick Springfield was on the soap opera "General Hospital" in the 1980's, so his hits from that era are perfect for Magic's demo. Women love him; it's a smart move for Magic to play him. Plus "Jessie's Girl" is a total pop song anyways.

 

[MassMusicMan]

We need to start banning people from starting threads unless they have 400 posts.

 

[SonicOverload]

here's a softer Rick Springfield song... from '71... before he lost his Aussie accent. I remember hearing this on the radio then, too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_rP5XTo6bU

 

[FPB]

I think that from our current perspective in 2008 Jessie's Girl "feels" alot softer than it did back in the day. Certainly it's alot more mainstream today; easier to take, familiar and comfortable for the average Magic listener. The average 'BCN listener doesn't want to hear Jessies Girl. Times change.

And to "mistermicrophone" - "I really am starting to feel that you, like others on this board, aren't as dim witted as you come across, rather, you post idiotic posts such as this just to get a reaction..." I really don't see any reason for this personal attack.

 

[mistermicrophone]

I think that from our current perspective in 2008 Jessie's Girl "feels" alot softer than it did back in the day. Certainly it's alot more mainstream today; easier to take, familiar and comfortable for the average Magic listener. The average 'BCN listener doesn't want to hear Jessies Girl. Times change.

And to "mistermicrophone" - "I really am starting to feel that you, like others on this board, aren't as dim witted as you come across, rather, you post idiotic posts such as this just to get a reaction..." I really don't see any reason for this personal attack.

Wow, you put me in my place (not really)! By the way, it wasn't an attack as much as it was a compliment. I was saying that he ISN'T as dim witted as he comes across in his posts...get it? As a matter of fact, to be that creative to souns like that actually takes some brains.

 

[FPB]

>Wow, you put me in my place (not really)! By the way, it wasn't an attack as much as it was a compliment. >I was saying that he ISN'T as dim witted as he comes across in his posts...get it? As a matter of fact, to be
>that creative to souns like that actually takes some brains.
>
OK, I get it; you're not worth dealing with. 'nuff said.

 

[Remaster]

Just don't freak out when you hear Summer of 69

 

[Mickey37]

Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield - yes, I heard it with a Magic liner or jingle before it in a Tedeschi's in Southie recently. Magic has no business calling themselves "soft rock" after that

It's been said already, but Magic is adapting to keep up with its target demo. Jessie's Girl, in my opinion, easily qualifies as soft rock, vanilla by today's standards, but pleasing to the folks expected to be listening. If we heard The Clash's "London Calling" during Bedtime Magic, that would be a reason to raise eyebrows.

Let's give Magic their due. The station has been getting it done, and done well, for a mighty long time now. I think the programmers there know what works.

It's one of the few stations I've listened to consistently for the past 20 years, even as my own "first choice" tastes have changed. The presets on my car radio have changed many times, just in the past year alone, but Magic has remained on button number 5.

 

[Jacko]

I like to go by the year that someone graduated from high school, about age 18, as sort of a demo barometer. So "Jessie's Girl" came out in 1981, which was 27 years ago. Someone who graduated high school in 1981 would be about 45 now. I'd say that there are plenty of people in their 40s listening to Magic 106.7, primarily women (which it also doesn't hurt that Rick Springfield was an attractive rock/soap star in the early 80s) so I think the song easily fits. And yes, it's a rock song, but it's a pop-rock song widely played on top 40 at the time and is not a HARD rock song. This was also around the time of AC/DC's "Back In Black", but I don't think you'll be hearing "Hells Bells" anytime soon on Magic.

Jacko

 

[ciao99]

Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield - yes, I heard it with a Magic liner or jingle before it in a Tedeschi's in Southie recently. Yes, it's being passed off as soft rock whereas it was a big loud rock tune on 'COZ, 'AAF and 'BCN back then - every bit as loud as AC/DC, Pat Benatar (most comparible, given it was her crew with Rick in '80-early '81), Journey, Van Halen and the rest of that 'COZ crap. (Clearly I was a big Kiss/WILD listener then, and I'm no big fan of all rock all the time.) Anyway, after playing that, Magic has no business calling themselves "soft rock" after that, and may as well move on to the above artists - their Magic sister in Philly did!

While I agree the song is a little out of step for their format, I'm sure the owners researched it to death before adding a song that could potentially offend the sterile sensibilities of the Caucasian middle aged surburban women they cater to.

 

[Watt]

Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield - yes, I heard it with a Magic liner or jingle before it in a Tedeschi's in Southie recently. Yes, it's being passed off as soft rock whereas it was a big loud rock tune on 'COZ, 'AAF and 'BCN back then - every bit as loud as AC/DC, Pat Benatar (most comparible, given it was her crew with Rick in '80-early '81), Journey, Van Halen and the rest of that 'COZ crap. (Clearly I was a big Kiss/WILD listener then, and I'm no big fan of all rock all the time.) Anyway, after playing that, Magic has no business calling themselves "soft rock" after that, and may as well move on to the above artists - their Magic sister in Philly did!

While I agree the song is a little out of step for their format, I'm sure the owners researched it to death before adding a song that could potentially offend the sterile sensibilities of the Caucasian middle aged surburban women they cater to.

Not so fast; almost 20% of Magic's audience is black or Hispanic (according to Fall '05 book.)