KOOL FM....oh my....

[Zur]

Listening to the dance party and they are playing MC Hammer "You Can't Touch This"


Whoa.....aren't they playing new music, well for Kool's standard the 90's is new music. I understand it's the dance party, but playing Hammer on Kool is a bit of a stretch.

Wonder if they have the parachute pants/MC Hammer style pants rockin over in Sun City?

 

[oldiesfan]

KOOL-FM Disco Show

All right, dance party...

It appears now to be voicetracked.
Anyone else come to this conclusion?

I have not heard any live references/
interaction from Maria Knight, just
song intros and generic voice drops.

Lee Bortell had been doing it live, or
at least he was the last time I tuned in.

BTW, I don't think the new guy (Lance)
made it this morning. From what I could
tell, Sammy and Lee split the entire
morning/afternoon, handing off at 12:00.

 

[Jay_F]

> Listening to the dance party and they are playing MC Hammer
> "You Can't Touch This"
>
>
> Whoa.....aren't they playing new music, well for Kool's
> standard the 90's is new music. I understand it's the dance
> party, but playing Hammer on Kool is a bit of a stretch.
>
> Wonder if they have the parachute pants/MC Hammer style
> pants rockin over in Sun City?
>

I can understand where you would think MC Hammer sounds out of place on KOOL. But I can remember in 1985 when K-Earth/LA played Bee Gees-Nights on Broadway (1975) and Raspberries-Go all the Way (1972). Those songs were only 10 and 13 years old at the time, while "U Can't Touch This" (1990) is now 15 years old. Plus those songs were in regular rotation while Hammer is on a specialty show.

KOOL does not want the Sun City crowd, hardly any radio station does. Oldies stations mostly target 45-54 in hopes of making a good 25-54 showing (which KOOL often does).

I am just a few years away from being in the desired oldies demo. I would punch out anytime I hear "U Can't Touch This". Not because I think it's too extreme or hardcore, but because it got so played out in the Spring of 1990 that I never need to hear it again. I was actually into MC Hammer in 1988-1989 before he was well known nationally, I had his tape and went to one of his concerts (keep in mind I'm now almost in the oldies demo). In 1990, he became oversaturated and I lost all interest. However, Hammer and that song sure did become a part of pop culture. So much so that I DON"T think it's a stretch or outrageous for an oldies station to play the song on a dance specialty show 15 years after it was a hit.

 

[buster2]

> > Listening to the dance party and they are playing MC
> Hammer
> > "You Can't Touch This"
> >
> >
> > Whoa.....aren't they playing new music, well for Kool's
> > standard the 90's is new music. I understand it's the
> dance
> > party, but playing Hammer on Kool is a bit of a stretch.
> >
> > Wonder if they have the parachute pants/MC Hammer style
> > pants rockin over in Sun City?
> >
>
> I can understand where you would think MC Hammer sounds out
> of place on KOOL. But I can remember in 1985 when K-Earth/LA
> played Bee Gees-Nights on Broadway (1975) and Raspberries-Go
> all the Way (1972). Those songs were only 10 and 13 years
> old at the time, while "U Can't Touch This" (1990) is now 15
> years old. Plus those songs were in regular rotation while
> Hammer is on a specialty show.
>
> KOOL does not want the Sun City crowd, hardly any radio
> station does. Oldies stations mostly target 45-54 in hopes
> of making a good 25-54 showing (which KOOL often does).
>
> I am just a few years away from being in the desired oldies
> demo. I would punch out anytime I hear "U Can't Touch This".
> Not because I think it's too extreme or hardcore, but
> because it got so played out in the Spring of 1990 that I
> never need to hear it again. I was actually into MC Hammer
> in 1988-1989 before he was well known nationally, I had his
> tape and went to one of his concerts (keep in mind I'm now
> almost in the oldies demo). In 1990, he became oversaturated
> and I lost all interest. However, Hammer and that song sure
> did become a part of pop culture. So much so that I DON"T
> think it's a stretch or outrageous for an oldies station to
> play the song on a dance specialty show 15 years after it
> was a hit.
>


Good argument.

The older I get, the more I realize how my perception of time has changed. It seems like "U can't touch this" is relatively new when it's the same age as a high school sophomore. Playing an 80s or even early 90s song doesn't seem so radical an idea. But perceptions being what they are, it's still probably not a good idea...except in a speciality show.

If you can't break format a bit for a speciality show, then there's no reason to even do a specialty show.