KHKS 106.1 Kiss FM substitutes "Dallas" in the song whenever she should say Nebraska..Any other stations using their city instead of Nebraska?
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Lady Gaga-You and I...Substituting Nebraska for...?
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Morpheux said:
KIIS Los Angeles often plays "Hello" in the 12 noon mix and substitutes "DJ Triple X-L just came to say Hello". Its an especially annoying addition to the song. At least I can comforted knowing that other CC CHRs are doing it as well.
It makes no sense in songs like "You and I" or "Hello", though. Localizing a song like "I'm in Miami, Trick" makes sense- especially since some of the local versions have other lyrics changed to reflect their locality. Otherwise, why butcher an artists song?
CatCall said:
Yes! This song has country hit written all over it.
lovejamminoldies said:
Country is sort of the anti-CHR right now- a format where listeners can go when they're sick of hearing the rhythmic pop and pop/rock that are dominating CHR, rhythmic and Hot AC. I doubt country stations will want to play one of CHR's core artists, even if the song is country friendly, as it could turn off listeners who think "oh great, another station playing Lady Gaga".
lovejamminoldies said:
Oh come on - there is absolutely no way country fans would see this as legitimate country music
atlantaboy said:
Maybe some of the Young Country stations will be open to this one.
After all, we've seen Country radio embrace a song with Ludacris rapping on it, and in the past bands like Bon Jovi have crossed over.
Plus, there are some Country stations that are open to playing a bit of Classc Rock every now and then so who knows?
CHRles said:
Almost every country station played the version of "Dirt Road Anthem" without the Ludacris rap. Artists like Bon Jovi, who first gained popularity in the 80s, would have fans who fit squarely in with today's country music demographic. Lady Gaga appeals to a new generation- and this isn't country's stations demographic- so it makes less sense for them to pick a crossover from an artist such as Gaga.
Hot ACs are doing it too. In Detroit the stations play the song with "Detroit" in place of "Nebraska," but elsewhere in Michigan, the stations that do substitute it (some don't) use "Michigan." One of those is Hot AC Mix 106.3 (WGER) in Saginaw. Obviously Clear Channel's Premium Choice plays the song as is.
If Gaga ever did decide to promote this song to country, it wouldn't be the first time she dipped her toe in the country pool... she did that awful country version of "Born This Way" not long ago. Was that even officially released to radio? If it was, it got zero airplay.
"You And I" is already on the verge of starting to fade at pop radio, however, and I don't see it being remembered as one of her best songs... seems like something of a non-hit hit to me. If she wanted to promote it to country radio, she should have struck while the iron was hot. I honestly don't see the country community ever accepting her anyway - she's probably too liberal and too outrageous for most country listeners. Perhaps if a bona fide country artist ever covered "You And I" it might have a shot.
In regard to pop artists crossing over to country, probably few people would have guessed that Tom Jones would have ended up having a #1 country hit in 1977. And let's not forget the furor Olivia Newton-John caused when the CMA named her Female Vocalist of the Year in 1974. Of course Newton-John was primarily known at the time for singing soft rock songs with a little country flavor, so I guess that really wasn't so much of a stretch in retrospect, but at the time it caused a firestorm in the country community, probably mainly because she is British-born/Australian-raised. I wonder what those conservative country folks at the time would think of Shania Twain or Keith Urban today... but I digress.
If Gaga ever did decide to promote this song to country, it wouldn't be the first time she dipped her toe in the country pool... she did that awful country version of "Born This Way" not long ago. Was that even officially released to radio? If it was, it got zero airplay.
"You And I" is already on the verge of starting to fade at pop radio, however, and I don't see it being remembered as one of her best songs... seems like something of a non-hit hit to me. If she wanted to promote it to country radio, she should have struck while the iron was hot. I honestly don't see the country community ever accepting her anyway - she's probably too liberal and too outrageous for most country listeners. Perhaps if a bona fide country artist ever covered "You And I" it might have a shot.
In regard to pop artists crossing over to country, probably few people would have guessed that Tom Jones would have ended up having a #1 country hit in 1977. And let's not forget the furor Olivia Newton-John caused when the CMA named her Female Vocalist of the Year in 1974. Of course Newton-John was primarily known at the time for singing soft rock songs with a little country flavor, so I guess that really wasn't so much of a stretch in retrospect, but at the time it caused a firestorm in the country community, probably mainly because she is British-born/Australian-raised. I wonder what those conservative country folks at the time would think of Shania Twain or Keith Urban today... but I digress.
WKEE in Huntington substitutes with "West Virginia"
...sounds out of place, but I'm just so used to hearing it with Nebraska!
...sounds out of place, but I'm just so used to hearing it with Nebraska!
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