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Possibilities for last song on Mike
- Thread starter raccoonradio
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There are versions of that on the soundtrack album of Ken Burns' baseball, by Dr John and I
believe Carly Simon--the latter complete with the verses not many people know. We know the
chorus, but it starts "Katie Casey was baseball mad, had the fever and had it bad, just to root
on her hometown crew, every sou (penny), Katie blew/On a Sat her young beau, asked her if she
would like to go, to see a show but Miss Kate said no, I'll tell you what you can do"
Then the part we all know. There's a second verse too
Speaking of take me out to the ballgame, the Mike 93.7 site congratulates a Peabody woman who won the O Say Can You Sing contest. She will sing national anthem at Fenway on Sept 15--
when the radio station offering the contest will no longer be on. (At least not on 93.7, though
who knows, maybe still on HD)
believe Carly Simon--the latter complete with the verses not many people know. We know the
chorus, but it starts "Katie Casey was baseball mad, had the fever and had it bad, just to root
on her hometown crew, every sou (penny), Katie blew/On a Sat her young beau, asked her if she
would like to go, to see a show but Miss Kate said no, I'll tell you what you can do"
Then the part we all know. There's a second verse too
Speaking of take me out to the ballgame, the Mike 93.7 site congratulates a Peabody woman who won the O Say Can You Sing contest. She will sing national anthem at Fenway on Sept 15--
when the radio station offering the contest will no longer be on. (At least not on 93.7, though
who knows, maybe still on HD)
I spent some time listening to Mike today for the first time since Star flipped. I was a Star fan (when it leaned currents), and carried a resentment for Mike for that flip, and when I initially sampled Mike and heard worn out 70s fare with 80s cheesiness (bubble-gum freestyle stuff and nauseating arena rock) I never tuned to them again, even though I'm in their target demo.
I was really surprised how good the music mix was today. Much "cooler" stuff from the 80s (new wave rather than cheese-pop). Now I feel like I should have listened more often.
WROR sounds very worn out to my Gen-X ears (hey: W-R-ORn). I would imagine that they'd shift much more toward the 80s in the wake of Mike's demise as my age group is making all kinds of major purchases....
I was really surprised how good the music mix was today. Much "cooler" stuff from the 80s (new wave rather than cheese-pop). Now I feel like I should have listened more often.
WROR sounds very worn out to my Gen-X ears (hey: W-R-ORn). I would imagine that they'd shift much more toward the 80s in the wake of Mike's demise as my age group is making all kinds of major purchases....
Since "Last Song" by Edward Bear has been mentioned, how about Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" since they're going to run Sox games?
Some more:
"Time For Me to Fly" - REO Speedwagon
"You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" - Brooks & Dunn
"It's Over" - Roy Orbison
"Caroline, No" - Beach Boys (played right after "Sweet Caroline")
Some more:
"Time For Me to Fly" - REO Speedwagon
"You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" - Brooks & Dunn
"It's Over" - Roy Orbison
"Caroline, No" - Beach Boys (played right after "Sweet Caroline")
I'd go with this one... ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMcIRffONuY
hey, they said they played EVERYTHING. And it'd be a perfect kiss off for those non-sports fans pissed about losing Mike.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMcIRffONuY
hey, they said they played EVERYTHING. And it'd be a perfect kiss off for those non-sports fans pissed about losing Mike.
Swear words though (maybe they'd bleep it).
In the book (and audiobook) Shock Value, film director John Waters had an amusing piece
called "Why I Hate Sports" (but loves violence...) John says he's annoyed when he gets into a cab
and the driver says, "How 'bout them 'birds?" (Balt. Orioles). "Just because I'm a man why does he figure I'm into sports?" He wonders what it would be like if he asked the driver his views on a Fassbinder film.
"All sports are contemptible", John says, talking about basketball players: "Freakish giants that are the exact height of the baskets" (10 ft tall?) and recalling his days playing baseball as a kid.
"My teammates would be screaming, Waters! Waters! as the opposing players rounded the bases but I did nothing because I figured it was THEIR problem".
How about this collection of dirty words from the Orioles' Earl Weaver?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YKxf3OkpJc
(NSFW)
"That's it for Manager's corner, go f--- yourSELF, and the f--- with your show coming up next on the Baltimore Orioles Baseball f---ing network!"
In the book (and audiobook) Shock Value, film director John Waters had an amusing piece
called "Why I Hate Sports" (but loves violence...) John says he's annoyed when he gets into a cab
and the driver says, "How 'bout them 'birds?" (Balt. Orioles). "Just because I'm a man why does he figure I'm into sports?" He wonders what it would be like if he asked the driver his views on a Fassbinder film.
"All sports are contemptible", John says, talking about basketball players: "Freakish giants that are the exact height of the baskets" (10 ft tall?) and recalling his days playing baseball as a kid.
"My teammates would be screaming, Waters! Waters! as the opposing players rounded the bases but I did nothing because I figured it was THEIR problem".
How about this collection of dirty words from the Orioles' Earl Weaver?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YKxf3OkpJc
(NSFW)
"That's it for Manager's corner, go f--- yourSELF, and the f--- with your show coming up next on the Baltimore Orioles Baseball f---ing network!"
J
Jimc
Guest
Groucho Marx...
"Hello, I must be going"
why not...?
"Hello, I must be going"
why not...?
Last tweet by them:
>>The final tweet...Thank U All for "EVERYTHING"! pls b sure 2 check out @WEEI & @WAAF they r good stations w/ good people! Be well, farewell!
I noticed that of course they didn't play "everything", they had a certain playlist that spanned diff.
decades and brought together the rock and (some) R&B rock, with occasional what the heck? tunes
(Johnny Cash, Dean Martin, Garth Brooks) and some of what Barry S. would call Lost 45s (example:
Sausolito Summernight from early 80s by Diesel). If you want _that_ you have HIS show, on WODS.
Ultimately, and at least lately in its last few days (dead station walking...) it seems like Mike is
uptempo rock hits of 80s, 90s, 00s; some 70s. SOME variety but not as much as you'd think. Mass
appeal stuff: Eddie Money, Police, that In Da Klub guy, Boston, Springsteen, Prince, Don Henley,
Train, Journey, Clapton, INXS, etc.
The new logo and note the FM freq comes first.
http://www2.937mikefm.com/sites/default/files/images/flipper/slide_ee_d5.jpg
>>The final tweet...Thank U All for "EVERYTHING"! pls b sure 2 check out @WEEI & @WAAF they r good stations w/ good people! Be well, farewell!
I noticed that of course they didn't play "everything", they had a certain playlist that spanned diff.
decades and brought together the rock and (some) R&B rock, with occasional what the heck? tunes
(Johnny Cash, Dean Martin, Garth Brooks) and some of what Barry S. would call Lost 45s (example:
Sausolito Summernight from early 80s by Diesel). If you want _that_ you have HIS show, on WODS.
Ultimately, and at least lately in its last few days (dead station walking...) it seems like Mike is
uptempo rock hits of 80s, 90s, 00s; some 70s. SOME variety but not as much as you'd think. Mass
appeal stuff: Eddie Money, Police, that In Da Klub guy, Boston, Springsteen, Prince, Don Henley,
Train, Journey, Clapton, INXS, etc.
The new logo and note the FM freq comes first.
http://www2.937mikefm.com/sites/default/files/images/flipper/slide_ee_d5.jpg
As expected a Save Mike 93.7 group has been launched on Facebook. Other than maybe putting it on
97.7 or one of the HD2s they may not have much luck
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-mike-fm-937/207395999324372
>>NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO its the only station I can really hear music from EVERY genre and stuff I havent heard in eternity THERE IS ENUFF DAMN TALK RADIO FOR CHRIST SAKE!!!!!!!! Let it alone stop messing with my music damnit...Love MIKE FM if they can't stay on 93.7, then please find another station!!
Every genre? OK:
--Blues?
--Jazz?
--Irish folk?
--Classical?
--Zydeco/Cajun?
--Standards? (They don't play Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra anymore)
97.7 or one of the HD2s they may not have much luck
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-mike-fm-937/207395999324372
>>NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO its the only station I can really hear music from EVERY genre and stuff I havent heard in eternity THERE IS ENUFF DAMN TALK RADIO FOR CHRIST SAKE!!!!!!!! Let it alone stop messing with my music damnit...Love MIKE FM if they can't stay on 93.7, then please find another station!!
Every genre? OK:
--Blues?
--Jazz?
--Irish folk?
--Classical?
--Zydeco/Cajun?
--Standards? (They don't play Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra anymore)
I'm afraid that for people who ONLY listen to mainstream major market commercial radio stations with very limited playlists, that "Mike" is WILDLY eclectic to them, but to me, it sounds like a combination of Classic Hits and Hot AC...
raccoonradio said:
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you all know it's going to be a Rock and Roll song :-\
Let's face it!! 75% of their music was Classic Rock, 30% was Soft Rock, while only 2% was Classic Hip Hop. That wasn't everything
So you know it will be a rock and roll song
you all know it's going to be a Rock and Roll song :-\Let's face it!! 75% of their music was Classic Rock, 30% was Soft Rock, while only 2% was Classic Hip Hop. That wasn't everything
So you know it will be a rock and roll song
I've pointed out to people that while they say they loved Mike a lot of the artists and songs could be found
elsewhere. The "we play everything" concept was def. a lie--sure they could mix some rock-based and R&B based
together and wow, variety, and at first they did throw in stuff like Johnny Cash, Dean Martin, etc. But overall just a rock station with a slightly wider playlist and nothing TOO extraordinary,.
Today heard Convoy/C.W. McCall on Frank FM on the Cape. Even Mike wouldn't play that, at least not these days and they will end
soon anyway
elsewhere. The "we play everything" concept was def. a lie--sure they could mix some rock-based and R&B based
together and wow, variety, and at first they did throw in stuff like Johnny Cash, Dean Martin, etc. But overall just a rock station with a slightly wider playlist and nothing TOO extraordinary,.
Today heard Convoy/C.W. McCall on Frank FM on the Cape. Even Mike wouldn't play that, at least not these days and they will end
soon anyway
C
cjf68
Guest
..................."Around the dail" by The Kinks.......
As Fybush points out many Mike listeners will migrate to other stations like...Barry's WODS/CBS Radio.
One big factor in the switch to WEEI-FM is the competition from...WBZ-FM, CBS Radio... Entercom
thought they could make easy money on a "Low Budget" (the Kinks) station, but the big buck$$$ they
spent on the local ball team (as Fybush also points out) means that they'd sacrifice Mike (only layoff
casualty, the PD. No DJs.) to get a WEEI simulcast.
Ironically enough of course CBS' in town stations were _WEEI_ AM 850 and FM 103.3 Now those
calls belong to Entercom
One big factor in the switch to WEEI-FM is the competition from...WBZ-FM, CBS Radio... Entercom
thought they could make easy money on a "Low Budget" (the Kinks) station, but the big buck$$$ they
spent on the local ball team (as Fybush also points out) means that they'd sacrifice Mike (only layoff
casualty, the PD. No DJs.) to get a WEEI simulcast.
Ironically enough of course CBS' in town stations were _WEEI_ AM 850 and FM 103.3
Now thosecalls belong to Entercom
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