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Seattle Radio Songs That Make You Cringe

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Wildstyle K

Even the best Seattle radio stations have those pesky songs; The ones that stick around month after month after month even though you can't conceive any purpose they can possibly serve for that particular station. This isn't meant to flame any station specifically, but is just a fun way to vent about the songs that truly make us cringe. This is all my uneducated opinion. I'm sure PDs can simply rebut with callout numbers, but like I said...all in fun.

Here's what we're NOT talking about:

(a) Currents or recent (say, a year old or less) recurrents.
(b) Songs that have justified spots on a station's playlist, but make you cringe because you simply have a personal dislike for them.

Here's what we ARE talking about:

(a) Songs that have stuck around ENTIRELY too long and have earned a prolonged rest period, or at least should move into a less prominent category.
(b) Songs that stick out like a sore thumb on a respective station (not a hit, doesn't fit the station's overall sound, etc.)
(c) Overplayed "classic" songs.
 
Eagles Hotel California (KRWM plays it too much) and The Beach Boys' Kokomo. Message to KJR: Stick to Surfin' USA or Fun Fun Fun if you want to play Beach Boys!

-crainbebo
 
Anything from the grunge era in the year 2012 on KNDD (Memo: These songs are 20 YEARS OLD. They're CLASSIC ROCK songs played billions of times over. Not "alternative" in the MODERN sense......)
 
Anything by Journey or Bon Jovi. Jeez! Enough already! You can add count my votes for Hotel California and Xmas In The NW, Don't Stop by Fleetwood Mac and Old Time Rock and Roll by Seger. Its tragic how radio can ruin ones enjoyment of a great album. I can't listen to Hotel California anymore without skipping over the title track and New Kid In Town. Same goes for nearly every track on Fleetwood Mac's Rumors, especially Don't Stop! PLEASE STOP!
 
toonces2u said:
Anything by Journey or Bon Jovi. Jeez! Enough already! You can add count my votes for Hotel California and Xmas In The NW, Don't Stop by Fleetwood Mac and Old Time Rock and Roll by Seger. Its tragic how radio can ruin ones enjoyment of a great album. I can't listen to Hotel California anymore without skipping over the title track and New Kid In Town. Same goes for nearly every track on Fleetwood Mac's Rumors, especially Don't Stop! PLEASE STOP!
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Music on radio goes by three things:

#1. If the song is old, you have had to have heard the song no less than 3 BAZILLION times, then it will probably be on the radio.

#2. If the song is new, you have had to have heard the song no less than 3 BAZILLION times everywhere else BEFORE it gets on the radio.

3. If the song is so innovative, brand new and exciting that all your Facebook and Twitter friends are talking about it right now. You will not hear it on the radio at all until #2 has been completed. Six months to a year from now. Because it will need to be researched and tested on carefully selected focus groups and it's successful use in fast food advertising campaigns. And by the time this world premiere breakthrough hit is finally played on terrestrial radio, everyone is BEYOND sick of this song.....
 
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