Song heard on Mike FM

[JustinT]

Around 4:00PM today, Karen Blake was on Mike FM, supposedly talking with a listener and playing his 5 favorite songs. She gave a name to the feature, but I don't recall what it was.

Anyhow, the station played "Switch" by Will Smith during this segment. I don't think that any other Jack station would be caught dead playing this song. Switch is a song that would fit perfectly on Star, but on Mike it just sounds incredibly out of place.

 

[ErieLackawanna]

> Anyhow, the station played "Switch" by Will Smith during
> this segment. I don't think that any other Jack station
> would be caught dead playing this song. Switch is a song
> that would fit perfectly on Star, but on Mike it just sounds
> incredibly out of place.
>

as has been posted previously, NOTHING is out of place on a station such as "Mike" or "Jack" or whomever. that's the beauty of it. the format is simply SFS (Selector's Favorite Songs). if it's round and has a hole in the middle of it, it's fair game to be played.

 

[BoardModerator]

Karen must have received a sweet severance package, as she has some taped liners that play on the station.

Maybe if the format works they'll get someone to do mornings or drive shifts?


> > Anyhow, the station played "Switch" by Will Smith during
> > this segment. I don't think that any other Jack station
> > would be caught dead playing this song. Switch is a song
> > that would fit perfectly on Star, but on Mike it just
> sounds
> > incredibly out of place.
> >
>
> as has been posted previously, NOTHING is out of place on a
> station such as "Mike" or "Jack" or whomever. that's the
> beauty of it. the format is simply SFS (Selector's Favorite
> Songs). if it's round and has a hole in the middle of it,
> it's fair game to be played.
>

 

[MCarney]

> as has been posted previously, NOTHING is out of place on a
> station such as "Mike" or "Jack" or whomever. that's the
> beauty of it. the format is simply SFS (Selector's Favorite
> Songs). if it's round and has a hole in the middle of it,
> it's fair game to be played.
>
Witness what I heard @ 8:45 this morning - Tim McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying" (the CMA record and song of the year) followed by Kylie Minouge. That's the 1st time I heard a country song on Mike.

 

[jjkktj]

> > as has been posted previously, NOTHING is out of place on
> a
> > station such as "Mike" or "Jack" or whomever. that's the
> > beauty of it. the format is simply SFS (Selector's
> Favorite
> > Songs). if it's round and has a hole in the middle of it,
>
> > it's fair game to be played.
> >
> Witness what I heard @ 8:45 this morning - Tim McGraw's
> "Live Like You Were Dying" (the CMA record and song of the
> year) followed by Kylie Minouge. That's the 1st time I heard
> a country song on Mike.
>

I have also heard that song on WZID in Manchester (yes I know it is an AC station and not a Variety Hit format.) It is on the R&R's AC chart so I am wondering if this is because it is more because the song is a 'crossover' song than being a 'just country' song.

 

[MikeyBos]

This song even crossed over to mainstream top 40. It placed on the mainstream top 40 chart (in the 30's) and it was played on Kiss 108 - about 200 total plays during 2005.

> > > as has been posted previously, NOTHING is out of place
> on
> > a
> > > station such as "Mike" or "Jack" or whomever. that's
> the
> > > beauty of it. the format is simply SFS (Selector's
> > Favorite
> > > Songs). if it's round and has a hole in the middle of
> it,
> >
> > > it's fair game to be played.
> > >
> > Witness what I heard @ 8:45 this morning - Tim McGraw's
> > "Live Like You Were Dying" (the CMA record and song of the
>
> > year) followed by Kylie Minouge. That's the 1st time I
> heard
> > a country song on Mike.
> >
>
> I have also heard that song on WZID in Manchester (yes I
> know it is an AC station and not a Variety Hit format.)
> It is on the R&R's AC chart so I am wondering if this is
> because it is more because the song is a 'crossover' song
> than being a 'just country' song.
>