What songs, when you hear them, you immediately associate with a specific radio station. I have more then one, but one will suffice for now.
AM 930, WEOL played music for decades before going all news/talk in 1992. There are two songs that everytime I hear them, I get warm, fuzzy feelings about WEOL. My memories here are from the 1980s in both cases. In no particular order, "Could It Be I'm Fallin' In Love" by The Spinners. They played this one a lot. For no reason, I have a very vivid memory of one time, on a warm spring day drive home, I had Afternoon Drive personality JOE PATTON on while breezing down I-71 with the driver's side window down, and I was just in the mood for this happy song on this happy day. I cranked it up.
For some or many years, WEOL used a music service for their adult contemporary/MOR format. They had a bunch of maudlin, syrupy songs, but then an almost Rocker would pop up. It was the upbeat, bright and sprightly "Knock Knock, Who's There" by Mary Hopkin (of "Those Were The Days" fame). This tune really knocked on my ear, and in a good way. In fact, when I heard it on AM 930, I couldn't recall who did it, but I loved it. As it turned out, it was a very unique addition, not only because it changed things up, but because the song was not a big hit, peaking at #92 on the Billboard Hot 100, but almost making the Top 10 on the Adult Contemporary charts. I never heard the song on any radio station in Cleveland when it was new in 1972, and certainly nobody else was playing it as an "oldie" in the next decade. I crank it up in my house to this day.
Sidenote: I know WEOL changed to all-talk in 1992 because right before they did so, they added "Weight of The World", the then-new song by Ringo Starr. I was in contact with someone at the record label and remember reporting to them that the song was getting some commercial radio airplay in our area, on AM 930, of course. Now today, instead of hearing a tune or two, we get "The Hannity Morning Minute". Oh well.
AM 930, WEOL played music for decades before going all news/talk in 1992. There are two songs that everytime I hear them, I get warm, fuzzy feelings about WEOL. My memories here are from the 1980s in both cases. In no particular order, "Could It Be I'm Fallin' In Love" by The Spinners. They played this one a lot. For no reason, I have a very vivid memory of one time, on a warm spring day drive home, I had Afternoon Drive personality JOE PATTON on while breezing down I-71 with the driver's side window down, and I was just in the mood for this happy song on this happy day. I cranked it up.
For some or many years, WEOL used a music service for their adult contemporary/MOR format. They had a bunch of maudlin, syrupy songs, but then an almost Rocker would pop up. It was the upbeat, bright and sprightly "Knock Knock, Who's There" by Mary Hopkin (of "Those Were The Days" fame). This tune really knocked on my ear, and in a good way. In fact, when I heard it on AM 930, I couldn't recall who did it, but I loved it. As it turned out, it was a very unique addition, not only because it changed things up, but because the song was not a big hit, peaking at #92 on the Billboard Hot 100, but almost making the Top 10 on the Adult Contemporary charts. I never heard the song on any radio station in Cleveland when it was new in 1972, and certainly nobody else was playing it as an "oldie" in the next decade. I crank it up in my house to this day.
Sidenote: I know WEOL changed to all-talk in 1992 because right before they did so, they added "Weight of The World", the then-new song by Ringo Starr. I was in contact with someone at the record label and remember reporting to them that the song was getting some commercial radio airplay in our area, on AM 930, of course. Now today, instead of hearing a tune or two, we get "The Hannity Morning Minute". Oh well.
