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Train wrecks

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vchimpanzee

This morning, "Ride Like the Wind" on Jeff Rollins' show was followed by "Because of You" by Tony Bennett. But this is only because the station chose not to run commercials at that time.

"Tiny Dancer" followed by "Friendly Persuasion" by Pat Boone is another.

"Magic Moments" by Perry Como followed by "You Showed Me" by The Turtles isn't as bad but it's not good.
 
semoochie said:
"Because of You" should have been by Kelly Clarkson, just not on Adult Standards but certainly, AC.
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Just in case anyone doesn't want to watch the video, it is a very old song which sounds old. I give DG credit for playing a song whose recording quality is so poor it will automatically turn off anyone under the age of, say, 50.

This morning: "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat (Why does DG even play this cutesy mess?) followed by what sounded like Frank Sinatra (I can't remember which of his songs). Although I thought I heard Sinatra just a few songs later.
 
This morning was weird. "Make Love Stay" by Dan Fogelberg followed by "Eye in the Sky" by Alan Parsons Project. Am I back in college?

There was a commercial break which had commercials. So "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole (the original, not the duet with Natalie) didn't follow these two for everyone, and certainly not immediately anyway, but still ...
 
As a heads up, I wanted to mention that KTEA, Cambria, CA has changed owner, calls and format. Since that station went on the air it was Adult Standards but is now 70's & 80's AC. During the transition they were playing Perry Como and Jo Stafford with Depheche Mode and Boston. I asked the previous owner if he will be streaming his old KTEA format as the station did have a loyal listener base. But he said no, he's finished.
 
WHLD in Niagara Falls is the closest station I've found with a true "nostalgia" format, where you will hear pretty much non rock hits from the 40's through the 70's. I still enjoy hearing Tony Bennett,Sinatra,Crosby, Como, etc without being thrown an an AC hit or a 50s,60s or 70s oldies thrown into the mix. To me that is a "train wreck".

"Swing 1270" has certainly found a niche and I enjoy their straight forward presentation on line.
 
I'm finding a lot of train wrecks resulting from some of the commercials these stations are airing. Especially the iHeart Radio stations. I've heard advertisements for some kind of iHeart Radio music festival with snippets that can only be described as jarring, to say the least. Don't they pay attention to who's listening? Why would someone listening to Johnny Mathis on the radio be interested in going to a concert by the Zac Brown Band? But I think I know the answer to that. I guess music programming today is a one-size-fits-all affair when it comes to cost effectiveness.
 
EZway2go said:
I'm finding a lot of train wrecks resulting from some of the commercials these stations are airing. Especially the iHeart Radio stations. I've heard advertisements for some kind of iHeart Radio music festival with snippets that can only be described as jarring, to say the least. Don't they pay attention to who's listening? Why would someone listening to Johnny Mathis on the radio be interested in going to a concert by the Zac Brown Band? But I think I know the answer to that. I guess music programming today is a one-size-fits-all affair when it comes to cost effectiveness.
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If you think that's weird, more than ten years ago an America's Best Music affiliate in what used to be a military town (didn't survive the first round of base closings) ran commercials telling people to join the military. I mean loud commercials, with music appropriate for the target audience. On a station whose listeners, if they were in the military at all, most likely served in World War II, Korea or Vietnam.
 
"Hey, Good Lookin'" by Hank Williams Sr. followed by "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John.

Harrison Ford not only escaped, followed by Tommy Lee Jones, but he was chased by that big round boulder as he entered Amish country and jumped on Air Force One to board the Millennium Falcon to do battle with Darth Vader.
 
I probably should've mentioned this particular station leans toward jazz and folk during those hours, which only made that triple-play even weirder.
 
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