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TWO nameless horses?

firepoint525

firepoint525

I was listening to Hippie Radio a couple of weeks ago, and heard Joe Case play "A Horse with No Name" by America, which then cross-faded with....itself! I have occasionally heard Hippie play a song, and then play it again, but usually the second airing is quickly stopped and then they move on to something else. Not so in this particular case. "Horse" played all the way through TWICE.

Then last week, I heard McGill play "Evil Woman" by ELO twice within about a 10-minute period, although not quite back-to-back, as in the "Horse" example. (Interesting, since ELO was the group that 97.1 (when Come-in-last owned them) played FOUR times straight ("Livin' Thing," in their case) a couple of years ago.)

I have also heard two similar-sounding Carol King songs ("Jazzman" and "Sweet Seasons") played within about half an hour of each other. This after hearing two Spinners songs (one of them was "It's A Shame") during the previous half-hour.

Most problematic for the "all-new" (STILL?) Hippie Radio was airing morning traffic updates in the afternoon drive! :eek: Jumpin' Jack Flash couldn't get in there to update the traffic report?
 
Not live bodies there to speak of...it is what it is...I heard last week Doobies Jesus is Just Allright...followed by Mrs. Emily's Picture..John Conlee...no way THAT is a cross over hit...
 
That must have been during Music City Roots. They give Keith Bilbrey free rein to play pretty much anything he wants. The Even Stevens program is cool, too, but it also is mostly country music.

Last year, I heard Spider Harrison playing "Crazy" by Patsy Cline. First and only time that I had ever heard that one played over Hippie.

The "new" must be seriously wearing off that station. Yours is the only reply so far! :'( Either that, or everyone has already given up on them. The station has great potential. The question is will they live up to it? So far, the answer is no. :'(
 
Oh it was a big COUNTRY hit for John Conlee...but hardly belongs on any format other than country...I can see and appreciate Kenny Rogers stuff from the late 70's/early 80's as it fits perfectly in either format..I have a lot of his hits on my show..but I must draw the line..a very big line at that.. ;) on Miss Emily..or One Piece at a Time..Boy named Sue., etc....I know they got crossover airplay..didn't sound good then..not any better 40 plus years later... :p
 
deltas69 said:
Oh it was a big COUNTRY hit for John Conlee...but hardly belongs on any format other than country...I can see and appreciate Kenny Rogers stuff from the late 70's/early 80's as it fits perfectly in either format..I have a lot of his hits on my show..but I must draw the line..a very big line at that.. ;) on Miss Emily..or One Piece at a Time..Boy named Sue., etc....I know they got crossover airplay..didn't sound good then..not any better 40 plus years later... :p
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Love the song, but I agree. By the way, Conlee used to be a jock in Nashville years ago - on WLAC I believe.
 
I distinctly remember seeing him when WLAC was located on top of the L&C tower..went up to the observation deck as a kid and saw a room full of "lights and knobs"..lol
 
deltas69 said:
Oh it was a big COUNTRY hit for John Conlee...but hardly belongs on any format other than country...I can see and appreciate Kenny Rogers stuff from the late 70's/early 80's as it fits perfectly in either format..I have a lot of his hits on my show..but I must draw the line..a very big line at that.. ;) on Miss Emily..or One Piece at a Time..Boy named Sue., etc....I know they got crossover airplay..didn't sound good then..not any better 40 plus years later... :p
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I have met my match. You actually despised the country "crossovers" even more than I did. I actually didn't mind the Johnny Cash tunes showing up on what was supposedly "pop" radio, but I am with you on most of the rest. (I should point out, however, that "One Piece" was Cash's last major hit, at least with any real "crossover" potential, and I was 12 at the time, so I didn't hear too much Cash on my airwaves during my teen years. (Cash was one of those Sun "rockabilly" singers, so that alone gets him some respect from me as a west Tennessean.) But I was in high school when "Elvira" was force-fed to us, and most of us at my school absolutely HATED that song!) Like you, I don't mind the occasional Kenny Rogers song. "Ruby" was cool, and even "The Gambler," but Rogers was trying too hard to have "pop" hits when he put "Lady" and "Islands in the Stream" out there.
 
Well that got top 40 airplay, along with his others back then..even his first hit, Gentle on my Mind with the banjo ..didn't seem out of place for some reason on AM rockers back then..now I'm most likely gonna tee off Cash fans out there..but I never understood the deal with him.. the guy was NOT a good singer..not even a good country singer..yes he had a persona about him..got to admire the way he did things his way and screw the record industry..along with Waylon...who could sing...By the same token never got Bob Dylan...and why he is revered so much..Heard him live a couple of times..and still have no clue what he sang..But then I never cared for country at all..but as a somewhat erstwhile musician who has played professionally..I recognize a great singer when I hear one..and no I can't sing worth a damn myself..but I KNOW that..Cash and Dylan fans can now burn me in effigy.. ;D
 
Okay, well this is too much. Heard "One Piece at a Time" on Hippie just since I posted my last message! ;D :eek:

I agree with you on Cash, especially with regard to that VERY overrated song "Hurt." Yeah, it had a great video which encapsulated his career and his life (as well as June's) quite nicely, but after about a MILLION airings of it on CMT and GAC, I was about ready to start throwing things at the TV! :mad: And they had only just begin to ease up on airing it when June died, but they really went back into heavy rotation with it when Johnny died!

Oh, and I agree with you on Dylan as well. He is definitely overrated. So he recorded an album in Nashville. So what?

Now they can burn both you and me in effigy! ;D
 
What is just as strange is I will hear practically the same country tunes sandwiched in the playlist on the Vol State station...Who's listening to who ??? lol
 
I'm surprised that you guys seem to be forgetting that Hippie is emulating Top 40 radio from the days when playlists mirrored the Billboard Singles chart — which of course featured the top 100 singles, no matter the genre. That Cash or Conlee or Kenny or Dolly entered a Top 40 playlist was because it was on the Billboard Singles chart. And if it was something like "One Piece At a Time" we didn't think of it as a "crossover," it was just another "novelty song" like Dickie Goodman's montages or a Ray Stevens tune.

One cool thing about listening to the American Top 40 replays Hippie airs on weekends is that you often get to hear songs that don't even make Hippie's deeper playlist. Stuff that crept up into Billboard's 30-40 range but no higher; however, when you hear it, you still somewhat remember it.

As for the "doubles" you occasionally hear on computer-assisted radio: They're simply missing that bumper in between the songs that "shouted": "Instant Replay!" :D
 
Well those songs sucked then..and still do..and even though they were the rotation..I didn't play them.....and if Hippie wanted to emulate top 40 radio..they would have live talent..my 2 cents..
 
jetfli said:
I'm surprised that you guys seem to be forgetting that Hippie is emulating Top 40 radio from the days when playlists mirrored the Billboard Singles chart — which of course featured the top 100 singles, no matter the genre. That Cash or Conlee or Kenny or Dolly entered a Top 40 playlist was because it was on the Billboard Singles chart. And if it was something like "One Piece At a Time" we didn't think of it as a "crossover," it was just another "novelty song" like Dickie Goodman's montages or a Ray Stevens tune.
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I could be wrong, but I don't think Conlee ever "crossed over." As for the others, yeah, I am glad that Hippie plays them. You can see those songs (many of which Hippie plays) lampooned by know-it-alls all up and down these boards.
One cool thing about listening to the American Top 40 replays Hippie airs on weekends is that you often get to hear songs that don't even make Hippie's deeper playlist. Stuff that crept up into Billboard's 30-40 range but no higher; however, when you hear it, you still somewhat remember it.
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Roger that. I am disappointed that they didn't also have a countdown today. They usually do on holidays. And I was actually here and could have heard one today.
As for the "doubles" you occasionally hear on computer-assisted radio: They're simply missing that bumper in between the songs that "shouted": "Instant Replay!" :D
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Nothing against a good "twofer Tuesday." Only we played them every day (although never all day) and called them "double-shots."
deltas69 said:
Well those songs sucked then..and still do..and even though they were the rotation..I didn't play them.....and if Hippie wanted to emulate top 40 radio..they would have live talent..my 2 cents..
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Yeah, he is forgetting that a LOT of those songs (and yeah, I mean "Elvira") were FORCED on us back then. That is why you DON'T hear them now.
 
firepoint525 said:
Yeah, he is forgetting that a LOT of those songs (and yeah, I mean "Elvira") were FORCED on us back then. That is why you DON'T hear them now.
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We all played songs we didn't like (gah, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia) as well as stuff that was tired after the first play (double gah, You Light Up My Life). I chalked up time as MA, MD, and PD, so I'm guilty of some of the forcing, although to us it was the Chart or the phone calls that did all of the forcing. Where I was, your business was the Chart, and the Chart slotted your rotation, especially the currents.
 
jetfli said:
I'm surprised that you guys seem to be forgetting that Hippie is emulating Top 40 radio from the days when playlists mirrored the Billboard Singles chart — which of course featured the top 100 singles, no matter the genre. That Cash or Conlee or Kenny or Dolly entered a Top 40 playlist was because it was on the Billboard Singles chart. And if it was something like "One Piece At a Time" we didn't think of it as a "crossover," it was just another "novelty song" like Dickie Goodman's montages or a Ray Stevens tune.
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Well then, bring on the Sinatra and Dean Martin.
 
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