From the Wisconsin board: WRIT Drops "My 95.7" for "Oldies 95.7". Oldies 95.7? You've got to be kidding!! I checked the playlist. Where's Buddy Holly, Little Richard, The Coasters, Chuck Berry, The Everly Bros, Freddy Cannon, The Platters, Connie Francis, Pat Boone, Bill Haley, Ricky Nelson..............................I could go on. Classic 95.7 maybe. Or Funky 95.7. Or even Shagadelic 95.7. But Oldies 95.7? Not on your life!
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WRIT Brings Back The Word "Oldies"
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TheFonz said:
A WRIt Of habeas Oldies
I agree with Landtuna’s discontent, the term “oldies” has become very subjective. My research, biased though it may be, is satisfied with the two descriptions below:
a) Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on a period 15 to 55 years before the present day. In the 1980s and 1990s, "oldies" meant the 15 years from the birth of rock n roll to the beginning of the singer-songwriter era of the early 1970s, or about 1955 to 1972.
b) a radio format that plays hit records from the 1950s to 1970s
There are others who will disagree, and they are entitled to their opinions, but I am set in my ways and I leave no room for argument. To me, “oldies” describes the certain period of time in R&R music indicated above.
Discussion?
a) Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on a period 15 to 55 years before the present day. In the 1980s and 1990s, "oldies" meant the 15 years from the birth of rock n roll to the beginning of the singer-songwriter era of the early 1970s, or about 1955 to 1972.
b) a radio format that plays hit records from the 1950s to 1970s
There are others who will disagree, and they are entitled to their opinions, but I am set in my ways and I leave no room for argument. To me, “oldies” describes the certain period of time in R&R music indicated above.
Discussion?
In general, the term "oldies" to me represents songs that are.....just old, no matter the year. Classic oldies or golden oldies would refer to the 1955 - 1963 time period in rock and roll. Classic hits would be 1964 onward to about the early 90's. Yes, 1990 is now 20 years ago.
Maybe on radio, these terms are used differently, but to song collectors or some of us who enjoy old songs, we can term them any way we seem fit.
Kids today, if they heard "Unbelievable" by EMF (1991) would think that the song is old or an oldie to them.
To us, we could call it a classic hit or just an older song. Nelly Furtado music of the 2001-2002 years, would be considered older songs or recent currents, but not classics....not just yet anyways.
Geez, time flies!!
Maybe on radio, these terms are used differently, but to song collectors or some of us who enjoy old songs, we can term them any way we seem fit.
Kids today, if they heard "Unbelievable" by EMF (1991) would think that the song is old or an oldie to them.
To us, we could call it a classic hit or just an older song. Nelly Furtado music of the 2001-2002 years, would be considered older songs or recent currents, but not classics....not just yet anyways.
Geez, time flies!!
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