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>> One of the stations I catch Flashback on plays >>all-80s weekends also and they do have quite a >>variety. But even with that being said, I get tired >>of hearing Madonna, Prince, and Michael Jackson all of >>the time. If I was a PD, I wouldn't play Charlene >>very often, but I don't mind hearing any song from >>that era every once in a while because as a radio >>listener back in the day, every song I hear generates >>memories for me. > >hmmmmmmm....I get the feeling that people here think I >wouldn't play it because of it's slow tempo. while >that's partially a contributing factor, it's not the >reason I wouldn't play it. it's the lyrics.... > >the woman basically confesses of being a international >call girl, and regretting that she was one. lines >"taking the hand of a preacher man and making love in >the sun" and "undressed my kings" sure doesn't help, >even with the spoken word monologue near the end about >"paradise is a lie" people would likely pick up the >wrong thing from this song in the politicaly correct >and uptight world we live in today, and when you are >programming for the lowest common denominator and are >paranoid of pissing off even one person which is the >way a lot of stations think, you avoid stuff like >this, because it might be your head on the chopping >block if upper management goes ape. > >after what I just said, the ironic thing about this >song is that it's one of my favorites of the 1980's >and I dare say, of all time, because of it's message. >I was caught off guard many years ago as a kid, >hearing this on a AM car radio thinking it was rather >weird and surprised to hear what the lyrics were. many >years later, I would actually listen to the message, >and admittingly, be moved a bit by it. It really makes >you think. unfortunately, people would likely just >hear the lyrics and be offended. how sad. > > >>>>Yeah, that song is played by very few, if any, 80's >>>stations. Some "lite rock" stations play it >>>occasionally, but not very often. That song falls >>>into the category that some people call "elevator >>>music" or "dentist office" music. > >I wouldn't say that, as there is more then a few 80's >hits that do "test well" which are of the same >tempo...."baby come to me-austin/ingram" comes (pardon >the pun) to mind as being close, and is classic AC >80's gold, but again, it's likely because of the >lyrical content played during audience music testing >(whatever was used in the 10 sec hook played to a >audience!!)that likely killed it being added as common >80's gold. god knows everything you hear these days is >so researched to death by consultants doing music >testing (with the charts only coming into play as a >possible deciding factor as to what exactly to test!) >that anything hitting the air is almost guaranteed to >keep a audience. > > > > >I wouldn't play it >>>if I was a PD at an 80's station either, but I would >>>try to get as many "lost hits" as I could. The >>>station I catch the Flashback show on, which features >>>"all-80's weekends" seems to have a limited selection >>>of songs and I end up hearing about each one three >>>times a day. > >their music "universe" (some consultant jargon >there!!) is usually tight. I would be surprised if you >had 600 cuts...more like 300 max. there's a reason for >that....as said above, what "tests well" to avoid >tuneout. of course, you risk "burnout" of your >universe, but it all depends on how much 80's is in >rotation, and how often you are doing 80's weekends. >in addition, you have some PD's/consultants who have >the mentality "you never tire of hearing a good song" >so you play the same "good songs" over and over again. > >my way of thinking is to keep your core known 80's >hits that always do well with an audience anywhere. >two examples of this I can think of off the top of my >head would be 'girls just wanna have fun" and >"footloose" (can you imagine an 80's weekend without >em?) and mix in some lost/lesser known songs like >charlene. it keeps the mix fresh, and you can feature >it as a "lost hit". but hey, that's just my .02

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