# Did They Really Just Play That? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Radio and Digital\ **Created:** [December 28, 2015, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274 "2015-12-28T08:05:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Karen\_Cee](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/848f3c/32.png) [@Karen\_Cee](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Karen_Cee)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/21 "2016-06-28T10:26:22Z")
“Dock of the Bay” Michael Bolton remake from 1988. On The Breeze this morning.Known for his mullet hairstyle ,so 80s ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/22 "2016-06-28T12:11:43Z")
It could have been worse… They could have played “How Am I Supposed To Live Without You?” ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Cee](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/848f3c/32.png) [@Karen\_Cee](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Karen_Cee)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/23 "2016-06-29T20:07:18Z")
Yes I agree,I hate that song ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/24 "2016-07-09T10:18:01Z")
Just played on WSFM Sydney Kiss Kiss - Holly Valance And THIS is supposed to be Pure Gold ? 😟 ---
**Author:** ![matt86](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/matt86/32/60448_2.png) [@matt86](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/matt86)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/25 "2016-07-10T00:44:23Z")
Haha I was surprised to hear that too. Followed straight after with some nice and safe Bob Seger. ---
**Author:** ![SouthCoastTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/southcoasttv/32/520556_2.png) [@SouthCoastTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SouthCoastTV)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/26 "2016-07-30T12:35:05Z")
94.9 Power FM is currently playing “Another One Bites The Dust” by Queen. I never would have expected the station to play any Queen song, let alone “Another One Bites The Dust”! ---
**Author:** ![dxnerd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/dxnerd/32/404112_2.png) [@dxnerd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/dxnerd)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/27 "2016-08-07T04:41:16Z")
Aerosmith- I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing on Rebel FM now. What a shocker- had to quickly find the mute button. ---
**Author:** ![dxnerd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/dxnerd/32/404112_2.png) [@dxnerd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/dxnerd)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/28 "2016-08-21T02:18:44Z")
Prince- Purple Rain on the Ms yesterday, just after 1800. I know it has the gee-tar thang going on, but it’s still out of place on the 'Ome of Rawk, Spawt 'N Komedy. ---
**Author:** ![TV-Expert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@TV-Expert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV-Expert)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/29 "2016-08-21T02:41:23Z")
Triple M in Sydney (at least) has been playing a fair amount of ‘non-rock’ tracks of late, perhaps as part of their “Whatever, Whenever” tagline. I remember a few weeks back, I heard them play “Message To My Girl” by Split Enz, as well as “St Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” by John Parr. I can understand them playing those type of songs on Triple M in Brisbane as part of their “Cold 30” that they do at nights, but in Sydney, especially with the presence of Smooth & a Pure Gold (WS) station on the FM band, that’s a different story. ---
**Author:** ![SouthCoastTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/southcoasttv/32/520556_2.png) [@SouthCoastTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SouthCoastTV)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 7:09am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/30 "2016-08-31T07:09:02Z")
“Radioactive” - Imagine Dragons "I Touch Myself" - Divinyls I have heard these two songs on Triple M Sydney numerous times before, however I still don’t understand why the station continues to play them. They’re not exactly rock songs… On a much lighter note, I was surprised to hear this on Monday morning (on the same station). “Come Together” - The Beatles I have never heard a commercial FM station play a Beatles song before, so it was a pleasant surprise to hear this being played at 9am. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TV-Expert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@TV-Expert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV-Expert)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/31 "2016-08-31T07:31:28Z")
> [@SouthCoastTV](#): > > I have never heard a commercial FM station play a Beatles song before, so it was a pleasant surprise to hear this being played at 9am. 🙂 The Beatles used to be played a lot on the commercial FM stations, particularly on 2WS/WSFM (& also Wave FM at your part of the world ;)). These days, you’re more likely to hear the occasional Beatles track on Triple M & Smooth rather than on WS! 😮 ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/32 "2016-08-31T11:46:11Z")
Another song that Triple M is playing right now that definitely indicates a change in music focus (they wouldn’t have played this 6 months ago) is: Drops Of Jupiter - Train ---
**Author:** ![TV-Expert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@TV-Expert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV-Expert)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/33 "2016-08-31T11:53:23Z")
> [@Radiohead](#): > > Another song that Triple M is playing right now that definitely indicates a change in music focus (they wouldn’t have played this 6 months ago) is: > > Drops Of Jupiter - Train That’s a WS staple these days, and gets played on Easy Radio on DAB+. You’re more likely to get real (albeit old) rock on Classic Rock Digital than on the main Triple M station these days. Likewise for Triple M Modern Rock Digital, which is available on DAB+ in Adelaide (was also available in Perth before it was dropped in favour of Easy Radio), and can be heard online. ---
**Author:** ![SouthCoastTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/southcoasttv/32/520556_2.png) [@SouthCoastTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SouthCoastTV)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/34 "2016-08-31T12:17:08Z")
Apart from Triple M & Smooth, I believe 2ST and 92.7 Bay & Basin FM play tracks by The Beatles on the odd occasion, although i’m not entirely sure on that one. I have heard “Here Comes The Sun” on 2ST a few times before, but that’s not really a good indication as to whether The Beatles are played on the station on a regular basis. ---
**Author:** ![TV-Expert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@TV-Expert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV-Expert)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/35 "2016-08-31T12:31:56Z")
> [@SouthCoastTV](#): > > Apart from Triple M & Smooth, I believe 2ST and 92.7 Bay & Basin FM play tracks by The Beatles on the odd occasion, although i’m not entirely sure on that one. I have heard “Here Comes The Sun” on 2ST a few times before, but that’s not really a good indication as to whether The Beatles are played on the station on a regular basis. The Beatles does get played quite regularly on 2ST, along with plenty of 60s & 70s music that the Sydney/Wollongong/Central Coast commercial FM stations don’t touch anymore. Personally, I’m quite lucky to get 2ST loud & clear via 102.9 from Bowral at my home near Campbelltown. 🙂 Re “Drops of Jupiter” on Triple M, I just now seemed to recall that they played that song when it first came out back in 2001, back when they had a modern rock format after Nova 96.9 had launched. ---
**Author:** ![TheHomeOfMusic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/thehomeofmusic/32/51117_2.png) [@TheHomeOfMusic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TheHomeOfMusic)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/36 "2016-09-01T12:26:53Z")
> [@TV-Expert](#): > > The Beatles used to be played a lot on the commercial FM stations, particularly on 2WS/WSFM (& also Wave FM at your part of the world ;)). These days, you’re more likely to hear the occasional Beatles track on Triple M & Smooth rather than on WS! 😮 and on Rebel FM ---
**Author:** ![dxnerd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/dxnerd/32/404112_2.png) [@dxnerd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/dxnerd)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/37 "2016-09-09T12:30:10Z")
Steve Miller Band- Abracadabra on Smooth the other day. Pleasantly surprised, but a bit odd all the same :). ---
**Author:** ![TV-Expert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@TV-Expert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV-Expert)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/38 "2016-09-09T13:04:47Z")
Smooth has been playing quite a number of ‘classic hit’ tracks that’s a bit out there for what is meant to be a Soft AC station over the last few months, such as from the likes of (the late great) David Bowie, which includes “Starman”, “Life On Mars?”, “China Girl” & “Let’s Dance”. Still, at least Smooth is generally a better listen than WS if you don’t want to hear the likes of Pink (in fact, WS plays more Pink than Pink Floyd these days!) & Avril Lavigne being thrown into the mix. In other words, Smooth is still a true adult music station & is being deservedly rewarded with a #1 FM position in Sydney. ---
**Author:** ![SouthCoastTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/southcoasttv/32/520556_2.png) [@SouthCoastTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SouthCoastTV)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/39 "2016-09-10T07:50:40Z")
WSFM played “Tomorrow Never Knows” by The Beatles at around 11am this morning! 😶 ---
**Author:** ![TV-Expert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@TV-Expert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV-Expert)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274/40 "2016-09-10T08:04:02Z")
> [@SouthCoastTV](#): > > WSFM played “Tomorrow Never Knows” by The Beatles at around 11am this morning! 😶 That was actually part of My Generation that is aired on WS at 10am-12pm Saturdays, as well as on several other stations around Australia in various timeslots. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/did-they-really-just-play-that/274.md?page=3)