I know about Glee and Don’t Stop Believing, but I’m pretty sure that was ages ago now (2011?) Today’s teenagers would have been barely out of nappies back then. I guess it may have some traction with the early 20s set, which may explain its appearance on Triple J (see my earlier post).
Another one from the WTF bin, that I forgot to post earlier:
Glee ran till 2015, only 4 years ago. Today’s late teens and early 20s would have been prime audience during 2010 - 15. It was pretty popular with older people too.
Also belongs in the ‘not that song again’ thread 
Disagree as Journey are rarely heard on commercial radio in Australia, including ‘Don’t Stop Believing’. In the US it’s a different story of course where they had many top ten hits.
The only song Journey related that is regularly heard here is Steve Perry’s ‘Oh Sherrie’. It baffles me why this weaker track was a hit yet none of the Journey songs made it into the Top 40.
Songs like ‘Seperate Ways’, ‘Wheel In The Sky’, ‘Who’s Crying Now’ and my favourite ‘Girl Can’t Help It’ are all radio fodder and decent songs too.
I never mind hearing this song
Definitely agree! I love Journey, particularly those you listed. Wheel in the sky and Separate Ways get flogged on my iPod. You hear them a lot on US radio. The only stations I hear them on here regularly are Rebel and Breeze.
Yes- I’ve noticed that they play them.
A lot of the US hits had a modicum of success here (Chilliwack’s ‘My Girl Gone Gone Gone’ is an example), probably because of Casey Kasem’s AT40 which was aired on most Australian commercial radio stations. When listening back to an old AT40 episode, I often hear Australian stations being mentioned by Casey.
Not so much an issue with the song itself, but the title of this thread was my exact reaction this morning when I realised that i98fm had just played “Pump Up The Jam” straight after a 1999 ident. The song was released in 1989, not at the end of the '90s!
Somebody To Love - Queen
Just played on Hit 107.
Listening to Darwin’s MIX 104.9 and their 20/20 countdown, at 8:52 CST (9:22 in Qld) they played the 12th Man - Marvellous. Their theme was bands/artists with numbers in them, and this apparently was just outside the cut. Really Shooper shtuff that.
Got im yes!!!
Marvelousssss!!!
Better Man - Robbie Williams
Currently on Triple M Sydney during “Rock Song Dedications”.
But then they have been known to play a few out of format songs during that show.
In a similar vein to this one above, Triple M Sydney are playing this right now
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
It was nice to hear Cool Change by LRB on Triple M Brisbane yesterday. The song that launched the station way back in 1980.
Yes, it wouldn’t be very often that you hear the song that launched a station these days… Except maybe for newer stations like Nova or Smooth.
Not that Brisbane gets that many cool changes… at least in the warmer months. I associate the song with 2EC, but that’s just me (and the whales and albatrosses of Eden).
It did fit with the ethos of FM at the time- a breath of fresh air and a change from the often staid, stuffy and unoriginal AM incumbents.
Well this is one we probably need to start hearing from tomorrow
November Rain - Guns N Roses
On any station!
We really need it right across NSW - and QLD too I think.
I don’t know if we should be scared or what … but
Flame Trees - Cold Chisel
Is currently playing on 2CH…
They play Chisel on 4KQ 
It might of been a request.