2JJJ-FM certainly would have played that song back in the 80s, along with a host of other electro/dance/early hip hop that doesn’t get much of an airing anywhere now. This is the sort of stuff that Double J should play as a matter of course (of course) but as it stands, ‘Rockit’ would be a notable departure even for them.
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This song has been mentioned on this thread before but On Triple M’s OzTober Goat Top 100 countdown just a moment ago…
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You never know what they’ll play next!
I can’t believe The Wiggles are on Triple M!
(as per their sweepers in 2005 from their original Jack FM format).
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Unusual for an older skewing community station like Coast FM Gosford to play something so recent (2011 hit by Kelly Clarkson).
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LOL! For a radio network that’s marketing themselves as a real rock radio station, have a look at what Triple M from Perth just played! The RDS doesn’t lie! 
Though some results have suggested that this is rock, there are also a lot of other results suggesting that this is a pop song, hence why I posted this here.
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Perth changed their format from rock to alternative because the ratings were poor (as you may also note the “Prrths Real Alternative” positioner in the RDS text below).
I posted in another thread recently about this song as it really perplexes me. It gets played on soft SC stations all the time, and I heard it recently on Breeze. To me it doesn’t fit its soft SC/pop classification at all and really sticks out on those stations. I kind of think it fits the Triple M format more, especially the Perth format. I can definitely imagine FM104 playing it if it was around in the 80s, on high rotation probably.
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It’s also a fun candidate for stations that don’t pay close enough attention to the lyrics, as some Christian stations have been known to take the title at face value…
Not at all a weird one for Triple M to play though, and Perth more so, will probably hear it on the likes of Gold/WSFM soon too.
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I heard Katy Perry’s new song “Lifetimes” on RAW FM today… now I didn’t think they played mainstream artists/hits?
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A couple of good rarer tracks in there too… The Saints and Yothu Yindi the main ones.
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Hearing Slim Dusty - Pub With No Beer on 3MMM today was quite the shock, but all related to this countdown I believe
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I can’t listen to Triple M anymore. They’ve just got no dignity
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I don’t mind it when they go off format like that, much preferable to hearing “Summer of 69” for the bazillionth time.
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Can I have neither? . Slim Dusty is just a bridge too far for me I love variety but that’s just too much.
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Fair enough 
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Does this mean you’re back in the land of real cool changes and Sherrins?
Apologies for the double post. Here’s a very historic entry: ‘I’m Only Shooting Love’ by Time Bandits and ‘Sweet Dreams’ by Eurythmics, both on fBi from 2004:
The show ‘Cratediggers’ was quite a good listen. I don’t think there’s anything like that on fBi these days. ‘I’m Only Shooting Love’ was the 12’’ version too.
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Belongs in the “Great Songs” thread, especially in 12 inch form!
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Love it. Along with Endless Road
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