Great songs heard on radio

Maggie May - Rod Stewart

Heard yesterday on 93.3FM or Radio 50 Plus at Gosford (or whatever they’ve decided to call themselves this week).

Great song that used to get flogged endlessly on commercial radio, but now only community radio seems to play any of his songs (though Forever Classic plays him a bit, probably Cruise too). Hadn’t heard it on the radio for a while.

It’s a staple of greatest hits formats on UK and US.

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A couple of tropo assisted ones tonight

Torture - The Jacksons (on SWR 99.9)

It Ain’t Enough - Corey Hart (on Connect FM 100.9)

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Love that Corey Hart song.

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I’m the opposite, instant station changer for me. And a firm favourite of the Sunday night sports roundup on the news in the 90s and 2000s.

Heard these two songs today at Woolies (aka Safeway).

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The latter was used as promo music for the Seven Network in 2003 when they did away with the “One to Watch” slogan and introduced a new one that said “See Things Differently”.

They also had a “Lucky 7” slogan but the cruel irony was that 2003-04 was a tough period for the network with the lack of winter sports and international dramas, among other things.

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They actually used the song before ditching ‘the one to watch’.

YouTube: Aussie TV History

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25/10/2023
Triple M Nights with Dave Gleeson

7:35pm: “What I’ve Done” by Linkin Park
8:05pm: “This is How a Heart Breaks” by Rob Thomas
8:50pm: “Mr Brightside” by The Killers
9:17pm: “Even Better Than the Real Thing” by U2

Linkin Park frontman Mike Shinoda was interviewed on tonight’s show.

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After Busco discovered that before the Wiggles was The Cockroaches it looks like She’s the One has been added to the rotation.

As far as I know previously it was only played by request from Michelle Rowland MP.

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She’s some kind of girl to be requesting that one. :grin:

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I suspect that she knew what Busco evidently didn’t. :crazy_face:

It’s been nice because Wang Chung’s Let’s Go has a similar hook and I was always disappointed that it wasn’t The Cockroaches:

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The Chung are a fav of mine too… “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” is my goto, but “Let’s Go” is good too.

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No love for Dance Hall Days?

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Nah, not so much that one for me, probably my least favourite hit of theirs.
Still miles better than most of today’s music though.

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Heard these tonight on ‘Forever Classic’ TGIF 80s (streamed via GNFM)

Blue – Fine Young Cannibals
We Got The Beat – The Go-Gos
Catch Me I’m Falling – Real Life
You’re Gonna Get Hurt – Jenny Morris
Boys – Sabrina (hearing this one made me smile!)
Club Tropicana – Wham!
I Know You’re Out There Somewhere – The Moody Blues

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Falco - Der Kommissar (the original) playing right now on Triple M Brisbane as part of Awesome 80s. Great song, and genuinely surprised that they gave it a spin. Good on them.

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Great song!

That was on the TGIF 80s last night too, I only didn’t include it in my list as I think I already posted it not long ago.

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Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo

Homosapien - Pete Shelley

Cross The Border - Icehouse

Burning Down The House - Talking Heads

One Vision - Queen

99.7 Bridge FM as part of their ‘Ultimate 80’s’ party mix on Saturday nights.

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Heard yesterday morning on 2GF breakfast.

Jefferson Starship - Jane

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