Thanks for the heads up, just having a bit of a listen now…
It also runs on Fridays too by the looks it… I haven’t heard any voice breaks yet after 10 songs either, so I assume it’s wholly automated with no voice tracks.
The music is a bit of mixture of ‘forgotten’ songs as you say plus others that are quite well known that still get a bit of airplay on commercial radio (eg. have heard ‘Human Touch’ - Bruce Springsteen, ‘If Tomorrow Never Comes’ - Ronan Keating, ‘Together Again’ - Janet Jackson and ‘Hanging By A Moment’ - Lifehouse) in those last 10 songs.
It’s all music with no announcing but the playlist is put together by Wayne. There are some IDs by Ron E Sparks. You’re right, it usually starts around 1600 on Friday afternoon and runs through to Sunday evening.
7:20pm: “Where the Streets Have No Name” by U2
7:30pm: “Something Happened on the Way to Heaven” by Phil Collins
8:10pm: “Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)” by Garbage
8:45pm: “Every Morning” by Sugar Ray
smoothfm
7:20pm: "Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) by Backstreet Boys
Dancing in the Moonlight - used to be flogged to death on Nova when it commenced transmission. The video was on high rotation on Channel [V] and MAX (both RIP).
I always associate Dancing in the Moonlight with regional radio stations for some reason. I tend to hear it way more often in regional areas comapred to metro stations.
8:19pm: “Wicked Game” by Chris Isaak
8:34pm: “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes
9:05pm: “Black Betty” by Spiderbait
9:09pm: “Better Off Alone” by Grinspoon
9:12pm: “Vertigo” by U2
9:16pm: “Bless My Soul” by Powderfinger
9:21pm: “Take Me Out” by Franz Ferdinand
9:25pm: “Scar” by Missy Higgins. Was quite surprised to hear this song on what is predominantly a rock station.
9:29pm: “Mr Brightside” by The Killers. Funny that Gleeso was talking about Franz Ferdinand being “The Killers from Wish” just less than ten minutes earlier.
9:33pm: “From the Sea” by Eskimo Joe
9:36pm: “American Idiot” by Green Day
Tonight’s Nine at Nine is the best of 2004 (the year I became a teenager).
Smallzy’s Surgery
7:24pm: “Thunder” by Imagine Dragons
8:14pm: “Havana” by Camila Cabello/Young Thug
I only tuned in for the Classic 9 at 9… earlier I listened to the Retro 20/20 Countdown (streamed via 2NM)
Their theme was 1988 songs… my highlights
Don’t Need Love - Johnny Diesel And The Injectors
Oh Yeah – Yello
Perfect – Fairground Attraction
Big Hotel – Big Pig
The Only Way Is Up – Yazz & The Plastic Population
Just played on Triple M Melbourne (and probably other metros) as part of the Top 99 of the 90s countdown they are doing this weekend. A return to normal transmission immediately with some safe Pearl Jam.
