I also heard “Call Me” by Go West during that time yesterday, one of their underplayed hits compared to the overly flogged songs from them which are “We Close our Eyes” and “King of Wishful Thinking.”
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Heard “October Grey” by The Screaming Jets on Triple M Regional via Triple M Newcastle as part of their themed Tuesdays with this week’s theme being “names of the month in their song title.”One of the rarely played songs by the much beloved band in this day and age on the MMMs compared to their earlier hits which are “Better” and “Helping Hand,” and one of the best songs written by late band member Paul Woseen.
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Great song. I do wish they’d play this sort of stuff without needing a “special theme” though. It kind of cheapens it for me
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Both of the major supermarkets delivered today with a great tune when I was shopping.
Don’t Leave Me This Way (extended mix) - The Communards on Coles Radio
Higher Than Hope - Daryl Braithwaite on Woolworths Radio
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According to Lava, other songs with months in them that Triple M Newcastle (and regionals) played today between 9am and 2pm today were:
April Sun In Cuba - Dragon 
November Rain - Guns N Roses 
December - Collective Soul
December 1963 (Oh What A Night) - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
September - Earth Wind & Fire
Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day 
I did wonder if Pilot’s “January” or Rod Stewart’s “Maggie May” would get a run, but not so.
Also within that time as i posted it on the “Did they Really just play that?” Thread, i heard “Hot August Night (Crunchy Granola Suite)” by Neil Diamond on Triple M Newcastle (Regionals) on my way home from the gym. Sure beats hearing “Sweet Caroline” being flogged for the umpteenth time in a row!
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I’ll forever associate ‘Crunchy Granola’ with the Vega test broadcasts in 2005 (Sydney). Did Vega 91.5 stunt/test with Neil Diamond songs as well?
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and also the theme for the “Dag for a Day” quiz segment on Maynard F# Crabbes’ breakfast show on triple j from 1989-90.
Streamed some 6IX Perth tonight for some live and local ‘Jukebox Saturday Night’.
Some good ones
I Go To Rio – Peter Allen
Just A Gigolo – David Lee Roth
Tired Of Toein The Line – Rocky Burnette
These Boots Are Made For Walkin – Nancy Sinatra
Sugar Sugar – The Archies
Dancing With Myself – Billy Idol
Spirit In The Sky – Dr & The Medics (unusual to hear this 1986 cover, usually the Norman Greenbaum original from 1969 gets played on radio if anything).
Rock N Roll Music – Mental As Anything (another rarely heard cover instead of the 1958 Chuck Berry original)
Chequered Love – Kim Wilde
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