What are some of the worst songs that have been over-played on the radio?

As regards "Stairway To Heaven": Yogi Berra, using typical Yogi anti-logic, once said of a childhood friend "The guy was so popular that nobody could stand him." And that remark pretty much applies to the WAY-overplayed "Stairway" - the most popular song of the '70s, and everybody hates it. Everybody but me. Somehow, I've never managed to grow at all sick of it, the way I have with "Hotel California" or "Comfortably Numb" or other classic-rock placebos. So maybe "Stairway" REALLY does have backwards-masked messages that have hypnotized me for 25+ years...

God, I hate that song.

It makes me want to run through glass walls. And not in a fun way.

same goes for "black water" by the doobie brothers.

Seconds on Manfred Mann's "Do Wah Ditty" or "Diddie Wa Diddie" or whatever. When will America wake up and start playing Blind Blake and Captain Beefheart in heavy rotation?

Another Brick in the Wall I hate.

Hotel California.

Many others.

Man, I remember this particular point in history, when I was also in college. I even kind of liked Siamese Dream at the time. But not this song. My friends were like "But the bells are so cool!" Ugh.

Be very glad that you weren't there and pity me for having been.

Is Steve Winwood's "Valerie" still inexplicably popular on local radio stations?

God, I hate that song.

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Thursday, August 5, 2004 12:47 PM (6 years ago) Bookmark

FUCK YOU

i agree, "fuck you" is v. played out as well

Any rock station that plays "Soul Man" by the Blues Brothers should have its license taken away by the FCC.

It's just an insult to anyone with ears: Here's a decent song that ALREADY EXISTS IN A BETTER FORM, only the original doesn't feature two white comedians from "Saturday Night Live". Even the musicians on both versions are pretty much the same (okay, maybe not on keyboards). But Sam & Dave are thrown onto the "urban" heap where old Stax stuff isn't played unless you're talking about that oldies station in Memphis that is somehow still being voicetracked on the weekends by Isaac Hayes.

^^^ speaking truth to power

Duncan Sheik - Barely Breathing

Huh...the oldies station here (satellite feed, not locally generated) plays the original "Soul Man" pretty often. (No other Stax stuff though.) Haven't heard the Blues Bros version in at least 25 years.

I hear the Blues Bros way more often. I guarantee that if VH1 still played videos, you'd see that one.

I can believe that. 99% of the appeal of that version is the Aykroyd/Belushi dancing, iirc.

every novelty summer hit ever since the beginning of time.

"Classic Rock" stations play the Blues Brothers; "oldies" stations play Sam & Dave. Oh, and fuck the motherfucking Blues Brothers for all motherfucking eternity.

Sorry to digress, but it's been interesting to hear disco and early New Wave being incorporated into "oldies radio" format.

It's weird to watch artists slide from classic rock to oldies. Like, that first time hearing "I Can See For Miles" following Dion & Rhe Belmonts.

In hindsight after that, it wasn't hard picturing the progression of "Who Are You" going from late-night FM staple that said "fuck" in its lyrics to prime-time network murder mystery show theme song.

For whatever reason, '60s Who is rarely heard on "classic rock" radio, if ever. I hear "My Generation" on oldies stations pretty regularly, and have never heard it on any "classic rock" stations.

CCR another example of going from classic rock to oldies.

Weird things tonight. Classic Rock radio was playing Stealers Wheel at the same time I was reading about them on the misidentified thread.

More Important ! Stevie Wonder "Superstition" on the same Classic Rock Station. not an everyday occurrence, but welcome.

"Dust in the Wind" next. I don't mind all this. "American Girl" and "Refugee" in the same evening. Stevie Miller's "Goan Take the money an Run" sounded damn sweet earlier. The guitar part towards the end. so it's all good here. keeping watch.

Georgia Satellites - Keep your Hands to yourself. good one for this time of night.

More Important ! Stevie Wonder "Superstition" on the same Classic Rock Station. not an everyday occurrence, but welcome.

Again, along with my Blues Bros complaint, I hear Stevie Ray Vaughn's version more on the classic rock stations. It's not so much of a copy as the second Soul Man version, but still. At least they do play the Hendrix version of "All Along the Watchtower".

On the other hand, it's always a cool trip to hear something like Wings' "Arrow Thru Me" on the "adult urban" station.

For whatever reason, '60s Who is rarely heard on "classic rock" radio

Isn't the "classic rock" format largely about 70s and 80s rock? And if they play 60s rock it is usually from the late 60s?