This could be an old school station, or today's hits. But lord knows this year's playlist is the same as last year's, and if these radio station insist on playing certain artists, they could at least try a different single. I'm sorry but you must stick with the same artist for this exercise

So make a wish list. Come back and post as you think of them.

(Inspired by gunsandhardgainers overplayed rock songs)

VOTING OFF "You Learn" by Alanis Morissette, REPLACING WITH "Feel Your Love" (by Alanis)

VOTING OFF "Cutie Pie" by One Way, REPLACING WITH "Pop It"

VOTING OFF "Raspberry Beret" by Prince and the Revolution, REPLACING WITH "Anotherloverholenyohead"

VOTING OFF "Roar" by Katy Perry, REPLACING WITH any other song by her, "Walking On Air" was a single wasn't it?

Tears For Fears: Everybody Wants To Rule The World → Advice For The Young At Heart

The Monkees: I'm A Believer → Salesman

The Time: Jungle Love → Wild And Loose

The Spinners: I'll Be Around → I Don't Want To Lose You

The O'Jays: Give The People What They Want → My Favorite Girl

Color Me Badd: I Wanna Sex You Up → Slow Motion

Wilson Phillips: Hold On → Impulsive

Gap Band: Outstanding → Party Lights

Minnie Riperon: Memory Lane → Stick Together

Why would you want to ruin another song by an artist you love? I'm glad I don't hear Anotherloverholenyohead played on constant rotation on VH1 and Radio 2, as it means I still enjoy it when I hear it. Raspberry Beret on the other hand? Ugh.

In my area,we have an Old School R&B station and it seems like they play the exact same songs over and over! It's really annoying.They forget that these artists are known for many great songs,not just the two or three that they insist on playing all the time.

Voting off: "Brick House" by The Commodores

Replacing it with: "Slippery When Wet"

Voting off: "Super Freak" by Rick James

Replacing it with: "69 Times"

Voting off: "Raspberry Beret" by Prince

Replacing it with: "Let's Work"

SoulAlive said:

In my area,we have an Old School R&B station and it seems like they play the exact same songs over and over! It's really annoying.They forget that these artists are known for many great songs,not just the two or three that they insist on playing all the time.

Voting off: "Brick House" by The Commodores

Replacing it with: "Slippery When Wet"

Voting off: "Super Freak" by Rick James

Replacing it with: "69 Times"

Voting off: "Raspberry Beret" by Prince

Replacing it with: "Let's Work"

Cuz for real, that's ALL the albums they have.

MickyDolenz said:

Tears For Fears: Everybody Wants To Rule The World → Advice For The Young At Heart

The Monkees: I'm A Believer → Salesman

The Time: Jungle Love → Wild And Loose

The Spinners: I'll Be Around → I Don't Want To Lose You

The O'Jays: Give The People What They Want → My Favorite Girl

Color Me Badd: I Wanna Sex You Up → Slow Motion

Wilson Phillips: Hold On → Impulsive

Gap Band: Outstanding → Party Lights

Minnie Riperon: Memory Lane → Stick Together

Are you certain these replacement single nominees were all singles?

MattyJam said:

Why would you want to ruin another song by an artist you love? I'm glad I don't hear Anotherloverholenyohead played on constant rotation on VH1 and Radio 2, as it means I still enjoy it when I hear it. Raspberry Beret on the other hand? Ugh.

I'm not saying go back in time and change everything. I just mean maybe for 2015 they could switch it up to another great previous single.

Cinny said:

Are you certain these replacement single nominees were all singles?

They all were played on the radio where I live. Back then they would play songs that were not actual singles like Good Times by The Jacksons, Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder, & The Lady In My Life by Michael Jackson. AOR stations would play album tracks too. Wild & Loose was played a lot on the local R&B stations, and it was slightly different. Morris shouting "What Time Is It?" came in the middle of the song instead of the beginning like on the album. I used to have it on a tape I recorded from the radio but it broke.

SoulAlive said:

In my area,we have an Old School R&B station and it seems like they play the exact same songs over and over! It's really annoying.They forget that these artists are known for many great songs,not just the two or three that they insist on playing all the time.

Voting off: "Brick House" by The Commodores

Replacing it with: "Slippery When Wet"

Voting off: "Super Freak" by Rick James

Replacing it with: "69 Times"

Voting off: "Raspberry Beret" by Prince

Replacing it with: "Let's Work"

MickyDolenz said:

Cinny said:

Are you certain these replacement single nominees were all singles?

They all were played on the radio where I live. Back then they would play songs that were not actual singles like Good Times by The Jacksons, Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder, & The Lady In My Life by Michael Jackson. AOR stations would play album tracks too. Wild & Loose was played a lot on the local R&B stations, and it was slightly different. Morris shouting "What Time Is It?" came in the middle of the song instead of the beginning like on the album. I used to have it on a tape I recorded from the radio but it broke.

Hot. I would welcome these replacements!

MickyDolenz said:

Tears For Fears: Everybody Wants To Rule The World → Advice For The Young At Heart

The Monkees: I'm A Believer → Salesman

The Time: Jungle Love → Wild And Loose

The Spinners: I'll Be Around → I Don't Want To Lose You

The O'Jays: Give The People What They Want → My Favorite Girl

Color Me Badd: I Wanna Sex You Up → Slow Motion

Wilson Phillips: Hold On → Impulsive

Gap Band: Outstanding → Party Lights

Minnie Riperon: Memory Lane → Stick Together

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I LOVE "Impulsive"! One of my favorite songs from one of my favorite groups!

Phil Collins- "In the air tonight" "Groovy kind of love" replace with "Everyday" "I missed again"

Michael Jackson- "Don't stop 'till you get enough" "Billy Jean" "Beat it" "Rock with you" replace with "Black or white" "Remember the time" "Jam" "Stranger in Moscow"

Shalamar "Night to remember" replace with "Dead giveaway"

Peabo Bryson "Tonight, I celebrate my Love" replace with "By the time the night is over"

Def Leppard "Animal" replace with "Let's get rocked"

Earth Wind and Fire- "September" "After the love is gone" replace with "Magnetic" "System of survival"

Ok, the last one, in the UK at least, will never happen LOL as both the replacements charted so ridiculously low in the UK, but the others arn't that unreasonable, with Peabo's maybe being a stretch as that charted too low really to be reinstated into mainstream radio which is a shame as I bloody hate "Celebrate my love" LOL.

SoulAlive said:

In my area,we have an Old School R&B station and it seems like they play the exact same songs over and over! It's really annoying.They forget that these artists are known for many great songs,not just the two or three that they insist on playing all the time.

Voting off: "Brick House" by The Commodores

Replacing it with: "Slippery When Wet"

Voting off: "Super Freak" by Rick James

Replacing it with: "69 Times"

Voting off: "Raspberry Beret" by Prince

Replacing it with: "Let's Work"

Crazy! Classic/Old-School R&B has to be the most predictable format on radio. Here in Detroit, it's the same artists/song in constant rotation every few hours. Kem and Charlie Wilson every hour! I miss the days when DJ's weren't forced to stick to a playlist. We used to have a radio station, WGPR, where the DJ's played album cuts that were never singles. Unfortunately, they are no longer operating because of ratings. I guess the public wants to here the same stuff over and over again. I wouldn't care if I never heard "Brick House" or "Super Freak" ever again!

kitbradley said:

SoulAlive said:

kitbradley said:

Crazy! Classic/Old-School R&B has to be the most predictable format on radio. Here in Detroit, it's the same artists/song in constant rotation every few hours. Kem and Charlie Wilson every hour! I miss the days when DJ's weren't forced to stick to a playlist. We used to have a radio station, WGPR, where the DJ's played album cuts that were never singles. Unfortunately, they are no longer operating because of ratings. I guess the public wants to here the same stuff over and over again. I wouldn't care if I never heard "Brick House" or "Super Freak" ever again!

I feel the same way!

To me, is it really an old school "R&B" station if they only play the main hit that went POP? You know what I mean?

Voting off "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang - Replace with "Misled"

Voting off "Every Breath You Take" by The Police - Replace with "King of Pain"

Voting off "Rock Steady" by The Whispers - Replace with "Keep on Lovin Me"

[Edited 4/23/15 13:57pm]

[Edited 4/23/15 14:04pm]

Off the top of my head:

Drop "Little Red Corvette" for "Automatic" (Prince)

Drop "Most Beautiful Girl in the World" for "Eye Hate U" (Prince)

Drop "Billie Jean" for "Scream" *ducking for cover* (Michael Jackson)

Drop "Lovesong" for "Lullaby" (The Cure)

Drop "Milkshake" for "Acapella" (Kelis)

Drop "That's The Way Love Goes" for "Throb" (Janet Jackson)

Drop "Heart of Glass" for "Rip Her to Shreds" (Blondie)

Drop "Hips Don't Lie" for "La Tortura" (Shakira)

Drop "Smells Like Teen Spirit" for "In Bloom" (Nirvana)

Drop "Closer" for "Down In It" (NIN)


...I do like all these songs though...except "Hips Don't Lie", which makes me question my undying love for Shaki.

[Edited 4/23/15 14:30pm]

Cinny said:

SoulAlive said:

kitbradley said: I feel the same way!

To me, is it really an old school "R&B" station if they only play the main hit that went POP? You know what I mean?

The one where I live plays a lot of Maze & Charlie Wilson and Jaheim as far as newer acts go. Going by this station you'd think Jaheim is as popular as Michael Jackson. They also like playing this song called After The Party by Koffee Brown and Heard It All Before by Sunshine Anderson. I don't know how many times I've heard those 2 songs. Sometimes they play stuff like Mel Waiters and zydeco. There's also a soul oldies station on AM, which has more variety. They occasionally play a newer act like Beyonce, but they'll play Bettye Lavette, Tyrone Davis, Bobby Bland, Steely Dan, Jackie Wilson, Joe Simon, etc. plus blues singers. They'll even play James Taylor (not the one from Kool & The Gang, but the soft rock singer). They also play zydeco most of the afternoon on Tuesday.

Cinny said:

SoulAlive said:

kitbradley said: I feel the same way!

To me, is it really an old school "R&B" station if they only play the main hit that went POP? You know what I mean?

One thing I've noticed is,they play only the Prince hits that were big on the pop charts...."Little Red Corvette","Take Me With U","Raspberry Beret","Purple Rain",etc.

Yet they ignore his funkier stuff like "Soft And Wet","Let's Work",etc.....the stuff that was only popular with R&B/funk fans.

Kinda strange,if you ask me.

Johnnie Taylor: Disco Lady → I Don't Wanna Lose You

The Deele: Two Occasions → I Surrender

Atlantic Starr: Secret Lovers → Circles

Van Halen: You Really Got Me → I'll Wait

Heart: These Dreams → This Man Is Mine

ZZ Top: Sharp Dressed Man → Rough Boy

War: Low Rider → You Got The Power

Genesis: In Too Deep → No Reply At All

Jackson 5: I Want You Back → I Am Love

Janet Jackson: I Get So Lonely → Come Give Your Love To Me

Smokey Robinson: Just To See Her → Share It

The Temptations: Treat Her Like A Lady → Up The Creek

Al Green: Let's Stay Together → Let's Get Married

PrettyMan72 said:

Voting off "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang - Replace with "Misled"

Voting off "Every Breath You Take" by The Police - Replace with "King of Pain"

Voting off "Rock Steady" by The Whispers - Replace with "Keep on Lovin Me"

Love these replacements!

SoulAlive said:

Cinny said:

To me, is it really an old school "R&B" station if they only play the main hit that went POP? You know what I mean?

One thing I've noticed is,they play only the Prince hits that were big on the pop charts...."Little Red Corvette","Take Me With U","Raspberry Beret","Purple Rain",etc.

Yet they ignore his funkier stuff like "Soft And Wet","Let's Work",etc.....the stuff that was only popular with R&B/funk fans.

Kinda strange,if you ask me.

Yes. I wish the radio stations would see this thread.

thekidsgirl said:

Off the top of my head:

Drop "Little Red Corvette" for "Automatic" (Prince)

Drop "Most Beautiful Girl in the World" for "Eye Hate U" (Prince)

Drop "Billie Jean" for "Scream" *ducking for cover* (Michael Jackson)

Drop "Lovesong" for "Lullaby" (The Cure)

Drop "Milkshake" for "Acapella" (Kelis)

Drop "That's The Way Love Goes" for "Throb" (Janet Jackson)

Drop "Heart of Glass" for "Rip Her to Shreds" (Blondie)

Drop "Hips Don't Lie" for "La Tortura" (Shakira)

Drop "Smells Like Teen Spirit" for "In Bloom" (Nirvana)

Drop "Closer" for "Down In It" (NIN)


...I do like all these songs though...except "Hips Don't Lie", which makes me question my undying love for Shaki.

These are GREAT suggestions, and I feel like they aren't even too far out from the mainstream? Like, could be adopted by radio programmer.

The Police- "Roxanne" replace with "when the world is running down"

Def Leppard- "Pour some sugar on me" with "Animal"

Nine Inch Nails- "Closer" replace with "the perfect drug"

Van Halen-"Jump" replace with "Little guitars"

Michael Jackson "Thriller" replace with "Is it scary?"

Mary J Blige "Real love" replace with "all that I can say"

Jill Scott "Golden" replace with "Just wanna be loved"

I could go on and on, ha-ha.

[Edited 4/24/15 10:59am]

SpaceInBetween said:

Mary J Blige "Real love" replace with "all that I can say"

"All That I Can Say" is Lauryn Hill's best song but it seems like the main song that gets radio play is all relative to an individual artist's success. "Real Love" is great though. I would just like to hear more Mary on the radio in general.

I guess when you are programming a station for a potential audience of a million in a city, it makes sense to always go for the #1 hit, because even on this thread I am not feeling a total consensus.

Like:

thekidsgirl said:

Drop "Billie Jean" for "Scream" *ducking for cover* (Michael Jackson)

HELL YES!

SpaceInBetween said:

Michael Jackson "Thriller" replace with "Is it scary?"

HELL TO THE NAW!

The only time I hear Thriller on the radio is around Halloween and on Party City commercials sung by someone else.

MickyDolenz said:

Ohio Players: Fire Alternative: Body Vibes

One Way: Cutie Pie Alternative: You Better Quit

Hall & Oates: Sara Smile Alternative: Be What You Are

Cameo: Word Up and Candy (For the love of god these aren't the only 2 Cameo songs)

Alternatives: Hanging Downtown and Keep It Hot

I will give the radio station credit for adding Sparkle in recent years

EWF: Reasons Alternative: Wanna Be With You

The Time: Jungle Love Alternative: My Drawers

Average White Band: Pick Up The Pieces Alternative: Love Your Life

The radio station does a good job adding Love Of Your Own

Blackstreet: No Diggity Alternative: Givin You All My Lovin

EnVogue: Giving Him Something He Can Feel Alternative: Give It Up, Turn It Loose

Aretha Franklin: Respect - To Be Young Gifted and Black

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway: Were Is the Love -->>>

Earth. Wind, & Fire: September -->>> Imagination

Isley Brothers: Between the Sheets -->> Brown Eyed Girl

Whispers: Keep On Loving Me -->>> Chocolate Girl

Sam & Dave: Soul Man-->>> You Got me Humming

S.O.S: Tell Me If You Still Care -->>> I'm Not Runnin'

Rufus / Featuring Chaka Khan: Tell Me Something Good --->>> Walking In the Sun

Ohio Players: Fire --->> O-H-I-O

Slave: Party Lights -->>>Never Get Away

Switch: There'll Never Be -->> My Friend In the Sky