I'm sure we all have an "Old School" or "Jammin Oldies" station in our area. You know the ones where they think the only song The Commodores ever recorder was "Brick House" What the hell is up with these stations? I swear they have like 50 songs they just rotate. It's almost as bad a stations playing current shit. Some songs I used to love, I can no longer stand hearing. I loved me some "Atomic Dog" but I can't even hear how funky the song sounded with "new ears" 'cause now it's just that song they play 6 fucking times a day! Some others that get played into the ground that I just can't listen to anymore:

Rick James: Super Freak, Give It To Me Baby
Earth, Wind, & Fire: Let's Groove
Zapp: More Bounce
Kool & the Gang: Celebration
Aretha Franklin: Respect
Brick: Dazz
Prince, 1999, Purple Rain, When Doves Cry
Marvin Gay: What's Going On, Let's Get It On
The Whispers: Rocksteady
Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
Cameo: Word Up

What did I forget?

marvin gaye, "got to give it up" (pts. 1 & 2)

prince, all the mainstream stuff (can a mofo hear some "let's work" or "sexy dancer", man??)

ew & f, "boogie wonderland"

Rose Royce, Car Wash
Chic: Good Times
Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight

All GREAT songs, that now are merely icons of a better time...

otan said:

same with "le freak".

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

"prince, all the mainstream stuff (can a mofo hear some "let's work" or "sexy dancer", man??) "

WORD!

REPEAT OFFENDERS

-Isley Brothers "Between The Sheets" (can't we play something else from these talented men?)
-Patrice Rushen "Forget Me Nots" (this song is hot, but damn, she had other cuts.)

tavares, "heaven must be missin' an angel"

billy preston, "outta space"

the o'jays, "love train"

Heatwave "always&Forever",James Brown "I feel Good",Earth,Wind&Fire "Shinning Star",Sly&The Family Stone "Dance to the Music",Bee Gees "Stayin Alive,Kc&the Sunshine Band"that's the way I Like it,Donna Summer"Last Dance",Gloryia Gaynor"I Will Survive",P-Funk"We Want the Funk",Ohio Players "Love ROllercoaster",Lakeside "Fantastic Voyage". now I dig all of these Songs plus all the Ones Mentioned but you hear the same Hand-picked Songs over&over&over again it's more than enough.

mistermaxxx said:

Good call maxxx. This might be the best example:

"Heatwave "always&Forever"

Man I loooved that jam back in the day. I think I played it 5-6 times a day for a few weeks after it hit. It was cool for a while after when I would hear it now and then. However, over the last 20 years that song has been played so much it has become a stereotype of what a slow song sounds like. If I hear that shit played at one more wedding Imma go postal!

mistermaxxx said:

Oh hell If I'm gonna hear this mofo again I'm gonna SCREAM till the whole New York state hear me

Here we go:

-EW&F-September(I like it anyway) & Shining Star

-We're Family(Sister Sledge I think)

-There's this song by Lionle Richie where he sing "Hello, is it me you're lookin' for?" oh well, I neva liked his solo stuff anyway.

-I think I love you-Cheryl Lynn

-Respect-Aretha Franklin

-Marvin Gaye-Lets Get It On

-The O'Jays-Backstabbers

-Al Green-Love & Happieness & Lets Stay Toghether

-Roberta Flack-Killing Me Softly

-Deniece Williams-Free & Lets Hear It For The Boy(I can live with Free over that song)

-Rose Royce-Car Wash

-Rene & Angela-Your Smile(I love 'em TO DEATH but there're much betta songs).

-Chaka Khan-Sweet Thang, I'm Every Woman & I feel for you

-Patti Labelle-Lady Marmalade.

-Dione Worrick-Do You Wanna Go To San Jose?

-Stevie Wonder-That Girl(They play it like its the ONLY song in his hole career )

Thats all I could think of right now

Jackson 5 "I want you Back",Supremes "Stop in the Name of Love",Peaches&Herb"Reaunited",Roger Troutman&Zapp More Bounce to the Ounce,Computer Love,I Heard it through the Grapevine,

This is an odd topic, since it is implying that good music is somehow now bad because it is either "old" or played on the radio too much. If you don't want to listen, turn the radio off. For me, especially, Princes old stuff is never boring, no matter how many times I listen. It is either always good or was never good and you were kidding yourself at the time.

Most disco though should be banned. lol. Sexy Dancer being the Disco duck of that year. lol. Deja.

***Anything by Zapp---don't get me wrong,I love them.But their songs pretty much all sound the same,and get played (and sampled )WAY too much,although this is not their fault.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Da horror!

2freaky4church1 said:

Not an odd topic at all. I love taco's but if I had to eat them for dinner every night, I can guarantee you I wouldn't love them for long. What I'm really saying is why are "old school" stations so limited in what they play. For example why play "Super Freak" until we can't stand it anymore when you could mix in "Cold Blooded" or "Hard to Get" And can you give us some Kashif, Brass Construction, Raydio, and Bootsy for god sake!

Summer of 69
YMCA
Het Ploplied
Sweet Home Alabama

DavidEye said:

I Agree&when Corny Busters like J-Lo&Nick Cannon are Rocking Roger&Zapp it becomes way to Much for me as well.Agreed!!!

" You Dropped A Bomb On Me" - Gap Band

" Smooth Criminal" - Michael Jackson & The "Thriller" video, got damn

" Jenny 8675309" - got damn shut that song up!

"I Want Ur Sex" - George Michael

"Mr. Postman" - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

" Shop Around" - Smokey & The Miricles

" Stright Up" - Paula Abdul DAMN SHUT UP !

and as much as i want 2 say i cant stand >>> "Tear The Roof Off The Sucka" - Parliamnt... but I LOVE PARLIAMNT but i hav 2 skip that song everytime!

paisleypark4 said:

Who the hell is still playing " Straight Up" ? LOL

No matter how much i like MJ, co-sign on the Thriller video. Oh and You Are Not Alone i def. heard once 2 often and i CANNOT hear it again. EVER!

SpcMs said:

I Agree on the Video:it's like maybe His 3rd through 5th Best Video He has Ever done IMHO.Played way to much for me.You are Not Alone still is alright with me but Black or white got played too much though IMHO.

mistermaxxx said:

I've been skipping BoW 4 some years also, but now it's ok again, especially since i saw him per4ming it on 10yrs MTV (the same per4mance as the one used 4 the Will You Be There video).

Supernova said:

it's the troof!!! why can't anybody play some "happy man" or "chic cheer"???

2freaky4church1 said:

cork it.

SpcMs said:

yeah likewise I go back&Listen to things.but Artists back in the 80's til Now who have there Dominance on Radio&Video have gotten so over-played at times.so some songs seem to just go on&on.I got that 10nth Anniversary Show on Video as well.cool concept for "Will You Be There".

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

You know! I'd LOVE to hear "Happy Man" and/or "Chic Cheer" on the radio! Or even "Funny Bone"! But SOME songs are played out regionally. I hear "Le Freak" once in a while (I don't listen to radio that much anymore), but in SoCal it isn't played as much as "Good Times." I'm ALL for Chic deep cuts being played on the radio!

intha916 said:

Unfortunately the old school format is the counterpart to the classic rock format. Not that the classic songs don't need airplay, it's the fact that the classic songs they pick don't vary from the same ones they play all the time. I'd like to hear Aretha's version of "Spanish Harlem" instead of "Respect" all the time. I never get tired of 1-2 punch of "Spanish Harlem" and "Rock Steady," but all they want to play is "Natural Woman" and "Respect."

intha916 said:

Exactly! I love Rick James,but if I hear "SuperFreak" one more time,I'm gonna go insane! Why don't they ever play stuff like "Bustin Out","Ghetto Life" and "Cold Blooded" (like you suggested)? I get sick of the same old oldies!!

Supernova said:

true...here in the midwest "good times" and "le freak" are all u ever hear, tho'.

it's at times like this i wish i were a dj...

DavidEye said:

Yep on Rick James I Agree as well.