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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

It seems that most Radio DJ's do announce the songs just played or about too. I know some Radio 2 presenters were criticised not doing this over the years, but do now. Does everyone find it neccessary for DJ too do this with the internet naming the songs be played, and showed up on DAB digital radio now?

Angus McCoatup · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:44 pm Post subject:

TBH with R2's repetitive playlist as it is if you don't the songs by now you probably never will.

Ian Robinson · Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:49 pm Post subject:

Lord Evan Elpuss · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3415 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

Yes they should. IMO there is nothing worse than hearing an interesting sounding track, you wait to find out what it was only to be left 'high & dry' by the DJ because they jump to that annoying trailer that you're sick to death of hearing for what seems like the millionth time!. If you're in the business of playing music to the general public, then I think you should tell your audience what they've just heard, or what's the point of playing the track as they wouldn't know what to ask for, or even if you download, you surely still need to know title & artist to know what to look up. I've heard radio be called the shop window of the music industry (yes, I know about non-music stations like Radio 4!) but if you look in a real shop window, you would expect their wares to have a description and a price on them wouldn't you?
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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

Steve Wright can be the main culprit for this, plays the music and goes straight into factoids or whatever. I suppose some are not really driven by music, just entertainment this is why there is a lack of main stream music broadcasters on radio 2 these days. Some just don't care, but there are a few standins who do.

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R2Icon · Joined: 10 Sep 2009 Posts: 1444

I'm quite lucky, my hubby knows everything- so if a presenter forgets to say what track it was, I just ask hubby, and he tells me, even if he's not heard it- he'll say, sing it, I sing a bit and he says oh that's .... whatever it was... he's always right but the presenters should say what track it is/was but it's no biggy if they forget now and again, they're not robots, they're just people like you and me ( well, not quite like me), mainly like you.

Ian Robinson · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:42 am Post subject:

R2Icon · Joined: 10 Sep 2009 Posts: 1444

Jezza was singing a song to Ken this lunchtime- asking what it was.... see! It's not just me......... anyway Jeremy -- it was Yellow Dog and Just one more night. Smile

Here it is......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbVjG_3GMJE

SantaFefan · Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 6:37 pm Post subject:

I remembered the last bit but not the song to start with...

I think my phone will identify a track or piece of music if I hold it to the radio... Rolling Eyes

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gazmando · Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 560 Location: Huntingdon

Ken played the yellow dog song for Jeremy about half an hour later and then said "I've played it for Jeremy and I can guarantee I won't ever play it again"
That sort of attitude really annoys me as it was a lot better than 90% of the songs that preceded it.
Just how many times are you going to play Paradise by ColdPlay Ken?
Can't imagine him saying "I won't be playing that again"

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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

One for Lester's Library, perhaps!

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