# classic rock **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 18, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock/477674 "2008-12-18T01:33:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock/477674/41 "2008-12-19T21:58:35Z")
> [@DfrntBreign](#): > > As for the list, I’ll give you that a few of them are always going to be obscure, but most are obscure and unfamiliar because they don’t get played. And they don’t get played because they are obscure and unfamiliar. Well, if that ain’t circular reasoning, I don’t know what is!😛 ---
**Author:** ![BuzzSaw101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@BuzzSaw101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuzzSaw101)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock/477674/42 "2008-12-20T01:21:09Z")
The local classic rock station here plays way too much Boston, Foreigner, Bad Company and Journey. However, there is a classic rock station in Charlotte, N.C., (WRXC 95.7FM) that is independent and the DJs actually pick what songs to play. For example, during the 5-6 p.m. hour, they played Day After Day - Badfinger; Enlightenment - Van Morrison; Boogie on Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder; Stepping Stone - The Monkees. ---
**Author:** ![mshar253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock/477674/43 "2008-12-20T02:03:13Z")
Is there anyone on earth who still gets excited when they hear “Piano Man?” IS THERE?!? :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock/477674/44 "2008-12-20T13:47:21Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > Maybe that’s what I’m thinking when I said “deep cuts.” I’m pretty sure _some_ station around here plays “deep cuts,” but I’m also pretty sure I was talking about 104.3 before. I think that is Q104, **Green Bean**. I mentioned them in the [other thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=498309) and referred to “deep cuts” as well, but I believe they’ve started using that “back wall” or somesuch instead. Maybe it has something to do with the Clear Channel hegemony. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock/477674/45 "2008-12-22T17:10:58Z")
> [@mshar253](#): > > Is there anyone on earth who still gets excited when they hear “Piano Man?” IS THERE?!? :mad: I was in an piano bar recently when these 2 girl’s, probably in their 20’s, asked the poor guy if you knew how to play it!? Beer came out my nose and I nearly fell off my chair! The best part was the pianist looked at them straight dead pan, and replied “No, I’ve never heard of it, should I?” Then I completely lost it! …as long as I was there, he didn’t play it either. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock/477674/46 "2008-12-22T17:22:20Z")
> [@DfrntBreign](#): > > The sad thing is it’s really not that hard to come up with a playlist that is fairly recognisable and still doesn’t cover the same old ground. This took about fifteen minutes and could easily fill three hours: > > \ > > Any songs here you’ve heard too much lately? Believe it or not, Wishbone Ash’s “Argus” has been in pretty heavy rotation on my iPod lately, so I’m actually kinda burned out on “Blowin’ Free” at the moment. 😃 But your point is well taken. It would be a no-brainer to put together a playlist that is ecletic, listenable, and interesting. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock/477674.md?page=2)