Gimme the classic rock songs that your terrestrial Classic Rock radio stations stopped playing.

[scabpicker]

@Ponch8

I remember that back in the 1990s, rock stations used to mix in some new songs along with their “classics.” For instance, you would hear “You Wreck Me,” “Cabin Down Below,” or “Walls” from Tom Petty’s Wildflowers or She’s the One Soundtrack albums. This must have been right about the time that these stations’ playlists became calcified. You occasionally still hear “You Wreck Me” from c. 1994, but absolutely nothing after that era.

Yeah, that was around when we were reduced to one Classic Rock radio station, and the playlists began to dwindle.

@Ponch8

To answer the OP with a specific example, I don’t hear Donnie Iris’s “Ah! Leah!” much on the radio anymore.

Damn, it had been so long since I heard that one, I had forgotten that song existed.

And glad to be of service, Ellen Cherry.

[pulykamell]

@Ponch8

To answer the OP with a specific example, I don’t hear Donnie Iris’s “Ah! Leah!” much on the radio anymore.

Wow. I have absolutely no recollection of that song. I just listened to it, and I think when I was listening to classic rock in the early 90s, it was still a bit too recent to be on those stations. Same with “She Sheila.” All new to me.

[JohnT]

@WordMan

See, I think classic rock radio got the Crue exactly right. Kickstart and maybe Looks That Kill. I love those two, but then: Done. It’s about what they’re worth. I mean, how thankful was I when Home Sweet Home stopped getting air play?

squeegee - you hear them all night, all night, ooo, every night? ;).

Yeah, while I always respected Schon as a player, and tap my toe to a couple of songs - Dead or Alive, and I have a weird affection for the riff on Where Were You - man, I hate them. Having to have them be a San Francisco band as a teen in the Bay Area just stunk. I have no idea why, but even though their cheese factor was even higher, I always enjoyed Huey Lewis and the News so much more. Hip to be Square, If This is It - cheesey as hell, but they seemed in on the joke, and their technically-complex harmonies and arrangements sound real and crafted, not glossy like Journey’s.

Back to the OP, would also point out UFO. Too Hot to Handle. Only You Can Rock Me (Rock me;)), Lights Out, Doctor Doctor - they got air play back in the day and the songs hold up and the playing is excellent.

I remember reading in Rolling Stone back in the day that Huey Lewis was definitely in on the joke and even told his band mates to enjoy it because it (their run of popularity) won’t last more than a few years. And he was exactly right.

[Ellen_Cherry]

@scabpicker

Yeah, that was around when we were reduced to one Classic Rock radio station, and the playlists began to dwindle.

Damn, it had been so long since I heard that one, I had forgotten that song existed.

And glad to be of service, Ellen Cherry.

I love that song [Ah Leah] … and I remember it well since I was a bee bop baby in the 80s, with a little sister named Leah’