# Let's construct an oldies playlist with songs that never show up on oldie stations **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 29, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-construct-an-oldies-playlist-with-songs-that-never-show-up-on-oldie-stations/370611 "2006-08-29T02:05:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-construct-an-oldies-playlist-with-songs-that-never-show-up-on-oldie-stations/370611/61 "2006-08-31T18:28:12Z")
I have to wonder what parallel universe some posters are living in, in which their long-lost songs are not played. For instance, most of **Cardiwen’s** selections, i.e. Slow Ride by Foghat I Want You to Want Me by Cheap Trick You Really Got Me by Kinks are heard frequently on most of the oldies stations to which I’ve listened over the last decade or so. Not that the Kinks are ever unwelcome. I am still gagging over the thought that someone _wants_ to hear stuff like “Billy, Don’t Be A Hero” and “The Night Chicago Died”. Glurff. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-construct-an-oldies-playlist-with-songs-that-never-show-up-on-oldie-stations/370611/62 "2006-08-31T18:39:40Z")
[QUOTE=Jackmannii] I am still gagging over the thought that someone _wants_ to hear stuff like “Billy, Don’t Be A Hero” and “The Night Chicago Died”. Glurff. [/QUOTE] Hey, the thread is about songs that never get airplay. Sometimes, that’s a good thing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-construct-an-oldies-playlist-with-songs-that-never-show-up-on-oldie-stations/370611/63 "2006-08-31T23:21:34Z")
There were some great ones already mentioned, and I won’t give credit for them! I shall list them as if I just thought of them meself. Chi Coltrane -Thunder and Lightning Curtis Mayfield-Freddy’s Dead Alice Cooper-Be My Lover Ten Years After-I’d Love to Change the World Paul Revere and the Raiders-Don’t Take it So Hard Singing Nun-Dominique Edgar Winter Group-Frankenstein Merilee Rush-Angel of the Morning Ted Nugent/Amboy Dukes-Journey to the Center of Your Mind Roxy Music-Love is the Drug New Colony Six-Things I’d Like to Say Tony Bennett-San Francisco Perry Como-Seattle Ed Ames-My Cup Runneth Over Small Faces-Itchykoo Park Melanie-Brand New Key; Candles in the Rain Monkees-I Wanna be Free (Wait a minute…did they EVER play anything by the Monkees on the oldies stations?) Barry McGuire-Eve of Destruction I forgot the name of this one…has the words "…so take the green from the grass and the blue from the sky up above…(?) hh ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-construct-an-oldies-playlist-with-songs-that-never-show-up-on-oldie-stations/370611/64 "2006-09-04T04:28:53Z")
[QUOTE=handsomeharry] I forgot the name of this one…has the words "…so take the green from the grass and the blue from the sky up above…(?) [/QUOTE] [Colour My World by Petula Clark.](http://www.sinteticor.com/artist_p/petula_clark_lyrics/colour_my_world_lyrics.html) ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-construct-an-oldies-playlist-with-songs-that-never-show-up-on-oldie-stations/370611/65 "2006-09-04T15:59:21Z")
[QUOTE=handsomeharry] There were some great ones already mentioned, and I won’t give credit for them! I shall list them as if I just thought of them meself. Alice Cooper-Be My Lover [/quote] Thanks for reminding me about Alice Cooper. Their early stuff was TREMENDOUS. I nominate EVERY LAST FRIGGIN’ TRACK on “Love It To Death.” Caught In A Dream I’m Eighteen Long Way To Go Black JuJu Is It My Body Hallowed Be My Name Second Coming Ballad Of Dwight Fry Sun Arise OK, Ballad of Dwight Fry and Is It My Body are weak compared to the rest, and Sun Arise smells like filler, bujt good filler. > [@](#): > > Ed Ames-My Cup Runneth Over How about his earlier incarnation with the Ames Brothers? I.e., The Breeze and I ---
**Author:** ![zoogirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b9bd4f/32.png) [@zoogirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoogirl)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2006, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-construct-an-oldies-playlist-with-songs-that-never-show-up-on-oldie-stations/370611/66 "2006-09-08T07:00:41Z")
Hey, **Evil Captor** , you’ve got great taste in music, but I beg to differ on Dright Frye. I’d call that one a true “Classick” and of course it’s still used onstage pretty much every tour. Did you know that “Sun Arise” was written and first performed by Rolf Harris, (“Six White Boomers”, “Tie me Kangaroo Down, Sport”) the Australian/Canadian performer? Strange choice, I’ll admit, but hey - Alice covered “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” on “Goes To Hell”. You just never know what’s next… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-construct-an-oldies-playlist-with-songs-that-never-show-up-on-oldie-stations/370611.md?page=3)