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Post by sabre14 on Aug 13, 2014 13:21:07 GMT -5
Thought it was time to have this thread. Many usually list songs that have been overplayed over the years in their "Bottom 5" of the Top 5/Bottom 5 thread, along with other instances. Basically any single in any period of time (oldies too) that you instantly turn the station when it comes on. There are many that are overplayed for me, but I'll still sit through most of them if I like the song enough. But then there's the select one's where I honestly can say, I cannot under any circumstances bare to hear again.
"Watching You" - Rodney Atkins (I can't believe I used to like this one. Now I change the station before the lyrics kick in) "Take A Backroad" - Rodney Atkins (I'll be honest - I can stomach "If You're Going Through Hell" or even "These Are My People", but not this one) "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" - Thompson Square "Just Got Started Lovin' You" - James Otto (stinks too cause I love most of James' singles) "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson f/Jimmy Buffett "Amazed" - Lonestar "I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack "I Love This Bar" - Toby Keith "Over You" - Miranda Lambert "My Maria" - Brooks & Dunn (probably the most overplayed all-time favorite played by WYRK when I was a kid. Most overrated B&D song ever)
There are others that came close like "She's Everything", "Jesus Take The Wheel", and "That's What I Love About Sunday", but I'll listen every once in a while if they come on.
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Post by tim on Aug 13, 2014 13:49:50 GMT -5
Great thread! Oh where do I begin... I'll second sabre14 on Rodney Atkins since he is the first one to come to mind. In fact anything by him is now an instant radio changer. It's not even just the songs, but his voice has become annoying to hear. And don't get me started on "Farmer's Daughter." Here's some that come to mind... - "19 Somethin'" by Mark Wills - "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock (my local station plays this every day I think) - "All Over the Road" by Easton Corbin (I enjoyed it at first, but c'mon he has other songs) - "As Good As I Once Was" by Toby Keith - "I'm Still A Guy" and "Online" by Brad Paisley (he's had way too many of these kind of songs) - "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (I never really liked this anyways) - "It Goes Like This" by Thomas Rhett (five years from now we are still going to be hearing this) - "It's Your Love" by Tim and Faith - "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim - "Sold (Grundy County Action Incident)" and "I Swear" by JMM - "The Chair" by George Strait (yes, I'm a fan. but dear radio, he has so many other songs you could play instead) - "Two Pina Coladas" by Garth Brooks - "When The Sun Goes Down" by Kenny and Uncle Kracker
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Aug 13, 2014 14:05:16 GMT -5
WATZ has recently burnt me out on a few: "Automatic", "When She Says Baby", "Keep Them Kisses Comin'", "Drunk on a Plane", "Lettin' the Night Roll", "Rewind", "Whiskey in My Water", and "This Is How We Roll".
This is actually quite unusual for them, since they don't seem to fall victim to overplay all that much. "This Is How We Roll" is especially odd, since they almost never played "Round Here" or "Stay". I think out of all the #1 hits of the past 10+ years, "Stay" is by far the one I heard the least during its ascent. I believe I only heard it once before it hit #1, not counting CT40.
Before then, the only song I remember them burning out on me was "I Love This Bar". I heard them play it like, ten times in one week a few years ago, and it made me realize how underwhelming a song it really is. That one is even more out of character, since outside "Should've Been a Cowboy" or "Stays in Mexico", they almost never play Toby unless it's his current single.
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Post by sabre14 on Aug 13, 2014 14:05:56 GMT -5
Great thread! Oh where do I begin... I'll second sabre14 on Rodney Atkins since he is the first one to come to mind. In fact anything by him is now an instant radio changer. It's not even just the songs, but his voice has become annoying to hear. And don't get me started on "Farmer's Daughter." Here's some that come to mind... - "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock (my local station plays this every day I think) - "It Goes Like This" by Thomas Rhett (five years from now we are still going to be hearing this) - "It's Your Love" by Tim and Faith - "When The Sun Goes Down" by Kenny and Uncle Kracker Oh my God yes on all of these. I should have included them. "All Summer Long" is seriously one of my least favorite songs and it was played year round on WYRK. "It Goes Like This" is arguably the most overplayed song of 2013. If I hear "Hey" rhymed with "Away" one more time... "It's Your Love" was overplayed as well. But was also Tim's most overrated song IMO. I'll take "Like We Never Loved At All", and "I Need You" over "It's Your Love" every time.
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Post by tim on Aug 13, 2014 14:14:11 GMT -5
WATZ has recently burnt me out on a few: "Automatic", "When She Says Baby", "Keep Them Kisses Comin'", "Drunk on a Plane", "Lettin' the Night Roll", "Rewind", "Whiskey in My Water", and "This Is How We Roll". Yes to all of these. I was thinking of adding some of these but since they are still relatively new I didn't. It never really used to be that I would grow so tired of songs so quickly, however with radio being tightly controlled by corporate conglomerates country music radio is going the way of pop radio. "Whiskey in the Water," "Lettin' the Night Roll," and "Drunk On A Plane" have quickly become three instant radio changers for me. I doubt I'll ever come around to them again. edit: add "Something Like That" by Tim McGraw to my list...that just came on the radio and I forgot how overplayed that song is.
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Post by Andy on Aug 13, 2014 14:14:39 GMT -5
-Alan Jackson, "Chatahoochee", "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (fun songs, but how about a "Song for the Life" or "Between the Devil and Me" to spice things up?) -Doug Stone, "In a Different Light," "Why Didn't I Think of That?" (it's as if "I'd Be Better Off in a Pine Box" doesn't exist) -Josh Turner, "Would You Go With Me?" (I swear, I heard this every day in the summer of 2006) -Mark Chesnutt, "Goin' Through the Big D" -Pam Tillis, "Maybe It Was Memphis" -Randy Travis, "Forever and Ever, Amen" and "Deeper Than the Holler" (he has other songs, guys) -Rodney Atkins, pretty much of all his big singles, especially "Watching You." The only one I can still tolerate is "If You're Going Through Hell." -Tim McGraw, "Live Like You Were Dying" -Tracy Byrd, "Ten Rounds With Jose Cuervo"
The biggest thing that annoys me is that for older artists radio will often decide to only play 2-3 of their biggest hits and completely ignore the rest.
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Post by carriekins on Aug 13, 2014 14:56:43 GMT -5
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Post by onebuffalo on Aug 13, 2014 15:01:12 GMT -5
As much as I love George Strait, Love Without End, Amen and Write This Down. Didn't he have a few others? Just sayin'.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2014 15:18:27 GMT -5
Thought it was time to have this thread. Many usually list songs that have been overplayed over the years in their "Bottom 5" of the Top 5/Bottom 5 thread, along with other instances. Basically any single in any period of time (oldies too) that you instantly turn the station when it comes on. There are many that are overplayed for me, but I'll still sit through most of them if I like the song enough. But then there's the select one's where I honestly can say, I cannot under any circumstances bare to hear again. "Watching You" - Rodney Atkins (I can't believe I used to like this one. Now I change the station before the lyrics kick in) "Take A Backroad" - Rodney Atkins (I'll be honest - I can stomach "If You're Going Through Hell" or even "These Are My People", but not this one) "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" - Thompson Square "Just Got Started Lovin' You" - James Otto (stinks too cause I love most of James' singles) "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson f/Jimmy Buffett "Amazed" - Lonestar "I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack "I Love This Bar" - Toby Keith "Over You" - Miranda Lambert "My Maria" - Brooks & Dunn (probably the most overplayed all-time favorite played by WYRK when I was a kid. Most overrated B&D song ever) There are others that came close like "She's Everything", "Jesus Take The Wheel", and "That's What I Love About Sunday", but I'll listen every once in a while if they come on. YES to all of your picks I'll second Tim's mentions of Sold, Live Like You Were Dying and ESPECIALLY "When The Sun Goes Down" A few mine (I can't bear to hear any of these anymore) Tim McGraw- I Like It, I Love It, Indian Outlaw Faith & Tim- It's Your Love, I Need You, Let's Make Love Faith Hill- This Kiss, The Way You Love Me, Breathe Rascal Flatts- What Hurts The Most, Life Is A Highway Luke Bryan- Country Girl (Shake It For Me), When She Says Baby, That's My Kinda Night (I know I'm forgetting one...someone else will probably mention it ) Toby Keith- Courtesy Of The Red White And Blue, Should've Been A Cowboy, Red Solo Cup Kenny Chesney- Never Wanted Nothin' More, How Forever Feels & She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy Lady A-Need You Now Taylor Swift- You Belong With Me, Mean, Love Story
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Post by sabre14 on Aug 13, 2014 15:31:38 GMT -5
Thought it was time to have this thread. Many usually list songs that have been overplayed over the years in their "Bottom 5" of the Top 5/Bottom 5 thread, along with other instances. Basically any single in any period of time (oldies too) that you instantly turn the station when it comes on. There are many that are overplayed for me, but I'll still sit through most of them if I like the song enough. But then there's the select one's where I honestly can say, I cannot under any circumstances bare to hear again. "Watching You" - Rodney Atkins (I can't believe I used to like this one. Now I change the station before the lyrics kick in) "Take A Backroad" - Rodney Atkins (I'll be honest - I can stomach "If You're Going Through Hell" or even "These Are My People", but not this one) "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" - Thompson Square "Just Got Started Lovin' You" - James Otto (stinks too cause I love most of James' singles) "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" - Alan Jackson f/Jimmy Buffett "Amazed" - Lonestar "I Hope You Dance" - Lee Ann Womack "I Love This Bar" - Toby Keith "Over You" - Miranda Lambert "My Maria" - Brooks & Dunn (probably the most overplayed all-time favorite played by WYRK when I was a kid. Most overrated B&D song ever) There are others that came close like "She's Everything", "Jesus Take The Wheel", and "That's What I Love About Sunday", but I'll listen every once in a while if they come on. Luke Bryan- Country Girl (Shake It For Me), When She Says Baby, That's My Kinda Night (I know I'm forgetting one...someone else will probably mention it ) I'm sure you meant Jason. ;) You're on mobile though, and I've made a ton of typos on my iPhone. "When She Says Baby" I always thought was painfully average and that along with "Drink A Beer" were by far the two most overplayed songs last winter.
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Post by Markus Meyer on Aug 13, 2014 15:47:35 GMT -5
Tim McGraw, "Southern Girl" (thought it was average at first, HATE it now).
Kid Rock, "All Summer Long" (I have grown to absolutely despise this song)
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Post by Ten Pound Hammer on Aug 13, 2014 16:13:09 GMT -5
-Doug Stone, "In a Different Light," "Why Didn't I Think of That?" (it's as if "I'd Be Better Off in a Pine Box" doesn't exist) Hey now, quit complaining. At least they're playing Doug Stone.
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Post by Andy on Aug 13, 2014 16:27:45 GMT -5
Chad Brock - Yes! Deana Carter - Strawberry Wine Martina McBride - Independence Day
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Post by sabre14 on Aug 13, 2014 18:02:41 GMT -5
Ah, nostalgia from my youth. I actually get flashbacks of being 10 or 11 years old again and being off from school for summer break. I believe the year that went #1 is when my Mom finally got me that limitless video game rental thing from Blockbuster. So memories are why I still enjoy that song but I completely understand that it was over killed by country radio.
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Post by jferstler on Aug 13, 2014 18:52:33 GMT -5
Where is the world are y'all hearing all these classics on the radio and how can you get sick of the. None of the radio stations around here play anything made before 2011.
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Post by sabre14 on Aug 13, 2014 19:11:35 GMT -5
Where is the world are y'all hearing all these classics on the radio and how can you get sick of the. None of the radio stations around here play anything made before 2011. When I was a kid and a young teenager, I know WYRK played songs like "My Maria", "In A Different Light", "Independence Day", "It's Your Love", "Friends In Low Places", "Strawberry Wine", and "Chattahoochee" among others on a regular basis, not to mention the fact those songs were played to death when they were charting. Radio playlists have started to move away from singles that charted four or five years ago and beyond more now and days, and the number of spins given out to current top 10 songs have grown astronomically. But many stations have played these songs to death over the years. Every station is different though, and some still play oldies, while some barley play any.
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Post by Andy on Aug 13, 2014 19:22:57 GMT -5
Where is the world are y'all hearing all these classics on the radio and how can you get sick of the. None of the radio stations around here play anything made before 2011. I admit many of the picks are based on what radio overplayed while I was growing up and don't necessarily reflect what they're playing now.
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Post by McCreerian (Harris 2024!) on Aug 13, 2014 19:40:34 GMT -5
Any song that's been #1 by an A Lister in the last 3 years is overplayed. Don't need to list them, it's easy to find those. Some stations would rather play a #1 song by Luke Bryan from 3 years ago, 5 times a day, rather than play a current single by anyone not in the A list in the 25-50 range.
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Post by jesster on Aug 13, 2014 20:13:10 GMT -5
Rodney Atkins Farmer's Daughter :o with honorable mention for Watching You And of course Carrie's Undo It sets the bar >
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Post by dm2081 on Aug 13, 2014 22:17:45 GMT -5
Days Go By - Keith Urban Wagon Wheel - Darius Rucker This Is How We Roll - FGL Here For The Party and Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson (I have grown to despise these 2 songs now) My Wish - Rascal Flatts Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band
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Post by sabre14 on Aug 13, 2014 22:31:11 GMT -5
Any song that's been #1 by an A Lister in the last 3 years is overplayed. Don't need to list them, it's easy to find those. Some stations would rather play a #1 song by Luke Bryan from 3 years ago, 5 times a day, rather than play a current single by anyone not in the A list in the 25-50 range. There's been a few I think from the past three years that didn't reach the overplay stature. "Beat This Summer" (MB #1) never seemed overplayed to me. I also think "Drink On It" by Blake wasn't overplayed either. Most of them I have heard more than my fair share of though and because of that you're right. Radio also has grown infatuated with recent recurrets. Basically singles that went #1 over the past 12 months, but are still played 10-20 times a week at some stations, and that infuriates the heck out of me. Most people don't listen to as much radio as me though, so that's who country radio is catering to. The biggest reason of so many songs that reached unbearable status from the late 90's to the mid 2000's was the fact there were way more 4,5, even 6 week chart toppers. Now, even though the total spins of songs has gone up, most #1 singles only spend one week on top, so they don't nearly get as overplayed as the one's from 10 years ago. Though the increased spin totals are reaching the point where that may not matter anymore.
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Post by someguy on Aug 13, 2014 22:35:01 GMT -5
This thread makes me so glad that I don't listen to the radio anymore. The only way songs get overplayed now for me is if I play them too much, which is really my own fault and doesn't usually happen.
From way back when, two songs that jump out at me are "Amazed" by Lonestar and "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack (though I do really like Lee Ann's song). I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that once they were finished at country radio, pop radio picked up them up and turned them into hits. So, they were each played nonstop for over a year as a current/heavy recurrent.
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Post by dm2081 on Aug 14, 2014 0:15:40 GMT -5
This thread makes me so glad that I don't listen to the radio anymore. The only way songs get overplayed now for me is if I play them too much, which is really my own fault and doesn't usually happen. Amen. The iPod was such a great invention. I'm my own DJ in my car when I drive. Best part is like you said, I can control not overplaying songs so I don't get sick of them.
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Post by gardyfan on Aug 15, 2014 16:47:12 GMT -5
Every song from Hunter Hayes.
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Post by zjames on Aug 15, 2014 17:06:49 GMT -5
Some of these might just be my local station:
"Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)" - Big & Rich (It's a fun song occasionally, but holy s*** I hear it almost every time I get in my car) "Somethin' Bout A Truck" - Kip Moore (You wouldn't know he had two other hits from Up All Night, at least overplay his good songs) "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" - Joe Nichols (This hasn't been as bad since Joe's resurgence, but it's still pretty bad) "Drink To That All Night" - Jerrod Niemann (No comment) "I Can't Change The World" and "The Mona Lisa" - Brad Paisley (These are weird ones since they peaked so low for Brad, but as soon as they were announced I heard these constantly. My station's mostly pretty slow with adding new songs into regular rotation, but ICCTW was played so often) "Chillin' It", "Get Me Some Of That", "It Goes Like This" - Cole Swindell, Thomas Rhett (I lumped these together because I hear the acoustic versions of these all the time, and it pisses me off) "Downtown" - Lady Antebellum (A lot of people loved this song, but I didn't because I had it beaten into me by submission) "Take A Back Road" - Rodney Atkins (Ugh) "Days Go By" - Keith Urban "Sweet Annie" - Zac Brown Band (They just won't let this one go) "Pirate Flag" - Kenny Chesney (Why do I still hear this all the time?) "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo" - Tracy Byrd
All the Usuals: "As Good As I Once Was" (Any of Toby's big older hits) "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" Luke Bryan
Just a side note: I haven't heard a Taylor Swift single besides "Highway Don't Care" on my station in at least 3 months. I don't know what happened there. I looked through days of playlists and there's absolutely no Swift.
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Post by sabre14 on Aug 15, 2014 17:25:17 GMT -5
"Take A Back Road" - Rodney Atkins (Ugh) I feel you're pain.
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Post by recjus85 on Aug 16, 2014 1:39:49 GMT -5
Basically the majority of the songs mentioned already lol
Also, I remember when Blaine Larsen's "I Don't Know What She Said" was out, WPCV here played the absolute hell out of it. I believe it was always the #1 station. It got to the point that I was actually tired of hearing a Blaine song lol. Would have never believe it was only a #24 songs based just on that station lol.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2014 10:34:40 GMT -5
"We Are Never, Ever Getting Back Together" and " 22"
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Post by zjames on Aug 16, 2014 11:03:07 GMT -5
"We Are Never, Ever Getting Back Together" and " 22" Did "22" get any substantial airplay on country radio?
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Post by Cody Wants Out... on Aug 16, 2014 11:35:12 GMT -5
"We Are Never, Ever Getting Back Together" and " 22" Did "22" get any substantial airplay on country radio? Nope, "22" was strictly a pop single; it didn't perform all that well there anyways.
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