Smooth Radio......this is not right....
wckartist
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I find it a tad sad, and very insensitive that Dido and "white flag" was played today, with its lyrical content ....."I will go down with this ship", considering the recent tragic events with the vessel off the coast of South Korea.
Shouldn't this song be pulled for a while?
Shouldn't this song be pulled for a while?
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Very over dramatic! Jesus
Hahahahaha, no.
Those of you making a joke of this should be ashamed of yourselves many children have lost their lives. I wonder how you would feel if it were your relatives?
Maybe we should ban shocking grammar!>:(>:(
What a load of absolute rubbish! I'm sorry, but all this Global bashing is getting silly now! I'm not a fan of any of their stations, because they don't appeal to me, but to make such a stupid statement as the above, is beyond believe, even on Digital Spy. Of course Global would adapt the music if a member of the Royal family died, stop talking rubbish!
Yes it is sad that that the ferry accident has resulted in such a loss of life, but there are things that happen every day that if we take this example of news resulting in songs being rested, it would be a full time job adapting playlists. For instance, there's been an avalanche on the slopes of Mount Everest killing 12, so do all radio stations stop playing Snow Patrol?
And anyway, the ship that Dido is singing about is a relationship, not an actual ship!
I don't imagine they are being insensitive ( they probably didn't notice ) but they shouldn't be playing a song with those lyrics in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy.
Will most people make a connection between the song and the news event? No. But for those who will, it makes a jarring juxtaposition in the 'relaxing' mood that Smooth should put you in.
I don't see a down side of resting the song for a few days. No-one notices a song that's not being played.
War Baby by Tom Robinson shouldn't be played, on the radio, in case a baby is born during one of the many conflicts, around the world, occurring at the moment.
The Theme from The Sting must be put on hold for a while due to the unfortunate incident involving Prime Minister Dave in Lanzarote.
That's how ridiculous this topic is!
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/christopher-price/soundtracking-911_b_957331.html
I don't see it as a disaster unless it's played right after the news, but personally I would have removed it from the playlist for now.
Good idea it would make me want to listen again.
Thank god they didn't play Dancing On The Ceiling....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHMoDt3nSHs&t=3m18s
If the disaster happened in the uk waters then perhaps, but not in a country 5,500 miles away.
Spot on. There's way too many people these days who go out of their way to feel offended, either for themselves or on behalf of others, as if it marks them out as being in some way superior.