I hope it was subject to the usual Global "testing" before it sneeked onto the playlist. Have to say I would have loved to hear Kraftwork track on Smooth either the Model or Autobahn would be great.

It was Autobahn and it was good to hear even if it was a mistake. The smooth playlist is dire still and how the Djs don't get bored is beyond me. But maybe they are just pleased to have a job.

How can a German song possibly qualify as suitable for a programme that claims to showcase American popular songs. When I think of The American Popular song book I think of songs composed by the likes of Johnny Mercer, Hammerstein, Cole Porter.

It you had real presenters with a knowledge of music instead of a bunch of z listers on autopilot this would never have happened. Proper radio stations have producers who know which songs qualify for specialist programmes and which dont. Smooth doesn't. Enough said.

What's your opinion of the David Lowe/Radio Devon situation? He could fall into your "real presenters with a knowledge of music" category yet made an error.

Great American Songbook is hardly a proper specialist show anyway its basically selections from the daily regurgitation anyway.

Fancy SP having an investigation FFS does it really matter if they played the wrong track. Its a pity the same effort isn't put into getting the daily output a little more varied & interesting instead of the same dross hour in hour out.

There is a world of difference between this cock up and what happened at Radio Devon. Smooths effort is typical couldn't care lessness.

Some would say not checking the lyrics of a song you're playing falls within the "couldn't care lessness" category as well.

These mistakes happen to all broadcasters though.

It wasn't long ago that two parts of a Bob Harris recorded show (Radio 2) were played over the top of each other for twenty minutes without anyone noticing.

It's one of those things that occasionally happen on all stations, but apparently it's only unacceptable when Global are involved.

Exactly. I was surprised that I never saw david1956 commenting on the Bob Harris recorded show given how much errors enrage him.

I didn't know about the Bob Harris episode until now. That must have been an issue with the play out system.

Autobahn - is this show voice tracked. It if it is that is the answer. Cheap, tacky cut and paste radio for people who don't like radio.

You need to remove Kraftwerk from the American songbook playlist on your iPod.

Both would have been issue with play out systems. Surely you should tar them both with the same brush?

Maybe because it happens so much more frequently......there have been quite a few in the last week!

Cheap tacky cut and paste radio sums up the Snooze Voicetracked weekend output nicely.

Really? Could you give some examples?

Here we go again does it really matter this is a radio forum not a job interview.

Of course it matters. If you post something as fact and someone challenges that fact you should have the evidence to back it up.

I'm sure the good people at Global would love to know about any mistakes that have been made so they can correct them.

I'm also sure the Global bashers would like to have another excuse to bash!

So, wckartist what else have you heard go wrong on Smooth in the last week?

Just look through some of the posts in the last 7 days...

Uptothevocal posted, re Myleene Klass

The one on where the north wales output went to the wrong area are 2 for starters!!

Ok some were on Heart, but they are still errors!

I thought you were one of the people who said they were finished with listening to Smooth Radio ..forgive me if I'm wrong.

this thread is always more entertaining then Smooth< long may it continue> (oh dear that means Smooth will continue)

I like Great American Songbook type shows that they do on R2 with the likes of Leo Green and Don Black, previously David Jacobs. I take it the Smooth show isn't like that?

Despite what some people claim (they "don't listen to Smooth any more" but still manage to spout the same rubbish) there are a number of tracks played on this programme that aren't normally featured on other programmes.

They also claim it is voice-tracked, which it is, but nobody tries to hide this fact. It's clearly listed as one of three voice-tracked programmes on their website. I don't think 12 hours of voice-tracked programmes a week is excessive. In fact, compared to some other stations, it's remarkable low.

Cheers, i'll give it a go. I'm not bothered whether its live or not

HI Sibeber I still listen from time to time but not like I used to before global took over.

Smooth Radio is nothing like Radio 2. If BBC output was as dire as Smooth or Gold there would be hell to pay. The Daily Mail would be wanting the DG head on a plate.