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Old 23-02-2015, 13:20
Dan Glebitz
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What is going on with Smooth's music policy lately?

It seems to be slowly morphing from an easy, soulful station into Heart circa 2008-9 with dross like Daniel Beddingfield and just heard Eurythmics' Here Comes The Rain Again.

A few months ago, it was a nice alternative to Heart but now it just seems like it's trying to pick up the baton from Heart as that brand is forced to move onwards into a more 90s esque station.
Heart in London dominated in the ratings between 2002-2010 so I can see why musically they may want to move Smooth's music in that general direction.
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Old 23-02-2015, 15:12
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I think smooth extra should close. add extra s playlist to smooth . they would save money. Then it would more variety. Call it smooth variety. The station is a good but needs to stop playing the same songs every day. There are other songs( example ) by Elton John candle in the wind which they play every day. Surely they could play some of his other songs. I must admit I do like the music but I get fed up with hearing the same songs ever day. Does anybody agree or disagree.
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Old 23-02-2015, 15:21
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Well it does play Daniel, Your Song, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Nikita, sacrifice and Don't let the sun go down on me. Considering it's relaxing approach that's pretty much all the good (and crucially, familiar) ones covered.
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Old 23-02-2015, 16:33
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Perhaps smooth does play other songs by Elton John but when I listen which is most mornings I seem to hear the same songs. Perhaps they play different songs in the afternoon.if you would like any songs on smooth what would they be?
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Old 23-02-2015, 17:55
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The thing is when you are listening out for a song you always note when you hear it. It was the same with Magic before it was taken off DAB the last time.
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Old 24-02-2015, 19:57
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Uplifting? How is Smooth output uplifting? Suicidal would be more appropriate.
Wind beneath my wings...hotel California ... Remember me ... Sweet Caroline ... Let it be ... Can't get enough of your love babe ... Young hearts run free... And almost no unnecessary yada yada.

Maybe you want to kill yourself to that, many many others are 'stayin' alive' to it quite happily[/quote]

Young Hearts Run Free is a very uplifting song.

Smooth also plays Guess that's why they call it the blues and Rocket Man out of Elton's songs. I have heard Tiny Dancer and Philadelphia Freedom on the Great British Songbook too

Gary King is in for Paul Phear this week
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Old 24-02-2015, 20:27
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Smooth should gave Gary King a weekday show.
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Old 24-02-2015, 21:03
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Well it does play Daniel, Your Song, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Nikita, sacrifice and Don't let the sun go down on lo me. Considering it's relaxing approach that's pretty much all the good (and crucially, familiar) ones covered.
Add I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues played at breakfast today.
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Old 01-03-2015, 15:12
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I am enjoying hearing Amy Winehouse Back to Black on Smooth. Though they are beginning to overplay it slightly

This morning I switched off when Temptations Just my imagination was played
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Old 01-03-2015, 17:28
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I am enjoying hearing Amy Winehouse Back to Black on Smooth. Though they are beginning to overplay it slightly

This morning I switched off when Temptations Just my imagination was played
That's the whole problem Smooth overplay everything on there playlist. Its not really what they play but how many times they do.
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Old 01-03-2015, 18:51
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You sure thats not heart your listening too. It's overplayed on there too.
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Old 01-03-2015, 18:54
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You sure thats not heart your listening too. It's overplayed on there too.
Heart Smooth more music repetition than you ever thought possible.
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Old 01-03-2015, 23:44
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Heart Smooth more music repetition than you ever thought possible.
Why do you think they do that?
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Old 02-03-2015, 00:50
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Why do you think they do that?
Is it because the same songs are being played consistently ?
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Old 02-03-2015, 08:03
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Why do you think they do that?
To annoy listeners whose brains have the capacity to appreciate more than 300 songs over and over.
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Old 02-03-2015, 09:06
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Must try that in my next business plan when I'm approaching investors - 'give me several million for my product, it'll really annoy people'!
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Old 02-03-2015, 09:15
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To annoy listeners whose brains have the capacity to appreciate more than 300 songs over and over.
Why would you be a listener to a station you clearly cannot stand It makes no sense.

Luckilly i've never met this person who holds a gun to people's heads forcing them to listen to a station they don't like. Being free and having full cognitive functioning I am able to change my radio station or even turn it off. This is something I do frequently and I recommend you try it.
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Old 02-03-2015, 09:37
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Who says I listen? We are all free to comment its not compulsory to listen as well.
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Old 02-03-2015, 10:16
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Why would you be a listener to a station you clearly cannot stand It makes no sense.

Luckilly i've never met this person who holds a gun to people's heads forcing them to listen to a station they don't like. Being free and having full cognitive functioning I am able to change my radio station or even turn it off. This is something I do frequently and I recommend you try it.
The problem is with the exception of the BBC all of the stations are like this.
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Old 02-03-2015, 10:24
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Who says I listen? We are all free to comment its not compulsory to listen as well.
To me, your posts seem to indicate you listen:

Add I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues played at breakfast today.
That's the whole problem Smooth overplay everything on there playlist. Its not really what they play but how many times they do.
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Old 02-03-2015, 13:00
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To me, your posts seem to indicate you listen:
Nope just aircheck it to see if its improved. You will see from my older posts that its over a year now since I was a regular listener. I gave up when Simon and Lynn went and were replaced by the so called celebrities.
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Old 02-03-2015, 14:10
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Nope just aircheck it to see if its improved. You will see from my older posts that its over a year now since I was a regular listener. I gave up when Simon and Lynn went and were replaced by the so called celebrities.
Of course
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Old 02-03-2015, 15:01
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Nope just aircheck it to see if its improved. You will see from my older posts that its over a year now since I was a regular listener. I gave up when Simon and Lynn went and were replaced by the so called celebrities.
The main improvement is in the number of people loving it. Yes yes we get that they're all mentally inferior to you. You're not Stephen Hawking posting under a pseudonym by any chance... If so why not give us a Brief History Of Successful Radio Formats?
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Old 02-03-2015, 16:55
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I quit before Amara did this station is bad for your mental well-being.

however............my wife mainly an LBC listener occasionally listens to Smooth: blush: and doesn't understand why I don't she really enjoys the music and doesn't notice the repetition: cry:
is she typical of the Smooth target audience (she is 51)
please don't tell anyone else that my wife listens to this drivel otherwise I wont be able to show myself in public again.
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Old 02-03-2015, 17:09
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I quit before Amara did this station is bad for your mental well-being.

however............my wife mainly an LBC listener occasionally listens to Smooth: blush: and doesn't understand why I don't she really enjoys the music and doesn't notice the repetition: cry:
is she typical of the Smooth target audience (she is 51)
please don't tell anyone else that my wife listens to this drivel otherwise I wont be able to show myself in public again.
A rather illuminating contribution Al, and it shows that Global (And Magic before them) worked out this counter-intuitive formula. Nothing to do with laziness, sloppiness or a lack of imagination. It's good old targeting and customer service. Amara and yourself aren't the customer and its probably best you don't share your views with the growing army of 'drivel' lovers in public
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