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Old 19-08-2014, 16:16
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Here's a list of songs which would make me happy if they were never played on radio ever again:

Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX - "Fancy"
John Legend - "All Of Me"
Cheryl Cole featuring Tinie Tempah - "Crazy Stupid Love"
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Old 19-08-2014, 16:54
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Totally agree with 'Happy' can't stand it.
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Old 19-08-2014, 17:38
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All of the above plus 'Ghost' by Ella Henderson. It's such a repetitive song,
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Old 19-08-2014, 23:47
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Naught Boy featuring Sam Smith - "La La La" also needs to be removed from radio stations. It's been overplayed since May last year.
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Old 19-08-2014, 23:52
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I don't get the point of radio, playing songs I can't stand.

Build playlist on phone > Bluetooth to car, You can buy the adaptors pretty cheaply if your car doesn't have Bluetooth.

Guess how many times I've listened to that crap in your OP recently...
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Old 20-08-2014, 00:24
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Anything by Sam Smith, Adele, Rihanna, Pharrell, Will.i.am, Pitbull and Emeli Sande.
Oh, and they need to remove Crazy Stupid Shite as well.
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Old 20-08-2014, 00:37
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Oldies, where you'd think these artists didn't have any other songs

All Right Now - Free
Maggie May - Rod Stewart
Mr Blue Sky - ELO
Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Hotel California and Lyin' Eyes - The Eagles
Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Handbags and Gladrags - The Stereophonics
He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother and The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Copacabana - Barry Manilow
Summer Breeze - Isley Brothers

others happy to never hear again

Only Love Can Hurt Like This - Paloma Faith
Trouble with my Baby - Paloma Faith
I'm Not The Only One - Sam Smith
Ghosts - Ella Henderson
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Diamonds - Rihanna
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke
Budapest - George Ezra
All of Me - John Legend
anything by Paulo Nutini
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Old 20-08-2014, 02:00
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I still hear Gotye -somebody I used to know,about 5 times a day.
That guy must be worth a fortune.
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Old 20-08-2014, 02:05
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Ellie Goulding - Burn
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Old 20-08-2014, 09:08
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Anything by will.i.am.
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Old 20-08-2014, 15:53
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I do agree with most suggestions - particularly the first four! - though like another poster I tend not to listen to the radio too often. People do listen to radio however - sometimes because they don't have a choice (e.g. they lift share) or because they listen to the radio for traffic/news/other things as well as the music.

But there are some radio stations which are just awful for playing the same songs on repeat. I try and avoid those.
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Old 20-08-2014, 16:46
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I swear Cool FM (NI radio station) has played 'Torn' by Natalie Imbruglia every day since it was released.
What really winds me up is people who phone up request shows and ask for a request thats already played 10 times a day
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Old 20-08-2014, 17:33
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What really winds me up is people who phone up request shows and ask for a request thats already played 10 times a day
I know. Every Sunday on BBC Radio 1 at 7pm, they have a request show. Last Sunday I was listening to it, one person rang up requesting Pharrell Williams - "Happy" and another requested Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe". I thought that took the absolute piss. People shouldn't request songs which are overplayed enough as it is.
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Old 21-08-2014, 00:05
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So, anything played by Capitol FM then? The stain on the music scene.
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Old 21-08-2014, 00:52
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So, anything played by Capitol FM then? The stain on the music scene.
Yes. They are supposed to be playing brand new music yet they still play songs from 2011 - 2013.
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Old 21-08-2014, 10:42
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Jason Derulo - Wiggle, I think it is a rude and irritating song
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Old 21-08-2014, 12:09
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Yes. They are supposed to be playing brand new music yet they still play songs from 2011 - 2013.
It's fine for stations to play an old song occasionally. If anything, I like it. I love it when I hear a song on the radio from 5-15 years ago which I haven't heard in ages.

The problem with Capital is that it has a selection of what seems about 30 or so "old" songs which they keep picking from. Even though there were hundreds of hits every year, they keep choosing the same ones each time. When they play an old song, it's always We Found Love or Moves Like Jagger or Titanium or whatever (so basically all the dance-pop songs). It's just annoying, and honestly anybody who listens to Capital won't be excited to hear those songs, since the station probably still plays them every day.
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Old 21-08-2014, 13:07
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Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit should never be played again, Not even the best song on that album....By a long way

Over played and overrated
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Old 21-08-2014, 14:02
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A wild guess here as I try to avoid but unless daytime / mainstream radio has undergone some sort of musical revolution I'd say about 98% of anything they play.
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Old 21-08-2014, 14:04
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It's fine for stations to play an old song occasionally. If anything, I like it. I love it when I hear a song on the radio from 5-15 years ago which I haven't heard in ages.

The problem with Capital is that it has a selection of what seems about 30 or so "old" songs which they keep picking from. Even though there were hundreds of hits every year, they keep choosing the same ones each time. When they play an old song, it's always We Found Love or Moves Like Jagger or Titanium or whatever (so basically all the dance-pop songs). It's just annoying, and honestly anybody who listens to Capital won't be excited to hear those songs, since the station probably still plays them every day.
I think they are prejudiced to alternative, rock and indie music as well. Whenever I listen to Capital, I have never heard any songs from those genres except Coldplay - "Paradise" and Bastille - "Of The Night".
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Old 21-08-2014, 14:26
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Here's a list of songs which would make me happy if they were never played on radio ever again:

Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX - "Fancy"
John Legend - "All Of Me"
Cheryl Cole featuring Tinie Tempah - "Crazy Stupid Love"
Agreed.
Plus Katy Perry - "Dark Horse" . So overplayed....
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Old 21-08-2014, 15:07
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Have A Nice Day- Stereophonics. That song has been played a lot for years and in my opinion it's not even close to being one of their best.
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Old 21-08-2014, 15:35
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Rather Be. I'm surprised it hasn't been suggested already.

Read All About It
Next to Me
Happy
All of Me
Ghost
Sing
Problem
Fancy
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Old 21-08-2014, 16:58
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Rather Be. I'm surprised it hasn't been suggested already.
I agree on that one. The reason CB's other songs such as "Come Over" are a failure in the charts is because radio stations are too busy playing "Rather Be" which is causing them to neglect the newer songs.
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Old 21-08-2014, 16:59
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Have A Nice Day- Stereophonics. That song has been played a lot for years and in my opinion it's not even close to being one of their best.
Add Maybe Tomorrow to that.
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