you're the dj

[kasperhauser]

A crappy local radio station had an interesting (though not particularly original) idea. Yesterday they played a song by a band, followed by a song by the lead singer of that band as a solo artist. Examples I heard on my way home:

Eagles - The Long Run / Don Henley - Heart of the Matter
Genesis - Abacab / Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon / Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen

So, like I said, a pretty dismal AOR execution of a potentially nice idea. I immediately started coming up with songs that I would pair up if I was the dj... a couple of them:

It Bites - Cold, Tired and Hungry / Francis Dunnery - The Johnny Podell Song
10,000 Maniacs - Like the Weather / Natalie Merchant - Gulf of Araby
The Jam - Town Called Malice / Paul Weller - Back in the Fire

I'm sure you guys can come up with some better/more arcane illustrations of the concept. What say you?

 

[RickyC6]

The Teardrop Explodes - Sleeping Gas/Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth
Orange Juice - In A Nutshell/Edwyn Collins - Hope And Despair
The Supremes - The Happening/Diana Ross - Upside Down

Cheers

Rich

 

[The Captain]

I guess radio-friendly is the order of the day?..

Pavement- Summer Babe/ Steven Malkmus- Black Book
Sugarcubes- Birthday/ Bjork- I Miss You
Smiths- Bigmouth../ Mozzer- Every Day Is Like Sunday
Talking Heads../David Byrne..
etc etc

 

[kasperhauser]

I guess radio-friendly is the order of the day?

Nah, pretend it's a junior college radio station that nobody's listening to anyway. Go nuts.

 

[The Captain]

wow chortling american sarcasm- well there's always a first for Kasper!