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  • 17-08-2021 6:01pm
    #1
    Brid Hegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 1,244 ✭✭✭


    I'm of the opinion that people who listen to those main stream radio stations that only play the modern hits over and over, only do so because they've been socially conditioned. I don't think they really enjoy the music. 

    What if for one day, if a such a station (Red fm being the one I'm thinking of) were just repeat these same 6 songs all day?

    'A little Bit of Love' Tom Grennan

    'Before you Go' Lewis Capaldi

    'Giants' Dermot Kennedy

    'Dance Monkey' by Tones and I

    'Memories' - Maroon 5

    'Pump It Up' - Endor 

    Think about this. It doesn't take much for a song to get stuck in your head. That's why it may seem as if certain songs are repeated 10 times a day when they're only played three times; but what if they were actually played 10 times? How long would it take the listeners of such radio stations to kind of realise "hang on? why do I actually listen to this?... I know it's important to fit in with my friends but come on!".

    Post edited by Brid Hegarty on


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  • #2
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,504 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    What do you think they should be listening to?

    Irish country on a loop?



  • #3
    Brid Hegarty
    Registered Users Posts: 1,244 ✭✭✭Brid Hegarty


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118347192#Comment_118347192

    I'm just saying there's such variety out there. So I don't get how people can stick listening to the same stuff all day long. It's a real shame. RTE gold is the really the only option for a diverse range of music.



  • #4
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,356 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    i'm not going to be able to find any of the stories now, but i read a few 10 or 15 years ago which cited studies that people tend to like songs they have heard multiple times, especially in a context when they're hearing them rather than listening to them.



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