Out of place songs you heard on different formats

[Billy Uranus]

So I've been thinking this would make a good thread. I've heard formats play songs I was surprised to hear. Here's what I've heard recently:

AC

Jason Derulo - In My Head
Linkin Park - In the End
Staind - It's Been Awhile


Alternative

AC/DC - Back in Black
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
AC/DC - Thunderstruck
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Ozzy Osbourne - Mama, I'm Coming Home

(also hear GNR, but I didn't think that was as bad)


Classic Rock

Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly
Foo Fighters - Times Like These
Puddle of Mudd - Blurry
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California


I'm sure more will come to mind (and I'll hear more). But how about you guys? What are some songs you guys have heard that you thought was weird?

[Late Winter]

With the current state of AC, I think In My Head actually makes sense.

I can't really think of anything that really shocked me. I guess the only thing I can think of is some 80s dance song (can't remember what it was) that I heard on HAC.

[Billy Uranus]

My one HAC station plays 80's dance music all day lol.

[Pipa]

Man, I could write a book on this. I heard "Lay Me Down" on the radio once, and that's out of place anywhere.

But seriously, I heard Blue Rodeo's "Try" on Regina's rock station and that took me back a little. A Canadian AC staple on one of Canada's heaviest stations? Really?

[Billy Uranus]

So my classic rock just played "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback. I've also heard them play "Someday".

This is probably the least classic station branded as "classic rock". They play the crap out of Nirvana and Pearl Jam, and even play the freakin' Offspring and Smashing Pumpkins.

[Pipa]

Oh, do I have a good addition to this list!

A while ago I heard "Too Little Too Late" by Barenaked Ladies and "Keep A Lid On Things" by Crash Test Dummies. On an oldies station.

[Billy Uranus]

Good God, and I thought them playing Europe and The Police was bad.

[Atlantaboy]

Aug 17, 2010 23:14:48 GMT -5 Pipa said:

"Keep A Lid On Things" by Crash Test Dummies.

Sweet! I loved that song and it flopped majorly (don't think anyone played it except Triple A)

[kevinkdc]

I Heard Halo on a gospel station last week or so, I was like what the f ?

[Billy Uranus]

I just heard "Feel Good Inc" by Gorillaz...on the AC station.

[Drag]

Rolling In The Deep - Adele on Alternative

[Billy Uranus]

My active station just played "What I Like About You" by The Romantics. Does that count?

[- `J0EL™]

Rihanna - Rockstar 101 (Alternative)

[Atlantaboy]

Mar 19, 2011 13:18:40 GMT -5 - `J0EL™ said:

Rihanna - Rockstar 101 (Alternative)

Are you serious? What station?

BTW my CHR plays Somewhere I Belong by Linkin Park all the time - not that it's weird for a pop station to play LP, but that's a really weird (and random) choice of a song to play

[Billy Uranus]

^That is a werid choice. Did that song even get played on CHR back in 2003?

[- `J0EL™]

Mar 19, 2011 13:57:08 GMT -5 Atlantaboy said:

Mar 19, 2011 13:18:40 GMT -5 - `J0EL™ said:

Rihanna - Rockstar 101 (Alternative)

Are you serious? What station?

BTW my CHR plays Somewhere I Belong by Linkin Park all the time - not that it's weird for a pop station to play LP, but that's a really weird (and random) choice of a song to play

I remember last year when it was first released that it got some Alternative spins, it wasn't much only about 10 spins but still.

[Atlantaboy]

Mar 19, 2011 14:06:59 GMT -5 Billy Uranus said:

^That is a werid choice. Did that song even get played on CHR back in 2003?

That CHR stats website says it peaked at #47 - weirdest thing is though that our dumb CHR doesn't play any other Linkin Park recurrents - just Somewhere I Belong (surrounded by 90% dance stuff)

[Pipa]

TLC's "Waterfalls" on an Oldies station. Actually, there's no rhyme or reason to their playlists anymore.