{"id":418,"date":"2006-11-08T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-08T14:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cookylamoo.com\/wordpress\/?p=418"},"modified":"2010-01-02T23:34:30","modified_gmt":"2010-01-02T23:34:30","slug":"magic-693-the-listening-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cookylamoo.com\/boringlikeadrill\/2006\/11\/magic-693-the-listening-test.html","title":{"rendered":"Magic 693: The Listening Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over at Sarsaparilla <a href=\"http:\/\/sarsaparillablog.net\/?p=345\">there has been a discussion<\/a> about whether or not Magic 693 is <a href=\"http:\/\/cookylamoo.com\/boringlikeadrill\/2006\/10\/magic-693-appreciation.html\">the haven of awesomeness<\/a> I described, or a high-rotation hell of the more obvious chestnuts.  In the interests of objectivity I listened for an hour or so and wrote down their playlist, reproduced below.  Songs with that ineffable &#8220;Magic&#8221; quality are marked with an asterisk; two asterisks mean a particularly &#8220;Magic&#8221; segue.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Olivia Newton-John: Twist of Fate*<span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> (Mis-announced as &#8220;Second Time Around&#8221;)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass: Tijuana Taxi**<\/li>\n<li>Charlie Rich: Behind Closed Doors<\/li>\n<li>The Diamonds: Little Darlin&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>Peter, Paul and Mary: Leaving on a Jet Plane*<\/li>\n<li>Stevie Wonder: For Once in My Life<\/li>\n<li>Dr Hook: Sharing the Night Together<\/li>\n<li>Gene Pitney: Mecca*<\/li>\n<li>ABBA: SOS<\/li>\n<li>The Walker Bros: The Sun Ain&#8217;t Gonna Shine<\/li>\n<li>Julio Iglesias: Drive <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">(lame Cars cover, not a lame REM cover)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">After this low point comes a sustained passage of brilliance which makes Magic so special:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Normie Rowe: Ooh La La*<\/li>\n<li>Lobo: Don&#8217;t Expect Me to Be Your Friend*<\/li>\n<li>Ned Miller: Invisible Tears*<\/li>\n<li>Herb Ohta: Song for Anna*<\/li>\n<li>The Bee Gees: World*<\/li>\n<li>Christopher Cross: Arthur&#8217;s Theme (Best That You Can Do) <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">(back announced with the comment &#8220;great lyrics!&#8221;)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz: The Girl from Ipanema <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">(yes, the announcer remembered to name-drop Stan Getz)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Tom T. Hall: Old Dogs, Children, and Watermelon Wine**<\/li>\n<li>Simon and Garfunkel: The Sounds of Silence<\/li>\n<li>Lulu: To Sir With Love<\/li>\n<li>Foster and Allen: I Will Love You All My Life<\/li>\n<li>Bruce Channel: Hey! Baby*<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.simpleton.com\/19980907.html\">Bobby Goldsboro<\/a>: Summer (The First Time)**<\/li>\n<li>Peter and Gordon: I Go To Pieces<\/li>\n<li>Rod Stewart: That&#8217;s All <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">(Sigh. Rod Stewart covers creaky old standards: the aural equivalent of Patterson&#8217;s Curse.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Mary Hopkin: Those Were The Days<\/li>\n<li>George Baker Selection: La Paloma Blanca*<\/li>\n<li>Bobby Vinton: Blue on Blue<\/li>\n<li>Billie Jo Spears: Blanket on the Ground**<\/li>\n<li>The Beatles: Michelle<\/li>\n<li>Dan Hill: Sometimes When We Touch<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonnielee.com\/\">Lonnie Lee<\/a>: Starlight Starbright*<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Johnson: Rock &#038; Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life)*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">And then I switched it off.  I think this vindicates my opinion, don&#8217;t you?  Ads included <span style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\">two <\/span>rival Jayco caravan salesman, a shop that sells <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rothnewton.com.au\/\">those self-lifting recliner rockers<\/a>, Australian Pensioner Funerals, Ian Reid Vendor Advocacy (&#8220;Go on, ring us!&#8221;), Bayside Skin Cancer Clinic, Tyabb Packing House Antiques  (&#8220;Need a new sideboard?&#8221;), and Leafbusters.  Strangely, nothing from either <s>Bargain<\/s> National Tiles or OzKnits (&#8220;Love your cardigan! Paris?&#8221; &#8220;No! OzKnits at Ringwood!&#8221;)<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">I know it&#8217;s hard to imagine a station that plays &#8220;La Paloma Blanca&#8221; for serious, but look at their song choices for ONJ, Gene Pitney, and the Bee Gees!  All that&#8217;s missing is Gary Puckett, and not spinning in either &#8220;Goodbye&#8221; or &#8220;Tema Harbour&#8221; for Mary Hopkin, but these are equally likely to happen at any hour of the day.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonnielee.com\/\">Lonnie Lee<\/a> has recorded a musical tribute to <a href=\"http:\/\/cookylamoo.com\/boringlikeadrill\/2006\/09\/fucking-with-things-you-dont.html\">Steve Irwin<\/a>, available for download!  Lyrics printed for singalong with your kiddies, or anyone else&#8217;s kiddies.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over at Sarsaparilla there has been a discussion about whether or not Magic 693 is the haven of awesomeness I described, or a high-rotation hell of the more obvious chestnuts. In the interests of objectivity I listened for an hour or so and wrote down their playlist, reproduced below. 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