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Discuss “Tired tunes make radio unappealing”

Mr. McKee notes in his piece about National Public Radio (NPR) that on other stations, “the run-of-the-mill DJ simply plays music and talks every so often.” I applaud Mr. McKee for making this strong point about radio. Sadly, on the music-only stations I tune to, the poor state of affairs goes far beyond the quality of DJs.

I’m not just tired of what I hear on the radio, I’m disgusted. I’m not talking about violent or sexual themes in songs; what I’m disgusted by is the fact that I walk around humming “What’s Your Fantasy” even though that song is over five years old and I’m completely tired of it. It’s not just Luda’ who’s got me bummed, it’s every song I hear on the radio. I’m sick, sick, sick of it all.

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