Jon requested (via Facebook) some help from his fans to get Superman Tonight played more on the radio.
While I love ‘Superman Tonight’–getting to see it live last Tuesday at the Wachovia Center was awesome–and it’s a worthy single, I have a little problem.
I’d like to help promote the song. Except I don’t even know what radio stations around here would even play it.
You see, about three years ago, I got sick of terrestrial radio. Every radio station that I could pick up on my car radio during my commute seemed to consist of more commercials and DJ yammering than actual music. I did have a rig to hook my Zune up to the tape deck in my old car, but it was sometimes more of a pain when it was worth.
When I bought my new car, the radio had an XM satellite radio receiver that came with a free three month trial. Well, it took me all of a week to completely fall in love with the satellite radio. I found the Boneyard channel and they actually played ‘Living in Sin’ during my commute home. At that point, I was sold on the concept. Doubly so when I found Eddie Trunk’s show on Monday nights. Back when I had a forty-five minute commute, that really brightened up my Mondays.
Whoever thought of putting satellite radios in cars and giving out trials was a marketing genius. Not only did I sign up for a subscription, but they just got my mother when she bought her new car.
The end result of this is that I haven’t actually listened to terrestrial radio in almost three years and I’ve moved in that time. I don’t even know what stations to call any more. I guess it’s Google time. (The terrestrial radio might get me back again as a listener if they played more Bon Jovi, and it can’t hurt to ask.)
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Tags: Bon Jovi
I couldn’t agree with you more. The thought of listening to regular radio is just nauseating. Literally, the only time I listen is when I know there is going to be a live broadcast of something I’d like to hear or an interview with an artist I like. The constantly repeated, computer-generated playlists are awful and the incessant commercials turn me off of even doing that sometimes. I just wait til the put up a podcast. *rolls eyes*