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Also. I know to it that radio 1 for many years have been crafting their own edits of tunes too. Red Hot Chili Peppers Can't Stop which came out in 2003, their version of that cuts off the longer intro you hear on Absolute etc. The same copy still sits in their system as of 21 years ago. When Rihanna Umbrella came out, they played a version with an instrumental start and just kicks in on Rihannas first verse, without Jay Z at the beginning. Their mix of Ultrabeat Pretty Green Eyes you may hear on dance anthems now and again today, isn't the usual radio edit everyone else played when new. It's some variation of edit of the CJ Stone mix. The same edit they were playing back in 2003 when it was new.
Even as recent as last year they had their own version on Beyonce Virgos Groove (which I "borrowed" from their playout), that was 3 mins. Wherever you search there is no existing radio edit of that song and the normal version is closer to 5 mins.
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I sort music for a radio station and a lot of the time within a promo pack there's an instrumental within there too we can use as a bed.
Someone I know works for the bbc, and has access to dira. I've been on there myself and have been through Radio 1's. For their big tunes they will have various edits about. The usual stand alone radio edit, one with a 'power intro', sometimes an edit with the tune as you know it then into a 2 min loop to talk over tagged on the end. It depends.
Talking over instrumentals onto the end of a tune isn't anything new at all for radio 1. I remember as far back as early breakfast, Scott was doing it on there. And I'm talking 20 odd years ago. Although there wasn't a massive "ONE (one one one)" etc to break it up back then.
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I don't mind Jeremy Vine nowdays he does have some interesting people on now and again. But I am getting older now.
It's a funny old job with Radio 2 though. They are trying to palm off the old crew, eventually (and I don't mean this in a nasty way) they won't be about to complain. However with the 90s and the 00s they are very reserved on what they play. Remember the 90s and 00s had prodigy, slipknot, limp bizkit etc top of the pile. Those groups still feel more radio 1 even though we are taking many years ago.
There needs to be a bit of bravery and just go full on and stick on papa roach or linkin park. If this new 40s to 80s station happens. Radio 2 will jump the gap.
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As much as I think Jordan is a great presenter. It's not gonna pull me over to capital. Adverts and their dire playlist is the biggest reason. Plus as long as Greg is on Radio 1 he's always going to have the upper hand. There's an old saying, 'you can't beat experience'. Greg these days has it in abundance.
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Yes I'm sure, and have done for many years too. Not only the current generation, rewind 20 plus years ago and Chris Moyles used to visit chrismoyles.net. Mark and Lard regularly used to shout out users in the newsgroups dedicated to their show (newsgroups are a proper late 90s thing). "Pobice" was the guy (or girl) who managed that back then.
Scott has been by here many many times. His old producer Laura is registered on here. Chappers used to call us "geekworld".
In the 00s we used to open topics each week where we'd discuss the show live. I remember at 4pm one day when everyone jumped on to say hello. I said to everyone "God your hair looks lovely today". Knowing that I couldn't see anyone at all. First link Scott does at 4 he repeats that line, so he and the team back then would have been on here
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Don't know what's been said on his socials but if it's bad enough to make him come off air (if that's the truth). Then nothing can justify that. I know you put yourself in the limelight being on Radio 1, and to a degree have to have thick skin. But some of the things that get said are way way overboard. I know it's the 30 odd year old bloke, old man thing to say. But in a lot of ways things were better years ago. Social media has many great points, but also comes with too many negatives.
I've seen even the older generation use it against Scott when he moved to Radio 2 as I've said before. Bottom line is these are people going to work and doing a job, if they aren't for you switch off and find something else.
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I do think this is worrying times for radio 1. As an old head I recall Moyles leaving but you felt there was a solid guaranteed future for the station. Scott still there, big experienced names to sort stuff out when it got tough. It was the same when Mark and Lard went, Simon Mayo, Chris Evans etc years and years back. But now it feels like with Jordan North going it's going to sound like a load of teenagers giggling amongst themselves. And I point to mid mornings on that imo. Radio 1 need a big young star who can present, and who's already popular to come in and create a fuss. And I mean someone who can be relevant for the next gen, not radio 1s current target audience. Aim for 2030.
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This is quite a loss for Radio 1. You'd of thought he would have been the man to step into Greg's shoes when he goes. When Greg does eventually go, I'm actually struggling to think of anyone left at Radio 1 on daytimes who I could class as top tier really.
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On 2/16/2024 at 12:04 AM, BBCAaron said:
Yes, as it would’ve been in to his seventies this year would’ve be a big pull for that ageing audience and any one from across the generations that would like to hear non-stop oldies @DC
He was the perfect pull. Blackburn and Co are too old. Steve wright would have been perfect and that's why I think he was meant to front it. Outside of that you have presenters like mark Radcliffe who is more specialist in the long term.
Awful situation with Steve, but I think this will trigger a rethink for this new station. And tbh, pre 1980 music. I don't know who can be a big name a front it for the bbc.
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Im sure he would have been the star for this new oldies station. Like I said I think they had Steve in mind as he was in his 60s and you would have a good solid 10 years out of him. But not meant to be very sadly.
Thing is now, it's going to be difficult to get people in their 40s to play music from the 40s and 50s. And talk about it like they were there, even the 70s is the same. People who were there are kinda gone.
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I'm sure the bbc were going to use Steve wright as the main face of this new station they were going to do. Playing the 40s/50s/60s and 70s. He was the main bloke for those eras and would of cleared radio 2 up for us lot in our 30s who love the 90s and the 00s.
But now that will take a massive rethink.
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On 2/15/2024 at 4:46 PM, BBCAaron said:
I do hope that Helen Thomas the station controller and Scott are doing ok with the amount of nastily trolling comments that people hit out and throw out at them. Steve Wright was a respectful man with sense of dignity who was known to treat his colleagues with sense of decency and any listeners who are upset and are lashing out with how they thought he was handled and what losing his afternoon programme could’ve done to him need to remember that. Steve Wright was a private person and people really do need to respect that privacy. Rather than speculating what he thought about things and anything about the cause of death. People are utterly shameful.
People generally make me sick. From all accounts, from Scott to Moyles and everyone inbetween. Steve was a lovely bloke and I'm sure if he were around, would shut down comments like that. I lost faith in people a long time ago generally, the last two days have confirmed that for me.
Greg was top class the day after using his theme. I understand that Steve left Radio 1 before most of the listeners nowdays were born. But he took the time to explain what he meant, and what he was about. Pure class, when Greg does leave hes gonna take some serious replacing.
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A lot have just taken it as a chance to have a go at Scott. Like he's the one who killed him or something. Some people out there don't deserve oxygen imo
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Zoo format was an American thing, Howard Stern for instance. But Steve Wright was the first to bring it to UK Radio and adapt it to UK culture in a way we could all relate too. Once Comedy Dave joined Chris in early 98 he started to build the show into what we knew. But yes, Steve was the first here
End of Vernons show was a bit emotional hearing that
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On 2/14/2024 at 1:43 PM, Jono said:
I was waiting for Moyles to say something about this, to my generation he was the one we all look back on really. Well delivered and done so well, you can tell how much he thought of him.
Will have to listen back to Greg too from this morning.
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On 2/14/2024 at 12:30 AM, Jono said:
Even Dave and Stormzy seem old music to me, DC 🤣
It's all this drill "I'll stab ya nan if you say hello to me" type stuff I can't put up with. Was creeping into the playlists heavily in Scott's final years on Radio 1. Some of the dance stuff they play is OK nowdays though.
The 90s (95ish upwards) and 00s radio 2 play I don't mind tbh. That's their job nowdays though as Roy Keane would say. Scott played a lot of that and lived through those eras when they were all new, makes sense he does it now on Radio 2 for the audience that's moved over there.
Sadly though. Lewis Capaldi's depressing durge is on both stations, can't get away from that anywhere.
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On 2/13/2024 at 6:42 PM, Old Codger Fan said:
Much enjoyed Scott on R1 - But sounds all wrong on R2, especially in light of who he replaced.
I miss the features, but the music is better. I don't miss hearing Stormzy and Dave all the time tbh. So kind of balances back out for me.
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Oh no doubt the ones who deny the world exists past 1990 will use it as an excuse to have a go at Scott. Talking of whom, has posted a very warming tribute on social media. I imagine he's upset as are the rest of the Radio 2 DJ's. Steve wasn't just a radio legend, they worked with him day to day.
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He bought the Zoo format to the UK really. Which later went on to be used by Chris Moyles a lot for his Radio 1 show. He was a gamechanger
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Fair enough. Wasn't my era for radio 1 as I said but DJ's like Steve wright were superstars back then. Imagine tik tok stars nowdays but amplify it by about 10.
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I assume Sara must have broken the news. Have Radio 1 even given it a mention. Tbh I hope they do, it's just plain wrong if they don't if I'm truthful.
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Oh no, very sad to hear about Steve wright. Before my time for radio 1 but you can't deny his impact on Radio in general. Very sad.
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11 minutes ago, Old Codger Fan said:
I've always wanted to do a show called 'From the Forties To The Noughties' ,,,
Featuring music from... Al Jolson, Matt Monroe and Slipknot!
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Just now, BBCAaron said:
See no reference to the 40s considering its 64 years since the end of 50s there’s still a living audience for that as plenty of people like the music of the year they were born in there is an audience as they probably have people who’d listen to the rock & roll, jazz and blues stuff from the decade but it’s an audience that they are targeting is reaching the generation of the figure of optimal natural life expectancy. It’s a demographic that might only use the service for a decade or such but with our ageing population and elder population making up the users of traditional forms of medium. It wont be a massive audience but for a smaller station it would likely get a modest audience.
Gutted if there's no 1940's. I was gonna request George Formby When I'm Cleaning Windows, and dedicate it to all the 1970's whippersnappers. Telling them this is real music, not your T-Rex nonsense or Garry Glitter.
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You ought of heard the girl in 2005 doing the voice overs then! Stark opposite, she sounded like she was on mdma.