"Stephanie Weil" wrote in message
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Brenda Ann wrote:

Big difference between ice cream flavors and the number of songs people
like. I find it hard to believe that anyone would limit themselves to a
300
song playlist... t

You'd be surprised.

Some people buy an LP and only listen to one or two tracks. Some buy
45s and never listen to the flipside.

Some people go into a particular restaurant and ALWAYS order one
certain thing. Not everyone has very broad tastes in music.

Besides, consider the fact that most "normal" people may listen to the
radio for a couple hours a day, instead of having it constantly playing
like us radio geeks; they probably won't notice the repetition.

Good point. The average use of radio is just over 19 hours a week by the
average American. That is a little over 2 hours a day, so the repetition is
not going to be at all noticeable.

David Eduardo wrote:
"Stephanie Weil" wrote in message
ups.com...

Brenda Ann wrote:

Big difference between ice cream flavors and the number of songs people
like. I find it hard to believe that anyone would limit themselves to a
300
song playlist... t

You'd be surprised.

Some people buy an LP and only listen to one or two tracks. Some buy
45s and never listen to the flipside.

Some people go into a particular restaurant and ALWAYS order one
certain thing. Not everyone has very broad tastes in music.

Besides, consider the fact that most "normal" people may listen to the
radio for a couple hours a day, instead of having it constantly playing
like us radio geeks; they probably won't notice the repetition.

Good point. The average use of radio is just over 19 hours a week by the
average American. That is a little over 2 hours a day, so the repetition is
not going to be at all noticeable.

I hear the same "hits" on KFOG all the time. It's the songs I can't
stand that I noticed the most. Who the hell wants to hear the Cars do
"best friend's girlfriend" in 2006. Hell, I don't want to hear any song
by the Cars. They are so last century...The same with Queen, Madness,
Yes, and similar bands that really don't stand the test of time.

I guess the point is my 300 songs won't be your 300 songs, but if they
play 3000 songs, at least my list will be covered.

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David Eduardo wrote:
"Stephanie Weil" wrote in message
ups.com...

Brenda Ann wrote:

Big difference between ice cream flavors and the number of songs
people
like. I find it hard to believe that anyone would limit themselves to
a
300
song playlist... t

You'd be surprised.

Some people buy an LP and only listen to one or two tracks. Some buy
45s and never listen to the flipside.

Some people go into a particular restaurant and ALWAYS order one
certain thing. Not everyone has very broad tastes in music.

Besides, consider the fact that most "normal" people may listen to the
radio for a couple hours a day, instead of having it constantly playing
like us radio geeks; they probably won't notice the repetition.

Good point. The average use of radio is just over 19 hours a week by the
average American. That is a little over 2 hours a day, so the repetition
is
not going to be at all noticeable.

I hear the same "hits" on KFOG all the time. It's the songs I can't
stand that I noticed the most. Who the hell wants to hear the Cars do
"best friend's girlfriend" in 2006. Hell, I don't want to hear any song
by the Cars. They are so last century...The same with Queen, Madness,
Yes, and similar bands that really don't stand the test of time.

I guess the point is my 300 songs won't be your 300 songs, but if they
play 3000 songs, at least my list will be covered.

.... and everyone will hate it.

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David Eduardo wrote:

Good point. The average use of radio is just over 19 hours a week by the
average American. That is a little over 2 hours a day, so the repetition is
not going to be at all noticeable.

But there's been some research that people only really want to listen
to a song 15 times or so, and the peak is at about the fifth hearing,
after that their enjoyment of it drops way off. (New Scientist,
about 5 years ago).

Mark Zenier
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