[Laker14]

Originally Posted by Laker14

"Once upon a time, there was a tavern, where we used to raise a glass or two..."

One of my mom's favorites. Another example of a Top 40 to "Adult Pop" crossover hit.

Did Mary Hopkin ever have another hit?

Originally Posted by JMintzer

A few minor ones, mostly in the UK...

Did you know that she was one of the first artists signed by the new "Apple Records" label?

I did not know that until earlier today. After I posted that little bit of the song, and waxed nostalgic for my mom because she liked the song so much, I checked out the Wikipedia page on her.
I was not surprised that Apple had signed her, but I was more surprised to learn that Paul McCartney had produced that record along with her LP and I think her next LP as well.

No wonder it did so well. That boy did have a knack for pop tunes.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by PennBF

The shame is that we are and have raised a generation of young adults who think "screaming and yelling out words that are sometimes vulgar and other times just meaning less is acceptable! . It is "junk" and I can't even use the term "music" to identify it. To think the Villages radio station is dumping this on senior citizens who in the main understand what responsible musical entertainment is, is an insult to the majority of residents in The Villages. We go down to the level of "musical bottom feeder" when this attempt is made at entertainment.

I guess you missed out on Frank Zappa and the Mothers. Zappa's debut album came out when I was 5 years old, in 1966. He was known for his complete, total, utter irreverence, avant-garde style of lyric poetry, and - oddly enough - playing a bicycle as a musical instrument as his very first televised performance on the Steve Allen Show in 1963. His shows contained a generous amount of vulgarity, occasional screaming, and random drum-beats that didn't coordinate with any particular tempo. He was also a musical genius and a fan of Igor Stravinsky.

We have choices in life. We can live with expanding minds, or we can die in myopia.

[DAnder2829]

Did you actually think the music you grew up with would be the ONLY music they would play?! I grew up with Motown, disco and the beginning of rap——what you call “crap”. Fortunately for me, my parents exposed me to ALL types of music, which I have appreciation of.

[La lamy]

Originally Posted by richdell

Not a big fan of rap, but I expect to hear more of it as the younger generation retires. I figure it's only a matter of time before WVLG does 'The 90s at 9'.

YES!!! I can't wait. Every time I hear them say 50s at 5, 60s at 6... I say "and 90s at 9". I would prefer it at 9 am though. I go to bed in the 9 pm hour!

[PersonOfInterest]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

The Villages radio station used to be something we totally enjoyed. We would look forward to coming to our Villages home and be able to hear the great music we grew up listening to. Much of the music was stuff we couldn’t find on other stations. Over the years the music selection has steadily gone downhill, as more crap like Michael Jackson and Disco became part of the playlist. Despite that, we have remained loyal and continued to listen to the station. Today at approximately 1:44 PM that all changed. Something happened that I never expected from the Villages radio station, they played RAP. For us, that’s a game changer, it brought back bad memories of the Super Bowl halftime show. We refuse to listen to a station that broadcasts noise pollution instead of music. By by WVLG!

My main complaint about RAP is that those that choose to listen to it want everyone else within 10 blocks to listen to it also. Why is it always 'blaring' from a vehicle with someone trying to look like a 'gangsta' driving?

I don't care what you listen to, but give me the courtesy of not having to listen to it. Use headphones or keep the volume to a reasonable level. Thank You

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Zenmama18

I heard a band playing a Prince song at Brownwood tonight, first I went "Huh?", then I realized that Prince and Michael Jackson would be 62 now.

Just to make you feel a bit older... Michael Jackson would have been 64 this coming August... And Prince? 64 in June...

[Windguy]

Originally Posted by PersonOfInterest

My main complaint about RAP is that those that choose to listen to it want everyone else within 10 blocks to listen to it also. Why is it always 'blaring' from a vehicle with someone trying to look like a 'gangsta' driving?

I’ve often wondered if it’s some sort of mating call.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by PersonOfInterest

My main complaint about RAP is that those that choose to listen to it want everyone else within 10 blocks to listen to it also. Why is it always 'blaring' from a vehicle with someone trying to look like a 'gangsta' driving?

I don't care what you listen to, but give me the courtesy of not having to listen to it. Use headphones or keep the volume to a reasonable level. Thank You

Noise pollution!

[Hockey dude]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

The Villages radio station used to be something we totally enjoyed. We would look forward to coming to our Villages home and be able to hear the great music we grew up listening to. Much of the music was stuff we couldn’t find on other stations. Over the years the music selection has steadily gone downhill, as more crap like Michael Jackson and Disco became part of the playlist. Despite that, we have remained loyal and continued to listen to the station. Today at approximately 1:44 PM that all changed. Something happened that I never expected from the Villages radio station, they played RAP. For us, that’s a game changer, it brought back bad memories of the Super Bowl halftime show. We refuse to listen to a station that broadcasts noise pollution instead of music. By by WVLG!

With the current retires I believe they are just trying to appeal to all of the market that they service.

I get tired of heading the older stuff from the 50’s. I grew up in the disco days. Just remember that our retirement community Has changing demographics.

[BlackhawksFan]

Originally Posted by PersonOfInterest

My main complaint about RAP is that those that choose to listen to it want everyone else within 10 blocks to listen to it also. Why is it always 'blaring' from a vehicle with someone trying to look like a 'gangsta' driving?

I don't care what you listen to, but give me the courtesy of not having to listen to it. Use headphones or keep the volume to a reasonable level. Thank You

That's not a complaint against the genre, but those listening. There's a difference.

[Lisanp@aol.com]

"Ice Ice Baby" by Rapper Vanilla Ice was the first-ever No. 1 RAP single on the Billboard Top 100 in 1990.
A 55-year old villager was in their early 30s in 1990, and this was their party music! Oh, the times they are a changing!
BTW, Vanilla Ice is now 54 year old.

[Luggage]

Learn to use your phone or your computer to listen to music. You can use Pandora or YouTube to find the music you like and listen to it all day long for free or if you are a prime or Amazon member by an Alexa device for $30 and ask Alexa play 1940s music etc

[airstreamingypsy]

To the OP, just a thought. Get yourself an "Alexa" for your home. Ask her to play a song you like, then tell her to add it to your playlist (Name it favorites) Then ask her to play another and another....... when you have all your favorite songs...... Just say, "Alexa, play my favorites" and voila...... no rap.

[36Aday]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

The Villages radio station used to be something we totally enjoyed. We would look forward to coming to our Villages home and be able to hear the great music we grew up listening to. Much of the music was stuff we couldn’t find on other stations. Over the years the music selection has steadily gone downhill, as more crap like Michael Jackson and Disco became part of the playlist. Despite that, we have remained loyal and continued to listen to the station. Today at approximately 1:44 PM that all changed. Something happened that I never expected from the Villages radio station, they played RAP. For us, that’s a game changer, it brought back bad memories of the Super Bowl halftime show. We refuse to listen to a station that broadcasts noise pollution instead of music. By by WVLG!

DJ should be FIRED!!!! Music is terrible.

[36Aday]

DJ should be FIRED!!!! Music is terrible.