Navigation

    Paul McCartney
    • Register
    • Login
    • Search
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Groups

    So Bad on the radio....as an oldie

    NOT SUCH A BAD BOY
    11
    19
    2030
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • R
      rich n last edited by

      I though there was a thread covering 'unusual' Paul songs played on the radio - unusual in that they either no longer common on the radio, even as an oldie...or never was a hit to begin with and not generally considered a common album cut...but alas, a search of the forum was all for not. Anyway, my daughter is home from school for several weeks (we live near Boston, MA and she goes to school in the UK) and we took a little mini vacation down to cape cod...we found a station (99.1) that plays a pretty good mix of old and fairly new (not sure I'd say current)...yesterday, we were out in Chatham and out of nowhere, they play Paul's 'So Bad' (it was somewhere in the 12PM to 1PM time frame and followed Dolly Parton's Here You Come Again)....I was actually floored (pleasantly so) by this song choice...I had already been impressed enough the day before, when they played With a Little Luck, which was once popular on the oldie circuit, but not so much any more (although the level to which I was impressed was diminished a bit when it turned out to be the shortened 'DJ Edit' version) So Bad was a modest hit back in 1983/84 (Pipes of Peace was released in 83, but given that So Bad was a follow up single released well after the fact behind Say Say Say, it may have been 84???)....but since that year, the only time I've heard this song played on air was during certain Paul McCartney radio specials, where they would play a number of songs you normally wouldn't hear on the radio...In fact, I think I only heard it a couple of times even during it's run on the charts So I'll ask you, excluding what you might have heard during various Paul McCartney radio specials, has anyone else ever heard this song played on the radio - once it segued into 'oldie' status?

      The Willow turns his back on inclement weather

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
      • S
        sophie last edited by

        I have to say I have never heard "So Bad" on the radio! I love it when any Paul/Beatles/ex-Beatle song comes on the radio, always a nice surprise. I hope you had a nice break at the Cape!

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
        • Nancy R
          Nancy R last edited by

          I was in McDonald's today and heard George's Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)!!

          Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

          GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

          Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

          FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

          Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

          Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

          Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
          • J
            JoeySmith last edited by

            I didnt realize 'So Bad' was released as the second single in the U.S. until recently. In the U.S., 'Say Say Say' was a smash & reached Number 1. I don't remember 'So Bad' played on the U.S. radio back then, although surprisingly, it hit Number 23 on the US charts. In the US, 'Pipes of Peace' was the b-side to 'So Bad', although in the UK, 'Pipes of Peace' was the A-side and hit #1. 'Pipes of Peace' probably would have been a Top 10 hit in the U.S. if it was the A-side.

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
            • B
              B J Conlee last edited by

              JoeySmith:

              I didnt realize 'So Bad' was released as the second single in the U.S. until recently. In the U.S., 'Say Say Say' was a smash & reached Number 1. I don't remember 'So Bad' played on the U.S. radio back then, although surprisingly, it hit Number 23 on the US charts. In the US, 'Pipes of Peace' was the b-side to 'So Bad', although in the UK, 'Pipes of Peace' was the A-side and hit #1. 'Pipes of Peace' probably would have been a Top 10 hit in the U.S. if it was the A-side.

              ____________________________________________________________ Joey, I was living in Northern NJ (NY City metro area) and remember So Bad being played on WNBC AM Top 40 Radio. It wasn't played that often (as you say not a Top 10 hit) but it has sort of a secondary rotation.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
              • LetMeRollIt89
                LetMeRollIt89 last edited by

                I remember there being an older thread about the radio obscurities. I've posted in it a couple of times. I've encountered "Fine Line" in a store. "My Brave Face" at a restaurant. "So Bad" I once heard on the '80s on 8 SiriusXM channel. Now we have The Beatles Channel on SiriusXM where I've heard everything from "Arrow Through Me" to "Ballroom Dancing" and "Save Us". A few months ago, something that really surprised me was "Rough Ride" on the radio...and I remember telling my wife about it because I actually stopped walking because it was so unexpected to hear. My favorite, though, is still "1985" on a gas station radio on my way to a Macca concert!

                "And your inspiration long may it last..."

                5/31/22 - Knoxville

                7/26/17 - Tinley Park

                7/25/17 - Tinley Park

                8/14/14 - San Francisco

                7/9/14 - Chicago

                7/16/13 - Milwaukee

                7/14/13 - Indianapolis

                5/26/13 - Memphis

                11/11/12 - St. Louis

                7/31/11 - Chicago

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
                • Bruce M.
                  Bruce M. last edited by

                  I remember hearing it a couple times on the radio when the single came out -- but always on Adult Contemporary radio, not Top 40 (specifically, I heard it on KOST-FM in Los Angeles), which I remember thinking was a sign that radio no longer considered Paul "cool." And that, of course, proved true.

                  "The only true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, loyalty to government when it deserves it."

                  \--Mark Twain

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
                  • B
                    B J Conlee last edited by

                    LetMeRollIt89:

                    I remember there being an older thread about the radio obscurities. I've posted in it a couple of times. I've encountered "Fine Line" in a store. "My Brave Face" at a restaurant. "So Bad" I once heard on the '80s on 8 SiriusXM channel. Now we have The Beatles Channel on SiriusXM where I've heard everything from "Arrow Through Me" to "Ballroom Dancing" and "Save Us". A few months ago, something that really surprised me was "Rough Ride" on the radio...and I remember telling my wife about it because I actually stopped walking because it was so unexpected to hear. My favorite, though, is still "1985" on a gas station radio on my way to a Macca concert!

                    _______________________________________________________ Just heard "Back in the Sunshine Again" from Driving Rain on the Sirius Beatles channel. I never remember hearing it on the radio as it wasn't one of the "singles" from the album. It actually sounded quite good to my ears. I often like Paul's "soulful" style songs. He has had quite a few of them in his Solo career. Paul's vocal style (particularly the last 3rd of the song) reminds me of Al Green. Now that was a real example of a "deep cut" but it was so refreshing to hear.

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
                    • B
                      B J Conlee last edited by

                      Bruce M.:

                      I remember hearing it a couple times on the radio when the single came out -- but always on Adult Contemporary radio, not Top 40 (specifically, I heard it on KOST-FM in Los Angeles), which I remember thinking was a sign that radio no longer considered Paul "cool." And that, of course, proved true.

                      _____________________________________________________ Yes "So Bad" was one of those "guilty pleasure" songs with Bee Gees' type harmonies. If you could get past the too trite lyrics, Paul's vocals were spot on for 80's music. In my opinion, So Bad was in the middle of his Pipes of Peace and Broad Street period where people were getting tired of Paul's ultra "Pop" genre songs...especially Ebony and Ivory, Say Say Say and a little later with "No More Lonely Nights". He got so overplayed on Pop radio that people were getting a little sick of Paul. Many Beatle Paul fans were also probably thinking ...is this the Revolver, Hey Jude Paul we knew? As you rightfully suggest, it took him years to recover. Flowers in the Dirt and working with Elvis Costello got him back to his Beatles' mojo in my opinion.

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
                      • SusyLuvsPaul
                        SusyLuvsPaul last edited by

                        It certainly deserves to be heard A real smoothie ! Dreamy In fact, "Say Say Say" and "No More Lonely Nights" also do it big fashion for my ears, heart and err, lower regions ops: Ultra romantic and orgasmic-- Always appreciated "Ebony and Ivory" and got a thrill out of that. And teared up at the message. I'm a big sucker and softy for all those ditties. And unashamed

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
                        • LetMeRollIt89
                          LetMeRollIt89 last edited by

                          B J Conlee:

                          Just heard "Back in the Sunshine Again" from Driving Rain on the Sirius Beatles channel. I never remember hearing it on the radio as it wasn't one of the "singles" from the album. It actually sounded quite good to my ears. I often like Paul's "soulful" style songs. He has had quite a few of them in his Solo career. Paul's vocal style (particularly the last 3rd of the song) reminds me of Al Green. Now that was a real example of a "deep cut" but it was so refreshing to hear.

                          I havent heard anything from Driving Rain yet on Beatles Channel, but yeah...thats a deep one! I have to go back and revisit it. I love "Rinse the Raindrops"...gets up in that Monkberry range towards the end!

                          "And your inspiration long may it last..."

                          5/31/22 - Knoxville

                          7/26/17 - Tinley Park

                          7/25/17 - Tinley Park

                          8/14/14 - San Francisco

                          7/9/14 - Chicago

                          7/16/13 - Milwaukee

                          7/14/13 - Indianapolis

                          5/26/13 - Memphis

                          11/11/12 - St. Louis

                          7/31/11 - Chicago

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
                          • J
                            JoeySmith last edited by

                            B J Conlee:

                            Bruce M.:

                            I remember hearing it a couple times on the radio when the single came out -- but always on Adult Contemporary radio, not Top 40 (specifically, I heard it on KOST-FM in Los Angeles), which I remember thinking was a sign that radio no longer considered Paul "cool." And that, of course, proved true.

                            _____________________________________________________ Yes "So Bad" was one of those "guilty pleasure" songs with Bee Gees' type harmonies. If you could get past the too trite lyrics, Paul's vocals were spot on for 80's music. In my opinion, So Bad was in the middle of his Pipes of Peace and Broad Street period where people were getting tired of Paul's ultra "Pop" genre songs...especially Ebony and Ivory, Say Say Say and a little later with "No More Lonely Nights". He got so overplayed on Pop radio that people were getting a little sick of Paul. Many Beatle Paul fans were also probably thinking ...is this the Revolver, Hey Jude Paul we knew? As you rightfully suggest, it took him years to recover. Flowers in the Dirt and working with Elvis Costello got him back to his Beatles' mojo in my opinion.

                            You forgot "The Girl is Mine" - the worst offender of them all! Talk about overplayed - it was the 1st single off the Thriller album...and one of the worst songs of the 80s. This was Maccas "Paulie Pop" period. Overplayed slight pop hits that killed his FM radio career.

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
                            • Bruce M.
                              Bruce M. last edited by

                              JoeySmith:

                              B J Conlee:

                              Bruce M.:

                              I remember hearing it a couple times on the radio when the single came out -- but always on Adult Contemporary radio, not Top 40 (specifically, I heard it on KOST-FM in Los Angeles), which I remember thinking was a sign that radio no longer considered Paul "cool." And that, of course, proved true.

                              _____________________________________________________ Yes "So Bad" was one of those "guilty pleasure" songs with Bee Gees' type harmonies. If you could get past the too trite lyrics, Paul's vocals were spot on for 80's music. In my opinion, So Bad was in the middle of his Pipes of Peace and Broad Street period where people were getting tired of Paul's ultra "Pop" genre songs...especially Ebony and Ivory, Say Say Say and a little later with "No More Lonely Nights". He got so overplayed on Pop radio that people were getting a little sick of Paul. Many Beatle Paul fans were also probably thinking ...is this the Revolver, Hey Jude Paul we knew? As you rightfully suggest, it took him years to recover. Flowers in the Dirt and working with Elvis Costello got him back to his Beatles' mojo in my opinion.

                              You forgot "The Girl is Mine" - the worst offender of them all! Talk about overplayed - it was the 1st single off the Thriller album...and one of the worst songs of the 80s. This was Maccas "Paulie Pop" period. Overplayed slight pop hits that killed his FM radio career.

                              The sad thing about "The Girl is Mine" is that people blamed Paul for it when Michael Jackson actually wrote it. But it did manage to capture the essence of what many people found annoying about Paul.

                              "The only true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the nation all the time, loyalty to government when it deserves it."

                              \--Mark Twain

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
                              • B
                                B J Conlee last edited by

                                Bruce M.:

                                JoeySmith:

                                B J Conlee:

                                Bruce M.:

                                I remember hearing it a couple times on the radio when the single came out -- but always on Adult Contemporary radio, not Top 40 (specifically, I heard it on KOST-FM in Los Angeles), which I remember thinking was a sign that radio no longer considered Paul "cool." And that, of course, proved true.

                                _____________________________________________________ Yes "So Bad" was one of those "guilty pleasure" songs with Bee Gees' type harmonies. If you could get past the too trite lyrics, Paul's vocals were spot on for 80's music. In my opinion, So Bad was in the middle of his Pipes of Peace and Broad Street period where people were getting tired of Paul's ultra "Pop" genre songs...especially Ebony and Ivory, Say Say Say and a little later with "No More Lonely Nights". He got so overplayed on Pop radio that people were getting a little sick of Paul. Many Beatle Paul fans were also probably thinking ...is this the Revolver, Hey Jude Paul we knew? As you rightfully suggest, it took him years to recover. Flowers in the Dirt and working with Elvis Costello got him back to his Beatles' mojo in my opinion.

                                You forgot "The Girl is Mine" - the worst offender of them all! Talk about overplayed - it was the 1st single off the Thriller album...and one of the worst songs of the 80s. This was Maccas "Paulie Pop" period. Overplayed slight pop hits that killed his FM radio career.

                                The sad thing about "The Girl is Mine" is that people blamed Paul for it when Michael Jackson actually wrote it. But it did manage to capture the essence of what many people found annoying about Paul.

                                ____________________________________________________ Totally agree...Girl is Mine was by far the worst of the collaborations. No wonder it took Paul 5-6 years to recover. Too much commercial success and overexposure particularly in the music business can surely backfire even if you're Paul McCartney. Flowers in the Dirt started the reversal Thank God but the biggest thing is that he did the world tour. It was huge since people forgot how good of a performer Paul was and gave him the opportunity to bring back all those Beatle songs many of which were never performed live. The "Flowers" songs on the tour were very good too.

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
                                • SusyLuvsPaul
                                  SusyLuvsPaul last edited by

                                  Yet all four of those songs that some people put down were big hits, meaning they were quite popular. I suppose success CAN be argued with.

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
                                  • HaileyMcComet
                                    HaileyMcComet last edited by

                                    I'd probably have a heart attack if I heard "So Bad" on the radio. Especially since I've never heard any Paul song on the radio around here. K-pop is big right now. If he does a song with Orange Caramel or Crayon Pop, he could have a huge hit.

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
                                    • R
                                      rich n last edited by

                                      As an aside, heard 'My Brave Face' tonight in the Natick (Massachusetts) Stop and Shop...but I think that's more so a muzak system and not the radio

                                      The Willow turns his back on inclement weather

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
                                      • AppleMacca
                                        AppleMacca last edited by

                                        As we speak, Chris Evans is playing Flaming Pie on BBC radio 2!! i dont recall ever hearing that on the radio before. it sounds great and its a very good start to my working day!

                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
                                        • Get On The Right Thing
                                          Get On The Right Thing last edited by

                                          i would have changed stations pretty quickly...

                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote
                                          • 1 / 1
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          • TERMS & CONDITIONS
                                          • PRIVACY