tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post5391534076068201797..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: 6Music regret askingSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-50096321325932458292013-02-03T02:40:34.917+00:002013-02-03T02:40:34.917+00:00Speaking of Clocks by Coldplay...Whether you like ...Speaking of Clocks by Coldplay...Whether you like the song or not, 2Cellos does a cover of the song on their new album IN2ITION. I love string arrangements of songs. Check it out.Em K Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855166426072087996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-64739988971593502382013-02-02T18:36:24.894+00:002013-02-02T18:36:24.894+00:00Ah, now, if "When Love Takes Over" had c...Ah, now, if "When Love Takes Over" had come top then we might have been getting somewhere ...Robin Carmodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825645880870474801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-90013724700407301582013-02-02T17:48:51.975+00:002013-02-02T17:48:51.975+00:00Yeah, they (inexplicably) did. The 100 songs were ...Yeah, they (inexplicably) did. The 100 songs were chosen by 6Music presenters and staff first. I've not seen the Last FM stats, but I know I don't hear Coldplay very often on the station. Maybe newcomer Edith Bowman chose it.<br /><br />But you can't really argue with "most popular band" coming out top in a choice between "most popular songs"Curious Iguananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-47930630646913880892013-02-02T14:36:55.325+00:002013-02-02T14:36:55.325+00:00I hadn't realised that the 100 songs had been ...I hadn't realised that the 100 songs had been pre-selected (I'd not paid much attention at the earlier stages, I'd assumed there was a much larger pool for people to choose from).<br /><br />But the statistics on Last FM show that Coldplay aren't that big a part of 6Music's playlist - I dare say there's a large bit of crossover between people who like 6Music and people who like Coldplay, but there's a bunch of people who like 6Music who also like Manchester United, and you don't get FA Cup commentary on the network.<br /><br />But... yes, if they offered Clocks as an option (and not the more 6Music-endorsed Viva La Whatever) then they've only got themselves to blame for it coming out on top.Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-20943135943829950522013-02-02T12:01:33.834+00:002013-02-02T12:01:33.834+00:00Except they asked listeners to vote on the order o...Except they asked listeners to vote on the order of 100 already selected songs. So if Clocks hadn't particularly featured on the station and they wanted to be more leftfield, why did they put it in? <br /><br />You can't argue, however, that Coldplay haven't been a big feature of the musical landscape over the last 10 years and are hugely popular even amongst the audience of 6 Music, much as we'd all like to pretend to be cooler than that.Curious Iguananoreply@blogger.com