@gsnfan That WFIL version is one of the best I've ever heard. Series 34 was a good seller- there were quite a lot of stations that bought this package. WLS had just a fraction of the jingle cuts in this package which is too bad as it's a really fantastic set of jingles. I've heard it sung for many stations, but there is something about the WFIL version that tops all of them. It's as if that one day the PAMS singers tried to top their usual excellence, the vocals absolutely rock on that one
@DaveWollenberg I would like to think WLS could be a hit as a classic hits station, but I don't know if people would listen loyally or just tune in for a bit out of curiosity. I happen to like the sound of those classic Top 40 stations, especially when they had that Bigger Than Life Reverb going on. The music just sounded so BIG and booming. I remember hearing What A Fool Believes on WLS and that echo made that song ROCK!!!!
@RaldyV Not neccessarily, though it may have made for a nice coincidental happening. I think the "Yesterday" cut was supposed to introduce a song that was maybe popular a year or more ago. There were a lot of jingles, even in the 60's, that made a reference to "oldies" or "solid gold" songs- hits from yesteryear. I'm sure the creators of this jingle package figured with "Yesterday," being such a huge Beatles hit, it would make for a good jingle for those older hits.
@tomovox They also recorded this line as "Yesteryear", insert the name of station, and then they record and play the Year of the release of the song they're gonna play.
WLS had the greatest jingles ever during the top 40 era. No matter what year you heard a WLS jingle it was impossible not to have a chill in your body.
@EricandDish You are so right about that! I do wonder though what the jingles would have sounded like if WLS had bought some of those other PAMS packages, like the Jet Set and Radio A-Go-Go. Still, I think WLS had some truly classic jingles that never went out of style.
Cool Jingles
desertrat1111 4 weeks ago
@desertrat1111 Definitely! I love this series!
tomovox 4 weeks ago
This is the same package used by WFIL Philadelphia.
gsnfan 7 months ago
@gsnfan That WFIL version is one of the best I've ever heard. Series 34 was a good seller- there were quite a lot of stations that bought this package. WLS had just a fraction of the jingle cuts in this package which is too bad as it's a really fantastic set of jingles. I've heard it sung for many stations, but there is something about the WFIL version that tops all of them. It's as if that one day the PAMS singers tried to top their usual excellence, the vocals absolutely rock on that one
tomovox 7 months ago
Anybody else think that WLS could make a profit as a classic hits station, again? Nobody, but, nobody, listens to talk radio, anymore!
DaveWollenberg 7 months ago
@DaveWollenberg I would like to think WLS could be a hit as a classic hits station, but I don't know if people would listen loyally or just tune in for a bit out of curiosity. I happen to like the sound of those classic Top 40 stations, especially when they had that Bigger Than Life Reverb going on. The music just sounded so BIG and booming. I remember hearing What A Fool Believes on WLS and that echo made that song ROCK!!!!
tomovox 7 months ago
2:06. "Yesterday"? Is this reference to Paul McCartney's "Yesterday"?
RaldyV 8 months ago
@RaldyV Not neccessarily, though it may have made for a nice coincidental happening. I think the "Yesterday" cut was supposed to introduce a song that was maybe popular a year or more ago. There were a lot of jingles, even in the 60's, that made a reference to "oldies" or "solid gold" songs- hits from yesteryear. I'm sure the creators of this jingle package figured with "Yesterday," being such a huge Beatles hit, it would make for a good jingle for those older hits.
tomovox 8 months ago
@tomovox They also recorded this line as "Yesteryear", insert the name of station, and then they record and play the Year of the release of the song they're gonna play.
RaldyV 8 months ago
@RaldyV Yep, I've heard jingles like that too.
tomovox 8 months ago
WLS had the greatest jingles ever during the top 40 era. No matter what year you heard a WLS jingle it was impossible not to have a chill in your body.
EricandDish 1 year ago
@EricandDish You are so right about that! I do wonder though what the jingles would have sounded like if WLS had bought some of those other PAMS packages, like the Jet Set and Radio A-Go-Go. Still, I think WLS had some truly classic jingles that never went out of style.
tomovox 1 year ago