If You Were "DJ For a Day" In Your Area?

micky wrote: actually I do something similar everyday... I DJ music for the office every day.. and like my tastes it is heavily eclectic and deep track/non commercial and the only times I've had beer cans tossed at me is for doing some of that f**ked up avant German sh*t Christians tossed off in the song polls..

It's just fantasy, but if you could pick a local radio station, and they allowed you to be the DJ for 24 hours, what would you play? Your favorite songs? Songs YOU want to hear, or songs you want thousands of people to hear? Deep tracks only? Remember, if you start playing "way out" foreign stuff, there's a chance half your listener-ship would tune out (which is another conversation we can have depending on our area)... You don't have to be awake DJing it up for 24 hours, you have the option to have your list playing, or you can select songs live as you feel (and then if you want to sleep you can give your very temporary assistant a list to play while you sleep, eat, etc).

Maybe specific songs you would pick? Maybe play a certain album? Let's say it's a no-commercial day, would you talk in between songs (or hire someone to say what you want being said regarding a song, band, etc)? Would you take requests?

I would definitely play the long songs that never get played on FM radio. I'd play a few foreign songs, not too many, and try to put them in between the more commercial songs out of my list. I'd go by feel, and take calls for possible ideas and "Oh yeah - I should play that!" I would definitely want to listen to ideas, but I don't think I'd play songs simply because they requested them. I'd probably play them instantly if I was going to play them anyway. I wouldn't play a repeat, but I'd be interested in those who would and why.

I'll just list some...  Assume copyright isn't an issue, so you can play a live version, demo, studio, etc.

This is pretty fun, noticing a strategy with how I sequence.
Assuming I start "now"

Pink Floyd - Time
The Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
Paul McCartney - Old Siam, Sir
The Doors - L.A. Woman
Illusion - Madonna Blue
Supertramp - Breakfast in America
Supertramp - Words Unspoken (hoping one commercial song will familiarize them to keep listening)
Eagles - One of These Nights
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (entire album in one go)
Bob Marley - High Tide or Low Tide
Van Halen - Runnin' With the Devil/Ain't Talkin Bout Love
Curved Air - Dance of Love
The Doors - When the Music's Over
The Carpenters - Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
John Lennon - Out the Blue
Paul McCartney - Backwards Traveler
Curved Air - Dance of Love
Gandalf - Me About You
Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand
Nino Ferrer - Ouessant
Pink Floyd - What Shall We Do Now? (live)
CCR - Ramble Tamble
The Doors - Waiting For the Sun
Franki Valli & The Four Seasons - Can't Take My Eyes Off You
CSNY - Ohio
Neil Young - Revolution Blues
Steely Dan - Kind Spirit
America - Saturn Nights
Fairuz - Al Bosta
Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi
Steely Dan - The Bear
Tai Phong - Sister Jane
Pink Floyd - Dogs
Peter Green - Apostle
Led Zeppelin - Ten Years Gone
Terry Reid - Seeds of Memory (some might stick around thinking it's Zeppelin :)
Sandrose - To Take Him Away
John Lennon - Bless You
Nino Ferrer - L'arbe Noir
Cat Stevens - Sitting
The Who - Who Are You? (w/ "The Lost Verse")
Procul Harum - Too Much Between Us
David Bowie - Station to Station
Catherine Howe - On a Misty Morning
Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well
John Lennon - Steel and Glass
Kim Jung Mi - Towards the Sunlight
Roberta Flack - I Can See The Sun in Late December
Bill Evans - Peace Piece
Queen - Death on Two Legs
J.D. Souther - You're Only Lonely
Led Zeppelin - No Quarter (Live at NYC 1973)
Steely Dan - Don't Take Me Alive
Carol of the Harvest - Try a Little Bit
Elton John - Funeral For a Friend
City Boy - The Greatest Story Ever Told
Blood, Sweat, and Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy
Woody Guthrie - Which Side Are You On?
Spirogyra - The Duke of Beaufoot
CCR - Effigy
Dave Brubeck - Take Five
The Beatles - Help!
Illusion - Face of Yesterday
Gordon Lightfoot - Beautiful
Eagles - King of Hollywood
Mellow Candle - Silver Song
Love - Robert Montgomery
Chicago - Til We Meet Again
Roger Waters - Is This The Life We Really Want?
The Doors - The End

I'm not counting the time, but I don't wanna get too carried away, because I could pick songs forever... I wouldn't want fellow FB members boycotting the station!

I'd add more deep tracks, foreign music, and a couple of jazz/classical, and spread them far apart. Not sure if I would want to add a few comedy tracks - one or two short clips of Mort Sahl, Bill Hicks, and George Carlin.