Each year during my high school spring break, I would spend a week at my grandparent's condo in Bradenton, Florida. (Don't judge: my grandparents were pretty damn cool.) During spring break 1995, I remember a Tampa radio station airing a feature called "Make It or Break It" where they would play a new song and then the listeners would vote whether to continue playing the song ("make it") or to never play it again ("break it"). That day's featured song was "No More 'I Love You's'" by Annie Lennox. Unfortunately for Lennox, Tampa radio listeners overwhelmingly rejected the song. I remember the DJ saying something like 84% of people voted to "break it." Those Tampa listeners clearly didn't have much influence on the Grammy Awards because "No More 'I Love You's'" went on win the 1995 Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
Phil Collins, Elton John, and Gloria Estefan dominated Adult Contemporary radio back in the 1980s and '90s, yet have disappeared from modern radio. Seemingly, the only time you ever hear them is at the grocery store or your local CVS. This blog remembers the music, the stories and the quirky characters from my days working in Adult Contemporary radio.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Annie Lennox - "No More 'I Love You's'"
Each year during my high school spring break, I would spend a week at my grandparent's condo in Bradenton, Florida. (Don't judge: my grandparents were pretty damn cool.) During spring break 1995, I remember a Tampa radio station airing a feature called "Make It or Break It" where they would play a new song and then the listeners would vote whether to continue playing the song ("make it") or to never play it again ("break it"). That day's featured song was "No More 'I Love You's'" by Annie Lennox. Unfortunately for Lennox, Tampa radio listeners overwhelmingly rejected the song. I remember the DJ saying something like 84% of people voted to "break it." Those Tampa listeners clearly didn't have much influence on the Grammy Awards because "No More 'I Love You's'" went on win the 1995 Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.