Friday, July 13, 2018

Todd Rundgren "Bang the Drum All Day"

Radio stations all across the country celebrate the end of the work week by playing the upbeat "Bang the Drum All Day" every Friday at 5:00 P.M. WTMX-FM in Chicago was one of those radio stations as part of their "5 O'Clock Whistle" feature. During a staff meeting in 2007, I suggested that we find a new song to freshen up the Whistle. My boss agreed and the station started rotating different upbeat tunes during the "5 O'Clock Whistle". I never imagined the number of angry phone calls and emails that would start pouring in that Friday, but it happened...