A radio station where I grew up (Cleveland) switched formats to alternative/grunge/whatever in 1990 or 1991 and they kicked this off by playing that song over and over for three straight days. It was a surreal experience to hear it on the radio every time I went to drive anywhere. For me, this was the real moment the '90s began (the other contenders being the premiers on MTV of “Groove is in the Heart” and “Smells Like Teen Spirit”).
Apparently many stations all over the country switched formats the same way, by playing “End of the World as We Know It” over and over again.
No, it wasn’t WMMS (unless my memory is even worse than I thought). It was a different station although I don’t remember which one. They called themselves “the End” (hence the song), maybe WEND? I dunno. They had that one DJ who had relocated from LA for the gig.
I stopped listening after that one Barenaked Ladies song started getting played once an hour. “It’s been” had me changing the channel so fucking fast it even happened when it was used in their promos. Good god do I hate that fucking song.
According to this it was 107.9 WENZ. A comment says they kicked things off in May 1992 which I guess is about right.
“ It’s the end of the world as we know it” by REM would seem appropriate these days.
A radio station where I grew up (Cleveland) switched formats to alternative/grunge/whatever in 1990 or 1991 and they kicked this off by playing that song over and over for three straight days. It was a surreal experience to hear it on the radio every time I went to drive anywhere. For me, this was the real moment the '90s began (the other contenders being the premiers on MTV of “Groove is in the Heart” and “Smells Like Teen Spirit”).
Apparently many stations all over the country switched formats the same way, by playing “End of the World as We Know It” over and over again.
That was 100.7 WMMS when they got bought by clear channel! That is a reference I never thought I’d see in the wild.
No, it wasn’t WMMS (unless my memory is even worse than I thought). It was a different station although I don’t remember which one. They called themselves “the End” (hence the song), maybe WEND? I dunno. They had that one DJ who had relocated from LA for the gig.
I stopped listening after that one Barenaked Ladies song started getting played once an hour. “It’s been” had me changing the channel so fucking fast it even happened when it was used in their promos. Good god do I hate that fucking song.
According to this it was 107.9 WENZ. A comment says they kicked things off in May 1992 which I guess is about right.
My class wanted to walk out to “Bittersweet Symphony” by The Verve.
The first couple of lines go, “It’s a bitter sweet symphony, this life. Tryin’ to make ends meet, you’re a slave to money, and then you die.”
The school did not go for that.
“The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades”
Sounds upbeat enough, about nuclear apocalypse.
“and I feel fine” doesn’t though lmao