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Groove1670
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Point well taken! I remember a few years ago when (what was then) a full-service oldie/MOR format played the song "It's Just a Matter Of Time" and asked listeners to call in and guess the artist. Lotsa calls from people who loved the song, but not one of them guessed it was Brook Benton.
If you asked most people under 35 who Brook Benton is, they wouldn't know. If you asked them to name two of his songs, the won't be able to. In most cases, you can play a (any) song to someone (such as Benton) and they will say yeah I remember that (but with not much enthusiasm).
Your are not going to get the same enthusiasm for "Rainy Night In Georgia" as you would with "Respect" (Aretha Franklin). If you played them back to back today.
It is the song that creates enthusiasm that you will hear on the radio. Much to the dismay of the record collector who owns (or knows) every 45 single ever made.
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