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DIS Dad #460
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- Apr 23, 2010
My wife coaches the varsity volleyball team at a local high school. They always play some music during the warm ups before games over the PA for all the sports teams. Apparently, a parent complained about the lyrics in a song used by one of the teams last year so they've come down hard on what can be played. The AD now has to listen to and approve each playlist before it is allowed to be played, and in some cases, even songs considered clean enough for radio are being turned dow if there's any profanity left in them or if the meaning of the song is deemed inappropriate (in other words, no way in beverly I can use Lit Up by Buckcherry and other similar songs).
Last year, the volleyball team used a playlist of rap songs that they have been using for about 3 or 4 years. Even though it has been approved, their playlist was put under scrutiny last year. It is obvious that some parents are listening for certain things that they are going to hear in rap music, whether it is actually there or not. That said, my wife wants to put together a playlist of some upbeat rock music to get approved this year. I'm trying to go with a mix of some newer music with some old stuff to try to please both the players and the parents alike. I've got a few songs that were specific requests to be put on, and I've tried to come up with a few more myself. I just want some suggestions for some good upbeat songs that might make good additions to the list.
Also, I'm trying to condense the list and keep it 1 song per band. We want to put some Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones on the list, but I can't decide which of their songs to use. Any opinions would be appreciated.
Here is some of what we have on the list so far (realizing a few will need radio edit versions):
Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with butterfly wings*
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Van Halen - Jump
Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen
Blur - Song 2 (Woo Hoo)
Guns n Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
AC/DC - Thunderstruck
Godsmack - Awake
Powerman 5000 - When Worlds Collide*
Trapt - Headstrong
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
* songs requested by my wife... aka mandatory additions to the playlist
Last year, the volleyball team used a playlist of rap songs that they have been using for about 3 or 4 years. Even though it has been approved, their playlist was put under scrutiny last year. It is obvious that some parents are listening for certain things that they are going to hear in rap music, whether it is actually there or not. That said, my wife wants to put together a playlist of some upbeat rock music to get approved this year. I'm trying to go with a mix of some newer music with some old stuff to try to please both the players and the parents alike. I've got a few songs that were specific requests to be put on, and I've tried to come up with a few more myself. I just want some suggestions for some good upbeat songs that might make good additions to the list.
Also, I'm trying to condense the list and keep it 1 song per band. We want to put some Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones on the list, but I can't decide which of their songs to use. Any opinions would be appreciated.
Here is some of what we have on the list so far (realizing a few will need radio edit versions):
Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with butterfly wings*
Metallica - Enter Sandman
Van Halen - Jump
Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen
Blur - Song 2 (Woo Hoo)
Guns n Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
AC/DC - Thunderstruck
Godsmack - Awake
Powerman 5000 - When Worlds Collide*
Trapt - Headstrong
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
* songs requested by my wife... aka mandatory additions to the playlist