Contort Yourself

So as part of my PR degree course I have been asked to keep a blog about all things PR. I have always wanted to start a blog but it one of those things that I've never actually done, mainly because I didn't have much to talk about apart from moaning about the person in Subway putting too much sauce in my sub, this probably won't change. So after having an exciting journey home, walking through Stratford with my skirt tucked into my pants for an unspecified amount of time, I've decided to stay in on a Friday night and start it right now! I'm going to use the blog to talk about my opinion of what I've been learning on my course and also current issues in PR that I have an opinion on. I will probably give you insight into the debauchery and douchebaggery of my life also.


After a really interesting lecture today we were ask to compile a list of playlist songs that would represent a radio station, playlists A, B and C. A being songs that are often played on the radio, mainstream, radio-friendly songs, B being more specialist songs that wouldn't be played so often, maybe as part as a specific show and C being songs that probably would never be played on radio. I found thinking of songs for the C list very easy, and the A list a bit more difficult, I'm sure radio DJs would much prefer to play only C list songs but that's not the way it works.



Playlist A
Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ISLeHByD-I
Dusty Springfield - Spooky http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fola80rQop4
Dee Edwards -  Why Can't There Be Love? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTgHO7W1III
Donovan - Sunshine Superman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v4P7kqaeUM
Morrissey - Suedehead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AvuweztG4Q&ob=av2n

Playlist B
The Cure - Fire In Cairo (I would put some Cure songs in list A but this is a less well-known song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeG1sUh911o
Richard Berry - Louie Louie (The original and best version of a very covered song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-2CKsaq5r8
The The - This Is The Day (This is one of my favourite songs of all time) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-32AAp418V4
Zapp -  More Bounce To The Ounce http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkFpiZQm8xQ


Playlist C

NWA - I Ain't Tha One (I can't imagine this has ever been played on radio) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwUO_NHAjQA
Blurt - The Fish Needs A Bike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je30JqJCW0o
James Chance - Contort Yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCI24Lt9aNQ
The Cramps - Let's Get Fucked Up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwX_aKGjMg0


That's all for now, but I have a feeling I will probably change this a few times over the course of the term.
My next post will be more PR related, I promise...