Apologies if this is a bit morbid. My interest is in the actual songs than the occasion itself.
Apparently, every commercial radio station in the country has a blue 'obit light' (that's tested every week), which will be suddenly lit when a royal death occurs. This is their signal to immediately switch to a playlist of songs that are sombre and considered befitting of such an occasion. Reportedly, there are two centrally approved lists referred to as 'Mood 2' (very sad songs) and 'Mood 1' (the saddest songs of all).
Only one of the songs on one of the lists has been publicly named - Haunted Dancehall (Nursery Remix) by Sabres of Paradise - and I'm bizarrely curious about which other songs are on those lists.
Are there any DJs/presenters out there, or anybody else in the know, who can shed any light on which songs actually make the list? And for the majority of us who have no insider knowledge whatsoever, which songs would others put on the lists, if it were up to them?
Again, this isn't a 'do you like the royals or not' thread, nor am I after speculation about the next royal death. I just really want to know what songs are on those lists or, otherwise, which songs MN would deem worthy of the lists!
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Play list for commercial radio stations on the occasion of a royal/nationally important death?
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WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 11/01/2021 19:24
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