Radio 2 playing nothing but sad songs all day

[PuppyMonkey]

Much better than usual I think!

I wish they’d keep it like this.

I was only in the car if 10 mins and I was in tears (Dance with my father). Enforced misery. I can’t be doing with this for another 10 days.

All of them are I put Spotify on

The station I was listening to was playing the same songs on an 8 hour loop. The tunes I heard on the way home from work were the same ones I’d heard, in the same order, on the way in! I’m on the same shift tomorrow, so time will tell whether they’ve got more than one option… 😩

I must be getting old but I like all the sad songs - yesterday I was switching from my usual Radio 2 and Heart to Radio X / Radio 1 / Kiss / Capital and they all had song I liked and knew

I love a cry at a song though. That’s why I liked all these. They put another Luther one earlier If Only For Tonight? Nothing to do with the Queen but it’s so beautiful.

Didn’t hear Jezza today. (Not sure what pp is saying about Johnny Walker.

I totally understand and accept why they are doing this but the beige play list really did my nut in! Cliff Richard almost sent me over the edge followed by Celine dion!!!

Made me smile

It's the presenters' voices sounding so different to usual that really gets me... even if their usual upbeat voices and "banter" probably annoy a lot of people normally and would be inappropriate right now, it feels strange to hear all of them on all stations speaking in this quiet, subdued, almost whispery way!

Yes it’s much better!

Good job there is You Tube and streaming.

🤣 yeah, it is better than the norm for certain presenters! Still makes me feel a bit weird though.

Bit when is Steve wright going to be 'seriously retirin'?
Seems like ages ago since they announced it and he's still on air.

I was doing ok until I heard Nimrod by Elgar which set me off 😢

Hopefully soon, @HumourReplacementTherapy
I think its this month.
Jeremy Vine hasn't been on for weeks either, not sure why? Although I've preferred most of the replacements

😂
Absolute Country is like it, and was yesterday too. Unfortunately despite there being an absolute wealth of powerful, beautiful ‘sad’ (or simply slower, or more muted) country songs, they’re playing the same 8-10 (maybe more but not by much) songs repeatedly which is rather tedious 🙄

despite initial misgivings , i have got used to this and really enjoying the music

No, I don't think it should be like that. It's depressing. Or ott.

they are not depressing to me any longer, just gentle, good tunes, on the whole!

Oh yes it’s calmed down a lot and they are playing much more upbeat stuff now - fantastic having no jingles and no Serious Jockin’ and no stupid Sara Cox quizzes. Even Zoe has been all right, and I usually can’t stand her gasping gorgeous girl inanity.

Haven’t listened during the mornings but… has Pop Master been cancelled…?

@PuppyMonkey popmaster has still been on!

Phew!