Why do DJs talk over intros

[geodavies]

Why..effing annoying

 

[KZNSeagull]

Why..effing annoying

Because you are not tuning in to listen to the music, but to them. That's what they assume anyway.

 

[Bwian]

It's something to do with payments. The radio station has to pay more to the artist if the complete song is played so talk overs are a way to reduce payments. At least that was the explanation I heard from a radio station owner/ executive when he was asked that question by a listener.

 

[yxee]

Someone read out a text on radio 1 to the same effect yesterday and their response was "don't be so grumpy". I can only imagine 99% of the listeners completely agreed with the texter- it's very annoying.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

And talking over the end too. Very annoying.

 

[Fungus]

This is one reason I don't listen to radio any more, I just want to hear music!

 

[Machiavelli]

Spring Hall Convert doesn't do this. Whether he's a DJ, is a different question.

 

[forrest]

As said earlier it used to be to stop people recording the music from the radio. Let's face it back in the day everyone used to record the charts on a sunday afternoon from the radio.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

forrest, I remember those days!

And, at least for me, the strange thing is that the DJ's intro or comments started to become part of the song, if you kept on playing your radio-copied version of the song...

 

[KNC]

Yeah, it's pain pausing and restarting your c90, just right.

 

[Kumquat]

I remember vaguely that on Radio Sussex or Southern Sound in the late 80s early 90s there was a show where they played indie music and they never talked over them I specifically remember hearing Blur's first single She's So High for the first time and a three second pause afterwayds and then the DJ saying "Well that's in my shopping basket!" or words to that effect.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

I remember vaguely that on Radio Sussex or Southern Sound in the late 80s early 90s there was a show where they played indie music and they never talked over them I specifically remember hearing Blur's first single She's So High for the first time and a three second pause afterwayds and then the DJ saying "Well that's in my shopping basket!" or words to that effect.

It was a Sunday night show. I want to say Totally Wired but that could be wrong.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Spring Hall Convert doesn't do this. Whether he's a DJ, is a different question.

And you only get to hear him every three songs!

 

[gjh1971]

It was a Sunday night show. I want to say Totally Wired but that could be wrong.

Was called Turn It Up, was on at 7 on a Sunday

 

[Kumquat]

It was a Sunday night show. I want to say Totally Wired but that could be wrong.

Just googled it and apparently Totally Wired was a programme presented by Mike Bradshaw on Surf FM but same fella apparently did a programme called Turn it Up on Radio Sussex. Was that the one?

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Just googled it and apparently Totally Wired was a programme presented by Mike Bradshaw on Surf FM but same fella apparently did a programme called Turn it Up on Radio Sussex. Was that the one?

That's it- Turn It Up.
I think the folk behind Melting Vinyl were the DJs.

 

[Cian]

Gets more tracks in to the same amount of time if they talk over the intro rather than leaving gaps; useful if stations market themselves on "more music" policies.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I used to go to the nightclub on Eastbourne pier in the late 1980's early 1990's (cannot remember the name).
The DJ "I like the sound of my voice", used to ruin the early part of the night by rambling on over the track playing, rather like a BR train announcer.
Most annoying really, but with alcohol the night got better

 

[Machiavelli]

And you only get to hear him every three songs!

Tis true, and good, although I wouldn't want him to misinterpret such comments.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Steve Wright is a dreadful dj. Talks over both ends and never back announces so no idea what he has just played.