a thread to salute the enduring awesomeness of "this beat goes on/switchin' to glide"

Cleveland's WNCX has, for years and years now, played this song and Springsteen's "Born to Run" every Friday at 5pm. Competing station WMMS plays the Earth Quake cover of "Friday On My Mind" and Rundgren's "Bang On The Drum."

The rest of The Kings' album is pretty great sorta New Wave, sorta power pop 80s rock, btw. My fave of the deep cuts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZU33au_p04

A pair of Detroit morning jocks did a parody of "Switchin' To Glide", along with a bunch of others that always seemed to be about beer. This was back in the late-70's, when the song was still a radio hit. The singer in this case had the on-air persona of a professional wrestler named Dick the Bruiser. The transition occurs at 2:35.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=207&v=A1B9ZHytLXM

Yup, I remember Run Shoes Running was also my fave when I checked out the album! I should give it another listen.

Did/does it get airplay outside of Canada?

― Police, Academy (cryptosicko), Monday, August 6, 2018 10:04 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It was played several times a day (or at least, it seemed like it...which was fine, because it rules) on WLS in Chicago in '80-'81. But I can't remember the last time I heard it on the radio either in the midwest or northeast.

rules

you know, i saw them not too long ago in a rare visit of theirs to the states. they ruled!

they also visited wfmu:

https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/90773