Best DJ potty break song - "Stairway to Heaven" or "Free Bird?"

[MikeG]

Poll question: Best DJ potty break song - "Stairway to Heaven" or "Free Bird?"

Poll result (22 votes)
Stairway to Heaven	(9 votes, 41%)	Vote
Free Bird.	(3 votes, 14%)	Vote
Other (please specify)	(10 votes, 45%)	Vote

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Paradise by the Dashboard Light if you have to go #2

[Fenris]

3. Nah. The full version of "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida"

Give yourself time to relax.

"Bohemian Rhapsody" or "Cortez the Killer" or "American Pie" can be used for shorter breaks.

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. Seconded. Or thirded

[MaineDem]

10. I second "In-A-Gadda..."

Man, does that bring back memories!

[Withywindle]

17. In the 80s my college radio standards were....

"Sister Ray" by the Velvet Underground (17:30)

or

"Autobahn" by Kraftwerk (22:25, I think)

[last_texas_dem]

2. Gotta be

the album version of "In-a-Gadda-da-Vida" (17 minutes). Even better, the album version of Rare Earth's "Get Ready" which is like twenty minutes... although I've never actually heard that version on the radio.

[mr blur]

4. "Stairway" is kind of embarrassing,

But Free Bird REALLY sucks.

[yorgatron]

5. i have to go with Iron Butterfly

when the drum solo is over you know you're running out of time...

[punpirate]

6. Long version of...

... "Layla?"

[Wickerman]

7. Whipping post from the Fillmore LP

Allman Bros.

[ismnotwasm]

8. What's that one by Grand Funk Railroad

That ends with "I'm your captain" 37 times, or some such number...

[redqueen]

11. "I'm Your Captain"

oh wait... maybe not... that ends with 'i'm getting closer to my home' I thought.

[ismnotwasm]

13. Oops

You're right, I forgot. I just remembered it went on forever......

[Tom_Foolery]

12. American Pie or Riders On The Storm...

Of course, with automation in most stations, there is no need for long songs for a potty break.

[Left Is Write]

19. That's true.

The second radio station I worked for played all its music fired out of the computer. I still did my show live, but at the half-hour, we did a "No Talk Triple Play", which, taking a cue from my previous job, I referred to off-air as a "Go Smoke Triple Play".

[Shakespeare]

14. Another one: Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding

Around 11 minutes, as I recall--enough time to dash to the potty AND the coke machine/coffee pot. And maybe stop in and chat quickly with the DJ on your sister station in the control room down the hall.

[-..__...]

15. For severly constipated DJs - live version of "Dazed and Confused".

From the "Song Remains the Same" soundtrack.

[DS1]

16. Dead Skin Mask - by Slayer

by the time you come back, everyone will have left anyway

[Left Is Write]

18. "Layla" is good for that too.

At the first radio station I worked for, we called them "go smoke songs."

[WillyT]

20. Hell... With 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida', You Could Go To Lunch, Have Your...

nails done, and then read the sports section while in the bathroom, before gettin back to the microphone!



At least with the long version, LOL!!!

[MrScorpio]

21. Santana's Free Form Funkafide Filth lyrics - 24:54

Did the blues ever get you?
Till you didn?t know what to do
Have you ever cried
The whole night, and all the morning too
The whole world?s in trouble
Running right & left
You better hold on to what you?ve got, brother
And look out for yourself
I said you better take care of yourself

http://beta.music.msn.com/album/?album=10045546

[Maestro]

22. Free Bird

for defecation.

Stairway for urination.

[Megahurtz]

23. That's a real tough one

although Freebird might rule for me.

[Burma Jones]

24. I used to play, when I was a college DJ.............

and I wanted a long break:


Echoes - Pink Floyd
In a Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly
St. Stephen/The Eleven - Grateful Dead
China Cat/Rider - Grateful Dead
Revolution #9 - Beatles
Hey Jude - Beatles
Gregorian Chants
Dixie Chicken (from Waiting for Columbus) - Little Feat

[Beware the Beast Man]

25. "Echoes"

I used to play it on my radio show in college when it was time for a smoke break. At 23 1/2 minutes, it was plenty of time to have a smoke, run to the bathroom and grab a bite at the snack bar downstairs.

[MissMillie]

26. Depends on

whether you're talking about a radio DJ or a dance DJ.

Radio DJ: Dazed and Confused
Dance DJ: It's My Life (by Talk Talk--extended version)