Here Are The Most Bonkers Songs Triple J Has Played During Requestival
It is complete and utter chaos.
Last week, triple j announced they’d be holding the first ever ‘Requestival’, based on a simple idea: From 6am to 9pm every day, the only songs broadcast will be ones requested by listeners.
To get your song on the radio, all you have to do is request the track through the triple j app, and share a bit about why you desperately want to get it on the station.
“Relive a memory, give a shoutout, share a secret, tell us about the time you [redacted] to that track, or just make your case for why the nation simply MUST hear this song like THREE MINUTES AGO,” triple j urged listeners last week.
It was clear from the outset this would be complete, wonderful chaos — and, so far, it has been. Since it kicked off yesterday morning, Requestival has been all over the bloody shop, with songs from Black Eyed Peas and Ariana Grande bumping up against Beethoven and Earth, Wind & Fire and Kate Bush.
The year is 2020 and Kate Bush is being played on @triplej https://t.co/zM5nsdwVDj
— Avani Dias (@AvaniDias) May 25, 2020
Hell, even the Spice Girls got a run — and rightly so.
Spice Girls – Wannabe [18:49]
— triple j Plays (@triplejplays) May 25, 2020
Scroll down to see some of the best songs to make it on the airwaves. And keep the requests coming — personally, we’ll be requesting ‘Poison’ by Bardot.
Eiffel 65 – Blue (Da Ba Dee) [18:04]
— triple j Plays (@triplejplays) May 25, 2020
Madonna – Hung Up [17:27]
— triple j Plays (@triplejplays) May 25, 2020
AFI – Miss Murder [17:19]
— triple j Plays (@triplejplays) May 25, 2020
Ariana Grande – thank u, next [14:13]
— triple j Plays (@triplejplays) May 25, 2020
The B-52's – Roam [10:30]
— triple j Plays (@triplejplays) May 25, 2020
Blondie – Heart Of Glass [09:39]
— triple j Plays (@triplejplays) May 24, 2020
Fleetwood Mac – Dreams [08:10]
— triple j Plays (@triplejplays) May 24, 2020
Alien Ant Farm – Smooth Criminal [06:47]
— triple j Plays (@triplejplays) May 24, 2020
Sandi Thom – I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair) [06:09]
— triple j Plays (@triplejplays) May 25, 2020
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 in C minor: I. Allegro con brio [10:05]
— triple j Plays (@triplejplays) May 26, 2020
.@slayer – Raining Blood [11:09]
— triple j Plays (@triplejplays) May 26, 2020
You simply love to see it.
Photo Credit: Ludwig van Beethoven by Joseph Karl Stieler/triple j