Feder: Are there songs radio should avoid during pandemic?

It occurred to me over the weekend when "Get Closer," the 1976 yacht rock standard by Seals and Crofts, came on: There may be some songs that radio shouldn't be playing during a global pandemic.

So I reached out to an old friend, Rick O'Dell, program director of Me-TV FM, the Weigel Broadcasting soft-rock oldies station at WRME 87.7-FM, for advice on other songs to add to the list.

Here are the titles he suggested:

"Touch Me" - The Doors

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles

"Come a Little Bit Closer" - Jay and the Americans

"Reach Out and Touch Somebody's Hand" - Diana Ross

"Touch Me in the Morning" - Diana Ross

"Rockin' Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Flu" - Johnny Rivers

"My Little Town" - Simon & Garfunkel

"Stand By Me" - Ben E. King

"The Closer I Get to You" - Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway

"Be Near Me" - ABC

"Close to You" - The Carpenters

"Touch Me When We're Dancing" - The Carpenters

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