As triple j’s Requestival heads towards the close of its fifth day, listeners are getting an idea of just how eclectic the request line can be.
First announced last week, the Requestival is exactly what it sounds like, with triple j allowing listeners to choose the playlist for the work week, with every track between 6am and 9pm being by request only.
Of course, this isn’t the first time listeners have been able to choose the content on triple j. Why their annual Hottest 100 is the largest public-voted music poll in the world, and previous events such as their Impossible Music Festival have seen fans choose a weekend of archival programming
Following a rather wild first few days of the event, the station has again found itself at the mercy of listeners who have been flexing their musical knowledge to dig out some real deep cuts.
In typical fashion though, things took a turn for the strange almost immediately, with Sally & Erica sharing the Pokémon theme within the first hour, before classic pop cuts such as Alice Deejay’s “Better off Alone” began to trickle forth.
A handful of Like a Version recordings accompanied the announcement of the segment’s return, while appearances from Pitbull, DJ Ötzi, Kylie Minogue, Tiësto, Shaggy, *NSYNC, and LMFAO proved that it’s not just the left-of-centre indie tracks that triple j can give a spin.
While Andy Garvey offered up a request-filled Friday Mix, Hobba & Hing helped close out the week by adding in the likes of the infamous almost-infiltrator of the 2014 Hottest 100; Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off”.
triple j’s Requestival runs until Sunday, May 31st, with the request line still open via the triple j app. Relive the action from day one, day two, day three, and day four here, and check out the day five playlist below.
triple j’s Requestival: Day Five Playlist
“The Animal Song” – Savage Garden
“Reptilia” – The Strokes
“Only U (feat. Gia Vorne)” – Taka Perry
“Olympic Sneakers” – Heaps Good Friends
“Chicken in the Corn” – Brushy One String
“Fuck the Pain Away” – Peaches
“Something I Said (feat. Thom Crawford)” – Thundamentals
“Pokémon Theme” – Jason Paige
“Fall” – Dulcie
“Idiot” – Kira Puru
“Last Night on Earth” – Green Day
“r u a cop (feat. Adamio Hyde)” – The Meeting Tree
“Blood In The Cut” – K.Flay
“What’s the Deal?” – 28 Days
“Better off Alone” – Alice Deejay
“Black Fingernails, Red Wine” – Eskimo Joe
“Doctor Worm” – They Might Be Giants
“Long Loud Hours (feat. Bertie Blackman)” – Urthboy
“Just A Girl” – No Doubt
“(Lover) You Don’t Treat Me No Good (triple j Like A Version)” – Chet Faker
“Tangled; Content” – Luca Brasi
“Little Secrets” – Passion Pit
“Signals” – Jess Day
“Do I Wanna Know? (triple j Like A Version 2014)” – CHVRCHES
“Look Good in Leather” – Cody Chesnutt
“Labrador” – WAAX
“U-Huh” – Tkay Maidza
“Young Folks” – Peter Bjorn and John
“Homemade” – Death by Denim
“Moving Out” – West Thebarton
“Timber (feat. Ke$ha)” – Pitbull
“Dead To Me” – Kali Uchis
“HEY BABY” – DJ Ötzi
“Niggas In Paris” – JAY-Z & Kanye West
“Semiotic Vision” – Approachable Members of Your Local Community
“Less Out Of Sync” – DZ Deathrays
“Treaty (Filthy Lucre Remix)” – Yothu Yindi
“C.O.O.L. Party” – Confidence Man
“Love Song” – Duke Dumont
“Galvanize” – The Chemical Brothers
“Pure Shores” – All Saints
“Don’t Sleep (feat. imbi the girl & BOI)” – Alice Ivy
“It’s Like That” – Run–D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins
“Which Way to Go” – Eddy Current Suppression Ring
“House Every Weekend” – David Zowie
“Arnold” – Luke Million
“Prey” – Tasman Keith & Stevie Jean
“Reckless Abandon” – blink-182
“No Reason” – No Money Enterprise
“Starlight” – BABYMETAL
“Can’t Get You out of My Head” – Kylie Minogue
“Charmer” – Kings of Leon
“FIGJAM” – Butterfingers
“Blue Monday” – New Order
“Never Be” – Meg Mac
“In My Arms” – Mylo
“Go” – Pearl Jam
“Fracture (feat. Vera Blue)” – SLUMBERJACK
“Kamikaze” – MØ
“Vitriol” – Bluejuice
“Omen (feat. Sam Smith)” – Disclosure
“By Myself” – FIDLAR
“Girl Blunt” – Leikeli47
“Adagio For Strings” – Tiësto
“Something New” – Tyne-James Organ
“Ribs” – Lorde
“Clown Prince” – Hilltop Hoods
“Sometimes” – Cub Sport
“Maneater” – Nelly Furtado
“What Can I Do If the Fire Goes Out? (triple j Like A Version 2018)” – Nothing But Thieves
“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” – Eurythmics
“The Real Slim Shady” – Eminem
“Now I’m In It” – HAIM
“Jesus Stole My Girlfriend” – Violent Soho
“Suffer (feat. Skott)” – Petit Biscuit
“Soaked” – BENEE
“The Festival Song (feat. 360 & Hailey Cramer)” – PEZ
“Flame Trees ” – Cold Chisel
“Amanaemonesia” – Chairlift
“Stop It – Edit” – FISHER
“rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)” – Post Malone
“Death (feat. Millie Tizzard)” – Chasing Ghosts
“Bring It All Back” – S Club 7
“Fuckin ‘n’ Rollin” – Phantastic Ferniture
“Boombastic” – Shaggy
“When I’m Around You” – Running Touch
“Chains” – Nyxen
“Zombie” – The Cranberries
“Can’t Stand Me Now” – The Libertines
“Cirrus” – Bonobo
“schleep.” – Kwame
“Ribcage” – The Bronx
“Bye Bye Bye” – *NSYNC
“Crave You (feat. Giselle)” – Flight Facilities
“Motor Runnin” – Pist Idiots
“Waterloo” – ABBA
“Ruby Soho” – Rancid
“FRIDAY MIX” – Andy Garvey
“Through The Roof (feat. TAPZ) – Hermitude
“Party Rock Anthem” – LMFAO
“Joker & The Thief” – Wolfmother
“Granite” – Pendulum
“Round The Twist Theme Song” – Tamsin West
“Fridays” – Matty B
“Riverside” – Sidney Samson
“Shake It Off” – Taylor Swift
“Benzie Box” – Danger Doom
“Knights Of Cydonia” – Muse
“Snip Snip” – Kota Banks
“Insomnia” – Faithless
“Punching In A Dream” – The Naked And Famous
“Space Cadet” – The Murlocs
“I Went Too Far” – AURORA
“Chop Suey!” – System Of A Down
“Walking On A Dream” – Empire Of The Sun
“P Plates” – Ruby Fields
“Left Hand Free” – alt-J
“Let Me Blow Ya Mind (feat. Gwen Stefani)” – Eve
“The Final Countdown” – Europe
“Parlez Vous Francais” – Art vs Science
“Majestic AF” – Methyl Ethel
“Savage Remix (feat. Beyoncé)” – Megan Thee Stallion
“Cigarettes Will Kill You” – Ben Lee
“Ice Cream” – Muscles
“Home (feat. Reija Lee)” – ShockOne
“Canned Heat” – Jamiroquai
“Duel of the Fates” – John Williams
“Magnolia” – Gang of Youths
“Unwritten” – Natasha Bedingfield
“Video Games” – Mickey Kojak
“Deal Wiv It (with slowthai)” – Mura Masa
“I Think You’re Great” – Alex the Astronaut
“You and Me” – Butter Bath
“Heart-Shaped Box” – Nirvana
“ilomilo” – Billie Eilish
“Teenage Crime” – Adrian Lux
“Bubblegum K.K.” – K.K. Slider
“Die” – Stella Donnelly
“Freak On a Leash” – Korn
“Big Jet Plane” – Angus & Julia Stone
“Dog Years” – Maggie Rogers
“I’ll Do What U Want” – Kayex
“The Joker” – Gina Riley
“Electric Feel” – MGMT
“Black Dog” – Arlo Parks
“Demon To Lean On” – Wavves
“I’m Not Alone” – Calvin Harris
“Heavy Weather” – The Rubens
“Lying To Myself (feat. Kinder)” – Coda Conduct
“Superstylin'” – Groove Armada
“Can’t Hide From What Hurts” – Columbus
“Twist” – Dizzy
“Believe” – Cher
“DIET_” – Denzel Curry x Kenny Beats
“Flowers & Superpowers” – Wafia
“Straightfaced” – Spacey Jane
“Can’t Fight The Moonlight” – LeAnn Rimes
“Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix)” – Los Del Rio
“Good Man” – Fergus James
“Don’t Know How To Keep Loving You” – Julia Jacklin
“See You Again” – Maya Rose
“Toca’s Miracle” – Fragma
“Bali Rich” – Brian & Guapdad 4000
“Day ‘N’ Nite (Crookers Remix)” – Kid Cudi
Listen to a playlist of the requested tracks below.
