Persistent earworm alert XII

It's not played on the radio today, but in 1980, Charlie Dore had a fairly big hit.  In "Pilot Of The Airwaves," she sings about a listener calling a DJ to request a song.  The listener calls this particular DJ because she has "been listening to your show on the radio, and you seem like a friend to me."  The caller isn't demanding.  In fact, she even sings, "You don't have to play it, but I hope you'll do your best."  The song is almost beside the point, as she says he can play "any record of your choice," provided that she hears him on the air saying, "This is for the girl who didn't sign her name.  Yes, she needs a dedication just the same."  Something about referring to radio shows as theater of the mind in yesterday's post reminded me of this song, and I've been thinking of it, especially its opening, "Pilot of the airwaves, here is my request...," ever since then.  A DJ has an interesting relationship with listeners.  Some of them think they know you because they've heard you so often.  Dore's one American hit captures this relationship accurately through its lyrics and sports a memorable, uplifting chorus about it that's hard to forget.