I remember a very similar experience, but being way on the outskirts of popularity whatsoever in college, and putting on a dance in which we pulled the Neil Young line, "Every wave is new until it breaks," into the radio promo.  I wish I had the playlist.  Lot of late 70s and early 80s (cuz i t was) stuff in the mix and anything 60s mod.  I was forbidden from including anything Neil Young, no matter how hard he was trying to be punk, in the mix.  No one got hurt, though, that I know of.  But of course that was before Mudhoney OR Public Enemy!  - J