New Wave Outpost Forum

How's about we do a little listie of "new wave" songs that namecheck the whole idea of radio?

Here's a start:

"Radio, Radio" Elvis Costello

On The Radio-Selecter

"we want the airwaves" and "do you remember rock and roll radio" -Ramones

KUSA-the Uptones

Left of the Dial-Replacements


Honorable mention-it's not new wave-Caravan-Van Morrison
Have at it kids

Another honorable mention-because their new wave saint-Rock and Roll by the Velvet Underground

These are the ones that came up when I did a search of my hard drive for "radio". They are in my i-tunes.

"This is Radio Clash" - The Clash
"Radio Free Europe" - R.E.M.
"Border Radio" - The Blasters
"Who Listens To The Radio" - Sports
"Video Kille

all obvious songs I didn't think of

Would I be an ass for mentioning the obvious "Video killed the Radio Star"?? [:I]

How about...

Universal Radio - Nina Hagen
This is Radio Clash - The Clash
Mexican Radio - Wall of Voodoo
Radio Free Europe - REM
Airwaves - Thomas Dolby
She Talks

Here's a somewhat obsure one-"jukebox" Payola$

"he's got ears like a transistor radio"

Radio-The Members (of course)[:D]

Rock & Roll Radio-Ramones

I don't think anyone has mentioned Radio Silence and Airwaves from Thomas Dolby’s Golden Age of Wireless

TB

"Radio Ga-Ga" by Queen?
um...nah...
[:I]

Howzabout "Radioactivity" by Kraftwerk?

And shame for no-one mentioning "On your Radio" by Joe Jackson, leadoff track of "I'm the Man"!!!

Radio Waves by OMD

"The Spirit of Radio", been to the CFNY site? http://www.spiritofradio.ca/

I checked my vinyl copy and yes "1021" is in the grooves.

....and my new favorite "Tits on the Radio" - Scissor Sisters

And how can we forget "Modern Industry" by Fishbone, with its master list of call letters from that era. The video was hilarious too.

Blue Peter - Radio Silence