List of songs about radio

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Being the most popular means by which new songs are introduced to consumers, it is only natural that radio would be the topic or subject of many songs throughout the years. What follows is a list of songs dealing specifically with radio broadcasting in general, radio stations, and radio DJ's.

It is not about hip hop or dance DJ's, other forms of radio communications such as CB or amateur radio, or references to "radioactive".

This is an incomplete list of songs, which can or may never satisfy any objective standard for completeness. Revisions and additions are welcome.

Contents 1 A 2 C 3 D 4 F 5 G 6 H 7 I 8 K 9 L 10 M 11 O 12 P 13 R 14 S 15 T 16 V 17 W 18 Y 19 Non-alphabetical 20 Misattributed

[edit] A

• "Airwaves" by Kraftwerk
• "AM Radio" by Everclear
• "Angel Of Harlem" by U2 (references New York station WBLS)
• "Around the Dial" by the Kinks
• "Atmospherics: Listen To The Radio" by Tom Robinson - see video http://tomrobinson.com/promo/atmosclip.htm

[edit] C

• "Catch My Disease" by Ben Lee
• "Clap For The Wolfman" by The Guess Who
• "College Radio Loser" by the Meatmen
• "Country DJ" by Bill Anderson

[edit] D

• "D.J." by David Bowie
• "The DJ Cried" by Ernie Ashworth
• "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio" by the Ramones
• "Don't Listen To The Radio" by The Vines

[edit] F

• "FM (No Static At All)" by Steely Dan

[edit] G

• "God Is In The Radio" by Queens of the Stone Age
• "Go Go Radio Moscow" by "Nikita the K" and the Friends Of Ed Labunski (parody of sixties DJ "Murray the K")
• "Guerilla Radio" by Rage Against the Machine

[edit] H

• "H.A.P.P.Y. Radio" by Edwin Starr
• "Heard It On The X" by ZZ Top (references legendary Tijuana station XERB-AM)
• "Hey DJ" by The Black Eyed Peas

[edit] I

• "I Can't Live Without My Radio" by LL Cool J
• "I Love My Radio (My DJ's Radio)" by Taffy
• "It Began on Radio" by The Upper Room
• "I Watched It All on my Radio" by Lionel Cartwright

[edit] K

• "The King Of Rock & Roll" by Terry Cashman and Tommy West (a tribute to DJ Alan Freed)

[edit] L

• "Late Night Radio" by John Denver
• "Left of the Dial" by the Replacements
• "Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion

[edit] M

• "Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo
• "Mr. D.J. (5 For The D.J.)" by Aretha Franklin

[edit] O

• "On My Radio" by The Selector
• "On The Radio " by Donna Summer
• "On The Radio " by Nelly Furtado
• "On The Radio " by Regina Spektor
• "Oh Yeah (there is a band playing on my radio)" by Roxy Music
• "Our Radio Rocks" by PJ & Duncan

[edit] P

• "The Perfect Cut" by Negativland
• "Pilot Of The Airwaves" by Charlie Dore
• "Pirates of the Airwaves" by Pauline Black and the Sunday Best (Tribute/Salute to the low-power pirate broadcasters of Inner-City London)
• "Pirate Radio" by Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper (Contains an indirect reference to Radio Newyork International)

[edit] R

• "Radio" by The Corrs
• "Radio #1" by Air
• "Radio #2" by The Ataris
• "Radio Africa" by Latin Quarter
• "Radio Ethiopia" by The Patti Smith Group
• "Radio Free Europe" by REM
• "Radio Ga-Ga" by Queen
• "Radio Heart" by Gary Numan
• "Radio Kill" by 67 Special
• "Radio Prague" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
• "Radio Radio" by Elvis Costello
• "Radio Romance" by Tiffany
• "Radio Song" by REM
• "Radio Stars" by Kraftwerk
• "Radio/Video" by System of a Down
• "Radio Wall Of Sound" by Slade
• "Radio Waves" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
• "Radioland" by Kraftwerk
• "Raised on the Radio" by the Ravyns

[edit] S

• "Song on the Radio" by Al Stewart
• "Szól a rádió" by LGT (the Hungarian song is about the childhood of Hungarian radio)
• "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush

[edit] T

• "There Ain't Nothing Wrong With the Radio" by Aaron Tippin
• "This Is Radio Clash" by the Clash
• "The Nightfly" by Donald Fagen
• "Transistor Sister" by Freddy Cannon
• "Transmission" by Joy Division
• "Turn On Your Radio" by Harry Nilsson
• "Turn The Radio Up" by Barry Manilow
• "Turn Up The Radio" by Autograph
• "Turn Your Radio On" by Ray Stevens

[edit] V

• "Video Killed The Radio Star" by the Buggles
• "Viva La Radio" by Lolly

[edit] W

• "The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)" by the Doors
• "The Way Of The DJ" by Ray Hildebrand ("Paul" of the sixties singing duet Paul & Paula)
• "The Who Sell Out" (album) by The Who (the entire album recreates the sound of a sixties-era British pirate radio station).
• "We Built This City" by Starship - contains an ad libbed break by San Francisco DJ Les Garland, and the lyrical reference: "Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio")
• "We Want The Airwaves" by The Ramones
• "What's On Your Radio" by The Living End
• "WOLD" by Harry Chapin

[edit] Y

• "Yesterday Once More" by The Carpenters
• "You Turn Me On (I'm A Radio)" by Joni Mitchell

[edit] Non-alphabetical

• "? (Modern Industry)" by Fishbone
  • The song is primarily a list of call signs of rock radio stations from when the track was recorded in 1985.

[edit] Misattributed

• "WPLJ" by Frank Zappa
  • The song is about a drink made from white port wine and lemon juice, not the New York City radio station with the same letters for its call sign.