Thursday, February 21, 2008

Ten for a Thursday: Radio Songs

As part of the build-up for our soon-to-be-legendary appearance on The World Café (sales for fancy receiving sets will skyrocket), here are ten tunes appropriate for the occasion:

1. “Radio, Radio” – Elvis Costello and the Attractions
2. “We Want the Airwaves” – The Ramones listen
3. “Left of the Dial” – The Replacements
4. “On the Radio” – Donna Summer
5. “Around the Dial” – The Kinks
6. “DJ” – David Bowie
7. “Transmission” – Joy Division
8. “Wolfman Jack” – Todd Rundgren
9. “I Can’t Live Without My Radio” – LL Cool J
10. “Most People are DJs” – The Hold Steady

4 comments:

Trip McClatchy said...

I'll add "Roadrunner" by The Modern Lovers. That's a pretty good song.

lahuitrefrite said...

EC's "Radio Sweetheart" x 2.

Bruce Niedt said...

Also: You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio - Joni Mitchell
Radio Gaga - Queen
Caravan - Van Morrison ("Turn up your radio...")

Bruce Niedt said...

Also: You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio - Joni Mitchell
Radio Gaga - Queen
Caravan - Van Morrison ("Turn up your radio...")