Thursday, July 23, 2009

This is Radio Clash





I was tuning in the shine on the light night dial
Doing anything my radio advised
With every one of those late night stations
Playing songs bringing tears to my eyes
I was seriously thinking about hiding the receiver
When the switch broke 'cause it's old
They're saying things that I can hardly believe
They really think we're getting out of control

(CHORUS) Radio is a sound salvation
Radio is cleaning up the nation
They say you better listen to the voice of reason
But they don't give you any choice 'cause they think that it's treason
So you had better do as you are told
You better listen to the radio

I wanna bite the hand that feeds me
I wanna bite that hand so badly
I want to make them wish they'd never seen me

Some of my friends sit around every evening
And they worry about the times ahead
But everybody else is overwhelmed by indifference
And the promise of an early bed
You either shut up or get cut up, they don't wanna hear about it
It's only inches on the reel-to-reel
And the radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools
Tryin' to anaesthetise the way that you feel

Wonderful radio
Marvelous radio
Wonderful radio
Radio, radio


Sweet living fuck, that was written 30 years ago.

7 comments:

  1. more things change, the more they stay the same, eh!

    i somehow feel betrayed, and i think mr costello would feel the same way...

    the word verification tells us we must be our own 'herro's

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  2. I am SO glad you posted this!! I cannot believe that the cobags who plan Lollapalooza think it's just fine and dandy to replace the Beastie Boys with the fucking Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The excuse given? "People don't go to Lolla for one band, so it's ok". Um, no it's not. It's so far from ok. Hm - BB = Icons. Trailblazers. Staying Power. YYY = Crap. Flash in the Pan. Major suckage.
    I am SO GLAD I hadn't yet bought a ticket!!
    ZRM - sorry for ranting on your blog. Mea culpa.

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  3. 30 years??? NO. WAY. Oh dear... I just did the math...

    I love Elvis. love that squeaky, scruffly voice.

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  4. He was the last performer I saw at Summerfest this year. That makes the sixth or seventh time I've seen elvis, he's always really good.

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  5. Von-

    Wasn't it great to see Elvis pairing up with another set of outsiders?

    I especially like the way he started it just like he started his legendary first appearance on SNL, the same words, to do the same song....

    I saw that first performance when it first aired, btw....

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  6. Sweet living fuck

    lol. Love that phrase!

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  7. ZRM - Elvis C, how I love thee. ZRM - you are one of the coolest people I "know".
    I'll wave in your general direction when I'm in Milwaukee tomorrow. German Fest, y'know.

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