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31 songs about radio: a Spotify playlist

Over the last two years, Paul Riismandel, Jennifer Waits, Helen Yamamoto, and I have posted various mentions and lists of popular songs about radio (PaulJennifer, Jennifer, Helen, and me). Many of you wrote in with your own personal favorites. After noting one of Spotify’s best features—letting subscribers publish playlists on the web via embedded HTML—I thought I would do just that with these selections. To wit:

If you have a Spotify account, you can log in and listen to these selections right here. They are, in no particular order:

  1. “Radio, Radio” – Elvis Costello
  2. “On the Radio” – Donna Summer
  3. “Roadrunner” – Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
  4. “Roadrunner” – cover by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
  5. “This is Radio Clash” – The Clash
  6. “I Love My Radio” – Taffy
  7. “The Last DJ” – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  8. “Left Of the Dial” – The Replacements
  9. “Listening to Levon” – Marc Cohn
  10. “The Spirit of Radio” – Rush
  11. “Mexican Radio” – Wall of Voodoo
  12. “Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio?” – Ramones
  13. “Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life” – Indeep
  14. “Heard It on the X” – ZZ Top
  15. “Guerilla Radio” – Rage Against the Machine
  16. “FM” – Steely Dan
  17. “Pirate Radio” – Mojo Nixon
  18. “Radio” – Alkaline Trio
  19. “Video Killed the Radio Star” – The Buggles
  20. “Liberation Frequency” – The Refused
  21. “American Hi-Fi” – Hi-Fi Killer
  22. “Cold War Transmissions” – Anberlin
  23. “Static on the Radio” – Chronic Future
  24. “Aqueous Transmission” – Incubus
  25. “Boombox Generation” – Motion City Soundtrack
  26. “God is on The Radio” – Queens of the Stone Age
  27. “Tum Up The Stereo” – Useless ID
  28. “Modern Industry” – Fishbone
  29. “Radio” – Beyoncé
  30. “That’s Why God Made the Radio” – The Beach Boys
  31. “Who Stole My Radio?” – Shemekia Copeland

A few tunes did not make this list because Spotify doesn’t appear to have them. If you have further suggestions or reactions, the comment box is below. Please add your favorites!

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