Over the last two years, Paul Riismandel, Jennifer Waits, Helen Yamamoto, and I have posted various mentions and lists of popular songs about radio (Paul, Jennifer, 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:
- “Radio, Radio” – Elvis Costello
- “On the Radio” – Donna Summer
- “Roadrunner” – Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
- “Roadrunner” – cover by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
- “This is Radio Clash” – The Clash
- “I Love My Radio” – Taffy
- “The Last DJ” – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- “Left Of the Dial” – The Replacements
- “Listening to Levon” – Marc Cohn
- “The Spirit of Radio” – Rush
- “Mexican Radio” – Wall of Voodoo
- “Do You Remember Rock and Roll Radio?” – Ramones
- “Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life” – Indeep
- “Heard It on the X” – ZZ Top
- “Guerilla Radio” – Rage Against the Machine
- “FM” – Steely Dan
- “Pirate Radio” – Mojo Nixon
- “Radio” – Alkaline Trio
- “Video Killed the Radio Star” – The Buggles
- “Liberation Frequency” – The Refused
- “American Hi-Fi” – Hi-Fi Killer
- “Cold War Transmissions” – Anberlin
- “Static on the Radio” – Chronic Future
- “Aqueous Transmission” – Incubus
- “Boombox Generation” – Motion City Soundtrack
- “God is on The Radio” – Queens of the Stone Age
- “Tum Up The Stereo” – Useless ID
- “Modern Industry” – Fishbone
- “Radio” – Beyoncé
- “That’s Why God Made the Radio” – The Beach Boys
- “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!
