Radio, Radio

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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 me 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 out, 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

Chorus

Wonderful radio
Marvelous radio
Wonderful radio
Radio, radio...



Radio, Radio (Spanish Model) lyrics

Estoy solo en mi casa aburrido, fumando
Escuchando a Elvis Costello sonar
Me siento y pienso "dinosaurio terco,
Que detesta la vida digital"
Y los pibos volando les dan los "likes"
En la mano, bueno.. nadie presta atencion
Si vas a ser un zombie de protesta solo
Queda perder el control

La Radio del infierno
La Radio del maldito cielo
Sonando entre nosotros de ciudades de hielo
En donde nadie piensa en mas que su bloody pellejo
No se que musica te gusta a vos
Vuelvo a mi radio con Elvis Costello

No tengo ni siquiera un whiskey
Estoy porniendome muy British
La noche cae y suena "This year's model"

No tengo amigos alrededor del fuego
No nos importa que va a suceder
No se que puede hacer cuando caiga la bomba
Todos queremos bailar y beber

Ya se nos hizo madrugada
El leter llega hasta Paris
Las Hondas viajan de pais a pais
Y la musica es la libertad
La casa de la libertad
La musica es el flow de vivir

La Radio del infierno
La Radio del maldito cielo
Sonando entre nosotros de ciudades de hielo
En donde nadie piensa en mas que su bloody pellejo
No se que musica te gusta a vos
Vuelvo a mi radio con Elvis Costello

Wonderful radio
Marvelous radio
Wonderful radio
Radio radio
Radio radio
Radio radio

Radio, Radio
Written byElvis Costello
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced byNick Lowe
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedNovember 1977-January 1978, Eden Studios, London
ReleasedMay 1978
AlbumsThis Year's Model, 1978 (US version, most reissues)
SinglesRadio, Radio, 1978
CollectionsTen Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers, 1980
The Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1985
2½ Years, 1993
The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1994
The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999
Singles, Volume 1, 2003
The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years, 2007
Various Artists collectionsAction Replay, 1978
The Main Event, 1979
Sounds Of The Seventies - Punk And New Wave, 1993
Sexo, Drogas Y Rock 'n' Roll, 1993
No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion, 2003
PromosOur Aim Is True, 1978
Now See Them Live, 1978
UK Elvis Costello (2006), 2006
VideosThe Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The Videos, 2005
Length3:05

First known performance:
August 21, 1977, London, England
Last known performance:
2024
     (873 known performances, 3 as a snippet)


Alternate versions

Radio, Radio (Capital Radio Version)
Performed byElvis Costello
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
RecordedSeptember 27, 1977, Capital Radio, London
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2002
AlbumsThis Year's Model (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2002
Length2:58

Less Than Zero / Radio, Radio (Live 1977)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedDecember 17, 1977, Saturday Night Live
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1999
Various Artists collectionsSaturday Night Live: The Musical Performances Volume 1, 1999
VideosSaturday Night Live: 25 Years Of Music, 2003
Saturday Night Live: The Complete Third Season, 2008
Length3:05

Radio, Radio (Live 1978 - Washington)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedFebruary 28, 1978, Washington, DC
ReleasedMarch 4, 2008
AlbumsThis Year's Model: Deluxe Edition, 2008
Length2:37

Radio, Radio (Live 1978 - Toronto)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedMarch 6, 1978, Toronto, ON, Canada
Released1978 (promo-only release)
October 15, 1993 (commercial release)
AlbumsLive At The El Mocambo, 1978
Collections2½ Years, 1993
Length2:29

Radio, Radio (Live 2004)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Imposters
MusiciansElvis Costello - vocal, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Davey Faragher - bass, backing vocal
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedSeptember 17, 2004, Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN
ReleasedApril 19, 2005
VideosClub Date: Live In Memphis, 2005

Radio, Radio (Spanish Model Version)
Performed byFito Páez, Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Produced bySebastian Krys from an original idea by Elvis Costello
Spanish adaptationFito Páez & Carlos Vandera
MusiciansFito Páez - vocals
Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar
Steve Nieve - keyboards
Bruce Thomas - bass
Pete Thomas - drums
RecordedJanuary 2020, Buenos Aires (Fito Páez), November 1977-January 1978, Eden Studios, London (Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2021
AlbumsSpanish Model, 2021
Length3:09
This Year's ModelTYM US cover large.jpg

Radio, Radio UK 7" single front sleeve.jpg

Live At The El MocamboLive At The El Mocambo album cover.jpg

Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers10BM album cover 280.jpg

The Best Of Elvis Costello & The AttractionsBOEC album cover 200.jpg

2½ Years2½ Years album cover.jpg

The Very Best Of Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 1994The Very Best Of Elvis Costello And The Attractions album cover.jpg

Saturday Night Live: The Musical Performances Volume 1Saturday Night Live The Musical Performances Volume 1 album cover.jpg

The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999The Very Best Of Elvis Costello (2CD) album cover.jpg

Singles, Volume 1Singles Volume 1 album cover.jpg

Club Date: Live In MemphisClub Date Live In Memphis dvd cover.jpg

The Right Spectacle: The Very Best Of Elvis Costello - The VideosTRS dvd cover.jpg

The Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 YearsThe Best Of Elvis Costello The First 10 Years album cover.jpg

Spanish ModelSpanish Model album cover.jpg

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America Owns the Moon performed live, 2002-01-12, Melody Inn 2002 info needed
Automatic Lowriser 7" single link
The Baseball Project featuring Peter Buck performed live, 2011-06-03, Cooperstown, New York 2011 YouTube
Beatsteaks Hello Joe 2004 AllMusic7digital.de
Big In Japan performed live link
Bigger Than Elvis performed live, 2003-11-21, Tonic Ball 2, Indianapolis 2003 info needed
Blind Pigs Covers “Raros” 2003 link
Daniel Brummel performed live 2000 link
The Cautions performed live, 2008-03-28, Club Bohemia, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2008 MySpace
Walter Clevenger & The Dairy Kings performed live, 2000-02-11, Club Mesa, Costa Mesa, California 2000 link
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Davy & the Crocketts performed live, 1979, Buffalo, New York 1979 link
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Dynamite Platoon Mike Rogers Show WFMU.org
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Far From Finished Far From Finished / Left AloneSplit CD 2006 info
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Friends Like These performed live, 2003-01-31, 400 Bar, Minneapolis 2003 link
Front Country performed live, 2018 as part of their "Kitchen Covers" series of videos 2018 YouTubewebsiteWikipedia
Dustin Kensrue performed live, 2005 Santa Monica, 2007 Charlotte, 2012 Boston 2005 YouTubeYouTubeYouTube
Labor Party Have Some 2004 info needed
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The LeeVees performed live, 2005, Paradise Rock Club, Boston 2005 archive.org
Luckie Strike Future Is Turning  [EP] 2000 AllMusicDiscogsAmazon
Maps & Atlases performed live, 2011-04-19, Bowery Ballroom, New York 2011 NYCTaper.com
The Marble Index The Marble Index  (promo) 2006 eil.com
Mikey & His Uke featuring Dan Vapid, Karina Denike, Lil Joe, Darrin Pfeiffer & Ray Jalcildo Mikey & His Uke 2020 Youtube
Rico Monaco & Sol Sons performed live, 2001-08-25, Skippers Smokehouse, Tampa, Florida 2001 info
Ms.45 MP3 2001 info needed
My Superhero [demo] 2000 info needed
The Newmatics Riot Squad[bootleg] 2002 Discogs
Oliver's Army (Dallas) performed live, Dallas-area Costello tribute band 2003 - OliversArmyBand
Oliver's Army [S.D. EC cover band] MP3 info needed
Parallax Project / Ricky Castro performed live, 2002-08-10, Brilliant Mistakes tribute, Albany, New York 2002 reviewinfo
The Plan performed live, 2001-08-19 2001 info needed
PopCanon / PawnRook4 performed live, Gainesville, FL, 1999 1999 info needed
Prison Rodeo Live At Blind Pig 2004 eMusicAmazon
Radio Costello performed live, 2023-10-01, The Rhodehouse, Sutton Coldfield, England 2023 FaceBook
Erich Sellheim home studio production, sung in German 2013 YouTube
Shotstar performed live 2002 info needed
Smalltown Read Between The Lines 2009 eMusic
Lianne Smith The Loser's Lounge Tribute to Elvis Costello 2002 LosersLounge
Maurice Spencer performed live, 2003, Riff Raff, Chico, California 2003 info needed
Charly Spoone performed live 2001 info needed
Victor Stranges & The Futurists performed live, 2022-09-18, Melbourne, Australia 2022 TwitterYouTubeinfo
Jim Testa Live At Maxwell's 2005 YouTubeAmazon
Thelonious Monster performed live, 1991-04-02 Los Angeles & 1993-02-20 Washington 1991- etreeFLACMP3
Turn Another Year Over / Summer Song CDS 2002 discogs
Venus Cures All performed live 1996 link
The Vindictives Party Time For Assholes 1996 AllMusicAmazon
Butch Walker performed live, 2005-03-15, Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan 2005 https://www.setlist.fm
Would-Be Train Robbers performed live, Costello Tribute, 2017-03-16, Harlow's, Sacramento, California 2017 YouTube
Max Weinberg's Jukebox performed live, 2018-08-23, City Winery New York 2018 YouTube
"Weird Al" Yankovic performed live, 2007-07-20, Costa Mesa, California 2007 infoetree
"Weird Al" Yankovic performed live, 2007-09-29, University Park, Illinois 2007 YouTube
Young Fresh Fellows performed live, 2010-02-19, Tractor Tavern, Seattle 2007 YouTube
Andy Zipf performed live, 2007-03-31, Galaxy Hut, Arlington, Virginia 2007 YouTube

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