Smash Hits, December 1978: Difference between revisions
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Since it's absolutely vital for a single to get played on the radio if it stands any chance of being a hit, it takes a lot of nerve to release a record which describes disc jockeys and radio bosses as "fools" | Since it's absolutely vital for a single to get played on the radio if it stands any chance of being a hit, it takes a lot of nerve to release a record which describes disc jockeys and radio bosses as "fools." | ||
It sounds like commercial suicide, but that's precisely what Elvis Costello has done on his single "[[Radio, Radio|Radio Radio]]" | It sounds like commercial suicide, but that's precisely what Elvis Costello has done on his single "[[Radio, Radio|Radio Radio]]." Whichever way you look at it, it's a pretty scathing attack on the people who control what you hear on your radio. | ||
There aren't many people we can think of aside of Costello who would try it on in such a blatant fashion — and still expect to get radio plays. It's called "biting the hand that feeds you", as Costello himself says in the lyric. | There aren't many people we can think of aside of Costello who would try it on in such a blatant fashion — and still expect to get radio plays. It's called "biting the hand that feeds you", as Costello himself says in the lyric. | ||
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He called Costello "a silly little man" and commented, "I wonder what radio would be like in the hands of people like Elvis Costello." | He called Costello "a silly little man" and commented, "I wonder what radio would be like in the hands of people like Elvis Costello." | ||
In fairness to Blackburn, however, he did go on to say that, despite the words, he liked Costello's single and thought it was his best so far. And in fairness to Radio 1, at least one of their DJs — Paul Gambaccini — named it his Record Of The Week. Tony Blackburn, nevertheless, kept returning to his attack on Costello as a "silly little man" on other occasions when he played "Radio Radio" | In fairness to Blackburn, however, he did go on to say that, despite the words, he liked Costello's single and thought it was his best so far. And in fairness to Radio 1, at least one of their DJs — Paul Gambaccini — named it his Record Of The Week. Tony Blackburn, nevertheless, kept returning to his attack on Costello as a "silly little man" on other occasions when he played "Radio Radio." | ||
It was a lovely irony then when chance paired Elvis Costello as performer and Tony Blackburn as compere on an edition of ''[[TV 1978-10-26 Top Of The Pops|Top Of The Pops]]''. We would loved to have heard what they said to each other behind the scenes. | It was a lovely irony then when chance paired Elvis Costello as performer and Tony Blackburn as compere on an edition of ''[[TV 1978-10-26 Top Of The Pops|Top Of The Pops]]''. We would loved to have heard what they said to each other behind the scenes. | ||
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'''Smash Hits, December, 1978 | '''Smash Hits, No. 2, December, 1978 | ||
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''Smash Hits'' reports on Elvis Costello's [[TV 1978-10-26 Top Of The Pops|October 26, 1978]] appearance on ''[[Top Of The Pops]]''. | ''Smash Hits'' reports on Elvis Costello's [[TV 1978-10-26 Top Of The Pops|October 26, 1978]] appearance on ''[[Top Of The Pops]]''. | ||
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Page 3 features the lyrics to "[[Radio, Radio]]." | |||
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<br><small>Cover and page scans.</small> | <br><small>Cover and page scans.</small> | ||
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