14 Sept 2012: Radio Songs (for KFOG's 30th anniv)

[RGMike]

This HAS to be good.

[Big Fingers McGee]

This HAS to be good.

Although I suspect you'll be displeased if "Radio Song" by R.E.M. leads off.

[RGMike]

In case you didn't see my post on the very long FB thread, Lionel B. Cartwright has one ugly mullet, man.

that video is from 1990, so that stands to reason. Terrific song, tho'

[RGMike]

didn't dig that trainwreck with the "Mr Big Stuff" sample.

[RGMike]

predictable: "FM"

uber-BOS1: Joni. Lawd how I love this one.

[RGMike]

uber-uber-BOS2 Stan Freberg and Sarah Vaughan!!

[RGMike]

OMFG: the Sports!! BOS3. "Live" version, but it'll do.

[RGMike]

ALWAYS a BOS(4) for Reunion. One of the great OHWs of all time.

[RGMike]

BOS5 JJ on your radio.  Damn, this is good.

[Big Fingers McGee]

And that makes two of my requests being played. I think that'll be it... no chance for "Radio Romance".

[RGMike]

BOS6 Kinks.

[RGMike]

And that makes two of my requests being played. I think that'll be it... no chance for "Radio Romance".

I think I've gotten 3 -- doubt we'll hear Charlie Dore.

and of course FP, Mr Cranky, thinks everything so far except VU has sucked.

[RGMike]

well, "Radio Free Europe" beats "Radio Song", REM-wise.

BOS7 ramones.

[Big Fingers McGee]

And that makes two of my requests being played. I think that'll be it... no chance for "Radio Romance".

I think I've gotten 3 -- doubt we'll hear Charlie Dore.

and of course FP, Mr Cranky, thinks everything so far except VU has sucked.

I’m tempted to post a link to Reel Big Fish’s “Everything Sucks” and dedicate it to him.

[Nate]

9/14/2012 - Friday! 10 Great Radio Songs for a Happy 30th to KFOG...RADIO!!

  1. Velvet Underground - Rock & Roll
(Ad: Motorola Table-Radio Phonograph - Shirley Ann is giving "a teenage party in her own home.")
  2. Everclear - AM Radio
(TV: WKRP - Johnny Fever (Howard Hesseman) is "just doing my job, following the orders of Venus Flytrap...")
  3. Steely Dan - FM
  4. Joni Mitchell - You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio
(Radio: Who Listens to the Radio? - Stan Freberg with Sarah Vaughan - "In radio, an advertiser can just sorta sneak up on you without any warning.")
  5. Sports - Who Listens to the Radio?
(Ad: Motorola portable radio -"It's a hit!  Wherever you go in your home or outdoors, it's so easy to take a new Motorola portable radio with you for hours of listening pleasure.")
  6. Reunion - Life is a Rock (And The Radio Rolled Me)
(Wolfman Jack-radio clip)
  7. Joe Jackson - On Your Radio
(Movie: Pirate Radio - The Count (Philip Seymour Hoffman) - "Here it comes... the F-word! F-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f---first though,  this very fine piece of music")
  8. The Kinks - Around the Dial
(Ad: REMCO transistor radio-"Radio R-E-M---C-O! The do it yourself radio station"
  9. R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe
10. The Ramones - Rock and Roll Radio

BOS Kinks and REM
WOS by far, Everclear

A great set overall. We've been lucky the last week or two!