Monday, January 16, 2012

Serious Contenders: Elvis Costello, "Radio Radio"



I heard this song first thing this morning and as I got out of bed I smiled. It was playing on my iPod, which I use as an alarm clock because I simply cannot stand the radio. Can't stand the top 40, bored of classic rock radio, and every other format is way worse.

Anyway. I love this song. I love the urgent organ riff and the sneering pissed-offedness in Costello's voice, as he articulates (verbosely) the problems he has with radio programmers ("I wanna bite the hand that feeds me / I wanna bite that hand so badly!" being the classic line.) This is one of those great songs where it all comes together.

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