Classic Rock Songs About Radio and TV

The 64,000 dollar question is where would classic rock songs be without good old TV or radio, I guess any music for that matter? Long before MTV or VH1, radio was the key outlet for us to hear the rock music we know and love today.

Let's go back to 1978 with this one, "FM (No Static At All)", as you may recall the film titled 'FM', a great movie by the way!

Overly not one of Brian Wilson's moment in the spotlight as a writer with the song, "Johnny Carson", probably one he'd just soon forget.

Stiff Little Fingers are an Irish Punk Rock band who really didn't expect to get any airplay out of the song, "You Can't Say Crap on the Radio."

One of the most prolific songwriters of our time, using a radio station as a metaphor for a special love affair.

You'll find this song, "Sleeping With the Television On" on Billy Joel's seventh studio album from 1980 album, 'Glass Houses'.

I can't think a better story teller than the one Mr. Harry Chapin and a perfect example is in the song, "W*O*L*D".

"Radio Radio" was released from Elvis Costello's second album, 'This Year's Model' that came out in 1978.

'Radio Nowhere" got the first nod to be released of Bruce's album, 'Magic' that came out in 2007.

If you were growing up in the Mid 60's in the U.K. you might remember the music chart TV show titled, 'Top Of The Pops', the show ran it's course til about 2006.

One can find, "Mohammed's Radio" on Warren Zevon's self-titled second album.