Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Radio, Radio 

The true pioneer of alternative rock!

The voice that inspired a generation of people to bite the hand that feeds them.

I genuinely (and I actually mean this) think this is one of the greatest songs every written

One of the greatest... singers, songwriters, composers, entertainers... great sense of humor, great showman live, and the height of genuine cool...

This record is more relevant now than it was in 1978.

THIS is how I'll always remember Elvis Costello & The Attractions - the sound and the cool high energy, new wave 'punkish' style of presence that they had back in those good days of this genre of music.

40 years of Elvis Costello but can’t beat those early albums with The Attractions

Punk Nerd Rock! When you talk about Elvis they think you are talking about Presley whoever he is!

Not ironically just before this was recorded, I broke out of the commercial radio haze and started listening to college radio stations that played what was not top 40 or even top 100, stuff that wasn’t on the charts…yet…like Elvis Costello.

This song is timeless and eternally relevant

That keyboardist nearly destroying the synth had me floored

Elvis Costello was such a smart-ass when he was a young man. i love it, of course.

SNL doesn't ban Elvis Costello, Elvis Costello bans SNL.

In the middle of “disco” this was the heart of rock and roll!

He was before and after his time ..... Radio free Europe, was the best pipeline for some music in the eastern block......Elvis Costello was one of the most popular to be piped......thank you.....Radio free Europe......

Lyrics still hold meaning, to this very day.

"...and the radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools trying to anesthetize the way that you feel!"

Long time lover of punk rock just now getting around to listening to EC. I’m blown away by how ahead of his time he was.

One of the pioneers of New Wave music!

45 years after it was released, absolutely spot on

I was young but I used to watch SNL and the lyrics of this song blew my mind. Lead me down the path of the Beatles, Stones, Hendrix, Dylan, Springsteen, and you. Thank you for what is now a life time of good taste in music that has enriched my life.

Still the best SNL moment - "Sorry, there's no reason for this song...."

Steve Nieve’s keyboards always added so much to the songs. Costello is the best songwriter of his generation

Before Rage Against the Machine, there was Elvis Costello. Every generation has that someone that let's us know it's ok to give the middle finger to establishment.

Elvis Costello's videos are so bad, they're good.

Been listening since I was a tater tot, now I’m a almost a fully baked potato and I still just can’t get enough of him

I saw Elvis at the NY Palladium on 14th St back in 1980 - they were on for 90 minutes and played non-stop. Did almost all the hits he'd had out at that time. When I left the place I thought, "that's what rock and roll is supposed to be".

his first 5 or 6 albums were great.

late 70's early 80's brilliant.

This is the song that got Elvis kicked off Saturday Night Live.. And this is why Elvis Is King~!

Elvis Costello's sound is very unique !

I cry almost every time I hear this great song........used to love the radio back in the 80's.......today it makes me sick! Elvis Costello Forever!!!!!!!

I need to shout out to fellow Elvis fans. Around 2000 I downloaded a bunch of Costello tunes from Napster and there were a handful of songs that, I don't believe, were ever published. These were Solo Acoustic tunes that may not have been full songs. They were Fantastic Sadly, I lost them over the years and I'd really like get a hold of them. Any help would be appreciated.

From a great album.... this years model.

Righteous beauty!!! Sometimes British musicians have a deeper and keener understanding of American music than Americans do. A good example.🙃

These early Elvis Costello songs and videos are some of the best ever.The music performance infused with comedy are extremely entertaining and elicit a laugh from me even after tons of viewing.Just recently tuned into the early videos during the pandemic even though I knew of him when these songs were released but during my earlier years I had my favorites like McCartney,Billy Joel,and Clapton,etc.These are truly a work of Art and I believe as more time goes on they may be enshrined along with the other great works like the ones from the Beatles, Led Zeppelin,etc and may be continuously rediscovered repeatedly for decades to come.

This is my preferred Elvis thank you very much.

ahhh Elvis Costello the guy who made nerdy geeky soooo kewl.. and this is one the best tracks in a long career that still is producing..

No doubt one of best songwriters and what a band the attractions were. Today these lyrics are rather relevant, and you could rename the track 'media media '.

Insanely great. Everyone in this band is a legend

I can't wait till we have bands like this again.

I love this song. In fact, this is the song that got Elvis banned from SNL (for a while).

Best song about radio ever written!

Boy that brings back some memories! Elvis was the soundtrack to my teens/early adulthood for sure.

2nd most famous Elvis ever!

He's like a great synthesis of 64 Brit Invasion and Roxy Music

This song couldn't be more revelant to our current situation with our government

"It's Still Rock n Roll to Me" by Billy Joel is all about this man and his band.

Dude singlehandedly revived that mid 60's Farfisa Tex Mex style.

Music industry is still telling you what you like and don't like and you have to believe it. What choice do you have? How are you ever gonna have a chance to hear a great song like this when they keep shoving garbage in your face and telling you that it's on top of the charts. There was a time when songs were works of art. Now it's just an attractive package with shit inside.

This lyric described radio play exactly in the late 70s, so safe and conservative, only playing "classic rock" and crappy bands like Kansas. "And the radio is in the hands of such a lot of fools Tryin' to anaesthetise the way that you feel"

Can anyone verify? I’ve heard that sss sss sss sound in the chorus was made with a bike pump.

Outstanding... takes me back to a better place in time

Watching this now I can see some early signs of the coming New Wave sound and fashions.

June (maybe July) 1978 is the first time I heard several cuts of this album. It was playing over the PA at Redrocks before a Springsteen concert. I loved what I was hearing and went and asked the soundman who it was. I bought the album next day. One of my all time favorites, but Bruce is still the only Boss I listen to.

Master of his game. THE master.

Another great tasty classic from the sinfully talented Elvis Costello!! Yummy!!

Are you joking? This man's songs lyrics beat. Can't be compared. Love Lisa x

So darn good. Beyond words.

the evolution of this song is very cool started off as "radio soul" with clear springstein influence and filled with hope and morphed into an angry anthem

GIVE this drummer a STANDING OVATION!

Why is this under a million views? Am I missing something?

The best artist of his generation.

This is the 1st song that I saw/heard Elvis Costello perform. SNL Christmas show in 1977 or so. It was love at first sight. Huge fan ever since.

Best Song of 1978

Went to see Elivis Costello in my youth days, he's was amazing then and still is amazing now...timeless artist !!!

It's Elvis Jim but not as we know it😍

I never knew that about Elvis Colstello. After reading the lyrics, I understand your point. Of course, none of these bands are saying the things they have been accused of. I saw a lot of the bands that I grew up with on this list. We had several songs representing the change in society. But IMO, “My Generation” by the Who , led the pack 😊. Our generation was really the first generation that flip off authority figures in public. Our parents didn’t like the defiance. The Silent generation got pretty angry. They didn’t what to end that “Children are to be seen, and not heard!”, or “Do as I say, not as I do” that was my father’s child raising philosophy he attested to. I hated those phrase🤬🤬! I know “Tell me you’re a Boomer, without telling me you’re a Boomer”. 😂😂😂😂😂

The BEST song of all 2,984 Elvis Costello best songs ever!

Love Elvis. He is cool.

I saw Elvis Costello on Sesame Street! He straight up killed IT! So I look him up and I seen his jams “Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes” “Radio Radio” And more! I’m 20, I feel like EC has been in my household forever! I’m PROUD OF IT👑👑👑❤️

Elvis is King~!

The best of them all since 1978 !!!!

Superb record

Elvis Costello, the Godfather of Alternative Rock Music, Long Live the King

Hard to pick a favorite EC song but this is it!

Ahh....so good! Alivs Costello at his best. Just luv it!!!

Back in the day, some reviewers criticized Costello for being pretentious, too serious or too clever. As if any of those things were bad. Compare his work to the superficial crap of the late 1970s or of today and then tell me Elvis can be criticized for anything he's done.

Pure talent.lasting quality.

little did tehy know what shit comes along after the radio era :D

Love, love, love this song. So true.

Song that got him kicked off SNL.

Love it great music

Holy poop, this vid has the best sound quality of this song I've ever heard.

Fantastic track and Elvis at his best

I usually listen to Metal but i heard the lyrics in a iHop at 4am and i loved it!

This beat,,,so powerful

Love this song!!! Great work with The Attractions.

So GOOD !

First fav song of his just sad I've known him and his music only around 2013. But I will still explore his music.

This song sounds a bit like the Belgian 1980 Eurovision entry, by Telex, to me, actually called Eurovision itself. Elvis Costello is a good musician, who had been classed as Punk, but I think his music is a cross between Punk and Rock n Roll. A really brilliant comeback song. I reckon he and Shaking Stevens are a toss up for who is the next Elvis, between them.

Seeing this gave me a flashback to the Kenny Everett Video Show for some reason.

Trouser Press called him the King Kong of modern music. Agree 1000%

I fell in love with this band when I first heard them in 1976.....I was 17...they blew me away !!!! Seen them in concert in Sydney 3 times , and it was UNREAL!!!!

I love every single thing about this music video. Also the song is really good.

It just occurred to me how similar sounding Elvis and The Boomtown Rats are

What an ending!!

That's charisma

Played this song on the original Saturday Night Live in the 70's against the wishes of the show. Was supposed to play another song but did this instead.

One of Steve Wrights favourites