The title of this song came from Roger's son Felix, who said "radio caca", which became "Radio Ga Ga". I swear I can hear Roger saying "caca" instead of "ga ga" (at 2:06, for example). I think he's gone on record confirming that's what he was saying, but I could be wrong.
"Radio Ga Ga" Radio. Radio. I'd sit alone and watch your light My only friend through teenage nights And everything I had to know I heard it on my radio You gave them all those old time stars Through wars of worlds invaded by Mars You made 'em laugh, you made 'em cry You made us feel like we could fly. Radio. So don't become some background noise A backdrop for the girls and boys Who just don't know or just don't care And just complain when you're not there You had your time, you had the power You've yet to have your finest hour Radio, Radio. All we hear is Radio ga ga Radio goo goo Radio ga ga All we hear is Radio ga ga Radio blah blah Radio, what's new? Radio, someone still loves you! We watch the shows, we watch the stars On videos for hours and hours We hardly need to use our ears How music changes through the years. Let's hope you never leave old friend Like all good things on you we depend So stick around 'cause we might miss you When we grow tired of all this visual You had your time, you had the power You've yet to have your finest hour Radio, Radio. All we hear is Radio ga ga Radio goo goo Radio ga ga All we hear is Radio ga ga Radio goo goo Radio ga ga All we hear is Radio ga ga Radio blah blah Radio, what's new? Someone still loves you! Radio ga ga [3x] You had your time, you had the power You've yet to have your finest hour Radio, Radio.
It was recorded with sound leaking on the headphones, and on the chorus, it was recorded multiple times and applied much gain on repetition, hence you can hear the claps in the instrumental
Ok, I'm about to ask a really stupid question, so be kind. ha... But when they recorded the song, did they record it without the music, then added the music? How did that work? That's seems like it would be difficult to do without the music.
@The Gonad they had multi track tape to record to. Seems from a short documentary they do some base instruments like drums, piano, and bass together. then lead vocals separate, then backing vocals separate, then extra instruments like guitar and extra pieces to complete it. Sometimes they would record over all 24 tracks then have to bounce some of those or all to one track together then make more separate recordings on the now free tracks. Bohemian Rhapsody is one example where they did a lot of recording and bouncing on 24 track tape. 180 vocal dubs and a lot of random instruments. www.phys.tue.nl/people/etimmerman/recordingfaq/multi/bouncing.html
I'd sit alone and watch your light My only friend through teenage nights And everything I had to know I heard it on my radio You gave them all those old time stars Through wars of worlds invaded by Mars You made 'em laugh, you made 'em cry You made us feel like we could fly (radio) So don't become some background noise A backdrop for the girls and boys Who just don't know, or just don't care And just complain when you're not there You had your time, you had the power You've yet to have your finest hour Radio (radio) All we hear is radio ga ga Radio goo goo Radio ga ga All we hear is radio ga ga Radio blah blah Radio, what's new? Radio, someone still loves you We watch the shows, we watch the stars On videos for hours and hours We hardly need to use our ears How music changes through the years Let's hope you never leave, old friend Like all good things, on you we depend So stick around, 'cause we might miss you When we grow tired of all this visual You had your time, you had the power You've yet to have your finest hour Radio (radio) All we hear is radio ga ga Radio goo goo Radio ga ga All we hear is radio ga ga Radio goo goo Radio ga ga All we hear is radio ga ga Radio blah blah Radio, what's new? Someone still loves you Radio ga ga (radio ga ga) Radio ga ga (radio ga ga) Radio ga ga (radio ga ga) You had your time, you had the power You've yet to have your finest hour Radio (radio) Written by: Roger Taylor Album: The Works Released: 1984
Greatest vocalist and front man of all time. Axel Rose is second in my opinion. Then maybe Michael Jackson Bruno Mars Elvis Presley round out the top 5
Check out Ween. You're going to think I'm joking at first, but the more you listen, the greater you'll realize Gene Ween's range is. The things he can do with his voice are exceptional. I would put him in the top 5 male rock vocalists ever AND I would put Dean Ween up for top ten rock guitarists.
the song was written by Rodger Taylor after hearing his toddler son say “Radio Caca”, Freddie Mercury sings this in the song in some of the choruses as a type of Easter egg
