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* The {{title track}} to Music/TheBeachBoys' ''Music/ThatsWhyGodMadeTheRadio'' is a 21st-century example. According to co-writer [[Music/{{Survivor}} Jim Peterik]], the song came from a conversation he and Music/BrianWilson (also a co-writer) had at a restaurant about radio and how songs sounded over car speakers, and Wilson responded "Yeah, that's why God made the radio." The chorus:

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* The {{title track}} to Music/TheBeachBoys' ''Music/ThatsWhyGodMadeTheRadio'' is a 21st-century example. According to co-writer [[Music/{{Survivor}} [[Music/SurvivorBand Jim Peterik]], the song came from a conversation he and Music/BrianWilson (also a co-writer) had at a restaurant about radio and how songs sounded over car speakers, and Wilson responded "Yeah, that's why God made the radio." The chorus:
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* The {{title track}} to Music/TheBeachBoys' ''Music/That'sWhyGodMadeTheRadio'' is a 21st-century example. According to co-writer [[Music/{{Survivor}} Jim Peterik]], the song came from a conversation he and Music/BrianWilson (also a co-writer) had at a restaurant about radio and how songs sounded over car speakers, and Wilson responded "Yeah, that's why God made the radio." The chorus:

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* The {{title track}} to Music/TheBeachBoys' ''Music/That'sWhyGodMadeTheRadio'' ''Music/ThatsWhyGodMadeTheRadio'' is a 21st-century example. According to co-writer [[Music/{{Survivor}} Jim Peterik]], the song came from a conversation he and Music/BrianWilson (also a co-writer) had at a restaurant about radio and how songs sounded over car speakers, and Wilson responded "Yeah, that's why God made the radio." The chorus:

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"That's Why God Made the Radio"


* The {{title track}} to Music/TheBeachBoys' ''Music/That'sWhyGodMadeTheRadio'' is a 21st-century example. According to co-writer [[Music/{{Survivor}} Jim Peterik]], the song came from a conversation he and Music/BrianWilson (also a co-writer) had at a restaurant about radio and how songs sounded over car speakers, and Wilson responded "Yeah, that's why God made the radio." The chorus:
-->That's why God made the radio\\
So tune right in, everywhere you go\\
He waved His hand, gave us rock 'n' roll\\
The soundtrack of falling in love\\
That's why God made the radio



* Music/BonnieRaitt's "Love Letter," about writing a love letter while listening to a love song on the radio.



* In "Yesterday Once More" by Music/TheCarpenters, the singer reminiscences about hearing her favorite song on the radio.

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* In "Yesterday Once More" by Music/TheCarpenters, the Music/{{Carpenters}}, the singer reminiscences about hearing her favorite song on the radio.radio.
* Music/HarryChapin's "W.O.L.D." is about a D.J. whose aging voice lost him his job at a big time station, landing him back in his hometown.



* Music/DonnaSummer's "On the Radio," about how a man's letter to TheOneThatGotAway is found by someone and read on the radio. The woman hears it and reunites with him.



* Music/HallAndOates' "Portable Radio" is an ode to the portable fun of the boom box and FM radio. Hell, the cover of the album it's from, ''X-Static'', features a boom box in its pure glory.

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* Music/HallAndOates' Music/DarylHallAndJohnOates' "Portable Radio" is an ode to the portable fun of the boom box and FM radio. Hell, the cover of the album it's from, ''X-Static'', features a boom box in its pure glory.



* Music/BonnieRaitt's "Love Letter", about writing a love letter while listening to a love song on the radio.



* Music/ReginaSpektor: In the chorus of "On the Radio," the singer relates listening to the same song (Music/GunsNRoses's "November Rain") twice because the radio DJ had fallen asleep.

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* Music/ReginaSpektor: In the chorus of "On the Radio," Radio", the singer relates listening to the same song (Music/GunsNRoses's "November Rain") twice because the radio DJ had fallen asleep.



* Music/SteelyDan: "F.M. (No Static at All)." Created as the opening song for the film ''FM'', it song sings the praises of Main/{{Blues}}, Main/{{Reggae}}, Music/ElvisPresley and the lack of static when compared to AM.

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* Music/SteelyDan: "F.M. (No Static at All)." All)". Created as the opening song for the film ''FM'', it song sings the praises of Main/{{Blues}}, Main/{{Reggae}}, Music/ElvisPresley and the lack of static when compared to AM.AM.
* Music/DonnaSummer's "On the Radio", about how a man's letter to TheOneThatGotAway is found by someone and read on the radio. The woman hears it and reunites with him.



* Music/HarryChapin's "W.O.L.D." is about a D.J. whose aging voice lost him his job at a big time station, landing him back in his hometown.
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-->-- Music/{{Rush}}, "The Spirit Of Radio"

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-->-- Music/{{Rush}}, Music/{{Rush|Band}}, "The Spirit Of Radio"
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* Music/{{Queen}}'s "Radio Ga Ga," an unabashed ode to the radio.

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* Music/{{Queen}}'s Music/{{Queen|Band}}'s "Radio Ga Ga," an unabashed ode to the radio.



* Music/{{Rush}}'s "The Spirit of Radio" is half a delightfully verbose celebration of the medium and half a lament on FM radio passing into more regulated, commercial formats during the late 70s.

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* Music/{{Rush}}'s Music/{{Rush|Band}}'s "The Spirit of Radio" is half a delightfully verbose celebration of the medium and half a lament on FM radio passing into more regulated, commercial formats during the late 70s.
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* Music/MarenMorris's "My Church" combines this with DrivingSong, describing listening to music on the road as a [[NotChristianRock religious experience]].

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* Music/MarenMorris's "My Church" combines this with DrivingSong, describing listening to music on the road as a [[NotChristianRock religious experience]].experience.
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* Music/TwentyOnePilots have "Car Radio," about a man whose car radio has been stolen discovering how much he's been using music to block out uncomfortable thoughts.

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* Music/TwentyOnePilots have "Car Radio," about a man someone whose car radio has been stolen discovering how much he's they've been using music to block out uncomfortable thoughts.

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* Music/HallAndOates' "Portable Radio" is an ode to the portable fun of the boom box.

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* Music/HallAndOates' "Portable Radio" is an ode to the portable fun of the boom box and FM radio. Hell, the cover of the album it's from, ''X-Static'', features a boom box in its pure glory.
** From the same album, the video for ''Wait For Me'' depicts the band playing ''inside'' a boom
box.
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* "Listen to the Radio" by Music/TheCorrs, where the singer listens to the radio to remedy her loneliness.

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* "Listen to the Radio" "Radio" by Music/TheCorrs, where the singer listens to the radio to remedy her loneliness.
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* The Members' "Radio", though it's also a bragging ImageSong.

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W.O.L.D., Rex Bob Lowenstein, Pilot of the Airwaves



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* Music/HarryChapin's "W.O.L.D." is about a D.J. whose aging voice lost him his job at a big time station, landing him back in his hometown.
* Mark Germino's "Rex Bob Lowenstein" is about a [[Series/WKRPinCincinnati Johnny Fever]] type D.J. who refuses to play the station's playlist and has to be dragged out of the booth.
* Charlie Dore's "Pilot of the Airwaves": The singer tells a D.J. (unclear whether on the phone or only in her head) that she stays up listening to the overnight radio show every night and the D.J. seems like a friend.
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* Music/TheBuggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" is about the falling out of the use of radio in favor of music videos, silky-voiced radio personalities replaced by beautiful, often less talented celebrities. Appropriately, it was the first video ever played on Creator/{{MTV}}.

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* Music/TheBuggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" "Music/VideoKilledTheRadioStar" is about the falling out of the use of radio in favor of music videos, silky-voiced radio personalities replaced by beautiful, often less talented celebrities. Appropriately, it was the first video ever played on Creator/{{MTV}}.
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* Music/TheBuggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" is about the falling out of the use of radio in favor of music videos, silky-voiced radio personalities replaced by beautiful, often less talented celebrities.

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* Music/TheBuggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star" is about the falling out of the use of radio in favor of music videos, silky-voiced radio personalities replaced by beautiful, often less talented celebrities. Appropriately, it was the first video ever played on Creator/{{MTV}}.
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-->-Music/{{Rush}}, "The Spirit Of Radio"

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