Queen - Radio Ga Ga (Official Video)

Queen drummer Roger Taylor wrote this song. When it charted, all four members of the group had written at least one Top 10 hit either in the US or UK.

Roger Taylor wrote this as a critique of radio stations, which were becoming commercialized and playing the same songs over and over (and this was before radio was deregulated, allowing companies to own multiple stations in a market, resulting in more corporate ownership, less competition and generally bad radio).

Taylor claimed that he was inspired to write this after watching MTV. He noticed that lots of kids were watching the channel instead of listening to the radio

Lyrics

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, 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