As a patient of Dr. Linnelleanor Flansburghenstein, I have always appreciated the way he has (or she or they have) greeted me upon my arrival at their office. Little did I know that the warmth behind their ‘hello’ was a rehearsed, studied, and focus grouped response. It explains the unnecessarily loud muzak versions of TMBG songs in the waiting room.
To call it "Hello Radio" is a direct dare to any stations that received the A-side single (which was it?). All but the coolest college DJ back in the day would have ignored this tune (too short, not enough time to cue up the next record on the other turntable). On the same CD as "Hey, Mr. DJ..." (and possibly on the same side of an LP vinyl if that appeared in those original years) its title suggests a theme of sorts here, continued and concluded by the presence of the single mix pair. It's also a part of a sub-genre of TMBG songs about radio and records. ("They Got Lost" comes to mind immediately, and I'm sure there are more.)
I'm a sucker for good songs that get a little meta about the record & radio biz.
As a patient of Dr. Linnelleanor Flansburghenstein, I have always appreciated the way he has (or she or they have) greeted me upon my arrival at their office. Little did I know that the warmth behind their ‘hello’ was a rehearsed, studied, and focus grouped response. It explains the unnecessarily loud muzak versions of TMBG songs in the waiting room.
To call it "Hello Radio" is a direct dare to any stations that received the A-side single (which was it?). All but the coolest college DJ back in the day would have ignored this tune (too short, not enough time to cue up the next record on the other turntable). On the same CD as "Hey, Mr. DJ..." (and possibly on the same side of an LP vinyl if that appeared in those original years) its title suggests a theme of sorts here, continued and concluded by the presence of the single mix pair. It's also a part of a sub-genre of TMBG songs about radio and records. ("They Got Lost" comes to mind immediately, and I'm sure there are more.)
I'm a sucker for good songs that get a little meta about the record & radio biz.
I'm a sucker