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"Lorne Michaels"? Smacks of NPOV. Kultur 23:06, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Band plays different song to the one producers expected? This is considered "shocking"?! --kingboyk 17:30, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

On a professional level, it's very bad form to stray from the script on live TV; although Radio Radio doesn't have any rude words, Costello would have been banned because he overrode the producer. The subject matter of the song probably didn't help his case, either. -Ashley Pomeroy 17:21, 4 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Rolling Stones weren't banned for using the word "fuck" which went out to tv sets across America. Did the producers expect THAT? Bollocks!!

You'd be surprised what does and doesn't aggravate television and radio producers. Look up "Jim Ladd" if you think I'm just blowing hot air. I worked in this business for long enough to find out that these guys sometimes have very strange attitudes. They might think "fuck" is okay but God help you if you have songs or commentary questioning authority. --Bluejay Young (talk) 18:17, 24 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Need better source for Pitchfork claims

This statement "The song is a protest song concerning the commercialization of radio broadcasts and the restrictions that prevented many punk songs from being played" and even more so "It includes a reference to the BBC's ban of the Sex Pistols' 1977 single "God Save the Queen".[1]" seems to be presenting a music critic's opinion or speculation as objective fact. If it can't be better sourced, it should be demoted from the lead and noted as a critic's opinion or removed entirely.

DrLuthersAssistant (talk) 23:57, 29 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I agree on both counts. Doctorhawkes (talk) 07:45, 30 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The song was originally written in 1974 as Radio Soul - it was updated in 1977, including tightening of the lyrics, and a change of title from Radio Soul to Radio Radio. The original version is heavily influenced by Bruce Springsteen. SilkTork (talk) 16:16, 10 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]