Radio, Radio

Radio, Radio

I just stumbled across this little piece of TV history on YouTube this morning. Elvis Costello on SNL.




The story goes thusly: Columbia Records (Costello's label) didn't want him to play his song "Radio, Radio" on coast-to-coast TV because of its damning critique of modern day commercial radio. Columbia didn't want him to play it, and neither did Lorne Michaels. So Costello had the idea playing that false opening to mask his true intentions, and the result is what you see. Costello was subsequently banned for 12 years from Saturday Night Live because of this rebellion. He's the man.

Also, as of 12:01 AM this morning, I have aged one quarter century. So old. So wise.

Watching:

"The Wire - Season Two"

"Arrested Development - Season Two"

The New World

The Bridge

Max

Zoetrope

"Masters of Horror: Stuart Gordon: Dreams in the Witch House"

"Masters of Horror: Takashi Miike: Imprint"

The Bank Dick

1408

Live Free or Die Hard

Transformers (2007)

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