This song is an attack on the music policy of what was (at the time) London’s only legal commercial music radio station, which played mainstream chart hits and little if any punk. It mentions the station’s then-Head of Music, Aiden Day – “He picks all the hits they play/to keep you in your place all...
Yes, it's time for
The Dr. Goebbels Show!
There's a tower in the heart of London
With a radio station right at the top
They don't make the city beat
They're making all the action stop
A long time ago there were pirates
Beaming waves from the sea
But now all the stations are silent
Cause they ain't got a government license
Wanna tell your problems
Phone in from your bedsit room
Having trouble with your partner
Let us all in on the news
If you wanna hear a record
Or get the word from Aidan Day
He picks all the hits to play
To keep you in your place all day
Capital Radio (In tune with nothing)
Capital Radio (In tune with nothing)
Don't touch that dial
Capital Radio (One/Two) was written by Mick Jones & Joe Strummer.
Capital Radio (One/Two) was produced by Mickey Foote.