Mexican Radio
Wall of Voodoo * Track #7 On Call of the West
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Wall of Voodoo
Mexican Radio by Wall of Voodoo
Performed by
Wall of VoodooProduced by
Richard MazdaWrited by
Marc Moreland & Stan RidgwayAbout
“Mexican Radio” is a single from Wall of Voodoo’s second album, Call of the West (1982). The release label, I.R.S. Records, was unwilling to invest much in promotion, but the band spent a couple of days in Tijuana to make a video for the song. MTV (Music Television) was still a new cable channel at...
Mexican Radio Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I feel a hot wind on my shoulder
And the touch of a world that is older
I turn the switch and check the number
I leave it on when in bed I slumber
I hear the rhythms of the music
I buy the product and never use it
I hear the talking of the DJ
Can't understand, just what does he say?
[Chorus]
I'm on a Mexican radio
I'm on a Mexican woah-oh radio
[Verse 2]
I dial it in and tune the station
They talk about the U.S. inflation
I understand just a little
No comprende, it's a riddle
[Chorus]
I'm on a Mexican radio
I'm on a Mexican woah-oh radio
I'm on a Mexican radio
I'm on a Mexican woah-oh radio
[Verse 3]
I wish I was in Tijuana
Eating barbecued iguana
I took requests on the telephone
I'm on a wavelength far from home
I feel a hot wind on my shoulder
I dial it in from south of the border
I hear the talking of the DJ
Can't understand, just what does he say?
[Chorus]
I'm on a Mexican radio
I'm on a Mexican woah-oh radio
I'm on a Mexican radio
I'm on a Mexican woah-oh radio
[Bridge]
Radio, radio
Radio, radio
Radio, radio
Radio, radio
[Chorus]
I'm on a Mexican radio
I'm on a Mexican woah-oh radio
I'm on a Mexican radio
I'm on a Mexican woah-oh radio
[Outro]
Radio, radio
(What does he say?) Radio, radio
Radio, radio
Radio, radio
Radio, radio
Radio, radio
Mexican Radio Q&A
Who wrote Mexican Radio's ?
Mexican Radio was written by Marc Moreland & Stan Ridgway.
Who produced Mexican Radio's ?
Mexican Radio was produced by Richard Mazda.
What did Wall of Voodoo say about "Mexican Radio"?
The band wrote “Mexican Radio” with pop appeal in mind. Stan Ridgway and Marc Moreland said that the sound was inspired in part by the western-style film scores of Ennio Morricone. Ridgway has explained that the lyrics came from his experience tuning into radio broadcasts from Tijuana while driving...