“Radio Head” can be thought of as a companion piece to “Television Man” from the preceding album, Little Creatures. Where “Television Man” examined the relationship one has with TV and how one can easily find themselves immersed in, defined by, and sometimes controlled by the programming they watch,...
[Verse 1]
Baby, your mind is a radio
Got a receiver inside my head
Baby, I'm tuned to your wavelength
Let me tell you what it says
(Hey, now)
[Chorus]
Transmitter
Oh, picking up something good
Hey, radio head
The sound of a brand-new world (Woo)
(Hey, now)
[Verse 2]
Look at my fingers, they vibrate
From their tip down down to my toes
Now I'm receiving your signal
We're gonna leave the land of noise (Ah-ooh)
[Chorus]
Transmitter
Oh, picking up something good
Hey, radio head
The sound of a brand-new world
Radio head
The sound of a brand-new world
[Bridge]
Now, you and I have no secrets
Now, baby, let me read your mind
I hear everything you're thinking
You can't tell me what you find (Uh-huh)
[Chorus]
Transmitter
Oh, picking up something good
Hey, radio head
The sound of a brand-new world
Transmitter
I'm picking up something good
Hey, radio head
The sound of a brand-new world
[Outro]
Radio head
Radio head
Radio head
Radio head
Oh, radio head
Radio head
Radio head
Radio head
Radio Head was written by David Byrne.
Radio Head was produced by Talking Heads.
Talking Heads released Radio Head on Mon Sep 15 1986.