This song is about the band’s distaste for the manufactured reality-competition-to-pop-musician pipeline, and their struggle to break through in the music industry amongst it.
[Verse 1]
What’s on the radio?
Another act off a reality TV show
Don’t want to go on there
They tell you what to sing and what to wear
[Pre-Chorus]
Heard it all, heard it all before
Trying out to get my foot into the door
Heart it all, heard it all before
[Chorus]
Why are all these boybands
Getting played on the radio
Why
I don’t like it, I don’t like it, I don’t like it
I wanna fight it, I wanna fight it, I wanna fight it
[Verse 2]
What’s on the radio?
What’s on the radio?
Same old playlists
I can’t take this
Scramble to the top
Paying your way, you’re sucking up
The quote is fit
Did you make the cut?
[Pre-Chorus]
Heard it all, heard it all before
Trying out to get my foot into the door
Heart it all, heard it all before
[Chorus]
Why are all these boybands
Getting played on the radio
Why
I don’t like it, I don’t like it, I don’t like it
I wanna fight it, I wanna fight it, I wanna fight it
[Bridge]
Who do I write for?
Who do I sing for?
Who am I trying to impress?
Couldn’t even guess
Who’s behind a curtain?
A woman, that is certain
Let’s cut the cord of mediocre
We’ve had enough
[Chorus]
Why are all these boybands
Getting played on the radio
Why
I don’t like it, I don’t like it, I don’t like it
I wanna fight it, I wanna fight it, I wanna fight it
I don’t like it, I don’t like it, I don’t like it
I wanna fight it, I wanna fight it, I wanna fight it
What’s On The Radio? was written by Harriet Doveton & Nadia Javed.
The Tuts released What’s On The Radio? on Thu Sep 08 2016.