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Dear Johnny Cash, Please Kill My Radio
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A desperate plea from a music fan to one of music's greatest heroes to come and save us all from the sorry state of modern radio programming.
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SaviorSelf.07.05.98 is: MAV_SKY-1.exe / Mike Johns - Vocals & Programming DJ_Ray.exe / Ray Barnes - DJ, Sound Tech, & Vocals SaviorSelf.07.05.98 is an Electro/Rock Duo based out of the Youngstown, Ohio area, comprised of two self-described "music geeks" brought together by their similar musical tastes. With a musical style defined by bass-driven songs, electronic dance beats, and a heavy use of vocal distortion and effects, SS7598 specializes in the art of computerized rock 'n' roll.
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Genre
Alternative • Alternative General
Charts
Peak #738
Peak in subgenre #229
Author
Mike Johns
Rights
Mike Johns
Uploaded
September 12, 2008
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MP3 5.4 MB • 128 kbps • 5:55
Story behind the song
This was originally something of a drunken rant written late one night after listening to the radio and growing more and more frustrated with what was being played. Written in the style of a Johnny Cash song, the rant was titled "Dear Johnny Cash, Please Kill My Radio. Signed, A Fan". Included in the rant were stories about how my favorite radio station as a teenager was shut down and turned into a rap station when alternative music was no longer "marketable", and an odd moment where it literally seemed like every station I could possibly tune in played Outkast's "Hey Ya" at the exact same time. I also mention Tom Petty's album, The Last DJ, and how it was basically ignored by the media entirely. Years later, this rant would become the lyrical basis of the song, now titled "Dear Johnny Cash, Please Kill My Radio".
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