The Spirit Of Radio by Rush

Artist: Rush

Genre: Pop

Length: 4:56

The song is dedicated to CFNY, which at the time was a Toronto radio station that played “alternative” music – the kind of stuff that wasn’t being heard on the pop stations or the hard rock stations. Ironically, Rush was probably not being played on CFNY very often in the late 1970s and early 1980s; they would have been seen as too tied to the 70s hard-rock sound that would (in Toronto) have been heard on stations like Q107. The opening riff is somewhat comparable to that of Dream Police ...

The Spirit Of Radio lyrics

Begin the day with a friendly voice
A companion unobtrusive
Plays that song that's so elusive
And the magic music makes your morning mood
Off on your way, hit the open road
There is magic at your fingers
For the Spirit ever lingers
Undemanding contact in your happy solitude
Invisible airwaves crackle with life
Bright antenna bristle with the energy
Emotional feedback on timeless wavelength
Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free
All this machinery making modern music
Can still be open-hearted
Not so coldly charted, it's really just a question
Of your honesty, yeah, your honesty
One likes to believe in the freedom of music
But glittering prizes and endless compromises
Shatter the illusion of integrity, yeah
Invisible airwaves crackle with life
Bright antenna bristle with the energy
Emotional feedback on timeless wavelength
Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free
For the words of the profits were written on the studio wall
Concert hall
And echoes with the sound of salesmen.
Of salesmen
Of salesmen

More songs by Rush