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Radio Song is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Boogie Down Productions and Joy Division. Those roots explain a lot about how Radio Song arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Losing My Religion, Dreaming of You and Affection, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 5 connections around Radio Song, reaching back through Boogie Down Productions. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Radio Song" is a song by American rock band R.E.M., released as the fourth single from their seventh album, Out of Time (1991), where it appears as the opening track. Lead singer Michael Stipe once said that he hoped everyone had enough sense of humor to realize that he was "kind of taking the piss of everyone," himself included. Stipe also asked KRS-One, leader of Boogie Down Productions, to contribute to the track. He provides some backing vocals for the track, as well as a closing rap, and appears prominently in the video.
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Radio Song grew out of Boogie Down Productions and Joy Division, shares an orbit with Losing My Religion, Dreaming of You and Affection. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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