Broadcast
A brief, incantatory song built around the idea of cyclical return -- endings that are secretly beginnings, superstition…
cyclical time superstition and ritual emotional exhaustion
The Clash
A blitzkrieg of apocalyptic headlines delivered as a radio broadcast, "London Calling" imagines a city besieged by nuclear…
nuclear anxiety urban decay disillusionment with youth culture
Hank Williams
This is a live radio broadcast performance of Hank Williams' signature hit, complete with the show's folksy introduction and…
romantic abandonment wounded masculine pride performance and showmanship
R.E.M.
R.E.M.'s breakthrough single is famous for being nearly unparseable as language, built from fragments that gesture at broadcast…
media distrust obscured communication displacement and arrival
