When it started I thought this was Bruce Hornsby or Stan Ridgeway, but this isn't nearly that good as what I already heard of those two
Not bad though.

masterhead wrote:
I don't picture listening to this song while at the dentist..I can picture listening to Pat Metheny...or Kenny G...or John Tesh...aaaaagggg

I feel like driving in Chiapas and giving a ride to a couple of guerrilla guys and maybe commandante Marcos, yeahh...Pasa la mota....

This is like having my teeth pulled.

Great track. I was first introduced to it by Celtic Frost in the late 80's on Into the Pandemonium.

One of my all time favorite tunes!!

cataloger wrote: That's one way to get thru rush hour. I hope you didn't leave to many wrecks piled by the side of the road. Oh...cool music.

No comprendo..el sombrero...
Great song.. good memories...
and Iguana Tacos

I remember listening to this on a Colorado freeway, just blazing through traffic. Probably the best moment driving....ever.

Ridgway is known primarily as the voice of Wall of Voodoo, but his solo work is much more impressive. A good place to start is with the two solo Ridgway LPs from the late 80s after WOV broke up... "The Big Heat" and "Mosquitos" are brilliant and unique albums that deserved a much wider audience.

Bill, how about some Stan Ridgway solo stuff? He's got quite an impressive catalog that goes way beyond the Walll of Voodoo stuff.

SteveI wrote:
You really think so?

i guess i date myself, but i love this song.

CaptTofu wrote:

I remember 91X too from my jr. high/high school days. If the weather was right, we could get the signal in Los Angeles. Mighty 690 is something I remember from earlier - but I think it was the same idea.

This song needs to be followed up with "Turning Japanese"

When I was stationed in San Diego in the 80s, 91X (based out of Tiajuana, mainly so they could have a powerful antenna and not have to deal with the excessive FCC) used to play this song all the time! Ah, how I miss 91X of those days.

DBCinCA wrote:

The cool thing is that I first heard this song on Mexican radio - anyone else from So.Cal? The Mighty 690 AM, brodcasting from "south of the border" - giving us an alternative to crappy FM stations in L.A. (KLOS, KMET, even KROQ - each a victim of their own niche). And I was in jr. high, so the AM sound quality wasn't such an issue for me at that point. The video was cool too.

I MISSED it???? Argh....

Play it again (soon), Bill!

This song will never get old for me. Funky and fun.

Patrick wrote:

Great movie! Love the characters! Also, a great soundtrack... saw it in Sundance.

Anybody familiar with a solo retrospective Ridgeway did? I think it was called American Music or something... I bought it for my brother one Christmas because of some incredibly interesting packaging that made me think it was an archive of little gems (like The Basement Tapes). Anyway, I never got to explore it but wanted to. He's one of those artists that have been around, I find interesting but know little about.

MtnSinger wrote:

I've been hearing that for a decade or more. Anybody have stuff they could upload? I can imagine it's probably good.

This was a good song that I grew tired of in 1983, and don't really need to hear it but once every few years.

Don't write off this band or Stan Ridgway...Mexican Radio was their "pop" entry that got mainstream airplay. I've seen them live in SF years ago and they were quite the show!

earache wrote:

sounds like someone needs a nap... ;)

:D/

Am I listening to Dr. Dimento? This novelty song doesn't deserve a recurring role in the playlist. The first instance of saying "oh yeah" was quite enough. Wall of Doo Doo?

not my favorite. but it's not bad.

"Pirate Radio" then "Mexican Radio". We need to get "Heard It On The X" add to this set.

beelzebubba wrote:

yup.

I really love this tune. Nice to hear it here. I have a geatest hits cd, some pretty strange stuff. Although I really like Drive She Said too.