Radio Activity
Royal Cash Lyrics

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(The power's on)
Let's jam, let's jam radioactive
(All systems go)
Let's jam, let's jam radioactive
(Rock in stereo), Lets jam,
Lets jam radioactive (So turn up the radio)
When your body has that feeling and you don't know what it is
Got you movin', got you groovin', like you dancing with appeal
And you know that you are grooving cuz you feel it in your soul
And you know you can't stop dancing cuz the power has control

I've got radio, activity
I've got radio, activity

Let's jam, let's jam radioactive
Let's jam, let's jam radioactive
Let's jam
Let's jam, let's jam radioactive

(I've got radio) You can feel it in
Your spirit and you know just what it is
(Activity) Cuz the power, by the hour, got you dancing with that feel
(I've got radio) And you know that you
Are grooving and you feel it in your soul
(Activity) And you know you can't
Stop dancing cuz the power has control

I've got radio
Let's jam,(Ahhh) let's jam radioactive
Activity (Ahhh)
Let's jam, let's jam (Radio) radioactive
I've got radio
Let's jam,(Ahhh) let's jam radioactive
Activity
Let's jam,(Hurt me now crazy) let's jam radioactive

New York is radio active
L.A. is radio active
D.C. is radio active
San Francisco
All systems go

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We will, we will, rock you (Come on sing it now we'll rock awhile)
We will, we will, rock you (Haa wooo)

Let's jam, let's jam radioactive

I've got radio, activity
I've got radio, activity (Ahhh)

Would you please turn that radio down on the subway?

Who that tryin' to be bad?
Who that, who that, who that tryin' to be bad?
(Say what?)
Who that, who that, who that tryin' to be bad?
Who that, who that, who that tryin' to be bad?

I've got radio, activity, I've got radio, activity

If you can call this number in twenty-four
Seconds, you will be our lucky winner today

There's a price freeze on phone ring
Hey may I help you
There's a price freeze on phone ring
Hey buddy may I help you

Hey buddy buddy, hey buddy buddy
I say a hey buddy buddy, hey buddy buddy
If you can dig it, you can get it, you can get these

Hey buddy buddy, hey buddy buddy
I say hey buddy buddy, hey buddy buddy
If you can dig it, you can get it, you can get these

Hey buddy buddy, hey buddy buddy
I say Hey buddy buddy, hey buddy buddy
If you can dig it you can get it you can get these

Hey buddy buddy, hey buddy buddy
I say hey buddy buddy, hey buddy buddy
If you can dig it, you can get it, you can get these

Lets jam, lets jam radio active

Alert! Alert! Alert! the party is on

Well well well what do we have here?
Another radio active person
The music gets in your system and you lose all control body movements
It the music that makes you move, and this you now know
Everybody like some kind of music (I've got
Radio) rather if its Jazz, Rock, Soul and Rap
If I had my pick of anything(Activity) in life to be, I would be a dj
Because a dj spreads joy (I've got radio) and happiness into each and
Everyone's heart and contaminates everyone with radio activity
(Activity), yes everyone likes some
Kind of music, don't believe me watch this!

Hey pretty young thing (Yes)
What kind of music you like are you
Radio active are you radio active In Queens?
What kind of music I like? what kind of what kind of music I like?
I'm trying to make in life
I'm trying to go to school and get my degree,
I'm trying to make something of
Myself so I can some good things in life
I ain't got no time for nobody standing on no street corner playing a
Loud radio the people around cannot even
Read the news paper on the subway or the bus
I ain't got no time for you,
And this you now (I've got radio) know, besides like class (Activity)

Don't even try it, tying to read me and thing (I've got radio)
I can name that tune,
I'm not going to use you you're (Activity) not doing me a favor
You think your so grand,
I asked you(I've got radio) a simple
Question you give me a complicated answer
You think your so smart, you think your a (activity)brick house,
But baby let me tell ya your just another brick
In the wall (I've got radio), and this you now know

Well I never!(Activity)

I can see why, give me some head-phones so I can heard what I'm doing

Your sure gross

You like it I know you like it

I don't need this ha, I'm going, ha ha and this you now know

Yo! you go with her? you don't see me coming with her
Hey recter! what kind of music do you like in Queens?
Are you radio active, are you radio active?

Indeed I am, I have a electronic stereo, it has dolby noise reduction,
Phased lock tuning with digital read out,
A noise barometer 200 watts per channel,
12 inch woofer, 2 6 inch tweeters if you know what I mean?
I am dofiantly into the classics
Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven
Raah baah, Rah baah, Beethoven well alright

Hey man, what kind of music do you like in Queens,
What kind of music do you like,
Are you radio active, are you radio active?

Ahh man I like the Reggae' man you know,
Turn it up for me man, ahh turn it up for me

Overall Meaning

The song "Radio Activity" by Royal Cash is an upbeat dance tune that speaks to the power of music and how it can control the body and soul. The opening lyrics, "Let's jam, let's jam radioactive, the power's on, all systems go, rock in stereo, so turn up the radio," sets the tone for a high-energy experience. The chorus, which repeats the phrase "I've got radio activity," is an ode to the feeling that music produces. The song suggests that when the body begins to move and groove to music, the power behind the rhythm takes control, and you can't help but dance.

The lyrics are peppered with references related to music and its effects on people, such as, "when your body has that feeling and you don't know what it is... and you know that you are grooving because you feel it in your soul." The song also references the power of music to connect people from different areas such as New York, L.A., D.C., and San Francisco. The lyrics, "All systems go," are repeated several times, implying that the entire world could unite and dance together through the power of music.

Interestingly, the song is often credited with being one of the first examples of electro-funk, a fusion of funk music and electronic sounds that would go on to influence many other genres of music. The song was released in 1983 by a group named Royal Cash, a collective of singer-songwriters hailing from New York. The song was a hit on dance floors in Brooklyn and quickly spread throughout the US and the world.

Line by Line Meaning

Let's jam, let's jam radioactive
Let's listen to music and vibe

The power's on
The music is playing loud

All systems go
Everything is ready for a good party

Rock in stereo
The music sounds good in both speakers

So turn up the radio
Make the music louder

When your body has that feeling and you don't know what it is
When the music makes your body move unconsciously

Got you movin', got you groovin', like you dancing with appeal
The music is so good it convinces you to dance

And you know that you are grooving cuz you feel it in your soul
The music connects with your spirit

And you know you can't stop dancing cuz the power has control
The music controls your movements

I've got radio, activity
I have music that energizes people

Would you please turn that radio down on the subway?
Can you lower the volume of that music?

we will, rock you (Come on sing it now we'll rock awhile)
Let's have a good party with music

Let's jam, let's jam radioactive
Let's listen to music and vibe

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The music is so good it makes people move quickly

If you can dig it you can get it you can get these
If you can feel the music's groove you can enjoy it

Alert! Alert! Alert! the party is on
The party's starting

Another radio active person
Another person that likes good music

Everybody like some kind of music (I've got
Everyone enjoys a different type of music

What kind of music you like are you
What's your favorite type of music?

I'm trying to make in life
I'm trying to succeed in life

I asked you(I've got radio) a simple
I asked a basic question

I can name that tune,
I can recognize a song by just hearing a few notes

Your sure gross
Your behavior is unpleasant

Hey man, what kind of music do you like in Queens,
What type of music do you enjoy?

Ahh man I like the Reggae' man you know,
I enjoy listening to Reggae music

Turn it up for me man, ahh turn it up for me
Make the music louder for me, please

Writer(s): Cash Darryl

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