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I Watched It All (On My Radio)
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Wikipedia article
"'I Watched It All (On My Radio)'" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Lionel Cartwright. It was released in February 1990 as the first single from the album 'I Watched It on the Radio'. The song reached number eight on the 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Cartwright and Don Schlitz.
Content
"I Watched It All (On My Radio)" is a young man's reminiscence of owning a transistor radio when he was a young boy. He recalls that, at bedtime, he would take the small radio that he had hidden beneath his pillow and began listening.
The lyrics contain references to the peak of AM broadcasting, when most top 40 and country music stations were on the AM band. Along with recollections of listening to music from such acts as The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Byrds, he also remembers listening to baseball games and Saturday night broadcasts of the Grand Ole Opry. Other references mentioned included tests of the Emergency Broadcast System, and the sign-off process, a sermonette by a local preacher ("'to tell me what's right, to tell me what's wrong'"), and the playing of the 'National Anthem'.
Music video
The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in late 1989.
Chart performance
Year-end charts
References
Category:1990 singles
Category:Lionel Cartwright songs
Category:Songs written by Don Schlitz
Category:Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Lionel Cartwright
Category:MCA Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by John Lloyd Miller
Category:1990 songs
Category:Songs about radio
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