In these days of download and stream, we might forget how big radio was in the rock music story and the emergence of youth culture.

Radio was the place to be,  a never-ending party for a community of invisible souls hungry for music.

And every now and then, someone wrote a song about being part of that, about listening to the radio.

Queen, The Doors, Joy Division, Elvis Costello, The Clash, Donna Summer, Joni Mitchell, and The Sports, celebrating the joy of hearing music on the radio.