Mexican Radio

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Mexican Radio by Wall Of Voodoo

About Mexican Radio

Wall of Voodoo's second full-length album, Call of the West, was a noticeably more approachable work than their debut, Dark Continent, and it even scored a fluke hit single, "Mexican Radio," a loopy little number about puzzled American tourists that's easily the catchiest thing on the album. Speaking with Songfacts about this song in a 2010 interview, frontman Stan Ridgeway explained this song was inspired by the high-wattage, unregulated AM border-blaster Mexican radio stations with signals that traveled well into America .

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About this song

Credited to: Wall Of Voodoo
Album: 80s & 90s Gothic Vibes · Track 39 of 50
Released: March 21, 2025
Duration: 4:10
On Last.fm: 126,373 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: 80s & 90s Gothic Vibes

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Eyes Without A Face by Billy Idol ,
Spellbound by Siouxsie and the Banshees ,
The End Of The World by The Cure ,
London Dungeon by Misfits ,
Tainted Love by Soft Cell ,
Shout by Tears For Fears ,
The Great Commandment by Camouflage ,
Love Song by Simple Minds ,
Town Called Malice by The Jam ,
Fade To Grey by Visage ,
Violet by Hole ,
White Wedding - Pt. 1 / Remastered 2002 by Billy Idol ,
Don't You Want Me by The Human League ,
Perfect by The Smashing Pumpkins ,
Message In A Bottle - Remastered 2003 by The Police ,
Obsession by Animotion ,
Human Fly by The Cramps ,
Happy House by Siouxsie and the Banshees ,
An Honest Mistake by The Bravery ,
Incinerate by Sonic Youth ,
Let Forever Be by The Chemical Brothers ,
Enola Gay - Remastered 2003 by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark ,
I Heard It Through The Grapevine by The Slits ,
Out Of Control by She Wants Revenge ,
Head Over Heels by Tears For Fears ,
Down By The Water by PJ Harvey ,
Underneath The Stars by The Cure ,
Emerge by Fischerspooner ,
I Can't Hardly Stand It by The Cramps ,
This Is Hardcore by Pulp ,
Wasteland by The Mission ,
Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) by Concrete Blonde ,
Candyman by Siouxsie and the Banshees ,
Swamp Thing by The Chameleons ,
Anvil Night Club School by Visage ,
Mad World by Tears For Fears ,
Sleeper In Metropolis by Anne Clark ,
Mexican Radio by Wall Of Voodoo ,
Black Steel by Tricky , Martina Topley-Bird ,
Reward by The Teardrop Explodes ,
Take Me I'm Yours - Single Edit by Squeeze ,
Street Of Dreams by The Damned ,
Dance With Me by Lords Of The New Church ,
Bedsitter by Soft Cell ,
Mental Hopscotch by Missing Persons ,
Blood And Roses by The Smithereens ,
Gothic Girl by The 69 Eyes ,
In The Name Of The Father by Black Grape ,
I Don't Know Why I Love You by The House of Love ,