Fun Music Information -> Wall Of Voodoo
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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:
These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.
Wall of VoodooBetter Off Solo:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Stan Ridgeway" | "This guy was obviously the brains of that outfit. A fantastic lyricist, who only needed a drum machine and a synth. anyway, his material after he left W.O.V. is far more interesting." | - princejellyfish |
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Mexican Radio" | "Olbermann's Stupid Show" | Sarcastic Paranoid |
| "Mexican Radio" | "Ron Mexico" | Steve Kalafut |
| "Mexican Radio" | "Discount Mexican Pharmacy" | Larry Hensley |
| "Mexican Radio" | "Montreal Expos" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "Mexican Radio" | "Dyslexian Typios" | Merry & Pippin |
| "Mexican Radio" | "Mexican Immigrants" | moscowman |
| "Red Light" | "I Aint Harmon Anymore" | yoidy |
| "Far Side Of Crazy" | "Cooped Up In Ramallah (Arafat's Lament)" | Taoist |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Video Killed the Radio Star The Buggles | Mexican Radio Wall of Voodoo | Video Killed the Mexican Radio Star | Martha Hankins |
| My Radio Sure Sounds Good To Me Graham Central Station | Mexican Radio Wall Of Voodoo | My Mexican Radio Sure Sounds Good To Me | soul |
| Guerilla Radio Rage Against The Machine | Mexican Radio Wall Of Voodoo | Mexican Guerilla Radio | I am the viod |
| Hands On The Radio Henry Lee Summer | Mexican Radio Wall Of Voodoo | Hands On The Mexican Radio | MOR |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Berlin Wall
Berlin combined with Wall Of Voodoo
Submitted By: Todd W. Zimmerman
Dishwalla Of Voodoo
Dishwalla combined with Wall Of Voodoo
I'm on a-Mexican Radio counting blue cars.(Not very entertaining, is it?)
Submitted By: Rocky Roccoco-Cola
Wall Of Voodoo Dolls
Wall Of Voodoo combined with Goo Goo Dolls
Submitted By: funny
Wall Street Boys
Wall Of Voodoo combined with Backstreet Boys
Their music will SELL! SELL! SELL!
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Misheard Lyrics:
"Mexican Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: I bought a Mexican radio
I bought a Mexican, whoa-oa, radio. Original Lyrics: I'm on a Mexican radio
I'm on a Mexican, whoa-oa, radio. | "Mexican Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: I got an itch from south of the Border.
Original Lyrics: I dial it in from south of the Border.
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"Mexican Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: I brought the Aerobid to the station.
Original Lyrics: I dial it in and tune the station.
| "Mexican Radio"
Misheard Lyrics: Leave it on when in a bed of lumber
Original Lyrics: Leave it on when in bed I slumber
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Funny Lyrics:
"Mexican Radio"
The Funny Lyrics: I wish i was in tijuana eating barbequed iguana....
Why They're Funny: i just think its funny...lol..i can imagine him eating iguanas..lol..yuck
Submitted by: Vanessa
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Song Title Space Change:
"Dark As A Dung Eon" originally "Dark As A Dungeon"
Submitted by: Larry The Babel Guy
Band Name Anagrams:
Lo, Do A Fool Vow Submitted by: Larry The Babel Guy
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Mexican Radio"
The Lyrics: I dial it in and tune the station They talk about the U.S. inflation I understand just a little No comprendo, it's a riddle
I'm on a Mexican radio I'm on a Mexican radio I wish I was in Tiajuana Eating barbequed iguana Why: The L.A. New Wave band, Wall Of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio" was a minor national hit (reaching into the Top 50 on Billboard Magazine's HOT 100 charts) in 1983. Listed above is the second verse, the second chorus and the first two lines of the third verse. In this section we have shoutouts to the U.S. which is the United States, Mexico (through Mexican, which is also in the title) and the Mexican city of Tiajuana, where the lead singer wanted to eat barbequed iguana.
Submitted by: Peter
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Foreign Language in English Songs:
"Mexican Radio"
The Lyrics: I dial it in and tune the station They talk about the U.S. inflation. I understand just a little
No comprendo, it's a riddle. Why: The "no comprendo" is Spanish with a Mexican accent. Back in 1983, the band Wall Of Voodoo, was a Los Angeles New Wave band that was the music critics darlings. But alas, Wall Of Voodoo, were to have very little commercial success on the charts, with "Mexican Radio" reaching up into the Top 50 of the Billboard HOT 100 charts. But "Mexican Radio" is still fondly remembered by a lot of New Wave audiences with it's classic vocals by lead singer, Stan Ridgeway, and it still gets a lot of airplay on several radio stations across the country that have retro New Wave shows or play that kind of music (two of my favorites to play the tune are Atlanta GA's 99X and Victoria, BC's 100.3 The Q! -- and several later artists were influenced by Wall Of Voodoo's sound on "Mexican Radio" including R.E.M.). "Besides the second verse with it's "no comprendo" line, as written here, you can also here on the recording and on the video (that got a lot of airplay back in 1983 on MTV) a Mexican sounding dj that is an actual one-time dj, Stan Ridgeway. New Wave audiences and critics a like still love the line from the song that Ridgeway sings of, "I wish I was in Tijuana eating barbequed iguana."
Submitted by: Peter
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