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God Is A Radio

by Al Hovden

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This song was inspired by the great Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood. I happened to be watching her being interviewed on TV one day by Lorna Dueck, a Christian talk show host. Dueck was quite insistent on finding out if Atwood believed in a god or not. She wouldn't let up and Atwood finally said "We're like a radio receiver - there's a broadcaster - how are you tuning your radio?" I thought that was a great concept and gave me the idea for the song and the title.

While writing and producing this song I realized I needed to have the title - God Is A Radio - spoken in other languages to help support the central idea of the song. After some thought it occurred to me that I was surrounded at work by people that spoke 15 or more languages. I brought in a small Zoom audio recorder one day and went around and recorded a dozen or so of their translations. These are the voices you hear in the song. What a great country Canada is to have so many different cultures living together!

The song is based on the idea that the human race has many languages, cultures, religions and belief systems - but they all come from the same source. The radio is a good analogy for this - people tune into their favorite shows or stations but the source behind it is the same - the radio or carrier waves that carry all those different programs to so many different places.

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God Is A Radio

We're singing tonight to the songs that shoot straight from the stars
They fall all around you
Wherever you are

Up from the ground there's a sound round the world that's begun
The words may be different
But we're singing as one

God is a radio
It's got the music
God is a radio
Let's get down and move it

Gather around to the sound that you hear in your head
If you don't know the words
Then dance to the music instead

The frequency's steady the signal goes straight to your heart
Get your radio ready
Just tune in and start

God is a radio
It's got the music
God is a radio
Let's get down and move it

Dance brother
Dance sister
Sing a song of peace mister
Laugh don't you cry
Gonna be just fine
He with ya
She with ya
Everyone ya see with ya
The more things change
The more they stay the same

God is a radio
It's got the music
God is a radio
Let's get down and move it

Written by: Al Hovden
SOCAN 2014
Email: ahovden@gmail.com
Phone: 1-604-737-1308

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released February 10, 2015

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Al Hovden Vancouver, British Columbia

Written songs for Bruce Fairburn – producer of Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Yes and more; songs published by Bruce Allen (manager of Bryan Adams, Michael Buble and Diana Krall) and produced material for many other Canadian artists and publishers. Also wrote songs for two albums by Terry Jacks (famous for the #1 international hit Season’s In The Sun). This year placed a song in a US TV show TBA. ... more

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