A.M. Radio
Everclear Lyrics

K-H-J Los Angeles!
Introducing the song with a shoutout to a popular radio station from the past.

Portions of today's programming are reproduced by means of electrical transcriptions or tape recordings
An announcement that some of the music being played may be recorded, as opposed to being played live.

You can hear the music Of the AM Radio
Stating that the AM Radio is responsible for broadcasting music that can be heard by anyone who tunes in.

The VCR and the DVD There was none of that crap Back in 1970 We didn't know about a World Wide Web It was a whole different game Being played back when I was a kid
Reflecting on how different things were back in the 70s, before modern technologies existed.

want to get down in a cool way Picture yourself on a beautiful day Big bell bottoms and groovy long hair Just walking in style with a portable CD player No you'd listen to the music on the
Creating an image of how people used to look and act while listening to music on the radio, instead of a modern-day CD player.

AM Radio AM Radio Yeah you could hear the music on the AM Radio AM Radio
Reiterating that the focus of the song is the AM Radio, and the music that it plays for its listeners.

Flashback, seventy-two Another summer in the neighborhood Hanging out with nothing to do Sometimes we go driving around In my sister's pinto Cruising with the windows rolled down We listen to the radio station We were too damn cool To buy the eight track tape There wasn't any good time To want to be inside My mama want to watch that TV All goddamn night
Recollecting a specific moment in time where the singer and his friends would cruise around in a car, listening to the radio, rather than engaging in other activities.

I'd be in bed with the radio on I would listen to it all night long Just to hear my favorite song You'd have to wait till you could hear it on the
Expressing how much the artist enjoyed listening to the radio, and how much he looked forward to hearing his favorite songs when they came on.

I can still hear Mama say Boy turn that radio down! Aw, Mom. Not that show again! I don't want to watch that show! Can't we watch Good Times or Chico and the Man or something cool? Turn it off!
Showing how the artist and his mother have different tastes in entertainment, with the artist preferring music on the radio, and his mother preferring TV shows.

Things changed back in seventy-five We were all growing up on the in and the outside We got in trouble with the police man We got busted getting high in the back of my friend's van I remember 1977 I started going to concerts and I saw the Led Zeppelin I got a guitar on Christmas day I dreamed that Jimmy Page would come to Santa Monica to teach me to play teach me to play
Recalling some of the changes and experiences the artist had as he grew up and became more interested in music, specifically the rock band Led Zeppelin.

There isn't any place that I need to go There isn't anything that I need to know That I did not learn on the radio
Emphasizing how much the singer owes to the radio for his knowledge and entertainment, essentially making the point that he doesn't need anything else besides the radio.

Everything gets stupid and I just don't know where to find my happy I listen to my music on the AM Radio AM Radio You can hear the music on the AM Radio AM Radio
Suggesting that when life gets too complicated or frustrating, the artist can always rely on the AM Radio to provide some sense of enjoyment or escape.

I like pop, I like soul, I like rock, but I never liked disco. I like pop, I like soul, I like rock, but I never liked disco. We like pop, we like soul, we like rock, but we never liked disco No never liked disco No never liked disco No never liked disco No never liked disco
Listing out the singer's and his friends' varying preferences in music, ultimately settling on the shared belief that they never liked disco music.