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The Last DJ Lyrics

Artist: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Album: The Last DJ

The Last DJ
Well you can't turn him into a company man
You can't turn him into a whore
And the boys upstairs just don't understand anymore
Well the top brass don't like him talking so much,
And he won't play what they say to play
And he don't want to change what don't need to change

There goes the last DJ
Who plays what he wants to play
And says what he wants to say, hey hey hey...

And there goes your freedom of choice
There goes the last human voice
There goes the last DJ

Well some folks say they're gonna hang him so high
â'Cause you just can't do what he did
There're some things you just can't put in the minds of those kids

As we celebrate mediocrity all the boys upstairs want to see
How much you'll pay for what you used to get for free

There goes the last DJ
Who plays what he wants to play
And says what he wants to say, hey hey hey...

And there goes your freedom of choice
There goes the last human voice
And there goes the last DJ

Well he got him a station down in Mexico
And sometimes it'll kind of come in
And I'll bust a move and remember how it was back then

And there goes the last DJ
Who plays what he wants to play
And says what he wants to say, hey hey hey...

And there goes your freedom of choice
There goes the last human voice.
And there goes the last DJ

Comments/Interpretations

by nottheboss on 5/22/2008 2:30am
one of the greatest songs ever

by Quigs on 6/11/2008 12:52pm
This song is about Jim Ladd who now has a show at www.955klos.com from 8pm-1am (PST) M-F

by Playbunny on 10/2/2008 10:42pm
Jim Ladd, the last freeform DJ on KLOS...you can listen live via stream on myspace.com/jimladd. I love Petty!!

by evan on 12/25/2008 9:40am
HEY HEY HEY

by Frank Lima on 1/20/2009 9:09am
Unfortunately a Very true and sad song. The KinKs/ Ray Davies predicted this in 1981 with " Around the Dial " and even before it was The Ramones with " Do you Remember Rock & Roll Radio ", Elvis Costello also in Radio Radio. We are such fools for letting this happen to us and letting the state of rock & roll that was so important and relevant get to this level. As Ray Davies once said, It's a Shame, and where Have all the Good times Gone? - Frank Lima, The Montvale, New Jersey Hillbilly Boy aka Dan the Fan in KinKdom!

by Puck30 on 1/25/2009 10:53pm
"As we celebrate mediocrity all the boys upstairs want to see"

Tell It Brother!

by Rodger Dee on 5/6/2010 3:34am
Free Radio Lives!
mar.me.uk
give it a listen.. weekends

by Angel mysterioso on 10/7/2010 11:14pm
Don't forget Bill Ashford from the Rock Garden either.

We shall not see their like again.

by Swan song on 11/5/2011 2:28pm
KLOS you suck! JimLadd will never be forgotten or replaced!

by la la on 11/17/2011 8:32pm
how true... unfortunately

by Steven Geldman on 2/13/2012 6:05pm
Jim is back as of 5 minutes ago on Ch 27 Sirius-XM. 4-8PM PT. GO JIM!