Wednesday 23 April 2008

Brrrrr, Brrrrr.... Brrrr, Brrrrr

Songs where the central theme is phones or the use thereof. Peripheral mentions of ringing someone up don't count.


  • 5.7.0.5. - City Boy. But there's no reply.
  • 634-5789 - Wilson Pickett, the Blues Brothers, Bon Jovi and (best of all, says Chris) Ry Cooder.
  • Babe - Take That.
  • Beechwood 4-5789 - The Marvelettes. You can call me up and have a date any old time - very obliging.
  • Call Me - Blondie. Appelle-moi, mon cherie.
  • Donna - 10 CC. Scores extra points for phone sound effects.
  • Hanging On The Telephone - Blondie.
  • Hello, This Is Joanie (The Telephone Answering Machine Song) - Paul Evans. Joanie just died in a car crash, but hey, at least we can still hear her voice on the answering machine.
  • I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder. Free key change with every chorus.
  • Is Vic There? - Department S
  • Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - In Deep.
  • Love It When You Call - The Feeling.
  • Memphis, Tennessee - Chuck Berry. Long distance information, give me Memphis Tennessee.
  • Midnight Moonlight - The Be Good Tanyas.
    "If you ever get lonesome / and you're down in San Antone / just beg, steal or borrow / two nickels or a dime / and call me on the phone."
  • Name And Number - Curiosity Killed The Cat
  • Nobody Home - Pink Floyd.
  • One Of The Boys - Mott The Hoople. Can't find the recording now, and the lyrics give nothing away, but I'm pretty sure this has something to do with phones.
  • Pennsylvania 65000 - Glenn Miller Band
  • Private Number - Judy Clay & William Bell. And several other songs of the same name.
  • Red Frame White Light - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark. About an old-fashioned UK phone box.
  • Ring Ring - Abba. "The happiest sound of them all." Not in our house.
  • Ring Ring - Mika. "Is that you on the phone? / You think you're clever / But you're never saying nothing at all."
  • Sylvia's Mother - Dr Hook. And the operator said "40 cents more for the next three minutes..."
  • Talk To Me Baby - The Blues Band.
  • Telephone - Diana Ross
  • Telephone - Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé
  • Telephone Call from Istanbul - Tom Waits
  • Telephone Line - E.L.O. Let it ring for evermore.
  • Telephone Man - Meri Wilson. She got it in the kitchen, she got it in the hall...
  • Wanna See Your Telephone Bill - Telephone Bill and the Smooth Operators.