- 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.
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.
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