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Title: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: rbcp on August 04, 2006, 07:18:58 AM: Jenn Martino from http://www.thisisarecording.com (http://www.thisisarecording.com) just emailed me a nice list of telephone-related songs that I might want to use in PLA Radio at some point. Quite a few of these I haven't even heard of. Here's the list:

00 Andrew Dice Clay Phone Sex 02:19 mp3 556,192
01 Tommy Tutone 867-5309 Jenny 03:47 mp3 3,646,738
02 Blondie Call Me 03:35 mp3 6,320,128
03 New Edition Mr. Telephone Man 03:58 mp3 3,815,604
04 Meri Wilson Telephone Man 02:01 mp3 2,438,878
05 Phil Collins Don't Lose My Number 06:36 wma 3,210,563
06 Weird Al Yankovic Phony Calls 03:22 mp3 3,245,915
07 Sugar Ray Answer the Phone 03:35 wma 1,747,295
08 Violent Femmes Telephone Book 01:42 mp3 1,640,451
09 Less Than Jake Jenny (867-5309) 02:16 mp3 4,374,478
10 Depeche Mode Personal Jesus 04:56 mp3 4,747,487
11 Kraftwerk The Telephone Call 08:03 mp3 9,680,896
12 Nitrous Oxide The Telephone Song 02:30 mp3 2,405,065
13 Outkast I'll Call Before I Come 04:18 wma 2,102,103
14 Public Enemy 911 is a Joke 03:17 mp3 3,167,579
15 Raffi Banana Phone 03:16 mp3 2,355,536
16 Henrietta Pussycat Meow Meow Beautiful 02:20 mp3 4,508,029
17 Unknown Prank Collect Calls 01:39 mp3 1,599,488

Does anyone else know of any other songs that feature telephones or even small phone bits? Two I can think of is the operator error recording in Weird Al's Albuquerque song and then the cool little international dialing sequence from that Pink Floyd song.
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: jx on August 04, 2006, 01:06:17 PM: Those are just some of the songs I have in my possession. A more comprehensive list of telephone-related songs can be found at Telephone Tunes (http://www.thisisarecording.com/telephone-tunes/)
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: legend813 on August 04, 2006, 10:00:42 PM: Dont forget...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F05FhLT6ppA
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: Raptor on September 16, 2006, 06:43:52 AM: 06 Weird Al Yankovic Phony Calls 03:22 mp3 3,245,915

you should play that one sometime :)
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: CountyKid on September 16, 2006, 12:09:08 PM: You're a fucking retard.

Your Phone's Off the Hook, but you're not, X.
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: silentneep on September 16, 2006, 12:31:16 PM: That sugar ray song is a piece of shit.

You could use the part from Sledgehammer where Peter Gabriel's saying, "All you have to do is call me... call me anytime."

There's also Never There by Cake.

That's all that comes to mind off the top of my noggin.
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: rbcp on September 16, 2006, 12:38:54 PM: One bit I've been meaning to put in an episode is from Weird Al's Albuquerque. The part where he sings, "If you'd like to make a call please hang up and try again. If you need help hang up and then call your operator."
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: Altalp on September 17, 2006, 03:53:29 PM: Har Mar Superstar DUI
NO Doubt Spiderwebs
Jim Croce    Operator
Hinder    Lips of an angel
Christina MIlian Your last call
The Rembrandts    Call Me
Stevie WOnder    I just called to say I love you
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: nwbell on October 17, 2006, 02:10:29 PM: Quote from: rbcp on September 16, 2006, 12:38:54 PM
One bit I've been meaning to put in an episode is from Weird Al's Albuquerque. The part where he sings, "If you'd like to make a call please hang up and try again. If you need help hang up and then call your operator."

I was waiting to see that get mentioned.

Also, as much as I despise ELO, it ought to be mentioned that they have a few fone-related tunes out there. "Telephone Line" is a really sucky song, but is filled with phreaky noises. No MF, though :(
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: CountyKid on October 17, 2006, 02:15:49 PM: Operator, by the Grateful Dead is about placing a telephone call.
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: Alpha Omicron on October 17, 2006, 03:05:25 PM: Cake - No Phone
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: murd0c on October 17, 2006, 03:55:15 PM: The Telephone Call by Kraftwerk is a great song, plz use it often.
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: I-baLL on October 20, 2006, 09:25:26 AM: "Hello, operator" by the White Stripes.
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: trevelyn on October 27, 2006, 01:47:20 PM: don't forget "payphone under a streetlamp" by me. :)

http://www.zombie.el.cx/music/payphone-under-streetlight.mp3

you can use it on your show maybe? -trevelyn.
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: rbcp on October 27, 2006, 02:35:57 PM: Quote from: trevelyn on October 27, 2006, 01:47:20 PM
don't forget "payphone under a streetlamp" by me. :)

http://www.zombie.el.cx/music/payphone-under-streetlight.mp3

you can use it on your show maybe? -trevelyn.

Nice! I just may do that.
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: frog on October 27, 2006, 02:45:41 PM: Wow, I was actually impressed with that phone song. Great work, there, I can't remember your name.
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: gangals on October 27, 2006, 03:08:07 PM: I'll agree with RBCP and Frog, nice stuff there trevelyn!
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: trevelyn on October 27, 2006, 07:40:54 PM: thanks for the great response, it's featured on my cd "Hidden Midnight Dancer" (by DjBoo!) and everyone here in PA said i should show you guys, I seriously file system checking love telephones, i have become obsessed i think... i tried to get some guy called Majest|c to help me with content form my new site but he seemed pissed, or too cool. It will be http://phreaker.el.cx (right now, still under the name http://zombie.el.cx) but if you guys wanna add to my site that would be cool, i wanna mash *everything* together phone related. DATU/Proctors/ANI/DMS/5ESS/BOX's/TXT's/SCANS/ everything you name, it even vids from phreakvids. :)

thanks again.

- trevelyn.
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: . on November 01, 2006, 03:13:25 AM: Woke up this morning I was all alone saw your picture by the telephone
I was missing you oh so bad
Wish I had you here to hold all I've got is this touch-tone phone
So I guess I'll give you a call

Operator help me please get thru to my baby way overseas
Time's a wastin' oh so fast
Hello baby tell me is that you I don't know what we're gonna do
But for now I'm glad I got you on the line

Well it feels so fine knowing you're all right
But you're miles away lord it's not the same

Well I woke up this morning I was all alone saw your picture by the telephone
I've been missing you baby oh so bad
I love you baby with all my might come on home and squeeze me tight
Long distance lovin's gonna drive me out of my mind
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: ghostman on November 01, 2006, 09:21:03 AM: Quote
That sugar ray song is a piece of shit.
My ass has fallen off due to laughter., that's what I was gonna say.

Cyndi Lauper "911" has Pee-Wee Herman at the end as the operator... it's on the True Colors album.
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: rbcp on November 11, 2006, 12:48:55 PM: A guy named Larry D just emailed me another list of telephone songs. I know some of them are duplicates, but there's a few in there that I don't think were listed in this thread...

"Answering Machine" Rupert Holmes
"You Know My Name Look Up the Number" Beatles
"Hello Goodbye" Beatles
"Hangin on the Telephone" Blondie
"Operator" Jim Croce
"Smooth Operator" Sade
"Hello It's Me" Todd Rundgren
"I Just Called to Say I Love You" Stevie Wonder
"Mr. Telephone Man" New Edition
"HotLine" The Sylvers
"Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" Travis Tritt
"Long Distance Operator" Bob Dylan
"Love on the Telephone" Foreigner
"Long Distance" Iggy Pop
"Miss You" Rolling Stones
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: Yauch on November 15, 2006, 11:31:35 PM: Party Line By GI (that is Goverment Issue) is the only phone related song that matters.
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: . on November 16, 2006, 02:33:37 AM: "You just better start sniffin' your own
rank subjugation jack 'cause it's just you
against your tattered libido, the bank and
the mortician, forever man and it wouldn't
be luck if you could get out of life alive"*

the above is part of "Knockin' On Heavens Door" by GNR when a random guy dials a phone and says that. I thought that it has class I don't know.

FB, you can't live with him.... because he's unbearable!
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: ghostman on November 16, 2006, 09:24:53 AM: P. C. Irving + Tim Bryson "Cap N Crunch" - it's in the Poolhall Junkies movie, which of course has nothing to do with fones.
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: Dr P4nyk on November 16, 2006, 07:22:51 PM: ELO - Telephone line
ELO - Calling america

For the young people on here that's Electric Light Orchestra.

P4nyk
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: trevelyn on November 29, 2006, 08:39:38 AM: heres the first song i made years ago, it's called "It's a Landline Party!!" - By DJ Boo! (me)
you can use it if you like, I was going to make a CD with all music just like these songs i sumbitted here, called "out of order/off the hook" but that was a long time ago, and i am too busy :( maybe i still will, would you guys buy my cd if imade one oneday? - have phun. -trevlyn

http://www.zombie.el.cx/music/landline.mp3

if you dont have wget you can simply index the files here:

http://www.zombie.el.cx/music/

:)
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: winterbourne on November 29, 2006, 11:03:36 AM: how bout The Nerves - Don't Leave Me Hangin' on the Telephone
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: trevelyn on December 07, 2006, 10:08:57 PM: hey, heres another one guys, i just made it :) i've come to the conclusion that the cd will just be called "please, check the number." so i can make mathematics related songs too. tell me what you think!

http://www.zombie.el.cx/music/DjBoo_02_phone_dreaming.mp3

;)
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: trevelyn on December 20, 2006, 08:24:20 PM: :) :) :) this one actually says "PLA is 1337" in it a few times, I made it just for you guys :) hope you like it, i love composing DTMF's error messages SIT's and DATU's :P :P
EDIT: heh, forgot the link i was so excited!
http://zombie.el.cx/music/track-02-PLA-is-1337.mp3
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: tk on December 20, 2006, 10:51:35 PM: RBCP forgot Rockwell's Obscene Phone Caller. I remember that from the super old PLATV.
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: . on December 21, 2006, 02:14:44 AM: Guys check this out:

http://www.radioblogclub.com/search/0/phone

Some of them can fit I think
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: xelodiex on June 02, 2007, 04:05:06 PM: Its me again margaret by Ray Stevens
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: randomtime on June 04, 2007, 10:14:21 AM: Quote from: rbcp on September 16, 2006, 12:38:54 PM
One bit I've been meaning to put in an episode is from Weird Al's Albuquerque. The part where he sings, "If you'd like to make a call please hang up and try again. If you need help hang up and then call your operator."
I'd put it in epidode 14 if I were u
Title: Re: Telephone Songs for the show
Post by: 503loser on June 07, 2007, 08:49:44 PM: How about "Dialing In It" that's on Hell Atlantic's website?
http://hellatlantic.monoperative.net/ (http://hellatlantic.monoperative.net/)
Or the Anna In the Dark songs from a few years ago where the phone mobs and prank call bits were mixed in?