Top Five Songs With Outmoded Lyrical Telecommunications References
1. BeyoncĂ©, “Crazy in Love” (“Got me hoping you’ll page me right now”)
2. R.E.M., “Star 69” (“I know you called, I know you hung up my line”)
3. The Kinks, “Party Line” (“Wish I had a more direct connection”)
4. The Mekons, “Authority” (“Fax me in the morning”)
5. Blondie, “Hanging on the Telephone” (“I’m in the phone booth, it’s the one across the hall”)
posted 1 October 2012 in Tasty Bits and tagged telecommunications, top five. 2 comments
October 1st, 2012 at 2:42 pm
Missy Elliott, “Beep Me 911”
October 21st, 2012 at 10:31 am
“Answering Machine,” by both the Replacements and Rupert Holmes.