Songs that mention Telephones

[caytlyn]

JOHNNY RIVERS
"Memphis"
(Chuck Berry)



Long distance information, give me Memphis Tennessee
Help me find a party that tried to get in touch with me
She could not leave a number but I know who placed the call
'cause my uncle took a message and he wrote it on the wall

Help me, information, get in touch with my Marie
She's the only one who'd call me here from Memphis Tennessee
Her home is on the south side, high upon a ridge
Just a half a mile from the Mississippi bridge

Last time I saw Marie she was wavin' me goodbye
With "hurry-home" drops on her cheek that trickled from her eye
But we were pulled apart because her mom did not agree
And tore apart our happy home in Memphis Tennessee

Help me, information, more than that I cannot add
Only that I miss her and all the fun we had
Marie is only six years old, information please
Try to put me through to her in Memphis Tennessee

 

[goofy's friends]

My Favorite, Blake Shelton

Austin lyrics

She left without leavin' a number
Said she needed to clear her mind
He figured she'd gone back to Austin
'Cause she talked about it all the time
It was almost a year before she called him up
Three rings and an answering machine is what she got

If you're callin' 'bout the car I sold it
If this is Tuesday night I'm bowling
If you've got somethin' to sell, you're wastin' your time, I'm not buyin'
If it's anybody else, wait for the tone,
You know what to do
And P.S. if this is Austin, I still love you

The telephone fell to the counter
She heard but she couldn't believe
What kind of man would hang on that long
What kind of love that must be
She waited three days, and then she tried again
She didn't know what she'd say,
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/b/blake-shelton-lyrics/austin-lyrics.html ]
But she heard three rings and then

If it's Friday night I'm at the ballgame
And first thing Saturday, if it don't rain
I'm headed out to the lake
And I'll be gone, all weekend long
But I'll call you back when I get home
On Sunday afternoon
And P.S. If this is Austin, I still love you

Well, this time she left her number
But not another word
Then she waited by the phone on Sunday evenin'
And this is what he heard

If you're callin' 'bout my heart
It's still yours
I should've listened to it a little more
Then it wouldn't have taken me so long to know where I belong
And by the way, boy, this is no machine you're talkin' to
Can't you tell, this is Austin, and I still love you

I still love you

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

Lips of an Angel by Hinder (or the crappy country version)

 

[BunsenH]

Hello, Hello,
This is Romeo,
Callin' from a jackpot telephone.
.........

Melissa Ethridge

 

[omghidanielle]

Telephone Operator
by The Leftovers


Telephone operator get me to my girl
Telephone operator get me to my girl

I tried the yellow pages and the classifieds
But I can't seem to get through
I'm sick of listening to the dial tone
I just wanna be listening to you

Seven numbers that I dialed a thousand times
I can't get through, I don't know why
The lady tells me that your mailbox is full
Is she saying that there's some other guy

All my friends are mad cause they can't get through to me
But I don't have a good excuse
They got me thinking I should just hang up
Cause maybe you are calling me too

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

Bathroom Wall by Faster Pussycat... which can only be described as the arena rock version of 867-5309.

 

[lizabu]

Funny story about this song...

867 is one of the exchanges in my town. When this song came out, someone here actually had that number. Imagine the number of calls they received. They ended up getting a new number and 867-5309 was blocked from being given out again.

Someone in my city had this phone number too

The chorus for this one is my cellphone ring tone


"Spiderwebs" by No Doubt

You think that we connect
That the chemistry's correct
Your words walk right through my ears
Presuming I like what I hear
And now I'm stuck in the
The web you're spinning
You've got me for you prey

[Pre-chorus:]
(Yeah) Sorry I'm not home right now
I'm walking into spiderwebs
So leave a message
And I'll call you back
A likely story, but (Yeah) leave a message
And I'll call you back

You're intruding on what's mine
And you're taking up my time
Don't have the courage inside me
To tell you, "Please let me be"
Communication, a telephonic invasion
I'm planning my escape...

[Pre-chorus]

[Chorus:]
And it's all your fault
I screen my phone calls
No matter who calls
I gotta screen my phone calls

Now it's gone to deep (Now, it's gone too deep)
You wake me in my sleep (Wake me in my sleep)
My dreams become nightmares (Dreams become nightmares)
'Cause you're ringing in my ears

[Pre-chorus]

[Chorus]

Oooh, the spiderwebs
Leave a message and I'll call you back
I'm walking into spiderwebs
So, leave a message and I'll call you back
I'm walking into spiderwebs
It's all your fault, no matter who calls
I gotta screen my phone calls
It's all your fault, it's all your fault

No matter who calls, no matter who calls

I'm walking into spiderwebs so,
Leave a message and I'll call you back

I'm walkin into spiderwebs
Leave a message and I'll call you back
Ooh, it's all your fault
No matter who calls
I gotta screen my phone call

It's all your fault
No matter-matter-matter who calls
I screen my phone calls

[Fading:]
I'm walkin into spiderwebs
Leave a message and I'll call you back

 

[Michelle67]

Funny story about this song...

867 is one of the exchanges in my town. When this song came out, someone here actually had that number. Imagine the number of calls they received. They ended up getting a new number and 867-5309 was blocked from being given out again.

Oh noooo!

 

[stevenpensacola]

Just listening to it earlier while I was walking:
ELO - Telephone Line

That song sure takes me back every time i hear it.

 

[mickeyboat]

Call Me - Blondie

Miss Lucy

Miss Lucy had a steamboat
The steamboat had a bell
Miss Lucy went to heaven
The steamboat went to

Hello operator
Give me number nine
If you disconnect me
I'll kick you from

Behind the frigerator
There was a piece of glass
Miss Lucy sat upon it
and hurt her big fat ....

You get the idea! My kids came home from school singing it the other day and were astonished that I remembered more verses than they knew!

 

[JessicaR]

Eric Carmen All by Myself

When I was young,
I never needed anyone.
Makin' love was just for fun.
Those days are gone.

Livin' alone,
I think of all the friends I've known.
But when I dial the telephone,
Nobody's home.

All by myself,
Don't wanna be, all by myself anymore.
All by myself,
Don't wanna live, all by myself anymore.

Hard to be sure,
Some times I feel so insecure.
And love so distant and obscure,
Remains the cure.


All by myself,
Don't wanna be, all by myself anymore.
All by myself,
Don't wanna live, all by myself anymore.



When I was young,
I never needed anyone.
And makin' love was just for fun.
Those days are gone.

All by myself,
Don't wanna be, all by myself anymore.
All by myself,
Don't wanna live, all by myself anymore.

All by myself,
Don't wanna be, all by myself anymore.
All by myself,
[Fade.]
Don't wanna live, all by myself anymore.
All by myself...

 

[stevenpensacola]

Yours Truly 2095. By ELO

She is the latest in technology
Almost mythology
But she has a heart stone
She has an i.q. of 1001
She has a jumpsuit on
And she's also a telephone.


I'm a big elo fan.

 

[The Orchid]

"Moment Of Forgiveness" by Indigo Girls

Well I guess that I was lonely,
that's why I called you on the phone.
'Cause in a moment of forgiveness,
I didn't want to be alone.

And I guess that I was willin,
more than I ever was before.
'Cause in a moment of forgiveness,
I come a knockin at your door.

Baby I woke up cryin last night
just to realize that you were gone.
Has it been two long years without you?
When are you gonna come home?

I guess that I was hoping
that you'd finally understand,
and in a moment of forgiveness,
you'd reach out and take my hand.

Now baby I know you're not one
for bearing witness.
You told me that one wrong move
is gonna sell you out.
I see that you kept your word
And made it harder than it had to be.
Wish I could save you the trouble baby,
give you a little peace of mind.

Baby I woke up cryin last night
just to realize that you were gone.
Has it been two long years without you?
When are you gonna come home?

I guess that I was hoping
that you'd finally understand,
and in a moment of forgiveness,
you'd reach out and take my hand.

 

[dex08]

No Phone by Cake
(here's a link to it)

no phone, no phone
i just want to be alone today
no phone, no phone

ringing, stinging
jerking like a nervous bird
rapping up against his cage
calls to me through out the day
see the feathers fly

no phone, no phone
i just want to be alone today
no phone, no phone

no phone, no phone
i just want to be alone today

rhyming, chiming
got me working all the time
it gives me such a worried mind
now i don't want to seem unkind
but god it's such a grind

no phone, no phone
i just want to be alone today
no phone, no phone

no phone, no phone
i just wanna be alone today

no phone, no phone


shaking, quaking
waking me when i'm asleep
never lets me go too deep
summons me with just one beep
the price we pay is steep

i've been on fire
yet i still stay frozen
so deep in the night
my smooth contemplations will always be broken
my deepest concerns will stay buried and unspoken
no, i don't have any change, but here's a few subway tokens

no phone, no phone
i just wanna be alone today
no phone, no phone

no phone, no phone
i just wanna be alone today
no phone, no phone

no phone, no phone
i just want to be alone today
no phone, no phone

no phone, no phone
i just wanna be alone today
no phone, no phone

 

[JessicaR]

Sometimes a Fantasy - Billy Joel

 

[TwinsinCA]

Bluer than Blue/Michael Johnson
Telefone/ Sheena Easton (the song is spelled that way)

 

[lisajl]

Telephone Man

anyone remember this song


I rented my apartment on a Monday at one
Singin' doo-lolly-lolly, shakey-bum, shakey-bum
Started movin' in it on a Tuesday at two
Singin' doo-lolly-lolly, shakey-doo, shakey-doo
Wednesday at three I called the phone company
Singin' hey baby, put a phone in for me
Thursday at four he came a-knockin' at my door
Singin' "Hey baby, I'm your telephone man
You just show me where you want it
And I'll put it where I can
I can put it in the bedroom
I can put it in the hall
I can put it in the bathroom
I can hang it on the wall
You can have it with a buzz
You can have it with a ring
And if you really want it
You can have a ding-a-ling
Because, hey baby, I'm your telephone man"

Can you believe that....and then he says....
"Now when other fellahs call you,
Tell 'em how it all began"
Well....huh-huh...

My heart began a-thumpin'
And my mind began to fly
And I knew I wasn't dealing
With no ordinary guy
So while he was a-talkin'
I was thinking up my plan
Then my fingers did the walkin'
On the telephone man
Singin' hey-lolly-lolly, hey-lolly-lolly,
Hey lolly-lolly, get it anyway you can

Right....huh..huh..huh...So...

I got it in the bedroom
And I got it in the hall
And I got it in the bathroom
And he hung it on the wall
I got it with a buzz
And I got it with a ring
And when he told me what my number was
I got a ding-a-ling
A-singin' hey-lolly-lolly, hey lolly-lolly,
Hey lolly-lolly, just a-doin' my thing

Huh....I never did anything like this before....

Loved that song!

 

[cybrkitn]

Spiderwebs by No Doubt. It's the first song that popped into my head when I read this thread.

You think that we connect
That the chemistry's correct
Your words walk right through my ears
Presuming I like what I hear
And now I'm stuck in the
The web you're spinning
You've got me for you prey

[Pre-chorus:]
(Yeah) Sorry I'm not home right now
I'm walking into spiderwebs
So leave a message
And I'll call you back
A likely story, but (Yeah) leave a message
And I'll call you back

You're intruding on what's mine
And you're taking up my time
Don't have the courage inside me
To tell you, "Please let me be"
Communication, a telephonic invasion
I'm planning my escape...

[Pre-chorus]

[Chorus:]
And it's all your fault
I screen my phone calls
No matter who calls
I gotta screen my phone calls

Now it's gone to deep (Now, it's gone too deep)
You wake me in my sleep (Wake me in my sleep)
My dreams become nightmares (Dreams become nightmares)
'Cause you're ringing in my ears

[Pre-chorus]

[Chorus]

Oooh, the spiderwebs
Leave a message and I'll call you back
I'm walking into spiderwebs
So, leave a message and I'll call you back
I'm walking into spiderwebs
It's all your fault, no matter who calls
I gotta screen my phone calls
It's all your fault, it's all your fault

No matter who calls, no matter who calls

I'm walking into spiderwebs so,
Leave a message and I'll call you back

I'm walkin into spiderwebs
Leave a message and I'll call you back
Ooh, it's all your fault
No matter who calls
I gotta screen my phone call

It's all your fault
No matter-matter-matter who calls
I screen my phone calls

[Fading:]
I'm walkin into spiderwebs
Leave a message and I'll call you back