No readings this week—just fifteen songs about landlines, and some musing on why there aren’t any great songs about cell phones. Send your song suggestions to symposiumofsongs@gmail.com!
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Tommy Tutone, “867-5309 / Jenny” (Tommy Tutone 2, 1981)
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7:31
R.E.M., “Star 69” (Monster Remixed, 2019)
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10:36
“Weird Al” Yankovic, “Phony Calls” (Bad Hair Day, 1996)
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16:06
Billy Fury, “Phone Call” (The Sound of Fury, 1960)
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18:44
Blondie, “Hanging on the Telephone” (Parallel Lines, 1978)
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22:12
Aretha Franklin, “Call Me” (This Girl’s in Love with You, 1970)
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26:02
Louis Armstrong, “Hesitating Blues” (Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy, 1954)
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32:17
The Replacements, “Answering Machine” (Let It Be, 1984)
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35:51
Curiosity Killed the Cat, “Name and Number” (Getahead, 1989)
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39:40
De La Soul, “Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)” (De La Soul Is Dead, 1991)
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45:40
Josh Ritter, “Real Long Distance” (The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, 2007)
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48:22
Phoenix, “Long Distance Call” (It’s Never Been Like That, 2006)
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51:26
Neko Case, “Calling Cards” (The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, 2013)
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54:29
Pretenders, “The Phone Call” (Pretenders, 1981)
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57:56
Kelis, “Bless the Telephone” (Food, 2014)
