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KINK, 8/8/06: A Telephone Theme
« on: August 09, 2006, 07:50:49 AM »
Electric Light Orchestra : Telephone Line  
Blondie : Call Me
The Big Bopper : Chantilly Lace
Vaughan Brothers : Telephone Song
Beatles : You Won't See Me
Sugarloaf : Don't Call Us, We'll Call You
Chuck Berry : Memphis, Tennessee  
Dire Straits : Calling Elvis
Jim Croce : Operator
Tommy Tutone : 867-5309 Jenny
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Re: KINK, 8/8/06: A Telephone Theme
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2006, 11:17:46 AM »
Quote from: "RGMike"
Electric Light Orchestra : Telephone Line  
Blondie : Call Me
The Big Bopper : Chantilly Lace
Vaughan Brothers : Telephone Song
Beatles : You Won't See Me
Sugarloaf : Don't Call Us, We'll Call You
Chuck Berry : Memphis, Tennessee  
Dire Straits : Calling Elvis
Jim Croce : Operator
Tommy Tutone : 867-5309 Jenny


Beatles was a relatively lame pick, much as I love the song; they should have gone with either Meri Wilson's "Telephone Man" (urgh) or New Edition's "Mr. Telephone Man."  Or Falco's "Vienna Calling," which no one anywhere has played since 1985.
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