Either way it’s a moot point, since the relationship seems sunk by self-loathing, regret about past indiscretions, and half-baked accusations. Did you tell your crush you loved him? This robotic electropop spoof mocks the high price of calls ($2 a minute!) Freestyle pioneers Nu Shooz want to use a pay phone to dial up their new obsession, but have lost the scrap of paper with their phone number — a catastrophic loss that would kill the relationship before it started. Wiz Khalifa (2012) It’s unclear why, in the year 2012, Maroon 5 were using a pay phone to salvage a relationship. (Naturally, she eventually finds out — this is a BSB song, so the moral undertones are hard to shake.) Gucci Mane and Soulja Boy (2009) Of course, these text messages are either completely eye-rolling or enticing, depending on your feelings towards the sender. The Big Cheese! The entire point of the song is about not wanting to deal with your phone on a night out. The phone has helped romance smolder — whether protagonists are whispering sweet nothings over a land line while twirling a rotary phone cord, leaving declarations of love on answering machines, or slyly sexting from an iPhone 6 — but it’s also functioned as a vessel for heartache, in times when messages are ignored or nobody picks up. Telephone Line (1976) Starting out with phone noises at the beginning, Telephone Line is one of … Perhaps using a land line instead of a flip phone will help? And unlike other examples, the band asserts in a 2004 Entertainment Weekly interview that there was, indeed, a real-life Rikki and she really did receive Donald Fagen's phone number. “LOL :),” Trey Songz feat. Paul Westerberg's voice is a wounded scrape on … After he moves away, his former girl stops late-night booty-calling him, which makes the poor baby feel rejected. “Answering Machine,” the Replacements (1984) Answering machines are relics that go hand-in-hand with the days when, y’know, people actually talked on the phone. Ya burnt, Levine! Want more Rolling Stone? There's just too many examples to consider. Those of us who lived through 1984 still have little music-note-shaped dents in our temples from this song. Was 80’s music really that bad? No special occasion needed — Wonder was just hanging out and figured he’d call up his beloved to let her know he cares. “Spiderwebs,” No Doubt (1995) Long before iPhones made it super easy to block the numbers of annoying suitors who couldn’t take a hint, No Doubt was doling out tips on how to ghost while sidestepping messy emotional confrontation. “Chantilly Lace,” Big Bopper (1958)It’s distressing to realize that men have been using the same lame lines to woo women for decades, just communicating them via varying degrees of effort as technology has enabled. “Text Me in the Morning,” Neon Trees (2014) The morning-after-debauchery text exchange is a frightening thing. Put it out of your mind that Kellz is saying these things (shudder), as he does raise a good point with his memorable cut: Sexts are simply the aperitif to the call — which, in the most indulgent scenario, is just foreplay for an in-person rendezvous. It’s an anthem for women who know what they want — and have no qualms about asking for it, albeit very coolly. You going to crash into that -. standby *69 — used to dial back the last person who called you — was the bane of any prankster’s existence, the surefire way to get caught misbehaving. Telephone Man,” New Edition (1984)First heartbreak sticks with you forever, especially when it’s handled in a confusing, callous way. ‘Lovecraft Country’ Finale Recap: Spells and Prayers and Potions, Oh My. Answer songs were quite common in the oldies' days, but that's a whole other post. But that fact alone says something, namely that the telephone is one of the central inventions important to human social interaction. Revenge is a dish Madonna serves best. Bless the Telephone - Kelis. Remember, we expect you dutiful readers to leave a comment afterwards telling us you-can't-believe-we-missed-this-one. 3AM - Halsey. You thought you'd escape it in this list, but you're wrong, wrong, WRONG!!! The “Talk Dirty to Me” video is far more problematic, however, as it features Bret Michaels ringing up what appears to be a teenage girl, who breathily tells him, “I want to put my hands all over you.” In today’s world, this gesture would get him doxxed and put on full blast across social media. “Mr. This is one of the best examples of a phone-call love song. There was a transitional period between corded and wireless phones, you see, and having a phone built into the car was a good trade-off in 1990. The recurring sample of someone dialing a rotary phone is used to prop up adorkable lines such as, “I call you up from time to time / To hear your voice on the telephone line.”. Did Levine simply want to show that he really cares, since pay phones aren’t even easy to find? Spoiler alert: This intro foreshadows a similar scene later in the song, when he has the same conversation right before he sneaks off and cheats on her with someone he just met. “Love on the Telephone,” Foreigner (1979) Long-distance relationships: When you’re together, things are hunky-dory; when you’re apart, uncertainty and longing rear their ugly heads. Telephone Man” that their “baby wouldn’t hang up on me,” there’s too much evidence to the contrary. “Hotline Bling,” Drake (2015) “Hotline Bling” is the classic tale of the sulking man-child who can’t handle the fact that the world doesn’t revolve around him. “Payphone,” Maroon 5 feat. In the case of the latter, if Neon Trees is involved, you can rest assured that they won’t hold this sloppy-drunk admission against you. (An inside joke among Voice bros, no doubt, that Blake Shelton took too far.) We counted three “titty meat” references. This guy. At #4 in 1974, it was also their biggest charting hit, although Steely Dan has never been defined by chart performance. “The Call,” Backstreet Boys (2001) “The Call” begins with a phone conversation between one of the Boys and his girl that’s cut short due to a low cell battery and bad reception. / Is she a she at all?” Farcical mayhem might ensue, but we suspect it might be easier if they just ask who she is directly instead of making insulting judgments about her theoretical appearance. In any case, this song was the title track of a children's album released in 1994 by Raffi (born Raffi Cavoukian). “634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) ,” Wilson Pickett (1966) This hope-springs-eternal soul hit feels like a … “Telephone,” Lady Gaga feat. A crew of female vocalists repeatedly sings Pickett’s digits, while he encourages those looking for “huggin’” and “kissin’” to give him a call. To hide his hurt feelings, he tut-tuts that she’s no longer a “good girl” because she starts going out more, dresses provocatively, and is even (gasp) maybe hooking up with another guy. “Text Me,” R. Kelly (2009) Raunchy text messages have largely replaced booty calls, which is kind of a shame: Few things are more seductive than the sound of a human voice expressing longing. Starts with an appropriate ring, and in fact the whole song is … Join Stephen Colbert for His Live Election Night Special on Showtime, Brian Wilson As Surprised As You Are Beach Boys Playing That Trump Fundraiser, “We have absolutely nothing to do with the Trump benefit today in Newport Beach.

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