Help: telephones

Subject: telephones
From: GUEST,susan davis sgdavis.weber.ucsd.edu
Date: 25 Dec 00 - 06:22 PM

Does anyone know anyonewho collects songs featuring the telephone or telephone operators? (Hello Central, Give Me Heaven... or think of how many times Chuck Berry refers to both in his songs.)

Any help will be gratefully acknowledged, including in any published articles.

Thanks.

Susan Davis

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: GUEST,Sluefoot Sue
Date: 25 Dec 00 - 08:01 PM

Hi Susan. Put "telephone" in the DT search box and you will find a slue of songs!

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: Dale Rose
Date: 25 Dec 00 - 09:47 PM

Go to Levy Sheet Music Search, put telephone in the first blank, hit the Search button, and you should get 29 songs that feature the word telephone, some of them quite well known old songs. You can also go to The Library of Congress Search, but on the right side of the first screen, be sure to click on the Limit Search to: Sheet Music first, then enter telephone on the next screen, otherwise, you'll get way too many items. That turns up 26 more, some of them duplicates of the Levy site.

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: GUEST,Phil Cooper
Date: 26 Dec 00 - 05:37 PM

One overlooked telephone song: David Blue's "Atlanta Farewell." Heard him play it once, never was able to find the LP it was on.

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: Sorcha
Date: 26 Dec 00 - 05:49 PM

One I didn't see in the DT is "Hello My Honey, hello my baby, hello my ragtime gal" and DeDannan does one called "Operator" on the album 1/2 Set in Harlem. Can't remember any lyrics, and can't put the tape in because Mr. is sleeping, CopernicSearch was no help at all. Anybody know the one I'm talking about?

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: Quincy
Date: 26 Dec 00 - 05:54 PM

Can't forget B.B. King's "Telephone Song" on the tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan!

Yvonne

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: Ribbit
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 12:40 PM

"Operator" by Jim Croce. Thom

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: Jacob B
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 03:44 PM

"Memphis Tennessee"

That's the one that starts, "Long distance information, give me Memphis, Tennessee."

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: Hollowfox
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 11:30 AM

National Public Radio's show "All Things Considered" has an occasional segment called "Lost and Found Sound". One of the first pieces they did was on the telephone, and they had some songs, including the verses to "Hello Ma Baby", as well as the chorus. They have a spot on their website (www.npr.org) within the "All Things Considered" section for Lost and Found Sound. I don't think the program's archived for downloading, but they would probably answer an e-mail to point you in the right direction.
Possibly less useful, a singer named Martin Henry performed a song called "Hello Hawaii" on the 1973 (I think) San Diego Folk festival album. Its about a lovelorn Captain Jinks (dates it there, doesn't it?) hearing about the new wireless telephone and calling his lady love in Hawaii.
For I had to pawn nearly everything I own
To talk from New York on the wireless telephone,
Hello, Hawaii, I love you, goodbye."

I know that Martin Henry was based around San Fransisco in the 1970's, but I can't help any more than that, and unfortunately I haven't got the technology to transfer it through the computer. However, if you PM me, I can mail you a casette.

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: Sorcha
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 12:08 PM

Foxy, she can't PM you, she's a guest. Looks like we're gonna have to e mail her..........OK, I'll go do it.

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: Sorcha
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 12:14 PM

I can't do that either, the e mail address is apparently not valid........oh well.

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: Hollowfox
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 12:16 PM

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: Hollowfox
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 12:17 PM

Guest Susan Davis, my e-mail address is [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 12:23 PM

Any decent songs yet about mobile phones?

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: Sorcha
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 12:57 PM

Well, I finally got the sucker to work--she added a dot and left out the @........here is her automatic reply:

I will not be answering email until about January 1.

If you need to contact me, please call me at home or leave a voicemail message on my office phone at 858/534-2618

Prof. Susan Davis Department of Communication UC San Diego

(I don't know why I waste so much time on this kind of stuff.....)

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: Hollowfox
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 01:22 PM

Because we appreciate it, Sorcha. Thanks.

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: Quincy
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 02:06 PM

MofH....Richie Kavanagh has his Mobile Phone song.

My girlfriend has a mobile phone,
Now we can't spend a minute alone,
Each night when I ask her for a kiss
She says hang on now til I answer this!!


Another good old *land-line* song is "Sylvia's Mother" by Dr. Hook. The whole song is done over the phone to Mrs. Avery.

Yvonne

Subject: RE: Help: telephones
From: Sorcha
Date: 29 Dec 00 - 11:06 AM

Re fresh, I think Susan is on her way.......