Songs with Phone Calls In Them

Submitted by wings31 t3_z92pwe in Music

Was thinking about songs that had phone calls in them. Here are some I could think of off the top of my head:

Guns N Roses - Knocking on Heaven's Door

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime

Pink Floyd - Young Lust

Dead Kennedys - Kinky Sex Makes The World Go 'Round

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What other songs have phone conversations in them?

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Transphattybase t1_iyenq8q wrote

I read your post and thought, shit, I know hundreds! But I can only think of two:

Ana Ng - They Might Be Giants Your Most Valuable Possession - Ben Fold Five

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ricardo9505 t1_iyentuq wrote

The Show- Doug E Fresh and Slick Rick. Slick Rick - two songs in his debut album . Nas, The Firm album. Phone tap. The whole song is them rhyming on the phone while the feds listen in

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amorningofsleep t1_iyeo655 wrote

Suicide Silence - And Then She Bled

Alkaline Trio - Warbrain

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tnceem t1_iyeo9vg wrote

It's just a fantasy. Billy Joel. Early 80s great song about phone sex lol

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Deli-Creep t1_iyeot7l wrote

Telephone line by ELO is a good one

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davedogg2k5 t1_iyep0z6 wrote

Sylvia's mother - Dr Hook, Telephone line - ELO

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drshirar t1_iyeq1kt wrote

He’ll have to go. Jim Reeves.

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Indelwe t1_iyeq2p2 wrote

Not a phone conversation, but Coheed and Cambria's album In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 has an intro track of a phone ringing, and a woman picking it up and saying "Hello?" Before the music kicks in.

Also: At the Drive-in - Enfilade.

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Iron_Chic t1_iyeq83o wrote

NWA - Chin Check

Beastie Boys - Cookie Puss

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ay-foo t1_iyer1j1 wrote

I was gonna say One of My Turns by Pink Floyd but you beat me to it with Young Lust

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Secret_Union3258 t1_iyera1e wrote

De La Soul - Ring Ring Ring

Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Telephone and Rubber Band

Belle and Sebastian - Your Cover's Blown

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ay-foo t1_iyerds9 wrote

Replying to ay-foo (#827,221)

I love how they add in all the sound effects. It feels like listening to a movie. It would be awesome if somebody would make an animation to go along with some of their albums

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_____rs t1_iyermnw wrote

Sugarloaf - Don't Call Us, We'll Call You

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boneman429 t1_iyeroaq wrote

Uncle Albert - not sure if its just an effect ; I always thought he was talking on the phone.

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andropogon09 t1_iyerxy6 wrote

McCartney -- Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey (sorta?)

Jim Croce -- Operator

Grateful Dead -- Operator

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Upper_Ad_2291 t1_iyeso1s wrote

No one’s mentioned Alicia Keys’ “You Don’t Know My Name” yet? One of my favorite/most absurd interludes of all time. “My manager be trippin talking bout we have to use water, but I always use milk for you because I think you’re kinda sweet.” A classic!

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UncontrolableUrge t1_iyesuhn wrote

Laurie Anderson's O Superman has an answering machine message.

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DevinBelow t1_iyesx7v wrote

Answering Machine by the Replacements

Birthday Boy by Ween

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LampSpiritBeer t1_iyeu0k8 wrote

Mothers of Invention- Telephone Conversation Tenacious D - City Hall & Friendship Test

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Offal t1_iyeuhla wrote

Hello it's me - Todd Rundgren

Cookie Puss - Beastie Boys

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mpaproth t1_iyeuydv wrote

3am by Haim is a great example of this microgenre

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Abacab4 t1_iyevql5 wrote

Never There - Cake

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AllxAmerica t1_iyevxc0 wrote

Lot's of 90's hip hop records.

Top of my head, Biggie - Ready to Die, Gang Starr - Hard to Earn

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_Abe_Froman_SKOC t1_iyewmpb wrote

Not a single person has said "Phony Calls" by Weird Al yet.

Shame on you all. It's literally a song about making phone calls.

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ClivesKebab t1_iyexhdx wrote

Ben Folds Five - Your Most Valuable Possession

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Feral_scumbag t1_iyexstr wrote

Hangin on the Telephone by Nerves (ok it starts with a dial tone)

Providence-Sonic Youth is a solid answering machine message from Mike Watt

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[deleted] t1_iyeylpp wrote

Led Zeppelin The Ocean

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JonnyZhivago t1_iyf18lm wrote

Funeral For A Friend - "Streetcar"

Matthew Good Band - "The Future Is X-Rated"

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Indelwe t1_iyf29a0 wrote

Just thought of another that sort of counts.

Tool - Message to Harry Manback, an angry answering machine message with somber piano music playing in the background

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happylakeguy81 t1_iyf39u5 wrote

Sometimes A Fantasy- Billy Joel (1980 from the album Glass Houses)

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Narrator_Ron_Howard t1_iyf3evg wrote

Message to Harry Manback - Tool

and also, Jerk Off (Live) - Tool

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monobarreller t1_iyf701n wrote

Primitive Radio Gods - standing outside a broken phone booth with money in my hand.

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biffamellie t1_iyf8c95 wrote

Vanilla ice-i love you, Wilson Phillips-when your in love

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MoneySike3000 t1_iyf9i41 wrote

Living in Sin- Gene Simmons solo record. Side note- it was Cher on the phone with him.

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KODO5555 t1_iyfcdf4 wrote

Sacred Love by Bad Brains is literally a phone call from prison.

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iyukep t1_iyfe1bd wrote

Biggie smalls: suicide

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