Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.

Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'


Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!

There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.


Spidra Webster - Dec 27, 2010 6:19:13 am PST #3965 of 6436
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

"As Soon As I Pick Up the Phone" -- Conway Twitty/Loretta Lynn

Have it in there.

"Memphis" -- Johnny Rivers

Used Pianosaurus' version.

I listened to the Pete Shelly tune while I was compiling but wasn't grabbed by it.

I may listen to and include other suggestions if I feel like I need to do more work, but at 31 tracks the comp is already pretty big. Plus the downloads I'm paying for are racking up a bit...


Amy - Dec 27, 2010 6:20:34 am PST #3966 of 6436
Because books.

Oh man, I used to love "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight." Songs from my childhood!


Fred Pete - Dec 27, 2010 6:48:51 am PST #3967 of 6436
Ann, that's a ferret.

I used to love "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight."

If there's such a thing as a perfect pop song, that's it. And it fits Spidra's theme because it takes place on the phone --

Hello. Yeah, it's been a while.
Not much, how about you?
I'm not sure why I called,
I guess I really just wanted to talk to you.


Spidra Webster - Dec 27, 2010 6:56:05 am PST #3968 of 6436
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

a three-minute double entendre about having your phone installed

I love songs like that. I'm thinking about it. Her vocal is a bit.... for me.

Funny that I didn't think of Wichita Lineman. It's a bit of a stretch so I probably won't use it, but it's definitely something phone-like.

ETA:

The lyrics to "Mr. Telephone Man" by New Edition seem pretty good. But that piercing synthesizer sound isn't working for me.

I've been thinking about "Sacred Love" for a long while. The vocal was recorded over the phone from a jail.


Fred Pete - Dec 27, 2010 7:09:26 am PST #3969 of 6436
Ann, that's a ferret.

If you're looking for a Glen Campbell telephone song, there's "See You on Sunday." It's about a divorced man's relationship with his young son. Which consists largely of phone calls and Sunday visits.


Spidra Webster - Dec 27, 2010 7:11:54 am PST #3970 of 6436
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

You're an encyclopedia, Fred Pete! :)


Fred Pete - Dec 27, 2010 8:02:02 am PST #3971 of 6436
Ann, that's a ferret.

Just been listening to the radio for 40 years.


Frankenbuddha - Dec 27, 2010 8:37:51 am PST #3972 of 6436
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I listened to the Pete Shelly tune while I was compiling but wasn't grabbed by it.

Well, it is pretty basic synth-pop, but the lyrics crack me up.

"Telephone operator, your my aural stimulator!"


Cass - Dec 27, 2010 9:59:57 am PST #3973 of 6436
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Oh man, I used to love "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight."

To be honest, still love it.


Spidra Webster - Dec 27, 2010 4:11:34 pm PST #3974 of 6436
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.

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