Songs (and more) About Calling and Writing

[DMAFl]

Once upon a time, we grabbed our phone's receiver when we wanted to dial out or answer a call.  We pulled out a pen and paper to write a letter and we couldn't wait to get cards and letters from far away friends and loved ones.  Now having a "landline" is becoming more of a punchline and a lot of people think that Palmer penmanship is something to be shunned.  Running out of postage stamps used to be a real problem (remember?), now a small quantity of Forever stamps might last us a very long time.

No doubt that our smartphones are almost as important to us as food, shelter, and clothing.  They do it all. When my phone battery gets too  low, and must be charged, I start experiencing separation anxiiety.  And it is hard to imagine living without emails, texting, social media, etc..  

But once those old phones and letters were all over the place in popular music once. Those old songs would never be the same if they used "today's" communications.  "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" is kind of a sweet upbeat old song.   Not nearly as endearing if it involved a docusigned (signed!) private message (sealed!) with a read receipt (delivered!)

So:  Songs About Telephones, Phone Calls, and Written Communications

and if you'd like to contemplate how those songs might be different today (and so bad) it would be fun to see those comments)

[BeatleloverKT]

Calling all Angels  Train

[1968Hoya46]

Chantilly Lace: The Big Bopper

[BeatleloverKT]

Call me  Blondie

[1968Hoya46]

He'll Have To Go: Jim Reeves

[BeatleloverKT]

You know my name (Look up the number) Fab 4️⃣

[1968Hoya46]

The Letter: The Box Tops

[MaVolta]

Take a Letter Maria  -  R.B. Greaves

[1968Hoya46]

Please Mr. Postman: Marvelettes

[JohnD131536]

The Letter - the Medallions

[MaVolta]

867-5309 / Jenny  -  Tommy Tutone

oops, had the wrong number LOL

[1968Hoya46]

Dear One: Larry Finnegan

[MaVolta]

Return to Sender  -  Elvis

Not exactly the letter he was looking for!  

[Raynyky]

P.S I LoveYou-Beatles 

[1968Hoya46]

Memphis, Tennessee: Chuck Berry

[FrankC128608]

I am 61 years old and draw SSI

[FrankC128608]

It was my question to start with I can't answer my own question

[1968Hoya46]

Why Don' t You Write Me? The Jacks/The Cadets