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Songs About the Telephone

Bryan Burnett plays essential music chosen by listeners. Tonight it's all about the phone, whether a mobile and a text message or a telephone operator and answerphone messages.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Mon 30 May 201618:30
BBC Radio Scotland except Extra

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Music Played

  • Blondie

    Hanging On The Telephone

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI Chrysalis.
    • 9.

  • Lady Gaga

    Telephone (feat. Beyoncé)

    • The Fame Monster.
    • Interscope.
    • 6 / 2.

  • The Jags

    Back Of My Hand

  • Billy Fury

    Phone Call

    • The Sound of Fury.
    • Decca Records.
    • 003.

  • Nick Lowe

    Switchboard Susan

    • Basher: The Best of Nick Lowe.
    • Columbia.
    • 012.

  • De La Soul

    Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)

    • De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead.
    • Tommy Boy Music.

  • Deacon Blue

    When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.

  • Maroon 5

    Payphone

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 1.

  • Glenn Miller

    Pennsylvania 65000

    • Glenn Miller - Moonlight Serenade.
    • Past Perfect.

  • Paul Evans

    Hello This Is Joannie

    • Radio Gold.
    • Ace.
    • 11.

  • The Undertones

    You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It?)

    • Teenage Kicks: The Best of the Undertones.
    • Castle Communications.
    • 008.

  • Dr. Hook

    Sylvia's Mother

    • Completely Hooked.
    • Capitol.

  • Go West

    Call Me

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Chuck Berry

    Memphis, Tennessee

    • The Best Of Chuck Berry.
    • Music Club.

  • Joshua Kadison

    Jessie

    • Painted Desert Serenade.
    • SBK Records.
    • 001.

  • The B‐52s

    6060-842

    • Dance This Mess Around.
    • Island.
    • 4.

  • Claudine Clark

    The Telephone Game

    • Birth of Soul, Volume 1.
    • Kent Soul.
    • 026.

  • Charlie Puth

    One Call Away

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Telephone Line

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.

  • Sweet

    Alexander Graham Bell

    • Ballroom Hitz.
    • BMG Denmark.
    • 003.

  • Rufus Wainwright

    Vibrate

    • Want (One).
    • Dreamworks.
    • 7.

  • Judy Clay & William Bell

    Private Number

    • I Love Sixties.
    • Virgin / EMI.
    • 19 / 2.

  • Jim Reeves

    He'll Have To Go

    • Rediscover The 60's - Sealed With A K.
    • Old Gold.

  • Rose Murphy

    Busy Line

    • The Complete RCA Victor Recordings.
    • RCA Victor.
    • 006.

  • Tom Waits

    Martha

    • Asylum Years.
    • Asylum.
    • 3.

  • Prince

    How Come You Don’t Call Me Anymore?

    • The Hits/The B-Sides.
    • Paisley Park.
    • 052.

  • City Boy

    5-7-0-5

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • Yazoo

    Bad Connection

    • Upstairs at Eric’s.
    • Mute.
    • 003.

  • Steve Mason

    Alive

    • Meet The Humans.
    • Domino.

  • Steely Dan

    Rikki Don't Lose That Number

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.

  • Meri Wilson

    Telephone Man

    • Telephone Man (7" single).
    • Pye.
    • 1.

  • Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    • Country Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 30 May 201618:30
    BBC Radio Scotland except Extra
  • Mon 30 May 201619:30
    BBC Radio Scotland Extra