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Blondie – Hanging on the Telephone Lyrics

5 months ago

This is a girl wanting to talk to a guy and waiting for his call, or for him to call back. Back then that was the only option, you just had to wait by the phone "hanging by the phone". there weren't even answering machines commonly back then. If you weren't there when it rang, you didn't have much other options for getting it touch. Girls used to wait by the phone a lot. (and guys too sometimes, but back then the thing was the woman shouldn't call too much, or, according to some, not at all, or not first...the old days.). If she lived in a dorm or other collective type space it's common to have a phone booth. we had some in our dorm. not everyone coule afford a private line. That she says it's "across the hall" makes it sound like that type of situation. In fact I remember having just that situation. Guys (or girls) either called or stopped by without notice (less common or it depended on place and relation).

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The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner Lyrics

6 months ago

Question - what does "Patient in the bushes next to '57" mean. maybe there is a prominent hospital or psychiatric hospital or something named '57" or at a number 57. Anyone know? Maybe the 57 bus line ? I'm guessing the "spirit of 1956" is talking about the age of the car driven. song written in 72 by a young person. very common for a young person to have a 15 or 16 or 20 year old car, back then anyway. (not expensive).

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The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner Lyrics	2 years ago
@[Cambot:41573] probably tired of playing it. Fans ask for the special songs. After 2000 times and 20 years, it gets old for the singer often enough!

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The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner Lyrics	2 years ago
@[Cambot:41572] probably tired of playing it. Fans ask for the special songs. After 2000 times and 20 years, it gets old for the singer often enough!

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The Modern Lovers – Roadrunner Lyrics

2 years ago

Stop n\' Shop is the big regional supermarket chain\n\nThe Turnpike is a highway that goes through Massachusetts from Boston to and through Western Massachusetts\n\n128 is a highway number, a big ring road all around Boston through the suburbs.\n\n At the times those were the 2 major 6 or 8 lane highways of Massachusetts.\n\nAM talks about the radio frequency. At the time most car radios only had AM frequencies, not necessarily FM frequencies...\n\nThe 6 and 8 lane highways and big Supermarkets were RELATIVELY new parts of mainstream life in the early 70s.\n\nAM radio was available in nearly every car, FM not always yet. You had to pay extra for FM radio early on...\n\nSo a lot about RELATIVELY new technology and being in love with this.

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