Hanging on the Telephone #4M

Holla kitties! I've been sitting here forever waiting for a special call. Who? You may ax. I'm not saying. I'm just saying that this phone hasn't rung all day except all those robo calls. The phone company is gonna have to do a better job of blocking those calls. We have Nomorobo and they just keep coming. Those spoofers gonna get bit for this cos I'm running outta patience.

This is a Music Monday freebie week. I usually don't participate in these. There's so many themes and so little time. TW recently took some stunning pics of me with Pop''s iBone which she didn't want to go to waste so here's DJ CK's Hanging on the Telephone playlist.

The Records—"The Phone" Power pop from the late '70s. I chose to open with this cos I liked the thumbnail to lead into the rest of the songs. Gramma used to have a phone that looked like this on which TW would talk for hours with her various boyfriends. HAH! Srsly, TW? You made that plural?
The Nerves—"Hanging on the Telephone" Blondie covered this song on Parallel Lines but this is the original 45 by the CA-based Nerves. Paul Collins (LA Beat) and Peter Case (Plimsouls) were in this band.
Blondie—"Call Me" I'm sure everyone has heard this little disco ditty that put Blondie on the map.
The Jags—"Back of My Hand" Another bit of power pop and one of the first songs that popped into our head when we thought of the theme and it's been an ear worm ever since.
Suzanne Fellini—"Love on the Phone" Heh heh. Pop thought of this one and why not.
Plastic Bertrand—"Téléphone à Téléphone" PB is a Belgian musician best know for his club hit "Ca Plane Por Moi" which hit #8 on the UK charts.
R.E.M.—"Star 69" We had to get our fave band in here. TW had no idea the *69 feature existed on landlines until this song came out in 1994 and we looked it up.
Wilson Pickett—"634-5789" We don't usually delve into our '60s collection but we couldn't skip this one.
X—"Your Phone's Off the Hook, But You're Not" Another song we haven't heard in years. This LA punk band is back together and have recorded a number of songs for new release.
The Jam—"Girl on the Phone" Their girl on the phone sounds a lot like Mr. Google or Facebook today.
The Heartbreakers—"Get Off the Phone" When Johnny Thunders and crew speak, you best answer! Whatchoo still doing on the phone?
Lily Tomlin as Ernestine—"One Ringy Dingy" I'm ending on a light comedic note. Surely all of my older readers remember this routine. It's one of our favorites. The kids might find it hokey but it's not. You should also seek out her "General Motors" routine.

I'm participating in the #4M Music Moves Me blog hop co-hosted by Curious as a Cathy and a chorus of others.

Now about that call I'm expecting. I thought you would be calling me by now. You know the name, now look up the number or hover over the images for the number. Remember if your name doesn't pop up as the caller, I'm not gonna answer.