***Misunderstanding ***by Genesis.
Since then I’ve been running around trying to find you
I went to the places that we always go
I rang your home but got no answer
Jumped in my car, I went round there
Still don’t believe it
He was just leaving
“Your Phone’s Off the Hook, But You’re Not” by X
Jimmy Buffett’s “If The Phone Doesn’t Ring, It’s Me”
Boz Scaggs & Duane Allman ~ Loan Me A Dime
Leo Sayer’s When I Need You:
Miles and miles of empty space in between us
The telephone can’t take the place of your smile
But you know I won’t be travelin’ forever
It’s cold out but hold out and do I like I do
“Beth” by Kiss. No phone is mentioned, but it’s a series of telephone conversations.
“Communication” by The Power Station deals with several, but does include these lines:
Send word, stay tuned
Call me real soon
Every time I phone you
You’re not home
We’ve got to stay in touch on the telephone
Kraftwerk’s “The Telephone Call”
When your baby leaves you all alone
And nobody calls you on the phone
Don’t ya feel like cryin’
(From Dirty Dancing)
Carve my number on your wall and
Maybe you will get a call from me
(If I Needed Someone - Beatles)
The entirety of Carol Douglas’ Doctors Orders is a phone call.
Love Unlimited’s Walking In The Rain (With The One I Love) starts with the intention of making a call and ends with a (dialed!) call to Barry White.
CMC fnord!
Hang Up The Phone - Annie Golden (from the 16 Candles soundtrack)
Don’t Pick Up The Phone - Kim Carnes
And all of these, broadcast from the mighty WKRP–with DJ Doctor Johnny Fever, ranting about the Phone Cops.
Midnight Star - Operator
The Firm - Phone Tap
There’s a “tradition” of rap music featuring verses recorded over the telephone from jail/prison. Sometimes authentic, sometimes produced for narrative or aesthetic. 2 examples:
Capone-N-Noreaga - Phonetime
Lady Sovereign - Random Remix
He’s On The Phone - Saint Etienne
Two For The Price of One - ABBA (guy calls a lonely hearts ad and gets a humorous response)
Worth a mention since ABBA has popped up several times: One of Us - ABBA (she’s lonely waiting for a call)
Dr. Hook - When You’re In Love With A Beautiful Woman
When you’re in love with a beautiful woman
You watch your friends
When you’re in love with a beautiful woman
It never ends
You know that it’s crazy
You want to trust her
Then somebody hangs up when you answer the phone
When you’re in love with a beautiful woman
You go it alone
Joe Walsh’s Life’s Been Good To Me
So I got me an office, gold records on the wall
Just leave a message, maybe I’ll call
Tom Paxton’s Morning Again starts out:
Someone’s morning begins
The phone in the next apartment is ringing
Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
Picture perfect memories
Scattered all around the floor
Reaching for the phone 'cause, I can’t fight it anymore
…
It’s a quarter after one, I’m all alone and I need you now
Said I wouldn’t call but I lost all control and I need you now