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Telephone Line

Telephone Line

Song by Electric Light Orchestra

Search complete. 6 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Telephone Line".

Sep 30, 2026

Jim LillHOST
86:04
Entertainment Weekly's Simon Vosick-Levinson described it as, "...sensitive arena rock cut that makes us think of Toto's Africa." In what world does it make you think of Toto's Africa? But we'll listen to that, too.
Jim LillHOST
86:16
While the chorus sounded more like ELO's Telephone Line, that's the one that I was thinking of, because this was pointed out to me specifically.
Jim LillHOST
86:22
The Telephone Line has the same chorus melody.
Jim LillHOST
86:25
A Rolling Stone article commented it has a dash of Boulevard of Broken Dreams to it.
Jim LillHOST
86:28
A dash? It has a 10-gallon drum full of Boulevard of Broken Dreams to it.

5 MINS LATER

Jim LillHOST
91:38
Six, four, one, five.
Jim LillHOST
91:42
Na-na-na-na every day.
Jim LillHOST
91:48
What about telephone line? Yeah, yellow telephone line.
PyroHOST
160:08
And you have to send me a copy in MP3 format.
PyroHOST
160:12
content content that's not the word format that's the word i'm looking for anyway send it to me you can either send me a download link to download it or on an email to pyro.rockmonster at gmail.com coming up now a track from the electric light orchestra from an album called a new world record released in 1976 this is called telephone line
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
160:48
Hello? How are you? Have you been alright? Through all those lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely nights That's what I'd say I'd tell you everything If you'd pick up that telephone Are you still the same? Don't you realize the things we did? We did run for it.
speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
161:47
Not a dream.
Graham OlsonHOST
5:01
The first single that he ever released was Blue Days, Black Nights, and it's very solid.
Graham OlsonHOST
5:06
And yes, it's widely believed that in ELO's 1976 song Telephone Line, they were referencing Buddy Holly when they sang Blue Days, Black Nights.
Buddy HollySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
5:25
Blue days, black nights, blue tears keep on falling for you, dear, now you're gone.
Buddy HollySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
5:34
Blue days, black nights, my heart keeps on calling for you, dear, and you alone.

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