Name: Hanging On The Telephone
Duration: P00H02M14S
Description: A cover of a cover! Originally performed by The Nerves in 1976, Blondie covered the song on their 1978 album, Parallel Lines. Here's our take on one of our favorite Blondie songs.

Hanging On The Telephone

from On Scenic Lake Copiague by Sharp Violet

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A cover of a cover! Originally performed by The Nerves in 1976, Blondie covered the song on their 1978 album, Parallel Lines. Here's our take on one of our favorite Blondie songs.

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I'm in the phone booth, it's the one across the hall
If you don't answer, I'll just ring it off the wall
I know he's there, but I just had to call
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
I heard your mother, now she's going out the door
Did she go to work or just go to the store?
All those things she said, I told you to ignore
Oh, why can't we talk again?
Oh, why can't we talk again?
Oh, why can't we talk again?
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
It's good to hear your voice, you know it's been so long
If I don't get your calls, then everything goes wrong
I want to tell you something you've known all along
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
I had to interrupt and stop this conversation
Your voice across the line gives me a strange sensation
I'd like to talk when I can show you my affection
Oh, I can't control myself
Oh, I can't control myself
Oh, I can't control myself
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
Hang up and run to me
Oh, hang up and run to me
Oh, hang up and run to me
Oh, hang up and run to me
Oh, oh, oh, oh, run to me, yeah

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from On Scenic Lake Copiague, track released November 13, 2021
Written by: Jack Lee
Originally performed by: The Nerves
Inspired by: Blondie
Covered by: Sharp Violet
Produced/Recorded: Steven Schopp

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