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Electric Light Orchestra
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“Telephone Line” is a song by Electric Light Orchestra.
The song is track two on their 1976 album A New World Record and was the final single to be released from the band’s LP until September 2006 when Surrender was released from the expanded reissue.
The song charted in the Top Ten in both the United Kingdom and the United States, peaking at #8 in the UK and #7 in the US. In 1977, the song would reach No #1 in New Zealand. The US version of the single was released in green vinyl---as was the norm, many ELO singles were issued in different colors---but it was the only single that was green. It became the band’s first single to achieve Gold sales figures.
“Telephone Line” was the theme song of the 1977 film Joyride starring Desi Arnaz, Jr., Robert Carradine, Melanie...
Read on...Song lines: ♪ Oh oh Telephone Line, give me some time, I'm living in twilight ... And I wonder why the little things you planned ain't coming true ... Blue days black nights doowah doolang ♫
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