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ckcotton
(Adding snarky comments since 2007)
Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 20:57
 
Good god this is miserable

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 10:42
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:
eight six seven five three oh nine
Sorry, I know, Nick's a God
 
Yes, another great phone-related tune - Tommy Tutone's "Jenny Jenny/867-5309."

It was a real number and many, many people called it after the song came out.  Needless to say, the owners changed their number.

MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA)
Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 10:41
 
 :+:_DL wrote:
I like Nick Lowe.... but damn this song is stupid. 
 

LOL, yup. 

:+:_DL
(RVA)
Posted: Feb 19, 2013 - 10:40
 
I like Nick Lowe.... but damn this song is stupid. 

flyboy50
(Ohio Valley)
Posted: Dec 18, 2012 - 18:34
 
Nick, you are just awesome.  Music when it was fun.  

IndyDoug
(Indianapolis)
Posted: Nov 17, 2012 - 09:45
 
Haven't heard this tune in a long time!

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Mar 08, 2012 - 19:38
 
Reminds me of that 16th Century piece: "Lust's labour's Lost", also probably performed by Nick.

apd
(Toronto, On)
Posted: Mar 08, 2012 - 19:37
 
 Bat wrote:


My old roommate used to have the Stiffs Live album.  Wow, I wonder if I can find a copy of that?

That picture makes Nick Lowe look like a giant.  The first thing I noticed when I finally saw him (2 times within the past year) is that he's become a little white haired old man.  Much smaller and older than I had always pictured him in my mind's eye (people don't age in my mind's eye).  He doesn't rock much any more but he still gives a very entertaining show.
 
I would love to find a copy of Live Stiffs, but I've only seen it at ridiculous prices. Elvis' version of Don't Know What to do With Myself is fantastic.

bhallmark
(I really can see Russia (well, the embassy anyway) from my house!)
Posted: Mar 08, 2012 - 19:33
 
Nick Lowe is sixteen types of awesome.

icemang
(Boston & DC, mostly)
Posted: Feb 06, 2012 - 02:30
 
 chasech5 wrote:

A "3" ?

You were being generous. A '1.'
 
I like the song overall, but that whole "Alexander Graham Bell's invention" lyric is painful. Still a good song, a good sound. But hey.
 

chasech5
(Ames, IA)
Posted: Oct 02, 2011 - 08:52
 
 Huey wrote:

"When I'm near you girl, I get an extension
And I don't mean
Alexander Graham Bell's invention".
You are kidding .... a 3.


 
A "3" ?

You were being generous. A '1.'


fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jul 31, 2011 - 13:37
 
A blues-rock classic, well played with plenty of zip. I first heard this played live by the hard-gigging Brit band The Hamsters, and have enjoyed every cover I've heard of it. Who did the original, anyone know? 7 from the toe-tappin' Nottingham jury.

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: May 29, 2011 - 12:35
 
eight six seven five three oh nine
Sorry, I know, Nick's a God

motorichi
(formerly known as Owensmouth)
Posted: May 29, 2011 - 12:27
 
Doctor, doctor, give me the news, I got a bad case of loving you...

Foot
(NorCal / Wine)
Posted: May 29, 2011 - 12:27
 
Any chance you have Lowe's "Marie Provost" in the vault there?  A rare 10 in my book.

tovarisch
(Calgary)
Posted: Feb 23, 2011 - 21:54
 
 Huey wrote:

"When I'm near you girl, I get an extension
And I don't mean
Alexander Graham Bell's invention".
You are kidding .... a 3.
 
C'mon we are not kidding you.... that's a great line in a guilty pleasure song. a solid 7.

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Dec 23, 2010 - 06:50
 
 Misterfixit wrote:
Heh this is good. True Story: My mom was a long distance telephone operator back in the 1920's and 30's. She used to put through calls from San Diego to Los Angeles all the time. Used to chat with my dad who was a hotel clerk while he played music in the "pit" at Grauman's Chinese Theater (they had a live orchestra plus the Great Organ in those days). One thing led to another and they were married. 62 years of life together with me, my brother and my sister the result of those long distance calls.
 

Good story.

Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Sep 19, 2010 - 04:38
 
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

I have a few copies of it. US Version, UK version, one on colored vinyl....
 
 
All of them nailed at the toilet-wall?



Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Sep 19, 2010 - 04:36
 
Another proof why Nick never made it!
He always stops half-way...!

Still a great guy, great guitar player,
and real Rock'n'Roller!

KRAUTROCK!

Huey
(Netherlands)
Posted: Aug 18, 2010 - 03:49
 
 Frater_Kork wrote:

Precisely!
I thought it was something hilarious from Southern Culture on the Skids at first.
 
"When I'm near you girl, I get an extension
And I don't mean
Alexander Graham Bell's invention".
You are kidding .... a 3.



ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: Jun 15, 2010 - 09:16
 
 Bat wrote:


My old roommate used to have the Stiffs Live album.  Wow, I wonder if I can find a copy of that?

 
I have a few copies of it. US Version, UK version, one on colored vinyl....
 
Available on CD (import only)
 



Bat
(Austin)
Posted: May 14, 2010 - 14:54
 
 treatment_bound wrote:


Here's the official Stiffs Live tour poster from 1909.  Nick, Elvis Costello, Wreckless Eric & Larry Wallis are still going strong 100 years later, but we sadly lost Ian Dury in 2000.

 

My old roommate used to have the Stiffs Live album.  Wow, I wonder if I can find a copy of that?

That picture makes Nick Lowe look like a giant.  The first thing I noticed when I finally saw him (2 times within the past year) is that he's become a little white haired old man.  Much smaller and older than I had always pictured him in my mind's eye (people don't age in my mind's eye).  He doesn't rock much any more but he still gives a very entertaining show.

zipper
Posted: May 14, 2010 - 14:45
 
as annoying as it ever was.

treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: May 10, 2010 - 19:30
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:

Yes 1909 was a good year; Taft was President, the Montreal Canadians hockey team was formed, and Nick Lowe was touring. {#Wink}
 

Here's the official Stiffs Live tour poster from 1909.  Nick, Elvis Costello, Wreckless Eric & Larry Wallis are still going strong 100 years later, but we sadly lost Ian Dury in 2000.




lmic
(Harmless Little Bunny)
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 16:29
 
 papaman wrote:
This ranks right up there with 'Sex farm woman' by Spinal Tap.  Love it!
 
Yeah, it's downright quaint!


lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Nov 06, 2009 - 11:36
 
i love  nick lowe!

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 10:58
 
 mrandrew wrote:
Wow.  This brings me back.  I havent heard this in about 100 years.
 
Yes 1909 was a good year; Taft was President, the Montreal Canadians hockey team was formed, and Nick Lowe was touring. {#Wink}

mrandrew
Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 10:18
 
Wow.  This brings me back.  I havent heard this in about 100 years.

WayUpNorth
(Down on the Farm)
Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 10:15
 
 ndad47 wrote:
how can you not like this song. the genius of the lyrics is great. its a lot better than most of the drivel these days that gets played.
 
I agree.  Maybe it's one of those "ya had to be there" kind of songs? {#Cheers}

treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: Jul 03, 2009 - 07:23
 
When Labour came out 30 years ago, they actually played this cut first for about a week on Mpls.' AOR station to a collective yawn.  Cruel to be Kind hit the airwaves about a month later, and Nick finally had a hit in the US.  Personally, I think they should have tried Without Love as a 2nd single.

Frater_Kork
(Uppsala, Sweden)
Posted: Jul 03, 2009 - 03:49
 
 sqqqrly wrote:
When I first heard this, I thought he was saying "Sweat Spot Susan"...
 
Precisely!
I thought it was something hilarious from Southern Culture on the Skids at first.

papaman
(Downstate New Mexico)
Posted: Apr 30, 2009 - 15:51
 
This ranks right up there with 'Sex farm woman' by Spinal Tap.  Love it!


jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 - 14:20
 
Meh

alaken
(Missoula, MT)
Posted: Jan 26, 2009 - 00:26
 
One of the great underrated albums! And great segue from Librarian to Switchboard. The band really kicks on this one.  {#Bananajam}



westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 - 14:54
 
Well, at least the operator is well fed....

ScottFromWyoming
(Powell, Wyo.)
Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 23:25
 
Misterfixit wrote:
...me, my brother and my sister the result of those long distance calls.



That's gotta be some phone bill.




*slaps knee*
JanaJivin
(Lawrence, KS)
Posted: Apr 16, 2008 - 23:15
 
a_genuine_find wrote:
I get an extension 7


a_genuine_find
(Amsterdam)
Posted: Mar 16, 2008 - 11:15
 
I get an extension 7


Sister_Vigilante
Posted: Oct 11, 2007 - 07:38
 
Paulbot wrote:


Me too, I thought it was "Sweat Box Susan"... imagine that


I thought that too - Some interesting lyrics there!
Paulbot
Posted: Oct 11, 2007 - 07:31
 
sqqqrly wrote:
When I first heard this, I thought he was saying "Sweat Spot Susan"...


Me too, I thought it was "Sweat Box Susan"... imagine that
sqqqrly
(Baboosic Lake, NH)
Posted: Oct 11, 2007 - 07:27
 
When I first heard this, I thought he was saying "Sweat Spot Susan"...
Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: Sep 25, 2007 - 14:58
 
Heh this is good. True Story: My mom was a long distance telephone operator back in the 1920's and 30's. She used to put through calls from San Diego to Los Angeles all the time. Used to chat with my dad who was a hotel clerk while he played music in the "pit" at Grauman's Chinese Theater (they had a live orchestra plus the Great Organ in those days). One thing led to another and they were married. 62 years of life together with me, my brother and my sister the result of those long distance calls.


ndad47
Posted: Sep 25, 2007 - 14:53
 
how can you not like this song. the genius of the lyrics is great. its a lot better than most of the drivel these days that gets played.
Paul_in_Australia
(Melbourne)
Posted: Sep 09, 2007 - 21:03
 
The old saying that "half the World's population has never used a telephone" is apparently no longer true!

But I'll wager that there are very few switch board operators any more :-(
RobK
(Leucadia, CA)
Posted: Aug 25, 2007 - 09:51
 
Nick's new album is out, folks.
mnuisance
(Half Moon Bay, CA)
Posted: Aug 09, 2007 - 10:49
 
A blast! Love Nick from this period.
skdenfeld
(Bend, Oregon)
Posted: Aug 09, 2007 - 10:49
 
Corny, at best.
stevo_b
(Rock Ridge)
Posted: Aug 09, 2007 - 10:48
 
Whoa... Going back a bit, eh?
conocardium
(Okieland)
Posted: Jul 24, 2007 - 17:34
 
I was going to say something about this being teenybopperish drivel, but when I saw it was Nick Lowe, I gave it a pass.
loversclub
(cologne germany)
Posted: Jun 23, 2007 - 07:06
 
i like jonny lovesin's workin girl