Don't Call Us, We'll Call You

Album: Don't Call Us, We'll Call You (1975)
Charted: 9
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  • A long distance directory assistance, area code 212
    And say, hey, A&R, this is Mister Rhythm and Blues
    You said, "Hello" and put me on hold
    To say the least, the cat was cold
    He said, "Don't call us, child, we'll call you"

    I said, "You got my number?"
    He said, "Yeah, I got it when you walked in the door"
    Don't call us, we'll call you
    Don't call us, we'll call you

    (Oh yeah, he said wait a minute though, he said)
    I got your name from a friend of a friend
    Who said he used to work with you
    You remember the all night creature from Stereo Ninety Two?
    Yeah, I said, "Could you relate to our quarter track tape
    You know the band performs in the nude"
    He said, "Uh-huh, don't call us, child, we'll call you"

    Woo

    Well, listen, kid, you paid for the call
    You ain't bad but we've heard it all before
    And it sounds like John, Paul and George

    Child, anyway
    Anyway, we cut a hit and we toured a bit
    With a song he said he couldn't use
    And now he calls and begs and crawls
    It's telephone déjà vu
    We got percentage points and lousy joints
    And all the glitter we can use, mama
    So, ha, don't call us now, we'll call you

    Woo

    You may hear this one too before I said, you know
    I said, listen, kid, you paid for the call
    Hell, well you ain't bad but I've heard it all before, uh
    Don't call us, we'll call you
    Don't call us
    Don't call us, we'll call you
    Don't call us, we'll call you Writer/s: Jerry Corbetta, John Carter
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Songtrust Ave
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Comments: 1

  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyPer: http://www.oldiesmusic.com/news.htm {10-02-2017}
    Frank Slay, who had a hit in 1961* with "The Flying Circle" (#45)-- his version of "Hava Nagila", died Saturday, September 30th, 2017 at the age of 87...
    Frank is better known though, for co-writing "Silhouettes", "La Dee Dah" and "Tallahassee Lassie". He served as A&R director for Swan Records, produced "Incense And Peppermints" and owned Claridge Records, whose biggest hit was "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" by Sugarloaf...
    May he R.I.P.
    * "Flying Circle" entered Billboard's Top 100 chart on December 11th, 1961 at position #100, six weeks later on January 21st, 1962 it would peak at #45 {for 1 week} and it spent 9 weeks on the Top 100.
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