From Bell’s magnetic arm prototype in 1875 to our fancy smartphones you can get anything you need on today, the telephone has been a key communication device throughout history. It’s helped people connect, businesses evolve, and is the reason Grasshopper is here today.
There have been a number of songs about telephones throughout history ranging from the themes of love to escape, but they all revolve around the telephone’s central purpose: To get a hold of someone.
Here are 10 popular (and some terrible) songs about telephones:
1. Telephone Line (1976)
Starting out with phone noises at the beginning, Telephone Line is one of Electric Light Orchestra’s top songs. It was the theme song of the 1977 Film Joy Ride. A slow-moving and “romantic” song, it talks about a man trying to reach his girlfriend so he can hear her voice….Kind of creepy if you ask me!
This song was used in Adam Sandler’s 1995 hit Billy Madison at the part where Billy calls an old classmate to apologize for making fun of him in high school ten years earlier.
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We are happy to announce that next week we’re launching our national TV campaign on MSNBC. Check out the latest commercial featuring our favorite mascot, Gary.
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What does it take to be an entrepreneur? Take a ride on the Entrepreneur Roller Coaster to find out:
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The official music video of entrepreneurs everywhere. Enjoy.
Download the MP3 (right click on link)
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Something very cool happened recently, and I wanted to share it will all of you.
In May of 2009 we created a video that inspired and motivated entrepreneurs across the globe to follow their passion. Our video is nearing 350,000 views, and has been translated into over 4 different languages. A very interesting (and fun) reaction to this video was the blitz of phone calls and inquiries we received. Being the employee whose phone number is posted on the website, you can imagine I took the brunt of these calls. I heard everything from “Can I use this at our conference?” to “Can we use your video and just put our logo at the end?” (shame on the person who asked that).
Months later in December of last year I got a call from an IP lawyer over at Nestle (yes the people who make Nesquik, Butterfinger, and KitKat!). Apparently they loved our video and music so much they wanted to use it for an internal video. We weren’t super open to people using our music, and just changing the words around a little as we didn’t want what started as, a jolt of inspiration for entrepreneurs, to be tainted.
However, they brought an interesting offer to the table…they were willing to give us money in exchange for our cooperation.
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