Requests Made By Blondie During “Call Me,” In Order Of Reasonableness -The Toast

Within Reason

Call me (call me) on the line

Call me, call me any, anytime

High-Maintenance But Nothing Unusual

Cover me with kisses, baby

Call me any day or night

Eccentric

Cover me with love

Roll me in designer sheets

Come up off your colour chart

Inscrutable

Cover up love’s alibi

Colour me your colour, baby

Colour me your car

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stateside_ 114p · 535 weeks ago

I demand a series of "Requests Made by ______ During '______'" because music is too full of this not to.

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stateside_ 114p · 535 weeks ago

I also realize I have no cachet in demanding such a thing.

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slightlyignorant 79p · 535 weeks ago

I second both of the above comments, in the same order.

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molly 92p · 535 weeks ago

when i was very young my mother (who i share naturally very dark hair with) told me debbie harry had gone bald from bleaching and if i didn't want to go bald i should never bleach either - which is unfortunate cus its basically the first step to doing anything with my hair type. i got my hair colour changed for the first time in my life at 25, only a few months ago.

thanks mum.

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dakimel 122p · 535 weeks ago

That was my mom & perms. My hair is not only unfriendly to color, but straight.

Not that she was wrong about how much it burned my scalp, but I grew up in Texas in the 80s. What was I going to do, NOT perm my hair?

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tinypaperme 106p · 534 weeks ago

My mother told me if I didn't wear sunscreen, I'd get burned so badly that doctors would have to graft skin from my butt onto my face. She denies this, but I wear sunscreen religiously just in case.

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Sean_Sullivan 142p · 535 weeks ago

Petula Clark's demands in "Call Me" (1965):

-Tell the one who loves you only
-Tell me
-Call me
-Don't be afraid
-Just call me
-Don't forget me
-Call me
-Trust me
-Take this love
-Call me
-Call me
-Maybe it's late, but just call me
-Tell me

(Tell her what? Why is it so late? Why has Petula Clark gone to the lengths of recording an easy listening staple and releasing it to AM radio instead of calling you herself?

It doesn't add up, and you should not listen to her. Somehow, through God knows what leverage, they've gotten to Petula too.)

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Toft 126p · 535 weeks ago

This song makes me wish I lived in a world where it was possible to color people vehicles. It sounds like it would be fun.

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dakimel 122p · 535 weeks ago

Your wish, technology's command: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX8-iMTRQHk

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Ally · 535 weeks ago

Things Said To Jenny, A Stranger You Are Calling For The First Time, In Order of Creepiness

Fine, OK:
-I know you think I'm like the others before, who saw your name and number on the wall

-Jenny, I got your number

-I tried to call you before, but I lost my nerve

-I got your number on the wall

-Jenny, I called your number

Kinda Weird:
-Jenny, Jenny, who can I turn to?

-You give me somethin' I can hold on to

-Jenny, don't change your number

-For the price of a dime I can always turn to you

Creepy:
-Jenny, Jenny, you're the girl for me

-Oh, you don't know me, but you make me so happy

Lock your doors:
-I need to make you mine

-I tried my imagination, but I was disturbed

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Myrtle · 535 weeks ago

"Get out of my dreams, get into my car."

"Kiss me in the rain, make me feel like a child again...(?)"

"Kiss me twice, than once more, what Dunce I was before"

"Close your eyes, and I'll kiss you, tomorrow I'll miss you..."

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gavinbyrnes 143p · 535 weeks ago

REASONABLY NORMAL

"Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my number, so call me maybe"
"It's hard to look right at you baby"
"Your stare was holding"
"Where you think you're goin baby?"

CUTELY ECCENTRIC
"I threw a wish in the well, don't ask me I'll never tell"
"I trade my soul for a wish, pennies and dimes for a kiss"

A TOUCH PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE
"You took your time with the call"
"You gave me nothing at all"
"I beg and borrow and steal, at first sight and it's real"

?!?!?!?!
"Before you came into my life I missed you so bad"

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