21/07/2011
Dire Straits - So Far Away
May I consider this an 80s classic?
From Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits' 5th album, released in 1985.
Dire Straits were a British rock band from 1977 to 1995. They won several music awards during their career and sold over 120 million albums worldwide.
"The line, "I'm tired of making out on the telephone, 'cause you're so far away from me" hails back to a common element of the 1980s: the phone-sex line. Remember, it was before the Internet, kiddies. You had phone lines you could call that began with prefixes like 1-800, 1-900, and so on. They'd bill an outrageous price per minute, and you'd find yourself talking to a phone sex worker, or listening to an erotic recording, or even on a "party line" socializing with real, actual people. Then the bill would come in and you'd have to bluff the phone company that a phreaker hijacked your line and ran up that bill. Good times!"
Now where are you when the Sun goes down?
You're so far away from me
You're so far away from me
So far I just can't see
You're so far away from me
A.
Subscrever:
Enviar feedback (Atom)
Sem comentários:
Enviar um comentário