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An artist can add interest to a song when they incorporate non-musical sounds into a recording. The sound of rain, conversation, cars, nature and telephones are some of the first that come to mind when I think about everyday sounds I've heard used often in popular music. 

Starting a track with a telephone ringing can set up the song as if it were an actual telephone conversation (and it some cases it is). This is a well worn tactic, but one I found interesting to explore.

This playlist includes songs that start with the sound of a telephone. Whether it’s a phone ringing, a dial tone, a busy signal or buttons being pressed. I know there are a ton of these tracks out there, so chime in on any I've missed. But remember, it has to be a telephone sound and it has to kick off the track.

   1. No Phone - Cake   

   2. Hanging On The Telephone - Blondie   

   3. As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone -  Loretta Lynn   

   4. One Of My Turns - Pink Floyd   

   5. She's Tight - Cheap Trick   

   6. Telephone Line - Electric Light Orchestra   

   7. Dial 911 - The Want   

   8. Super Hoe - Boogie Down Productions   

   9. I Go To Rio - Pablo Cruise   

   10. Hello - Toby Keith   

   11. You Would Know - Queens of the Stone Age   

   12. Phone Machine - Vandals   

   13. Phone Interlude - Cam'Ron   

   14. Call Me - Deee-Lite