It first appeared as the lead track on The Nerves' self-titled EP. Despite its catchy hook, the EP was a commercial failure, and the band dissolved shortly after.
Over the decades, the track has seen several re-releases and technical updates to preserve its punchy sound: Hanging On The Telephone (Remastered)
Blondie discovered the track after Jeffrey Lee Pierce (later of The Gun Club) played it for Debbie Harry and Chris Stein. Blondie's Remastered Versions It first appeared as the lead track on
The song was originally written by for his short-lived Los Angeles power pop trio, The Nerves . the EP was a commercial failure
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"Hanging On The Telephone" is most famously recognized as the high-voltage opening track of 1978 breakthrough album, Parallel Lines . While often mistaken for an original, the song is a cover that transformed a forgotten power pop gem into a definitive anthem of the New Wave era. Origin and Authorship
Слушайте в Apple Music: песня «Hanging On the Telephone (Remastered)» (L7). 2016. Длительность: 2:09. Apple Music