Brainwaves – August 2, 2021 – Don’t hang up, ELO and Kraftwerk are calling
Written by Brian Blum on 02/08/2021
10cc says “Don’t hang up.” Why? Because ELO and Kraftwerk are calling. Telephone songs on this week’s Brainwaves. Plus some beach music from Blotto and Queen. Rosi Golan wants to shine, Mission of Burma wants to fight and OMD just wants a souvenir. Come collect yours on this week’s Brainwaves.
| Band | Song |
| Blotto | I Wanna Be a Lifeguard |
| Rosi Golan | Shine |
| Aimee Mann | Goodbye Caroline |
| Lush | Outside World |
| New Order | Elegia |
| Tangerine Dream | Choronzon |
| I Hate Kate | Major Tom |
| Interpol | Slow Hands |
| The Influents | Where I’ll Go |
| Mission of Burma | Academy Fight Song |
| The Killers | Believe Me Nathalie |
| Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark | Souvenir |
| Queen | Seaside Rendezvous |
| Polyrock | Cries and Whispers |
| The Who | You Better You Bet |
| The Offspring | Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) |
| McFly | Baby’s Coming Back (cover: Jellyfish) |
| Splinter | Costafine Town |
| Todd Rundgren | I Saw the Light |
| Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs | Hello It’s Me (cover: Todd Rundgren) |
| Matthew Sweet | I’ve Been Waiting |
| The Bangles (with Susanna Hoffs) | Anna Lee (Sweetheart of the Sun) |
| The Bangles | Walk Like an Egyptian (extended dance mix) |
| Ivri Lider | I Was Lucky to Be Loved (link to translation of lyrics) |
| Ben Folds Five | Narcolepsy |
| 10cc | Don’t Hang Up |
| Electric Light Orchestra | Telephone Line |
| Kraftwerk | The Telephone Call |
| Walk off the Earth | Karma Police (cover: Radiohead) |
| John Lennon | Instant Karma |
| Deaf School | What a Way to End it All |
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