Touch-Tone Telephone - Revision history

Wingtub at 21:24, 22 January 2026

2026-01-22T21:24:53Z

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	The main melody and chorus of this song is lifted from [[Ivanushka]], an [[unreleased]] 2009 demo track with entirely unrelated lyrics.<ref name=":0">https://youtu.be/yYTP-5Yds6k</ref>		The main melody and chorus of this song is lifted from [[Ivanushka]], an [[unreleased]] 2009 demo track with entirely unrelated lyrics.<ref name=":0">https://youtu.be/yYTP-5Yds6k</ref>

	[[Neil]] explained this song's lyrics in the album's audio commentary track~~<ref name=":0" />~~:<blockquote>"So… this song is about a dedicated caller into a radio show who has it all. figured. out. and he just needs to explain it to someone, and even just knowing how he’s gonna sound to other people is giving him all this anxiety and it’s coming out before he can even say what he wants so say. In fact, it never comes out. So, this song is just a big rant of preemptive defensiveness and saying you’re gonna do something without ever doing it."</blockquote>It is highly notable for being the second most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song on both Spotify<ref>https://open.spotify.com/artist/4llAOeA6kEF4ytaB2fsmcW?si=hOoH-OR-SaqFJXQTkQvFNQ</ref> and YouTube<ref>https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs</ref>, having garnered 90,000,000+ streams and 30,000,000+ views respectively.		[[Neil]] explained this song's lyrics in the album's [[Spirit Phone: Commentary\|audio commentary track]]:<blockquote>"So… this song is about a dedicated caller into a radio show who has it all. figured. out. and he just needs to explain it to someone, and even just knowing how he’s gonna sound to other people is giving him all this anxiety and it’s coming out before he can even say what he wants so say. In fact, it never comes out. So, this song is just a big rant of preemptive defensiveness and saying you’re gonna do something without ever doing it."</blockquote>It is highly notable for being the second most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song on both Spotify<ref>https://open.spotify.com/artist/4llAOeA6kEF4ytaB2fsmcW?si=hOoH-OR-SaqFJXQTkQvFNQ</ref> and YouTube<ref>https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs</ref>, having garnered 90,000,000+ streams and 30,000,000+ views respectively.
	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==
	I think it's time for you to know the awful truth		I think it's time for you to know the awful truth

Wingtub: changed the streaming numbers

2026-01-22T21:18:48Z

changed the streaming numbers

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	The main melody and chorus of this song is lifted from [[Ivanushka]], an [[unreleased]] 2009 demo track with entirely unrelated lyrics.<ref name=":0">https://youtu.be/yYTP-5Yds6k</ref>		The main melody and chorus of this song is lifted from [[Ivanushka]], an [[unreleased]] 2009 demo track with entirely unrelated lyrics.<ref name=":0">https://youtu.be/yYTP-5Yds6k</ref>

	[[Neil]] explained this song's lyrics in the album's audio commentary track<ref name=":0" />:<blockquote>"So… this song is about a dedicated caller into a radio show who has it all. figured. out. and he just needs to explain it to someone, and even just knowing how he’s gonna sound to other people is giving him all this anxiety and it’s coming out before he can even say what he wants so say. In fact, it never comes out. So, this song is just a big rant of preemptive defensiveness and saying you’re gonna do something without ever doing it."</blockquote>It is highly notable for being the second most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song on both Spotify<ref>https://open.spotify.com/artist/4llAOeA6kEF4ytaB2fsmcW?si=hOoH-OR-SaqFJXQTkQvFNQ</ref> and YouTube<ref>https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs</ref>, having garnered 85,000,000+ streams and 20,000,000+ views respectively.		[[Neil]] explained this song's lyrics in the album's audio commentary track<ref name=":0" />:<blockquote>"So… this song is about a dedicated caller into a radio show who has it all. figured. out. and he just needs to explain it to someone, and even just knowing how he’s gonna sound to other people is giving him all this anxiety and it’s coming out before he can even say what he wants so say. In fact, it never comes out. So, this song is just a big rant of preemptive defensiveness and saying you’re gonna do something without ever doing it."</blockquote>It is highly notable for being the second most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song on both Spotify<ref>https://open.spotify.com/artist/4llAOeA6kEF4ytaB2fsmcW?si=hOoH-OR-SaqFJXQTkQvFNQ</ref> and YouTube<ref>https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs</ref>, having garnered 90,000,000+ streams and 30,000,000+ views respectively.
	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==
	I think it's time for you to know the awful truth		I think it's time for you to know the awful truth

ZachyCat: touch tone telephone is NOT the most popular lemon demon song anymore :3

2025-04-16T21:04:15Z

touch tone telephone is NOT the most popular lemon demon song anymore :3

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	The main melody and chorus of this song is lifted from [[Ivanushka]], an [[unreleased]] 2009 demo track with entirely unrelated lyrics.<ref name=":0">https://youtu.be/yYTP-5Yds6k</ref>		The main melody and chorus of this song is lifted from [[Ivanushka]], an [[unreleased]] 2009 demo track with entirely unrelated lyrics.<ref name=":0">https://youtu.be/yYTP-5Yds6k</ref>

	[[Neil]] explained this song's lyrics in the album's audio commentary track<ref name=":0" />:<blockquote>"So… this song is about a dedicated caller into a radio show who has it all. figured. out. and he just needs to explain it to someone, and even just knowing how he’s gonna sound to other people is giving him all this anxiety and it’s coming out before he can even say what he wants so say. In fact, it never comes out. So, this song is just a big rant of preemptive defensiveness and saying you’re gonna do something without ever doing it."</blockquote>It is highly notable for being the most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song on both Spotify<ref>https://open.spotify.com/artist/4llAOeA6kEF4ytaB2fsmcW?si=hOoH-OR-SaqFJXQTkQvFNQ</ref> and YouTube<ref>https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs</ref>, having garnered 61,000,000+ streams and 20,000,000+ views respectively.		[[Neil]] explained this song's lyrics in the album's audio commentary track<ref name=":0" />:<blockquote>"So… this song is about a dedicated caller into a radio show who has it all. figured. out. and he just needs to explain it to someone, and even just knowing how he’s gonna sound to other people is giving him all this anxiety and it’s coming out before he can even say what he wants so say. In fact, it never comes out. So, this song is just a big rant of preemptive defensiveness and saying you’re gonna do something without ever doing it."</blockquote>It is highly notable for being the second most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song on both Spotify<ref>https://open.spotify.com/artist/4llAOeA6kEF4ytaB2fsmcW?si=hOoH-OR-SaqFJXQTkQvFNQ</ref> and YouTube<ref>https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs</ref>, having garnered 85,000,000+ streams and 20,000,000+ views respectively.
	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==
	I think it's time for you to know the awful truth		I think it's time for you to know the awful truth

Dashw321 at 21:33, 2 August 2023

2023-08-02T21:33:54Z

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	'''Touch-Tone Telephone''' is the second track on [[Spirit Phone]].		'''Touch-Tone Telephone''' is the second track on [[Spirit Phone]].

	The main melody and chorus of this song is lifted from [[Ivanushka]], ~~a then-~~[[unreleased]] 2009 demo track with entirely unrelated lyrics.<ref name=":0">https://youtu.be/yYTP-5Yds6k</ref>		The main melody and chorus of this song is lifted from [[Ivanushka]], an [[unreleased]] 2009 demo track with entirely unrelated lyrics.<ref name=":0">https://youtu.be/yYTP-5Yds6k</ref>

	[[Neil]] explained this song's lyrics in the album's audio commentary track<ref name=":0" />:<blockquote>"So… this song is about a dedicated caller into a radio show who has it all. figured. out. and he just needs to explain it to someone, and even just knowing how he’s gonna sound to other people is giving him all this anxiety and it’s coming out before he can even say what he wants so say. In fact, it never comes out. So, this song is just a big rant of preemptive defensiveness and saying you’re gonna do something without ever doing it."</blockquote>It is highly notable for being the most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song on both Spotify<ref>https://open.spotify.com/artist/4llAOeA6kEF4ytaB2fsmcW?si=hOoH-OR-SaqFJXQTkQvFNQ</ref> and YouTube<ref>https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs</ref>, having garnered 61,000,000+ streams and 20,000,000+ views respectively.		[[Neil]] explained this song's lyrics in the album's audio commentary track<ref name=":0" />:<blockquote>"So… this song is about a dedicated caller into a radio show who has it all. figured. out. and he just needs to explain it to someone, and even just knowing how he’s gonna sound to other people is giving him all this anxiety and it’s coming out before he can even say what he wants so say. In fact, it never comes out. So, this song is just a big rant of preemptive defensiveness and saying you’re gonna do something without ever doing it."</blockquote>It is highly notable for being the most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song on both Spotify<ref>https://open.spotify.com/artist/4llAOeA6kEF4ytaB2fsmcW?si=hOoH-OR-SaqFJXQTkQvFNQ</ref> and YouTube<ref>https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs</ref>, having garnered 61,000,000+ streams and 20,000,000+ views respectively.

Dashw321 at 21:32, 2 August 2023

2023-08-02T21:32:50Z

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	\|genre = Pop		\|genre = Pop
	\|language = English		\|language = English
	\|externalLinks = [https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/touch-tone-telephone Bandcamp] [https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/touch-tone-telephone Needlejuice Bandcamp] [https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs YouTube] [https://open.spotify.com/track/1tmRlF5pFo8G5OfJYUjWrR?si=1036ee5fd45b48b0 Spotify]		\|externalLinks = [https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/touch-tone-telephone Bandcamp]<br>[https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/touch-tone-telephone Needlejuice Bandcamp]<br>[https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs YouTube]<br>[https://open.spotify.com/track/1tmRlF5pFo8G5OfJYUjWrR?si=1036ee5fd45b48b0 Spotify]
	}}		}}
	'''Touch-Tone Telephone''' is the second track on [[Spirit Phone]].		'''Touch-Tone Telephone''' is the second track on [[Spirit Phone]].

Dashw321 at 21:22, 2 August 2023

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	~~'''Touch-Tone Telephone''' is the second track on [[Spirit Phone]].~~

	~~The main melody and chorus of this song is lifted from [[Ivanushka]], a then-[[unreleased]] 2009 demo track with entirely unrelated lyrics.<ref name=":0">https://youtu.be/yYTP-5Yds6k</ref>~~

	[[Neil]] explained this song's lyrics in the album's audio commentary track<ref name=":0" />:<blockquote>"So… this song is about a dedicated caller into a radio show who has it all. figured. out. and he just needs to explain it to someone, and even just knowing how he’s gonna sound to other people is giving him all this anxiety and it’s coming out before he can even say what he wants so say. In fact, it never comes out. So, this song is just a big rant of preemptive defensiveness and saying you’re gonna do something without ever doing it."</blockquote>It is highly notable for being the most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song on both Spotify<ref>https://open.spotify.com/artist/4llAOeA6kEF4ytaB2fsmcW?si=hOoH-OR-SaqFJXQTkQvFNQ</ref> and YouTube<ref>https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs</ref>, having garnered 61,000,000+ streams and 20,000,000+ views respectively.

	{{Infobox_song		{{Infobox_song
	\|title = Touch-Tone Telephone		\|title = Touch-Tone Telephone
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	\|externalLinks = [https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/touch-tone-telephone Bandcamp] [https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/touch-tone-telephone Needlejuice Bandcamp] [https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs YouTube] [https://open.spotify.com/track/1tmRlF5pFo8G5OfJYUjWrR?si=1036ee5fd45b48b0 Spotify]		\|externalLinks = [https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/touch-tone-telephone Bandcamp] [https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/touch-tone-telephone Needlejuice Bandcamp] [https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs YouTube] [https://open.spotify.com/track/1tmRlF5pFo8G5OfJYUjWrR?si=1036ee5fd45b48b0 Spotify]
	}}		}}
			'''Touch-Tone Telephone''' is the second track on [[Spirit Phone]].

			The main melody and chorus of this song is lifted from [[Ivanushka]], a then-[[unreleased]] 2009 demo track with entirely unrelated lyrics.<ref name=":0">https://youtu.be/yYTP-5Yds6k</ref>

			[[Neil]] explained this song's lyrics in the album's audio commentary track<ref name=":0" />:<blockquote>"So… this song is about a dedicated caller into a radio show who has it all. figured. out. and he just needs to explain it to someone, and even just knowing how he’s gonna sound to other people is giving him all this anxiety and it’s coming out before he can even say what he wants so say. In fact, it never comes out. So, this song is just a big rant of preemptive defensiveness and saying you’re gonna do something without ever doing it."</blockquote>It is highly notable for being the most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song on both Spotify<ref>https://open.spotify.com/artist/4llAOeA6kEF4ytaB2fsmcW?si=hOoH-OR-SaqFJXQTkQvFNQ</ref> and YouTube<ref>https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs</ref>, having garnered 61,000,000+ streams and 20,000,000+ views respectively.
	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==
	I think it's time for you to know the awful truth		I think it's time for you to know the awful truth

Dashw321 at 18:23, 2 August 2023

2023-08-02T18:23:06Z

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	I'm the only one on your AM radio		I'm the only one on your AM radio
	(On your AM, AM radio)		(On your AM, AM radio)

			==Trivia==
			*This is one of two [[Lemon Demon]] songs to receive a single release on wax cylinder by [[Needlejuice Records]] in 2023.<ref>https://needlejuicerecords.com/products/touch-tone-telephone-wax-cylinder</ref>

			<references />

Dashw321 at 18:16, 2 August 2023

2023-08-02T18:16:17Z

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	[[Neil]] explained this song's lyrics in the album's audio commentary track<ref name=":0" />:<blockquote>"So… this song is about a dedicated caller into a radio show who has it all. figured. out. and he just needs to explain it to someone, and even just knowing how he’s gonna sound to other people is giving him all this anxiety and it’s coming out before he can even say what he wants so say. In fact, it never comes out. So, this song is just a big rant of preemptive defensiveness and saying you’re gonna do something without ever doing it."</blockquote>It is highly notable for being the most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song on both Spotify<ref>https://open.spotify.com/artist/4llAOeA6kEF4ytaB2fsmcW?si=hOoH-OR-SaqFJXQTkQvFNQ</ref> and YouTube<ref>https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs</ref>, having garnered 61,000,000+ streams and 20,000,000+ views respectively.		[[Neil]] explained this song's lyrics in the album's audio commentary track<ref name=":0" />:<blockquote>"So… this song is about a dedicated caller into a radio show who has it all. figured. out. and he just needs to explain it to someone, and even just knowing how he’s gonna sound to other people is giving him all this anxiety and it’s coming out before he can even say what he wants so say. In fact, it never comes out. So, this song is just a big rant of preemptive defensiveness and saying you’re gonna do something without ever doing it."</blockquote>It is highly notable for being the most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song on both Spotify<ref>https://open.spotify.com/artist/4llAOeA6kEF4ytaB2fsmcW?si=hOoH-OR-SaqFJXQTkQvFNQ</ref> and YouTube<ref>https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs</ref>, having garnered 61,000,000+ streams and 20,000,000+ views respectively.

			{{Infobox_song
			\|title = Touch-Tone Telephone
			\|artist = Lemon Demon
			\|year = 2016
			\|albumart = Spirit Phone.jpg
			\|writer = Neil Cicierega
			\|singer = [[Neil Cicierega]]
			\|album = [[Spirit Phone]]
			\|duration = 4:42
			\|tempo = 160
			\|genre = Pop
			\|language = English
			\|externalLinks = [https://lemondemon.bandcamp.com/track/touch-tone-telephone Bandcamp] [https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/touch-tone-telephone Needlejuice Bandcamp] [https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs YouTube] [https://open.spotify.com/track/1tmRlF5pFo8G5OfJYUjWrR?si=1036ee5fd45b48b0 Spotify]
			}}

	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==

Dashw321 at 18:03, 2 August 2023

2023-08-02T18:03:52Z

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	'''Touch-Tone Telephone''' is the second track on [[Spirit Phone]].		'''Touch-Tone Telephone''' is the second track on [[Spirit Phone]].

	The main melody and chorus of this song is lifted from [[Ivanushka]], a then-[[unreleased]] 2009 demo track with entirely unrelated lyrics.		The main melody and chorus of this song is lifted from [[Ivanushka]], a then-[[unreleased]] 2009 demo track with entirely unrelated lyrics.<ref name=":0">https://youtu.be/yYTP-5Yds6k</ref>

	[[Neil]] explained this song's lyrics in the album's audio commentary track:<blockquote>"So… this song is about a dedicated caller into a radio show who has it all. figured. out. and he just needs to explain it to someone, and even just knowing how he’s gonna sound to other people is giving him all this anxiety and it’s coming out before he can even say what he wants so say. In fact, it never comes out. So, this song is just a big rant of preemptive defensiveness and saying you’re gonna do something without ever doing it."</blockquote>It is highly notable for being the most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song on both Spotify and YouTube, having garnered 61,000,000+ streams and 20,000,000+ views respectively.		[[Neil]] explained this song's lyrics in the album's audio commentary track<ref name=":0" />:<blockquote>"So… this song is about a dedicated caller into a radio show who has it all. figured. out. and he just needs to explain it to someone, and even just knowing how he’s gonna sound to other people is giving him all this anxiety and it’s coming out before he can even say what he wants so say. In fact, it never comes out. So, this song is just a big rant of preemptive defensiveness and saying you’re gonna do something without ever doing it."</blockquote>It is highly notable for being the most popular [[Lemon Demon]] song on both Spotify<ref>https://open.spotify.com/artist/4llAOeA6kEF4ytaB2fsmcW?si=hOoH-OR-SaqFJXQTkQvFNQ</ref> and YouTube<ref>https://youtu.be/rbxL5BVEkRs</ref>, having garnered 61,000,000+ streams and 20,000,000+ views respectively.

	== Lyrics ==		== Lyrics ==

Dashw321 at 17:58, 2 August 2023

2023-08-02T17:58:19Z

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	God-damn it, gonna snap, Leonard Nimoy (oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)		God-damn it, gonna snap, Leonard Nimoy (oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
	Call me back (call me back)		Call me back (call me back)

	I try to call you every day		I try to call you every day
	I'm rehearsing what to say when the truth comes out (of my very own mouth)		I'm rehearsing what to say when the truth comes out (of my very own mouth)
	I've been working on a unified theory		I've been working on a unified theory
	If I make it through tonight, everybody's gonna hear me out		If I make it through tonight, everybody's gonna hear me out

	'Cause I'm the right one		'Cause I'm the right one
	On my touch-tone, touch-tone telephone		On my touch-tone, touch-tone telephone
	I'm the only one		I'm the only one
	On your AM, AM radio		On your AM, AM radio

	Oh, I'm crying now, authentic tears		Oh, I'm crying now, authentic tears
	They flow out of me when I think about you		They flow out of me when I think about you
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	Oh my god		Oh my god
	I try, and I try, and I try to make you listen to me		I try, and I try, and I try to make you listen to me

	I try to call you every day		I try to call you every day
	I'm rehearsing what to say when the truth comes out (of my very own mouth)		I'm rehearsing what to say when the truth comes out (of my very own mouth)
	I've been working on a unified theory		I've been working on a unified theory
	If I make it through tonight, everybody's gonna hear me out		If I make it through tonight, everybody's gonna hear me out

	'Cause I'm the right one		'Cause I'm the right one
	On my touch-tone, touch-tone telephone		On my touch-tone, touch-tone telephone
	I'm the only one (hey)		I'm the only one (hey)
	On your AM, AM radio		On your AM, AM radio

	Don't hang up yet, I'm not done		Don't hang up yet, I'm not done
	I'm an expert, I'm the one		I'm an expert, I'm the one
	The one who was right all along		The one who was right all along
	Better to be laughed at than wrong		Better to be laughed at than wrong

	I'm an expert in my field		I'm an expert in my field
	UFOlogy, yes, it's all real		UFOlogy, yes, it's all real
	Ancient aliens, it's all true		Ancient aliens, it's all true
	I'm an expert just like you		I'm an expert just like you

	And like you, I'm a genius before my time		And like you, I'm a genius before my time
	Disbelieving, that's the real crime		Disbelieving, that's the real crime
	Pretty soon, they'll discover me		Pretty soon, they'll discover me
	In the Super-Sargasso Sea		In the Super-Sargasso Sea

	I try to call you every day		I try to call you every day
	What can I say when the truth comes out? (Of my very own mouth)		What can I say when the truth comes out? (Of my very own mouth)
	I've been working on a unified theory		I've been working on a unified theory
	If I make it through tonight, everybody's gonna hear me out (now)		If I make it through tonight, everybody's gonna hear me out (now)

	'Cause I'm the right one (now) on my touch-tone telephone (now)		'Cause I'm the right one (now) on my touch-tone telephone (now)
	On my touch-tone, touch-tone telephone		On my touch-tone, touch-tone telephone
	I'm the only one on your AM radio		I'm the only one on your AM radio
	(On your AM, AM radio)		(On your AM, AM radio)