VILLAGE PEOPLE "SEX OVER THE PHONE" (1985) vs KRAFTWERK "THE TELEPHONE" (1986)

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Yeah, zip it. I know Sex Over The Phone's gonna win this. Just humor me y'all, ok?

Kind of a strange parallel going on here: two iconic seventies acts, well past their respective creative peaks, releasing singles about communication in the modern age.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hYtUYiuzkw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DdcfjmStWk

Poll Results

Option	Votes
KRAFTWERK "THE TELEPHONE"	10
VILLAGE PEOPLE "SEX OVER THE PHONE"	7

― cam'ron carr (latebloomer), Thursday, 21 January 2010 03:28 (sixteen years ago)

I love them both, but I have to give it up to Kraftwerk. This was their last good single before they started rehashing everything. It is worth your while to track down the Francois K remix on the B side of this 12". It comes in at around 122 and mixes well with a lot of clean electro(King Tut by Paul Hardcastle comes to mind immediately).

That Village People cut was a running joke for years in Austin. It is a decent cut, but there is a lot of boogie stuff that is a lot more interesting. If you lose the video and the phone sex angle, the music is kind of generic. It is a good novelty track, but that is about as far as it goes.

― then I got napster and the world became a more interesting place. (Display Name), Thursday, 21 January 2010 03:37 (sixteen years ago)

I think Village People win with the video though

― cam'ron carr (latebloomer), Thursday, 21 January 2010 03:39 (sixteen years ago)

VILLAGE PEOPLE "SEX OVER THE PHONE" (1985) vs SOULJABOY TELL EM "KISS ME THRU THE PHONE" (2008)

^^would've been much more interesting imo

― samosa gibreel, Thursday, 21 January 2010 03:46 (sixteen years ago)

No doubt, the novelty angle will carry the day on ILM.

― then I got napster and the world became a more interesting place. (Display Name), Thursday, 21 January 2010 03:47 (sixteen years ago)

That Village People song actually isn't bad, if a little repetitive!! Not much different from Rockwell. Neither are the suits they are wearing.

― Lawn Cheney (u s steel), Thursday, 21 January 2010 03:53 (sixteen years ago)

VILLAGE PEOPLE "SEX OVER THE PHONE" (1985) vs SOULJABOY TELL EM "KISS ME THRU THE PHONE" (2008)

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― cam'ron carr (latebloomer), Thursday, 21 January 2010 04:02 (sixteen years ago)

one of my favorite KW songs.

― spiny doughboy (baaderonixx), Thursday, 21 January 2010 08:35 (sixteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

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― System, Saturday, 13 February 2010 00:01 (sixteen years ago)

Sure Village People will win this. But "Telephone Call" is better.

― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Saturday, 13 February 2010 00:39 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Fbo4kU2AU

― Lusty Mo Frazier (jaymc), Saturday, 13 February 2010 00:41 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho-BGmAssUg

― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Saturday, 13 February 2010 13:08 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYhHbPG97bM

― hellzapoppa (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 13 February 2010 13:47 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Sunday, 14 February 2010 00:01 (sixteen years ago)

would have voted Kraftwerk

― Freddy 'The Wonder Chicken' (Gukbe), Sunday, 14 February 2010 00:03 (sixteen years ago)

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