The Nerves - Hanging On The Telephone, Original version 45, Blondie. 1976.
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- The Nerves - Hanging On The Telephone
Original Release 1976
From The Nerves EP
The Nerves were a mid-'70s power pop trio based in Los Angeles, California, featuring guitarist Jack Lee, bassist Peter Case, and drummer Paul Collins. All three members composed songs and sang. They managed a national tour, including a few dates with The Ramones, but they lasted just a short time and self-released only one self-titled four-song EP in 1976, featuring the songs "Hanging on the Telephone" (Lee), "When You Find Out" (Case), "Give Me Some Time" (Lee), and "Working Too Hard" (Collins). The EP was distributed by independent Bomp! Records.
I'm in the phone booth, it's the one across the hall
If you don't answer, I'll just ring it off the wall
I know he's there, but I just had to call
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone (2x)
I heard your mother now she's going out the door
Did she go to work or just go to the store
All those things she said, I told you to ignore
Oh why can't we talk again (3x)
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone (2x)
It's good to hear your voice, you know it's been so long
If I don't get your call then everything goes wrong
I want to tell you something you've known all along
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
I had to interrupt and stop this conversation
Your voice across the line gives me a strange sensation
I'd like to talk when I can show you my affection
Oh I can't control myself (3x)
Don't leave me hanging on the telephone
Hang up and run to me
Whoah, hang up and run to me (3x)
Whoah oh oh oh run to me
40 years later I finally learn Blondie's was a cover.
Thank you for posting this!
H R Me Too!
Yeah me to
Me three
Further proof Blondie in Rock Hall is A TRAVESTY.
@@davidames1746 not really , because of one song? I like their version better anyway.
Both versions are so perfect. The Nerves’s original captures a desperate yearning that is the flip side to Debbie Harry’s bold, assertive take. Love them both!
Perfect description.
Blondie not Debbie Harry
@@Fireglo Indeed. Remember those button badges from the late 70s which read "Blondie is a group"? :-)
@@concatinate I was born in 1993 so I do not.
@@Fireglo These buttons:
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(which came out b/c apparently the band were annoyed at having everyone assume Blondie = Debbie Harry.
This has a real early punk rock sound, which is so rare, and very nice to hear. Love both versions.
Listen to the L7 version, that's a pretty visceral version.
Actually it's more of a throwback to an early 60s sound.
Yeah, that's what I was thinking.
@@Subirombaplz
The Neveres are punk, not "vibes".
Can’t believe they took this off Spotify!! I love this song
I’m livid lol
Ok I just tried to find it and I was pissed!
Fr
FUCK Spotify yo
Just came here to say this
I love that Blondie didn't turn this song into anything less genius than it already is. They really made it their own, without lessening the impact
true also Ergo Proxy based
@@Sindrella. you know it 😎
Love Blondie, but they absolutely didn't 'make the song their own'. It is as straightforward a cover can be, frankly.
@@MA-go7ee yep, Blondie did a straight up cover version without even so much as the slightest bit of rearranging.. but the source material was so good and Blondie knew what they were doing, no rearrangement was necessary.
@@MA-go7ee I think Debbie definitely made it her own; as for the arrangement, it's a bit fuller (basically, more sounds) and a bit more "swingy" (not as "straight on the beat") for Blondie compared to Nerves. I like it, small changes but a bit different experience. It's a fantastic song, why overdo the changes anyway...
Honestly, this might be the best song ever made
ruclips.net/video/lKuc3faQAEs/видео.html
@@SirAntoniousBlock Never heard of them. Very good jam. Thank you.
@@SamHaugen Alternative New Wave from around the same time.
RIP Jack Lee, died in May '23. And yes, might be the best song ever!
Might be.
That voice!
Nothing wrong with Blondie's version but this is the daddy
I prefer def leopards vs blondie
The Blondie version is better, daddy.
@@sunnyjim1355 it is....
if you have a vagina
@@sunnyjim1355 it is....
If you have a vagina
Wow! The original version has an unmistakable 60s vibe to it. Super cool 😎
It's '60s garage rock all over, and it's great.
@@joshtyler1300I am a qualified lesbian too
Yeah, it has that punk edge to it with some surf in there.
Yeah, that's why it didn't do well being released by The Nerves in 1976 - a bit too retro - whereas the 1978 Blondie 'New Wave' version absolutely smashed it.
This song got me pregnant
I'm having Peter Case's baby.
Doug
Did that occur in the Dakota when the Pope visited
NYC?
Lmao love that movie
That must have been a helluva person-to-person call. . . .
Isabella Simmons Really? Having drunken sex with my husband on almost surface of our kitchen did it for me.
Wow, all this time I never new the Blodie version was a cover, which was one of my favourite Blondie tracks. Shit.
The Nerves. Bloody Brilliant
Knew
knew
Blodie brilliant
RIP singer-songwriter Jack Lee. Sad I never heard of you until your obituary informed me you wrote one of my favorite Blondie songs.
Ditto
This is a surprise! I thought the Blondie version was an original. But I ❤ this original, it's so spirited and the arrangement is spectacular! I think the Nerves win!🎉
Same❤
The rule is if you remake a song it has to be as good or better than the original !
I agree, this is much better.
and it was and is.@@jaywalker5632
You are a fool. The group is not as tight, and this guy can't even sing.
OBX
S3
E9
M 44:26
Don’t know why this was taken off Spotify but here I am
kie x jj
Anyone else here after the JJ Kiara scene in 3x09 of OBX? Lol
No I'm here because this song slaps
@@UndercoverNormiedon’t hate
@@harpercassanova8090 I can't hate on anything, I have no idea what any of that is. I'm here because this song SLAPS
This one's for JIARA! and for Barracuda Mike
They took off Spotify smh
This is amazing wish it was as popular as Blondie's cover
Punk and New Wave were generally more popular (ironically enough) as mainstream formats then "Power Pop" was.
They're virtually identical. They must be so bitter they didn't have a cute girl singer.
Frr
What you have to realise is Blondie had big bucks for studio time. This band went in with a terrific lyric and a great addictive track. Thanks to Bomp Records also. If you can cut a track under those circumstances that is sublime as this you must be good.
You did a nice job with the stills !
I gotta think Paul Westerberg studied this one pretty intently. It's the bones for a lot of 'mats songs.
@@matts.753 Paul probably had access to good record stores. The 'Mats did a nice cover of "Another Girl, Another Planet" which was an Only Ones original.
@@matts.753 Shit yeah, now that you mention it, I definitely hear that sensibility
Right!
Wow, never heard this, it's amazing. But Clem Burke's drum breaks/fills in the Blondie version are absolutely phenomenal.
Exactly -- Clem Burke = godlike
Most overlooked drummer ever.
I wish I had a time machine so I could be his girlfriend at the time that song came out. He was way ahead of his time!!
Best drummer on earth
No they weren’t dumbass. The original will always be factually better
I love this. can't believe I didn't know Blondie's version was a cover until now.
...me too...but a massive 10 years after you!
Me too but 10yrs and 2 months after you
@@ArchStanton-o6mI am a qualified lesbian too
The Nerves were SUCH a great band. Years ahead of their time! The EP that Hangin On the Telephone came from was a real classic, featuring When You Find Out and other classics. Some people thought Blondie wrote this song, and sure, they did a great cover, but Jack Lees The Nerves were real new wave innovators of the early 70s. Listen to this track and the heart and soul in Jacks vocals.
13 years later you get a reply to one of your long forgotten comments, the internet eh ?!
Two replies. Hello!
I wonder if Gerry's still with us ?
There is an urgency to this that is just so compelling, I can’t stop listening.
Ok, I'm pregnant.
Electrick Children
Hahahaha
This comment. 10/10, would recommend.
good movie haha
Carla loca!
Spotify and Apple Music took it down…
One of the greatest pop songs ever written!
I fucking love this song. I love this version, Blondie's, and that voice actress that played Harley Quinn. Fucking sensational.
Lol you watched the movie where Harley violated nightwing?
Written by Jack Lee who recently died. Also wrote "Come back and stay" for Paul Young in the early 80s.
i’m so annoyed they took this off spotify😭😭😭
Who’s here from outer banks season 3 episode 9?
No
This guy can write some fucking insane melodies just needed a better production which is probably why the covers of his songs were so successful.
Way better than Blondie
removed from spotify for some reason
And 47 years later, a great song it remains.. 👏
I am a qualified lesbian too
i fucking love this song.
Me too! It sounds like a precursor to The Replacements.
Todd Michael Johnson it always sounded like a surf song to me, lol
i fucking love this version (nothing against blondie)
Philip Lynch this is the original tho
Philip Lynch nerves made this song
This is the first time I absolutely love BOTH versions of a song and I can't live without them.
Then ya GOTTA Check-out "L/7's" version & make it a "Threesome" there "D & S"....jus KILLS-IT Also"!!.....
There's a version of this sung by Melissa Rausch playing harley Quinn in the new cartoon Batman and Harley. She sings it "in-character" as Harley Quinn. It's outrageous!
Right? I hate to admit it, but even though I had the Parallel Lines album, the harley quinn thing was what brought me back to it!
It gives me wood
You see the difference that all that practice did for Blondie to make it super tight and radio ready. Personally, I'm more a fan of the ramshackle feel, but both are fantastic.
Reminds me a bit of The Replacements, who also had a penchant for great ramshackle pop.
This is my first listen and I was immediately thinking of The Replacements.
The SoCal surf vibe makes this version the best
Why can’t we talk again?
What? I thought that Blondie wrote this song. I prefer this nervy, needy original.
Gracias Outer Banks por recordarme esta canción ❤
I wonder how this would have sounded if The Nerves had access to the same production budget as Blondie, and how it would have sounded if Blondie had access to the same (lack of) production budget at The Nerves... I'm sure both versions on this hypothetical timeline would still kick ass, just like both kick ass on this timeline.
Who else came here after seeing the Jiara kiss in OBX 3? 😊
Not me...
Nope
What the fuck even are you talking about nobody’s heard of that shit
The Blondie version is missing the sharpness of that riff which really makes the entire song for me.
I remember buying this single back in the 70's and playing it over and over again. I don't think that I have ever played this recording just once.
Totally. Every time I put it on I play it at least five times.
It was 1977 (or 78). The Nerves played a set for us in Pacifica’s Oceana high school cafeteria to audition to play our senior (or was it junior? wtf do I know, I was a stoner) prom during 5th or 6th period. Mostly everyone was in class at that time, but not us hard rockin’, class-cuttin’ stoner folk!
I’m embarrassed to admit, but we laughingly mocked The Nerves as they played by immaturely ‘pretend screaming’ like female Beatles fans did a decade earlier.
We had never heard of this punk rock/new wave stuff before and we thought this was some kind of joke. (Keep in mind Freebird was the school’s anthem at the time, OK?)
Anyway, they didn’t get the gig. 😑
MANY years later, I’m hearing this song with a more mature ear and broader musical taste and appreciating it for it’s catchy pop hooks and ingenuity. They were trailblazers. I really love this song!
Nerve dudes, if you’re reading this, I apologize. We were mistaken... you fcukin ROCK!
Can't believe I've never heard this version. I like it!
another example why spotify sucks. lots of good stuff they don't have.
It used to be on Spotify but they took it off
amazing song... hope these guys know they wrote one of the greatest ever songs and helped propel blondie to history
Here after Outer Banks. Really like the song!!
saaaaame
Me tooo
Put this back on Spotify damnit.
I saw this band about 11 years ago in a basement skate shop in Colorado. Freakin amazing.
This version isn't available in spotify anymore (at least in Mexico). What a shame! :(
Same, song is so good
@@gereck probably a problem with the copyright
Excellent
Some great people never get the recognition they deserve.
Congratulations to these guys
Peter Case who went on to play in the Plimsouls.
For the longest I thought the original was from Blondie... Now hearing this, there's no going back!! C:
god, me too
I know I can’t believe I didn’t know that. This is awesome
Let's not go crazy now, hahaha! They're both great in their own rights. Just a matter of well, whatever
the guitar on this is sooooo fucking good!
RIP HUF
Need it back on Spotify smh
Electrick Children brought me here
an amazing movie!
Jade Ducommun it truly is :D
This version is so much better tham blondies one fr
I watched Electrick Children last night, and I've been singing this song all day!
I could hear The White Stripes covering this as well.
Jack Lee is an excellent song writer. He also wrote "Will Anything Happen?" for Blondie after The Nerves had broken up. I don't get into the whole "which version is better" routine with covers. (Imagine trying that for "Hey Joe", covered by Hendrix and every band in the known universe). Blondie did a good version of it and turned it into a hit, and it just presents better with Debbie singing it. If Blondie didn't cover it would we ever have heard of it?
This song literally got me pregnant
I thought the Blondie version was excellent, this is even better holy shit
I wonder why this isn't on Spotify but Blondie's version is?
It was but it’s gone now
For some reason I CANNOT stop listening to this!!
Power Pop is generally pretty good,I would say better than Punk if almost entirely limited to The Midwest and parts of Australia.
Same
Jack Lee also wrote this gem. ruclips.net/video/CVidycMxmBE/видео.html
la canción perfecta,punk rock del más puro !!🎉 música de fiesta🎉❤ no se puede decir nada de las dos versiones excelente❤
la versión de Harley Quinn esta buena también
I wish phone booths were mandatory for all mobile phones.
Am I the only one who never heard this on the radio, even the Debbie h version? Def Leppard cover brought me here.
This original reminds one of that youthful angst of needing to get laid, especially the verse, “oh, I can’t control myself “ x 3
Nah
They played this on BBC Radio 6 today, I was shocked the the Blondie version was a cover!
🤯
btw this is way better!, I'm a 52 y/o who grew up with Blondie!
Why dafuq is everyone pregnant?
Why aren't you preggers tho m9?
+chiefmachine24 Just in case you're not kidding, this song is popular because it was in a movie called Electrick Children where a young girl thinks she got pregnant from the tape...
Luci Waterman
I wasn't kidding, thanks for the clarification.
Never heard of the film, I just like The Nerves
+Luci Waterman Come on, this song was already popular
+b mp not amongst young people, and this wasn't even the version used in the movie, so if that says anything...
I was today years old when I found out this song is not a Blondie original. 😳
I have a Jesus baby in me now....must find my Clyde.
The one time where I can't contest both versions. They're BOTH perfect
RIP, Jack Lee. We've lost another musical treasure. Sigh.
Heard this song on outer banks show szn 3 good song ❤
Has there ever been a more perfect pop song ?
Yes there has, "Boys don't cry" by The Cure.
So garage ...a good thing. But it lacks proper production. Kind of its appeal but they could've done much better with the production and still kept the original feel. Adding a measure of Blondie to the cover made a big difference.
The writer won the lottery when Blondie covered his song.
I am a qualified lesbian too
@@ijustdidahugeshit Sorry, don't understand how your reply relates to anything this old Scotsman said.
That would be Jack Lee of The Nerves lol
@@UndercoverNormie I'm aware of who he is. Lol.
@@Mistersandyrobertson Just making sure. On one side, you have the zoomers who think it's normal for all their favorite musicians to have their music written for them, and on the other end you've got the boomers who think this song is original by Blondie who they also think is Debby Harry and not a band 😆
Make sure you learn something EVERY day! Well today I learned that the Blondie version is a cover! Well I never 🇬🇧
I think I might be pregnant now
This made me laugh...
why does everyone always say that to me.. lol
I'm in love with you.
Im too.but think iam a man.
A femal one...
A male one.I`m so confused....
Seminal New Wave song. Blondie did a nice cover of it. Seems like every garage band - including mine - did a cover of it in the 80s. Jack Lee, the songwriter, died earlier this year of colon cancer. Rock and roll doesn't really last forever.
I thank Electrick Children. I'm now pregnant
Do you think the band members receive royalties for blondies? Something doesn’t sit right with me that they wrote a classic from the ground up yet everyone thinks it’s a blondie original..
I just keep listening and listening and listening to this....
It has almost single-handedly changed my entire approach to music.
In Top 10 greatest pop singles EVER easily.
Possubly off topic, but at 1:24 I found myself wondering how many people got bloody noses from turning around too fast.
I have so many songs that i think are better, but i can't stop listening to this one, it's probably the catchiest song I've ever heard.
Imagine being like 85 years old and getting into a rights dispute over a song you made fucking 60 years ago
My favourite version. True great original
I can't get enough of this song lately.
HEP ALIEN'S version of this song is best! #HepFans
ArtistoftheWeek Hep brought me here!
This song actually rocks like actually rocks….
If you guys are looking for some new (or old) tunes, be sure to check out my playlist, "Gen X Mix"; it has all the good stuff, including The Nerves. :)
Yay! I'm gonna check it out now. Always searching for new stuff!
Check out Lucy Peach's cover of this song on RUclips. Absolutely fantastic, and Jack Lee has said that it's the best version of the song that he's heard. :-D
Great voice tone......the band reminds me of 90's california pop-punk!
Didn't know that this was the original muy interesante 😂😂
i love this goddamned song.
thank you, old myspace mystery girl.