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* Allan Sherman's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHTazxaQ9bs "The Let's All Call Up AT&T And Protest To The President March"] (from 1963's ''My Son, The Celebrity'') lamented the demise of the named exchanges: (''It's "The Let's All Call Up AT&T And Protest To The President March" / Can you see him smirking and smiling? / 'Cause he's got us all digit dialing...'') with ''"Where are the days of Auld Lang Syne? / [[Butterfield 8]]! Madison 9! / Let's keep those beautiful names alive / Crestview 6, Gramercy 5."'' |
* Allan Sherman's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHTazxaQ9bs "The Let's All Call Up AT&T And Protest To The President March"] (from 1963's ''My Son, The Celebrity'') lamented the demise of the named exchanges: (''It's "The Let's All Call Up AT&T And Protest To The President March" / Can you see him smirking and smiling? / 'Cause he's got us all digit dialing...'') with ''"Where are the days of Auld Lang Syne? / [[Butterfield 8]]! Madison 9! / Let's keep those beautiful names alive / Crestview 6, Gramercy 5."'' |
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* [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s "The Plumbing Song" (from his 1999 album ''Off The Deep End'') has a brief shout-out to "PEnnsylvania 6-5000" when at one point the background singers rattle off "RotoRooter 6-5000" as the number for the song's titular plumber. |
* [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s "The Plumbing Song" (from his 1999 album ''Off The Deep End'') has a brief shout-out to "PEnnsylvania 6-5000" when at one point the background singers rattle off "RotoRooter 6-5000" as the number for the song's titular plumber. |
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* In his 1964 song "Promised Land", [[Chuck Berry]] (calling home after a long journey to what, after an area code split, |
* In his 1964 song "Promised Land", [[Chuck Berry]] (calling home after a long journey to what, after an area code split, would now be +1-757-TI4-1009) sings the line: |
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{{quote|''Los Angeles, give me Norfolk Virginia, |
{{quote|''Los Angeles, give me Norfolk Virginia, |
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''Tidewater four ten oh nine''}} |
''Tidewater four ten oh nine''}} |
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