[GreenKeys] Telex reference in a rock song

Dave Horsfall dave at horsfall.org
Sun Jan 31 16:57:50 EST 2021


Somewhat off-topic I guess, but I was watching a video of one of my 
favourite rock bands (Cold Chisel, with Jimmy Barnes as front man), "Khe 
Sanh" complete with the lyrics, when I saw a reference to Telex machines 
that I'd never twigged to before.

So, I dug up the lyrics from http://genius.com/Cold-chisel-khe-sanh-lyrics

     And the legal pads were yellow
     Hours long, pay-packets lean
     And the telex writers clattered
     Where the gunships once had been

Now, if only I could find a song reference to Teletypes...  Hmmm, a couple
of obscure ones, but nothing well-known.

-- Dave VK2KFU


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