[GreenKeys] Teletype in Song

[Bruce Gentry]

This is not the only song with Morse vocalizations. In 1967, The Five 
Americans recorded a song named "Western Union" that featured a Morse 
chant in the background. Slim Gaillard recorded the song in 1947, many 
listeners were former WW2 Morse operators and would have picked up on 
it. The telescope referred to in the song may have been Mt. Palomar, 
which was in the news a great deal at that time.  Fifty some years ago 
in high school drama groups, I was told it was forbidden to put any 
Morse code into a play, recording, broadcast, or motion picture unless 
it was gibberish or actual text being sent to a student operator in the 
scene. It was probably overdone paranoia about signalling fifth column 
operatives.

      Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY




On 5/16/21 2:29, hwhall at compuserve.com wrote:
> Aren't they singing "dah di dah dit dah dah di dah"? CQ.  The first 
> time it's done, they add "dah di dit dit" DE.  Someone knew their Morse.
>
> Wayne
> WB4OGM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Birkel <pbirkel at gmail.com>
> To: greenkeys at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Sat, May 15, 2021 10:38 pm
> Subject: [GreenKeys] Teletype in Song
>
> Just heard the song “Communications” for the first time.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teaxWYRH9A4 
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teaxWYRH9A4>
> Lyrics: https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Slim-Gaillard/Communications 
> <https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Slim-Gaillard/Communications>
>     “You can send a wire by telegram”
>     “Also get the news by teletype”
>     “Now we′re looking at mars through a telescope”
>     “That's communication”
> Can’t recall ever hearing of “teletype” in song before.
> Catchy!
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