Answering Machine
The Replacements * Track #11 On Let It Be
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- #11Answering Machine
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Answering Machine by The Replacements
Release Date
Performed by
The ReplacementsProduced by
Steve Fjelstad & Peter Jesperson & Paul WesterbergWrited by
Paul WesterbergAbout
In a 1986 interview in Rolling Stone, singer Paul Westerberg explained,
There’s nothing worse than calling somebody and getting an answering machine. I’d rather have the phone ring than have a recording say, “I’m not here.”
Westerberg is credited with percussion on only this song on the album.
Answering Machine Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Try and breathe some life into a letter
Losing hope, we'll never be together
My courage is at its peak
You know what I mean
[Chorus]
How do you say you're okay to an answering machine?
How do you say good night to an answering machine?
[Verse 2]
Big town's got its losers
Small town's got its vices
A handful of friends:
One needs a match, one needs some ice
Call-waiting phone in another time zone
[Chorus]
How do you say I miss you to an answering machine?
How do say good night to an answering machine?
[Bridge]
(If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
If you need help, hang up and then dial your operator...)
I get enough of that
[Verse 3]
Try and free a slave of ignorance
Try and teach a whore about romance
[Chorus]
How do you say I miss you to an answering machine?
How do you say good night to an answering machine?
How do you say I'm lonely to an answering machine?
[Outro]
The message is very plain
Oh, I hate your answering machine
I hate your answering machine
I hate your answering machine
(If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
If you need help, if you need help, if you need help...
If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
If you need help, if you need help, if you need help...
If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
If you need help, if you need help, if you need help...
If you'd like to make a call, please hang up and try again
If you need help, if you need help, if you need help...)
Answering Machine Q&A
Who wrote Answering Machine's ?
Answering Machine was written by Paul Westerberg.
Who produced Answering Machine's ?
Answering Machine was produced by Steve Fjelstad & Peter Jesperson & Paul Westerberg.
When did The Replacements release Answering Machine?
The Replacements released Answering Machine on Tue Oct 02 1984.
What did The Replacements say about "Answering Machine"?
In Rolling Stone, lead singer Paul Westerberg explained, “Technology irritates me. I just take the phone off the hook. At least that way people know I’m home.” Paul also said in this 1986 interview that it was his favorite song.