Long Distance Call
Joe Williams / Muddy Waters / T-Bone Walker Lyrics
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Please, call me on the phone sometime.
You say you love me darling,
Please, call me on the phone sometime.
When I hear your voice,
Ease my worried mind.
One of these days,
One of these days,
I'm gonna show you just how nice a man can be.
I'm gonna buy you a brand, new Cadillac,
If you only speak some good words about me.
Hear my phone ringing,
Sound like a long distance call.
Hear my phone keep ringing,
Sound like a long distance call.
When I picked up my receiver,
The party said another mule kicking in your stall.
In Long Distance Call, Joe Williams (also known as Big Joe Williams), Muddy Waters and T-Bone Walker plea to their partners to call them on the phone sometime because hearing their voice will ease their worried minds. The song expresses a sense of longing and desire for connection in a time when phone calls were often expensive and reserved only for the most important messages. The lyrics suggest a hope that the connection they have will lead to something more meaningful, such as when the singer promises to show their partner how nice a man can be and even buy them a brand new Cadillac if they speak some good words about them. But the metaphorical distance between the singers and their partners is highlighted when a long distance call is heard ringing on the phone, indicating that the connection may not be as strong as they hoped. This is emphasized when the party on the other end of the phone states that "another mule is kicking in your stall", implying that their supposed partner may be cheating on them.
Line by Line Meaning
You say you love me darling,
You claim to have affection for me, my dear,
Please, call me on the phone sometime.
I implore you to contact me via telephone at some point.
When I hear your voice,
Upon hearing the sound of your voice,
Ease my worried mind.
My anxious thoughts dissipate.
One of these days,
At some point in the future,
I'm gonna show you how nice a man can be.
I shall demonstrate to you how kind a gentleman can behave.
I'm gonna buy you a brand, new Cadillac,
I plan to purchase for you a fresh, unowned Cadillac automobile,
If you only speak some good words about me.
In return for positive remarks regarding me.
Hear my phone ringing,
I can discern my telephone is producing noise,
Sound like a long distance call.
The audio suggests this is a call from a far-off location.
When I picked up my receiver,
Upon lifting the part of the telephone used for conversing,
The party said another mule kicking in your stall.
The individual speaking informed me you are encountering additional obstacles.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: MC KINLEY MORGANFIELD
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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SETLIST
0:03 introduction
1:44 You Don't Have to Go (Jimmy Reed cover)
7:27 Baby, Please Don't Go (Big Joe Williams cover)
8:30 Rolling Stones arrival
18:29 Hoochie Coochie Man (written by Willie Dixon)
23:27 Long Distance Call
28:08 Mannish Boy
38:31 Champagne & Reefer
Ras al Hanout
Fucking love this. How could they not be thinking back to meeting as kids on Dartford Station and pinching themselves. Beautiful. Plus Keith's stage entrance - swaggers down the table, kisses waitress, straps on. Just beautiful.
Sieupeaici
hell yeah!
Thomas Walsh
Keith managing to make the stage in one piece is a tribute to the miracles of science and engineering
Nicholas Juarez
Beauty-Freakin-fulll 🙌🏽 🤘🎵❤️🙏
Words can NOT describe this Legendary stage! Oh my Gosh! WOW 🤩 RIP to the Great Muddy MISSISSIPPI Waders
Pat Normandin
This is such a special night. We're so lucky that it was caught on film. So much talent. So much soul. All on one stage. Such a gem.
Scott Concertman
Goosebumps tell it like it is.
Live night out like this is what life is all about day & night spring or summer.
brettv8
The sound quality is spot on too....
b t
Odds are at least one person in the crowd started the night thinking ' I don't feel like leaving the house tonight' and then this happened. Do stuff
Kelvin Dijkstra
Man... holding that long single note at 3:58 on the harmonica while the band shifts around is just such a bad ass sound. Got goosebumps listening.
Henrique Silvestre
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