Maroon 5 performing live in Lima, Peru in August 2012.

Dialing Up the Charts

Soundcheck | Oct 9, 2012

Even in the age of texting and email, songs like Carly Rae Jepsen's “Call Me Maybe” and Maroon 5’s “Payphone” have rocketed to the top of the charts. We explore the lasting symbolism of the old-fashioned telephone in pop culture with music writer and Rolling Stone contributing editor Eric R. Danton. On the blog: John Schaefer weighs in with a playlist of great telephone songs. 

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