This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Ding-a-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling
Boo-ba-doo-ba-doop
Boo-ba-doo-ba-doop
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
I've got this feeling, so appealing
For us to Get together and sing, sing
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding donana phone
It grows in bunches, I've got my hunches
It's the best! Beats the rest
Cellular, modular, interactivodular
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
Boop-boo-ba-doo-ba-doop
Ping pong ping pong ping pong ping panana phone
It's no Bologna, it ain't a phony
My cellular bananular phone
Don't need quarters, don't need dimes
To call a friend of mine
Don't need coomputer or TV
To have a real good time
I'll call for pizza. I'll call my cat
I'll call the white house, have a chat
I'll place a call around the world, operator get me Bejing-jing-jing-jing
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
Boop-boo-ba-doo-ba-doop
Yin yang yin yang yin yang ying yonana phone
It's a real live mama and papa phone
A brother and sister and a dogaphone
A grandpa phone and a grandma phone too, oh yeah
My cellular, bananular phone
Banana phone, ring ring ring
(It's a phone with appeal)
Banana phone, ring ring ring
(Now you can have your phone and eat it too)
Banana phone, ring ring ring
(This song drives me, Bananas)
Banana phone, ring ring ring
Boo-ba-doo-ba-doop-doop-doop!
Boo-ba-doo-ba-doop
Boo-ba-doo-ba-doop
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
I've got this feeling, so appealing
For us to Get together and sing, sing
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding donana phone
It grows in bunches, I've got my hunches
It's the best! Beats the rest
Cellular, modular, interactivodular
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
Boop-boo-ba-doo-ba-doop
Ping pong ping pong ping pong ping panana phone
It's no Bologna, it ain't a phony
My cellular bananular phone
Don't need quarters, don't need dimes
To call a friend of mine
Don't need coomputer or TV
To have a real good time
I'll call for pizza. I'll call my cat
I'll call the white house, have a chat
I'll place a call around the world, operator get me Bejing-jing-jing-jing
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring banana phone
Boop-boo-ba-doo-ba-doop
Yin yang yin yang yin yang ying yonana phone
It's a real live mama and papa phone
A brother and sister and a dogaphone
A grandpa phone and a grandma phone too, oh yeah
My cellular, bananular phone
Banana phone, ring ring ring
(It's a phone with appeal)
Banana phone, ring ring ring
(Now you can have your phone and eat it too)
Banana phone, ring ring ring
(This song drives me, Bananas)
Banana phone, ring ring ring
Boo-ba-doo-ba-doop-doop-doop!
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