Primitive Radio Gods - "Standing Outside a Broken Telephone Booth with Money in My Hand"

Primitive Radio Gods
"Standing Outside a Broken Telephone Booth with Money in My Hand" #10 (Airplay; September 14, 1996)

"Standing Outside a Broken Telephone Booth with Money in My Hand". That's a very long title, though they never actually say it on the song.

I like the song. Chris O'Connor's bluesy vocals fit the overall atmosphere of the track. And that B.B. King sample really works well.

Unfortunately, B.B. King trousered most of the royalties for the track, so Chris, an ex-air traffic controller, still had to save up while the song was rising high on the charts. (got this info from YouTube).

The song peaked at #10...on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. Chart rules prevented the track from reaching the actual Hot 100 chart, since no physical single was released. Though this rule was overturned in 1998 with the downfall of the physical single, this fate still befell many songs, the most famous being No Doubt's "Don't Speak".