The prompt from Jim:
This week the theme is songs that feature lyrics associated with electronic communication devices (pagers, iPhone, Android, fax machine, computer, TV).
“Callin’ Baton Rouge” is a country song written by Dennis Linde and first recorded by The Oak Ridge Boys in 1978. The song was later recorded by New Grass Revial in 1989 but it only reached #37 on the charts.
Garth Brooks always liked the song and felt like it was a bit overlooked on the charts. He pulled several prior members of the New Grass Revival back into the studio to record the song with him.
Brooks’ version of the song was a more upbeat rock country arrangement. It was released on his album “In Pieces” in 1998 and reached #2 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
The song tells the story of presumably a truck driver who met a woman in Baton Rouge, LA. Once back on the road, he stops every few hundred miles and tries to call her.
This song has become a bit of a theme song in Louisiana. It is played in the stadium for LSU Tiger games and is also played by college bars in Baton Rouge at “last call”.
“Callin’ Baton Rouge”
Lyrics from songfacts.com
I spent last night in the arms of a girl in Louisiana
And though I’m out on the highway, my thoughts are still with her
Such a strange combination of a woman and a child
Such a strange situation stoppin’ every hundred miles
Callin’ Baton Rouge
A replay of last night’s events roll through my mind
Except a scene or two erased by sweet red wine
And I see a truck stop sign ahead, so I change lanes
I need a cup of coffee and a couple dollars change
Callin’ Baton Rouge
Operator, won’t you put me on through
I gotta send my love down to Baton Rouge
Hurry up, won’t you put her on the line
I gotta talk to the girl just one more time
Hello, Samantha dear, I hope you’re feelin’ fine
And it won’t be long until I’m with you all the time
But until then, I’ll spend my money up right down to my last dime
Callin’ Baton Rouge
Operator, won’t you put me on through
I gotta send my love down to Baton Rouge
Hurry up, won’t you put her on the line
I gotta talk to the girl just one more time
Callin’ Baton Rouge
Sweet Baton Rouge
My Baton Rouge, oh oh ohWriter/s: DENNIS LINDE
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind
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