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Word: fallin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...phone qualifies for that title because each of its buttons, when pushed, produces a different musical tone. Simply by punching 33363213, for example, a telephoner can play a respectable rendition of Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head. Tapping out 1199009 will produce Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, and 0005 8883 calls forth the first bars of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. With some practice, and the use of staccato and legato on the appropriate notes, even more sophisticated tunes are possible: When theSaints Go Marching In and Around the World are two often played examples...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Phoney Tunes | 3/6/1972 | See Source »

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