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This one was from another songwriter prompt, this time during quarantine. Our challenge was to put the first letter of our first name in the Google search bar and hit enter – and if memory serves, write a song from one of the top seven results.

So, I put “T” in the search bar, hit enter.

And EVERY result, I kid you not, was “AT&T”. How??? And how the hell-o-dolly am I gonna write a song about that??

But I did. That is what I do. I write dumb songs, no matter what you put in front of me.

This one, though, I really like. I didn’t intend to write a John Prine type song, but it worked.

John Prine was one of American’s greatest songwriters. I got more into him after he passed. I loved “Lake Marie”, and “When I Get to Heaven” off his last album – but just had not spent a lot of time in his world. This song came before he passed – which just shows how he clearly influenced my influences quite a bit. Such a gem. He will be missed.

This one is just me – my guitar and voice.

It’s a clever song, with clever lyrics that tell the story of someone being furloughed (me) or let go from their job (ultimately me), missing connection with their loved ones (me), missing a time that seemed “simpler” (again me). This is for me, I guess. And from me, for you.

I hope AT&T does not take offense? It kinda sounds like a rip on them. Not at all my intent – it just worked this way as I wrote it out. Please AT&T, take it as a loving roast, a tribute if you will. I mean you no harm. I am sure you are collectively good people. All the best to you AT&T. Love, this Verizon customer.

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AT&T
Ain't you got nothin' for me?
My phone don't flip anymore
And it never rings
It just buzzes and bings
With little words all over the screen
Nobody talks anymore
And now we can't even hug anymore
What the hell are we livin' for
Nobody knocks on the door

AT&T
You ain't got nothin' on me
I paid my bill three months ago
I'll see you in another three
You can't take what I don't have
The factory done closed it's doors
Until it's safe to breathe again
And being together’s no longer a sin
Oh, how I miss way back when


AT&T
Are you even still a thing?
I heard Verizon came to town
Shut Sprint and T-mobile down
Like a game of Monopoly
And now we're slaves to the company
The same company that furloughed me
Put my family out on the street

AT&T
How I miss those simple days
When T9 was all the craze
Before the algorithm haze
Before emojis were expressions of love
We had home cookin' and the Lord above
And we swept the rest right under the rug
Nobody needed to know

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from Shelter In, released August 15, 2020
Ted Hajnasiewicz - vocals, guitar

Written by Ted Hajnasiewicz
℗ 2020 All the Angels Sing

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Driven to write the perfect song, Minneapolis-born singer/songwriter Ted Hajnasiewicz performs with a magnetizing honesty and reflective tone that speaks to the very essence of the human spirit.

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