“Sylvia’s Mother” (Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show)

Our final telephone-themed classic song of the day this week is “Sylvia’s Mother” by Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show. Released in March of 1972, this melodramatic tearjerker peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a big #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. “Sylvia’s Mother” was written by children’s book author Shel Silverstein and it was his…
