Talk:Sylvia's Mother

Should a section be added comparing this song with other's of it's ilk? (Thinking of songs from David Bowie, Dr. Demento etc. Maetrix (talk) 17:20, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

Who's talking?
"The pathos lies in Sylvia's mother being aware of both conversations, but the lovers only "pass in the night"."

Does it? I would say all the lyrics in the song are what the caller hears. That means, that over the phone he hears Sylvia's mother talk to her daughter. But Sylvia doesn't know, and regardles of how close he is, he still can't speak to her. Mysha (talk)


 * I changed it. Mysha (talk)

Do not call - never call again
No, Mrs Avery does not invite the caller to call back again. But she asks him, not to call again: And Sylvia's mother says thank you for calling / And, sir, won't you call back again - I changed it. --Eisfisch (talk) 01:10, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

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This was one of my favorite songs from back in the early 1970's as I was just getting out of the Army and trying to make it as a guitarist / singer / songwriter (I didn't). I am absolutely certain that a version of the song played on the radio at that time use the lyrics "And Shel, won't you call back again" rather than "And sir, won't you call back again". I didn't know at the time that Shel Silverstein had written that song, so I'm certain that what I was hearing wouldn't have been influenced by that knowledge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ericp-nh (talk • contribs) 03:24, 11 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Interesting. Maybe someone did a version where they put in a reference. But lyricswise it doesn't make much sense: Mrs Avery has no reason to invite him to call back, other than that Sylvia is still standing next to her and she doesn't want Sylvia to know what's going on. But if so, then using a name as rare as "Shel" would give that ploy away. A puzzle indeed. Mysha (talk)

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Who sings?
Here and in all other videos it's not "Mr. Hook" = Ray Sawyer, but who is it? I don't find in the article, either. Altaripensis2 (talk) 14:43, 21 May 2023 (UTC)